Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — All Ironwood students who have signed up for in-person learning are now attending the Luther L. Wright K-12 School five days a week after the district completed its transition away from a hybrid model for its upper grades this week. Part of the district’s plan for teaching during the coronavirus pandemic was to have its 7-12 grade students who signed up for in-person learning attend school on a hybrid model where the grades were split into two groups that alternated between going to the...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] UPSON, Wis. - Whitecap Mountains Ski Resort has stepped up its game in offering free stylers some challenges this season with its first terrain park. "Flightcap 1," a new slope-style freestyle terrain park toward the end of the bottom of St. Moritz hill near the ski rental shack and lift, was built during the recent extreme cold snap and has been open to riders for about a week. It was designed and continues to be improved by assistant manager Ben...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The city of Ironwood is moving ahead with securing the best possible grants and low-interest loans possible for a water filtration system project, according to engineers at the city commission meeting Monday. The commission unanimously approved a letter of intent that the city intends to move forward with closing financing for an estimated $9.7 million concrete, gravity filtered water treatment plant and pump station to better address manganese and iron water quality issues and discolora...
GRAFTON, Wis. - Genevieve "Gen" Olson, 90, from Pence, passed away peacefully at the Aurora Grafton Medical Center on Feb. 13, 2021, surrounded by her children. Gen was born on Dec. 20, 1930, at her home in Cary, to the late Joseph and Dorothy (Borca) Brack. Gen graduated eighth grade from St. Mary's Catholic School in 1944, and from Lincoln High School in Hurley in 1948. Following high school, she went to work at the A&P store in Ironwood, where she eventually met her future husband, Robert C.... Full story
The Lord called Doris "Dor" Ann Salonen home on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. Born in Iron River, Michigan, on Aug. 23, 1936, to Lewis and Minnie Olson (nee Orchard), Doris attended and played clarinet at Iron River High School which was recognized as one of the best bands in the region! She was also voted prettiest female in her senior class, a title which her husband Knox agreed with throughout their 59 incredible years of marriage. After graduating high school, Doris continued her education by... Full story
GILLETTE, Wyo. - Mary Helen (Golberg) Maki, 92, wife of the late Roy Harold Maki of Bergland, Michigan, passed away Dec. 28, 2020, at The Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center in Gillette, from complications of COVID-19. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at noon on July 31, 2021, at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Bergland. Inurnment will follow at Evergeen Cemetery in Ewen, Michigan. Mary Helen was born March 14, 1928, in Ewen, and was the oldest daughter of Catherine Helen (Livingston)... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Feb. 24 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. 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,... Full story
