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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER — Bessemer Blast 2014 came to a close Friday night with a spectacular “Thunder on the Mountain” fireworks show that lasted about 40 minutes and attracted quite the crowd. Before the fireworks display, Marty’s Goldenaires Senior Drum and Bugle Corps held a performance at Massie Field. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people were packed elbow-to-elbow along Sophie Street and the rest of the route to watch the parade, which featured a number of floats, marching bands and other attractions th...
MERCER, Wis. - Hundreds of people lined U.S. 51 through downtown Mercer Friday to celebrate the Fourth of July. The town held its annual parade, featuring floats, classic cars, motorcycles and fire trucks. "Pedal and Paddle" was the theme of the parade, allowing entrants to use their creativity using bikes, canoes or kayaks. Many local businesses, organizations and residents participated, throwing candy, beaded necklaces and even water balloons. After the parade, attendees enjoyed food, games,...
WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield Historical Society hosted its Hometown Variety Show that drew a crowd of around 100 people to the Wakefield-Marenisco High School music room-auditorium on Wednesday. Denise Haas, a member of the historical society, was master of ceremonies for the event. She also performed a solo song, as well as part of an a cappella group called the Tamster Trio. "This is a benefit for the museum," Haas said of the variety show. "All the proceeds and all the donations go to the...
NORMANDY, France - A 1994 graduate of A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer had the honor of meeting President Barack Obama at the 70th anniversary of the Normandy Beach invasion on June 6. Army Sgt. First Class Peter Bracket, of Ramsay, also met numerous World War II veterans and mingled with the foreign residents who continue to appreciate the United States for its war contributions. Bracket, who will have served 13 years in the military in August, is the son of Dave Bracket, of Ironwood, and...
BESSEMER - People excited to see the 23rd Annual Domino Fall, a Bessemer Blast attraction that draws a crowd every year, approached the doors of the A.D. Johnston High School gymnasium on Wednesday only to find out that the event was cancelled because of some pesky varmints. Turns out a family of raccoons had set up their home inside the trailer where the dominoes were being stored. But they didn't just snuggle up for a few nights of rest and relaxation. Event officials said they were probably...
BESSEMER - One flag pole sits empty at the Bessemer Ethnic Commons Park after the wrong flag was raised to represent the Cornish, an ethnic group representing the country of Cornwall. The park features flags representing ethnic groups who settled in Bessemer in the 1880s. Countries also represented at the park include Croatia, Italy, Poland, Sweden and Finland. Cornwall is a ceremonial country and unitary authority area of England, within the United Kingdom. The country is a peninsula, bordered...
LANSING (AP) - Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday signed a law restoring a state tuition assistance program for active-duty Michigan National Guard members, making them eligible for reimbursement of up to $4,500 a year. The state had a similar program for a decade that ended in 2009 because of budget cuts and expanded federal education benefits after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Until Tuesday's bill signing at the National Guard Joint Force Headquarters in Lansing, Michigan was one of seven...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Thousands of young people and some more weathered hikers are trekking up a path that cuts through aspen and pine to a summit of a Utah mountain about 60 miles east of Salt Lake City. The group includes train hoppers, students, lawyers, architects and others, members say. But each belongs to the Rainbow Family, which has convened every year since 1972, sometimes in two states at once, to join in prayers for peace, sing-a-longs in the travelling Granola Funk theater and...
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) - Museums and musicians are concerned that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's stricter rules on the transport of items containing elephant ivory are inflicting unintended complications on the music community. The new strategy for fighting trafficking through enforcement, approved by President Barack Obama in February, puts a near complete ban on the commercial trade of elephant ivory. Musicians and collectors say the rules will limit their ability to travel abroad with...
WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield-Marenisco School Board approved the 2014-15 budget at its meeting Monday evening. "The projected fund balance for June 30, 2015, is $72,237," said business manager Tina Trevarthen said. "We plan to end this year with a balance of $13,164." Superintendent Cathy Shamion presented the student growth model to the board. "As a school, we were at 93 percent passing," she said, "Our goal has always been 95 percent and this is the highest we've ever been." The board heard repor...
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Area Schools Board of Education adopted a projected budget for the 2014-2015 school year during a meeting Monday evening. The estimated fund balance for the year is $512,158. According to superintendent Tim Kolesar the fund balance will go through some changes over the course of the next year. "There will be changes once we find out more information from the state," Kolesar said. One of the major changes in the budget was a swing of approximately $50,000 after the distric...
IRONWOOD - Theatre-goers took a trip down the rabbit hole with 51 local children during performances of "Alice in Wonderland" Saturday at the Historic Ironwood Theatre. The play was organized by Gannon Styles and Bridget Leary, of Prairie Fire Children's Theatre in Barret, Minn. According to Bruce Greenhill, managing director of HIT, this is the seventh or eighth year PFCT has come to Ironwood to put on a show. While some shows take months to put together, children in Ironwood did it in five...
IRONWOOD - Local residents got some exercise and viewed eco-friendly art pieces during the "Art in the Park" exhibition in Ironwood on Saturday. The event was sponsored by the Friends of the Miners Memorial Heritage Park. Attendees started near Lorenson Baseball Field, and trekked 1 mile around the Aurora Loop to view the art pieces. Each piece was environmentally-friendly and attendees were able to vote for their favorite pieces. Pieces will be on display until July 26, and people can vote...
BESSEMER - Axes were flying during the first ever lumberjack show on Massie Field over the weekend, as part of Bessemer Blast 2014. According to Linda Nelson, chair of the Bessemer Blast Committee, the committee had been trying to get this event on the schedule for quite some time. "We've been look at having an event like this for a couple years and we finally made a connection," Nelson said. The show included various lumberjack-inspired competitions, including axe-throwing and the standing...
LUDINGTON (AP) - Sixty-eight years after she was left on the doorstep of a western Michigan family's home, Julie Himebaugh is still trying to discover the identity of her parents and why her mother decided to give her up. Ludington police said this month they no longer have records of the discovery of the baby on May 7, 1946. But the Detroit Free Press reported Sunday stories in several newspapers at the time paint a detailed picture of the baby's discovery. Himebaugh was about 6 months old...
IRONWOOD - Employees at Aspirus Grand View Hospital prepared for the worst on Friday, participating in a mock disaster drill. The drill featured a mock explosion at an Ironwood home, with eight "patients" seeking medical attention at the hospital. Patients were played by junior volunteers at the hospital, with a variety of injuries as a result of the explosion. Medical personnel were informed chemicals were possibly involved in the explosion. Patients arrived by Beacon Ambulance or walked in...
HURLEY - The son of one of the six men who lost their lives in two B-47 crashes near Hurley in 1961 said Friday the memorial dedicated today will be a "testament to those killed in defense of their country, including others who were killed and don't have a memorial." Darrell Rasmussen and 27 of his family members traveled from Nebraska to attend a Friday ceremony at the Iron County Memorial Building in Hurley. The joke was half of Nebraska showed up. His father, Dale Rasmussen, was one of the...
