Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - Around 650 students from Hurley, Ironwood and Bessemer schools took part in a day-long event held at the Hurley K-12 School on Tuesday. Michael McGowan, President of McGowan and Associates, led many programs throughout the day, for students of all ages. McGowan's training and consulting firm specializes in handling school, alcohol, drug, conflict resolution, workplace and family issues. He presents school assemblies every year, with each presentation being tailored by grade level and...
IRONWOOD - The Gogebic Community College board heard three separate presentations to start Tuesday's monthly meeting. First, Diane Oliver, the President of Snowflake Aquatics, thanked the board for their support of the pool and the Barracuda Swim Team. Elijah Sprague, Sol Lagalo, Axton Ruotsala, and Luca and Sophia Villanueva, recently competed in the YMCA state swim meet in Brown Deer, Wis. The boys relay team, consisting of the four boys listed above even shaved 2.34 seconds off their time at...
IRONWOOD -Beacon Ambulance Operations Manager Randy Forstrom was at Luther L. Wright on March 20 and March 23 to teach members of the district's high school JROTC program CPR and how to use the defibrillators in the school. The school's curriculum requires that members of its JROTC program receive first aid training, however, 1st Sgt. William Murphy - one of the program's instructors - decided to have the students learn more than the required minimum. "Instead of just teaching first aid, what...
Wednesday, April 1 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Alzheimer’s Disease Caregivers Support Group, 6-7 p.m., Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mercer, Wis. Bessemer Booster Club, 6:30 p.m., A.D. Johns...
NOVI, Mich. - Andrew "Andy" J. Hendrickson Jr., 76, passed away on March 15, 2015, in Novi. Andrew was born Sept. 27, 1938, to Andrew and Ellen Hendrickson. He grew up in Ironwood and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1956. He then attended the University of Michigan on a football scholarship. He transferred to Valparaiso University where he graduated in 1962 with a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering. He also played varsity football at Valparaiso, including an opportunity to...
HAYWARD, Wis. — The Ironwood Red Devil softball team won its first game of the season Tuesday, defeating Hayward 17-8. “We’re happy to get started and get a win,” said first-year coach Tim Routheaux. “We only had nine players due to solo ensemble and some injuries, so we had a lot of girls in new positions. They did a nice job.” Freshman Taylor Mylly earned the win for Ironwood. “She did a really good job,” Routheaux said. Hayward jumped out to an early 4-0 lead by the second inning as Ironwood helped with errors. “We had three errors in the...