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Articles from the June 26, 2019 edition


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  • Community calendar

    Jun 26, 2019

    Wednesday, June 26 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. Cuddlebugs Story Time, 9:30 a.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. 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, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Mercer Health and...

  • Community mourns Ernie Moore

    Jun 26, 2019

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Those who knew him continue to mourn the loss of Ernest “Ernie” Moore, who passed away last week. Moore, 63, who died June 16 in Florida while traveling home, owned and operated the Iron County Miner and Print Shop in Hurley. His role at the newspaper and his nature meant he knew many members of the community. “All growing up, when we were driving around with him as kids or whatever; people would wave at him and say hi. He knew a lot of their names,” recalled his son, Michael Moore. “S...

  • Ernest 'Ernie' Richard Moore

    Jun 26, 2019

    MIAMI, Fla. - Ernest "Ernie" Richard Moore unexpectedly died on Sunday, June 16, while traveling home from a trip with his oldest son, Michael. The cause of his death is unknown. Ernie was born in Fond du Lac, Wis., on June 1, 1956, to Howard William Moore and Anna Adeline Moore. His sisters are Janice Gulan (Jerry Eklund), Maureen (Mike) Bracket, and Sharon (Brett) Richter. He attended Ironwood Area Schools, graduating from Luther L. Wright High School in 1974. He completed a technical...

  • Dorothy I. (Frostman) Kangas

    Jun 26, 2019

    OULU, Wis. - Dorothy I. (Frostman) Kangas, age 102, of Oulu, passed away, Sunday, June 23, 2019 at her home. She was born May 5, 1917 in Washburn, the daughter of Hans Hjalmar and Amelia (Boriin) Frostman. Dorothy graduated from Washburn High School in 1936 and later received her teachers license from Ashland County Normal. She went back to school and completed her Bachelor's Degree in Education from Superior State College in 1963. Dorothy retired in 1976 after 32 years of teaching elementary...

  • Grades 1-5 cut with low enrollment at All Saints Catholic Academy

    Jun 26, 2019

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — Citing a lack of enrollment, All Saints Catholic Academy will reduce its curriculum to preschool and kindergarten for the 2019-20 school year. Parents of children attending the Pre-K through fifth grade school were informed of the class reduction in a June 7 letter. Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church published the announcement in the June 16 church bulletin. “We cannot offer any grades above kindergarten,” said Emily Lightfoot, lead teach...

  • Awkward Stage Drama Club sets scene to prevent bullying

    Jun 26, 2019

    By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Awkward Stage Drama Club met at Depot Park on Tuesday to start work on an anti-bullying project. Mary Hansen, co-coordinator of the club, said a grant was received to produce a campaign where club members will be writing scripts to address bullying in schools. "We're not sure where it's going to go," she said. "But we're starting it and letting them kind of lead us into how we can get people to understand how to combat that within the...