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By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Lynne Wiercinski, the director of the Carnegie Library in Ironwood. and City Manager Scott Erickson discussed completion of the renovation project, which began in 2011. In 2011, Elaine Erickson, the prior director, successfully had the library added to the National Registry of Historical Places. Being added to the registry opened up grant money otherwise unavailable. Elaine Erickson began the process for receiving grant approval through...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — Bruce Johanson, Vice Chairman of the Ontonagon Area Board of Education, handed a letter to Board President Dean Juntunen, Monday and left the regular scheduled meeting. In the letter, Johanson said that as a result of the recent election, “I see no point in remaining as a member of the Board of Education.” Johanson was defeated in the two year term by Julie Kolpack. In the letter to Juntunen he recommended the board appoint Kolpack to the seat he is vacating so she can become established as a mem...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — While Hurley elementary students nearly scored a five-star rating in state testing, the middle-to-high school students did not fare as well, the school board learned Monday. The elementary students earned a report card score of 79.8, or near the tops of the “exceeds expectations” category, with a four-star rating from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Middle-high school students, however, scored 71.7, or three stars, in the “meets expectations” class. Five-star schools are those...
Tuesday, Nov. 22 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Woods and Blooms Garden Club, 6:30 p.m., Haines Civic Center, Mercer, Wis. Life Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Woodland Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m.,... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Donald K. Zerbst, 81, of Erwin Township, died peacefully Sunday evening, Nov. 20, 2016, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood. He was born Oct. 18, 1935, in Houghton, son of the late Fred and Ida (Kangas) Zerbst. His work history included working on ore ships on Lake Superior, for the Swift Company, Sanders Trucking and Superior American Homes, and the Gogebic County Road Commission, retiring from there in 1997. He also managed the... Full story
MERCER, Wis. - Vernon T. Kaminski, 78, of Mercer, died on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at his home with his family by his side. Vern was born on Aug. 11, 1938, in Manitowoc, the son of Theodore and Marjorie (nee Schisel) Kaminski. Vern proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He married Judith Lallensack on Sept. 23, 1967, in Manitowoc and worked as a die cutter for Longview Fibre Company in Milwaukee. He was an active member of St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church in Mercer. He is survived by his... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Andrea Jeanne Engle, 45, of Ironwood, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, after a long and fearless fight with ovarian cancer. She was cared for and surrounded by her loving family. Andrea was born on Sunday, June 13, 1971, to Deborah "Debbie" Marie Kimball at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Ill. She spent her childhood and early adult years in the greater Chicagoland area. She was an avid Chicago Bears fan, loved music, cooking, animals and all things literature.... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Janet M. Robinson, 83, of Hurley, Wis., died peacefully Saturday evening, Nov. 19, 2016, at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood. The former Janet Sunie was born Jan. 17, 1933, in Oma, Wis., daughter of the late Toivo and Sigrid (Warpula) Sunie, and attended Saxon, Wis., schools. She married Sylvester “Robby” Robinson on Aug. 19, 1950, in Hurley. He preceded her in death on June 22, 2006. Jan was employed as a certified nurse’s aide at Sky View Nursing Center in Hurley for 18 years. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic... Full story
WAUSAU, Wis. - Glenn C. "Poco" Nelson, age 71, resident of West Harding Road in Bessemer, Mich., died Friday, Nov. 18, 2016, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wisconsin, with his loving family by his side. He was born on March 28, 1945, at Grand View Hospital in Ironwood, Mich., son of the late Philip and Angeline (Calabro) Nelson. He grew up in Jessieville and attended Ironwood High School, graduating in 1963. Glenn served in the U.S. Army beginning in 1965 and was stationed in Vietnam, where he... Full story