Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - Take-out spaghetti orders on Super Bowl Sunday kept volunteers hopping during the 39th annual LaRosa Sunday in the Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church basement. A cloudless day with temperatures in the single digits, a rarity for this winter, brought out steady streams of diners. "The food's very good," said Fred Bertorello, of Wakefield, who said he makes it a point every year to attend the fund-raiser. OLOP Faith Foundation Coordinator Alison Schlag said proceeds of the weekend... Full story
MARQUETTE — Catholic parishioners from throughout the Upper Peninsula will soon gather for the upcoming episcopal ordination and installation of Bishop-elect John F. Doerfler as the 13th bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Marquette. It will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 2 p.m. EST at St. Peter Cathedral in Marquette. Nearly 700 people are expected to attend the ceremony in St. Peter Cathedral, including bishops, clergy, religious and laity. Archbishop Allen Vigneron of Detroit will be the principal consecrator of the Mass. Archbishop A... Full story
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SAGINAW (AP) - Many of them first come through the doors handcuffed and escorted by police officers, but inmates at the Saginaw County Juvenile Facility recently had reason to celebrate. Officials there reached out to local airbrush artist Devaughn Collins after Director Elverna Ponder saw artwork he created on one of her employee's leg cast. The idea was to have Collins work with a group of teens to create a mural for the gymnasium wall, according to The Saginaw News. "We wanted to bring out in the kids what they saw as positive in the city,"... Full story
IRONWOOD — Michael Cretens is a good outside shooter. Just not Saturday, when he entered the final three seconds 0 of 8 from behind the 3-point line. Cretens got open, took the inbound pass with 1 second on the shot clock and drained the game-winner in Gogebic Community College’s 71-68 victory over the University of Wisconsin-Marinette. It was Gogebic’s second straight win and first this season without Bryce Bilski, who is now battling a knee injury. Cretens, a 6-1 freshman from Gladstone, was mobbed by teammates multiple times after... Full story
IRONWOOD — On Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, the women's basketball team of Gogebic Community College returned home from the Anoka Classic in Coon Rapids, Minn. with an 0-2 record. The team had not played well in its first two games and it looked like a long season might be on its way. This past Saturday, the Lady Samsons blitzed the UW-Marinette Lady Bucs 69-43. It was their 17th win in their last 22 games. Gogebic is now a team that is coming on hard and fast. If you're still skeptical, consider the comments of veteran UW-Marinette coach Jeff S... Full story
