Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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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...
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...
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...
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...
By KELSEY HANSEN [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Russ Mason, Chief of Wildlife for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, made a visit to the Upper Peninsula from Lansing on Saturday for the first day of deer hunting. Mason started the day at the Wakefield field office before continuing to Crystal Falls. Mason was able to give a little insight on the expectations of the deer season this year throughout Michigan. He said depending on where one is in the state will be a good indicator...
By KELSEY HANSEN [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The VFW Auxiliary Post 9084 held its annual fall craft fair Saturday in Wakefield. Participation was up this year with 43 vendor tables and spaces as well as several activities for kids. There was a fishpond for kids to fish out a prize as well as a face-painting booth. An auxiliary spokeswoman said the members of Post 9084 worked hard this year to bring these little extras to Saturday's event and their hard work paid off, with lots of kids...
HURLEY - Veterans, students and community members gathered to celebrate a belated Veterans Day on Friday morning at the Hurley K-12 School. After the Hurley VFW Post 1580 presented the colors, led by post commander Ron Zaleski, the Hurley high school band played the National Anthem. Sixth grade students Morgan Nasi, Caleb Londre, Jackie Bradley and Brooke Saari led the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance. Afterwards, principal Jeff Gulan welcomed all in attendance and reminded everyone to...
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood snow total since Monday climbed to 37.7 inches on Friday. The 7 a.m. Friday 24-hour reading was 7.2 inches at the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Treatment Plant off Cloverland Drive. That followed three consecutive 24-hour periods of 10-inch snowfalls in Ironwood, as a total of 30.5 inches had been recorded since Monday and for a change, there was no snow after Friday morning. The on-the-ground snow total at Ironwood stood at 26 inches, but some areas of the Gogebic Range had...
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...
HURLEY - There was quite a bit of interest across the country in the Gogebic Range's snowstorm that ended early Wednesday morning, then later rekindled. Up to two feet of snow fell across the Gogebic Range, whipped into drifts by strong winds. Hurley Chamber of Commerce Director Dorrene O'Donnell said she posted a video of the snowfall on Facebook Tuesday and it had received 24,376 hits, with 227 shares, as of Wednesday morning. "I just went outside (Tuesday) and took a minute-long video of the...
IRONWOOD — Students, faculty, staff and area residents attended the annual Veterans Day program at Luther L. Wright School in Ironwood on Wednesday. The program, originally scheduled for Tuesday, was delayed because of a snowstorm causing school to be canceled. Members of the JROTC program in Ironwood organized the event, which included a parade of organizations, recognition of guests, a roll call of comrades and pass-in review. Students in the high school band and choir performed p...
The Lakeland Union High School's Model UN students will host the 26th annual Christmas Gift and Craft Fair in Minocqua on Saturday, Nov. 29, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the high school Commons. "This is an excellent opportunity to select quality hand-made gifts for family and friends for the holiday season," reminds Lakeland social studies teacher, Frank Keeler, who is the sponsor of the Model UN students. The Model UN students will hold their annual holiday bake sale at the fair and will offer...
WAKEFIELD - Despite snowy conditions, a large amount of people attended Monday's Wakefield City Council meeting. The main topic of the evening was discussion on the Father Daniel Hall renovation updates, including fully moving in, as well as a possible co-share with the city library. City librarian Denise Engel was in attendance to discuss the possibility of the library moving into the old Father Daniel Hall building. She posed a discussion with the council about sharing the space in the old Fat...
