Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — Area ski resort managers are optimistic that more regional skiers will stay closer to home this season and help boost the struggling pandemic economy in the new year. All the local ski hills and trails plan to be open with adjustments to operations that discourage crowds and lines. Area cross country ski events have gone virtual, were canceled or are still being considered. Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort in Ironwood Township is p...
BRUCE CROSSING — A traffic stop in Bruce Crossing Thursday that was part of an ongoing drug investigation has led to the seizure of alleged crystal methamphetamine and the execution of a search warrant in the city of Hancock, a spokesperson with the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team announced Friday. UPSET detectives received information regarding two individuals that were suspected of dealing meth who were traveling from Minnesota to Hancock with a large quantity of the drug, according to the UPSET announcement, and were able to l...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] LANSING — Gogebic County and other Upper Peninsula counties without active iron or copper mines for decades have had difficulty finding qualified candidates for elected mining inspectors. Legislation introduced to the Michigan Legislature would revise those requirements to help ensure safety and accountability, according to a Friday announcement. Senate Bill 1121 sponsor Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Waucedah Township, and House Bill 6240 sponsor Rep. Greg Markkanen, R-Hancock, are seeking to remove a sta...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Sept. 26 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Community Night Meal Free Supper, 5-6 p.m., Apostolic Lutheran Church, Aurora Street,...
EWEN, Mich - Douglas James Scott, 66, passed away on Sept. 19 at his home in Ewen, Michigan. Doug, the son of Jean Scott (Simpson) and Allan Scott, was born in Detroit, on June 25, 1954. He graduated from Troy High School in 1972 and immediately joined the United States Army, serving as an operating room technician. He married Susan Scott (Thomas) on July 25, 1987. They had two children, David Allan and Elizabeth (Betsy) Jean, after moving to Ewen. He worked as a welder for Oldenburg Group Inc....
YUMA, Ariz. — Stanton Kallaak passed away on Sept. 14, 2020 at home in Yuma, Arizona. Stan was born Nov. 24, 1944 in Ontonagon, Michigan. He was raised in Bergland, Michigan, graduating from the Bergland High School in 1962. On Nov. 28, of 1964 he married the love of his life, Linda Rajala and the two moved to Land O’Lakes, Wisconsin five years later in 1969. Stan was the manager of Land O’Lakes Lumber Co. for 20 years, and then was manager of Forslund Building Supply in Land O’Lakes until his retirement in 2011. Following retirement, he move...
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Ruthanne (Johnson) Fresonke, 68, passed away on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. She is survived by her four sons, Michael, Brian, Ben and Rob; her sisters, grandkids and many nieces and nephews, all of whom she loved dearly. She was preceded in death by her babies, Renae and Ryan; her children's dad Robert Fresonke; her parents and her brother. Ruthanne was an old, kind soul who loved to share stories about her art, antiques, genealogy and most importantly her grandchildren. She will...
