Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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ROCKLAND - There were five snowmobile accidents in the Rockland, Mass-Greenland vicinity this winter and the Rockland Fire Department decided they needed to have the ability to help in the rescue efforts. The department had been considering a purchase of a 8 wheel Argo- Ambius ATV with a large track, but it was a rescue of snowmobilers in the Porkies that made the final decision. While efforts were being made to rescue lost snowmobilers a few months ago, a sheriff department rescue pod became...
IRONWOOD - The Daily Globe is celebrating its 10th year of being a part of the Newspaper in Education Program. NIE is a national program, with thousands of newspapers across the U.S. supplying papers to classrooms. The Globe delivers 485 newspapers each week to 12 different schools in Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon counties. The papers are used in 30 classrooms in a variety of ways. According to Lori Hendges, high school guidance counselor at A.D. Johnston School in Bessemer, the papers are used in...
BESSEMER – Young children gathered round from far and from near, and while the librarian read, they lent her their ears. The Bessemer Public Library hosted a Dr. Seuss birthday party on Saturday morning, complete with reading, a craft and, of course, cupcakes. The event helps mark the 110th anniversary of the birth of author Theodor Seuss Geisel, born March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Mass. "Every year all over the country, all over the world, libraries and schools do a lot of Dr. Seuss events," Li...
ONTONAGON — Ice is still forming on the Ontonagon River, but the Ontonagon Rotary Club is looking forward to spring. The Ontonagon Rotary Wednesday unveiled plans for Ice-Out 2014 and 50-50 tickets are available for those who wish to guess what day and time the ice will leave the river. The exodus of the ice from the river has been celebrated in Ontonagon since 1960, when the river overflowed because the ice was unable to exit to Lake Superior. One-half of the proceeds of the project goes to the winner with the right date and time, while R...
HURLEY - The Iron County Mining Impact Committee heard a presentation from Gogebic Taconite president Bill Williams Thursday regarding activities at the proposed iron mine site near Upson. During last month's meeting, the committee asked Williams to present a more comprehensive list of potential jobs, training or schooling required for the proposed mining project. While a specific number of jobs was not listed, Williams spoke about a variety of jobs and specific education required for the...
HURLEY - Minnesota mining is becoming a model for potential mining in Wisconsin, including its economic impacts. On Thursday, the Iron County Mining Impact Committee listened to a presentation from James Skurla, director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research from the University of Minnesota-Duluth, about ferrous and non-ferrous mining impacts in northeastern Minnesota. Skurla studied 18 different mining companies in the Arrowhead Region of Minnesota, and Douglas County in Wisconsin. He...
HURLEY - Iron County has become a "special place" for Ginger (Reese) and Shannon Coy, of Taylorville, Ill. For years, the couple traveled to Iron County to snowmobile and enjoy other recreational sports. They dated for five years, and decided they wanted to tie the knot. Three years ago, they got the idea to make the county an even more special place. "We've been talking about getting married here for awhile," Ginger said Tuesday. "so we decided to do it." The couple stood before Judge Patrick...
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Area School Board of Education heard three presentations during a meeting Monday evening. The first was from the Junior ROTC students doing their annual briefing for the board. Board member Marilyn Nezworski thanked the students for their efforts out of school, helping many community organizations with many local events. The second presentation was from Ian Shackleford, from the Safe Routes to School Committee, Shackleford spoke to the board about changes to the action...
HURLEY - Forty-one Hurley third graders made the trek to the ice caves along the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore near Bayfield, Wis., Tuesday. According to teacher Mike Swartz, the students walked about 3.5 miles to the caves and back. "They were fine going out there, but on the way back, the sun was shining and the kids started to get hot," Swartz said. "We did bring a sled in case we had any problems, but we didn't have to use it." Temperatures reached the 40s in northern Wisconsin on...
By CORTNEY OFSTAD [email protected] IRONWOOD - The 14th annual Bowl for Kids, through Big Brothers Big Sisters, is set for Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. The event will be at Larry Lucky Strikes and teams of four to eight people are welcome to register for the event. Teams can pre-register and each participant must raise a minimum of $37 in pledges to be eligible for two hours of bowling. According to Kristy Recla, match support coordinator for BBBS, the event is the only fund-raiser for...
IRONWOOD - The Gogebic Range is being represented at the 2014 Pure Michigan Governor's Conference on Tourism in Traverse City in March, competing for $5,000. Mara MacKay and Sandy Sharp of Old Wood LLC., submitted an idea to the conference called History Prize, an annual event focused on historical aspects of cultures not just on the Gogebic Range, but around the world. According to MacKay, the idea was submitted for the conference's Jump Start competition, giving $5,000 to the best pitch to...
IRONWOOD - Local high school students are preparing for their first performance through the Ironwood Carnegie Library's drama club. The students will perform "Rumbo," a parody of action heroes, celebrity, beauty pageants and popular culture. According to show director Mary Hansen, it is the first time students from different school districts are participating in the same drama club. "Schools have had their own clubs in the past, but there has never been a collaborative effort like this before,"...
BESSEMER - Faculty and staff in the Bessemer School District participated in a mock shooting drill Friday during an in-service day. The drill was held at A.D. Johnston School, performed by Bob Berbohm, emergency management director for Delta and Schoolcraft counties. Gogebic County Emergency Management Director Jim Loeper also attended. All staff members were informed of the drill and participated in various scenarios, involving a shooter in the hallway while teachers were inside classrooms,...
HURLEY - The Iron County Finance Committee heard a presentation from CenturyLink Thursday regarding the county possibly upgrading to enhanced 911 services. According Iron County Emergency Management director Stacy Ofstad, Iron County is the only county in Wisconsin without enhanced 911 services. Enhanced services allow the dispatchers to gain more information from a phone call, versus asking questions of the person who has called. Using technology like pictometry and GPS, the moment a phone...
WAKEFIELD - All it took was the click of a mouse for Ryan Johnson to meet the love of his life. He and wife Trisha's story of falling in love was selected as the winner of the Daily Globe's 2014 "How I Met My Valentine" contest. In July 2006, Ryan came home from work with intentions of deleting his online dating profile. He said for months he saw the same people, nobody new, and he was tired of meeting people in bars. However, just before he was going to delete his profile, he had a message...
HURLEY - Gogebic Taconite continues to drill for core samples, as well as beginning the bulk sampling process, at the proposed iron ore mine site near Upson, Wis. On Thursday, crews continued to drill, with a goal of 15 holes in total. Ten holes are in Iron County, and five are in Ashland County. The process is similar to the rounds of drilling done last summer, but there are more holes this time. According to Bob Seitz, G-Tac spokesman, the company is using two drilling rigs in different...
WAKEFIELD - Highland Copper Company, Inc., a Canadian company that recently purchased the White Pine mine project, has acquired the Copperwood project from Orvana Resources U.S. Corp. Highland said Tuesday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all rights, title and interest in Copperwood. David Fennell, executive chairman of Highland, told the Daily Globe there is a "world class resource of copper in the Upper Peninsula," and if the resource is properly developed, "it is going to...
IRONWOOD - Seventy area high school students glimpsed into their futures Tuesday at Gogebic Community College. Sophomores, juniors and seniors from schools in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties played a game called "Life Unplugged," allowing them to make choices as adults. The event started off with kids rolling the dice to start families, whether as single people or married; kids or no kids. Next, they traveled to a booth run by River Valley Bank. Students selected a career and were told how much t...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The Ironwood Township Board of Trustees held a short meeting Monday evening. During the meeting, the board approved a motion for a pre-payment to the Gogebic Range Area Solid Waste Authority. The payment is $20,000, and according to trustee Kathy Maki, the township is "paying for the garbage collection ahead of time, then having collection costs deducted until the $20,000 is paid back." Maki said if the payments were going by shares of the solid waste authority, Ironwood...
MERCER, Wis. - Mercer Health and Wellness held its third annual Women's Heart Healthy Brunch Saturday. More than 60 women attended the event to learn more about heart health and heart-healthy options. Participants wore red in honor of Women's Heart Health month in February and the national Go Red for Women campaign. According to Gerri Reynolds, member of Mercer Health and Wellness, the event went "marvelous." She said the event numbers exceeded the previous two events and told attendees about...
In a scene worthy of an episode of Downton Abbey, William Boyce, an American visiting London in the early 20th century, got lost in the thick London fog. A scout helped Boyce find his way, but refused a tip, saying it was his duty to be helpful. Boyce was so impressed he wanted to begin a similar scouting program in the states. He spoke to the founder of the British scouts, Robert Baden-Powell, a nobleman himself, about the fine character of the young scouts he had encountered. Back in America,...
IRONWOOD — Blank shots were fired in the Luther L. Wright School on Friday as the Ironwood Area School District held a mock shooting drill during a teachers’ in-service day. All students were out of the building during the event, planned by the district and Ironwood Public Safety Department. Some employees in the building weren’t warned about the drill that included the shots, as well as screaming, banging and other noises. Those employees scrambled and hid under desks. According to a memo...
HURLEY - After four years of borrowing equipment to allow elementary students to participate in the cross country ski program, the Hurley School District was able to purchase equipment with help from grants and local donations. According to a newsletter, the Hurley PTO donated $900 to allow the district to purchase a track setter to groom the trails on school property. It is the second year students have used the newly purchased equipment after receiving donations and grants from Ginger Nasi,...
IRONWOOD - On Feb. 9, 1964, 73 million people turned on their televisions to watch "The Ed Sullivan Show." On the show that night, a little-known rock 'n' roll band from Great Britain graced the stage and performed two songs over the sounds of teenage girls screaming their love and devotion for the four boys from Liverpool. And Beatlemania began. Fast forward 50 years later, and The Beatles have been called one of the best, if not the best, bands of all time. To honor the anniversary of the...
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Carnegie Library is joining a statewide effort to promote community reading and discussions. Beginning Friday, the library will participate in the Great Michigan Read program, a biennial program, inviting all Michigan residents to join in a discussion on a single literary title. The program features the book, "Annie's Ghosts," by Steve Luxenberg. "We are so excited to participate," library director Elaine Erickson said. "We did this back in 2008 and it was so much fun....
