Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - Harness racing packed the grandstand Friday afternoon at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds for six, fast-paced races. Chris Frenzel, out of Marshfield, Wis., brought five horses to the fair for the Friday races. He said he started racing at 16. He said racing county fairs is much more laid back than racing on the betting tracks where they have significantly more rules and restrictions for both rider and horse. Riders warmed up their horses in different manners. Some riders will ride...
HURLEY - Lawyers representing the Aging Unit of Iron County and its former director are expected to be in court Monday for a motion hearing in a lawsuit regarding a dispute about the benefits the director is owed. A motion for summary judgement in the case, asking the case against the Aging Unit be dismissed, is one of items that will be handled in Monday's hearing. Mary Kay Welch is claiming she is owed $4,736 for the vacation, personal and sick leave time she had accrued prior to her leaving her job as Aging Unit director, according to court...
HURLEY - For nearly all of the first half, the Hurley-Gogebic game was more than living up to the hype Friday night. The new-look Midgets looked solid, and the Miners, in their first game since Ironwood joined the Bessemer/Wakefield-Marenisco co-op, looked just as tough. Hurley, though, took control of the game with 22 unanswered points, including 14 in a crazy final minute, 22 seconds of the first half. The Midgets won 44-20 in front of a huge crowd. "It's a big win, we put up 44 on a good...
DUBUQUE, Iowa — Judith M. Butler, recently of Dubuque, passed away Aug. 17, 2017, surrounded by love. Born Feb. 11, 1946, in Chicago to Robert and Norma Garvin, she grew up and attended school in Antioch, Ill. There, she met and absconded with the heart of James Butler, the love of her life. They married, settled down and raised daughters, Maureen and Lisa in DeKalb, Ill., where Judi worked as court clerk for DeKalb County and then as a calligrapher at Creative Calligraphy in DeKalb. Upon retirement, Jim and Judi relocated to Lake Gogebic, Mich...
Saturday, Aug. 26 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Community Night Meal Free Supper, 5-6 p.m., Apostolic Lutheran Church, Aurora Street, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Government Gogebic County Fair Board, noon, fair office, fairgrounds, Ironwood. Sunday, Aug. 27 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7...
EAGLE RIVER, Wis. - Gene Raymond Ludtke, 80, of Eagle River, passed away on Thursday Aug. 24, 2017, at his home. He was born on July 25, 1937, in Milwaukee, to Milo and Clara (Lutz) Ludtke. He married Joyce Hegemann on Sept. 26, 1959, at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Waterford. Gene worked at American Motors in Kenosha for several years and then moved north to work at the White Pine Copper Mine in Michigan where he was injured and had to retire. He assisted his wife for several years managing...
IRON RIVER, Mich. — Donald H. Mansfield, 85, of Watersmeet, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, at Aspirus Hospital, Iron River. He was born Aug. 9, 1932, in Watersmeet, son of the late Herman and Iris (Peacock) Mansfield. Donald grew up and attended school in Watersmeet. He married Clara Greene in Watersmeet, and she preceded him in death in 1986. Donald worked for many loggers in the Watersmeet area for years before going to work for the Gogebic County Road Commission where he worked for around 10 years before retiring. He enjoyed cutting f...