Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - With great pleasure, the Ironwood City Commission approved the city's new brand and logo Friday afternoon at Depot Park. In front of more than 30 people, Ironwood Economic Development Commission member Gina (Jacquart) Thorsen said the tag-line of the new brand is, "Ironwood, find your north. "Find a path yet to be taken both literally and figuratively," she said. "Find a new shop, a great restaurant or new new favorite trail. Find a community group and make new friends. Find an...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The barriers the Michigan Department of Natural Resources installed last fall to try and prevent erosion at Oman's Creek at Little Girl's Point appear to have worked. The DNR's installation of the Beach Prisms - 4-by-10-foot concrete blocks specially designed to allow the movement of water through them - in October were the first use of the technology in Michigan. Jeff Gaertner, park manager for the Porcupine Mountains State Park and Lake Gogebic area, said because the beach...
IRONWOOD — The weather is getting warmer and that means Festival Ironwood is coming up. Soon, the big blue- striped tent will be set up at Depot Park and sounds of music will fill downtown. The annual community festival begins Wednesday and continues through the weekend. The event serves as a homecoming for many, as several class reunions are planned for the weekend. Every year, co-event coordinator Keith Johnson says people “look forward to the event and enjoy socializing with people downtown.” Music, food and refreshments play a big role...
WOODRUFF, Wis. - Eugene R. "Moby" Malmberg, 88, of East Houk Street, Ironwood, Mich., died Wednesday, July 6, 2016, in Woodruff. He was born Dec. 10, 1927, in Gile, Wis., the son of the late Theodore and Ida (Rajala) Malmberg. He attended Newport School and Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood. From April 17, 1946, until April 25, 1947, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Eugene was employed by his brother-in-law, Charlie Vittone; he was a carpenter for P.J. Nickel; he was also... Full story
EAGLE RIVER, Wis. - Grace Patricia Petterson, 94, of Eagle River, formerly of Watersmeet, Mich., died June 21, 2016. She was born Dec. 8, 1921, in Milwaukee. Grace graduated from Milwaukee State Teachers College in 1943. She taught in Manistique, Mich., and was the first kindergarten teacher hired in Watersmeet, and in addition, taught other elementary grades for 22 years. She married Rudolph Petterson, a machinist in the Navy yard, on Aug. 17, 1945, in Honolulu. She was active with the... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Victor “Vic” Lewis Bigford, loving Christian husband, family man, celebrated artist and popular dentist, better known as Vic, passed away on April 22, 2016, at 2:07 a.m. Victor Bigford and his wife, Bertha “Bert,” had spent almost 20 years in Wakefield, first when Dr. Bigford started his dental practice there in the late 1950s and later when he and his wife returned to Wakefield to retire on their 40 acres of shared property on Niemela Road. Bertha Alice (Brown) Bigford, most beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, gre... Full story
Saturday, July 9 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, July 10 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org.... Full story
