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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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KIMBALL, Wis. - Hungry Gogebic Range residents helped fund an all-American cause Sunday at the Outfitters 4 Patriots spaghetti dinner at the Kimball Community Center. About halfway through the six-hour feed, around 200 tickets had been sold, whether in advance or at the door, and 50/50 raffle tickets were selling fast too. All proceeds benefitted Outfitters 4 Patriots, a nonprofit organization that offers all expenses-paid, guided hunting and fishing trips for wounded veterans and disabled child...
IRONWOOD - Fourteen youth attended a free off-road vehicle safety class Saturday through the Western Upper Peninsula Trail Authority. The class, held at Gogebic Community College, covered a variety of topics to keep ORV operators safe. Instructors for the class included WUPTA members Ross and Kim Kolesar and Gogebic County Sheriff's Department deputy Brandon Lyons. After the class was completed, participants took a 50-question test regarding different ORV safety practices. If students passed,...
ANN ARBOR (AP) - About 300 people participated in a 5K race Sunday in honor of a slain University of Michigan medical student. The Paul DeWolf Memorial Hero Run took place at Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor. DeWolf would have graduated this weekend. Participants paid a $17 to take part, and registration spots filled up days ahead of the event. "This is just the sort of thing he would love," said DeWolf's father, Thom DeWolf. "Except he loved to run in cold and rainy weather. "If he were here...
Special to the Daily Globe NEW YORK - Mercer (Wis.) School's Advanced Placement United States History class took a trip to New York City April 6-10. On this five-day trip, the kids were able to experience many of the sites that they have studied throughout the school year. A few of the highlights of the trip include: visiting the Tenement Museum; going to the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty; visiting the 9/11 Memorial and Tribute Center; going onto the U.S.S. Intrepid; shopping; going to...
STREAMWOOD, Ill. — Sondra Palojarvi, nee Wiseman, 73, entered eternal rest on May 13, 2014, after a battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of 51 years of David R.; loving mother of David A. (Cathy Gober); dear sister of Susie Wiseman, of Streamwood, and Lawrence (Bonnie) Wiseman, of Waterloo; and fond sister-in-law of Ruth Walden, of Crawfordsville, Ind., Anna Thurston and Natalie Rhea, of Phoenix, Virginia Geiger, of Indianapolis, and John Palojarvi, of Ironwood, Mich. Many loving nieces and nephews also survive. Sondra was preceded i...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Joyce Geraldine “Gram” Bailey, 84, of Wakefield, passed away Friday evening, May 16, 2014. Joyce was born on Sept. 13, 1929, in Crandon, Wis., the daughter of Phillip and Cecilia (Seymour) Sheldon. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, who will be dearly missed by all. Joyce is survived by two daughters, Judy (Ron) Burke, St. Maries, Idaho, and Lois Dalbeck, Wakefield; a son, George (Cheri), Athol, Idaho; many grandchildren; numerous great...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Mary R. Bretall, 89, of Bessemer, died Thursday, May 15, 2014, in Wakefield. She was born on June 28, 1924, in Puritan Location, Bessemer, daughter of the late John and Ancilla (Dalsaggio) Stella, and had been a longtime Bessemer resident. Her husband, James D. Bretall, preceded her in death on May 22, 1975. Mary was a member of St. Sebastian Catholic Church, the Daughters of Isabella and the Gogebic Association for Retarded Citizens. She is survived by two sons, Paul (Pam), of Wakefield, and Jack (Heidi), of Bessemer; two d...
By PAT KRAUSE sports@yourdaily globe.com HURLEY — The Hurley Midgets played well but fell to a tough Tomahawk team 5-4 in non-conference action on Saturday morning. With the game tied at 4-4 after six innings, the Hatchets pushed across what turned out to be the winning run in the seventh inning. In Hurley's last-at-bat, the Midgets had runners on second and third but couldn't get the crucial hit to bring them in. "It was a close, competitive game," Hurley manager Aaron Bender said. "They are a very good team. We played real well and had g...
