Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College President James Lorenson was recently named to the Michigan Community College Association Legislative Committee to a two-year position. There are 12 members on the committee, which includes six presidents and six trustees. According to the release, "Committee membership, per MCCA bylaws, is determined by the appointment of the chair of MCAA, with concurrence of the MCCA Executive Committee." The committee seeks a good balance of small and large, urban and...
To the Editor: I felt compelled to offer the other side of the story when it comes to customer service. I have worked customer service for 25 years at the same company and I have seen a huge decline in the way customers treat workers in the public sector. It seems that every other person has a cell phone glued to their ear. I make a habit of greeting each customer, ask if they need a bag for their purchases, thank them, and tell them to have a nice day. The cell phone addicts will give me a glare for interrupting their conversation and stomp...
WINDSOR, Colo. - Kenneth G. (Ken) McCauley passed away on Feb. 6, 2015, in Windsor, after a protracted battle with pancreatic cancer. He leaves behind his two children, Heather McCauley and Kenneth H. McCauley, and his granddaughter, Brooklyn McCauley. Ken was born on Aug. 23, 1952, in Huntington, W.V., to Leonard and Zelma McCauley. He grew up in a large family with three sisters and two brothers. He attended college for dental lab technology and owned his own dental labs, D & K Dental Lab and...
WOODRUFF, Wis.- John W. Holst, 90, of Manitowish Waters, Wis., and a native of Ironwood, Mich., passed away peacefully Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, at Seasons of Life Hospice House in Woodruff, with his loving family by his side. He was born Aug. 10, 1924, in Ironwood, the son of Walfred and Anna (Peterson) Holst, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1942. He went on to college at the University of Michigan, from where he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force. He was trained in the...
REDDING, Calif. — Jean McKenzie passed away peacefully at Sierra Oaks Senior Living on Feb. 10, 2015. Jean was born in Escanaba, Mich., to Dan and Delma Gunderman, and moved as an infant to Marenisco, Mich., where she became a lifelong resident until moving to Redding in 1996. Following high school graduation from Marenisco High School in 1941, she attended Gogebic Community College and then enlisted in the U.S. Navy and spent her time in the military at Great Lakes Naval Station. Upon her honorable discharge, she married the love of her life,...
BESSEMER - Hurley put the finishing touch on its resume going into Saturday's seeding meeting with a 54-32 Indianhead Conference victory at Bessemer Thursday night. The Midgettes took advantage of Bessemer turnovers in the first half for a 35-14 halftime lead. Bessemer was led by Whitney Trcka's 18 points, including 11 in the first half, but the shorthanded Speedgirls didn't get a field goal from someone else until midway through the third quarter. "I think we sped them up; that was part of our...