Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD — Ironwood is seeking funding for the massive 2014-’15 U.S. 2 reconstruction project and city officials hope a recent visit by Lt. Gov. Brian Calley will help the effort. A letter to Calley addressed by Mayor Kim Corcoran and the city commission on June 25 notes most grants available through the state focus on downtowns and the city has been informed its U.S. 2 corridor is not grant-eligible. Calley visited the city recently as part of a Pure Michigan campaign emphasizing tourism. The letter notes Ironwood officials have been wor...
Iron County’s unemployment rate improved by 2.5 percent in May, but the 11.5 percent figure was still the second worst in the state. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development announced the May job rates late last week. In April, Iron County’s jobless rate stood at 14 percent and it was 11 percent a year ago. The monthly release from the DWD did not state the reason for the improvement in the job picture throughout the state, but summer hiring and numerous construction projects likely brought in more jobs. The DWD said in 2012, Wis...
BESSEMER — Mari Negro of Hermansville claimed the $25,425 prize in the Bessemer Fourth of July 50/50 raffle on Friday. The winning ticket, No. 58354, was drawn Thursday evening around 7 p.m., just as the parade began. Fourth of July committee member Sheri Graham said Negro is married to Les Negro, formerly of Wakefield, and that they have been coming to the Bessemer Fourth of July celebration and buying 50/50 tickets for 20 years. Graham thanked all those who bought and sold tickets. “This was our second highest prize, next to the $25,987 in...
WAKEFIELD — Hundreds of people lined the shores of Sunday Lake in Wakefield on Wednesday to watch fireworks, listen to music and enjoy the sunshine. Residents turned out for the annual town picnic at Eddy Park, which was followed by a concert by the Gogebic Range Concert Band and the Concert in the Park Choir in the pavilion. The choir sang all the anthems for the five branches of service, and had veterans stand for their anthem. Choir director Judy Levra Ozzello then led a sing-along with t...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Rudy A. Cigallio, 88, of Mountain View Road, Ironwood Township, died peacefully, Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in Wakefield, with his family by his side. Rudy was born Sept. 10, 1924, in Anvil Location, son of the late Albino and Lena (Rizzie) Cigallio. He graduated from the A.D. Johnston High School with the class of 1942. He also graduated from the American Aircraft Institute in Chicago and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Ferris State University, where he majored in a...
MERCER, Wis. — Joseph Manzanares, 77, of Sopko Road, Mercer, died unexpectedly Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at home. He was born Feb. 6, 1936, in Gary, Ind., son of the late Helen (Geleott) Manzanares Gonzalez and Damian Manzanares, and attended school in Gary. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps in August 1953, serving his country stateside during the Korean War, and was honorably discharged as a sergeant in August 1956. He then served five years in the USMC Reserve. On Oct. 27, 1956, Joe married J...
WAUSAU, Wis. — Paul L. Hauswirth, 73, of Ontonagon, Mich., passed away at the Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau of an aortic aneurysm on July 2, 2013. Dick, as he was known by family and friends, was born in Hancock, Mich., to Paul L. Hauswirth Sr. and Ann Erikkson on Sept. 1, 1939. On Feb. 8, 1958, he married the former Sandra Fay Paquette of Lake Linden, Mich. For a short period of time they resided in Hancock, moving to Ontonagon in March of the same year. Prior to moving to Ontonagon, he was employed at the Daily Mining Gazette as a l...
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Ronald “Ron” “Chum” James Raygo, 78, of Omro, died Thursday, July 4, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. He was born Dec. 24, 1934, in McCallister, to Ronald F. and Elizabeth “Betty” (Murphy) Raygo. On Nov. 16, 1963, Ron married Connie Fredrickson in Marinette. Through the years, he had worked for American Motors Corp., Fox Valley Dodge in Oshkosh, Mueller Chrysler Plymouth in Oshkosh, was the owner of Budget Auto Sales in Oshkosh and Omro Auto Sales, and until his retirement, Ron scrapped iron. He enjoyed hunting, fish...
The volunteers at the Treasure Room in Montreal, Wis., thank the Kinnunen family for their generous financial donation to the Iron County Food Pantry for the purchase of food. We thank everyone who has donated to either the Treasure Room or food pantry this past week. In the month of June, our reports show that we served 151 families which included 230 adults and 97 children, for a total of 327 people. We had four new families registered for the month. Come and visit us at 72 Michigan Ave. in Montreal, or for more information, please call...
DETROIT (AP) — Daniel Alfredsson is joining the Detroit Red Wings to make perhaps his final run at an elusive championship, and Stephen Weiss is in it for the long haul in the Motor City. “I’m really excited to get this opportunity at this stage of my career to go for a Stanley Cup and fulfill a longtime dream,” the 40-year-old Alfredsson said on a conference call. Detroit got a $5.5 million, one-year deal done with Alfredsson on Friday afternoon, mere minutes after NHL teams could sign free ag...
