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By IAN MINIELLY iminielly@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — In 1998 Sue Robishaw wanted to publish her own book. She discovered it was not such an easy thing to do and figured she was probably not alone. She took out an advertisement, invited people interested in publishing their works to come, and then waited until the date arrived. Robishaw expected three or four people, but 30 showed up. She realized the group of authors could navigate the publishing world and learn from each other’s mistakes and gain experience as a group. The Upper Pen...
IRONWOOD - The driver of one of the vehicles involved in a Tuesday accident on Cloverland Drive was airlifted to Aspirus Wausau Hospital with life-threatening injuries. According to a Wednesday press release from the Ironwood Public Safety Department, preliminary reports from the accident indicate the 81-year-old driver was attempting to turn right onto Luxmore Street from the eastbound lane of Cloverland Drive, at around 1 p.m., when he turned in front of oncoming westbound traffic. The...
Friday, Nov. 25 Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Saturday, Nov. 26 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer School... Full story
LAKE GOGEBIC, Mich. - Maureen G. Orlich, 73, a resident of Lake Gogebic for the past 20 years, passed away peacefully Monday morning, Nov. 21, 2016. Maureen was born on March 2, 1943, in Detroit, the daughter of William and Glennis (Knox) McMillan. She graduated from Memphis High School in 1961 and from Wayne State University in 1967. On June 29, 1968, Maureen married Louis Orlich, of Romeo. She was a high school teacher in Memphis for 30 years before retiring to the Western Upper Peninsula in... Full story