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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Passengers out of the Gogebic-Iron County Airport will soon have a second destination to fly to after Air Choice One has been approved to begin service to Minneapolis. Air Choice One President and CEO Shane Storz said the service is scheduled to begin June 1. "We've been getting passenger requests - and talking to the director and airport board, they've been hearing the same and they'd like to try it - and we're on board, they're...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER - The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners and the county road commission met Wednesday to discuss the road commission's proposed location for a new facility and went over other issues that "needed" to be resolved. Joe Bonovetz, county board chairman, said the county board disapproves of the proposed site and wanted to discuss it with the road commission. He said the county board doesn't have the power to reject the site, but wants to...
IRONWOOD — The Gogebic Community College Foundation is set to host the seventh annual Taste of the Gogebic Range on Monday, April 27 at the David G. Lindquist Center. Kelly Marczak, GCC Foundation executive director, said the event will feature samplings and offerings of food and beverages from area restaurants, businesses and caterers. Samples will include soups, salads, appetizers, entrees, sandwiches, beverages and desserts. “This is one of our favorite events of the year because it brings together so many community members in a fun, informa...
Thursday, April 7 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. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., all welcome, The Inn Bed and Breakfast, Montreal, Wis. 906-663-0308. Free community meal, 5-6:30 p.m., Wakefield Methodist Church. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center, Ironwood. Knights of... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Lady Esther became Heaven's newest social director on Tuesday afternoon. We will miss her dearly and celebrate her indomitable spirit. For 93 she added brightness and spark to any room she entered. She loved, nonjudgmentally, everyone she met, finding joy in each encounter. She was a presence, a force to be reckoned with and optimism's favored poster child. She lived each day with spirit, spunk and Sisu. We, who shared her enormous heart, were truly blessed. Born in Saxon,... Full story
WHITE PINE, Mich. - Gordy "Unk" Thoreson, 69, of White Pine, passed away on April 5, 2016, at home with his loving wife and family by his side. He was born in Crystal Falls to Carl and Esther (Peterson) Thoreson on May 31, 1946. Gordy married Linda Hendrickson on Sept. 30, 1989. He worked for Copper Range for 42 years. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a Vietnam era veteran. Gordy was a member of the White Pine American Legion Nonesuch Post 462. His family and friends will forever cherish... Full story