Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By KELSEY HANSEN [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Monday night marked the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the recently purchased Wakefield Municipal Building. More than 60 people attended the event, which included music by the Gogebic Range Band, presenting of the check to the Diocese of Marquette and coffee and desserts. City council member Dick Bolen presented a brief history of city hall. The original city hall was dedicated in 1915, exactly 100 years ago, and cost the city $35,000. The... Full story
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD — As technology advances, Merit presented a conference about cyber security, broadband, and social engineering on Tuesday at Gogebic Community College. In the morning, Jim Lundberg, Merit Upper Peninsula Relations Manager, spoke to local area professions to emphasize the importance of cyber security. While discussing password making for online accounts, Lundberg said passwords are typically challenging to remember. “People are going to write it down and tape it to their computer,” he said.... Full story
Wednesday, Oct. 21 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Hurley Education Foundation, noon, Hurley School Conference room. Kimball Homemakers, noon, Kimball Community Center. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Roy Douglas "Buttercup" Lane, 95, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, passed away Monday, Oct. 19, 2015. Roy was born on Feb. 9, 1920, in Wakefield, the 10th child of John Charles and Martha (Trevithick) Lane. He attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1939. Roy proudly served his country in the U.S. Army under General George Patton in Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe. He was honorably discharged as a corporal on Dec. 28, 1945. Roy received the Vic... Full story
ASHLAND, Wis. - Francis "Frank" Anthony Grasso, 84, of Pence, died Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, at Ashland Health and Rehabilitation Center in Ashland. Frank was born on Feb. 23, 1931, and grew up at the family home west of Trimble Hill in Montreal. His father, John, passed away when Frank was 7 years of age. He cared for the home and his mother, Anna (Milo), along with his two sisters, Marie (Gamble) and Mildred (Pavlovich). His sisters taught him that family and hospitality are no small things. His...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Leonard W. Korpi, 85, of Ironwood, died unexpectedly Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015, at home. He was born May 27, 1930, in Bessemer Township, son of the late Oscar and Anna (Mattson) Korpi, and graduated from A. D. Johnston High School in Bessemer in 1948. He then served four years stateside in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Following his honorable discharge, Len attended Moorhead State College in Moorhead, Minn., and was employed as district representative for the Duluth News-Tribune in Ironwood for many years. He then served as... Full story