Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY, Wis. — Louise A. Bolich, 95, Ironwood, passed away peacefully on Aug. 3, 2015, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center, in Hurley, from complications attributed to Alzheimer’s. She was born Aug. 18, 1919, to Raymond and Florence (MacDonell) Dick in the same home which she resided in the majority of her life on Junet Road in Ironwood. Louise graduated from Luther L. Wright High School with the class of 1937. She attended Gogebic Junior College and Michigan State University. Louise Dick and Joseph F. Bolich were married on Jul... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Roger George Kuula, 74, passed away Aug. 4, 2015, at Westgate Nursing Home, in Ironwood, after a lengthy illness. Roger was born March 23, 1941, in Hurley, Wis., to Eino and Rauha (Salli) Kuula. He was preceded in death by his parents, Eino Kuula and Rauha Ylitalo; a sister, Patricia Pesavento; and a brother-in-law, Val Pesavento. Roger is survived by two sons, Roger Kuula Jr., of Siren, Wis., and Robert Kuula, of Ironwood; a daughter, Teresa Adkins, of Shawano, Wis,; a... Full story
Saturday, Aug. 8 Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Annual Ewen Arts Festival, noon to 5 p.m., art exhibition by local and visiting artists, raku firing, Ewen. 36th annual Springstead Corn Roast, noon-6 p.m., Sherman Town Hall, Springstead, Wis. Sunday, Aug. 9 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Annual Ewen Arts Festival, 2 to 4 p.m., all-ages ceramic hand building workshop, Centennial Hall, Ewen. Lake Gogebic Fire Department, Annual Firemen’s Picnic, chi... Full story
WAKEFIELD — A second installment of the U.P. Women’s Author Tour was held Thursday evening at the Wakefield Municipal Building. Presented by the Wakefield Public Library, two authors, Beverly Matherne and Julie Buckles, read aloud some of their work and discussed with community members. Matherne began the evening introducing herself and reading several of her poems and short stories. Matherne grew up in New Orleans and later moved to Michigan, where she has been living for the past 24 years. She is an English professor at Northern Michigan Uni... Full story
HURLEY - The weekend of events surrounding the 47th annual Paavo Nurmi Marathon began Friday as registration for the marathon - today from Upson to Hurley - was held at the Hurley K-12 school. Along with registration, Friday also featured the first two races of the weekend, a one-lap race around the track for kids, followed by a mile-long run. According to race organizers, Isabel Carlson took first in the one-lap event, followed by Lauren Kiecker and Devon Mead. Aksel Cichocki, Anton Klein and... Full story
