Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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GURNEY, Wis. - Joseph B. "Jake" Kasper, 55, of Gurney, died peacefully Wednesday morning, Sept. 14, 2016, in his home, surrounded by his loving family, following a courageous, 14-month battle with lung cancer. He was born March 11, 1961, in St. Paul, Minn., son of the late Joseph and Faythe (Heyne) Kasper. He attended Carver Elementary School in Maplewood, Minn., and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley in 1979. He then received an Associate of Applied Science degree in...
By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT [email protected] BESSEMER - Orange balloons speckled the skies of Bessemer over the weekend in celebration of the 38th annual Pumpkin Festival. The festivities put on by the Bessemer Area Chamber of Commerce began on Thursday and carried on through Sunday in downtown Bessemer. Thursday evening, the event kicked-off with a Spaghetti Dinner at the American Legion Post 27. Later on at the Pitstop, the Chamber sponsored a "Business After 5" social and a Poker Run took...
IRONWOOD — Lila J. Bantz, age 89, of Ironwood died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, in Ironwood. She was born Feb. 28, 1927 in Ironwood, daughter of the late Nante and Lillian (Kinnunen) Holappa. Lila attended Ironwood schools, graduating from Luther L. Wright High School with the class of 1945. Her husband, Jerome Bantz, preceded her in death on April 14, 1985. She is survived by three sons, Jerry of Ironwood, Stephen (Juliane) of Milwaukee, and Mark (Suzzanne) of Richfield, Wis.; four grandchildren, Kyle Christine (Ian Dees) Bantz of Lexington, V...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - To support the fight against cancer, more than 50 residents attended a Touch of Gold gala, benefiting Cole's Foundation Saturday evening at Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort. Peter Grewe, of Ironwood, played the keyboard as people gathered for the evening at the Gun Barrel Lodge. In his welcoming remarks, Grewe said gold is the color of pediatric cancer awareness. Cole's Foundation was founded in 2008, after Cole Ruotsala, a...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] EWEN — The Ewen-Trout Creek Board of Education Wednesday learned that taxpayers will get a break due to a decreased interest rate and the district’s strong financial position. Business Manager Tammy Gibson reported taxpayers will see a lower than projected millage rate on their winter taxes with the lower than anticipated interest rate on the bonds sold to finance the building project. Taxpayers approved a 1.7 mill increase in taxes in November 2015 to complete the building project. Gibson said, however, tax...
Monday, Sept. 26 Little Finland, Finnish classes: 3 p.m. beginners, 4 p.m. advanced at Little Finland, Kimball. WI. 906-932-1608. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Methamphetamine ETC, 8 p.m., support group,...
