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Articles from the April 29, 2015 edition


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  • Ironwood falls to Ashland

    Apr 29, 2015

    IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Soccer powerhouse Ashland defeated Ironwood 8-0 on Tuesday at Airport Park. Ironwood's Katie Erickson was fantastic in goal in the second half, but the Devils lost their leader on the field with her in net. "She's a natural athlete," Ironwood coach Don Cvengros said. "She played all sports. She's got good eye-hand coordination. That's what a goalie has to have. "She really made some fabulous saves in the second half. She was diving all over the place." Cvengros was happy... Full story

  • Motoring on the Gile

    Apr 29, 2015

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  • City commissioners learn Art Park bids come in high

    Ralph Ansami|Apr 29, 2015

    IRONWOOD — City Manager Scott Erickson on Monday updated the city commission on numerous upcoming projects and clean-up days. Erickson said bids for the Art Park on Aurora Street came in high and options are under review by city staff. The Art Park will be on Aurora Street, in the space between Mattson’s TV and Appliance and Book World. It will provide a public location to display art, hold performances and art classes, and promote culture within the city. Around $13,000 was raised locally in a drive for the Art Park, meaning the Michigan Eco... Full story

  • Community Calendar

    Apr 29, 2015

    Wednesday, April 29 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel, 11 a.m. meeting, noon lunch, Tacconelli’s, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer (Wis.) Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Bessemer Chamber of Commerce, 6 p.m., City Hal... Full story

  • June Marilyn Ceccon

    Apr 29, 2015

    NORTH BRANCH, Minn. - June Marilyn Ceccon, 82, died from medical complications due to Alzheimers on April 27, 2015, at Ecumen Nursing Home in North Branch, where she had been a patient since March 2012. The former June Moisio was born May 31, 1932, in Ironwood, Mich., daughter of the late Walter and Lydia (Harju) Moisio. She attended Ironwood public schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1950, earning recognition as a National Honor Society member. She lived her entire... Full story

  • Catherine M. Harries

    Apr 29, 2015

    ASHLAND, Wis. - Catherine M. Harries, 92, of Ashland, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015, at Memorial Medical Center in Ashland. She was born Jan. 27, 1923, in Ironwood, Mich., the daughter of Louis Wellington and Flora Curry (Snyder) VanSlyck. In 1940, she graduated from Luther L Wright High School in Ironwood. As a teenager and young adult, she worked in her father's store VanSlyck Radio and Frigidaire in Ironwood. She and her father loved to take walks together. She also spent many happy... Full story