Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - The community is invited to get a glimpse of the newly rebuilt Pat O'Donnell Civic Center from noon to 7 p.m. today. There are still some minor items to complete before the facility can be used for ice skating this fall, but it's ready for a tour, and people are invited to bring their roller blades or standard roller skates to try out the rink floor, according to Michelle Rigoni-Sivula, civic center manager. Skaters will need to bring...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER — The city of Bessemer was awarded a $459,000 grant to put together an asset management plan for its water system. “This is exciting,” said city manager Charly Loper during the council meeting on Monday. “If you remember, we got the funding to do it for the sewer side, so this is for the water side.” The grant monies are funded by the Drinking Water Asset Management grant program through the Michigan Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy. The program invests in infrastru...
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...
BESSEMER TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Keith Edward Graham, a life-long resident of Bessemer, died unexpectedly on July 31, 2021, at the age of 45. Keith was born on Feb. 16, 1976, at Grand View Hospital in Ironwood, to Pearce and Jean Graham. He graduated from Michigan Tech in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree in forestry and was employed by Sappi North America out of Cloquet, Minnesota, for 11 years as a procurement forester. He sat on the Michigan and Wisconsin State Implementation Committees (SIC)...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Betty Lou Pelkola, 93, passed away on Aug. 2, 2021, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community due to complications from a stroke. Betty was born in Ironwood on June 26, 1928, the daughter of George and Mary (Danowski) Segerlind. She was a lifetime resident of Ironwood. She attended Central Grade School and Luther L. Wright High School, graduating with the class of 1946. After graduation, she became a telephone operator with Bell Telephone. During that...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Aug. 4 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and Financial Assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant,...
