Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Articles from the November 21, 2018 edition


Sorted by date  Results 1 - 5 of 5

  • November snowfall piles up across Gogebic Range

    Nov 21, 2018

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - The 4.5-inch snowfall that fell for the 24-hour period to 7 a.m. Tuesday in Ironwood has been typical for the month. With more than a week left in November, Ironwood has received 31 inches of snow this month and there was 14 inches on the ground Tuesday at the National Weather Service station site at the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Treatment Plant on the Montreal River. Typical monthly snowfall through Nov. 20 is 13.3 inches. Snow continued to...

  • LLW students make pumpkin pie

    Nov 21, 2018

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Even though it's not Thanksgiving yet, some Ironwood students got a head start on the holiday festivities as they made several pumpkin pies Tuesday. Rebecca Sim, who is filling in for Carolyn Warren while she's on maternity leave, had her class of first graders work together to make the pumpkin pie filling. The students took turns adding the flour, sugar, eggs and other ingredients before the filling was poured into four pie crusts...

  • Wakefield-Marenisco superintendent defines 'homeless'

    Nov 21, 2018

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — Members of the Wakefield-Marenisco board of education learned at Monday how the district supports students classified as homeless. According to superintendent Jason Gustafson, the Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 School has 11 such students. He said they fit the definition simply because they live with relatives or friends, rather than with immediate family. Gustafson said if children were living with parents in the Eddy Park Campground, they also would be classified as homeless, as would kids a...

  • Community calendar

    Nov 21, 2018

    Wednesday, Nov. 21 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Red Cross Blood Drive, 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 213 S Marquette St, Ironwood, 906-932-5478. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. American Legion Post 58, 2 p.m., Iron County Memorial... Full story

  • Carole Semenak

    Nov 21, 2018

    IRONWOOD, Mich. - Carole Semenak, 81, of Ironwood, passed away on Nov. 19, 2018. Carole was born on June 22, 1937, in Montreal, Wis., to Joseph and Florence (Garreau) Trombi. She married Ronald Semenak in 1959, and he preceded her in death in January 1981. She loved spending time with her family, especially her sisters. She also loved to play cards. She is survived by her son, Raymond (Tonya) Semenak of Mesa, Ariz.; siblings, Robert Trombi, Janice Berglund and Diane "Bunny" Maffesanti; as well a... Full story