Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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(AP) - Thousands of people rallied late Monday in U.S. cities including Los Angeles and New York to passionately but peacefully protest a grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer who killed a black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri. They led marches, waved signs and shouted chants of "Hands Up! Don't Shoot," the slogan that has become a rallying cry in protests over police killings across the country. Activists had been planning to protest even before the nighttime a... Full story
BESSEMER - The Bessemer Area School District Board of Education held it's November meeting on Monday night, which included a presentation about the first grade class, as well as discussion on the superintendent's evaluation and contract and a competitive safety grant program. Teacher presentation Emily Stafford and Jonelle France started the meeting with a presentation about Bessemer's first-graders. The presentation included activities the students have done in the past month or so, including... Full story
WAKEFIELD - It was business as usual Monday night at the city council meeting in Wakefield. A few quick agenda items and an update from the Wakefield Fire Department filled the relatively short meeting. The Fire Department reported to the council their purchase of three new items of equipment. A $4,000 grant came through for the purchase of a new saw, which the department now has one in each truck. With last year's ice fishing contest money that the department hosts, they were able to purchase... Full story
MERCER, Wis. - Turkey dinners, raffles and crafts! The women of the Mercer Lioness Club hosted their annual Christmas Bazaar Saturday at the community center in Mercer. The club has been hosting this event for over eight years and they continue to make it better every year. One new addition to highlight for this year's bazaar was the food for purchase. In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, the Lioness club offered a full turkey dinner, including turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans,... Full story
HURLEY-There was a lot of family fun at the Hurley Booster Club craft fair Saturday at the Hurley K-12 School. On top of all the vendors and craft tables there was also some great entertainment by the Hurley School's Silver Express, balloon animals and face painting by Fun E Business and a special appearance by the big man himself, Santa Claus. The Hurley Booster club hosts the craft fair around this time every year to help raise money to support all the Hurley student athletes throughout the... Full story
With the holidays just around the corner, many families will be sitting down to a feast of turkey with all the fixings. When it comes to cooking turkey, many questions can arise. To help make the meal a success, University of Wisconsin-Extension food scientist Barbara Ingham offers some helpful hints. "Whether you choose a fresh or frozen turkey is up to you," Ingham said. "But for both fresh and frozen, allow one pound of turkey per person." If the turkey is fresh, people are advised to... Full story
IRONWOOD - "We hear a lot about what's going wrong in the world. This is about what's going right," guest conductor Pamela Bustos said Friday in welcoming people to a musical honors concert at the Historic Ironwood Theatre. Dr. Bustos is director of bands and professor of instrumental music at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. She has been at UWS for 12 years and has studied with prominent conductors throughout the United States. Steve Boyd, Ironwood band director, told the audience the 63... Full story
ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon County Saint Nicholas Project met Wednesday to set in motion its next month of activities to help the elderly and those in need have a brighter Christmas. Committee members agreed that with the state of the economy in the county, there is a greater need to help struggling families and the elderly. For many, that need will be met with food vouchers. “Christmas is a good time to reach out to those families,” Saint Nicholas co-chair Kathie Bauer said. The food voucher program is in need of additional funds to ensur... Full story
WATERSMEET - Following two severe winters, with a third one in the making, deer of either sex are scarce in the western Upper Peninsula. Some hunters consider it a success if they even see a deer, let alone harvest one. But a 14-year-old girl from Hurley had no trouble bagging a buck on opening day of Michigan's gun-deer season last Saturday. In fact, Lexi Swanson downed two bucks. The daughter of Nikki Swanson and Bruce Swanson, of Hurley, was hunting at the Bob D'Antonio camp in the... Full story
IRONWOOD - The Barracuda Swim Team held a community meeting in Gogebic Community College's Lindquist Center conference room Thursday to discuss ideas surrounding concerns about the pool. Amy Lagalo, representative for the Barracuda Swim Team, led the meeting and said the swim team has 68 swimmers who practice about six hours a week. On the weekends, they travel to swim meets that often last all day. The coaches of the team are volunteers who donate their time and skills to teach the Barracuda sw... Full story
IRONWOOD - Local residents braved chilly winds and snowy conditions to kick off the holidays on Wednesday night, with a tree lighting at Depot Park in downtown Ironwood. The event was the start of the 20th annual Jack Frost Festival, and about 30 residents attended the event. "This was totally Ironwood dedication, with these people coming to this event," Mary Hampston, festival planning committee member, said. The audience listened to Christmas carols sung by the Select Children's Choir,... Full story
IRONWOOD - Another 110-year snow record fell Tuesday morning in Ironwood before the sun finally popped out. A total of 15.2 inches of snow was recorded for the 24-hour period to 7 a.m. Tuesday at the National Weather Station measuring site at the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Treatment Plant off Cloverland Drive. It marked a Nov. 18 record, dating to the early 1900s, and brought the season's snow total in Ironwood to 60.1 inches. Remarkably, that's not a record for this date, as in 1989 a whopping... Full story
IRONWOOD - To mark the 20th anniversary of the Jack Frost Festival, the planning committee decided to honor Santa in a special way. This year's theme is "Santa's Memories" in honor of the late Marvin Tassava Sr., who passed away in March. Marvin spent many years playing Santa for the Ironwood Chamber of Commerce during the parade, greeting children and helping to kick off the Christmas holiday. "We wanted to honor his dedication and involvement to this festival," committee member Mary Hitt... Full story
MERCER, Wis. - More than 30 residents braved cold temperatures and snowy conditions to dine on an early Thanksgiving meal at the Mercer School on Monday. For the last five years, a Thanksgiving meal has been provided for local senior citizens for free to help them get into the holiday spirit. Nine students in Dee Rice's life skills class spent the morning on Monday roasting turkeys, baking ham and whipping up mashed potatoes to serve at the feast. "This is our fifth year doing this, and we... Full story
IRONWOOD - A winter advisory warning for lake-effect snow that could total from 12 to 18 inches remained in effect for the Gogebic Range today through noon. Wakefield and Bessemer schools closed early Monday and many evening meetings were postponed because of heavy snowfall that grew worse throughout the day. Ironwood schools were off Monday for deer hunting, but classes were scheduled to resume today, weather permitting. The lake-effect snow followed around 50 inches that fell last week across... Full story
IRONWOOD - Instead of bricks, cement and wood, area children used graham crackers, licorice and frosting to create structures fit for a gingerbread man, during the annual gingerbread house workshop at the Downtown Art Place on Saturday in Ironwood. More than 100 children attended the event, which gets "more and more popular" each year, according to event organizer Arlene Schneller. "We had 50 people waiting to get in when we first opened this morning," she said. The workshop allowed for kids to... Full story
By ALISSA PIETILA [email protected] IRONWOOD - The "Dazzling and Playful" Puppeteers final showing of "Marionettes and Live Actors" drew a good size crowd at Theatre North at 2 p.m. on Sunday. The two shows on Saturday brought in 81 people and Sunday's show had 45 in attendance. The puppeteers, Angelina Jarvela, Jennifer Murray and Julie Mead, each played many parts. The show included recreations of the plays "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Three Billy Goats Gruff." The puppeteers... Full story
