Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - Is it any wonder the second definition for mush, as in mushing, is the act of moving over great distances, particularly over snow with a dog team, while the first definition of mush is a thick porridge or cornmeal boiled in water or milk? Likewise, the initial definition of gruel is a thin watery porridge, while grueling is something that is physically and/or mentally exhausting, like running a sled dog team through snowy wintry...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — Keweenaw Land Association has closed on approximately 14,035 acres of property in Iron County, Wis., the company announced Thursday. Comprised of a mix of quality northern hardwood and softwood timber, President and CEO Brian Glodowski told the Daily Globe the parcel is located roughly 20 miles southwest of Ironwood in the Island Lake area. “The property has been well-managed and will provide significant near-term harvest volumes and cash flows,” a company spokesperson said in a news...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The city of Ironwood’s board of review is scheduled to meet all of next week. City manager Scott Erickson announced the sessions at Monday’s city commission meeting. City residents will have the opportunity to appear before the board of review if they have complaints or questions about their tax bills. Taxpayers can appear before the board of review on Tuesday from 1 to 4 p.m., Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon, next Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. and Friday, March 10, from 9 a.m. to noon. In other...
Friday, March 3 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Government Aging Unit of... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Judith A. Sobolewski, 82, of Ironwood Township, died peacefully early Monday morning, Feb. 27, 2017, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. The former Judith Hautamaki was born June 15, 1934, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Isaac and Mary (Tampio) Hautamaki, attended Newport Grade School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1952. She was employed briefly with Michigan Bell Telephone Co. prior to homemaking. Later she worked at her family's business,... Full story
BESSEMER, Mich. - John "Jack" P. Goss, 83, a long-time resident of Bessemer, passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 1, 2017, surrounded by his family. John was born on Aug. 22, 1933, in Grayling, a son of Oscar and Claribell (Lovely) Goss. He attended Grayling High School and graduated in 1951. John proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps. On Oct. 10, 1959, John was united in marriage to Gloria M. Novascone at St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Bessemer. John worked for the State of Mi... Full story
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Carol Lynn Sell, 56, of MacDonald Lane, Ironwood Township, formerly of Marenisco, originally from Blissfield, died unexpectedly on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. She was born May 25, 1960, in Adrian, the daughter of the late Marvin and Alice Sell. Carol attended school in Onsted. As a young girl she saw her father build a golf course in the Irish Hills of Michigan into the Irish Hills Sports Park-Ski Resort. You would see Carol helping out around the grill with her sister, Claudia. Carol attended Sienna Heights Colle... Full story
