Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - The Friends of the Miners Memorial Heritage Park announced the winners of the Art in the Park competition Saturday evening at Festival Ironwood. The outdoor exhibit includes 12 art installations along the one-mile Aurora Loop of the Miners Trail. The competition was judged by the public who walked the trail since the exhibit opened June 26. Amanda Szot, of Ironwood, earned first prize for her creation,"Sprouting Wings." The prize came with $1,000. Katie Greenough, who created "What... Full story
HURLEY - Hurley School District teacher Dan Rye on Monday showed school board members how seventh and eighth grade students will better be prepared for high school technology classes. Rye said two new Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics classes will be offered at the school. He indicated the classes will better prepare students for some of the areas on state standard tests where they haven't been performing up to state averages. The classes will cover electronics, alternative... Full story
WHITE PINE - The red and white sweaters, cheerleading outfits and basketball uniforms will come out of mothballs this weekend for the annual White Pine Warrior Weekend. Warrior Weekend is always the last full weekend in July and although it started small, it has snowballed since the last all-school reunion. It is a time that classes have their reunions and special dedications to former classmates. The White Pine School closed at the end of the school year in 2002, but the Warrior spirit which... Full story
ONTONAGON — Kathryn (Nipert) McDonald, 94, of Ontonagon, died peacefully at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital on Monday, July 21, 2014, after suffering a heart attack. She was born in Ontonagon on July 10, 1920, the daughter of Theron and Sue (Moran) Nipert. Kathryn was a graduate of Ontonagon High School in 1938 and attended St. Joseph’s School of Nursing, graduating in 1942. She later became the assistant supervisor of obstetrics at St. Joseph’s. Kathryn was also on the staff of Ontonagon Memorial Hospital and was Director of Nurses for sever... Full story