Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LA VENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - After a year of hard work, members of the Gogebic County 4-H showcase their animal projects to the elementary students of Luther L Wright K-12 School on Friday. The fifth annual Ironwood Schools 4-H farm animal exhibit on the front lawn of the school is so the students can show their peers what they've been working on all year, said Ashley Dennis, the area 4-H program coordinator for Michigan State University-Extension. The event is a preview...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] EWEN - Sixteen students at Ewen-Trout Creek School in Ewen celebrated their graduation from high school on Friday evening. The night included a variety of class memories, as well as a class video and scholarships presented by Sandra Maki, who runs the school library and academic resource center. Superintendent Dave Radovich welcomed the crowd and presented the class, after which four class representatives gave speeches. After recounting events and...
DULUTH, Minn. — Residents may notice increased flight activity in the skies over the Gogebic Range today as the 148th Fighter Wing will be conducting training exercises this weekend. The Duluth-based Air National Guard unit will be conducting exercises today and Sunday in the skies over northern Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula. Residents may notice increased flying activity from early this morning through the late evening, a unit spokesperson said in a release, with all jets expected to land by midnight. Flights will resume S...
Saturday, June 1 Men’s Breakfast, 8 a.m., Havenwood Baptist Church, 501 Copper St., Hurley. Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. 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, June 2 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pic... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. - John James "Jim" Murra, 81, died peacefully Tuesday morning, May 21, 2019, after a short stay at Villa Maria in Hurley. Jim was born Oct. 7, 1937, in Ironwood, Mich., son of the late Edward and Julia Murra. He was raised in Ironwood and served four years in the United States Army, stationed in Ft. Sill, Okla. He was employed by OK Auto Parts for his entire working career. He was married to Marilyn (Weber) Murra on Sept. 17, 1960, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley by the... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Robert Gust "Butchie" Kangas, 80, of Wakefield, and a resident of Gogebic Medical Care Facility, died on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019. He was born in Ironwood on Jan. 17, 1939, son of Gust and Lillian Kangas. Robert is survived by his siblings, Marvin (Helen) Kangas, Bessemer, Bernice (Florian) Supercynski, Aurora, Colo., Joyce Hession, Saline, Deloris (John) Stefanik, Greendale, Wis., Arla (Sulo) Romo, Ironwood and Larry (Diane) Kangas, Wakefield; brother-in-law, Donald Cvengros,... Full story
