Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County won’t be able to officially award the contract until federal officials sign off, but the county’s forestry committee recommended a contractor for building Saxon Harbor’s campground Wednesday so everything will be ready once federal approval comes through. Four companies submitted bids to rebuild the harbor’s campground — which was destroyed in the July 2016 storm — with Snow Country Contracting’s bid of $1,802,873 coming in as the low bid. “The bids were, across the board, very...
ONTONAGON - Michigan Trails and Recreation Alliance of Land and the Environment received a grant for $363,630 to complete upcoming trail projects. Linda Schulz, secretary and special project coordinator for MI-TRALE, said the money will be used to replace an "old iron beam bridge" that collapsed in 2013 and a couple other projects scheduled for 2019. "We were there one and the next day we were there to finish up our project and the bridge fell in overnight," she said. Schulz said MI-TRALE has be...
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By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — The dredging of the Ontonagon Harbor is expected to be done after the Fourth of July. EDC member Pat Tucker told the Economic Development Corporation Board Wednesday that the dredging company officials have received the contract from the Army Corps of Engineers to perform the dredging and the project manager told Tucker he will be coming to Ontonagon at the end of April or early May to look over the area. The manager had slated a visit for March when the area received a big snowstorm and it was pos...
Thursday, April 11 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Red Hats Northwoods Divas, noon, Burger Bar and Grill, Gile, Wis. RSVP: 906-932-4953. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 Highway 51 North in Arbor Vitae. Pokemon Club, 4 p.m., Carnegie... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Beverly E. Golembeski, 80, of Wakefield, formerly a longtime resident of Bessemer, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 9, 2019, with her loving family by her side, after a lengthy battle with dementia. Beverly was born on May 1, 1938, in Bessemer, a daughter of Frank and Hilja (Green) Makela. She attended A.D. Johnston High School and graduated in 1956. On Aug. 24, 1956, Beverly married her sweetheart, Wallace Z. Golembeski. They celebrated more than 62 years of marriage. Sh... Full story
MARSHFIELD, Wis. - Gerald "Jerry" Slivinski, 87, of Mercer, passed away at the Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield on April 8, 2019. He was born to Kenneth and Marie (Tatroe) Slivinski on Jan. 21, 1932, in Minocqua. He was baptized Methodist in Minocqua at the Church of the Pines. He married Janet Steinberg on Jan. 27, 1968, in Washburn. He graduated in 1949 from Mercer High School. He was in the U.S. Air Force and part of the presidential security detail for President Eisenhower. He... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Evelyn P. Perelli, 96, of Montreal, Wis., passed away on April 8, 2018, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. Evelyn was born on July 25, 1922, in Mellen, Wis., to Casper and Theresa (Beyer) Wasieleski. She graduated from Mellen High School. During World War II, she worked for the war effort in Chicago; and after the war, she worked at resorts around Little Bohemia in Manitowish Waters, Wis. She married James Perelli Jr. in 1947 and was a homemaker. She enjoyed the woods, walking, fish... Full story
GARDEN CITY, Mich. - Raymond L. Todoroff, 84, of Garden City, passed away April 8, 2019. Raymond was the beloved husband of the late Joan, father of Mike (Susan), Kevin (Pam), Janet Ramsden (Monique Wiley) and Sara Gumina, grandfather of Jennifer Gumina and Garrett Ramsden, and great-grandfather of Benjamin Ramsden. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Roland and John. Mr. Todoroff was retired from General Motors after 40 years of employment. Visitation will be held Thursday from 2 to 8... Full story
