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Articles from the August 31, 2019 edition


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  • Beaudette takes over as GCC construction technology program instructor

    Aug 31, 2019

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - After two decades there will be a change of instructors in the construction technology program at Gogebic Community College. Ray Niemi, a contractor who ran the GCC program, has retired. He has elected to stay on for a month to transition the programs over to Dennis Beaudette, who was approved as the construction technology instructor in the GCC building trades department on Monday. Beaudette, of Wakefield, will teach the classroom...

  • WisDot gets feedback on possible Hurley roundabout

    Aug 31, 2019

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The community got its first chance to see several of the designs the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is considering for the U.S. 2/U.S. 51 interchange in Hurley Wednesday — including the possibility of building a roundabout. The public had the opportunity to provide feedback on three basic designs — rebuilding a modified version of the current overpass design, converting the interchange to a T-intersection with a stop sign on U.S. 51, or a roundabout. Representatives from WisDO...

  • Fire Call

    Aug 31, 2019

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  • GCC to host suicide prevention walk

    Aug 31, 2019

    By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Range Suicide Prevention Council will host the sixth annual Break the Silence, Walk Through the Pain event on Saturday, Sept. 7, at 10 a.m., at Gogebic Community College. “We call it an awareness and support event,” said organizer Pat Gallinagh. “It’s certainly not a fundraising event. Everything is free, there is no cost to registration no cost for the social hour, the only thing is if they want a T-shirt it’s $10 and that’s pretty cheap by most standards.” The idea is to raise awa...

  • Community calendar

    Aug 31, 2019

    Saturday, Aug. 31 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Community Night Meal Free Supper, 5-6 p.m., Apostolic Lutheran Church, Aurora Street, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Sept. 1 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer H... Full story

  • Colleen Ann Green

    Aug 31, 2019

    WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Colleen Ann Green, 75, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away Thursday afternoon, Aug. 29, 2019. Colleen was born on June 30, 1944, in Wakefield, the daughter of Robert A. and Veronica (Nolan) Burns. She attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1962. After earning her bachelor's degree from St. Scholastica in 1966, Colleen held several teaching positions at Gwinn, St. Sebastian, Ironwood Community Preschool and Wakefield. She took great pleasure working with so... Full story

  • Kathleen A. Morrison

    Aug 31, 2019

    IRONWOOD, Mich. - Kathleen A. "Kathy" Morrison, 77, of Ironwood, passed away Aug. 26, 2019, after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer at home with her family by her side. She was born Nov. 29, 1941, in Wakefield, to Ralph and Doris (Gorski) Bodoh. Kathy worked as a waitress both at Ma's Kitchen in Ironwood and Club Carnival in Hurley before she devoted 42 years of her life as the library technician at Luther L. Wright High School. She was an avid reader and wanted to share her love of... Full story

  • Joseph William Ranta

    Aug 31, 2019

    HAMILTON, Ohio - Joseph William Ranta, 70, of Ironwood, Michigan, passed away peacefully in the presence of his loving family, on Aug. 30, 2019, after a long-term illness in Hamilton, Ohio. Joe was the husband of the late Roberta "Bea" Ranta. Joe retired from General Motors in Flint, Michigan in 2001 and returned to his hometown of Ironwood. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and visiting with family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jennie and Alfred Ranta; two brothers, Arthur... Full story