Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Dec. 12 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. 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....
By JASON JUNO [email protected] IRONWOOD — These are the types of games Ironwood is going to be in — night in and night out, coach Adam Mackey expects. They’ve played three of them so far. Two of them were decided in the final seconds and the third in the fourth quarter. So far, the Red Devils have pulled all of them out for a 3-0 start, with the latest being a 53-50 victory over Bessemer Monday night. “I think every single night it’s going to come down to the last four, five minutes of the game,” Mackey said. “I expect the same thin...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] IRONWOOD — Bessemer has some pretty strong options inside with bigs Audrey Stone and Maddie Guglielmotto. Ironwood made sure they didn’t get the ball very often as they blitzed the Speedgirls for a 56-13 victory Tuesday night. “That was definitely the game plan going in, to limit scoring opportunities for the bigs inside,” Ironwood coach Jesse Mackey said. “I thought our girls had great position all night and our guards brought a lot of pressure to their guards. They couldn’t even get the pass in.” B...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] GOGEBIC RANGE - A five-day Thanksgiving weekend storm brought about 16.75 inches of snow to the Northwoods, with the actual number varying greatly in the immediate region and throughout the U.P. That was the estimate of Lily Chapman, meteorologist with the National Weather Service, which is affiliated with Marquette but stationed in Negaunee. Chapman, who spoke to The Globe by phone on Tuesday evening, said the storm period from Nov. 28 to Dec. 2 had...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER — At their most recent meeting, members of the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners acted not to reappoint three members of the Gogebic County Fair Board. The Nov. 20 action actually was a lack of action in that a motion by Commissioner James Byrns to accept the reappointments of Quinlan (“Tom”) Hampston, Melinda Kostac and Linda Nelson died for lack of a second. “If we don’t act, the terms expire,” said James Lorenson, who chairs the county board and also is a member of the Fair Board....
By BRENDA MOSELEY [email protected] BESSEMER - Blustery winds and snow did not stop 220 people from attending VFW Post 3673's annual Thanksgiving meal in Bessemer.Every seat was occupied at the free event. "Everybody's happy and talking - families, veterans, seniors and singles who would otherwise be alone," said Post Commander Donna Frello. While smiling and watching the crowd, she said it was just the kind of comaraderie she was hoping for when she and other post members initiated the...
BY SARAH LAUZON Globe student intern [email protected] GOGEBIC RANGE — Beyond Ironwood’s Jack Frost Festival, the coming weekend also will feature many other holiday events, with various organizations in the area offering a range of Christmas festivities for all ages. On Saturday, the Wakefield Historical Society will hold a Christmas craft fair and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at VFW Post 9084 on U.S. 2 in Wakefield. Bessemer Public Library will offer its 13th annual gingerbread house event on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the C...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. – Donald Ray "Don" Walstrom, 89, of Wakefield, passed away Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, at his home, after a brief illness. Don was born on May 25, 1935, in Bessemer Township, the son of Raymond G. and Gertrude E. (Scott) Walstrom. He attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1953. Don continued his education and graduated from Michigan Technological University in Houghton with a degree in mining and geological engineering. Don then served his country in the U.S. Army for two y...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Dec. 5 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. 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....
By JASON JUNO [email protected] IRONWOOD — The younger team led all night, but the more experienced group made the plays in crunch time as Ironwood rallied past Wakefield-Marenisco for an improbable 50-48 season-opening win Monday night. The Cardinals led 48-39 after a Chase Lane 3 early in the fourth quarter, but they didn’t score again. W-M turned it over to Ironwood with 58.5 seconds left and the Devils’ returning All-U.P. player, Axton Ruotsala, pulled up for a long 2 to tie the game at 48. He then stole the inbound pass, givin...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] LANSING — The MHSAA is going all in on seeding for its boys and girls district basketball tournaments in the spring. The state had only dipped its toes into seeding for the last several years — it ranked only the top two teams with the goal of the best teams meeting in the district final. But that’s all it did. The higher seeded teams weren’t guaranteed to get the home games it seemingly earned and the 1 seeds didn’t always get to play the weaker teams leading up to the district final. Now all of the te...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer City Council on Monday evening voted to approve an employment agreement with Samantha Zacovek, newly named as the city’s clerk/treasurer. Zacovek had been been working as deputy clerk since earlier this year when former clerk/treasurer Mandy Lake began also serving as interim city manager. The council recently hired Lake as city manager. Until this month, Zacovek also had served in recent years as a part-time administrator to the Downtown Development Authority. Cou...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer Board of Education met on Nov. 15 for its monthly meeting, having changed from the regular schedule due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Alan Tulppo, superintendent of the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District, presented the annual service report. Tulppo's report summarized data about how the GOISD was serving the Bessemer district, including year-to-year data of Career and Technical Education program enrollment and student...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Patrick J. "Pat" Steiger, 78, of Bessemer, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, with his devoted wife and family at his side. Pat was born on May 11, 1946, in Ashland, Wisconsin, a son of Paul W. and Dorothy M. (Tomczak) Steiger. He attended A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer and graduated in 1965. From an early age, Pat had a love of fixing things and used to take his toys and other things apart just to put them back together again to learn how they worked....
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER — Members of Bessemer’s Downtown Development Authority underwent a shift in management at their Nov. 13 meeting and also reduced by half the number of meetings scheduled throughout the year. The DDA also invites potential new members to apply to the authority. It was the last meeting with Deputy Clerk Samantha Zakovec serving as a part-time administrator to the DDA. Zakovec reported in a Nov. 15 email to The Globe that City Manager Mandy Lake now will assume the responsibilities that Zak...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] GOGEBIC RANGE — Area schools are preparing for the holiday season, announcing their respective holiday and Christmas concerts. Below is a list of the upcoming concerts, dates and locations. Gogebic County Ironwood Ironwood will offer five separate concerts this season, dividing them by class and by type of concert. The first concert, featuring the middle school band and choir, will be held this Sunday at the Historic Ironwood Theatre from 2 to 4 p.m. The sixth grade concert will be on Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. i...
By BRENDA MOSELEY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Students from six different area high schools in three counties joined forces on Nov. 15 to offer a concert at the Historic Ironwood Theatre. Members of the Gogebic Range Honors Band played under the direction of renowned director John Lynch of Wisconsin. The Gogebic Range Honors Band program is an opportunity for select young band members to train together with a guest conductor. According to promotional material, the kids "come to the...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Nov. 21 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. 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....
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Joseph K. Ziemann, 89, of Bessemer and previously of Green Bay, Wisconsin, passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, at the Aspirus Ironwood Hospital in Ironwood. Joe was born on Jan. 14, 1935, in Marinette, Wisconsin, to Joseph and Viola (Sunstrom) Ziemann. He graduated from Marinette High School and went on to receive his bachelor's degree at Lawrence College in Appleton, Wisconsin. Joe was a proud U.S. Army veteran. He was employed by Factory Insurance...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Wayne Carl Kangas, age 68, of Ironwood, passed away Oct. 27, 2024, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. He was born Feb. 24, 1956, to Florence and Andrew “Bill” Kangas. He attended Bessemer Area Schools. He worked as a body man for Broman’s Auto Body and Rammes Body Shop. He also worked in construction. Wayne was preceded in death by his parents: Florence and Andrew; and brothers, Andrew and Rodney. He is survived by his sister, Julie (Chuck) Kopecko; brother, Kim (Jill) Kangas; along with nieces and nephews...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer City Council voted Tuesday evening to table action on appointing a new clerk/treasurer until a committee can negotiate related terms. The vote also included the temporary designation of Mandy Lake as being responsible for that role in the interim. Lake had been hired as the clerk/treasurer in the fall of 2023 and then also became the interim city manager earlier this year. Tuesday was her first day as the official city manager. Councilwoman Linda Nelson referred to deputy c...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER - "Freedom is not free." Keynote speaker Sgt. 1st Class J.J. Aspinwall reminded the audience of that fact at a Bessemer Veterans Day ceremony. "It comes at a cost," said Aspinwall, who is a recruiter at the U.S. Army Recruiting Station in Ironwood. Aspinwall said his time in the service taught him "resiliency, teamwork and the true meaning of courage," and he encouraged veterans to engage in community service when their commitments to the...
