Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] OMA, Wis. - The Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association is teaching kids across the region about the forest industry with a two-day Log-a-Load for kids symposium. Day one, on Thursday, saw 408 school kids arrive from schools across northern Wisconsin and the western Upper Peninsula take in a series of learning stations set up in the woods north of Pine Lake in Oma. Today will see 588 more kids come through, according to Tara Krall, Iron County...
MERCER, Wis. — The 16th annual Pumpkin Run ATV/UTV Rally kicked off Thursday and runs through the weekend in Iron County. More than 200 riders have registered for the event, held to promote riding in Iron County — “the ultimate ATV and UTV adventure,” according to Beth Wetzler, executive director of the Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce. A three-day poker run, ATV, UTV and lawn tractor pulls, a Great Pumpkin Parade through downtown Mercer, and a wrap-up party on Saturday night are some of the rally’s highlights. There are also two poker run...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — A new attorney has been appointed to represent Joseph Lussier, who was convicted of murder and hiding a corpse in August in Iron County. According to automated court records, Timothy Provis was recently appointed to represent Lussier, 27, in an appeal. Lussier is serving a life sentence in the Green Bay Correctional facility in the death of Wayne M. Valliere Jr., of Lac du Flambeau. On Wednesday, a motion was filed for the public defender’s office to extend the time to appoint counsel for Lus...
Friday, Oct. 5 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Saturday, Oct. 6 Men’s B...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Suzanne "Sue" Cestkowski, 58, of Bessemer, passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 30, 2018, at her home, as a result of a heart attack. She was born on July 23, 1960, in Phelps, Wis., to Patrick "Bear" and Margaret (Mooroian) Cestkowski. She was a graduate of Watersmeet High School and Eastern Michigan University. She was a deputy with the Gogebic County Sheriff's Department for more than 21 years. She enjoyed time with her family and her dog, Toby, most of all. She also loved shopp...
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. - Mary Ruth Cigallio, 93, passed away peacefully on Sept. 30, 2018, at the Douglasville Nursing and Rehab Center in Douglasville. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Al J. Cigallio, and son, Charles Peter Cigallio. She leaves behind her loving son, Edward J. Cigallio, his wife, Glenna G. Cigallio, and two granddaughters, Sarah Rachel and Mary Gwen. Mary was born to Peter and Nettie Jordan in Hurley, Wis., on June 26, 1925. She met her future husband, Al, in Paul's...
