Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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EWEN - Ewen-Trout Creek students in kindergarten through sixth grade were recently introduced to the school's new Fab Lab. Don Sidlowski, founder of the Northwoods Broadband and Economic Development Coalition, gave each grade a 25-minute introduction in the maker space room. In giving them an overview of the Fab Lab program, he introduced to the technology available in the room. Superintendent Dave Radovich said staff orientation on the program was held earlier in the school year, adding...
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com WAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP — The annual New Year’s Eve Torchlight Parade and Fireworks display on Thursday at Blackjack Mountain ski resort attracted hundreds of vacationing skiers and area residents to welcome 2021 or perhaps just to put 2020 behind them. Pete and Jackie Cannon, of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, said they are annual visitors to the area resorts and come to Indianhead often. “It’s the snow and this is a good time of year to come between Christmas and New Year’s,” Jackie Cannon said. The couple...
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — Mt. Zion opened for the season on Monday after a brief delay due to a lack of snow. “It went pretty good actually. It went as expected,” said Jim Vanderspoel, director of Gogebic Community College’s Ski Area Management program and operations at the hill located on the Ironwood campus. “It was a good opening day, we sold a lot of passes, but as far as numbers it was pretty average.” Vanderspoel said Mt. Zion normally sees between 100 to 115 people on opening day, but this year they only h...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Jan. 2 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Jan. 3 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. N...
WAUSAU, Wis. - Mary (Gentile) Paoli, 97, a lifelong resident of the area passed away on Dec. 28, 2020, at Aspirus Hospital in Wausau. She was born on Nov. 15, 1923, in Hurley, the second oldest of eight siblings to the late Domenic and Ida (Lerza) Gentile. Mary attended St. Mary's Grade School and graduated from the Lincoln High School in Hurley with the class of 1941. She attended Gogebic Community College when it occupied the top floor of the Luther L. Wright High School. She held various...
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Albin Hilding Anderson, 81, of Ewen, Michigan, passed away peacefully on Dec. 12, 2020, at his daughter's home, with his family by his side. Albin, son of Hilding and Mattie (Peacock) Anderson, was born on July 19, 1939, in Watersmeet, Michigan. He married the love of his life, Ila May Mott, on Aug. 30, 1969. Albin graduated from Bergland High School in 1957 and later earned an Associate Degree from Gogebic Community College in Ironwood, Michigan. Albin served in the U.S. Air...
HURLEY, Wis. — Edith A. Kaari, 99, of Hurley passed away on Dec. 26, 2020, at the Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. Edith was born on Feb. 9, 1921, in Gurney, the daughter of Thomas and Annie (Mushal) Baribeau. She attended school in Curry, Wisconsin, and graduated from Saxon High School in 1939. She dairy farmed for many years and was an assembly worker for Simpson Electric in Mercer for 27 years, retiring in 1985. Edith married Oscar Kaari on Aug. 10, 1940, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Saxon. He preceded her in dea...
