Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield Historical Society hosted its Hometown Variety Show that drew a crowd of around 100 people to the Wakefield-Marenisco High School music room-auditorium on Wednesday. Denise Haas, a member of the historical society, was master of ceremonies for the event. She also performed a solo song, as well as part of an a cappella group called the Tamster Trio. "This is a benefit for the museum," Haas said of the variety show. "All the proceeds and all the donations go to the...
NORMANDY, France - A 1994 graduate of A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer had the honor of meeting President Barack Obama at the 70th anniversary of the Normandy Beach invasion on June 6. Army Sgt. First Class Peter Bracket, of Ramsay, also met numerous World War II veterans and mingled with the foreign residents who continue to appreciate the United States for its war contributions. Bracket, who will have served 13 years in the military in August, is the son of Dave Bracket, of Ironwood, and...
BESSEMER - People excited to see the 23rd Annual Domino Fall, a Bessemer Blast attraction that draws a crowd every year, approached the doors of the A.D. Johnston High School gymnasium on Wednesday only to find out that the event was cancelled because of some pesky varmints. Turns out a family of raccoons had set up their home inside the trailer where the dominoes were being stored. But they didn't just snuggle up for a few nights of rest and relaxation. Event officials said they were probably...
BESSEMER - One flag pole sits empty at the Bessemer Ethnic Commons Park after the wrong flag was raised to represent the Cornish, an ethnic group representing the country of Cornwall. The park features flags representing ethnic groups who settled in Bessemer in the 1880s. Countries also represented at the park include Croatia, Italy, Poland, Sweden and Finland. Cornwall is a ceremonial country and unitary authority area of England, within the United Kingdom. The country is a peninsula, bordered...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Edna E. Brown, 89, of Ironwood Township, passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2014. She was born May 30, 1925, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Eric and Fannie (Rajala) Haanpaa. Edna attended Roosevelt School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1943. Following high school, she moved to Detroit and found employment as a "Rosie the Riveter." Edna married Raymond Haapala in 1947. The young couple relocated to Ironwood, and were blessed with two children. Later...
BRUCE CROSSING, Mich. - Florence Haarala, 96, died Monday, June 30, 2014, in Ironwood. She had been under the care of loving and compassionate caregivers, first at Maple Manor in Ontonagon and since 2009 at Westgate Nursing Center in Ironwood. There should be a special place in Heaven for the marvelous people who willingly and lovingly become family for the aging and failing patients in nursing homes, who often no longer remember their own families. Both staffs treated Mom with the kindness and...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Wilma L. Kauppi, 94, of Ironwood Township, died Monday, June 30, 2014, in Ironwood. Wilma was born Oct. 24, 1919, in Kimball, Wis., daughter of the late Leander and Maria (Paavola) Stenroos. She attended Meadville and Hurley schools and graduated from the Lincoln High School with the class of 1937. In her younger years, Wilma worked on the family farm, milking cows and delivering milk. She owned and operated with her husband Arvid's family Union Bottling Works. After her...
