Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Ironwood Township Volunteer Fire Department is holding its second annual Halloween Fun Frolic Saturday. Department members and other volunteers will be in costume, handing out candy. Along with an opportunity for some trick-or-treating, there will also be a cake walk for cupcakes, games with small prizes and other activities. “It was a fun time last year,” Chief Scott Carlson said, adding around 150 kids attended last year’s inaugural event. The fun frolic will run from 1...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners Wednesday approved a three-year contract for audit services with the Gabridge Company after previously tabling a bid from the firm. The contract calls for payments of $19,680 annually for 2017, 2018 and 2019. Gabridge, based in lower Michigan, said it was offering the county a 20 percent discount because the county’s fiscal year begins on Oct. 1 and that is a relatively slow time for Gabridge. County board member Joe Bonovetz, of Bessemer, said cou...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer Recreation Commission met on Wednesday evening in the DDA room in the underbelly of city hall. City Manager Charlie Loper held sway as the group discussed crowd sourcing ideas to the city for what to do with Bluff Valley Park. The commissions idea is to place easels in the underbelly hallway for a month so residents can come by and write down their ideas to enhance and improve the park. After one month of public idea generation...
Thursday, Oct. 26 Friends of the Ironwood Carnegie Library, 9:30 a.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Cuddlebugs Storytime for Babies and Toddlers, 9:30-10 a.m. ,Ironwood Carnegie Library Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, 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. Iron County Health Department Flu Clinic, Iron County Health Department, 1...
MERCER, Wis. - Robert J. Eckert, 84, of Mercer, died unexpectedly Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, in his home. He was born May 14, 1933, in Milwaukee, son of the late Robert A. and Isabelle (Westenberger) Eckert, and graduated from Mercer High School in 1950. He attended Wisconsin State Teacher's College in Superior (UW Wisconsin-Superior)and received a teaching degree before enlisting in the U.S. Army and serving stateside for two years. Following his honorable discharge from the Army, Bob began...
DULUTH, Minn. — Gloria P. Cox, 84, of Ironwood, died on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, in Duluth. She was born Oct. 21, 1933, in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of the late James and Gertrude (Waterman) McElevey. Gloria resided most of her life in West Chicago, moving to Ironwood in 1995. In 1950. she was united in marriage to Joseph H. Cox Sr. He preceded her in death in 1984. Gloria especially enjoyed taking care of her family. She is survived by her three sons, James Cox, of Albert Lea, Minn,, Lawrence D. (Janet) Cox, and Joseph Cox Jr., both of I...
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Walter Joseph Berzinski, a very quiet man and father, passed away Oct. 23, 2017. Although soft spoken, he always knew what was going on. He left us with so many special memories. Walter Joseph Berzinski born on July 6, 1929. On June 23, 1956, Walter (Huntz) married Beverly Kathryn Aijala in Ironwood, Mich., in the U.P., eh! Huntz was a very good athlete no matter the sport and was not a braggart, a trait he passed on to his three sons, Mick, Tom and Gerry. Visitation will be...
