Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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ASHLAND, Wis. — Elizabeth “Bette” Bluse passed away on Oct. 1, 2018, in Ashland. She was born Elizabeth Methodia to Frank and Elizabeth (Hilger) Gervais on Dec. 18, 1928, in Ashland. In 1946, Bette graduated from De Padua Catholic High School in Ashland. On Sept. 12, 1946, she married Clayton “Chickie” Bluse at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Ashland. They resided in Saxon most of their married life. Bette moved to Ironwood, Mich., in the fall of 2003 and then to Ashland in June of 2015. Bette was an avid reader, enjoyed playing cards, taking tr...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Transforming a customer's experience was the topic of conversation at the Western U.P. Chamber Alliance's regional roundtable Wednesday at Cold Iron Brewing. Mark Schwanz, the owner of Chelsi's Corner, talked to the group about the philosophy he uses at his clothing store on Aurora Street in downtown Ironwood. The Western U.P. Chamber Alliance is an organization made of the chambers of commerce in the western Upper Peninsula, Ironwood...
Thursday, Oct. 4 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Avenue tennis courts, if raining, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center, Ironwood. Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Pere Menard Assembly 471, 6 p.m. business meeting,...
MARENISCO — A judge’s decision on a lawsuit filed by Marenisco Township to attempt to prevent closure of the Ojibway Correctional Facility could come as soon as a week. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette filed a response Monday to the lawsuit on behalf of the Michigan Department of Corrections. MDOC is requesting the complaint be dismissed. Marenisco Township claims there was not enough time given nor the opportunity to be heard before the decision was made to close the prison. It’s also claimed the DOC did not consider the economic impac...
IRONWOOD — In recognition of October being National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, officials at Domestic Violence Escape are planning a candlelight event for Friday evening at Depot Park in Ironwood. “Join us in this special event as we come together in honor of victims and survivors, both past and present, to stand up against violence,” said a DOVE press release. The event is scheduled from 7 p.m. at the pavilion in Depot Park. DOVE officials are asking people to wear purple — a color designated to help bring awareness to domestic violence...
