Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - Enough is enough. The Iron County Finance Committee took steps Thursday to prevent tax delinquent properties from showing up year after year. There are around 13 properties in Iron County behind four years on taxes, dating to 2010. Three property owners have began paying, but the remaining 10 parcels may be taken by Iron County. Each year, a deadline is set for people to pay the furthest year of taxes to keep their properties another year. Within the county, a final deadline is set...
WAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP - Students in need of school supplies in the Ironwood and Hurley school districts will get a little help from a local business and the Hurley Area Lioness through its Lori Lorendo Backpack Project. Extreme Tool and Manufacturing, of Wakefield Township, has donated more than $500 worth of school supplies, and a matching donation to the project. Beverly Michaels accepted the gifts Thursday afternoon on behalf of the Lioness, and thanked the employees of Extreme Tool and...
HURLEY - Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S., with one person dying every four minutes as a result. The symptoms are silent, sudden and leave devastating effects on those who suffer from a stroke. In the medical field, research has been conducted on how strokes occur, how it affects the body and ways to prevent strokes from happening. For the employees of Avanti Home Health, strokes hit home in April, when one of their own, a 36-year-old registered nurse, suffered a stroke....
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Wilbert E. “Wibby” Haanpaa, 92, of Wakefield, died Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, in Ironwood on his 92nd birthday. He was born Aug. 12, 1922, in Ironwood, son of the late Erick and Fannie (Rajala) Haanpaa. He had resided in Ironwood Township for most of his life. On Oct. 4, 1947, he was united in marriage with Julia I. Haapala in Ironwood Township. She preceded him in death on March 15, 2012. Wilbert had been employed at area mines, retiring from White Pine Copper Company. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in North Afric...
Party battles came to a head during the primary election across Wisconsin on Tuesday. Votes during the election were cast along party lines, and in Iron County, more people voted on the Democratic ballot than the Republican one. In local races, incumbents Sheriff Tony Furyk (410 votes), coroner Diane Simonich (422 votes) and clerk of circuit court Karen Ransanici (433), all ran unopposed as Democrats. Janet Bewley, of Ashland, Wis., won the Democratic nomination for the District 25 state senate...
HURLEY - No man or woman has won as many Paavo Nurmi Marathons after Ben Schneider, 30, of Minneapolis picked up his ninth straight win at Saturday morning's 46th annual race. He celebrated by running his fastest Paavo - 2:33:01. His wife, Candice, 29, also won again, making for the fourth straight Schneider sweep, which happens to be the number on her race bib. Candice battled the sunny and hot morning to finish in 3:15:21, 3 minutes, 53 seconds faster than second-place Denise Hefferin of Saint...
HURLEY - The "Show Your Colors" 5-kilometer fun run starting and ending at the Hurley K-12 School Friday raised money for the volleyball team. A total of 115 runners ran around the school track and continued off school property westward down Range View Drive, turning south on County D, east on Division Street and north on 10th Avenue, and back onto Range View to the finish line at the school. About every kilometer, the runners ran through a gauntlet of volunteers, many of them volleyball...
SAXON, Wis. - Attendance at the 2014 Iron County Fair lsat weekend topped 5,000. According to fair officials, 5,138 wrist bands were issued throughout the weekend, with children 5 and under getting in for free. A total of 337 exhibitors participated in the fair, with 1,253 exhibits on display. Results for the exhibits, horseshoe tournament, horse pull and pool tournament were released. The 50/50 raffle winner during the fair was Jennifer Santini, receiving $1,354. Homemaker of the Year was...
HURLEY - As of Friday afternoon, 588 people had signed up to take part in today's 46th Paavo Nurmi Marathon. During registration at the Hurley K-12 School, race officials said there were 48 teams signed up for the five-member relay race, 184 people signed up for the full marathon, 152 for the half-marathon, and six teams for the two-person relay, as of Friday afternoon. Race director Rita Franzoi was pleased. "We try to keep adding and making it more for the entire community and also for familie...
HURLEY - Ben Schneider is coming off a top-50 overall finish at April's Boston Marathon. His wife, Candice, is nearly fully healthy after winning last year's Paavo Nurmi Marathon with a nagging injury and then picking up her second best marathon time at Boston despite still battling the injury. Now they're hoping to keep their Paavo streaks going at Saturday's 46th annual marathon. Ben seeks his ninth straight men's title and Candice her fourth consecutive women's crown. Ben is the all-time...
HURLEY - Students at the Hurley K-12 School are getting their hands dirty while planting, growing and selling produce from the school garden at the Iron County Farmers Market. Every Wednesday, students sell their own produce at the market with the "Garden to Market" program under the guidance of the Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension office. According to Joy Schelble, Wisconsin Nutrition Education Program coordinator in Iron County, it is the second year students have participated in...
MARSHFIELD, Wis. — Jean P. Maki, 75, of Ironwood, died unexpectedly on Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, in Marshfield, Wis., following a lengthy illness. She was born Nov. 24, 1938, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Earl and Pauline (Armata) Carlson. On June 23, 1956, she was united in marriage with Glenn R. Maki in Ironwood. He preceded her in death on Dec. 23, 1991. Jean worked in housekeeping at Grand View Hospital in Ironwood for 21 years, retiring in 2012. Jean was very good-hearted; her door was always open. Family and friends were always w...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Duane R. Jussila, 74, of Hurley, died Monday, June 30, 2014 in Ironwood. He was born March 30, 1940, in Marquette, son of the late Heino and Donna (Koski) Jussila. In addition to his parents, Duane was preceded in death by one brother, David Jussila; and one sister, Darlene Brusorio. He is survived by one brother, Kenneth (Debbie) Jussila, of Escanaba; one son, Roger (Cindy) Jussila, of Waukesha, Wis.; one daughter, Kim Drews, of Milwaukee, Wis.; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and many friends and a...
HURLEY - For nearly a week in June, 36 students from the Hurley K-12 School traveled with eight adults to Spain, the Netherlands and France to experience European culture first-hand. Natalie Patritto, trip organizer and Spanish teacher at Hurley, has taken students overseas since 1992. Her goal is to take students every two years, and has traveled to many different parts of Europe. "My first trip with students was in 1992, and we went every two years, except for a four-year gap during 9-11,"...
ASHLAND, Wis. - Dolores Elaine Sorrels, 88, of Gurney, Wis., died Wednesday, July 30, 2014, in Ashland. She was born Oct. 15, 1925, in Twin Valley, Minn., daughter of the late August and Freida (Gade) Luedke. She was a longtime Gurney resident. On Oct. 15, 1946, she was united in marriage with Cyril P. Sorrels in Williams, Minn. Dolores was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church at Little Girl's Point. She was also a member of the Saxon American Legion Auxiliary. For many years, Dolores...
IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College is looking to increase its appeal with a new logo and website, as well as improve its social media presence, to attract more potential students. Some of the college's degrees have seen a growing interest, such as its welding program, for which administrators are in the process of finding an additional instructor. However, in April three of GCC's programs - sociology, paraprofessional in education and a certificate of childcare - were suspended for having no...
MONTREAL, Wis. — Margaret H. Gulan, 89, of Montreal, died unexpectedly Thursday, July 24, 2014, in her home. The former Margaret Tarro was born May 6, 1925, in Montreal, daughter of the late Battista and Maria (Picholdi) Tarro, attended grade school there, and graduated from Lincoln High School in Hurley in 1943. She worked in Detroit and Milwaukee during World War II, and was employed as a bookkeeper/cashier for the Lake Superior District Power Co. in Ironwood, Mich., from 1947 until her retirement in 1988. She was married to Albin P. Gulan o...
HURLEY, Wis. - Signe E. Saari, 91, of Southland Avenue in Ironwood, died Thursday, July 24, 2014, in Hurley. She was born Aug. 23, 1922, in Kimball, Wis., daughter of the late Anton and Maria (Mattila) Maki. She was an Ironwood area resident most of her life. During her lifetime, Signe was employed at the Mellen Lumber Mill, Powderhorn Ski Lodge, and Lac du Flambeau School as a cook. Signe was very family oriented and a very strong lady. She was the true meaning of SISU. She came from a family o...
HURLEY - Four people were honored with the Distinguished Alumni and Friends Award given by the Hurley Education Foundation during its 12th annual awards ceremony held Saturday morning in the commons of the Hurley K-12 school. The first recipient was Roger Myren, who was the Hurley district administrator from 1987-97. Myren was instrumental in unifying all of the district's students under one roof by establishing the K-12 school building. "This was, and still is, a nice memory for me," Myren...
