Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By KIM E. STROM kstrom@yourdailyglobe.com WATERSMEET - The Gogebic County Road Commission has proposed reopening an old gravel pit in Watersmeet Township and some residents are concerned about the impact it could pose for the area. Especially concerned is Watersmeet Trout Hatchery and fish farm owner Dino Giannola whose business and home are located directly across the road from the site. The road commission has retained Coleman Engineering to do a plan on the best use for the pit, according to...
By KIM E. STROM MERCER - Hot soup on a cold day is just what the library ordered Friday in Mercer at the second annual "Soup for You" soup tasting and recipe sharing event. It was a full house and a good turnout similar to last year's event, said library director Teresa Schmidt. There were 12 different soups to try, and many of them creative and out of the ordinary, such as the mulligatawny soup. Victor with the blog "Craving Tasty" shared a bit of history on the soup. Of course many may remembe...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is among 150 schools nationwide competing for a $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The announcement came from Aspen on Tuesday. Only 15% of community colleges nationwide have been invited to apply. The award is considered a signature recognition of high achievement and performance among community colleges. The criteria for the honor is based in part on strong and improving student outcomes in learning, completion rates, employment rates, earnings and equity. “Nation...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Nov. 9 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Sunday, Nov. 10 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wel...
RHINELANDER, Wis. - Edward Caron, 94, of Rhinelander, passed away peacefully with family on Nov. 3, 2019. Edward was born in Watersmeet, Mich., on July 21, 1925. He was the son of Albert and Mathilda (Hill) Caron and a graduate of Watersmeet High School with the Class of 1943. Following graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and was deployed to the South Pacific during World War II. Upon returning from the war, he began his career as a brakeman with the Chicago North Western Railroad....
