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  • Smith set to speak at GCC Commencement

    May 2, 2016

    IRONWOOD — Gogebic Community College is pleased to announce Dr. Randy Smith, current President of the Rural Community College Alliance, will be the graduation speaker for the 82nd commencement ceremony Friday, May 6, at 6:30 p.m. held in the Lindquist Student and Conference Center gymnasium. Smith has been involved in higher education for over twenty-two years. He holds a Ph.D. in higher education leadership, Master of Science in emergency health services administration and a bachelor’s degree in political science. He also completed the Edu...

  • B-47 Crash Site Committee honors veterans with new shelter

    May 2, 2016

    By TOM STANKARD tstankard@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY - Over 50 years ago, a B-47 Stratojet disappeared from radar during a low-level training mission approximately 10 miles south of Hurley. Three months later, another aircraft disappeared near the same area, a densely wooded place about 3 miles east of U.S. 51. The planes were part of the Air Force's 40th Bombardment Wing from Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka, Kan. The missions took place because the area's terrain is similar to locations that...

  • Veterans hold annual steak feed fundraiser

    Isabelle Kleinschmidt|May 2, 2016

    HURLEY - The Gogebic Iron Range Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 529 held their 26th annual Steak Feed Fundraiser Saturday evening at the Iron County Memorial Building. "I've waited all day for this," said attendee Tina Martinsek "Every year, the steaks are good." The event kicked off with a raffle and door prizes. Out back, Kyle Thompson and Terry Seibel stood over a grill flipping dozens of steaks. "Our steaks are awesome; they're hand-cut and everything," said Thompson. Over 400 steaks...

  • Community Calendar

    May 2, 2016

    Monday, May 2 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Wakefield Seniros, 2 p.m., Wakefield Senior Center. Pat O’Donnell Civic Center Board of Directors, 5 p.m., Civic Center, Ironwood. 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 School, room 205. MECCA Ski Club, 6:30 p.m., MECCA cabin near the treatment facility, Mercer, Wis. H... Full story

  • Mavis J. Wennersten

    May 2, 2016

    ASHLAND, Wis. - Mavis J. Wennersten, 79, of Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood, Mich., died peacefully Friday, April 29, 2016, at Memorial Medical Center in Ashland, with her family by her side. The former Mavis Luoma was born March 16, 1937, in Bessemer Township, Mich., daughter of the late John and Jennie (Kivi) Luoma. She attended K.P. Silberg Grade School in Erwin Township, Ironwood, and graduated from Luther l. Wright High School in 1955. She was employed as a medical transcriptionist in Okl... Full story

  • Donald Charles DalPonte

    May 2, 2016

    BESSEMER, Mich. — Donald Charles DalPonte, 83, of Bessemer, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016. He was born Aug. 27, 1932, in Chicago and resided there until his family moved to Ramsay. Donald graduated from A.D. Johnston High School, Bessemer, in 1950. After working in Milwaukee for two years, he enlisted with the U.S. Navy and served for four years aboard troop transport ships from Norfolk, Va., to Dover, Del., England, and Bremerhaven, Germany. In 1957, he began a lifelong pursuit of education, studying at Gogebic Community College, Northern Mic... Full story