Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - In one of the longer Gogebic Range drug sentences in the past few years, an Ironwood man was sentenced to at least 10 years in prison on a drug charge in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday. Jeffrey Thomas Gorecki, 45, was sentenced to between 10 and 20 years in prison for the charge of conspiracy to deliver methamphetamine. "It's clear from the pre-sentencing materials that Mr. Gorecki was actively involved in traveling to Minnesota to...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Colin Gauthier, a 13 year old Ironwood youth, spent the summer traversing at least 4,000 miles driving to and from different races throughout Wisconsin as part of the Wisconsin Off Road Series. Gauthier, even though he did not turn 13 until after his final race in the series, raced in the 13-14 Junior Series, making him younger than most of his competitors by as much as two years in any given race. The series' first race was on May 6 and...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — Snow removal is planned downtown for Thursday and Friday, prior to Saturday evening’s Jack Frost parade. While two feet of snow has fallen in Ironwood, much of it has either melted or condensed into ice along the sidewalks, so removing it will be more difficult than usual, the city commission learned Monday. City Manager Scott Erickson noted it is the first year the parade will be on a Saturday, but downtown events are also scheduled for this week’s First Friday promotion. On “Ugly Sweate Da...
Wednesday, Nov. 29 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon County Remonumentation Peer Review, 9:30 a.m., conference room, Natural Resources Center, 500 N. Moore St., Bessemer. Cuddlebugs Story Time for Babies and Toddlers, , 9:30 a.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Register by calling 932-0203. 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....
LAKE GOGEBIC, Mich. - Marlon John Winter brought love to the Winter family like no other. Bittersweet is an apt description of today as we say goodbye to such an amazing, sweet, and joyful human being. Beloved child of God, you were a son, a brother, an uncle, a cousin, and a friend to all who knew you. It's so hard to say goodbye to you ... you who were so pure, so innocent and yet it is such a joy to know that you are now hand-in-hand with Mama and Daddy. Now you are giving Jesus your smile...
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Lawrence J. DeMario, 90, of Green Bay, Wis., passed away on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017 in Green Bay. He was born in Ironwood, Mich. on Nov. 4, 1927, the youngest son of Louis and Angeline (Leberato) DeMario. Lawrence attended St. Ambrose grade and high school, graduating in 1947. He was drafted into the Army for the Korean War in 1951 and served until 1953. He reenlisted in 1953 until 1956. Lawrence loved music and had a beautiful singing voice. In his younger years he sang on...
BONNERS FERRY, Idaho - Marilyn June Hintze, 88, passed away Nov. 19, 2017, in Bonners Ferry following a brief illness. She was born March 9, 1929, in Wausau, Wis., to Ewald and Esther Ziebell, and was the oldest of three siblings that included her brothers. Richard and Roger Ziebell. She helped her parents at the grocery store they owned in Wausau, and graduated from Wausau High School. Marilyn married Raymond Hintze on Sept. 6, 1947, in Wausau. They raised eight children, moving frequently...
