Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — Gogebic Community College President Jim Lorenson said Friday he has noticed a change in Michigan politics on the western Upper Peninsula level. In the past, he said Michigan politicians often didn't work together. The fact that has changed was evident Friday evening when State Sen. Tom Casperson, a Republican from Escanaba, and State Rep. Scott Dianda, a Democrat from Calumet, held a joint town hall meeting at the GCC Lindquist Center. A...
KIMBALL, Wis. — Two Philadelphia men were injured in the two-car collision on U.S. 2, near Valley Road, in Kimball Thursday at 10:31 p.m., according to an Iron County Sheriff's Department release. The two brothers, 22 and 29, were traveling east on U.S. 2 when they swerved to avoid hitting a deer. There was an unconfirmed report that a deer horn was found at the scene. Their vehicle struck a westbound truck driven by a 58-year-old Ontario man. All three men were transported by Beacon Ambulance to Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood. Because...
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School's out for summer, at least for some. There are schools that have summer school classes or credit recovery classes. Recent surveys show kids lose much of what they learned during school year because of summer break. It is one of the reasons some advocate year-'round school, with smaller breaks. There is another answer — the Jan Tucker School curriculum for summer! The catalogue for summer courses includes: —HOME ECONOMICS 101: Planning, preparing two meals a week for the family, with an emphasis on shopping and cost; 102: Cleaning up the...
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IRONWOOD — The Historic Ironwood Theatre is celebrating its 85th anniversary with a galaSunday at 2 p.m. The event features music from the Gogebic Range Concert Band, an "old-time" radio theater presentation by the Denim and Dessert Readers' Theatre, a performance from the Von Drake Dancers, songs from the Lakeland Barbershop Chorus and a performance of the 1920s comedy "Who's on First." Attendees will also watch a showing of the silent movie "The Playhouse," starring Buster Keaton. The film will be accompanied by Father Andrew Rogers on the t...
HURLEY — The Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension office and Iron County Health Department will have some extra hands to help out this summer, after receiving an intern through the Wisconsin Area Health Education Center. Shruthi Murali, of Rochester, Minn., recently started her internship and will finish in mid-August. So far, Murali is enjoying her time in Iron County. "I love the area and I really love what I am doing," Murali said. The main focus of her internship is on senior c...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — James T. "Mr. James" Thiede, 58, of Airport Road, Ironwood Township, died unexpectedly Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood. He was born Feb. 6, 1955, in Ironwood, son of the late Zane and Jean (Coleman) Thiede, graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley, Wis., in 1973, and attended Gogebic Community College for one year. He was employed at White Pine Copper Co. and Bessemer Plywood until becoming disabled. He enjoyed woodworking and was a big NASCAR racing fan. On May 25, 1991, he was marr...
It’s that special time of year when critters of all types are showing up along and on roadways across the Gogebic Range. Driving past the Hurley K-12 school last Saturday, I noticed a doe about to give birth in the ditch. I didn’t want to startle the animal, so I drove down the road a bit and pulled over, taking a photo from afar. The deer hopped into the heavy woods, a safer place to welcome its fawn into the world. Quite a few fawns were spotted on the Iron County Board’s annual highway tour...
