Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Ironwood avenged an early-season loss to Washburn with a 2-1 Northern Lights Conference soccer victory Tuesday. The Devils lost to Washburn 6-2 in the season opener, but they took a 2-1 lead in the first half Tuesday and made it last. "We started off pretty good, just like the last game," Ironwood coach Don Cvengros said. "The kids were ready to play. We were controlling the ball the first 10, 12 minutes." Isaac Aukee moved down the right side and crossed it to freshman Ian B...
WAKEFIELD - If Megan Hagen ever decides to give up her volleyball job at Ontonagon, she may have a future as a psychic. She said before Tuesday's night game her team plays very well at times and then goes into a consistency funk and plays poorly. It happens every game. Ontonagon had a nip-and-tuck battle going with Wakefield-Marenisco most of the first set but played with a sense of urgency towards the end and surprised the Cardinals with a 25-17 win. But W-M hit the comeback trail and thumped...
Individuals with a knack for names have a chance to suggest an official name for Michigan's statewide biking/hiking trail that stretches 900 miles from Ironwood to Belle Isle Park in Detroit through a contest of the state's Department of Natural Resources. Gov. Rick Snyder first proposed the trail in November 2012 and the DNR announced the naming contest Tuesday. "This contest is a fun, inclusive opportunity for people to share their creativity, draw on their passion for our state's trails and...
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MARQUETTE , Mich. - Armida (Meta) Ellen Maki, 90, of Bruce Crossing residing at Aspirus Long Term Care, passed away at the Marquette General Hospital on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. She was born March 16, 1924, in Bruce Crossing, daughter of the late Hjalmer and Lempi (Uusitalo) Huhta. Her parents were one of the first settlers on the North Baltimore Road. Armida married Elmer Walter Maki on June 12, 1944, and had five children. She was a member of the First Apostolic Lutheran Church of...
MARINETTE, Wis. - Philip H. Nelmark, 58, of Marinette, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014. He was born to the late Erwin and Vivian (Bloomquist) Nelmark on Jan. 19, 1956, in Ironwood, Mich. Philip graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1974, and later graduated from a two-year accounting program. He lived and worked in Ironwood, Iron Mountain, Mich., Menominee, Mich.., and Marinette. Philip enjoyed riding his bike, reading, astronomy and was a fan of the Detroit Tigers and the...
PLOVER, Wis. - Bernadette Marie Hickman, 90, formerly of Mercer died Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, in Plover. She was born on June 12, 1924, in Rudolph the daughter of John and Theresa (Kinlein) Zimmerman. After the family moved to Stevens Point, she attended St. Joseph's Catholic School and graduated from P.J. Jacobs High School in 1943. Following her graduation, she was employed at Badger Ordinance Works outside of Baraboo where she helped to make rockets and ammunition in support of the U.S. war...
