Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - "We hear a lot about what's going wrong in the world. This is about what's going right," guest conductor Pamela Bustos said Friday in welcoming people to a musical honors concert at the Historic Ironwood Theatre. Dr. Bustos is director of bands and professor of instrumental music at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. She has been at UWS for 12 years and has studied with prominent conductors throughout the United States. Steve Boyd, Ironwood band director, told the audience the 63... Full story
ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon County Saint Nicholas Project met Wednesday to set in motion its next month of activities to help the elderly and those in need have a brighter Christmas. Committee members agreed that with the state of the economy in the county, there is a greater need to help struggling families and the elderly. For many, that need will be met with food vouchers. “Christmas is a good time to reach out to those families,” Saint Nicholas co-chair Kathie Bauer said. The food voucher program is in need of additional funds to ensur... Full story
ISHPEMING, Mich. - Dorothy Jean Marie Dean, 78, formerly of Wakefield, passed away Sunday evening, Nov. 16, 2014, at the Mather Nursing Center in Ishpeming, with her youngest and oldest child holding her hands. She was also under the care of Lake Superior Hospice. She was born July 26, 1936, in Wakefield, the youngest child of the late Victor Armas and Lempi Elizabeth (Vainionpaa) Nurmi. After graduating from Wakefield High School in 1954, she attended the Augustana School of Nursing in... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. - Joan Recla, 77, of Ironwood, Mich., died Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, at Sky View Nursing Center in Hurley. The former Joan Lynch was born Nov. 24, 1936, in Ironwood, daughter of the late William Lynch and Grace (Erspamer) Harding. She attended Sleight School and Luther L. Wright High School, and worked as a waitress at the Greyhound Bus Station in downtown Ironwood. She married Lawrence "Larry" Recla on Dec. 13, 1957, in Silver City, Minn. He preceded her in death on Aug. 30, 2013.... Full story
COLUMBIA, Mo. - William A. "Bill" Isaacson, 50, of Columbia, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, at his home of natural causes. Bill was born Jan. 26, 1964, in Chardon, Ohio, to Dewey and Mary Lou (nee Collins) Isaacson. Bill graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1982. He earned his Bachelor of Arts with a minor in electrical engineering from Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Mich. Bill returned to school later in life, earning his Bachelor of Science in physics at Northern... Full story
