Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BERGLAND - The Lake Gogebic Chapter of Walleyes for Tomorrow believes sinking 550 tons of boulders will be a big boost to fishing on the lake. The $45,000 rock-sinking project was expected to conclude today or early next week, as Outdoor Impact Shoreline and Landscape Services, of Green Lake, Wis., was hauling the boulders on a small barge 3.5 miles out from the Bergland dock. Tony Piencikowski, secretary of the chapter, said a similar reef-building project worked well in another massive body of... Full story
KOFORIDUA, Ghana - Being in 4-H can take people a lot of places, but Neil Klemme never imagined it would take him to the heart of Africa. Klemme, a youth development agent with the Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension office in Hurley, recently traveled to Ghana through 4-H, helping with youth development of programs in the country. Over the course of three weeks, he worked with 4-H leaders, leading a training and sharing his experiences in 4-H. A major difference between 4-H in Ghana... Full story
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HURLEY - Iron County will host a second annual Iron County Aging-Friendly Communities Summit Friday, July 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Oma Town Hall. The event is designed to help make Iron County more "aging friendly," allowing summit attendees to share ideas to improve programs and services for local seniors. According to Andrea Newby, family living agent for the Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension office, after last year's event, things are continuing to move forward. "We... Full story
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Robert Edwin Rajala, 75, formely of Ironwood, Mich., and resident of Albuquerque since 1972, died March 10, 2014, at home with his family by his side. He is survived by Ann, his wife of 53 years, his sons, Eric and Bruce, grandchildren, Bradley and Lynn, and a great-grandson, Kristoff, all of Albuquerque; his son, Brian, and grandchildren, Alexis and Raquel, of Tucson, Ariz.; a sister Annette Pettit, of Minneapolis, Minn.; and brother, Russell, of Wisconsin. Bob graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood and t... Full story
