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Articles from the May 10, 2018 edition


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  • Accent! to perform at Historic Ironwood Theatre Saturday

    May 10, 2018

    By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] IRONWOOD - Fresh off earning a Superior 1 rating at the state Solo and Ensemble Festival, Luther L. Wright High School's show choir Accent! will present its spring concert Saturday at the Ironwood Theatre. Show time is 7 p.m., but doors open at 6. Director and LLW choral teacher Lydia Mattson said the group was "super excited" about the 1 rating and is looking forward to the concert. "They've been working really hard, including some extra rehearsals...

  • Iron County seeks Saxon Harbor marina bids

    May 10, 2018

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The effort to rebuild Saxon Harbor after it was destroyed in the July 2016 storm continues, with the Iron County Forestry and Parks Committee voting to seek bids for dredging and other work in the marina at its meeting Tuesday. The work would consist primarily of dredging approximately 21,100 cubic yards of sediment from the portion of the marina the county is responsible for and repairs to the retaining wall around the basin. “Those are the two big ticket items,” Iron County Forestry and...

  • American Red Cross visits Memorial Building

    May 10, 2018

    By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - The American Red Cross spent Wednesday in the Ironwood Memorial Building collecting blood and giving out drinks and cookies. As a visitor, the process of donating blood is nearly seamless. Arrive, fill out some paperwork, answer some questions, get in the proverbial donation line, get stabbed in the arm, wait while one pint of one's blood is drained away, eat some cookies and drink something and leave. For most people giving blood is a...

  • Community calendar

    May 10, 2018

    Thursday, May 10 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 Highway 51 North in Arbor Vitae. Ironwood Carnegie Library Board of Trustees, 4:30 p.m., library. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m.,...

  • George James Rozhon

    May 10, 2018

    MERCER, Wis. - On May 7, 2018, George James Rozhon, 70, was peacefully called to his home in the sky. Ever the fun-loving guy he never missed the chance for a joke, a good time, a motorcycle ride or an old Western. George was a beloved son, husband, father, grandpa, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend - known as Papa Loon far and wide. To know him was to love him. He will be forever remembered for his sense of humor, his bear-paw hands, his motorcycle with the flags, his red bandanna and h...

  • James Kermit Nordling Jr.

    May 10, 2018

    IRONWOOD, Mich. - James Kermit Nordling Jr., 82, passed away on May 7, 2018, at his home. He was born Sept. 20, 1935, in Ironwood, to James K. Nordling Sr. and Judith (Liljestrom) Nordling. He attended Norrie School and graduated from Luther L. Wright in 1953 and went on to Gogebic Community College until 1955. He then spent 2 years working at Connor Forest Industries. After that, he completed his teaching degree at Superior State Teacher's College in 1959. He taught in Grand Marais, Minn. and...