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  • Bike riders take inaugural tour across UP

    Aug 18, 2017

    IRONWOOD - Eleven cyclists took off from Ironwood Thursday morning on what they called the inaugural Upper Peninsula Iron Belle Trail Ride, with a goal of arriving in St. Ignace on Saturday. The riders will cross the Upper Peninsula on the non-motorized Iron Belle Trail, which is designated to cross the entire state, uninterrupted from Ironwood to Belle Isle in Detroit. Locally, Bob Jacquart helped muster the ride, gaining support from the city of Ironwood, Department of Natural Resources,...

  • City commission discusses extension of First Fridays

    Aug 18, 2017

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - There's support to extend Ironwood's First Friday downtown promotional effort beyond September. On Monday, the city commission discussed the possibility of adding at least an October First Friday night, when many stores remain open later and musical entertainment is offered in the Art Park. So far, the effort has received a thumbs-up from the general public and city officials, bringing good crowds to the downtown on a night when the streets...

  • Copper Peak engineering work continues

    Aug 18, 2017

    IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Several engineering firms continue to work on designing the improvements necessary for ski flying competitions to return to Copper Peak. According to Copper Peak’s August update, Duluth-based Barr Engineering and Iron Mountain-based Gundlach Champion have been working with Coleman Engineering for almost two months on designs to bring the Ironwood Township ski hill up to standards required by the International Ski Federation — a key step if Copper Peak is to follow through on its plan to host competitions in the fall...

  • Community calendar

    Aug 18, 2017

    Friday, Aug. 18 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Gogebic Conservation District, 10 a.m., Natural Resources Center, Bessemer. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunshine Project for Children, 4 p.m., Ironwood Depot Park. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station,... Full story

  • Ruth Ann Bier

    Aug 18, 2017

    ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Ruth Ann Bier, 90, of St. Clair Township, died Friday, Aug. 11, 2017. She was born June 25, 1927, in Ironwood to the late William and Mary Pollari. She married William Bier on June 10, 1948, in Ironwood. He died Nov. 26, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30, in Marysville United Methodist Church in Marysville, with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. Inurnment will be in the Riverlawn Cemetery Columbarium, Marysville. Arrangements are by Marysville Funeral Home. To send... Full story

  • Shirley Ann Peterson

    Aug 18, 2017

    MADISON, Wis. — Shirley Ann Peterson passed away on Aug. 8, 2017, at Saint Mary’s Care Center in Madison. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19, at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood. Father Robb Jurkovich will be the celebrant. Shirley’s family will receive relatives and friends one hour prior to the mass in St. Joseph’s Family room on Saturday. Inurnment will be in the Riverside Cemetery in Ironwood. Range Funeral Service and Crematory, Ketola-Burla Funeral Home of Ironwood is assisting... Full story

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