Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM STANKARD [email protected] HURLEY - In honor of Dr. Seuss, students at Hurley K-12 and their grandparents ate green eggs and ham for breakfast Friday. Holding food trays, the children and grandparents waited in a long line to get their food. Among those in line were Kamryn Swartz, a fourth-grader, and her grandmother, Deb Swartz. Kamryn said she was excited about eating food inspired by the famous children's book by Dr. Seuss. At the front of the line, Linda Zarzyski and...
HOUGHTON — For the second year in a row, Ironwood JROTC cadets left the Michigan Technological University campus overall winners of the Day of Challenges competition. Sponsored by the Michigan Veterans of Foreign Wars and Michigan Tech Army and Air Force programs, the competition took place Feb. 27 and consisted of a series of events focusing on teamwork, as well as mental and physical challenges. Among the events was a timed obstacle course and several leadership tests, an Ironwood JROTC spokesperson said. Six schools sent 23 teams to the e...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER — The three people who were arrested following an investigation by the Gogebic-Iron Area Narcotics Team have been scheduled for arraignment. On Thursday, Feb. 11, GIANT executed a search warrant at a Bessemer residence on Porter Street, resulting in the arrest of Dylan Robert Smith, 27, of Bessemer; Michael Scott Johnson, 27, of Ramsay; and and Stephanie Juntti, 22, of L’Anse. Smith and Juntti are scheduled to arraigned on March 15. Johnson is scheduled to be arraigned on March 17. The cha... Full story
Saturday, March 5 Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Government Absentee ballots available, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ironwood City Clerk’s office, Memorial Building. Sunday, March 6 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Gogebic Range Trail Authority, 6 p.m., Pit Stop, Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Monday, March 7 Iron County Foo... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Gerald T. "Jerry" Bidgood, 93, of Ironwood, died peacefully Thursday afternoon, March 3, 2016, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Jerry was born March 20, 1922, in Mellen, Wis., son of the late Frank and Kate (Hofstra) Bidgood, and graduated from Mellen High School in 1940. He was inducted into the U.S. Army on Nov. 2, 1942, and proudly served his country as a rifleman in North Africa during World War II, receiving a Purple Heart for wounds received in action in Tunisia... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Vera E. Cox, 84, of Bessemer, died Thursday, March 3, 2016, in Ironwood with her family by her side. She was born March 25, 1931, in Berlin, Germany, daughter of the late Wilhelm and Gertrude Dallmann. Vera was employed as a dressmaker in Germany. During a vacation at Pine Lake in 1969 she met Charles R. Cox Sr. They were united in marriage on May 2, 1970, in Bessemer. Charles preceded her in death on June 19, 2001. Vera loved to knit, sew and crochet. Most members of her... Full story
BESSEMER, Mich. - William V. "Bill" Montonati, 66, of Bessemer, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at his home. He was born June 20, 1949, in Ironwood, the son of the late Peter and Lucy (Tuoro) Montonati. Bill graduated from A.D. Johnston High School with the Class of 1967. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in January of 1968 where he served on a destroyer. Bill was honorably discharged in January of 1972. He was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal and the Combat Action Ribbon. Following his... Full story
