Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER — Students in the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District took a survey conducted by the Great Lakes Center for Youth Development to find out what local students consider assets for their education. In all, 321 students in the eighth, 10th and 12th grade at Gogebic and Ontonagon schools were surveyed in May. The surveyor defined assets as key individual or environmental resources that enable and nurture young people to develop in healthy, positive ways. According to the survey, 72 p...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - A 47-year-old Ironwood woman waived her right to a preliminary hearing and was bound over for trial Tuesday morning in Iron County Court on 26 counts of identity theft. Wendy Wuorinen is alleged to have withdrawn around $7,613 from the Iron County Community Credit Union in Kimball from a customer's account without authorization. The withdrawals occurred from November 2014 to December 2015 while she was employed there, according to the criminal...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — A crowd of around 50 people gathered at the Iron County Memorial Building for a discussion of plans for trailheads in Hurley and Montreal. The Hurley trailhead is planned to be located between the Montreal River and Second Avenue/U.S. 51, roughly parallel with Silver Street. It is designed to serve both non-motorized and motorized trail users at where the Iron County trail system connects to Michigan’s trails. The other trailhead would also be located along the Montreal River, all...
Wedensday, Oct. 5 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood/Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Alzheimer’s Disease Caregivers Support Group, 6-7 p.m., Zion Evangelical Luthe...
ONTONAGON, Mich. - Norman J. Lindrus, 81, a resident of Ontonagon and prominent local businessman, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. Norman suffered from Parkinson's disease and was a resident at the Aspirus Long Term Care Facility in Ontonagon for the past seven months. Norman was born on June 5, 1935, on the Leskela Farm, in Nisula. He was the fourth of eight children born to the late John and Selma (Leskela) Lindrus. As a child, Norman worked on the family dairy farm and...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Don Lee Bennetts, 72, a lifelong resident of Bessemer, passed away unexpectedly early Monday morning, Oct. 3, 2016, at his home. Don was born on July 4, 1944, in Bessemer, a son of Walter and Vivian (Tobin) Bennetts. He attended A.D. Johnston High School and graduated in 1962. Don proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy, aboard the USS Eldorado in the Bay of Tonkin during the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged on Aug. 30, 1966, as a Boatswains Mate Third Class Petty O...
PAYNESVILLE, Mich. — Allen W. Larson, 69, passed away at his home, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. Allen was born on March 3, 1947, to Wilbert R. Larson and Ida M. Anderson. He graduated from Ewen High School, class of 1966 and attended Northern Michigan University where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Teaching. Allen was a member of the First Apostolic Lutheran Church of Paynesville. He worked for the Ontonagon Valley Coop Creamery until there closure and then the Settlers Coop, Inc. for the past 12 years. He enjoyed the outdoors, gardening, hun...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Frances Louise Malmberg died at the age of 90 on Oct. 1, 2016, at her family home with her son and daughter by her side. Born on Oct. 26, 1925, Fran was the youngest of seven children born to Marko and Julia (Tirpik) Samarziya. After graduating from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer with the class of 1943, Fran worked at the J.C. Penney store in Ironwood. Fran married Roy Malmberg on Aug. 24, 1946, in St. Sebastian Church. Shortly after, they moved to Ann Arbor where she...
