Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - Students at the Hurley K-12 School showed off products, talked shop and gave tours in honor of their company Northwoods Manufacturing, Friday. The open house continues today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the school, and visitors Friday spoke to students about a variety of products the company has made, using a variety of machines. According to instructor Roger Peterson, the community support has been "outstanding. "Without the involvement of the community, businesses or administration in... Full story
BESSEMER - Mark and Jane Bale have three children of their own, but have been foster parents to 45 kids over the years. The month of May was first declared Foster Care Awareness month in 1988, but the Bales got involved with the cause when they read an article in the newspaper more than 32 years ago. "Actually we misread the article," Jane said. "They were having support groups for foster parents and I just remember we misread something about it and thought it invited us – anybody who was i... Full story
By J.M. HIRSCH AP Food Editor What I really wanted was pizza. But I was too lazy to drive down to the pizza shop to get it, and they only deliver if you order $40 or more. And as much as I like pizza, that's a lot of pizza. So I needed a dinner that was equally comforting, equally flavorful, but required even less effort and time than heading into town. My inspiration? Well, aside from the pizza I wasn't having, that is... A 1-pound bag of frozen raw shrimp. I firmly believe that if you like... Full story
Every Tuesday night over the summer, people looking to get outside and get some exercise can hit the roads and pedal the trails with a group of fellow bikers for the Fat Tire Rides. Brad Kusz has been riding the trails for years and helps organize the rides. "We meet at different places every week," he said. "We do encourage all abilities to ride. If newer abilities, or if someone hasn't rode on this ride, we tell them to let us know so we can sit there and watch them and make sure they make it... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. - Kenneth R. Ekmark, 75, of Hurley, died Friday, May 16, 2014, in Hurley after a brief illness. He was born March 26, 1939, in Ironwood, Mich., son of the late Anton and Ida (Fedrizzi) Ekmark, attended St. Mary's Catholic and Hurley schools, and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in 1957. He worked at the Zephyr Station in Ironwood and Erie Mining in Hoyt Lakes, Minn., prior to working at White Pine Copper Co. until his retirement after 28 years of service. Ken was a member of... Full story
DULUTH, Minn. — Mark Allen Carlson, 62, a native of Ironwood, Mich., passed away Saturday, May 10, 2014, at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth. He was born Sept. 3, 1951, in Ironwood, son of late Erin and Dorothy (Sands) Carlson, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1969 and Northern Michigan University in 1974. He was married to Christine Sorenson on Dec. 8, 1990. She preceded him in death. He lived in Siesta Key, Fla., and worked in computer sales. He is survived by his two brothers, Gene (Sherry) and Paul; and his sister, Kriss (... Full story
To the Editor: Here are five of the dumbest decisions that businesses, schools or communities have recently made. Fifth, and a good contestant for dumbness, was a court order which prohibited a small meatpacking company from testing all its meat for mad cow disease rather than the small sample required by law, because if they had tested all, the larger meat packing industries might feel obligated to test all their meat and they didn’t want the extra expense. Fourth, and even dumber, was a natural resources official who fined two men $90 each f... Full story
