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Articles from the July 1, 2021 edition


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  • Water and sewer work could be done in July

    Jul 1, 2021

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — Work on Ironwood’s $2 million water and sewer project involving several areas of the city could be completed by the end of July, according to the project engineer at the city commission meeting on Monday. The city commission 5-0 approved a $22,326 change order for Jake’s Excavating and Landscaping, LLC, the project contractor. The change included $9,108 for the water line portion and $13,218 for the sewer line portion. “We’ve run into some things, many of them very routine, that we n...

  • Girls softball coming to Ramsay Field

    Jul 1, 2021

    By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] RAMSAY - The Gogebic Miners girl's softball team will be playing at Ramsay Field next year. The Bessemer Township board voted 4-0 on Monday, to allow the school district to use its field for home games starting in spring of 2022. Township Supervisor Jeff Randall said he was on "cloud nine" when superintendent of Bessemer Area Schools Dan Niemi and a couple school board members approached him recently to request use of the field. "I thought it was a...

  • Donald Ernest Berquist

    Jul 1, 2021

    LAKE GOGEBIC, Mich. - On June 27, 2021, veteran Donald Ernest Berquist met with the angels in heaven. Don "Big Don" lived on Lake Gogebic and was the owner of Gogebic Lodge since 1981. Don was born in Chicago. He earned his bachelor of engineering degree from University of Arizona and master's degree of business administration from Loyola University. Following college, Don joined the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve where he served as the commanding officer of the Great Lakes region for the next 25...

  • Community Calendar

    Jul 1, 2021

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 1 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and Financial Assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon,...