Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Ironwood Township will celebrate the grand opening of the Airport Recreation Park on Tuesday. The event runs from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the pavilion at the park. According to treasurer Jyl Olson-DeRosso, the park is "a decade in the making." Over the last 10 years, the township has acquired surrounding property, built soccer fields and more recently added a pavilion, walking track and playground equipment. The playground equipment was installed this summer, and was the final... Full story
Two of the area's numerous waterfalls have been identified by CNN.com as in the top 10 in America. The secluded Potato River Falls, in Gurney, Wis., and Bond Falls, in Paulding, are among the best in the country, according to CNN. "You're likely to sweat a little to get to some of the best waterfalls, but they deliver a cool refuge and a powerful reminder of nature's force," Caitlin Schmidt writes in the CNN online article. Of Potato River Falls, in the heart of Gurney's potato and corn... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - John L. Geroux, 89, Wakefield, passed away July 7, 2014, at the Health and Rehabilitation Center, Ashland, Wis. His daughters, Jerry and Joan, were with him shortly before his death. He was the son of Edward B. Geroux and Ila Geroux, of Wakefield. Born on Oct. 2, 1924, in Wakefield, he attended Wakefield schools, graduating with the Class of 1942. He entered the U.S. Army in March of 1943 and served as an engineer supervising 13 other engineers in the construction of roads... Full story
ASHLAND, Wis. - Helen Marie (Worobay) Dawson, 81, of Ashland, passed away with her loving family by her side, after a courageous fight with a long illness on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, at Memorial Medical Center in Ashland. She was born Aug. 1, 1933, in Ashland, the daughter of Mike and Valeria (Janowski) Worobay. Helen was a lifelong resident of Ashland. She graduated from eighth grade at Holy Family Catholic School, then graduated from De Padua High School in 1952. She married Richard N. Dawson... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Marie Colberg, 92, of Wakefield, formerly a longtime resident of Ramsay, passed away Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. She was born on July 28, 1922, in Margie, Minn., the seventh of 10 children to the late Clarence and Loretta (Hall) Hamilton. Marie attended Roosevelt School in Marenisco. During World War II, she moved to Ann Arbor and found employment as a “Rosie the Riveter.” On June 15, 1946, Marie married Erick Makela, and they were blessed with three sons. Erick passed away Feb. 28, 1981. On April 2, 1983, she married Ronald G.... Full story
