Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - While it's evident a lot of work stills needs to be done, Saxon Harbor's marina is beginning to take shape as workers poured concrete for the west boat launch Thursday. There are roughly three to four weeks of work left on a $2.77 million contract with Roen Salvage to dredge the marina basins and rebuild various parts of the harbor that was destroyed in the July 2016 storm. The final marina contract, covering much of the marina's...
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] IRONWOOD - Author Sally Bair visited the Ironwood Carnegie Library Thursday afternoon to speak about her latest book, "Run Sally Run." She resides in Washburn, Wis., and is a former journalist. She writes children's books and a weekly devotional column for two newspapers and has won numerous awards for her writing. Bair has three children, 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Bair has been writing since 14. When she was inspired by the book,...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — A resolution that outlines funding for the Bessemer to Ramsay stretch of the Iron Belle Trail construction project was approved by the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners Wednesday. In February, the county board passed a resolution supporting submission of an application to the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund for development of the three-mile non-motorized recreational trail. The total project cost is $1,165,800, but it could be $1,428,000 if the trust fund money is approved. Paul A...
Friday, Sept. 14 Coffee with a Cop, 8 a.m., Mike’s Restaurant, Ironwood. Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Lighting workshop, 4-6 p.m., Historic Ironwood Theatre. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. A... Full story
LAKE GOGEBIC, Mich. - Bernard Garrett Hurley, 93, a summer resident of Lake Gogebic, died Tuesday morning, Sept. 11, 2018. Bernard was born on Dec. 19, 1924, in Fulda, Minn., a son of Daniel and Emma (Schue) Hurley. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II. In 1949, Bernard was united in marriage to the love of his life, Marjorie Ann Pellow, at St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Bessemer. He was employed by the Minneapolis VA hospital in the engineering department. Bernar... Full story
