Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Gogebic Community College board of trustees held a special meeting on Monday evening to discuss several personnel issues, including progress on their presidential search. The board has reviewed 12 applications, and members rated each of them based on how they felt individuals would best fit the position. The board elected to schedule interviews with 10 of the applicants. This first-round of interviews will be held via Zoom, said chairman Susan Beals, even if the applicants are local, so a...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - The Iron County Fair drew crowds to Saxon last weekend, with people gathering to enjoy fair goodies, live music, demonstrations and shows at the fairgrounds as temperatures reached the 80s. The celebration ran from Thursday through Sunday with a variety of events. Saturday's live music performance by Snake Oil performance was a big draw and part of the busiest day of the fair, with rides open into the evening, a crowd flocked to the field in...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] SAXON, WIS. — The Penokee Range 4H Livestock Club annual livestock auction was a somewhat solemn affair this year, as members of the community remembered Carolyn Alonen, a lifelong supporter of the Penokee Range 4H, and long time friend of the fair. Alonen died in 2022, and fair officials honored her memory by naming the livestock show arena in her name. Organizers kicked off the annual livestock auction by auctioning off a quarter of beef to begin a scholarship in her memory. The quarter went through n...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — People parked in every available spot in Mercer on Wednesday, Aug. 2, to make their way to downtown to celebrate Loon Day. Vendors from all over the county set up and sold their goods, with area businesses hosting musicians and other events during the busy day that started early. The craft fair was open until late afternoon and music continued into the evening. Organized by the Mercer Chamber of Commerce, Loon Day has become a staple, and with crowds of people numbering in the thousands f...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Jean V. Maki, 80, of Ironwood, died Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, after a brief illness at Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Jean was born on May 10, 1943, the daughter of Michael and Justine (Kovales) Kurta. She graduated from Hurley High School with the class of 1961. Jean worked at Lahti Chevrolet in Ironwood, where she met her husband. On March 21, 1964, she was united in marriage with Marvin Maki at Wesley United Methodist Church in Ironwood. Soon after, they moved to...
ALMONT, Mich. - Patricia "Patti" Annette Leinonen, 85, of Almont, passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2023, in Newnan, Georgia. She was born Aug. 8, 1937, in Trout Creek, the daughter of Willard and Vera Strangle (Niemi). Her parents were both of Finnish descent. Patricia grew up in Trout Creek and graduated from Trout Creek High School in the class of 1955. She was valedictorian of her 15-person class - eight boys, seven girls. In June 1957, she graduated from Northern Michigan College with a...
BRUCE CROSSING, Mich. - Georgia A. Hemming, age 99, of Bruce Crossing passed away peacefully on July 29, 2023. She was born April 4, 1924. She is survived by her son, Ward (Rizalina); daughter, Becky; grandchildren, Shelley (Ed), Kent (Sierra), Koren (Derek), Ronald (Carlota), Richard (Laura) and Mariza (Roberto); 12 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Vernon; as well as three sisters, two brothers, two sons-in-law, a...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Richard Arthur Pallin, 88, of Ironwood, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 30, 2023, at Aspirus Eagle River Hospital, Eagle River, Wisconsin, surrounded by his loving family. Rick was born Oct. 26, 1934, in Ironwood, a son of Gustaf and Blanche (LaForge) Pallin. He attended St. Ambrose Catholic High School, graduating in 1953. Rick then went on to serve two years in the U.S. Merchant Marines followed by another two years in the U.S. Army, where he was honorably discharged in...
MARENISCO, Mich. - Patricia (nee Miller) Harris, of Marenisco, passed away peacefully on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, after a short illness, at the age of 89. The daughter of John W. and Alvina L. (Sonnenberg) Miller, she was born on May 18, 1934. Patricia was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Glenn D. Harris II. She is survived by her sons, John S. (Sheelah) Harris, Glenn D. Harris III and Andrew H. (Susanna) Harris; four grandchildren, Benjamin, Tyler, Dennis and Anna; and three...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Aug. 10 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. 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. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Lodge 389 of F.&A.M., 7:30 p.m., Gogebic Masonic Temple. Government...
