Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] Voters in the Bessemer and Ironwood area school districts may be deciding the future of their districts in August, as local residents are circulating a petition to put a proposal to consolidate the two districts on the ballot. Those advocating for consolidation needed to first get permission from the Michigan Board of Education, according to Gogebic County Clerk Gerry Pelissero, getting at least 10 eligible voter signatures from each school district. Pelissero said he was informed the state gave...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - The small parking lot at Oman's Creek at Little Girl's Point was full around 4:30 p.m. Saturday as area residents basked in the warmth of a February thaw. People combed the beach on a sunny day - some standing tall on the shore ice - as away from land, Lake Superior was mostly ice-free. Kayakers paddled the calm lake, viewing the ice formations along the shoreline. Deer grazed among bare patches of brown ground as most of the snow vanished...
JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON - Members of the Ontonagon Area Board of Education, Monday, saw a hands on demonstration from some of the robotics team members who will be competing with other area school districts in Escanaba and Sault Ste Marie in March. Instructor Glen Beck explained to the board the steps taken in forming a robotics program and the assistance from other schools, particularly Calumet, in getting the program started. The program is part of the STEM local and global...
Tuesday, Feb. 21 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Iron-Gogebic Integrated Family Services, 9-10:30 a.m., Iron County Courthouse, Hurley. 906-663-4045 or 715-561-2191. Wisconsin Veterans Employment Services Representative, 9-11:30 a.m., veterans service office, Hurley. 715-392-7808. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Friends of the Carnegie Library, 11 a.m., library, Ironwood. Blood Pressure Screening, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., with Regional Hospice nurses, Mill... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Lucy J. Golembeski, 92, a long-time resident of Wakefield, passed away Monday morning, Feb. 20, 2017. Lucy was born on Aug. 17, 1924, in Trout Creek, a daughter of Alice (Catterson) and George D. Sworab Sr. She attended school in Marenisco and Chicago. On Sept. 28, 1940, Lucy was united in marriage to Ted T. Golembeski at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Wakefield. They celebrated 53 years of marriage before his passing on Jan. 2, 1994. Lucy continued her education at... Full story
