Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - Over the weekend, Ironwood Public Safety Department received two complaints of building damage from heavy snow or ice. Weekend rain may have added weight to the snow and ice causing damage to the structures. The IPSD received a call from Ron Huotari that a building connected to the old Jones Hotel on McLeod Avenue had collapsed and fallen into the alley. Two IPSD officers responded and they found the alley was impassable because of the...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Area Schools Board of Education went on record Monday as being open to discussions regarding the possibility of consolidating districts with the Bessemer Area School District. The move came after Superintendent Tim Kolesar told the board he had sent a letter to Bessemer on Jan. 28 proposing the idea that the two districts meet to discuss a potential consolidation. “I think the best thing for us to do is go on record and request a meeting with Bessemer officials,” Koles...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - A photo of one of the Montreal River cleanup events held this summer recently won the 2015 National River Cleanup Photo Contest. The photo, taken by Rob Hanson, shows conservation specialist Zach Wilson paddling a canoe full of garbage on the river. The photo of Wilson, who works with the Iron County Land and Water Conservation Department, received 688 votes in the contest sponsored by American Rivers - a national non-profit conservation...
Tuesday, Feb. 23 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Woods and Blooms Garden Club, 6:30 p.m., Haines Civic Center, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org. Government Gogebic Community College Board...
FLORENCE, Wis. - Patricia Sue Caramella, 81, of White Pine, Mich., passed away Tuesday evening, Feb. 16, 2016, at Golden Living Nursing Home in Florence with family by her side. Pat was born Aug. 31, 1934, in Ontonagon, Mich., the daughter of the late Chauncey and Madeline (Leonard) Marley. Pat graduated from Ontonagon High School and Northern Michigan University with a bachelor of arts degree in education. Pat married Mario Caramella and together they had four lovely children. In a lifetime...
NIAGARA, Wis. - Raymond S. Grandahl, 52, of Niagara, died of unexpected health issues on Feb. 19, 2016, at his home. Raymond was born in Green Bay on Sept. 4, 1963, son of the late Arvo (Sonny) Grandahl and Dolores Bardon. Raymond was a cable installer employed by Wide Open West (WOW!) Cable. Ray liked the woods very much and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He also had an interest in electronics, specifically HAM radios, which he operated. Ray is survived by his brother, Robert (Crystal) Grandahl;...
