Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - The Dazzling and Playful Puppeteers, under the direction of Gemma Lamb, will perform "Marionettes and Live Actors" this weekend at Theatre North. The shows will feature both puppets and live actors recreating classic tales, such as The Princess and the Pea and Three Billy Goats Gruff, as well as some children's songs. According to Lamb, they have been practicing on occasion since September, but are down to only three players, each working hard to prepare. "I think they've done a...
IRONWOOD - Volunteers are gearing up for the ninth annual Santa's Headquarters. Since 2006, a committee of local residents volunteers to help provide gifts for area children during Christmas. This year's event takes place Dec. 10, with a gift distribution from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Ironwood Memorial Building. According to event volunteer Jim Mildren, the committee "gets better at it every year," when it comes to helping hundreds of kids in the community. Last year, Santa's Headquarters...
NEW YORK (AP) - Special materials are going into a unique New York real estate development: 3,550 pounds of royal icing, 700 pounds of candy and 600 pounds of dough. That's what Manhattan chef Jon Lovitch needed to build a gingerbread village complete with houses, trees, a skating rink, a hotel and even an underground subway station. Lovitch holds the Guinness record for the world's largest collection of gingerbread houses. And he's now going for another record - competing against himself by...
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Cat lovers in Northern California are pouncing at the chance of spending time with feline company at a new cat cafe in Oakland. Cat Town Cafe is giving dozens of visitors a chance to mingle with furry friends while sipping coffee and nibbling on cat-themed cookies. The cafe opened last month and has been full since opening day. It was inspired by the cat cafe craze in Japan, where many people live in cramped high-rise apartments that don't allow pets. While making feline...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Roy A. Ilminen, 93, of Kimball, Wis., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood. He was born Aug. 24, 1921, in Kimball Township, to his parents, August and Aino (Hori) Ilminen, and graduated from Hurley High School, Hurley, Wis., in 1941. He played in a band, The Blue Jackets, until joining the U.S Army Air Corps on June 20, 1944, serving as a radar mechanic during World War II, and was honorably discharged as a corporal on Dec. 5, 1945....
HURLEY, Wis. - David J. O'Leary, 70, of Hurley, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, in his home. Dave was born May 19, 1944, in Ironwood, Mich., son of the late James and Ellen (Hill) O'Leary, attended Hurley schools, and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in 1962. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on Jan. 21, 1963, serving stateside during the Vietnam Era, and was honorably discharged on Dec. 30, 1965. Following his discharge, Dave returned to the area and worked at Schult Mobile Homes...
