Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Our Lady of Peace spaghetti feed funds church education

By P.J. GLISSON

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IRONWOOD - Father Robb Jurkovich rendered a beatific grin as he gazed around at dozens of people enjoying a Sunday spaghetti feed in the basement hall of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood.

"It's the most beautiful thing to see the community come together," he said. "That's what church is all about."

The 43rd Annual LaRosa Spaghetti Dinner was a two-day event that began on Saturday evening and ended Sunday evening.

According to Jurkovich, past dinners typically have brought in as much as $8,000 to $10,000 per year.

"It's always in conjunct...