Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Thursday, June 21 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Av. tennis courts, if raining, Ironwood Memorial Building. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Next Generation Dance Company, 2 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Mended Hearts and Diabetes Support Group, 2 p.m., Aspirus Grand View Hospital conference area, Ironwood. 906-932-2443. Bessemer Area...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County residents still, cleaning up from the weekends flooding can get kits from the Iron County Health Department to assist in their efforts. “The Iron County Health Department urges residents who live or work near flooded areas to use caution during and after the flood event. Flood waters may be contaminated with raw sewage and debris not be visible on the surface,” Iron County Health Officer Katie Hampston said. “Once cleanup begins, be aware of food and water that may have be...
LAKELAND, Minn. - Arlene "Cookie" Aho, 76, of Lakeland, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2018. Cookie was born November 27, 1941 in Ironwood, Mich. to Eugene and Alyce (Brown) Kujanson. When she was nine years old her father gave her the nickname "Cookie" because he thought she looked like Cookie Bumstead, the daughter of Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead in the Blondie comic strip. Cookie graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood. She met Glen Aho on a blind date set up by her best...
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Beloved brother and uncle, Eugene Gentile, 78, died peacefully in his sleep on June 15, 2018 in Minneapolis after a brief illness. Mr. Gentile was born on Jan. 11, 1940, in Hurley, Wis. to Dominic and Ida (née Lerza) Gentile. During his professional life Mr. Gentile held several positions in manufacturing in and around Minneapolis. He was a devout Catholic and a longtime member of the Knights of Columbus. He was an avid reader, and subscribed to various Catholic...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Even though he said he doesn't necessarily make it to all the chapter meetings anymore, the Ni-Miikanaake chapter of the the North Country Trail Association honored long-time volunteer Gerald Anderson at its meeting Tuesday. Anderson, a former pastor of Sharon Lutheran Church in Bessemer, now lives in Rhinelander, Wis. However, even while living in Wisconsin, he still maintains a section of the North Country National Scenic Trail near...
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IRONWOOD — A June precipitation record might be broken in Ironwood following nearly 8 inches of rain over the weekend. Ironwood’s rain total for the month stood at 8.73 inches as of Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service office in Marquette. The record through June 20 stands at 9.05 inches set in 1939. For June of 1939, Ironwood ended up with 11.32 inches of rain, according to the NWS, which keeps weather records that date to 1901. Ironwood’s normal monthly precipitation through June 20 is 2.17 inches. In a 1907 drought, there...
