Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - About 185 local residents sampled some of the best food the area has to offer at the Gogebic Community College Foundation's fifth annual "Taste of the Gogebic Range" Monday at GCC. The event featured 13 area restaurants from Ironwood, Hurley, Watersmeet, Gile and Manitowish Waters, Wis. Attendees received tickets to try samples from each one. Tastes ranged from chicken Caesar wraps to applewood smoked pork ribs to flaming bananas foster and more. Participating businesses... Full story
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Area Schools Board of Education voted to move students from Sleight Elementary into Luther L. Wright School during a meeting Monday evening. The move would take place over the summer in time for the start of the 2014-2015 school year. Kindergarten through second grade students will be moved from Sleight to the first floor of LLW. Third through sixth grade students will move from the first floor to the second floor, and seventh through 12th grade students will occupy the t... Full story
WAKEFIELD -– The Wakefield City Council heard a presentation from the Charter Communications Manager of Government Affairs Don Gladwell Monday evening. At a previous meeting, the council approved pole rental rate increases for Charter and Ameritech. Gladwell suggested an amendment to the agreement, which confirmed the owner and Charter agree to an increase in rates, and the amendment was approved by the council. Gladwell was present to address questions on Charter services. He also announced, "... Full story
By SARA MOULTON Associated Press Speaking as a mom and a chef, let me assure you — one of the nicest things you can do for Mom on Mother’s Day is cook for her. Something sweet is best. And my candidate? Comforting, traditional rice pudding. Or maybe not so traditional. Classic rice puddings are made from plain white rice. The grains are very tender, the flavor is kind of bland, and the color is white. In my recipe, which is made using black forbidden rice, the grains are slightly chewy, the fla... Full story
ANN ARBOR (AP) - Evidence of prehistoric caribou hunts on the floor of Lake Huron illustrates the sophistication of ancient peoples whose survival depended on understanding the habits of their prey, scientists said Monday. In a newly released article, underwater archaeologists described a 9,000-year-old, man-made "drive lane" where earlier civilizations had targeted caribou. It was built atop a one-time land corridor linking what is now northeastern Michigan with southern Ontario. The area,... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Joseph John Blaskowski, 92, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, April 26, 2014, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 18, 1922, in Wakefield, the son of direct Polish immigrants, Frank and Pearl (Maciejewski) Blaskowski. Joe attended Wakefield High School. Just prior to World War II, he worked locally in the Civilian Conservation Corps and at local timber logging companies. Joe entered the U.S. Army in November 1942, serving in the... Full story
PHOENIX, Ariz. - Rose (DeRosso) Obrodovich passed away March 31, 2014, at the Hospice of the Valley, Ryan House, in Phoenix, at the age of 91. Rose was born March 20, 1923, in Hurley, Wis. She married Mike Obrodovich in 1939 and had two sons, who survive her. Mike and Rose moved to Eagle River, Wis., in 1945, where Mike owned and operated Lakeland Motors Ford that has remained in the family for 70 years. Rose was a homemaker, where she enjoyed entertaining and raising their boys. Rose was an... Full story
KING, Wis. - Albert "Bert" Joseph Morzenti, 81, of Hurley, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at the King Veteran Home in King. He was born March 25, 1933, to Albert and Pauline (Cornetto) Morzenti in Montreal. He attended Montreal Grade School and Hurley High School. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the United States Army. He was employed at the Montreal Mine, Milwaukee Park System, Shultz Trailer Factory and various construction jobs. On March 9, 1957, Bert married Carol... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Dolores A. “Tudy” Carlson, age 61, of Ironwood, died Sunday, April 13, 2014, at home. She was born Feb. 26, 1953, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Ralph and Doris (Gorski) Bodoh. Tudy was a graduate of the Luther L. Wright High School, class of 1971. On June 18, 1971, she was united in marriage with Robert Carlson. She had been employed at the Kentucky Fried Chicken in Ironwood until its closing, and then at the Bell Chalet in Hurley, Wis. Tudy loved shopping, cooking, reading and television. Her car was an important part of... Full story
To the Editor: I encourage the voters of Bessemer Area School District to vote “no” May 6 on the bond referendum. As voters you need to take a serious look at who’s leading the support for the referendum: administrators, board members, support staff, teachers and their families. The same people who don’t want consolidation. Might they have alternative reasons? I think so. If the bond passes they will use “we paid for our schools already” against consolidation. They know a consolidated district will start fresh, a new board will hire a superinte... Full story
To the Editor: From the beginning of time, a community consisted of a few necessary constitutions as a building block to sustain that community. These primary things we do have in the Bessemer area. A community needs industry or jobs. It needs stores that support the needs of the people. It needs various places of worship. It needs security like a police department. It also needs a place to educate our children in the community. When I moved to the Gogebic Range in 1993, my wife and I looked at all the surrounding towns and decided that... Full story
