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Articles from the March 9, 2019 edition


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  • Ramsay Post Office temporarily closed, mail rerouted to Wakefield

    Mar 9, 2019

    RAMSAY - People looking to pick up their mail and do other postal business at the Ramsay Post Office are being re-routed to the Wakefield Post Office. It's a temporary arrangement for safety reasons, according to Sabrina Todd at the U.S. Postal Service regional office in Grand Rapids. A sign on the door of the Ramsay Post Office Friday afternoon said the facility was "temporarily closed due to structural safety concerns." "Out of an abundance of concern for the safety and well-being of our emplo...

  • Ironwood genius hour helps kids pursue interests

    Mar 9, 2019

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — It’s not often students get to pick what they are learning about. In Ironwood sixth grade teacher Jason Hofstede’s class, it happens four times a year. Once a quarter Hofstede gives his students the opportunity to design and complete a “genius hour” project for extra credit. “I’ve had kids record songs in their folks’ basement studio. I’ve had kids make a four-foot Eiffel Tower out of popsicle sticks. One girl made the pattern, sewed the dress, modeled the dress with help of grandma ...

  • Students meet Mercer's new canine cop

    Mar 9, 2019

    MERCER, Wis. - Deputy Amanda Drewson, of the Vilas County Sheriff's Department, recently visited the Mercer School with her new canine partner, Stitch. Drewson spoke with the Leo Club at their meeting at the school on Wednesday. She explained the many tasks that Stitch will be doing, such as finding drugs. Stitch is a trained Belgian Malinois from the Czech Republic, according to Drewson. While Drewson said Stitch is "fully trained," the training is never really done. She and Stitch have begun...

  • Community calendar

    Mar 9, 2019

    Saturday, March 9 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, March 10 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., W...

  • Ann C. Nelmark

    Mar 9, 2019

    IRONWOOD, Mich. — Ann C. Nelmark, 84, of Ironwood, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Ann was born on Oct. 30, 1934, in Hurley, Wis., a daughter of Harvey E. “Anton” and Clara L. (Ness) Ramme. She graduated from Lincoln High School in Hurley in 1953. She then attended Layton School of Art in Milwaukee. On Dec. 15, 1956, Ann married Donald J. Nelmark of Ironwood at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hurley. They made their home in the Milwaukee and Kenosha, Wis., areas for several years and later m...

  • Myrna M. Jaster

    Mar 9, 2019

    HURLEY, Wis. - Myrna M. Jaster, 82, passed away on March 5, 2019, at the home of her best friend, Gene Jaster, in Hurley. She was born on July 23, 1936 to Samuel and Tiami Korhonen Rappley in Ironwood, Mich. Myrna worked in assembly for Chrysler for 15 years where she retired. She enjoyed nature and animals, and she even was visited from time to time by a fox who enjoyed chocolate-covered donuts. She enjoyed beaches, sunbathing, going to Lake Superior, as well as going to the casino. Myrna...

  • Richard Ivar Nevala

    Mar 9, 2019

    IRONWOOD, Mich. - Richard Ivar Nevala, 83, of Ironwood, passed away on March 4, 2019, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. He was born on July 23, 1935, to Ivar and Senia (Kivi) Nevala in Ironwood. Richard was a construction draftsman as well as a decorated sharpshooter while he was in the U.S. Army. He later became a mechanical engineer. A special thank you to the staff of Aspirus Ironwood Hospital for the care Richard received during his final days. Also a special thank you to the staff of Westgate...