Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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To the Editor: Once again, the community has demonstrated its caring spirit with generous donations to the Iron County Food Pantry and Treasure Room from individuals, businesses and organizations, not only in days approaching the holidays, but throughout the year. The volunteers at the pantry are truly gratified to have been able to provide nourishing food each month in 2014 to more than 150 families in Iron County. Our heartfelt gratitude goes out to all who wrote a check, held fund-raisers and food drives or dropped off cash or food at the... Full story
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. - John Clifford Nyman, 81, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain. He was born Oct. 20, 1933, in Bessemer, to Vienna and Clifford Nyman. John entered U.S. Army service in May 1953 and served in Korea during the Korean Conflict and was honorably discharged in May 1955. He drove trucks for various companies and logged over 3 million accident-free miles. He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Carol (Erickson)... Full story
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Sharon L. Chavez, 56, of Phoenix, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, at the Hospice of the Valley, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. Sharon was born Jan. 14, 1958, in Myrtle Beach, Ore., daughter of the late George and Janet (Dobson) Sworab. She attended school in Bessemer and Ramsay, Mich., graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in 1976 and from Gogebic Community College in 1978. On Nov. 29, 1980, Sharon married Francisco Chavez in Grand Island, Neb. She was employed by Fry’s Marketplace on East Shea and North... Full story
Saturday, Jan. 17 Children’s Story Hour, 10 a.m., Marenisco Public Library. Children’s story time, 10:45 a.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous Women’s Group, noon, Salem Lutheran, Ironwood. area74.org. Chess Nuts Chess Club, 4 p.m., Maplewood Steakhouse, Ironwood. Jack Frost Wrap-Up, 5 p.m., Rigoni’s Inn, Ironwood. 906-932-1122. Sunday, Jan. 18 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. DJ Dance, 2... Full story
HURLEY - Twelve days into the new year, Monica and Justin Colassaco, of Hurley, welcomed a son, Easton Thomas, the first baby born in 2015 at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood. "It was surprising," Monica said of Easton being the first of 2015. "I was thinking on Jan. 12, there had to a couple born by then." Easton was born at 5:13 p.m., more than 25 hours after mom arrived at the hospital. "Everything went really well," Monica said of her pregnancy. "We had Dr. (Tarek) Khalife... Full story
Remember those predictions a few years back that the price of gas might reach $5 to $6 a gallon in the United States by 2015? Those predictions are proving to be hollow as a gallon was selling for $1.99 at many northern Wisconsin and Upper Peninsula locations on Friday. While Hurley and Ironwood stations were at $1.99, the lowest local price was $1.92 at Lac du Flambeau, according to gasbuddy.com, which tracks gas prices throughout the nation. The most expensive gas locally in the Upper... Full story
WAKEFIELD - In a battle of Indianhead Conference division leaders, South Shore's Megan Gustafson towered over everyone. The 6-3 Iowa recruit scored 49 points, grabbed 24 rebounds and blocked six shots as the South Shore Cardinals beat the Wakefield-Marenisco Cardinals 76-46 Friday night. It was the first loss of the season for W-M, which fell into a tie for first in the East Division with Hurley. But Gustafson was dominant from the get-go, scoring 21 of South Shore's 24 points in the first... Full story
