Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — The Regional Driving Under the Influence and Drug Court program in the five-county Western Upper Peninsula is four years old and has achieved some significant success. It covers 97th and 98th district courts in Houghton, Baraga, Keweenaw, Ontonagon and Gogebic counties. At a regional meeting two weeks ago, the court was able to show some impressive statistics. Kelly Plutchak, of Ontonagon, is administrator of the program. She told the Ontonagon Rotary last week there were 67 participants this f...
IRONWOOD -The Gogebic Community College Registered Nursing students, along with the Certified Nursing Assistant students from the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District, heard a presentation from Aaron Ruotsala, of Cole's Foundation, on Monday. Ruotsala spoke to the group about his son, Cole, and his journey with adreno-cortical carcinoma from diagnosis to his passing on Sept. 19, 2008, at age 3. He also spoke about the creation of Cole's Foundation and the work that it does supporting...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Gogebic Community College Board of Trustees approved the college's 2016-17 budget Tuesday evening. GCC Dean on Business Services Erik Guenard said the college's 2016-17 general fund budget "reflects a very modest increase of less than 1 percent in expenditures, and about a .4 percent increase in revenues." "This reflects an approximate 2 percent increase in enrollment that we experienced this fall, a slight increase in state aid and...
Wednesday, Sept. 28 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. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. 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. 715-5...
WOODRUFF, Wis. - Virginia M. LaFave, 84, of Ironwood, Mich., passed away Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, in Woodruff. She celebrated her 85th birthday with her Lord and Savior in Heaven, after being called home. Virginia LaFave (nee McKie) was born on Sept. 25, 1931, to the late William and Cecelia McKie in Bessemer, Mich. She attended A.D. Johnston High School and graduated from University of Wisconsin-Superior in 1953 with a major in English. Virginia taught in Detroit, and Chico, Calif., followed...
BELGIUM, Wis. - Elaine Glaser, 86, of Belgium, formerly of Pence and Milwaukee, passed away Friday evening, Sept. 23, 2016, at Belgium Gardens, where she had resided for the last six years. Elaine was born in Ironwood, Mich., on July 25, 1930, daughter of John and Helmi Mandelin Brackett. The family lived in Pence. She attended local schools and graduated from Hurley High School in 1947. Elaine was united in marriage with Russell Glaser on Aug. 24, 1948, in Eau Claire. The couple settled in...
