Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD — The bike ride Michigan Lt. Gov. Brian Calley participated in on Tuesday in Ironwood was only a drop in the bucket compared to the one he plans for the future. Calley and his son, Collin, 9, participated in a mile-long bike ride from Jacquart Fabric Products in the city’s industrial park to the downtown Depot, which will mark the trailhead for a statewide non-motorized trail. The mile ride is a tiny part of the trail that’s in the works. “This is the beginning of a vision to connect al...
IRONWOOD — Grab a leash and some walking shoes because the third annual Hound Dog Hike is set for Saturday at Camp K-Nine in Ironwood. The event kicks off with a walking parade at 9 a.m. and runs through 1 p.m. All proceeds from the event benefit the HOPE Animal Shelter in Ironwood. The goal is to raise $2,500 for the shelter, and according to Donna Matusewic from Camp K-Nine, the goal has been met each year. “It’s really worthwhile to know that the animals are taken care of, and that we have...
HURLEY — The late spring meant a late start on crops, so the Iron County Farmers Market will not be open for business until the second or possibly third week of July. It will be open on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. and Saturdays at 10 a.m., said Sharlene Shaffer, of Powderhorn Farm. New to the market this year will be food demonstrations, recipe sharing, and on Saturdays, children’s activities, Shaffer said. During the first week in August, children can stamp with vegetables, and after the Iron County Fair, Neal Klemme from UW-Extension will teach kid...
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — Fourteen Luther L. Wright High School JROTC cadets recently attended summer camp in Park Rapids with schools from Calumet, Mich., Hancock, Mich., Minneapolis, St. Paul and Mendota. Cadets held leadership positions at the camp, participated in physical training, canoeing, archery, a high ropes course, a leadership reaction course, mountain biking, rappelling, rock climbing and kayaking. They also visited Itasca State Park, which includes the headwaters of the Mississippi R...
GREENLAND — Nic Gareiss held a dance workshop and performance June 6 at Algomah Acres Honey House in Greenland. Gareiss taught flat-footing, a solo, freestyle form of American dance originating in the Appalachian Mountains. Flat-footing has connections to western European, Native American and West African dance. “Using the toes, heels and ball of the foot to strike and slide across the floor, flat-footing is a percussive dance style that articulates the rhythms of mountain fiddle and banjo mus...
PEORIA, Ariz. — Mathew Peter “Matt” Krznarich, 94, of Sun City, Ariz., and a summer resident of Hurley, Wis., died May 21, 2013, at Freedom Plaza Nursing Home in Peoria. Matt was born Sept. 20, 1918, in Ironwood, Mich., son of the late Milo and Mary (Ulasich) Krznarich, attended Newport Grade School, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1936. He then worked in area Civilian Conservation Corps camps for a short time and at Ulasich Brothers Meat Market for three years prior to atten...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Ethel Kosuth, 84, a lifelong resident of Ironwood, entered eternal life on Monday, June 17, 2013. She was born on Nov. 19, 1928, in Ironwood, the daughter of Andrew and Ludmila (Kozak) Vikartofsky. Ethel attended Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood. In 1953, she married Stephen R. Kosuth at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Ironwood. Ethel was employed by Michigan Bell Telephone Company for 30 years, and retired in 1981. She was a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood and the Telephone Pioneers of A...
