Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Tuesday, May 14 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 10 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis. Customer hospitality seminar, 10 a.m., Sharon’s Coffee Company, Hurley. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Pioneer Park Apartments tenants only, Ironwood, 9-10 a.m.; Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church parking lot, 10:30-11:15 a.m.; Mill Trace Ap...
Bryan Hellios [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission approved the mayor’s appointment of Ivan Hellen to Ironwood’s Downtown Development Board on Monday at its meeting. Hellen said he doesn’t exactly know what the board does, but is looking forward to being part of improving downtown. “Anything that is improvement and develops the downtown is a positive thing,” he said. Hellen has a couple of ideas to promote the downtown, and said he hopes his voice will be heard on the committee. “A lot of things are happening in...
PINE LAKE, Wis. - Ronald W. Hill, 68, of Pine Lake (Town of Oma), died Tuesday, May 7, 2019, after a lengthy and courageous battle with metastatic melanoma. Ron was born on March 27, 1951, in Wakefield, Mich., the son of Elmer and Pearl Hill. He attended Wakefield Schools, graduating in 1969. He married Diane Lanctoe on Jan. 13, 1973. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Michigan University in December 1973. In 1981, he earned an associate degree in drafting and design... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Grant Philip Wirtanen, of Ironwood, died on Saturday morning, May 11, 2019. Grant was born in Houston, on Sept. 8, 1980. In his youth, he had lived in a variety of additional cities including Naperville, Ill., Wausau, Wis., and Southlake, Texas. Subsequent to his school years, he trained to be a professional chef, attending the Cordon Bleu Culinary Institute in Chicago. Grant worked in a number of restaurants throughout the country from Boston to Vail. He developed his chef... Full story
L'ANSE, Mich. - Dale Benhart Koski, 80, of Silver City, passed away from Alzheimer's related complications on Friday, May 10, at Bayside Village in L'Anse, with his wife Eileen holding his hand. Dale was born Oct. 20, 1938, to Eino and Mabel (Nuquist) Koski in Ontonagon. He grew up in White Pine and Silver City. He attended schools in White Pine, Green and Ontonagon. Dale joined the U.S. Marines Corps in 1957 until 1959. Dale lived in Escanaba from 1971-1984 and in Port Washington Wis. until 200... Full story
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Rosemary M. Moselle, 90, of Gwinn, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, surrounded by her loving family at the Grand Traverse Pavilions in Traverse City, where she had resided the past three years. Rosemary was born on Oct. 19, 1928, in Jesseville, to the late George and Anna (Murra) Jelich. She graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood. Rosemary married Anthony D. Moselle on Aug. 1, 1953, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Ironwood. Rosemary moved to the... Full story
MEQUON, Wis. - Robert Charles Ahonen, 79, of Ironwood, Mich., passed away peacefully on April 30, 2019, in Mequon after a lengthy illness. Robert graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood, then graduated from Michigan Tech in 1966. He retired from GE Medical Systems after 30-plus years of work. He retired as a major from the U.S. Army Reserve and was a member of the American Legion Post 299 in Hales Corners, Wis. He is survived by his wife, Sandra; three stepdaughters, Kathryn... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Ironwood Township once again has a township supervisor, as the township board of trustees Monday appointed Jim Simmons to fill the vacant office. “I feel he’s very qualified,” Treasurer Maria Graser said, in support of Simmons. “Through everything we’ve gone through in the township, he’s been there for us 100 percent.” Simmons will complete the remainder of former supervisor Steve Boyd’s term, which ends after the 2020 election. Boyd died in April after a battle with cance...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MARENISCO - Close to 100 people filled the community room of the Marenisco Town Hall for a Monday evening public hearing on a proposed marijuana ordinance that would allow recreational marijuana enterprise. "There will be no catcalls," said Marenisco supervisor Richard Bouvette while opening the floor to questions and comments. Although the hearing allowed the public to vent its concerns, Bouvette said members of the township board then would be the ones...
