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Articles from the January 7, 2019 edition


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  • Community calendar

    Jan 7, 2019

    Monday, Jan. 7 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Pat O’Donnell Civic Center board, 5 p.m., arena. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Sports Hall of Fame, 6 p.m., Luther L. Wright K-12 School, room 205. MECCA Ski Club, 6 p.m., MECCA cabin near the treatment facility, Mercer, Wis. Erwin C... Full story

  • Snowmobile races rock fairgrounds

    Jan 7, 2019

    By PAT KRAUSE sports@your daily globe.com IRONWOOD - The Gogebic County Fairgrounds were the place to be this weekend as hundreds of the best drivers in modern ice oval racing rocked around the historic 1/2 mile track at speeds up to 100 mph at the Ironwood Snowmobile Olympus this weekend. More than 150 snowmobile racers competed in the USSA Prostar Cup, including events for women and kids (junior racers). By late Sunday afternoon Race Director Tom Auvinen, who shies away from praise, was very p...

  • Christie (Pflughoeft) Pete

    Jan 7, 2019

    WAUSAU, Wis. - Christie (Pflughoeft) Pete, 42, of Watersmeet passed away on Jan. 4, 2019, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. She is survived by her children, Jacob, Marie, Emma, Isabel, Sophia and Olivia; her parents, Albert and Yvonne Pete, Sr.; siblings, Tracy (Dan) Pete, Jenny (Sonny) McGeshick, Albert Pete Jr., Angela (Shane Sr.) Pete and Marilee (Tyrone) Pete; 10 aunts and uncles; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Christie always loved being around family and friends. She enjoyed playing... Full story

  • Busy skaters enjoy new rink season at civic center

    Jan 7, 2019

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Pat O'Donnell Civic Center in Ironwood was bustling with people Saturday as dozens of skaters happily circled the rink over and over again, some going forward, some backward. Many of them glided by in twos while talking together. Younger participants sometimes stopped to engage in video chat waves, a quick text or phone call, or group selfies. Now and then, someone attempted an artistic flourish on the ice. Kaytlin Jeffery of Ironwood said...

  • State grant helps GCC create trade skills center

    Jan 7, 2019

    By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] IRONWOOD — Gogebic Community College will use a recent $2 million state grant to create a skilled trades training center which will include a new state-of-the-art welding lab. GCC Dean of Business Services and co-Interim President Erik Guenard said the college wants to respond to the employment needs of area business and industry, and create programs that will train students to meet those needs. “The college is going to take a more active roll in workforce development,” Guenard said. “We already...