Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] HURLEY - The Highline Corporation held an open house of its production facility on Friday while staff conducted tours of the building's 20,000 square foot factory which also doubles as a community rehabilitation program center. Donna Reinerio, CEO of Highline, said the corporation started in 1966 by local businessmen who foresaw a need in the area for a vocational rehabilitation training center. "They knew their was a need for people with...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Early last year, there was a recognition among local citizens that younger athletes at Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 School were not getting enough practice in their chosen sport. Mark Lane, the school's athletic director, told the Daily Globe that it was "tough" to give every level of students the attention they needed when he and other coaches had to prioritize varsity-level athletes. He estimated that at least half of the school's nearly 300...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday he is looking for applicants interested in filling Patrick Madden’s seat as Iron County Circuit Judge. Madden died unexpectedly in his sleep while at his home on July 9. He served on the bench for 33 years, starting as an appointee himself after Gov. Anthony Earl appointed him in June 1986 to replace retiring judge John Varda. Gary Carlson, of Medford, is serving as a reserve judge for the county until Evers appoints Madden’s replacement. Whoev...
Saturday, July 27 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Heritage Festival Parade, 2 p.m., Hurley. Community Night Meal Free Supper, 5-6 p.m., Apostolic Lutheran Church, Aurora Street, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, July 28 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting,...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Calvin John Kangas, 67, of Ironwood, passed away Monday, July 15, doing what he loved to do, working on the North Country Trail reroute in the Porcupine Mountains State Park. He was born June 18, 1952, in Wakefield, son of John and Signe (Franti) Kangas, of Ewen, where he grew up, graduating from E-TC High School in 1970. He earned a BS degree in forestry from Michigan Tech in 1975. Spending his entire working career in the hardwood lumber industry in the UP and Northern...
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Ingrid Katherine (Korpela) Allen, 92, of San Antonio, and formerly of Wakefield Township, Mich., died on July 25, 2019. She was born on June 16, 1927 in Bessemer Township, Mich., the third child of Waino August Korpela (1888-1969) and Hilda Susanna (Ronn) Korpela (1904-1979). Following graduation from the Wakefield High School, she worked in office management and accounting in Chicago, Seattle, Superior and California. She later graduated magna cum laude from the University...
