Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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WAKEFIELD — The Michigan State Police Wakefield Post reminds parents to talk to their children about bus safety. “To reduce the chance of transportation-related injuries, we encourage parents to teach their children about proper behavior around a bus,” said trooper Jerry Mazurek. He said parents should talk to children about “school bus danger zones” that extend 10 feet from the bus in all directions. When leaving the bus, Mazurek said children should walk 10 feet away before turning. He said children crossing in front of a bus should mo... Full story
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] A summer of violent thunderstorms continued into September as Tuesday brought more rain to the Gogebic Range. The official weather station for the National Weather Service at the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Treatment Plant off Cloverland Drive recorded .76 inch of rain for the 24-hour period to 7 a.m. Tuesday. The skies rumbled throughout the night after a high of 79 degrees was recorded on Labor Day and more rain arrived later Tuesday amid a dismal... Full story
Wednesday, Sept. 7 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families, noon-2:30 p.m. EST, fire hall, Bruce Crossing; 2-4:30 p.m. EST, 429 River St., Ontonagon. 906-667-0283. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood/Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m... Full story
WAUSAU, Wis. - Richard J. Caudill, 77, of Watersmeet, Mich., passed away on Aug. 30, 2016, at the Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau. He was born on Oct. 9, 1938, in Watersmeet, son of the late Bill and Emily (Murphy) Caudill. He spent his childhood there and graduated from Watersmeet High School in 1956. Dick served in the U.S. Air Force as an airplane mechanic and was stationed throughout Europe. After the Air Force, he moved to Chicago and worked for American Motors with some of his oldest... Full story
Hurley, Wis. - Mary Alice Traczyk, 89, of Hurley, died peacefully early Monday morning, Sept. 5, 2016, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley, with her loving family by her side. The former Mary Alice Conhartoski was born April 9, 1927, in Montreal, daughter of the late Arthur and Mary (Buddle) Conhartoski. She attended St. Mary's Grade School in Hurley and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1945. She then was employed as a telephone operator for Bell Telephone Co. in... Full story
AITKIN, Minn. - Mary Ann Slade, 95 of Aitkin, passed away Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, at Aitkin Health Services. A private family funeral service will be held at Sorensen-Root-Thompson Funeral Home on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 11 a.m., with Pastor Dawn Houser of Aitkin United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will follow at Lake View Cemetery. Mary was born in Ironwood, Mich., to John and Rose (Sokolovic) Bunjevac on March 21, 1921. She went to high school in Ironwood and graduated in 1939. She... Full story
EAST TROY, Wis. — Patricia Minton Adriansen, 86, found peace Friday, Sept. 2, 2016. She was born on Oct. 10, 1929, to Ralph and Helen Allender in Iron River, Mich. She graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1947. Patricia then attended Goodman Theater in Chicago where she met George Browne, her future husband. Together they attended Carroll College in Waukesha, to further their education. Patricia continued on at Elgin Community College earning her degree as a registered nurse and completed her training as a psychiatric nurse. Being a... Full story
