Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The weather was excellent for Saturday's fishing derby to raise funds for Wakefield's Volunteer Fire Department. Whereas last year there was a layer of slush on the ice, this year the ice was perfect for fishing, and it was not too cold either. CJ Perttula set up about 100 feet further west than last year, but that was not the only change. Perttula was seen sporting a homemade fish catching device, which even works sometimes. Perttula...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MERCER - A nearly 30-inch northern pike made Angie Grimm the first-place winner of $125 at Saturday's Mercer Lions Club annual ice fishing tournament. Matt Weber, who was in the same group as Grimm, said in a Sunday phone interview the group as a whole pulled in 11 other northern pike, ranging from about 18 to 25 inches. He said they also got "60-some crappies." According to Weber, Grimm's fish was 28.5 inches, and she caught it with a walleye sucker in...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — When Kate Greenough of Bessemer began studying art at Oakland Community College, she focused on ceramics. That was years ago, and she’s had a considerable journey since then, she said in a Saturday interview at Theatre North. Specifically, she explained, “Being a wife and mother, that put me in a different direction.” Greenough, who was invited to display her works while the theatre presents the play “Marvin’s Room,” said she did not work on her art at all during most of the time she raised her...
Monday, Feb. 19 Gogebic County Human Services Agency Board, 9 a.m., Gogebic County Medical Care Facility, Wakefield. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. State Assembly candidate Ken Summers, 10 a.m., Contrast Coffee, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Overeaters Anonymous, 5 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. – Margaret H. "Marge" Ahola, 88, a long-time resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully Friday afternoon, Feb. 16, 2018. Marge was born on June 29, 1929, in Wakefield, a daughter of Oscar and Hazel (Sero) Nicholson. She attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1947. On Aug. 7, 1947, Marge married George S. Autere. They were proud parents to daughter, Georgana. Marge worked at Azco Inc. in Appleton, Wis., and Equitable Insurance in Neenah, Wis. George passed away in an...
HOUGHTON, Mich. - Wesley Earl Hoover, 86, of Silver City, passed away peacefully Feb. 12, 2018, at the Omega House in Houghton. Wesley was born in Potlatch, Idaho, to Wesley and Helen Hoover. He later join the U.S. Army and served in the Korean War. In 1954, he was joined in marriage to the love of his life, Shirley. They had two children, Westina Marie and Wesley Harold. While living and raising their family in their long time home in Silver City, Wes passed on his love of the outdoors to his...
