Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Muriel Elizabeth (Pezzetti) Vidakovich, 90, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday morning, June 8, 2016. Muriel was born on Dec. 2, 1925, in Wakefield, a daughter of John Joseph and Anna Elizabeth (Johnson) Pezzetti. She attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1943. On Oct. 25, 1946, Muriel married Nick Vidakovich in Wakefield. She was a faithful member of All Saints Lutheran Church and a life member of the Ladies Auxiliary to the...
ONTONAGON, Mich. - Elmer Andew Komula, 96, of Ontonagon, passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at home, surrounded by his wife and children. Elmer was born on Nov. 30, 1919, in Ontonagon on the Komula farm to Jacob and Hilja Komula. He married Shirley Roehm on Sept. 25, 1954, in Ontonagon. Elmer completed the eighth grade at the Beck School in Ontonagon and began working to help support his family. He worked in the logging industry, was a heavy equipment operator, plumber, carpenter and was a...
Friday, June 10 Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Saturday, June 11 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer School...
IRONWOOD - Adam Vandenberghe and Northern Wisconsin put on a show in the first half. Northern Michigan weathered the storm and came back for a 105-104 win in a thrilling Kiwanis Classic Border Bash Thursday night. That comeback was led by Wakefield-Marenisco's Collin Gagnon, who was named the game's Most Valuable Player, and Ontonagon's Taylor Beaudry. Gagnon finished with 20 points and Beaudry scored 19. "They wanted the ball," Michigan coach Jack Kumpula of Lake Linden-Hubbell said. "In a game...
IRONWOOD - Just five days after helping the Ontonagon Gladiators to a U.P. track-and-field title, Lori Wardynski added another trophy to her collection Thursday. Wardynski was named the MVP of the Kiwanis Classic Border Bash after leading Northern Michigan to an 88-70 victory over Northern Wisconsin. Wardynski led all scorers with 17 points. Emily DiGiorgio of Ironwood had 15. Maria Swartz of Hurley was the second-leading scorer for Northern Wisconsin, tallying 14 points. Katie Stark of state...
BESSEMER — The Bessemer City Council Monday agreed to move forward with a combined $11 million sewer-water project in Bessemer. On a 4-1 vote, the council agreed to sign management and water purchase agreements. The council agreed to send the documents to U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development for approval. Council member Linda Nelson voted no. The documents will allow the city to eventually begin sewer projects worth $8,265,000 and put $3,465,000 into water system improvements. City clerk Jim Trudgeon said the agreements include $...
