Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - The windchill reading was -2 degrees for the Saturday opener of Wisconsin's gun-deer season around 10 a.m., but it was cozy inside the Hurley K-12 school for an annual craft fair. The parking lot was full around noon for the fair that's sponsored by the Midget Booster Club. Bill Ceccon, in charge of the event, said 44 vendors paid $20 per space to display inside the school. He said the Booster Club took over the fair about five or six years ago and in the past it was sponsored by the...
MERCER, Wis. - The Mercer Lioness Club sponsored their 10th annual Craft Bazaar and Luncheon on Saturday, despite poor weather. Baked goods, lunch items, and a wide variety of items were available, from jewelry, to knit goods, to sewn items. Wakefield American Legion Women's Auxiliary also held their 20th annual Craft fair on Saturday, to benefit the Wakefield Veteran's of Foreign Wars, Post 9084. Wooden items, knit goods, gourmet dips, pickles, framed photography, sewn and woven items were...
IRONWOOD — A link to the city of Ironwood’s website has been added on the comprehensive plan revision. The new city plan will guide the community for the next decade, as city officials continue to respond to demographic shifts and build on recent successes. The plan will establish a vision for the future and outline how that vision will be achieved, the site notes. The revision kicked off earlier this month with a workshop before a planning commission meeting. Brad Scheib, of the Hoisington Koegler Group Inc., of Minneapolis, a consultant pla...
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TRAVERSE CITY (AP) - Five months after divers searched a remote section of Lake Michigan for a mysterious 17th century ship and retrieved a wooden slab the group leader believes is part of the vessel, it's still uncertain whether they are on the right track. The object of the weeklong mission in June was the Griffin, built by the legendary French explorer La Salle, which disappeared in 1679 with its six-member crew, becoming the oldest known shipwreck in the upper Great Lakes. The dive team dug...
HURLEY, Wis. - Irene Marie Nasi, 86, of Pine Lake in the Town of Oma, passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov.18, 2013, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley, with loving family members at her side. The former Irene Traynor was born on Nov. 24, 1926, in New York City, to parents Thomas A. Traynor and Mae Neubert. Irene's first 18 years were spent in Maspeth, Queens, N.Y. She graduated from Grover Cleveland High School in 1944 and was a member of the Arista Honor Society. After...
HURLEY, Wis. - Marie A. Connors, 100, a lifelong Hurley resident, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. The former Marie Chiapusio was born Feb. 13, 1913, in Albia, Iowa, daughter of the late John and Mary (Bertolone) Chiapusio. She moved to Hurley at the age of 1, where she attended St. Mary's Grade School and graduated from Hurley High School in 1931. She then was employed at Blatz Brewing Distributing in Hurley for several years. Marie was a...
