Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Area Schools Board of Education approved spending $21,000 on new playground equipment and installing old playground equipment during a meeting Monday. According to superintendent Tim Kolesar, the funds will be come from the Great Start Readiness Program funding. He said the bid from Superior Play, of Brighton, will install new, age-appropriate equipment at Sleight School for the GSRP 4-year-old program, as well as install the old equipment from Sleight into the dust bowl... Full story
BESSEMER - The Bessemer City Council heard a presentation at its meeting Monday from Jim Loeper, Gogebic County emergency management and 911 coordinator, regarding the countywide 911 operating surcharge proposal on the Nov. 4 election ballot. The current surcharge millage expires June 2015 and voters are asked for the renewal, which is not to exceed $1.65, on the monthly billings of landline, wireless and VOIP service suppliers within the county. Loeper said the county can levy up to $1.65 per... Full story
IRONWOOD -The Gogebic County 4H Market Animal Club held a dinner and silent auction fundraiser Sunday evening at the Elk & Hound to raise money to support the 4H club events throughout the year, including covering the kids' passes to the county fair and premiums. The kids of the club, along with the help of mostly parents and a few community members, hosted the fundraiser by preparing a dinner that the community could purchase, either as a sit-down or to-go meal. The kids then helped greet and... Full story
APPLETON, Wis. - Mario John Ravanelli, 89, of Appleton, formerly of Sanders Road, Ramsay, Mich., passed away Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014, at Willow Lane Assisted Living in Appleton, after a short stay. His elder years became difficult and he is now at peace. Mario was born on March 23, 1925, in Bessemer, Mich., the son of Nicholas and Archangela (Zanoni) Ravanelli, immigrants from Northern Italy, and had two sisters. Mario was a lifelong resident of the Gogebic Range. He shared with his family many... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. — James M. “Boomer” McRae, 58, of Ironwood, died unexpectedly on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, in Ironwood. He was born June 3, 1956, in Bessemer Township, son of the late John D. and Doris (Nelson) McRae. Boomer attended Ironwood schools, graduating from the Luther L. Wright High School with the class of 1974. He attended Gogebic Community College, where he received his associate degree. He was employed for many years in automobile sales for Bessemer Auto Company and Red’s Auto. At the time of his death, he was employed at Von Hol... Full story
ONTONAGON, Mich. — Sally Pentti, 97, of Trout Creek, passed away Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014, at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital’s Long-Term Care Unit. She was a member of the New Evangelical Lutheran Church of Trout Creek and worked for the U.S. Forest Service in Watersmeet for many years at tree planting. Sally is survived by her daughter, Joyce (Donald) Gerber, Ewen; a son, Marvin (Connie) Pentti, Camp Lake and Iron Mountain; grandchildren, Kim (Tony) LaHoud, Coon Rapids, Minn., Kevin (Debbie) Gerber, Baldwin, Wis., Troy Gerber, Coon Rapids, Tis... Full story