Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD- 14 year Air Force Veteran, and longtime Ironwood resident Murray Morgan travelled to Arlington National Cemetery Saturday Dec. 14 along with 40 other truck drivers as a part of Wreaths Across America. Morgan served as an ambassador for Halvor Lines Trucking, Superior, his employer. This year 2,000 volunteers at Arlington laid 3,168 wreaths, with 143,000 wreaths across the country at other locations, Morgan said. The project to honor fallen soldiers began five years ago, and the goal fo... Full story
IRONWOOD- Auditions for "Rumbo," by Cynthia Mercati began Wednesday evening at the Ironwood Theatre, a production of local high school aged teens. The slapstick comedy will be performed in February, Director Mary Hansen said. Rehearsals will be twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays, until the performance. The production is a collaboration between the Ironwood Carnegie Library and the Historic Ironwood Theatre. Hansen said she saw a lack of dramatic opportunities for youth in schools. Last week... Full story
AURORA, Minn. — Robert C. Osborne “Ozzie,” 88, of Hoyt Lakes, died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, at Essentia Health Northern Pines Hospital in Aurora, surrounded by his family. Bob was born on Dec. 2, 1925, in Ironwood, Mich., to Richard and Keturah Osborne. He attended Ironwood schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1944. In 1957, he married Julia Borowiec in Ironwood, and in 1958, they moved to Hoyt Lakes, where they raised their family. Bob is survived by his wife of 56 years, Julia, of Hoyt Lakes; sons, Craig (Anne), of Antigo... Full story
MARSHFIELD, Wis. - Anton "Tony" Pertile, 79, of Bessemer, Mich., passed away peacefully at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield Sunday morning, Dec. 15, 2013, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Jan. 18, 1934, in Bessemer, son of the late Mario and Anna (Versecki) Pertile. Tony attended Barber School in Yale, St. Sebastian Catholic School, and Washington School, and he graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer in 1951. He was very active in planning the class reunions and... Full story
IRONWOOD - As part of the High 5 Mentoring program, juniors from Luther L. Wright high school assisted kindergarteners in building gingerbread houses Wednesday morning at Sleight school. Before their mentors arrived, the students of Michelle Trier's kindergarten class sat at tables with pre-prepared gingerbread houses, or graham crackers glued to large milk cartons with marshmallow crème. The kids were given various treats to decorate their houses, including marshmallows, peppermints and... Full story
