Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - For the 129th time, the Ironwood community came together Sunday to see off another class of Ironwood graduates into the world. Following an address by Superintendent Travis Powell, members of the concert choir performed "You Get What You Give" and the members of the board of education were introduced. Social studies teacher Gordy Erickson, at the request of the graduating class, delivered the commencement address. He told them to not...
By BRYAN HELLIOS bhellios@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - Music filled the Ironwood Memorial Building as members representing the United States armed forces prepared for Ironwood's Memorial Day ceremony on Monday. A chorus sang "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "Blades of Grass and Pure White Stone" under the direction of Annette Burchell to help set the atmosphere before the placing of American Flags. Lt. Col. Gary Harrington of the U.S. Air Force and master of ceremonies said the tradition...
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com PENCE, Wis. — The driver of an all-terrain vehicle is dead after he crashed his vehicle while riding in the town of Pence early Sunday morning. Iron County Sheriff’s Department deputies and Beacon Ambulance personnel responded to the scene of the accident at the intersection of Spring Camp Road and Whiteside Street shortly after 12:10 a.m., according to Sheriff Paul Samardich. Those responding to the scene found the man involved in the single-vehicle crash unresponsive. Iron County Coroner Dia...
Tuesday, May 28 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Loony Pedalers, 9 a.m., parking lot behind Sharon’s, Hurley. Mercer Sno-Goers board, 9 a.m., groomer barn. 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. Hurley School Committee, 11:25 a.m. meeting, high school library Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Gol...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Conchita Luoma, 81, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, May 24, 2019, surrounded by her three children and special loved ones. She was born in La Coruna, Spain on Sept. 16, 1937, the daughter of Pedro and Estrella Garcia. She came to the United States with her father in September of 1948 at the age of 12 to join her mother who had been here since 1946. Conchita graduated from Wakefield High School in 1956. On Nov. 26, 1966, she married...
HURLEY, Wis. - Lois Engstrom Samardich of Hurley passed away May 22, 2019, in Hurley. Lois came to Hurley from Milwaukee in July 1960 with her late husband, Everis R. Engstrom, and family. They owned and operated Engstrom Funeral Home in Hurley for 20 years. Everis preceded her in death on May 8,1981. On Nov. 7, 1983, she was married to Lawrence Samardich and they made their home in Gile. He preceded her in death on April 18, 2017. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Hurley for many...