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By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER - Pat Gallinagh's life changed when his sister died of suicide in 1967. Mourning her loss, the Bessemer native wanted to do something to raise awareness of suicide. Awhile back, Gallinagh said his friend, Anne Tyson, reached out to ask him a question. Gallinagh said they had something in common, both of them having lost a loved one through suicide. Tyson asked him in 2001 if he wanted to be part of the Lifekeeper Memory Quilt Program....
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] MONTREAL, Wis. - Kolton Ouellette will never lead a normal life. The 3-year-old boy can't walk, talk, or even open his eyes fully because he was a victim of a crime 19 months ago. In October of 2013, Kolton's mother, Jennifer Shepard, left her son with her boyfriend, Brandon Brunette. Kolton, 18 months old at the time, was crying because he fell off the couch, so Brunette tried to console him, but Kolton wouldn't stop crying, causing Brunette to...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — A weather record fell for the second day in a row in Ironwood Friday as steady rain turned into snow. After 2.45 inches of rain fell for the 24-hour period to 7 a.m. Thursday, another 1.25 inches of precipitation was recorded for the period to Friday morning, including 7 inches of slushy snow. Both the Thursday and Friday precipitation totals set daily records over a 110-year span. That brought the November precipitation total to 4.04 inches, or three times the normal amount for this time of...
Saturday, Nov. 14 Story Time, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Sunday, Nov. 15 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Movie by Michael Loukinen, “Good Man in the Woods,” 2 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Gogebic Range Trail Authority, 6 p.m., Pit Stop, Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area7...
HURLEY, Wis. - Katherine A. "Katie" Miklesh, 95, of Ironwood, Mich., died peacefully Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, at Sky View Nursing Center in Hurley, surrounded by her loving family. The former Katherine Grivicich was born Feb. 17, 1920, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Marco and Matilda (Smolcich) Grivicich, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School with the Class of 1937. She then worked for the Works Progress Administration at the pre-school center in the Resettlement for three years. She...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Michael A. Kolesar, 101, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, with his family and dog, Ricky, by his side. He was born on Sept. 29, 1914, in Ironwood, Mich., and was the ninth of 17 children. His deeply rooted Catholic upbringing and faith were a cornerstone of his life. He was founding member of St. Peter's Catholic Church. Mike was an avid outdoorsman. He loved traveling, camping, hunting and fishing. Mike and his wife, Regina "Keech," traveled and visited...