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Articles from the June 10, 2022 edition


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  • Dozen kindergarteners graduate from Watersmeet

    P.J. Glisson|Jun 10, 2022

    WATERSMEET - Pint-sized pomp and circumstance took the lead on Thursday as Watersmeet K-12 School celebrated its kindergarten graduation in the cafeteria. Superintendent and Principal George R. Peterson, III provided the welcome, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance by the "Class of 2034." James Williams Jr., tribal chairman of the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, thanked teachers and noted the importance of education before leading the tribe's drum band in an honor...

  • Community Calendar

    Jun 10, 2022

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Friday, June 10 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Saturday, June...

  • John Patrick Hanley

    Jun 10, 2022

    IRONWOOD, Mich. - John Patrick Hanley, of Ironwood, age 77, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in the Comfort Care Unit at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, June 13, at 2 p.m., preceded by visitation at 1 p.m., at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, 108 S. Marquette St., in Ironwood, with the Rev. Binu Joseph, celebrant. A private burial for family will take place at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Bessemer at a...

  • Alvin L. Schultz Sr.

    Jun 10, 2022

    ISHPEMING, Mich. - Alvin L. Schultz Sr., 75, went to his heavenly home on June 4, 2022. Al was the son of Alvin E. and Lucille (Anderson) Schultz. He was born in his Grandma Schultz's house in Marenisco on Oct. 1, 1946. He married Sandra D. Peterson on March 20, 1971, and when talking about how long they had been married, he would always add "to the saaame woman" somewhere in the conversation. Al was a man of many talents. Growing up he attended area schools in Ironwood. While in high school at...

  • Donald James Smith Sr.

    Jun 10, 2022

    RAMSAY, Mich. — Donald James Smith Sr., U.S. Navy veteran, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, sports trash-talker extraordinaire, first-rate cribbage partner, music aficionado and world-class storyteller, left us for his mansion in the sky on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Leaving us at 77 years old, he proved you can be here for both a good time and a long time, although it was not long enough for those of us who loved him. Don was born Oct. 16, 1944. He was proud to have been born in Ewen. If you happened to ride through Ewen with him,...