Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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SILVER CITY — The ninth annual Porcupine Mountains Music Festival ran Friday through Sunday, featuring 22 bands on the Peace Hill and Singing Hills stages, and 24 bands and performers on the Busking stage. Incoming festival director Cheryl Sundberg said that what makes this festival unique is the Friends of the Porkies focus on celebrating all kinds of music. “It’s a labor of love,” Sundberg said, run by 120 volunteers, six of whom work year round. “We’re rewarded by the smiles and the music....
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] WHITE PINE - Prairie Plant Systems, owners of SubTerra in White Pine, said it has completed its purchase of the Traxys Power Group Inc., which includes the White Pine Power Plant, White Pine Copper refinery and Upper Peninsula Power Marketing LLC. Brent Zettl, president and CEO of Prairie Plant Systems, will be president of all three groups, while Steve Walsh, president of TPG Power Holdings, the former owner of TPG, will be CEO of White Pine Electric and...
HURLEY — During a Iron County Mining Impact Committee meeting Wednesday, John Sendra presented an economic impact study in relation to the proposed Gogebic Taconite iron mine in Upson, Wis. The purpose of the study, according to Sendra, was to analyze the potential economic impact of the G-Tac mine in Iron County, as well as show impact in a 12-county area. The 12 counties include Iron, Ashland, Douglas, Bayfield, Washburn, Sawyer, Price, Oneida, Vilas and Forest counties in Wisconsin, and Gogebic and Iron counties in Michigan. The study i...
KIMBALL, Wis. — Larry Vittone, 68, of Kimball, died at home Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, with his loving wife by his side, following a courageous fight against cancer. Larry was caring and generous. He was a wonderful husband, father, brother, uncle and papa and was loved very much by his family. He was born Oct. 14, 1944, in Kimball, son of the late Esther (Ahonen) and James Vittone. He graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in 1962 and attended University of Wisconsin-Superior and University of W...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Joseph D. Gembolis, 87, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, passed away Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. He was born on Dec. 30, 1925, in Verona, the son of Anton and Helen (Sujek) Gembolis. Joe graduated from Wakefield High School in 1944 and was immediately drafted into the U.S. Navy. He proudly served his country for two years in the South Pacific and was honorably discharged on March 20, 1946. On Nov. 27, 1948, Joe was united in marriage with Dorothy E. Zuidmulder at Immaculate Concep...
LATHRUP VILLAGE, Mich. (AP) — Food stamps are getting more common at farmers markets around Michigan as a growing number of recipients look for locally grown food and sellers reach out for new customers. “It’s opening up a world of access that has not been there before,” said Kathy Forzley, manager of the Oakland County Health Department. “It’s a perfect match in terms of it has tremendous benefits for the families and it also provides a new customer base for our local farmers.” In 2006, when...
BAYFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Beginning in 1857, lighthouses began shining across the Apostle Islands, guides for sailors and fishermen and witnesses to shipwrecks and rescues, to family life and presidential visits. But advances in technology overtook the lights. Automation eliminated the need for keepers, and their island homes were locked up and largely left to the ravages of time and nature. Now the National Park Service has embarked on a $3.5 million project to turn back the clock and restore l...
WAUSAU, Wis. — Two goal line stands in the first half by Hurley kept Boscobel from making things more interesting and off the scoreboard all together. The Midgets started the season with a 34-0 victory over the Bulldogs, who despite losing their 23rd straight game, made Hurley work for a lot of what it got. The Midgets also had to work through losing running back/tight end/defensive back Jake Colassaco, who sprained his ankle in the first half. “We had to work our way through some things tod...
