Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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MERCER, Wis. — Despite more than 7,000 miles separating school districts, children in Mercer and China will learn the same curriculum through a Satellite Education Program. Mercer School District Administrator Erik Torkelson attended a meeting in Madison June 1 to discuss the possibility of creating two American schools in China. The Pittsville, Wis., School District is also a model school for the program. According to Torkelson, involvement in the program came through a former boss. “As with any organization, this opportunity came about as... Full story
MONTREAL, Wis. — John Lauzon’s Hobbit House is a work in progress. The resident of 82 Minnesota Ave. in Montreal is an ardent woodcarver, so when a spruce tree in his front yard became potentially dangerous to his house, he hatched the idea of carving a Hobbit haven. “I hated to cut it down and waste wood,” he said. Lauzon claims Hobbits had been hiding under the deck of his house and they needed a place to stay, so he began carving out the tree as a shelter for the little creatures. That re... Full story
PRESQUE ISLE, Wis. — The Presque Isle Chamber of Commerce and Presque Isle Library will hold an open house with hands-on art demonstrations Wednesday, June 19, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Presque Isle Community Center. Attendees can talk to artists as they work, ask questions and try their hand at broom tying, wool spinning, throwing pottery, hand-building clay pots, painting and woodcarving. A children’s event, “Pages in the Park,” begins at 10:30 a.m. It is an “interactive adventure... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. — James G. Patterson, 73, of Ironwood, died Thursday, June 13, 2013, in Ironwood. He was born on Feb. 22, 1940, in Ironwood, son of the late Pat and Martha (Anderson) Patterson. James graduated from Luther L. Wright High School with the class of 1958. He then attended Gogebic Community College, and he later studied surveying in Detroit. He had worked for General Motors in New York. He then worked for the Michigan Highway Department for 10 years, working on state and federal highways. He retired from Lakehead Pipeline after 29 y... Full story
MARSHFIELD, Wis. — William “Bill” E. Abramson, 74, of Bruce Crossing, Mich., went to be with our Lord on June 11, 2013, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield. Bill was born Nov. 13, 1938, in Bruce Crossing to Edward Abramson and Margaret Abramson Ekstadt and was a life-long resident of Bruce Crossing. Bill graduated from Ewen High School and attended Michigan Technological University. He was united in marriage on Nov. 16, 1968, to Karen Hiitola in Trout Creek, Mich. Bill served in the U.S. Ar... Full story
