Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Local restaurants will join forces with the Gogebic Community College Foundation to put on a night of food and drinks to raise scholarship money on April 23. The tasty night provides a social outlet for the community, a chance for local restaurants to show off their specialities in a controlled setting, and a chance to win bragging rights for the next year for the winning dishes and restaurants. Kelly Marczak, foundation director, said...
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — Ironwood residents will soon have a chance to get to know their police officers a little better as the Ironwood Public Safety Department is hosting a series of “Coffee with a Cop” meetings throughout the community. The meetings give residents an opportunity to meet with representatives from the public safety department in a more comfortable setting, according to Ironwood Public Safety Department Director Greg Klecker. “It’s community relations in practice. People are not as inclined...
BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners last week approved two contract resolutions for the Gogebic-Iron Counties Airport. Airport board chair Jim Oliver, of Ironwood, said the resolutions pave the way for an annual improvement project at the airport that will include work on the taxiway from the main runway to the hangars. As usual, the federal and state governments will pick up nearly all of the tab for the project, with the county’s matching share only amounting to $1,547, according to Oliver. Gogebic County is partners wit...
Thursday, March 8 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Northwoods Divas - Red Hats, noon, Maplewood Steak House, 906-667-0116. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m., Bessemer V.F.W. Post 3673, 605 W.... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Phyllis Marie Kivi, age 88, of Ironwood, was called Home to be with her Savior on March 2, 2018. Phyllis was born on July 21, 1929, in Park Falls, Wis., to Anton and Anna (Pudlowski) Hodun. Following her graduation from high school, Phyllis worked as a long distance operator for the AT&T telephone company in Chicago, Ill. She then met and married George Kivi. They moved to Ironwood Township, where they raised their family together until Sept. 1, 1988, when her husband, George,... Full story
TOMAHAWK, Wis. - Roger William Gay, age 80, died peacefully on March 6, 2018 at Tomahawk Health Services. Roger was born on Feb. 3, 1938, in Paw Paw, Mich., to Eunice 'Chick' and Robert 'Red' Gay. He graduated from Ewen, Mich., schools in 1955 and went immediately into the Army. He married Dorothy Mattson in 1959, and they made their first home in Kenosha, where Roger was employed at American Motors. They returned to Paulding, Mich., shortly after the birth of their daughter and spent the next... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - My sweet Levi Watkins, born Feb. 3, 1991, passed away in the recent fire on Feb. 21, 2018. Levi was employed at several local places, including Burger King, Iron Nugget and, most recently, at Brewster's Bar and Grill. Levi loved food and people, family and friends, which included so many. He touched so many lives with his crazy self, always laughing and goofing around, always singing as he went. My heart will never recover. To all of you, for your love and sympathy, I thank... Full story
MEQUON, Wis. - Jack Thomas Plaistow, 73, passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2018. Jack was the beloved husband and best friend of Marilyn for 54 years; greatest dad to Pamela and Paula; best grandpa to Daniel Jr., and father-in-law to Jeff. He resided in Mequon, but built his family life in Cedarburg. Jack is further survived by many loving family members and friends, including brothers, Percy (Mary), Joe (Louise), George and Neil (Vicki). Jack was preceded in death by his mother, Ruth, and... Full story
