Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] HURLEY - Representatives from the Hurley K-12 School's rebranding committee narrowed a list of possible new mascots down to 13 names during a meeting on Tuesday. The list of the 13 mascot nominations making the cut include some that capitalize on the area's history, including Timberjaxx, Trailblazers, Rangers and Hematites. There are some that focus on the area's weather like Blizzards, Heat, Storm and Northern Storm. Others included the Lakers,...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Members of the Wakefield-Marenisco Board of Education voted at their Monday evening meeting to approve the school schedule for the coming 2019-20 school year. Due to recent approval by the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District, the Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 School will start this year in the week before Labor Day, as opposed to the day after it, as in the past. According to the calendar, the first day of school will be Aug. 27, and the...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The group charged with recommending how Iron County should proceed with its effort to prevent chronic wasting disease from entering the county met for the first time Tuesday, choosing a chairman and selecting the basis for a mission statement. CWD is a fatal brain disease that affects deer, elk, moose and other cervids, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There is no known cure once animals are infected, and symptoms include weight loss, stumbling, drooling and a...
Wednesday, May 22 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Free HIV and Hepatitis C Screening/Testing, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Iron County Health Department. 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, Town Hall.... Full story
SHAKOPEE, Minn. - Wayne Frederick Melchiori, 88, passed away on Dec. 28, 2018, in Shakopee, Minnesota. Wayne's Memorial Service and Life Celebration will be held on Saturday, May 25, at Salem Lutheran Church at 11 a.m. with visitation from 9 to 11. A luncheon will follow the service at the Elk and Hound. The cremated remains of Wayne and Adele will be buried in Ann Arbor. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts can be directed to either the Wayne Melchiori Scholarship Fund in care of Kelli Crane,... Full story
