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Articles from the March 1, 2019 edition


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  • Former Hurley mayor charged in credit card case

    Mar 1, 2019

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Former Hurley mayor Joe Pinardi is facing charges in Iron County Court in connection to an existing case involving former fire chief Darrell Petrusha. Pinardi, 69, is charged with being a party to the crime of unauthorized use of an entity’s identifying information or documents, misdemeanor false swearing and obstructing an officer. The first is a felony, while the other two counts are misdemeanors. The charges primarily stem from statements Pinardi allegedly made regarding Pet...

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    Mar 1, 2019

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  • Mountains of Midwest coming Saturday

    Mar 1, 2019

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The inaugural Mountains of the Midwest winter triathlon is coming to Wolverine Nordic Ski Trails in Ironwood Township. The race will start at 10 a.m. Saturday, and feature competitors skiing, fat-tire biking and snowshoeing. The triathlon’s three legs will have competitors complete a 6k cross-country ski, with both classic or skate skiing allowed; followed by a 8k fat-bike race and a 5k snowshoe. Justin Blake, one of the race’s organizers, said he got the idea for hosting the r...

  • Ironwood's First Friday prepares to Craft Your North

    Mar 1, 2019

    By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD — Downtown businesses are preparing for a Craft Your North theme to celebrate Ironwood’s First Friday event this evening. Manager of Contrast Coffee Co. Becky Bogaczyk, said the shop will offer their signature hand crafted Sisu drinks from 5 to 7 p.m. The store will also have a pop-up shop offering crafts and home décor items. “We are just really excited for this First Friday because it is Craft Your North and we are a coffee crafting shop,” she said. “It should be fun.” Other downtown bus...

  • Community calendar

    Mar 1, 2019

    Friday, March 1 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. Free Community Dinner, 4-6 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, 500 E. McLeod, Ironwood. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30...

  • Stuart Anderson

    Mar 1, 2019

    ASHLAND, Wis. — Stuart Anderson, 54, of Saxon, passed away on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, at the Golden Living Center in Ashland, with his sister by his side. Stuart was born Nov. 2, 1964, to Rodman and Rosemary (Lamerand) Anderson in Ashland. Stuart married Wanda Vargovich, and together they had one son, Dylan Anderson. Stuart worked various jobs, construction, logging, and collecting scrap iron for resale. He loved the Green Bay Packers and his dog, Maddy. His hobbies included hunting and f...

  • Margaret Jean (Lutonoski) DeFelice

    Mar 1, 2019

    IRONWOOD, Mich. — Margaret Jean (Lutonoski) DeFelice, 88, of Ironwood, passed away Feb. 26, 2019. Margaret was born Aug. 24, 1929, to Mary and Steve Lutonoski of Ironwood. She married Anthony DeFelice in 1960 and they resided in Detroit until 2001, when they moved back to Ironwood. Her husband Anthony passed away in 2012, and she became a resident of Westgate Nursing Home for six years. She is survived by her son, Gary DeFelice of Ironwood; and brother, Frank of Chicago. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Roberts Funeral Home of A...