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Articles from the November 7, 2017 edition


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  • Michigan heads to polls today

    Nov 7, 2017

    By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] It's Election Day in Michigan cities - including Ironwood, Bessemer and Wakefield - as voters will head to the polls to choose their city representatives. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. In Ironwood, there are seven people running for all five open seats on the city commission. Incumbents on the ballot include Annette Burchell, who is mayor; Kim Corcoran, Jim Mildren and Rick Semo. Also on the ballot are Joseph J. Cayer, Dave Kinnunen and Bill...

  • Area youth ski, bike team to form

    Nov 7, 2017

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — A small group met in the Ironwood Memorial Building Monday to continue their effort to form a youth ski and biking team in the area. One of the driving forces behind the creation of the team was to get kids more active on the area’s trail system year-round. “(The hope) is to get kids out and involved in the things that are available to them in Iron and Gogebic counties,” said Neil Klemme, one of the organizers. “We didn’t have a (cross-country) ski program here, and we’re in the snow b...

  • Genealogical society accepts Rigoni-Malmberg photo book

    Nov 7, 2017

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - A five-year project has preserved a great deal of Ironwood history for the Gogebic Range Genealogical Society. A family book of photos and stories featuring Ironwood's Rigoni and Malmberg families has been donated to the society and is available to be viewed at the Ironwood Depot Museum. Over the past several years, Diane Rigoni Oliphant has battled ALS, a debilitating disease. She currently resides in a Mellen Wis., care facility, while her...

  • Community calendar

    Nov 7, 2017

    Tuesday, Nov. 7 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Elk and Hound. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Online Safety presentation, 3 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Northern Waters Genealogical Society, “A Guided Tour of Cyndi’s List 2.0,” 3 p.m., Presque Isle Community Library, 8306 School Loop...