Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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ASHLAND, Wis. - Hurley freshman Aiyana Nickel set a school record in the triple jump at Thursday's Welker Invitational. Her jump of 31-6 broke the record set by her sister Teressa Leinon by half an inch. Leinon's former record was 31-5.5. Nickel finished fourth in the event Thursday. Mercer's Lexi Engler won the 100- and 200-meter dashes. Mercer's Sydney Thompson finished first in the shot put and discus. Thompson beat South Shore/Washburn's Megan Gustafson by eight feet in the discus and 10...
HURLEY - Steven Heifetz, the great-grandson of a long-time rabbi for the Hurley and Ironwood Jewish communities, will be presenting the information he has gathered regarding the Gogebic Range's Jewish heritage at the Iron County Historical Museum on Saturday. The presentation, which begins at 2 p.m., is one of the many events dealing with the area's history that is being held in connection with the Smithsonian's "The Way We Worked" exhibit. Heifetz will talk about the Jewish community that...
After a raucous start to winter 2014-’15, April in Ironwood bowed out rather mildly. In fact, the average temperature of 39.8 degrees was just above the 110-year average of 39.3 and the 13 inches of snow was just 1.6 inches more than normal. April precipitation of 2.43 inches was .21 inch below average, according to monthly statistics released by Kevin Crupi of the National Weather Service office in Marquette. The high temperature for the month in Ironwood was 71 on April 12, while the low dipped down to 16 on April 23. No new daily or m...
Friday, May 15 Forest, Oneida and Vilas Counties Transit Commission, 9 a.m., regular meeting, Health and Aging Building, 100 W. Keenan St., Rhinelander. Northwoods Manufacturing, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., open house, Hurley K-12 school, questions: 715-561-4900 ext. 314. Ironwood Carnegie Library, 10 a.m., Medicare and Medicade at 50 - Paul Sturgul, Ironwood Carnegie Library. Gogebic Conservation District, 10 a.m., Natural Resources Center, Bessemer. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m.,...
ISHPEMING, Mich. — Fredric N. Francis, 78, of 201 Louis St., Bessemer, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility in Ishpeming, where he had been a resident for the past two weeks. Fredric was born July 29, 1936, in Gastonia, N.C., to the late Emmett and Marie (Plyler) Francis. After graduating from high school, Fred attended Wake Forest University and served his country in the U.S. Air Force. Fred moved to the Bessemer area in the mid-1970s, where he had resided ever since. Fred is survived by his t...
HURLEY, Wis. — Helen Muhonen Martin, 90, of Ironwood Township, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Hurley. She was born Sept. 13, 1924, in Ironwood Township, daughter of the late John and Helmi (Pasanen) Muhonen. As a young woman, Helen lived in many places throughout the world, including California, Europe and Japan. She had a long career as a bookkeeper and tax preparer. Helen was also a longtime supporter of the Historic Ironwood Theatre, both as an employee and volunteer. She is survived by two sons, John Martin, of Virginia, and David M...
KENOSHA, Wis. - Gordon D. "Gordy" Shogren, 75, of Pleasant Prairie, Wis., formerly of Winthrop Harbor, Ill., and Bessemer, Mich., died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014, at Kenosha United Hospital, Kenosha. Gordy was born Aug. 31, 1939, in Wakefield, Mich., and was a member of Sharon Lutheran Church in Bessemer. He proudly served with the United States Army as a helicopter crew chief and gunner in the Vietnam War. After the war, he moved to Waukegan, Ill., and worked as a mechanic while operating his own...