Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER - Two new board members and two incumbents were sworn in at a special school board meeting on Wednesday. Bob Berg and Annette Lillie along with newcomers Beth Steiger and Mary Beth Trudgeon were administered the oath of office by Superintendent Dave Radovich. Berg was elected as the temporary chairman and Lillie proposed the officers remain the same as well. Personnel decisions The board accepted a letter of resignation from para-professional Barb Adams. The position she left is four... Full story
To the Editor, What started as one man walking around a track in Tacoma, Wash., 30 years ago this spring has grown into the world’s largest movement to fight back against cancer. Today, more than four million people participate in American Cancer Society Relay For Life events in 6,000 communities worldwide. The Gogebic County Relay For Life is one of them, and I want to encourage people from every part of our community to get involved. Plans are underway for the American Cancer Society event, set for Aug. 2015. And don’t worry, there is no run... Full story
Betty Meyer-Lundberg, 85, died Dec. 17, 2014. Betty was born Elizabeth Jean Kellett on Feb. 24, 1929, with her twin brother, William Gene "Bill," in Ironwood, Mich. Bill succumbed to cancer in 1973. She married John H. Meyer on June 19, 1948, and together they owned and managed the Walter Meyer Sausage Co. in Ironwood for 40 years. They had ten good years of retirement splitting their time between their condo in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and their cottage in Pine Lake, Wis. John died of cancer in... Full story
IRONWOOD - Gogebic vs. Finlandia. Sam Ofstad vs. Marissa Burke. Neither matchup could have been more even. Gogebic Community College's Sam Ofstad nailed a 3-pointer on top with two seconds left to give the Lady Samsons a 69-66 victory over Finlandia Wednesday night. The triple gave Ofstad a game-high 30 points, three more than the 27 scored by Burke of Watersmeet. "I didn't know how many seconds were left, so when I got the ball, I shot it right away," Ofstad said. "Luckily it went in. This was... Full story
IRONWOOD - Gogebic's shot to tie bounced around multiple times before falling. Finlandia's shot to win was far more improbable. Finlandia's Tyler Koski got to the basket and made the game-winner with 2.6 seconds left to give the Lions an 81-79 victory Wednesday in a fantastic game between U.P. college teams. "Tough to lose that way, but at the same time, good effort by the guys," Gogebic Community College coach Dennis Mackey said. "They never quit." There were often three All-U.P. Dream Team... Full story
