Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] Extra caution is advised for snowmobilers who are taking advantage of trail openings in Iron and Vilas Counties in Wisconsin this weekend. In Iron County, the White Thunder Riders had two groomers out on Friday. Trails were in fair to good condition throughout the system, but there are still some trails closed, according to the Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce. “Use caution and stay on marked trails,” advised Hurley Chamber Marketing Director Rita Franzoi. There may be water under ice on some sec...
SAULT STE. MARIE - The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie began Operation Taconite Friday in response to expanded ice in the commercial ports of western Lake Superior and the lower St. Mary's River. Icebreakers were assigned to each region. On Friday, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alder was assigned to ice-breaking needs of western Lake Superior, specifically the twin ports of Duluth and Superior, as well as the Port of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. USCGC Biscayne was assigned to the St. Mary's...
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BESSEMER, Mich. - Dorothy Ann (Kasmarick) Maslanka, 85, formerly a long-time resident of Bessemer, went home to Heaven to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday evening, Dec. 8, 2017. She passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, where she had resided. Dorothy was born on May 25, 1932, in Ironwood, a daughter of John and Mary (Hrebenar) Kasmarick. She attended Luther L. Wright High School and graduated in 1950. On June 20, 1953, Dorothy was united in marriage to the love...
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Maxwell Joseph Sobolewski, 96, passed away peacefully on Dec. 11, 2017, at United Hospital in St. Paul. He was born Nov. 21, 1921, in Ironwood, Mich., the son of the late Boleslaw Sobolewski (Dziadzia) and Scholastina Zawadzka (Busha.) He was raised in Ironwood, and would tell stories of visiting Lake Superior at Little Girl's Point in a Model T truck for picnics with his brothers and sisters packed in the back bed. Max was an accomplished baseball player in his youth and a...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Gerard D. "Jerry" Stutz, 86, of Ironwood, died peacefully early Thursday morning, Dec. 14, 2017, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Sept. 17, 1931, in Hurley, Wis., son of the late Anthony and Matilda (Page) Stutz, attended Ironwood schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1949. He then served in the U.S. Army in Korea and was honorably discharged as a sergeant in October of 1952. He married the former Elizabeth Arlie...
