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Articles from the September 14, 2019 edition


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  • An infinite passion for the sky

    Sep 14, 2019

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - Jim Kaufman achieved many goals in life before following through on his passion for astronomy. He was an aerospace engineer. He earned a private pilot's license. He retired before age 55. Kaufman said his fascination with the sky and the universe was fueled by a childhood immersed in science and science fiction. Growing up in the Flats of Ironwood, he recalls chasing what he thought was a UFO flying north at night with his friends. "When...

  • Filmmaker speaks on future documentary

    Sep 14, 2019

    By KIM E. STROM [email protected] IRONWOOD - Filmmaker Dirk Wierenga of Grand Haven began a 1,000-mile journey in March to bring national awareness to what rural areas, like those in the Upper Peninsula, have to offer. He plans to shoot a documentary entitled "Route 2 Elsewhere" and write an accompanying book. He spoke with the Daily Globe in Ironwood Friday about the project. The route - much of it along U.S. 2 - begins in Sault Ste. Marie and ends in Williston, N.D. Wierenga said...

  • Ironwood man sentenced to prison on drug charge

    Sep 14, 2019

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — An Ironwood man will serve over 7 years in prison on a drug charge after he was sentenced in Gogebic County Circuit Court. Donald Pierre Jett, 52, was sentenced to at least 87 months in prison for possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine Wednesday. The potential maximum sentence for the charge is 30 years, as Jett was found to be a habitual offender — which extends the 20-year maximum sentence the charge carries. Jett pleaded guilty to the charge in July as part of plea agr...

  • Community Calendar

    Sep 14, 2019

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Sept. 14 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Sept. 15 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, I...