Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By JUSTIN LIBERTOSKI [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Wolverine Nordic Ski Club hosted the first fall walk on Saturday, where guests were able to walk the trails and participate in other activities to celebrate the fall colors and experience what the ski club has to offer. "It's a way to show the community our trails," said Susan Spaete, event organizer. The Wolverine Nordic Ski Club is a non-profit group of volunteers that work all year at the trails, hosting events and maintaining the... Full story
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] HURLEY - Local residents and the cast members of "Mary Poppins" had a tea party at Sharon's Coffee Company on Sunday. To set the mood, volunteers decorated the coffee shop. The walls were lined with "Mary Poppins" posters with famous quotes on them. Tables were decorated with colorful table cloths, tea pots and balloons "soaring above it all." As the sun shined outside in the afternoon, several party guests checked in with volunteer Kathy Santini then... Full story
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] HURLEY — The public is invited to attend “The History of Hurley: The Frontier Phase” presented by Hurley attorney Paul Sturgul today at 6 p.m. at the Iron County Historical Museum. Sturgul, a Hurley native, said he will focus on the “early settlement of Hurley as a boom town on the Gogebic Range.” The keynote presentation on Columbus Day will be a continuation of a presentation he gave about the comprehensive history of Hurley at the Michigan Upper Peninsula Historical Convention in June. Sturgul s... Full story
Monday, Oct. 12 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, mothers, infants, and children, 9 a.m.-noon, 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. National Finnish American Festival board of directors, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Finnish language class, 4 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholi... Full story
MELLEN, Wis.- Marion H. Koski, 77, of Upson, died peacefully Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at Mellen Manor Nursing Home in Mellen. The former Marion Lantta was born Nov. 25, 1937, in Ramsay, Mich., daughter of the late Ray and Helen (Kivi) Lantta, and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley in 1955. She married Raymond Koski on Sept. 29, 1956. He preceded her in death on April 7, 1989. Marion was employed as a secretary at State Farm Insurance in Hurley for several years and as a cook at Whitecap Mountain. She then served as Clerk for the T... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. – Minnie W. Wertanen, 97, a longtime resident of Wakefield, died Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. She was born on Oct. 19, 1917, in Ishpeming, a daughter of John and Hilma (Brown) Ruikka. On March 21, 1936, Minnie was united in marriage to Einor A. Wertanen in Ironwood. She worked at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility for 30 years. Minnie is survived by two sons, Ronald and Alvin (Jane); three daughters, Elaine Fontecchio, Evelyn (Ronald) Lahnala and Sally Minkin; her daughter-in-law, Caroline Wertanen; numerous grandchildren, great-grandc... Full story
