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  • Colleges rethink fall schedule

    May 27, 2020

    By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] IRONWOOD — Gogebic Community College is moving forward with its standard fall schedule and in-person learning, despite many other schools choosing to move from face-to-face interaction and the traditional fall school calendar. According to Kim Zeckovich, director of admissions, marketing and community relations at GCC, no decision has been made to alter the fall schedule. GCC plans to start the fall semester on Aug. 24. GCC is not alone in the decision to open up in the fall as originally scheduled. Ba... Full story

  • Marenisco celebrates Memorial Day with public ceremony

    May 27, 2020

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MARENISCO - Despite the threat of thunderstorms, a Monday morning Memorial Day service took place at the Marenisco Township Cemetery with nothing but sunshine. Members of American Legion Post 523 took charge of the service, which was pared back slightly due to state restrictions regarding COVID-19. After the Pledge of Allegiance and a piped-in version of the National Anthem, Commander John Zorich addressed the crowd. "We are gathered here today to...

  • GRTA donates helmets to promote safety

    May 27, 2020

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] WAKEFIELD — As part of an effort to promote safe riding in the region, the Gogebic Range Trail Authority recently donated helmets to kids without the proper gear. “It was one of the most rewarding things I think I’ve done with our club to date,” said GRTA President Steve Hamilton. “Some of these kids, the way they looked at some of these helmets, it was like it was the coolest thing they now owned.” The club donated 17 helmets and goggles to nine families at an event Thursday, according t...

  • Community Calendar

    May 27, 2020

    Wednesday, May 27 Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Government Gogebic County Finance Committee, 4:15 p.m., courthouse, Bessemer. Gogebic County Board, 5 p.m., courthouse, Bessemer. Thursday, May 28 Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Hurley. area74.org. Government... Full story