Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Santa Claus is taking a break from preparing for Christmas, making a visit to Ironwood Township on Saturday. Area kids can visit Santa during the third annual Christmas for Kids party at the Ironwood Township gymnasium. The event begins at 11 a.m. The Ironwood Township Fire Department will sell hot dogs, cookies and brownies, and free beverages will be available. Santa will visit at noon, and according to Jyl Olson-DeRosso, township treasurer, he will be available for as long...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama is giving military families a first look at the White House Christmas decorations. Family dog Bo, the star of past Obama White House holiday displays, had to share the spotlight with his little sister, Sunny. Two life-sized replicas of the Portuguese water dogs made of satin ribbons are one of the first things an expected 70,000 White House visitors will see this month. Dark chocolate miniatures of the first pets are also part of the annual gingerbread White...
To the Editor: A photo of John Koski walking among cattle bones graced the front page of the Daily Globe Dec. 3 with the caption that he “has the highest number of reported wolf attacks in Michigan.” Although he has lost more livestock to wolves than any other producer, there is far more to the story. Department of Natural Resources records dated Aug. 3, 2012, show at Koski’s Matchwood farm: —The fences are still in horrible need of repair and husbandry practices have not changed. —It is likely carcasses are going unfound each year, violating...
HURLEY, Wis. - Pearl Frances Jarvi, 86, of Ironwood, Mich., died peacefully Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. The former Pearl Andrews was born March 5, 1927, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Chicago, to the late Oscar and Lola (Farrell) Andrews. She attended schools in Minneapolis, graduating from high school there in 1945. While growing up, she helped her parents run their small grocery store in Minneapolis. After graduation, she moved to various...
BERGLAND, Mich. — Mary Ellen Noskowiak, of Deerbrook, Wis., died Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, at her home in Bergland. She was 80 years old. She was born on Nov. 1, 1933, in Massillon, Iowa, a daughter of William and Lena (Fountain) Ihns. She married Freeman Frahm. The couple later divorced. She then married Jim Noskowiak. He survives. As a young lady she moved to New Baltimore, Mich., to help her brother raise his family and graduated from New Baltimore High School. After graduation she was employed at Salvage Air Force Base in Michigan. She r...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Karen J. Niemi, 60, of Ironwood, passed away Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, at home. She was born Jan. 26, 1953, in Bessemer, daughter of Robert and Lois (Ellis) Symons. She graduated from the A.D. Johnston High School with the class of 1971. She attended Gogebic Community College, and she received a lay ministry degree from Concordia College. Karen had been the director of the day care program at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ironwood until illness forced her retirement. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Ironwood T...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - James T. Strelcheck, 78, of Bessemer, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood. He was born on June 30, 1935, in Ironwood, son of Peter and Mabel (Bloomquist) Strelcheck. He attended local schools, graduating from A.D. Johnston High School in 1953. In November 1954, James was inducted into the Army, completing basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. After basic, he served in Germany and was...
NEW YORK (AP) - A Norman Rockwell painting titled "Saying Grace" sold at an auction on Wednesday for $46 million, a record for the Saturday Evening Post illustrator and for any American artwork sold at auction, Sotheby's said. Two people on the telephone bid against each other for nine minutes before the hammer came down, the auction house said. The buyer's identity wasn't disclosed. The painting had a pre-sale estimate of $15 million to $20 million. The $46 million price includes a buyer's...
