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Articles from the June 9, 2020 edition


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  • Wakefield-Marenisco grads get 'lift-off' at Indianhead

    Jun 9, 2020

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Graduates of Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 School participated in a "senior lift-off" on Saturday evening when Big Snow Resort's Indianhead Mountain invited them for a chairlift ride in Wakefield. Parents and other family members gathered at the top of the mountain, next to Summit Lodge, while graduates in caps and gowns made a dramatic ascent from the bottom of the hill while "Pomp and Circumstance" was piped in over the landscape. Each graduate...

  • George Floyd protest continues

    Tom LaVenture|Jun 9, 2020

    IRONWOOD - Protests continue to be held in front of the Memorial Building in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and for an end to police brutality. Bill and Jodi Buergey said they have attended protests for more than 50 years for various issues. They came Sunday to support anti-racism and call for an end to systemic racism. They were compelled again by the state of the nation since the killing of George Floyd, an African-American man who died while handcuffed and laying on the ground wit...

  • St. Mary's holds public Masses

    Jun 9, 2020

    By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] HURLEY - Many area Catholics were able to attend church services for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as public Mass services resumed this past weekend at St. Mary of the Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Hurley. "It is good to be back," one woman was overheard exclaiming as she entered the church. "It was heartbreaking not to be able to come to church." Attendance was limited to 25% of the church's total occupancy, which limited...

  • Larry Clarence Allen

    Jun 9, 2020

    BIG SPRING, Texas - Larry Clarence Allen found peace at the age of 76 at the Veterans Home in Big Spring on May 31, 2020. He was born in Ironwood, Michigan, on Sept. 23, 1944, and attended local schools. After high school he joined the U.S. Air Force, spending several years in Guam. While in the service he earned a degree in electronic technician. After returning to his hometown in Ironwood, he worked for Johnson's Music store and Matton's TV and Appliance. He then moved to Montana and was the...

  • James H. 'Jim' Bale

    Jun 9, 2020

    IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - James H. "Jim" Bale, 87 of Ironwood Township went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Friday, June 5, 2020, while surrounded by his loving family, and holding hands with the love of his life of 69 1/2 years, Joan Berlin Bale. Jim was born in Oxbow Dam, Michigan, on Nov. 4, 1932, and lived in Lakeview, Michigan, before moving to Ironwood about 1939. On Dec. 20, 1950, he and Joan were married. They bought their Ironwood Township farm in 1955 where they raised th...

  • Anthony 'Tony' John Mukavitz

    Jun 9, 2020

    IRONWOOD, Mich. - Anthony "Tony" or "T" John Mukavitz, 56, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 28, 2020, while biking on the Iron Belle Trail which he frequently enjoyed after a day of work. Tony was born on Sept. 30, 1963, the son of William "Bobo" and Barbara (Kleimola) Mukavitz. He grew up in Ironwood Township and attended local schools. He graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood in 1981, where he lettered athletically in football, track and skiing. After high school,...

  • Community Calendar

    Jun 9, 2020

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, June 9 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org. Government Hurley City Council, 5 p.m., city hall. Montreal City Council, 5:30 p.m., city hall. Town of Pence, 6 p.m., Pence, Wis., Town...