Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - Kindergarteners learned a different kind of alphabet Thursday at the Hurley K-12 School during a bike safety presentation by the Hurley Police Department. Students learned the "ABCs" of bike safety from Sgt. Chris Colassaco, who explained that each spring, bikes should be checked for three things - air in the tires, brakes and chain tightness. Eggs were used to show the importance of helmets while riding bikes. Colassaco taped an egg inside of a bike helmet, and dropped the helmet to...
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Public Safety Department has placed a speed trailer along McLeod Avenue to help insure drivers respect the posted speed limit of 25 mph on the U.S. 2 detour route. Lt. Mike Rimkus of IPSD said officers are monitoring drivers' speeds along the route using both moving and stationary radar. "We're proactive, with our officers out in marked squads patrolling the detour frequently," he said. The IPSD has had some complaints of speeders along the route, but Rimkus said...
IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College's Board of Trustees heard that a number of schools in the Copper Country are showing interest in its Early College program during an update at its meeting on Tuesday. Calumet School District is completing its first year of the program, with about 85 students participating at GCC's Copper Country Center. Stacy Crouch, director of off- campus operations at GCC, told board members that several other schools in the Copper Country, as well as Ironwood High...
IRONWOOD - Local residents are invited to an informational meeting regarding the proposed cultural tourism event History Prize tonight at Theater North. The meeting is from 7 to 8 p.m., featuring a discussion with History Prize founder Mara MacKay. MacKay will update attendees on the 2016 event. History Prize won the Jumpstart competition at the Pure Michigan Governor's Conference on Tourism in Traverse City in March. History Prize will feature historic reenactments, collections and fixed...
MIDDLE RIVER, Wis. — Lillian Kostac, 98, of Hurley, died Monday, May 26, 2014, in Middle River. She was born March 13, 1916, in Bessemer, Mich., daughter of the late Jacob and Allegonda (Harteloo) Groenen. Lillian attended St. Sebastian Catholic Grade School and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School with the class of 1933. She studied nursing and was first a nurses aide and then a licensed practical nurse at Grand View Hospital for more than 18 years. She was a member of the Iron County Historical Society and enjoyed making rag rugs and s...
To the Editor: On behalf of our membership, American Legion Post 5 would like to thank everyone in the city of Ironwood for their participation in our recent Memorial Day ceremonies. We are encouraged by the number of individuals that still manage to come out and support our soldiers during that national day of recognition. We realize that many think of Memorial Day as just another holiday and forget the importance of the real meaning of the day. It is really nice to see citizens supporting us at our Memorial Day program at the Memorial...