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Articles from the March 18, 2016 edition


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  • St. Patrick's Day Storm blankets area with heavy snow

    Mar 18, 2016

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - The National Weather Service's predictions for the St. Patrick's day storm that hit the Gogebic Range were on target. The Marquette office of the NWS had predicted from 5 to 15 inches of snow for Ironwood, and the 24-hour total to 7 a.m. Thursday in Ironwood amounted to 7.5 inches, with more arriving after that. All told, a 10-inch snow total for the storm was likely. Gogebic Range residents were fortunate the 30 mph winds that had been...

  • Ice leaves Ontonagon River, frost departs

    Mar 18, 2016

    By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — A St. Patrick’s Day storm may have hit the area Wednesday and Thursday, but in Ontonagon it’s spring. A double spring hit when ice left the Ontonagon River and the frost tubes on three highways thawed from the winter cold. The flow of the ice from the Ontonagon River has been celebrated annually since April 1, 1963, when ice heading down the Ontonagon River was caught at the M-64 bridge. Heavy ice at the mouth of the river to Lake Superior also prevented the spring run-off from reaching the lake...

  • Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers to perform at Historic Ironwood Theatre

    Mar 18, 2016

    By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - Larry Gatlin and his brothers are traveling to Ironwood to grace the stage of the Historic Ironwood Theatre Sunday night. Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers have been dazzling audiences for around 60 years. Larry Gatlin told the Daily Globe it all began in Abilene, Texas, in 1955, when he was 6, Steve was 4, and Rudy was 2. Since then, he said nothing has changed among them. "It sounds the same, just the voices have matured," he said....

  • Community Calendar

    Mar 18, 2016

    Friday, March 18 Gogebic Conservation District, 10 a.m., Natural Resources Center, Bessemer. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Scrabble at the Mercer Library, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org....

  • Eugene J. Zani

    Mar 18, 2016

    GILE, Wis. — Eugene J. Zani, 85, of Gile, passed away March 13, 2016, surrounded by his family. Eugene was born Nov. 15, 1930, in Gile to Joseph and Mary Zani. He graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in 1949. Eugene was a man of many talents and will be remembered mostly as your milkman. Some other endeavors included Calvi’s store, mechanic at Bessemer Plywood, school bus driver, and your local lawnmower repairman. Eugene is survived by wife of 64 years, Pauline (Rowe); daughters, Evelyn (John) Swetkovich and Shauna (John) Eckwright; son...

  • Paul J. Soyka

    Mar 18, 2016

    FOWLER, Mich. — Paul J. Soyka, 84, of Fowler, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at home with family by his side. Paul was born Jan. 3, 1932, in Winegar, Wis., the son of Max and Nancy (Brandenburg) Soyka. He married Pauline Drazkowski on April 11, 1951. Paul worked as a federal mine inspector for many years before retiring. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and loved his family deeply. He is survived by his children, Ronald (Barb) Soyka, Connie Gibbs, David (Marsha) Soyka, Melinda Rossell, Nanette (Randy) Frechen and Timothy (Cindy) S...