Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - A little later was a lot better when it came to the annual holiday tree bonfire on Sunday. The 12th annual "Light up the Night" was later than the typical January event but was larger than usual, said Steve Lehto, president of the Norrie Amateur Sports Club, the Ironwood organization that organizes the bonfire celebration behind their Aspen Street clubhouse. The evening temperatures cooled but the heat generated by 452 discarded...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] ERWIN TOWNSHIP — A fun ski relay was conducted on Saturday from Erwin Township to Ramsay in Bessemer Township, by connecting several of the various trails, according to Scott Anderson, Anderson Bluff and River Trail Foundation director. “One of our big visions with the foundation is to better connect ABR with the big trails,” Anderson told the Daily Globe in a phone interview. “This is a demonstration relay to show what that takes.” The relay started at 9 a.m. on Saturday with Eric Anderson and Angel...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] PENCE, Wis. — Cross country skiers can now go from the ski trails in the city of Montreal to the Uller trail system in the town of Anderson after the Penokee Rangers recently opened a new segment of trail. A skier can ski from the western end of the Montreal trail system to Wisconsin 77 in Pence, take their skis off to cross the highway and continue on the new connector trail north of the highway to the Uller Trails. “So you could technically ski from Weber Lake all the way on to the Montreal tra...
MERCER, Wis. - Gary E. Bogenschneider, of Mercer, passed on to his heavenly home on Feb. 19, 2021, from Parkinson's disease. He was born in Fond du Lac on July 1, 1944, the son of Elmer and Agnes (Benter) Bogenschneider and grew up in Mayville. He went on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Engineering in January 1967. He served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1969. Gary was united in marriage to Kathryn "Kit" Taplick on June 18, 1966. He worked as a professional civil... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Joseph M. Stelmark Jr., 78, of Wakefield, formerly a longtime resident of Bessemer, passed away Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. Joseph was born on July 10, 1942, in Wakefield, son of the late Isabel V. (Olejniczak) and Joseph M. Stelmark Sr. He graduated from the old St. Sebastian Grade School and A.D. Johnston High School in 1960. Joseph worked for many years with Lawrence Burt Logging. He was a veteran enlisting in the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968. Joseph continu... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Feb. 23 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.or... Full story
