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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By STEVE NEWMAN [email protected] IRONWOOD — Bob Jacquart couldn’t hold back his excitement for the $10 million in funding to help renovate Copper Peak that was included in the state’s budget bill passed early Friday morning. “We’re happy with what the state did, it’s pretty special,” he said. The state budget includes grants for a variety of Upper Peninsula projects, including grants for $1 million for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to create 10 jobs in Gogebic County, $1.5 million for Waupaca Foundry to open a plant in Iro...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WATERSMEET - People walking into the lobby of the Watersmeet K-12 School are greeted by a life-sized wigwam made of paper. The project made by middle and high school students is just one result of an art education grant made possible by the state, via Land O'Lakes Arts in Land O'Lakes, Wis. According to Nina Fiorucci, the school's art teacher, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs provided the grant, for which LOLA applied on behalf of the...
By STEVE NEWMAN [email protected] IRONWOOD — Copper Peak came out a big winner in the state budget bill passed Friday morning by the Michigan Legislature. A grant of $10 million was appropriated for renovation projects at Copper Peak and Pine Mountain. The grant will be awarded proportionately, according to Bob Jacquart, fundraising co-chair for Copper Peak. Since the Copper Peak renovation project is estimated at $15 million to $18 million and the Pine Mountain project is estimated at about $2 million, Copper Peak is expected to get t...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Dec. 22 Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Dec. 23 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Narcotics Anonymous, 7... Full story
EWEN, Mich. — Evangeline D. “Babe” Smith, 94, of Ewen, went to be with her Lord Dec. 11, 2018. Babe was born Jan. 29, 1924, to Harry and Dora (Havel) Monfils. She married Herman Fanslau on Aug. 3, 1946, in Two Rivers, Wis. They moved Topaz, purchasing a dairy farm and had four children, James (Elsie) Fanslau, of Topaz, Gene (Mary) Fanslau, of Strafford, N.H., Dora Brandes, of Zapata, Texas, and Allen (Donna) Fanslau, also of Texas. Herman passed June 4, 1970. Babe was also preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy (Bill) Saubert. Surviving Babe... Full story