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Articles from the December 26, 2020 edition


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  • Wakefield-Marenisco board vents about irregular semester

    P.J. Glisson|Dec 26, 2020

    WAKEFIELD — Students from kindergarten through high school attended Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 School on Monday and Tuesday after grades 9-12 had been on an extended break. The older students’ return followed a Dec. 18 announcement by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who lifted COVID-19 restrictions regarding high school students. Although Superintendent Jason Gustafson said it was nice to have “semi-normal” circumstances, the entire school once again was on break as of Wednesday — this time for Christmas vacation. The pandemic has created an erratic f...

  • Virtual Sisu Ski Fest set

    Tom LaVenture|Dec 26, 2020

    IRONWOOD - The 12th Sisu Ski Fest will be a virtual event but organizers are excited about the prospect of the alternative event as they sent out registration packets on Monday. The 2021 Sisu registration period runs through Jan. 3, 2021. The event will run from Jan. 4 through Jan. 17. The difference this year is that there will not be a one-day event with a Sisu course and racers throughout Ironwood. To avoid the congestion of skiers, volunteers, observers and weekend events around the Sisu,...

  • FIRST RIDE

    Dec 26, 2020

  • Community Calendar

    Dec 26, 2020

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Dec. 26 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Community Night Meal Free Supper, 5-6 p.m., Apostolic Lutheran Church, Aurora Street, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood....

  • Vienna E. Forslund

    Dec 26, 2020

    WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Vienna E. Forslund, 94, was called home by her Heavenly Father on Dec. 22, 2020. She had been a resident at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield since October of 2017. At the time of her death, her sister and roommate, Viola Manninen, was by her side. Vienna was born on March 6, 1926, to Julius and Aino Johnson in Ishpeming. She attended grade school in Covington and graduated from L'Anse High School in L'Anse in 1943. After graduation, Vienna moved to Ironwood. She...

  • William A. Suvanto

    Dec 26, 2020

    IRONWOOD, Mich. - William "Bill" Suvanto, 80, a resident of Ironwood Township, entered into eternal life on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley, Wisconsin after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. William was born on June 10, 1940, in Ironwood Township the youngest of 12 children to Arvo and Emma (Hendrickson) Suvanto. He attended Roosevelt School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1958. On Jan. 2, 1960, he was united in marriage...