Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College's Mt. Zion ski season will close Sunday. Pam Zupan said the slopes at Mt. Zion are perfect for her 12-year-old granddaughter, Alyssa. "This is her second year she has been snowboarding," she said. The hill isn't over crowded and many of her granddaughter's friends ski or snowboard there, she said, adding her granddaughter has a season pass. Zupan was surprised this is the last weekend Mt. Zion is open. "There is...
IRONWOOD - The Pat O'Donnell Civic Center's roof sustained damage earlier this week. Scott Erickson, Ironwood's city manager, said excessive snow load on the civic center's roof caused a few of the building's steel trusses to buckle. "We are having our insurance company take a look and they are analyzing the roof system to see how much damage was done," he said. The center's last day for skating was Sunday, and the damage was discovered on Monday or Tuesday, he added. "We engaged our whole...
ONTONAGON – The Ontonagon Township Board Tuesday approved its 2019-2020 budget which includes a major improvement to the Ontonagon Township Park. The $549,126 budget includes funds to tear down the late Doug Filppula home, adjacent to the park and restoring those grounds to their natural state. The township purchased the house following the death of Filppula. The township has applied for a grant to help with the project but will plan for the removal of the house regardless. Ontonagon Township Clerk Bill Chabot said the land will be seeded a...
Saturday, March 16 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. “Solar Saturday”, 10 a.m., Mercer Public Library. Story Hour, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library 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 17 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Merce... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Roy Eugene Kahila Jr., 61, of Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at his home. Roy was born on Nov. 16, 1957, in Wakefield, a son of Grace Margaret (Fitzpatrick) and Roy Eugene Kahila Sr. He attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1976. Roy worked as a certified nursing assistant at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield and Sky View Nursing Center in Hurley, Wis. He was currently a caregiver at Keen Agers in Wakefield. Roy was a... Full story
WHITE PINE, Mich. - Madelyn Saladin, 87, of White Pine, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2019 surrounded by family. Madelyn was born in Hubbell, to Gervase and Isabelle Audette. She graduated from Lake Linden High School and began working as a beautician. She married Paul Saladin on June 20, 1953. For many years she worked at the Porcupine Mountain Ski Hill and as an election official in White Pine. She enjoyed sewing, making hand-made gifts, going to the casino, and spending time with... Full story
