Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Thursday, Aug. 4 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., Hurley High School Tennis Courts. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., all welcome, The Inn Bed and Breakfast, Montreal, Wis. 906-663-0308. Ironwood Carnegie Fancy Nancy Tea Party, 2 p.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth,...
PORTLAND, Ore. - Bonnie L. St. John, 59, of Portland, died May 20, 2016, at home. She was born on July 10, 1956, daughter of the late Bernard and Ruth (Maki) St. John. Bonnie graduated from Ironwood Catholic High School in 1974. She worked at Superior American Homes, Solberg Drilling, Insitu Corp., and was a vendor for Mac's Bar. Bonnie is survived by twin daughters, Cathy and Carrie Milewski; sisters and brother-in-laws, Darlene (Dean) Perelli, Marquette, Mich., Dianne (Joe) Cayer, Ironwood,...
HURLEY, Wis. - Julius B. "Pepe" Rigotti, 90, of Hurley, formerly a long-time resident of Bessemer, Mich., passed away peacefully Monday afternoon, Aug. 1, 2016, surrounded by his loving wife and family. Julius was born on July 5, 1926, in Ironwood, the son of Julius and Lena (Favero) Rigotti. He grew up in Anvil, Mich., and attended Anvil School and A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer. Julius proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. After basic training, he was...
MERCER, Wis — It was a warm, sunny day Wednesday as the town of Mercer filled with people celebrating the 36th annual Loon Day Festival. “We’ve got a great day (today),” said Tina Brunell, the executive director of the Mercer Chamber of Commerce “It’s very warm but we’ve lucked out on our events this year, we’ve had good days for our events.” While the attendance was good, particularly in the morning, Brunell said the head may have caused caused some to cut their visits short. “People are kind...
BESSEMER — The Bessemer Area Schools District Planning Committee and the city’s planning commission Wednesday discussed possible parking solutions concerning the expansion of A.D. Johnston High School. Previously, the school planning committee announced plans to build on to A.D. Johnston High School to the north, requiring the closure of Iron Street, as part of a move to close Washington Elementary School and transferring those students to the high school. Bessemer Planning Commission Cha...
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Wednesday sent a letter to President Barack Obama requesting a federal disaster declaration for nine northern Wisconsin counties affected by July 11-12 torrential rains and flash floods. In the letter, Walker said the storm caused more than $25 million in damage to roads and public infrastructure. The request is for federal assistance to help local governments recover from the disaster. The Bad River Indian reservation is also included in the request. “Three weeks ago, flash floods devastated Saxon Harbor in Iron Cou...
