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Articles from the May 17, 2022 edition


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  • 'Click-it or Ticket' encourages driving safety

    May 17, 2022

    MARQUETTE — Michigan State Police and other local law enforcement officials are reminding the public about the importance of wearing a seatbelt as the Memorial Day holiday weekend approaches. The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning is launching a “Click It or Ticket” seat belt enforcement campaign that runs May 16 to June 5. Lt. Mark Giannunzio, MSP’s public information officer for the U.P. based in Marquette, said they will have extra patrols out in the coming weeks as part of an effort to remind motorists to buckle up. “In times of...

  • Accent! performs at the HIT

    May 17, 2022

    By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] IRONWOOD - Luther L. Wright middle and high school vocal students offered their annual spring concert at the Historic Ironwood Theatre on Saturday night. The concert theme's was "world unity and brotherhood," which vocal music director Darin Schmidt said felt appropriate for a community and society just coming out of a global pandemic. The concert began with the middle school choir Ayer Street Voices. The students performed a variety of songs including...

  • Joyce Marie (Mattson) Perzyk

    May 17, 2022

    WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Joyce Marie Perzyk was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She left this world on May 11, 2022, at age 73. She was born to Viola and Elmer Mattson on May 19, 1948, in Wakefield, Michigan. Joyce married the man of her dreams, Leon Perzyk and had one child Doug. Joyce leaves behind husband, Leon; son, Doug; grandchildren, Emily and Dustin; great-grandchildren, Olivia, Delilah and Seth. She will be missed by all. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree...

  • Community Calendar

    May 17, 2022

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, May 17 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Pioneer Park Apartments tenants only, Ironwood, 9-10 a.m.; Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood, parking lot, 10:30-11 a.m.; Northwoods Estates Apartments, Ironwood Township, parking lot, 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.; Wildwood Apartments, Ironwood Township, community room, 12:30-12:45...