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Articles from the April 26, 2016 edition


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  • Gogebic Range restaurants show off skills

    Apr 26, 2016

    By JUSTIN LIBERTOSKI [email protected] IRONWOOD - A crowd of 200 people gathered at the Gogebic Community College's seventh annual Taste of the Gogebic Range fundraiser to sample the the finest food 13 area restaurants had to offer at the Lindquist Center Monday evening. The annual event raises money for the foundations various projects, said GCC President Jim Lorenson, including scholarships, student activites and student lounges. Each restaurants offered small portions of one of their...

  • Roderick recognized for 16 years of service

    Apr 26, 2016

    By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER - With music in the air, the Bessemer Area School's Board of Trustees Monday evening honored staff member LJ Roderick for his 16 years of service. At the beginning of the meeting, Roderick - the elementary vocal music teacher, played a song, wishing students - staff and residents to stay young forever. Bob Berg, school board president, presented Roderick with a certificate of recognition. "It's been a great ride and I appreciate everything th...

  • Township board votes against contributing to Margaret St. fix

    Apr 26, 2016

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Gogebic Range Water Authority will be paying the full cost of repairs to the Margaret Street sewer system after the Ironwood Township Board of Trustees voted against contributing to the project Monday. The work will repair issues with the road that were the result of earlier work done on the sewer lines, Township Supervisor Alan Baron said. “We’ve been after this since I’ve been here to repair the road that was done improperly on Margaret Street,” Baron said....

  • Community Calendar

    Apr 26, 2016

    Tuesday, April 26 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Woods and Blooms Garden Club, 6:30 p.m., Haines Civic Center, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood.... Full story

  • Lois Ann Mackinder

    Apr 26, 2016

    HASTINGS, Mich. - Lois Ann (Rozich) Mackinder, 85, passed away April 23, 2016, after a courageous seven-month battle with cancer. Lois was born Jan. 6, 1931, the daughter of Peter and Mary (Dragos) Rozich, in Manistique. She was a member of the 1949 class of Manistique High School. Following graduation, she went to Chicago to attend Presbyterian St. Luke's Nursing School, completing her Registered Nursing Program in 1952. Lois began her life's calling at Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital in... Full story

  • Patrick E. Now

    Apr 26, 2016

    WAUSAU, Wis. — Patrick E. Now, 58, of Antigo, died Saturday, April 23, 2016, at Wausau Aspirus Hospital. He was born on Aug. 25, 1957, in Woodruff, a son of Marvin and Barbara (Biegick) Now, of Two Rivers. He graduated from Washington High School in Two Rivers in 1975. He worked in Sun Valley, Idaho, on the ski hill for many years. He returned to Wisconsin last year and was currently employed at Walmart in Antigo. He was a proud father and grandfather and enjoyed hiking, biking, kayaking and nature photography. In addition to his parents, sur... Full story

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