Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Miranda Lawver and Kim Zeckovich presented the enrollment report on Tuesday afternoon during the board meeting at GCC. While enrollment for Fall 2017 is down 5.7 percent over Fall 2016 numbers, across the state numbers at community colleges are down, according to Jim Lorenson, president. Lawver showed the trend line for GCC is still trending up, it is just 2016 was an exceptional year so when comparing enrollment year over year it was a...
MERCER, Wis. - Writer Robert E. Holzhei will visit the Mercer Public Library for a book talk on Thursday, Oct. 5, at noon. Holzhei is a member of the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers and author of hundreds of published outdoor and travel stories. His latest work is a novella, "The Mountains Shall Depart." Holzhei has self-published two books, "Canadian Fly-In Fishing Adventure Featuring Campfire Stories from Northern Michigan" and "Alaskan Spirit Journey." Holzhei said his work is...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors approved having District Attorney Matt Tingstad handle any future parental rights termination cases Tuesday. The change means Iron County’s corporation counsel, Tim Dean, will no longer need to represent the county in any future hearings. There hasn’t been many parental rights termination cases in recent years, however, that may be about to change. “(It hasn’t happened) that frequently in the past,” Director of Human Services Cally Kilger told the Da...
Wednesday, Sept. 27 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood/Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Police...
ASHLAND, Wis. - Kenneth J. Olson, 81, of Ashland, formerly of Erwin Township, Ironwood, Mich., died peacefully Wednesday morning, Sept. 20, 2017, at Memorial Medical Center in Ashland, with his loving family by his side. He was born Feb. 19, 1936, in Erwin Township, son of the late Edward and Mary (Kokko) Olson, attended K.P. Silberg Grade School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1951. He proudly served his country for three years stateside in the U.S. Marine Corps and was...
OTSEGO, Mich. — Aune Sylvia Harju, 93, of Paynesville, died on Sept. 12, 2017, at Diana’s Care in Otsego, surrounded by her family. She was born in Pieksamaki, Finland, on June 10, 1924, to Aksel and Olga (Manninen) Valkonen. She worked for many years in Finland, including state work and cashiering. She immigrated to the United States in 1949, moving to the Detroit area, at first living with relatives. She met and married Emil Harju in Detroit. They moved to Paynesville in 1952. They lived on the family farm where they raised their family. She...
