Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER – Jess Mazzon, a talented young athlete was dealt a real bad break, but he has turned it into something positive and special. Early last summer, Jess Mazzon had everything going his way, especially sports-wise. He and his Gogebic Miner teammates had earned their second straight playoff berth the previous season and this close, talented crew that had played together for years were looking forward to going out with a bang in their senior year. "The seniors were all pretty excited," J...
HURLEY - There was quite a bit of interest across the country in the Gogebic Range's snowstorm that ended early Wednesday morning, then later rekindled. Up to two feet of snow fell across the Gogebic Range, whipped into drifts by strong winds. Hurley Chamber of Commerce Director Dorrene O'Donnell said she posted a video of the snowfall on Facebook Tuesday and it had received 24,376 hits, with 227 shares, as of Wednesday morning. "I just went outside (Tuesday) and took a minute-long video of the...
IRONWOOD — Students, faculty, staff and area residents attended the annual Veterans Day program at Luther L. Wright School in Ironwood on Wednesday. The program, originally scheduled for Tuesday, was delayed because of a snowstorm causing school to be canceled. Members of the JROTC program in Ironwood organized the event, which included a parade of organizations, recognition of guests, a roll call of comrades and pass-in review. Students in the high school band and choir performed p...
Dear Editor, November is National Adoption Month. More than 3,000 children in the state of Michigan are in foster care waiting for permanent, loving families. Each year approximately 14,000 children are in foster care and approximately 3,000 of these children will become legally free for adoption. Another 300 children are waiting with no identified families for adoption. When children are removed from their biological parents due to neglect or abuse, the goal is to reunify them with a safer and stronger birth family or find an adoptive family a...
PLYMOUTH, Minn - Stanley W. "Sonny" Borowiec, 62, of Plymouth, and a native of Ironwood, Mich., died unexpectedly Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, in his home. He was born Dec. 29, 1951, in Ironwood, son of the late Stanley Borowiec and Betty Pearson, and attended Luther L. Wright High School. He lived and worked in the Twin Cities area for the past 44 years and was a 36-year member of the MN-ND Bricklayers Local 1. Sonny loved the outdoors, especially fishing, hunting and golf. Spending time with family...
MINOCQUA, Wis. — Doris L Thompson, age 88, of Hurley, died Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, in Minocqua. She was born Dec. 30, 1925, in Ironwood, daughter of the late James and Clara (Guck) Jenkin. Doris worked in area restaurants and catered. She also worked for the Hurley Senior Center. On April 10, 1948, she was united in marriage with Tom T. Thompson at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Ironwood by Father Moriarty. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Ironwood. In her later years, she loved her card games and bingo. She is survived by her h...