Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By STEVE NEWMAN [email protected] IRONWOOD - As he was bagging groceries at one of the cash registers at Ironwood Super One, Lt. Don Horn said he has big goals for the annual Harvest Food Drive put on by the Michigan State Patrol's Wakefield post. "We want to raise over 30,000 pounds of food," he said. The annual drive is a statewide effort by State Patrol posts, and the post's drive has been one of the most successful. "Our area has led the state the last five years," Horn said. Last...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD - The David G. Lindquist Center at Gogebic Community College in Ironwood was milling with people Thursday evening as the GCC Foundation held its 23rd annual recognition banquet. The event began with a reception in the first-floor student lounge, followed by dinner and a program in the second-floor conference center. Honored were Judge Joel Massie, Class of 1974; Rob Pairolero, O.D., Class of 1997, and Outstanding Staff Member Don Pelkola. "Back...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — Thursday night’s informational meeting on the one-mill November Gogebic County ambulance proposal was short on participants, but long on participation. Five members of the public attended the session at the Memorial Building, listening to ambulance committee members Jim Lorenson and Jim Loeper. Former ambulance employee Ken Jacobson said the Gogebic Range has been fortunate over the years to have advanced life support coverage, rather than just a basic ambulance service. Lorenson rep...
Friday, Oct. 19 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. 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. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Saturday, Oct. 20 Union... Full story
CHICAGO, Ill. — Louise A. Levra, 92, passed away peacefully on Oct. 9, 2018, at Covenant Home Assisted Living in Chicago. Louise was born March 18, 1926, in Iron Belt, Wis., the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Perrero) Levra. She attended Iron Belt schools, graduating with the class of 1944. She worked for a short time in Ironwood, Mich., before moving to Chicago, where she was an administrative assistant for Vlasicol Chemical Corporation until her retirement in 1988. Louise was a longtime member of St. Andrews Catholic Church in Chicago.... Full story
