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Articles from the September 22, 2022 edition


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  • Log Jamboree thrills

    Sep 22, 2022

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] EWEN - Last Saturday, which was the main day of the 45th annual Log Jamboree, drew a lively and consistent crowd throughout hours of activities that included lumber and quilt shows, vendors and games, and plenty of food. It was a day for denim, flannel, boots and braids, with flannel shirts in all sizes - sometimes worn to great effect by entire families. There also were flannel dresses, hats and jackets, with some girls tying a shirt around their waists...

  • Hurley School board hears updates on projects

    Sep 22, 2022

    By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley School Board members discussed projects inside and out of the school at their meeting Monday evening. Administrator Kevin Genisot told the board that work on renovating the high school library is still in the planning and discussion phase. He said high school principal Melissa Oja and six to eight teachers have been meeting and looked at some videos of some options at other schools. Oja added that there is a plan to visit some new library spaces in the region at Northwestern H...

  • Jean Alice (McDonell) Erspamer

    Sep 22, 2022

    MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Jean Alice (McDonell) Erspamer, age 96, died in Minneapolis, on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. She was a former resident of Hurley, Wisconsin, Duluth, Grand Rapids, Chetek, Wisconsin, and most recently the Twin Cities, specifically the Friendship Village in Bloomington. Jean was born in the then-mining community of Montreal, Wisconsin, in 1926, and graduated from Lincoln High School in Hurley, in 1943. She was admitted to the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps at St. Mary's Nursing School i...

  • Donna M. Brown

    Sep 22, 2022

    BESSEMER, Mich. - Donna M. Brown, 80, of Bessemer, peacefully passed away on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, at her home, with her loving family by her side. She was the only child of Samuel and Mary (Samarziya) Ulianelli of Detroit. Donna was born on July 16, 1942, and graduated in 1960 from Cody High School in Detroit. She met her husband, her high-school sweetheart, Raymond, in Detroit. The two were married in 1964 and recently celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary. After several years in the...

  • Russell L. 'Susie' Danielson

    Sep 22, 2022

    WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Russell L. "Susie" Danielson, 63, of Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Russ was born on Sept. 2, 1959, in Wakefield, a son of Glen R. and Donna J. (Tupper) Danielson. He attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1977. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held on Friday, Sept. 30, at 1:30 p.m., preceded by visitation at 1 p.m., at the Wakefield United Methodist Church, 706 Putnam St., in Wakefield, with the Rev....

  • Gene Dominic Fabbri

    Sep 22, 2022

    BESSEMER, Mich. - Gene Dominic Fabbri, 82, a longtime resident of Anvil Location, Bessemer, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. Gene was born on Aug. 30, 1940, in Euccica-Suarella, Corsica, France, a son of Gino and Leonilda (Ciabattari) Fabbri. He moved with his family to Ironwood in 1949. Gene attended St. Ambrose Catholic School and graduated in 1958. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Gene worked at American Motors in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and then moved back to the Ironwood...

  • Ronald Lee Greil

    Sep 22, 2022

    NOKESVILLE, Va. - Ronald Lee Greil, 60, of Nokesville, passed away on Sept. 4, 2022. He was born in Wakefield, Michigan, on May 17, 1962, to Raymond and Annette (Troiber) Greil. Ron grew up in Michigan with love for the outdoors. He enjoyed fishing on the Black River and the Big Presque Isle. He also enjoyed bird hunting and rabbit hunting with his siblings. When Ron moved to Virginia in 1985, since hunting wasn't as great as it was back home, he picked up the hobby of metal detecting and his...

  • Jeannine Ann Swanson

    Sep 22, 2022

    EATONTON, Ga. — Jeannine Ann Swanson passed away on Sept. 14, 2022, following a serious illness surrounded by family and friends. Jeannine was born Aug. 20, 1952, in Ironwood, Michigan, to Mary and Doug Swanson. She married Troy Westervelt, the love of her life, on Sept. 14, 2008. Jeannine was a force of nature her entire life. She graduated from Ashland High School in Ashland, Wisconsin, in 1970 and excelled in a variety of vocations, from fashion design to road construction. She retired in 2014 from her favorite job working as the s...

  • Community Calendar

    Sep 22, 2022

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Sept. 22 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:25-9:40 a.m. EDT; White Pine Township Hall, 10-10:15 a.m. EDT; Ontonagon Holy Family Catholic Church, 11-11:30 a.m. EDT; Mass City Resource Center, 1-1:30 p.m. EDT. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10...