Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - Members of the Ironwood girls soccer team were sporting some unusual facial "hair" Thursday as the team celebrated receiving a "Chocolate Milk: Nature's Sports Drink" grant by posing for a photo with their "milk mustaches." The $1,000 grant from the United Dairy Industry of Michigan will provide chocolate milk for the team after their practices and games this season. The team will also receive a cooler bag to transport the milk, various other prizes as well as posters of the team's... Full story
HURLEY - The University of Wisconsin's Iron County Extension Office is seeking donations to repair one of the train trestles that span the Montreal River, connecting Ironwood and Hurley, as part of a larger 16-mile trail construction project that would connect the Montreal Wis., ski trails with Sunday Lake in Wakefield. Organizers are looking for $50,000 in donations to add railings to the trestle and decking over the existing wooden beams so that it could be safely traveled on, explained Will... Full story
ONTONAGON - Officials at the Ontonagon Country Animal Protection shelter held a "thank you" celebration on March 17 for a dedicated group of student volunteers from the Ontonagon Area Schools Senior Service Project class. The Senior Service Project is a required class for students planning to graduate from Ontonagon in May. Students are expected to find and maintain a community or school project to meet this requirement. The variety and length of the projects vary widely. While there have been... Full story
WAUSAU, Wis. — Ruth Ann Svoke, 65, of Ironwood, Mich., went to be with her Savior on Saturday, March 15, 2015, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. She was born May 1, 1949, at Grand View Hospital, Ironwood to Tauno and Doris (Rundell) Stengard. She graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in 1967. On December 2, 1967, she married Dennis Svoke Sr., at St. Ambrose Church, Ironwood. They resided in New Jersey and Detroit before returning to Ironwood to make their home. She worked at Powderhorn Mountain and Copp’s Food Store and was a member of Our Lad... Full story
ESCANABA — Tickets are available for the 44th annual Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet. The banquet is May 9 at Island Resort and Casino in Harris, 15 miles west of Escanaba on U.S. 2-41. It is the fourth year at this location after being held in Escanaba, Iron Mountain and Marquette in previous years. Tickets are $25 per person and must be purchased and/or ordered by May 1. They are available throughout the Upper Peninsula from members of the UPSHF executive council. The banquet begins at 6 p.m. (EDT) in the room behind the... Full story
