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  • Community Calendar

    Jun 11, 2015

    Thursday, June 11 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Red Hat Society Northwoods Divas, noon, Elk and Hound, Ironwood. Reservations required to 906-932-5455 or 906-663-4871. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 U.S. 51 North, Arbor Vitae. Gogebic Community College, 4:30 p.m., working session of the board, room T116, Iron...

  • Erwin Township Board of Trustees names new clerk

    Richard Jenkins|Jun 11, 2015

    ERWIN TOWNSHIP - The Erwin Township Board of Trustees appointed Vicky Finco as the township's new clerk at the board's Wednesday meeting, following the resignation of Prisilla Gerovac. Gerovac's resignation, effective June 5 according to a resignation letter read by Township Supervisor Larry Grimsby, was accepted by the earlier in the meeting. Grimsby said that Finco was chosen, along with two others, from the pool of qualified township residents who had applied for the township's treasurer...

  • Curtis C. Rundquist

    Jun 11, 2015

    WOODRUFF, Wis. - Curtis C. Rundquist, 76, of Manitowish Waters, died unexpectedly Sunday, June 7, 2015, at Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff. He was the son of Alice and Elmer Rundquist of Ironwood, Mich. He retired from Enbridge Corporation (formerly Lakehead Pipeline) after 30 years with the company as a heavy equipment operator on the maintenance crew, and after retiring, returned to Enbridge as an inspector on the pipeline. Prior to his employment with Enbridge, he was employed with...

  • Paul J. Castagna

    Jun 11, 2015

    BESSEMER, Mich. — Paul J. Castagna, 68, of Bessemer, passed away peacefully on May 24, 2015, after a three-year battle with cancer. He was born on Oct. 21, 1946, to Santino (Sye) and Pauline Castagna. Paul worked five decades in arts design/construction and art gallery management as a professional artist whose work has been displayed in numerous venues, including one show in Paris, and book cover designs. He is best known for painting a unique mandala style, along with many iconic people and large detailed paintings. He graduated from the U...

  • County board signs papers for summer airport project

    Ralph Ansami|Jun 11, 2015

    BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday approved signing paperwork for the $1,176,000 summer airport taxiway project. The west end of the parallel taxiway will be constructed, the second half of the project at the Gogebic-Iron Airport. Commissioners agreed to sign the contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration. It is hoped the project will begin by July 6. The FAA is paying the bulk of the project’s cost, at $1,116,250. MDOT’s share will be $29,375 and the local share...

  • Lupine Junefest bike tour is coming to Mercer

    Tom Stankard|Jun 11, 2015

    MERCER, Wis. - The ninth annual Lupine Junefest is coming to Carow Park in Mercer on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A classic car show, arts and crafts, birding activities, silent sports demonstrations, silent auction and the main event - a bicycle tour - are planned. Starting and ending at the park, the bike tour varies from 10 to 50 miles to cater to various skill levels. Along the way, participants will ride on paved roads, through forests, alongside lakes, rivers and, of course, beautiful...