Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — For a second year in a row; the Ironwood Area Schools quiz bowl team competed in a national tournament, taking 12th place in a tournament in Chicago Monday. Ironwood was among the over 200 teams from around the country that competed in the three-day event, coach Steve Boyd said — with all the teams having won local tournaments to earn their place. “The requirements to get into (the tournament) is, you have to finish first in a state or regional tournament,” Boyd said. Each team competed in at least six matches, with a 4-2 r...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Eunice M. "Buna" Bennetts, 83, of Ironwood Township, died peacefully Friday evening, June 9, 2017, in her home, with her loving family by her side. The former Eunice Pensala was born May 7, 1934, in Wakefield, daughter of the late Andrew and Maria (Neva) Pensala. She attended Wakefield schools and graduated in 1952. She was married to Richard A. Bennetts on June 13, 1964, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Wakefield. He preceded her in death on July 23, 2004. Survivors... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Randall John Nurmi, 61, a long-time resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully early Thursday morning, June 15, 2017, at his home. Randy was born on June 4, 1956, in Waukegan, Ill., a son of Rueben Johannes and Patricia Lois (Makela) Nurmi. He attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1975. Randy is survived by his mother, Patricia L. Pensala, Wakefield; two sisters, Susan Nurmi, Wakefield, and Vickie Krueger, Jewett, Texas; a niece, Liisa Nurmi, Milaca, Minn.; a... Full story
Monday, June 19 Gogebic County Human Services Agency Board, 9 a.m., Gogebic County Medical Care Facility, Wakefield. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Adult Poetry Group, 5:30 p.m., Carnegie Library, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org.... Full story
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HURLEY - Iron County was recently represented at an international conference, as members of the Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension Office and a Hurley student presented on ways the county has involved its youth in community development projects. The Community Development Society and National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals 2017 conference held in Big Sky, Mont., ended Wednesday. "We were there for the project we did in October with the trailhead designs,"...
