Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors will address possible criminal or civil actions Tuesday to enforce county ordinances regarding the Harvest Camp near the proposed iron mine in Upson. The board will address the issue with a recommendation from the forestry committee at 6 p.m. in the board room at the courthouse in Hurley. According to forest administrator Joe Vairus, steps have been pursued to help alleviate the situation. The county forest allows camping for up to two weeks without a permit. In county campgrounds, visitors have t...
HURLEY — The Iron County Historical Society Museum held an open house on Friday, featuring rug weaving, a blacksmithing demonstration, antique musical instrument demonstrations and broom tying, along with self-guided tours of the museum. Eric Sorenson, of Marengo, provided the music with part of his collection of antique instruments. A mandolin he played was made at the Gibson plant in Kalamazoo, Mich. Sorenson said that about 100 years ago, Americans began to have more leisure time, and this i...
MONTREAL, Wis. — Trees and power lines were lost to the forces of wind and gravity last night after a thunderstorm rolled through Montreal, Wis., Thursday evening leaving hundreds without power for nearly an hour. According to Xcel Energy, after the storm hit around 7 p.m. Thursday night, 912 customers were without power. By 8 p.m., the majority of those customers had power reinstated. Despite power coming back on for many residents in Montreal, some spent Friday morning cutting up trees and l...
IRONWOOD — Preparations for the Aug. 8-10 Gogebic County Fair are again getting a boost this year through the juvenile court system. The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners learned Wednesday that some youngsters who have been sentenced to community service are assisting in painting and other tasks to prepare for the 92nd annual county fair. Chad Novascone is supervising the community service project for the second consecutive year. Commissioners expressed appreciation for the help from the youngsters and the numerous other volunteers who a...
EWEN, Mich. — Miriam Fors, 81, of Ewen, passed away July 22, 2013, at her home. She was born on Nov. 8, 1931, in Bruce Crossing, to Thomas and Ida (Miilukorpi) Syrja. Miriam was married to Clarence Fors, who preceded her in death. She worked as a bookkeeper for the State Bank of Ewen and the Ewen Medical Center. Miriam was a strong, independent woman who was known for her kind heart and generosity. She enjoyed quilting with the ladies at First Lutheran Church, making carpets on her loom and b...
NAPLES, Fla. — Donna Budreau Jamison Grivicich, 92, of Naples, died on July 17, 2013. She was born in Antigo, Wis., to Emil John Boudreau and Alice Mae Atkins Budreau on June 8, 1921. She is survived by a daughter, Judith Haig, and husband, Robert, of Marco Island, Fla.; sons, Carl F. (Leigh) Jamison Jr., of Marquette, Mich., and Erin Thomas (Annie) Grivicich, of Rapid River, Mich.; son-in-law, Paul Timler Sr.; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by d...
PALM BAY, Fla. — William George Saubert, 82, passed away peacefully at the William Childes Hospice House in Palm Bay on July 4, 2013. Billy was born at Bergland, Mich., on Jan. 20, 1931, to Jane (Willis) and William Saubert. Billy was a graduate of the Bergland Community School in 1950. As a child, he held a fascination for trains, which led to his vocation until his retirement in 1989. Following his retirement, he and his wife, Dorothy, moved to Donna, Texas. He moved to Florida this spring due to health reasons and to be closer to family. H...
The Lupine Junefest Committee would like to extend a sincere thank you to all the people and businesses that helped make our 2013 event a great success. Many volunteer hours and business donations were put into this event and it would have been impossible without each and every one of you. We recognize that your continued support is what will allow us to help support our future Mercer, Wis., bike trail. Thank you to our sponsors, all the participants in the bike tours, art, craft and flea fair, classic car show and the newspaper reporters....
HURLEY — Brothers Cory Wicklund, of Montreal, and Jeremy Wicklund, of Appleton, overcame a strong field of 76 teams and miserable weather conditions to win their first Hurley Quarterback Club golf tournament at the Eagle Bluff Golf Club on Friday. They shot a 64. Tim Steiger, of Bessemer, and Jack Croci, of Hurley, who have won this event four times, were runners-up this time with a 65. The Wicklunds were ecstatic with their low round in the foggy, rainy, cold weather. “We were hoping for bad...
