Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BRUCE CROSSING, Mich. – James Alan Niemi, 62, a lifelong resident of Bruce Crossing, died early Monday morning, March 26, 2018. Jim was born on Sept. 15, 1955, in Wakefield, a son of Albert and Judy (Mattson) Niemi. He attended Ewen-Trout Creek High School and graduated in 1973. Jim made several trips out West with friends, Mike and Marvin. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and was an avid reader. Jim is survived by a brother, Bob (Stella), Wakefield; his sister-in-law, Cindy, Bruce Crossing; h... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Ironwood's Luther L. Wright K-12 School hosted its very own version of March Madness Saturday, as the school played host to the Ironwood Red Devil March Mayhem three-on-three basketball tournament. Chad Novascone, one of the tournament's organizers, said 60 teams - made up of boys and girls in grades three through 12 - signed up to compete to be the best in their respective age divisions. The tournament drew team from across the region,...
BRUCE CROSSING, Mich. — James A. Humphrey, a Bruce Crossing resident, died March 23rd, 2018 in his home. Born April 18th, 1940 in Ironwood, he was the son of the late John (Jack) and Doris (Sandell) Humphrey. He is survived by his wife, Carlene (Jarvi), daughters, Jamie Ahlskog (Carl) of Ewen, Amber Niemi of Portland, and sons, Thomas (Beth) of Marquette, Jon (Leslie) of Courtice, Ontario, and Drew Niemi (Priscilla) of Phoenix. He is also survived by four grandchildren; Lauren, Colin, Rachel, and Sean and his first wife, Nina (Haarala) H... Full story
TOMAHAWK, Wis. - Roger William Gay, age 80, died peacefully on March 6, 2018 at Tomahawk Health Services. Roger was born on Feb. 3, 1938, in Paw Paw, Mich., to Eunice 'Chick' and Robert 'Red' Gay. He graduated from Ewen, Mich., schools in 1955 and went immediately into the Army. He married Dorothy Mattson in 1959, and they made their first home in Kenosha, where Roger was employed at American Motors. They returned to Paulding, Mich., shortly after the birth of their daughter and spent the next... Full story
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — When Kate Greenough of Bessemer began studying art at Oakland Community College, she focused on ceramics. That was years ago, and she’s had a considerable journey since then, she said in a Saturday interview at Theatre North. Specifically, she explained, “Being a wife and mother, that put me in a different direction.” Greenough, who was invited to display her works while the theatre presents the play “Marvin’s Room,” said she did not work on her art at all during most of the time she raised her...
WAKEFIELD - What a stretch of games for the Watersmeet Nimrods. They lost to No. 1 Dollar Bay Thursday night, fell to the third-place team in the conference, Wakefield-Marenisco, Friday night, 80-53, and they face back-to-back meetings with No. 3 Ewen-Trout Creek early next week. "We're playing the best teams in the U.P., some of them," Watersmeet coach George Peterson III said. "That's one way that our young guys will grow. I'm challenging them to get better every night." Watersmeet's Julius...
TROUT CREEK, Mich. - David Allan Saubert Sr., 47, of Trout Creek, passed away with his son on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, at their home. He was born Nov. 27, 1970, in Wakefield, the son of Walter and Paula (Graves) Saubert. Dave graduated from Wakefield High School with the Class of 1989. He worked for Quad Graphics in Oshkosh for a year and returned to the area and worked as Assistant Supervisor of Maintenance for the Lac Vieux Desert Casino in Watersmeet for 16 years. Dave was a kind hearted man... Full story
TROUT CREEK, Mich. - David Allan "DJ" Saubert Jr., age 6, of Trout Creek, passed away with his father on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, at their home. He was born April 11, 2011, in Ironwood, the son of David Allan Saubert and Christina Lynn Perttula. DJ was a first grader at Ewen-Trout Creek School. He enjoyed riding his dirt bike, playing with his Tonka trucks, and wrestling with his cousin, Zach. DJ loved the outdoors and everything it had to offer. He is survived by his mother, Christina (Brandon... Full story
RACINE, Wis. - Benjamin Wellington Ayotte, age 93, passed away Feb. 1, 2018, after a full life, well lived. Ben was born in Watersmeet Township, Mich., to Charles and Gladys (Codd) Ayotte. Ben attended Watersmeet High School and at 14 began driving logging trucks. He left school in the tenth grade to drive logging trucks full-time from the Porcupine Mountains to the sawmill in Watersmeet. Ben entered the U.S. Army on March 7, 1943, and was inducted at Camp McCoy. He was a member of Company C... Full story
EWEN - When Eli Nordine hit Jake Witt for an alley-oop in a summer league game in 2016, coach Brad Besonen quipped that it was the first in Ewen-Trout Creek history. Except he really wasn't joking. Witt has broken the mold of the E-TC standout. For all the great E-TC players, few have been quite like Witt, the 6-foot-7, 240-pound star who has played in the extremely rarified air above the Ewen rims. "All the other good players we've had, it seems like most of them have all been guards - good...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] EWEN - There were six animals killed by wolves at five Upper Peninsula farms in 2017, according to Nancy Warren, a member of the National Wolfwatcher Coalition. She requested the information from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Department of Natural Resources through a Freedom of Information Act request. The losses in livestock were spread across the U.P. The numbers of dead animals from wolves is much lower than last year. In...
LINO LAKES, Minn. — Arthur Merle Neuman, 91, died peacefully in Lino Lakes Assisted Living on Jan. 11, 2018. Merle is survived by his wife June, children Benita (Gerry) Platzke, John (Paula) Neuman and Pam (Pete) Ranta, sibling Jane (Don) Johnson, grandchildren David (Cathy), Chad (Jacy), Geoffrey (Nikki), Ryan (Michelle), Jesse (Stephanie), Evan (Andrea), Garrett, Alexandra, Jon and Michael, great grandchildren Joey, Teddy, Henry, Sadie, Ani, Evi, Andi, Mason, Isak, Gerry, Walter, Emmett and Jack. He was preceded in death by sons Daryl and G... Full story
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners Wednesday adopted a resolution in support of the Gogebic Range Bank’s plans to develop the former Body Shop property in the Bessemer Industrial Park into office space. The Gogebic County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority received an application to develop the parcel that is considered “functionally obsolete.” Rudy Grbavcich, chairman of the GCBRA, and Neil Beckman, representing the bank, discussed the plans with the county board on Wednesday. Beckma...
Paul Alan LaBine WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Paul Alan LaBine, 57, of Watersmeet, Michigan, started his journey to the Spirit World on Jan. 9, 2018, with his family at his bedside from the Gogebic County Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. Paul Alan LaBine was born in the Ontonagon Memorial Hospital in Ontonagon, Michigan, to Beatrice and Cecil LaBine on June 28, 1960. He attended the Ewen-Trout Creek Senior High School in Ewen, Michigan, and graduated with the class of 1978. He was then employed by either the Sokaogon Chippewa Community in Mole L... Full story
EWEN - Pass. Pass. Pass. Reset. Pass. Pass. Pass. And then maybe after 45 seconds, the Drummond Lumberjacks would put up a shot. On and on the methodical pace went, as the Ewen-Trout Creek Panthers were forced to partake in Drummond's grind-it-out style, which would be Exhibit A in why high school basketball should have a shot clock. But as disjointed as the flow became, E-TC hit just enough shots when it mattered to persevere 35-25 in a nonconference game Friday in Ewen. E-TC senior Jake Witt...
Wednesday, Dec. 20 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Hurley Monday-Wednesday Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten-1st Grade Concert, 8:30 a.m. Hurley K-12 School. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. Cuddlebugs Story time for babies and toddlers, 9:30 a.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Hurley 2nd-4th Grade Concert, 10 a.m. Hurley K-12 School. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990.... Full story
Tuesday, Dec. 19 Hurley Tuesday-Thursday Pre-Kindegarten Concert, 8:30 a.m. Hurley K-12 School. Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Iron-Gogebic Integrated Family Services, 9-10:30 a.m., Iron County Courthouse, Hurley. 906-663-4045 or 715-561-2191. Wisconsin Veterans Employment Services Representative, 9-11:30 a.m., veterans service office, Hurley. 715-392-7808. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Blood Pressure Screening, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., with Regional Hospice... Full story
BRUCE CROSSING, Mich. — Todd Pulkas, 56, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Bruce Crossing on Dec. 15th, 2017. He was born in Kenosha, Wis. on March 14, 1961 to Lawrence and Hazel (Gerber) Pulkas. He graduated from Ewen-Trout Creek High School with the Class of 1980 and attended Gogebic Community College. He married LeeAnn Johnson of Trout Creek, Mich. Todd worked at the White Pine Copper Mine and later at Quad Graphics Packaging in Wausau, Wis. Growing up he enjoyed playing basketball and had always been an avid sports fan, with great pas... Full story
IRONWOOD - Mariah Moore, 20-time martial arts world champion with another 19 national championships, visited Gogebic Community College Friday to talk to 7-12 grade area students about bullying. She has an "Enough is Enough" anti-bullying campaign. Moore said she was an average girl, from a small town, without any appreciable gifts who through hard work, grit and determination became a world champion in martial arts at 12. Missy Lane, of Gogebic County Community Mental Health, said she first...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] KALAMAZOO — Despite awaiting trial on federal drug charges, a Bruce Crossing man attempted to restart his illegal marijuana business in Ontonagon County. With both the criminal and forfeiture proceedings now complete, this detail and other information on the size and scope of Spencer Troy Ward’s drug operation are coming into focus. The continued criminal activity while on bond was cited as one of several aggravating factors in Judge Paul Maloney’s decision to impose a nearly 13-year prison sente...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Luther L. Wright K-12 School's John Krznarich Gymnasium was full Monday as the district's kindergarten through fifth grade students sang in the elementary choir concert. The concert is one of the first of the season, with the districts across the Gogebic Range - including Ironwood - holding events over the next several weeks. The concert schedule is as follows: Ironwood -Sixth grade honors choir, middle school choir and concert choir, 6... Full story
IRONWOOD — Community Mental Health, in collaboration with the Range Suicide Prevention Council, Cornerstone Church and various local school districts will host another Life Quest anti-bullying assembly for local students. World Champion martial artist Mariah Moore will be the speaker. She is from the Grand Rapids area, and will be providing her “Enough is Enough” anti-bullying assembly to the middle- and high-school students. Students from Wakefield-Marenisco, A.D. Johnston in Bessemer, Luther L. Wright in Ironwood, Hurley and Ewen-Trout Creek... Full story
SOLON SPRINGS, Wis. — Solon Springs defeated Ironwood 66-52 in the season opener for the Red Devils’ boys basketball team Monday night. Ironwood coach Pete Lewinski said the game was close throughout the first half, but Solon Springs went up by seven points by halftime. "But we came out flat in the second half and they went ahead by 12 points," Lewinski said. "We cut it to 54-47, but that's the closest we got. Their big guy (Jens Gehl) was real good. He had 23 points and we had no answer for him." Lewinski said Tony Wiemeri was "the bright spo... Full story
RAMSAY, Mich. - Richard Lewis "Moon" Sain, 87, a long-time resident of Ramsay, passed away peacefully late Saturday evening, Nov. 25, 2017, at his residence, in the loving, comforting care of his family. Moon was born on Feb. 15, 1930, in Laurium, Mich., a son of Richard and Arla Martha (Morse) Sain. He grew up in Ewen and graduated from Ewen High School in 1949. Following graduation, Moon moved to Detroit and worked for the Ford Motor Company until the Korean War broke out. He then enlisted in... Full story
