Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Wednesday, Dec. 18 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, ; Marenisco Town Hall, 9:15-9:30 a.m; Watersmeet Food Pantry, 10-10:30 a.m.; Bruce Crossing, Stannard Township ballpark, 1-1:30 p.m. EST. Recovery Walk ‘n Talk, 10 a.m. to nooon, Iron Belle Trailhead, Hurley. Talk with a recovery coach. Call 715-660-0073. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 9...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MARENISCO — When the Michigan Department of Corrections closed the Ojibway Correctional Facility a year ago in Marenisco Township, it was not because township and county officials had not fought hard to keep it. Beyond local protests, formal gatherings, and written support from other county and state officials, Marenisco Township had sued MDOC on the grounds of not considering the economic impact the closure would have on this region. Marenisco Supervisor Richard Bouvette also noted that the local p...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - An Ironwood woman will serve at least 11 years in prison for starting the fire above the Pines Cafe earlier this year. Hykesha Deshay Martin, 24, was sentenced to 11-50 years for first-degree arson in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday for the August fire above that destroyed the downtown Ironwood restaurant and apartments above it. "You endangered lives, property - and that's just (the tangible things). There are other things that...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] MONTREAL, Wis. - A gentle, scenic snowshoeing and cross country ski trail system doesn't maintain itself and a group of local volunteers say they do it because the trails are special to the community. The nonprofit Penokee Rangers Inc. have sought members and volunteers to help maintain the non-motorized trails following snow events since 1975, said Charlie Zinsmaster, chief of trails. The group maintains the 10 miles of the Historic Montreal Ski...
WAUSAU, Wis. - Peter DeSantis, 84, of Wausau, Wis., passed away Dec. 15, 2019. Peter was born Sept. 27, 1935 in Ironwood, Mich., son of the late Peter and Mary DeSantis. He was united in marriage to Patricia Lynn Kirby at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Montreal. Peter graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1954 and attended Gogebic Community College where he obtained an Associate of Arts degree in 1956. Peter always said it was the best educational experience he had. He went on to...
WAUSAU, Wis. — Martha Mae Parkin of Ontonagon passed away peacefully, Dec. 15, 2019, in the palliative care unit at the Aspirus Wausau Hospital after a brief illness. Martha was born Jan. 31, 1941, in Portage Township to the late Jacob John Luokka and Regina Fedora (Karvonen) Luokka. She married the love of her life, Charles William Parkin on May 9, 1964. She worked as a nurse’s aide in Ontonagon until her first pregnancy. Her loving husband wanted her to be a stay at home mother of their precious children. Martha as well as her husband wer...