Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY — Second and third grade students in Kristin Kolesar’s class at the Hurley K-12 School are now authors, penning a book on the history of the Titanic. On Wednesday, students read and signed copies of the book, “Journeys on the Titanic,” for parents and grandparents at the school to celebrate it being published. The book consists of fictional stories each student wrote about a passenger on the ship. The stories highlight the passengers’ trips from Southampton, England, to New York in A...
VATICAN CITY — The world has a new pope, and the effects are being felt all the way from the Vatican to the Gogebic Range. The general emotion felt by local priests is excitement at the announcement of Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio being elected pope Wednesday afternoon. He is from Buenos Aires and will be known as Pope Francis I. “I am very excited about this,” the Rev. Frank Kordek, of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hurley, said. “He is a man who lives simply, living in an apartment,...
BESSEMER — Three re-appointments to the Community Mental Health Authority Board and a new appointment were approved by the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday. The previous terms expired March 31. Reappointed were Margaret Rayner, Robert Lynn and Ken Wegmeyer, all of the Ironwood area. All three indicated to Gogebic County Community Mental Health officials that they would like to be reappointed to the three-year terms on the board. The new appointee is former Gogebic County sheriff and county board member Donald Pezzetti, of W...
DULUTH, Minn. — Richard L. Drahn, 74, of Bessemer, Mich., passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, with his loving family by his side. He was born on June 19, 1938, in Oshkosh, Wis., the son of Oliver William and Genevra Crane (Lloyd) Drahn. Dick graduated from Oshkosh High School in 1956 and attended Michigan State University, majoring in forestry. He served in the U.S. Army, and received an honorable discharge on Dec. 7, 1962. On May 3, 1963,...
EWEN — It’s official. Ewen-Trout Creek senior Dillon Gordon is going to play basketball at Michigan Tech. Gordon committed Tuesday in a meeting at Houghton. “I’m extremely excited,” Gordon said. “I can’t wait to see what the next level brings. They’ve been recruiting me throughout the whole year and it seemed like a great place to go. Great education. I think it’s a great option for me.” Gordon finished his high school career at 1,797 points, the second most in E-TC history. “I’m just very, ver...