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Articles from the May 5, 2014 edition


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  • Weapons recovered

    Cortney Ofstad|May 5, 2014

    WAKEFIELD - Members of the Michigan State Police Dive Team recovered three stolen firearms from Plymouth Mine Lake Sunday. The firearms were recovered, stemming from a joint investigation by the MSP Wakefield Post and the Gogebic County Sheriff's Department. Last November, a string of breaking and enterings were reported in Gogebic County, and a suspect, Anthony Michael Adams, 32, of Ramsay, was arrested Dec. 9. According to Det. Sgt. Jorge Cruz, Adams was arrested on charges of first and second...

  • Bessemer school referendum on ballot Tuesday

    Cortney Ofstad|May 5, 2014

    BESSEMER — Voters in the Bessemer School District will head to the polls on Tuesday to vote on a proposed bond referendum. The $4.98-million, 19-year referendum would provide for updates to the district’s two school buildings. This is the second time the school has had a referendum on the ballot in recent months. A $6.78 million referendum was rejected by voters last year. If passed, the funds will be used for flooring and external building repair, mechanical and lighting systems, a security system with cameras, an asbestos and lead aba...

  • Organist plays for crowd at HIT

    Miranda Anderson|May 5, 2014

    By MIRANDA ANDERSON news@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - Organist Dave Wickerham performed a matinee concert at the Historic Ironwood Theatre Sunday. He played such classics as "Easter Parade," "Joy to the World" and "The Windmills of Your Mind," which was featured in the film "The Thomas Crown Affair." He also accompanied a silent film, starring the classic Hollywood duo of Laurel and Hardy. Wickerham also played modern numbers, including a variety of blockbuster movie themes. During...

  • Nasi Memorial Heart Run/Walk set for Saturday

    Cortney Ofstad|May 5, 2014

    HURLEY - Local residents will tie up their shoes for the ninth annual Brian Nasi Memorial Heart Run/Walk Saturday in Hurley. The event starts at 9 a.m. at the Hurley K-12 School and features a 5-kilometer walk-run, one mile walk-run and a mile walk-run for children under 12. According to Gerry Traczyk, a member of the Hurley Lioness, said the event is very popular. "This is a family race, with a lot of people participating," Traczyk said. "It's one of the first races of the season, so it's a...

  • SOUP LUNCHEON FUNDRAISER

    May 5, 2014

  • Brenda Lee Sabec

    May 5, 2014

    WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Brenda Lee Sabec, 50, of Wakefield, went to be with her parents in Heaven at 5:37 a.m., on Friday, May 2, 2014. Brenda, a baptized child of God, was born on Oct. 9, 1963, in Ironwood, the daughter of Donald Michael and Dorothy Alvina (Brownell) Sabec. Her hugs will be missed by so many; she was truly “God’s Special Angel.” Brenda is survived by five siblings, Donald R. Sabec, Bessemer, Carolyn M. Sabec, Ironwood, Bonnie (Jim) Kaseno, Wakefield, Theresa (Oscar) Rosendahl, Duluth, Minn., and Kathie (Douglas) Brady, Wakefield; m...

  • Marianne E. Stancher

    May 5, 2014

    HOUGHTON, Mich. - Marianne E. Stancher passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility, where she had been a resident since December 2004. Marianne was born on Feb 11, 1928, in Ironwood, the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Longhini) Ulasich. She graduated from St. Ambrose High School and worked as a bookkeeper for the Ulasich Brothers grocery store in Ironwood. On May 23, 1951, she married Arthur M. Stancher at St. Ambrose Catholic Church (Our Lady of Pe...