Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER, Mich. - Merle D. Jacobson, 78, a longtime resident of Bessemer, passed away Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. He was born on May 13, 1937, in Bessemer, a son of Albert and Myrtle (Grenquist) Jacobson. Merle attended A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer and graduated in 1955. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army for two years. On Dec. 28, 1963, Merle was united in marriage to Polly A. Hansen at Sharon Lutheran Church in Bessemer. They made their home in Superior, Wis., and were blessed...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Ski flying is returning to Copper Peak with a series of competitions. Representatives of the Federation of International Skiing have awarded Copper Peak a Grand Prix Summer Series finale event to be held in September 2017 and a Summer Continental Cup and a Nordic combined summer event, both to possibly take place in 2018. The announcement was made Monday. The September 2017 event is an annual summertime competition on grass or artificial surfaces. Copper Peak is the only...
ONTONAGON, Mich. - Marland L. Bradley, 88, of Ontonagon, formerly of Bessemer, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015 in Ontonagon. He was born March 24, 1927, in Bessemer, the son of Andrew and Elvira (Julien) Bradley. Marland graduated from A.D. Johnson High School in Bessemer in 1944. Marland served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was honorably discharged in 1946. On June 21, 1952, he married Gertie Wuorela. She preceded him in death on July 30, 2012. As a young man, he enjoyed flyin...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer City Council approved Bill Steiger's resignation from the Bessemer Planning Commission Monday. At the meeting, Mayor August "Butch" Semmerling read an letter Steiger sent to him to announce his decision. "Under the advisement of my attorney and discussions with the state Attorney General's office, I am resigning my seat on the city of Bessemer Planning Commission," Semmerling said reading the letter. "I would also like to note...
IRONWOOD - Mary Ann Verbos, of Ironwood, passed away Thursday evening, Oct.15, 2015, at the age of 90. Mary was born in Ironwood on Nov. 11, 1924. She was a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood. She is survived by her brother in-law, William Miller; and many nieces, nephews and extended family and friends. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, John and Magdalene; brothers, Frank, John and Michael; and sisters, Helen, Ann, Magdalene, Josephine and Beatrice. Mary will be...
Tuesday, Oct. 20 Iron-Gogebic Integrated Family Services, 9-10:30 a.m., Iron County Courthouse, Hurley. 906-663-4045 or 715-561-2191. Wisconsin Veterans Employment Services Representative, 9-11:30 a.m., veterans service office, Hurley. 715-392-7808. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Blood Pressure Screening, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., with Regional Hospice nurses, Mill Street Garden, Bessemer. 906-663-0308. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. North Count...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Area Schools Board of Education renewed a contact with the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District Monday that ensures area students will continue to be able to take welding and business management classes at Luther L. Wright. According to the terms of the contract, the classes will be open to sophomores, juniors and seniors, with 51 percent of students coming from Ironwood and 49 percent coming from outside the district. GOISD will pay the district a total of $27,257...
