Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] ONTONAGON - The 67th annual Labor Day celebration took place this past weekend with three days of activities starting on Friday with a community picnic and ending on Sunday with a parade, a concert by Marty's Goldenaires and a communityfest that stretched into the evening. Temperatures in the 90s helped to heat up the fun. "When you have a town of 1,300 to 1,400, and 3,000 people show up, that's saying something," said Bill Burrows, a member of the...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] HURLEY— People flocked to Silver Street in downtown Hurley on Saturday to celebrate Festival Italiano, a gathering of food, music and games to honor the area’s Italian heritage. The celebration kicked off late in the morning as vendors got cooking, preparing for the lunch rush crowd. There were food booths up and down the street, also offering refreshments. Games and kids activities were held at a park downtown, including face painting and a bounce house. A line of vendor booths also were popular wit...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — A failure to create a connecting route between Ramsay and Wakefield has resulted in the Michigan Department of Natural Resources closing that part of Trail 2 for the 2023-24 snowmobile season. The decision was sent late Tuesday to Wakefield City Manager Robert Brown Jr. and Wakefield Township Supervisor Mandy Lake. It followed a Tuesday email from Brown to Ron Yesney, U.P. trails coordinator for MDNR, in which Brown said Wakefield officials do not want to repeat last year’s temporary reroute a...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — According to the U.S. Department of Labor, members of Congress declared in 1894 that the first Monday in September should be a legal holiday. Many Americans try to set aside the entire long weekend as a time to relax, visit with family and friends, and perhaps enjoy a backyard barbecue, a brisk hike, or a trip to the beach — often one last outing for the waning summer. That was certainly the case in Wakefield, where residents and visitors were relishing unseasonably warm temperatures. Lou...
HURLEY, Wis. - Patricia Rae Miller, 80, of Hurley, went to be with the Lord on Aug. 23, 2023. Pat was born July 31, 1943, to Walter and Pearl (Clemens) Anderson in Ironwood, Michigan. A hard-working woman, Pat worked at Kodiak Corporation in Bessemer, Michigan, Briggs and Stratton in Milwaukee, and Ritus Rubber in Milwaukee. Unfortunately, she had to retire due to Parkinson's disease, which never stopped her from caring for and loving her family. She was an avid fan of cooking and owls, both... Full story
WATERSEMEET, Mich. - Louis "Lou" Imbery of Watersmeet passed away peacefully on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. He was 85 years old. Lou was born to Frances and Peter Imbery on Oct. 5, 1937, in Hosmer, South Dakota, the youngest of three brothers. He grew up in Hosmer, where he graduated high school in 1956 as class and student council president. After high school, Lou worked in the railroad industry as a remote station manager. He then attended the National School of Aeronautics in Kansas City in 1958... Full story
LOVES PARK, Ill. - Betty Joyce (Nelson) Recla passed away peacefully Aug. 27, 2023, in Loves Park, Illinois. She was born on Nov. 19, 1924, in Montreal, Wisconsin. Betty was a 1942 graduate of Lincoln High School in Hurley, Wisconsin. She worked for two years in Chicago, at a war plant and later returned to Montreal to marry her childhood sweetheart Louis C. Recla on April 18, 1945 in Salem Lutheran Church. She and her family lived in Ironwood, Michigan, until the mines closed, then moved to... Full story
WAUKESHA, Wis. - A celebration of life for Daniel J. Loden, who passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 7, 2022, will take place on Thursday, Sept. 14, at Cesarz, Charapata, Zinnecker Funeral Home, at 237 N. Moreland Blvd., Waukesha. Visitation will be held from 1:30 p.m. until the start of the memorial service at 2 p.m., followed by celebration of life, informal story and memory sharing time. If you are unable to make the Sept. 14 celebration of life, please consider sharing a memory of Dan with... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Darlene Annette Kangas Perlberg, 84, of Ironwood, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 16, at 10 a.m., at Zion Lutheran Church, 100 W. Midland Ave., in Ironwood, with the Rev. Nicole Hanson-Lynn officiating. There will be no visitation prior to the service. A committal service and interment will take place at the Riverside Cemetery in Ironwood. Jerald Rocco, owner and manager of Lakeside Memorial Chapel Inc., in Wakefield, is assisting the family.... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Sept. 7 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. 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.... Full story
