Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - With Thanksgiving right around the corner, the man in the red and white puffy suit is not wasting anytime in setting up headquarters in the area to support those in need of gifts for their children at Christmas. According to Santa's Headquarters, in 2016 more than 400 kids received presents in Gogebic County through the Santa's Headquarters effort. Last year, families received $50 gift certificates for groceries, one large toy for each kid,...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Drivers on both M-28 and U.S. 2 will enjoy a view of this year's city of Wakefield Christmas tree, thanks to a unanimous Monday vote by city council members to place it next to the Wakefield Visitors and Information Center on Sunday Lake. The decision was recommended by the Wakefield Planning Commission at its Nov. 6 meeting. Planning commission members had discussed two other locations next to the municipal building or next to First National...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — While the process is taking longer than initially expected, Copper Peak supporters in the Michigan legislature hope to vote on a pair of bills to provide funding for the ski flying hill’s renovations by the end of the year. State Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, has introduced Senate Bill 0523; while state Rep. Beau LaFave, R-Iron Mountain, introduced a largely identical bill — House Bill 5134 — in the state house. The bills would take approximately $1.9 million a year from excess...
Wednesday, Nov. 15 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. 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 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Survivors of Suicide, 2 p.m., in the basement of Zion Lutheran Church, 932-5718 Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. American...
SHERIDAN, Wyo. - Elaine Small, 89, of Story, Wyo., passed away on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, at Sheridan Manor in Sheridan. Elaine Margaret Mattson was born March 13, 1928, in Bruce Crossing, Mich., to parents Albert and Sophia (Niskanen) Mattson. Elaine graduated from Ewen High School in Ewen, Mich., in 1946. She married Clement Robert Small on June 30, 1951. They made their home in Libertyville, Ill., and raised two children, Steven and Sally. The family moved to Livonia, Mich., in 1969, when...
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Deanna Rae Saari, 70, of De Pere, passed away Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, at Wyndemere Memory Care after a courageous 17-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born Sept. 5, 1947, in Ironwood, Mich., daughter of the late Raymond and Mary (Baker) Strick. Deanna was a 1965 graduate of J. E. Murphy High School in Hurley, Wis. She went on to earn her associate degree in accounting from NWTC. Deanna worked as an office manager for Shinners & Hucovski accounting firm in Green Bay,...
