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Articles from the December 14, 2017 edition


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  • 'TIS THE SEASON

    Dec 14, 2017

  • Snowmobile trails open in Gogebic, Iron counties

    Dec 14, 2017

    By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The men and women of the Gogebic Range Trail Authority are busy packing, clearing and grooming snowmobile trails to make the riding experience as good as possible. Steve Hamilton, president of the GRTA, told the Globe Wednesday two-thirds of the water issues that have been drowning trails have frozen, but “trail conditions vary greatly and change rapidly.” Hamilton said Trails 8 and 2 are opening today. On the Wisconsin side, Iron County was opening some trails to snowmobiles today, accor...

  • Plea deals reached in Iron, Gogebic burglary cases

    Dec 14, 2017

    By RALPH ANSAMI and RICHARD JENKINS [email protected], [email protected] HURLEY - A Stevens Point, Wis., man entered a no contest plea Wednesday in Iron County Court to a May burglary in the Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles office at the Hurley tourism information center, a day after pleading guilty to a burglary-related charge in Gogebic County. Daniel Allan Erickson, 28, appeared in Iron County Court with his attorney, Douglas Muskett; who said a plea agreement had...

  • Gogebic County to sponsor Phase 3 of trail project

    Dec 14, 2017

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners agreed Wednesday to sponsor a Michigan Department of Natural Resources Trust Fund grant application for the third phase of the Iron Belle non-motorized trail project, from Bessemer to Ramsay. The board voted 6-0 to sponsor the grant, after the Michigan Western Gateway Trail Authority agreed to pay the county the $29,566 that is owed for the second phase of the project, from Ironwood to Bessemer. About 20 people attended Wednesday’s county board mee...

  • Community calendar

    Dec 14, 2017

    Thursday, Dec. 14 Hurley School Red Cross Blood Drive, 9 a.m., elementary gym. Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Red Hat Society Northwoods Divas, noon, Elk and Hound, Ironwood. Reservations required to 906-932-5455 or 906-663-4871. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice...

  • Shirley Ann (Anderson) Remondino

    Dec 14, 2017

    ARDMORE, Okla. - Shirley Ann (Anderson) Remondino went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, Nov. 24, 2017. She was born on Oct. 8, 1928, to Jacob Edwin Anderson and Mary DeFelice in Ironwood, Mich. She married the love of her life, Anthony Louis Remondino, on Nov. 25, 1950, and was devoted to him all the days of her life. They came to Ardmore in August of 1970, previously living in Opelika, Ala. When they moved to Ardmore, she remained in the home to raise their four children. As time moved...

  • Eugene E. Sandin

    Dec 14, 2017

    ROSEVILLE, Calif. - Eugene E. Sandin, 91, of Bessemer, Mich., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, at Mercy San Juan Hospital. He was born on March 1, 1926, to the late Elmer and Dora (Matrella) in Bessemer. Eugene attended and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School and joined the U.S. Navy after graduation. Following his time in the service, he met Evelyn Ulasich, and the two exchanged marriage vows on Aug. 21, 1948, at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Ironwood. Eugene proudly served his cou...