Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - Narrative consultant Jenifer Strauss came to the Ironwood Carnegie Library on Tuesday to help kids learn to write and express their imaginations. To begin her workshop, Strauss told the students how she became a writer. "My sixth grade students inspired me to become a writer," she said. "I didn't know I was a writer until I found this lamp." Strauss said she found that lamp while on a camping trip and bought it from a Finnish shopkeeper. "The owners or this lamp were a Finnish... Full story
ONTONAGON — Ontonagon residents will be able to get their marine weather information close to home under an agreement signed by the Ontonagon Village Council Monday. The village agreed to lease village property at the Ontonagon marina to the National Weather Service so a weather station can be constructed there. The agreement permits the NWS to locate a maritime observation system and equipment at the marina to measure tides, currents, water and air temperatures, barometric pressure and wind along the Ontonagon River 24 hours a day, seven d... Full story
Wednesday, June 24 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. Ironwood Carnegie Library, 10:30 a.m., Story Hour, Burger King Restaurant, Ironwood. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. American Red Cross, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Community Blood Drive, Lindquist Student Center, Gogebic Community College, E4946 Jackson Rd., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lu... Full story
PENCE, Wis. - Robert C. "Ole" Olson from Pence, passed away peacefully on Sunday June 21, 2015, surrounded by his family. Bob was born on Jan. 8, 1932, in Ironwood, Mich., to the late Clifford and Anna Marie (Swanson) Olson. He attended Ironwood Area Schools, graduating from Luther L. Wright High School in 1949. He worked at the A&P grocery store in Ironwood immediately following high school and up until he entered the Army in July 1952. Bob served in the United States Army with the 315th Infant... Full story
GREENVILLE, Texas — Marjorie Ann Warne-Dreher, 90, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at the Legend Healthcare nursing home in Greenville after a long illness. She was born in Madison, Wis., on April 27, 1924, as the fourth of six children of Ross and Hilda Warne of Madison. She completed high school in Madison, graduating in 1943. After graduation, she married Richard Earl Dreher of Oregon, Wis., in Montomery, Ala. Marjorie and Richard lived at Air Force bases in Illinois, California, Minnesota, North Carolina and South Carolina, and o... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Joseph Eugene “Joe” Dalpiaz Jr., 69, of Ironwood, died Monday, June 22, 2015, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. He was born July 16, 1945, in Ironwood, son of the late Joseph Eugene and Patricia Betty (Loo) Dalpiaz. He attended Ironwood schools and graduated from Luther Wright High School in 1963. He then attended Gogebic Community College and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Joe traveled extensively in Europe and was a ski instructor at Big Powderhorn Mountain for many years. He was also a fireman for t... Full story
DULUTH, Minn. - Philip Erwin Cormier, 82, was booked at The Great Gig in the Sky on June 16, 2015, in Duluth, with his family at his side. He was born to Erwin "Erv" P. and Weda S. (Mattson) Cormier on Nov. 1, 1932, in Wakefield, Mich. The baby of the family, he was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Meryle and Adele; a brother, James; and a daughter-in-law, Eileen Rohmer. A lifelong resident of Wakefield, Phil attended Wakefield Public Schools and graduated in 1950. Phil reported... Full story
