Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
By IAN MINIELLY
IRONWOOD - Paulette Niemi, Career Technology Educator for the Gogebic Ontanogan Intermediate School District held the fourth annual Women in Welding class at Luther L. Wright K-12 school. Girls from Wakefield-Marenisco, Bessemer, and Ironwood volunteered for the course to gain an exposure to welding not normally considered as a career field open to women.
Niemi organized the Women in Welding class to expose young women to a high paying career field very few consider an option growing up. The growing numbers show the success a small exposure to w...