Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Monday, Nov. 26 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Mercer Health and Wellness exercise session, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Mercer Community Center. Iron County Mobile Food Pantry, noon-1:30 p.m., Iron County Recycling-Iron County Forestry Parking Lot, 606-607 3rd Ave. North, Hurley. 715-561-2695. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Beginner Finnish Language Class, 3:30 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Advanced Finnish Language Class, 4:30 p.m., Little Finland,...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - It was fitting that the Warren Miller tribute movie "The Face of Winter" on Saturday kicked off a week of Jack Frost Festival events, as sticky snow was falling across the Gogebic Range. The tribute to the man who made winter magic on film was released in October, directed by Chris Patterson. It premiered Saturday night on the big screen at the Historic Ironwood Theatre. Miller, using a movie formula of skiers riding big mountains on plenty...
WAUSAU, Wis. – Roger S. Johnson, 77, of Mercer, passed away on Nov. 15, 2018 at Aspirus Hospital in Wausau. He was born March 18, 1941, in Chicago, Ill. Roger grew up in the Ironwood, Mich. area and was a 1959 graduate of Luther L. Wright High School. He attended UW-Superior, earning a degree in art education. As a member of the Phi Sigma Epsilon Fraternity, he used his creative talents to create the first "Buzz" mascot for the university. Roger married Beverly Kent on June 17, 1967, at Salem L...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Sueko Romans, of Ironwood, passed away on Friday Nov. 23, 2018. Sueko was born on Jan. 25, 1932 to Tetsuzo and Shizue (Morita) Ishimatsu in Kurume, Japan. She was employed as a phone operator on the Itazuke military base in Japan, where she met her future husband Chester "Chet" Romans. On May 13, 1964 she married Chet in Japan, and after that, they returned to the United States. She was employed at Westgate Nursing Center for more than 15 years as first as a CNA and as part of...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Mary S. Pedrin, 60, of Ironwood, passed away Thursday evening, Nov. 22, 2018, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 17, 1958, in Wakefield, a daughter of Bernard A. and Margie (Biermaker) Pedrin. Mary is survived by a daughter, Dellionna; son, Darrien; two grandchildren, Destiny and Jaden; a brother, Bernie; four sisters, Linda (Paul), Gloria, Betty and Julianne; two sisters-in-law, Roberta and Ruth; and numerous stepbrothers, stepsisters,...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Supporters of the effort to develop non-motorized trails in Iron County are looking to raise the money needed to continue their efforts, with a fundraiser planned in early December. Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts will hold a fundraising dinner Dec. 2 at Sharon's Coffee Company in Hurley. ICORE treasurer Bob Traczyk said the event, from 3:30 to 6 p.m., will feature a menu of salad, pizza, pasta and dessert. There will also be a...
By RALPH ANSAMI ransami@yourdailyglobe ODANAH, Wis. — The National Traffic Safety Board has released a preliminary report of the Oct. 29 helicopter crash that killed the pilot, who was on pipeline patrol for Enbridge Energy near Odanah. Dean Bass, 64, of Ontario, Canada, died in the crash. The flight departed that day from the Gogebic-Iron County Airport around 1 p.m. for routine pipeline patrol, en route to Superior, Wis. The helicopter struck trees and terrain before coming to rest in an upright position. A post-crash fire then consumed m...
