Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] HURLEY - The 2019 Silver Express performed in front of a nearly sold out crowd at its last concert at the school on Friday evening. Silver Express co-director Roy Haeger said the band is going on tour, "But will play a few songs" during graduation. "This is the last hurrah for the seniors," he said. Silver Express member Cody Sobrack sings, plays the saxophone, piano, harmonica and cowbell and said being in the band has been a lot of fun. "It's a...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BERGLAND — The six districts in the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District will be starting school earlier next year after the state approved the district’s early-start waiver Tuesday. “(The waivers) were approved for a three-year period,” GOISD Superintendent Bruce Mayle said. “All the districts are planning to take advantage of that.” A state law passed in 2005 mandates districts start school after Labor Day, but allows a waiver for certain conditions. One of the exceptions can be for...
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By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — The lakeshores of Ontonagon and the new Lake Street Park in Ontonagon will become more accessible this summer with features bringing more residents and visitors to the beaches of Lake Superior. With the help from a $16,900 grant through the Portage Health Foundation those in wheel chairs will be able to travel across the sands and get nearer to the beach than ever before. Mats will be laid across the sands at key access points from the Lakeshore road as far as possible to the beach. A third mat w...
Saturday, April 27 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Community Night Meal Free Supper, 5-6 p.m., Apostolic Lutheran Church, Aurora Street, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, April 28 Mercer Senior Games, 11:30 a.m., free lunch at 12:15 p.m., game,s 1-3 p.m. Alcoholics... Full story
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Juanita (Kaltenbach) Oliver, 71, of Eden Prairie, formerly of Ironwood, Mich., passed away April 23, 2019, from cancer. Juanita was preceded in death by her parents, Helen and George Kaltenbach. She is survived by husband, Jim Oliver; children, Kim (Dan) Aune and Robert (Cynthia Markey) Van Zandt Jr.; step-children, Brittany and Nathan Oliver; granddaughters, Megan and Natalie Aune; siblings: Douglas (Kathy) Kaltenbach, Susan (Bruce) Kalm, Lisa Kaltenbach and David Kaltenbach; nieces, nephews, cousins and beloved f... Full story
EWEN, Mich. — Grace Malnar, 95, of Ewen, passed away April 24, 2019. Grace was born in Ewen, on Jan. 4, 1924 and graduated from Ewen High School. She married James Malnar on Aug. 7, 1946. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother and husband James who passed away on Dec. 21, 1987, as well as sons Robert in 2014 and Richard in 2019. Grace is survived by her sons Jim, from Duluth, Minn., Ken (Sylvia) of Ironwood, and Ron (Kate) from Mesa, Ariz; 3 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Visitation will take place Wednesday May 1, a... Full story
