Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] IRONWOOD — After a public hearing at their regular meeting on Thursday, the Ironwood Planning Commission recommended the adoption of a new zoning ordinance and zoning map to the city commission. Director of Community Development Tom Bergman said that the biggest change was the incorporation of new concepts on how to implement retail marijuana establishments, including the number of licenses that the city will reward to applicants. Bergman also said that the new ordinance has major changes in how t...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD - While temperatures lingered in the 80s on Thursday, some folks took refuge with cold drinks and air conditioning while others hit the sun face-to-face, albeit with a little help at Ironwood's new downtown square. A splash pad within the square is a popular place with local children, who relish running through the multiple jets of water that burst from a cement pad. Parents can watch from picnic tables on the adjacent lawn or - better yet - join...
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. - Bette Sue Colasacco, 95, formerly of Ironwood, Michigan, and Hurley, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, July 29, 2021. She was born on May 26, 1926, in Bessemer, Alabama, the daughter of Erwin "Shine" and Ellen (Leinonen) Oliver. Bette and her family moved to Ironwood in 1935 where she attended local schools and St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Bette met the love of her life, Eugene "Dempsey" Colasacco, when she was just 12 years old, when their families lived next t...
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. - Michael G. Majetich, age 81 and Barbara A. Majetich, age 79, formally of White Pine, Michigan, died in April 2022, in Lake Havasu City. They have been brought home to their final resting place in Ironwood, Michigan. A graveside service will be held at Ironwood's Riverside Cemetery at 1000 N. Hemlock St., on Saturday, July 16, at 11 a.m. A luncheon will be served after the service at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, 108 S. Marquette St., Ironwood. Service arrangements...
BESSEMER, Mich. — A Mass of Christian Burial remembering Helen Josephine Whitburn, 92, of Bessemer, who died on March 22, 2022, will be celebrated on Friday, July 15, at 11 a.m., preceded by visitation at 10 a.m., at St. Sebastian Catholic Church, 210 E. Iron St., in Bessemer. The Rev. Dominic Agyapong will be the celebrant. Rite of Committal and interment will take place at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Bessemer. A luncheon will follow at the parish hall. Jerald Rocco, owner and manager of Lakeside Memorial Chapel Inc., in Wakefield, is a...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, July 9 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Sunday, July 10 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community C...
