Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — The annual holiday concert season for local schools returns this month. The Ironwood Area School District kicks off festivities with the Luther L. Wright High School band concert on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Historic Ironwood Theatre. The Luther L. Wright elementary K-4 Christmas assembly will be held from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 15 in the school gym. The fifth and sixth grade students will have their Christmas concert at 7 p.m. the following day, Dec. 16, also at the school. The Ironwood m...
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com MERCER, Wis. - Mercer's Northwoods Winter Wonderland community celebration begins Saturday with the Candy Cane Christmas parade and the wreathing of the Claire d' Loon. The parade will begin at 3:30 p.m. with the line-up starting a half-hour prior. The parade starts at the Mercer Department of Natural Resources ranger station and travels south along U.S. 51 to the Mercer Community Center. The parade will feature floats, decorated vehicles, and walking...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Faron M. Berset, 57, of Ironwood passed away on Nov. 29, 2021, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital after a four-year battle with cancer. Faron was born on Jan. 7, 1964, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Otto and Jeanette (Piispanen) Berset. He spent most of his life driving truck and hauling over the road. He was employed by White Construction Company in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, until he became ill. Faron's life revolved around anything fast and fun. He loved doing mechanical work...
BRAINERD, Minn. - Rauha Matilda Salli, age 90, passed away on Nov. 23, 2021, at her home at Woodland Good Samaritan in Brainerd. The former Rauha Korpela was born at home on the family farm in Wakefield, Michigan, on July 28, 1931, to Waino and Hilda Korpela. Born a feisty preemie, she spent her first days in the farmhouse kitchen, in a shoebox on the open oven door of the wood stove. She carried that feisty spirit throughout her life. Rauha attended Ramsay Elementary School and graduated from...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Friday, Dec. 3 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families — Gogebic County: Fairview Apartments, Bessemer, at 9 a.m.; Hillcrest Apartments, Bessemer, at 9:30 a.m. in the community room; Sunset Manor Apartments, Wakefield, at 10 a.m. in the community room; Riverview Apartments, Wakefield, at 10:30 a.m. in parking lot. (Home deliveries for Meals on Wheels recipients in B...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Dec. 14 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Pioneer Park Apartments tenants only, Ironwood, 9-10 a.m.; Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood, parking lot, 10:30-11:15 a.m.; Mill Trace Apartments, Ironwood Township, parking lot, 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.; Wildwood Apartments, Ironwood Township, community room, 12:30-12:45 p.m....
