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Articles from the July 24, 2017 edition


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  • Dray, Greenough winners in Miners Park art exhibition

    Jul 24, 2017

    By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Visitors to the Miner's Memorial Heritage Park made their selection in the Art in the Miners Park 2017, third annual outdoor art exhibition on the historical one mile long Aurora Loop. The voting public, which cast over 300 votes this year, selected "Find Your Treasure," by artist Lori Dray. Dray put colorful and artistic sea shapes and animals mixed with a shipwreck and sayings to capture the eye. As the winner of the Peoples Choice, Dray...

  • Festival Ironwood continues with car show, pool tourney, pony rides, more

    Jul 24, 2017

    By JUSTIN LIBERTOSKI [email protected] IRONWOOD - Guests gathered at the Ironwood Depot Park Saturday morning to continue taking in the fun at Festival Ironwood. Classic muscle cars, souped up trucks and brand new sports cars lined Suffolk Street, acting as an eye-catching entrance to Deport Park. The park was filled with vendors, food stands, a duck pond and a bounce house for the visiting guests. The fun began with a Walk, Run and Roll sponsored by Aspirus Grand View Health System, and...

  • Ironwood bid awarded

    Jul 24, 2017

    IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Housing Commission has approved a $95,400 project to upgrade the Pioneer Park apartments ventilation system. At its July meeting, the housing commission unanimously approved the U.P. Engineers and Architects project, awarding the bid to Mukavitz Heating of Ironwood. The project at 515 E. Vaughn St. will include replacement of ventilation units throughout the building and in the annex building, according to minutes of the July 11 meeting....

  • Community calendar

    Jul 24, 2017

    Monday, July 24 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Building Your World Program, 11 a.m., Library at Depot Park. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Government Iron County Human Services Board, 3 p.m., County board room, Hurley. Gogebic County...

  • Bobby John Hantula

    Jul 24, 2017

    IRONWOOD, Mich. - Bobby John Hantula, a long-time resident of Ironwood, passed away peacefully Saturday on his 83rd birthday, July 22, 2017. Bobby was born on July 22, 1934, in Ironwood Township, a son of John and Signe (Kruutari) Hantula. He attended Roosevelt Grade School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1953. After graduation, Bobby proudly served as a United States Merchant Marine and sailed on board the La Belle Ship on the Great Lakes. On Jan. 25, 1956, Bobby was united...