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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By CORTNEY OFSTAD [email protected] ERWIN TOWNSHIP - More than 90 kids navigated ABR Ski Trails Thursday during the fourth annual River Valley Bank Lapset Loppet Race. Third grade students from the Hurley and Ironwood schools participated in the 2-kilometer race. According to race coordinator Paulette Niemi, kids aged 5-11 were also invited to participate in the afternoon. The event was planned during Sisu Ski Fest, but weather conditions caused it to be rescheduled. "This is a really...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Mary K. Pretti, 81, of Montreal, Wis., died peacefully Wednesday, March 12, 2014, with her family by her side, following a brief illness. The former Mary K. Moha was born Sept. 26, 1932, in Montreal, daughter of the late John and Eugenia (Lizotte) Moha. Mary K. attended Roosevelt Grade School and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley, Wis., in 1950. She then received a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education from Wisconsin State College in Superior in...
IRONWOOD - Sixteen high schools, including 26 teams, competed in the annual Spring High School Quiz Bowl Invitational Tournament at Gogebic Community College Thursday. Schools were Bessemer, Chassell, Ironwood, Wakefield-Marenisco, Baraga, Hurley, Bayfield, Phillips, West Iron County, Hancock, Phelps and Houghton. Many schools brought more than one team to the tournament, including teams for both varsity and junior varsity. Ironwood High School's first team edged Houghton High School in the...
HURLEY - The Iron County Board of Supervisors moved to evict the LCO Harvest Camp and Educational Program from county land during a special meeting Thursday. For more than an hour, members of the county board met with legal counsel to discuss enforcing the county's camping ordinance. In December, the Iron County Forestry, Recreation and Parks Committee approved a recommendation to the county board to have the camp evicted for being in violation of the ordinance. People cannot camp on county...
DULUTH, Minn. - Erland William "Ollie" Ollikainen, 63, of Ramsay, Mich., passed away peacefully on Monday, March 10, 2014, surrounded by his loving family at St. Mary Medical Center, Duluth. He was born on Dec. 24, 1950, in Bessemer, Mich., son of the late William and Astrid (Branstrom) Ollikainen. He attended A.D. Johnston (Bessemer) High School graduating in 1969. He attended Gogebic Community College at two separate times, obtaining a degree in automotives and building trades, and he was on t...
WAUSAU, Wis. - Thomas Emil Lauzon, 86, of Ironwood, Mich., passed away on Sunday, March 9, 2014, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau. He was born in Ironwood on March 10, 1927, son of the late Joseph and Zella Lauzon. He attended Catholic schools in Ironwood and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1945, serving in the Seabees in the South Pacific until the end of World War II. Upon returning to Ironwood, his working career included jobs at Northern Bakery, Walter Meyers Sausage Co., Carlson's Super...
TRAVERSE CITY - After months of planning, organizing and preparing, the work paid off. On Tuesday morning, "History Prize," an international tourism event organized in Ironwood, won the Jumpstart contest during the 2014 Pure Michigan Governor's Conference on Tourism. It was one of five statewide proposals competing at the conference. According to History Prize organizer Mara MacKay, the feeling is "tremendous. It is such a relief, but also joy for the future," she said. "It is such an honor of t...
Temperatures in the 50s and sunshine across the Gogebic Range on Monday carved a substantial chunk out of winter's snow accumulation. Ironwood posted a 55-degree reading by 3 p.m. The high for northern Wisconsin at that time was 57 at Arbor Vitae. The melt-down won't last for long, however, as the National Weather Service predicts a Wednesday high for Ironwood at 13. Although Ironwood recorded a high of 40 for the 24-hour period to 7 a.m. Monday, the snow didn't melt much on Sunday because it...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Henry L. "Hank" Vandenberg, 82, of Ironwood, died peacefully Saturday, March 8, 2014, surrounded by his loving family, at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood, following an extended illness. He was born March 9, 1931, in Ironwood, son of the late Julius and Ruby (Kent) Vandenberg, attended St. Ambrose Grade School, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1949. Following graduation, he delivered milk for Tiny Gustafson at the Brookvale Dairy in Ironwood, and was...
For more than 100 years, the Girl Scouts have been working on their mission of building girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. Juliette Gordon Low organized the first Girl Scout Troop 102 years ago this Wednesday, on March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Ga. The Girl Scouts are an American institution, chartered by Congress in March of 1950, and are still growing strong, according to the organization's website, girlscouts.org. Today, there are 3.2 million Girl...
IRONWOOD - Students from Ironwood and Hurley learned about the proposed History Prize project from founder Mara MacKay this week. Students participated in oral presentations and writing exercises with MacKay. Sixth grade students in classes of Karen Mattson and Steve Lombardo participated in MacKay's presentation on Wednesday in Hurley, and fifth grade students in Doug Foley's class in Ironwood had the presentation on Thursday. On Monday, MacKay will present her idea of the History Prize at the...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] ATHENS, Wis. - Top-seed Athens ended No. 4 Hurley's season with a 54-38 victory in Friday's WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal. Hurley finished the season at 16-6 with a strong effort in the semifinal, almost pulling within four points in the third quarter. But the Midgettes weren't able to generate offense off its defense and Athens was a tough 1 seed on its court with a tough defense of its own. "The last two days we worked on playing aggressive...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Elizabeth M."Beth" Redwing went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. "Liz" or "Lizzie" to her childhood friends was born on Nov. 30, 1966, at Grand View Hospital in Ironwood, Mich., daughter of the late Robert "Bob" and Marilyn (Korpi) Byrns of Hurley, Wis. She attended St. Mary's Catholic School and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley in 1985. Soon after graduation, Beth left Hurley to attend basic training...
DULUTH, Minn. - Jamie A. Peite, 43, of East Ridge Street, Ironwood, Mich., died unexpectedly Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. He was born Oct. 3, 1970, in Ironwood, son of Dennis and Barbara (Bianchi) Peite, attended St. Ambrose Grade School, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1988. Following graduation, he attended Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis, becoming proficient in auto body repair, and was employed at Bessemer Auto Co....
HURLEY - Fourth grade students at the Hurley K-12 School took a step back in history Thursday during the annual Lumberjack Breakfast. Students have been learning about lumberjack camps and traditions during their social studies and reading sections. According to teacher Ronda Olkonen, the students really like the subject matter. "So many of the students have families in logging, so they can relate," she said. During the breakfast, students worked with teachers, parents and grandparents to make...
To the Editor: America’s government, over 200 years now, has outlasted all others because it is based on the power of the individual through the voting system and the Constitution. The foundation serves us well when we adhere to it. Other countries have tried to bring America down to their level of life. Now we have tyranny within our federal government ignoring our Constitutional laws and the abuse of power with a new form of a lawless government. We have fallen into the trap set before us in that of giving access of our personal everything w...
To the Editor: This is in response to the letter to the editor published on Tuesday, Feb. 18, about the Ironwood Area Chamber of Commerce missing the Ironwood Snowmobile Olympus. The Ironwood Area Chamber of Commerce is proud of the Ironwood Snowmobile Olympus and the crew that supports it. Unfortunately, we aren’t in a position to give money to organizations and events due to insufficient funds. We would have been happy to attend and pass out information on Ironwood, but we would have needed to become a financial sponsor in order to do so. W...
IRONWOOD - Musical duo Chance will perform with pianist and Ironwood native Jody DeCarlo-Schneider Saturday at 7 p.m. at Theatre North in Ironwood. Chance, based in Highbridge, Wis., features Cheryl Leah on vocals and Ed Willett on cello, guitar and vocals. The act performed with DeCarlo-Schneider last year in Ironwood. "We had such an incredible time with Jody and our friends at Theatre North that before the night was through, we had already decided to try and make it an annual event," Willett...
To the Editor: I would like to thank the city crew and staff of the city of Ironwood for the good job they are doing with thawing frozen water lines and fighting the snow and ice. With our crazy snowstorms and freezing temperatures, it has been a battle. Everyone at the city has pitched in, changing their normal jobs and helping the residents that have been without water. Many people complain about what is going on with the snow and water problems, but I would like to thank the city employees for their efforts and for working long hours with...
ABBOTSFORD, Wis. - What a difference a year makes. After being dominated at Hurley in last year's WIAA Division 4 regional final, Abbotsford returned the favor Saturday with a 63-30 victory. The No. 2 seed Midgets never could get an effective offense going against the top-seeded Falcons. Abbotsford, with four players listed at 6-4 or taller, made Hurley pay for its attention inside with nine 3-pointers. "Our kids played hard. It was just like we were in quicksand all night," Hurley coach Gary Gi...
HURLEY – The Kimball Volunteer Fire Department held its 32nd annual turkey dinner fundraiser at the Kimball Community Center Sunday afternoon. The cost was $9 for adults and $4 for children ages 5 to 12. This year, 4-H students helped serve dinner to the masses. Average attendance is about 1,000 people. "I think we're going to be down this year," said assistant fire chief Bill Sivula. Activities included the dinner, a 50/50 raffle and a table selling Kimball-themed souvenirs. "We hold this d...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Theresa L. Pecotte Cummings, 72, formerly of Hurley, Wis., died peacefully Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood, with her family by her side. The former Theresa Chiapuzio was born July 12, 1941, in Bessemer Township, daughter of the late William and Gertrude (Walczak) Chiapuzio, and attended Bessemer schools and A.D. Johnston High School. She was employed as a certified nurse's aide at Villa Maria Health and...
