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  • Theatre North offers Plaid Tidings this month

    Nov 7, 2024

    By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - If you're in the mood to kick in the holiday season, Theatre North has just the show in mind for you, with multiple performances starting on Nov. 14. It's "Plaid Tidings," and it's a revisiting - with a twist - of previous theatre performances that occurred in 1996 and 2003. The earlier shows, as well as the new ones, all are based on the same four characters who compose a musical group called Forever Plaid. The original performances of...

  • Fun Frolic

    Nov 7, 2024

  • Julie A. Veda

    Nov 7, 2024

    BESSEMER, Mich. – Julie A. Veda, of Bessemer, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. Her 90 years of life have been filled with humor, wit, wisdom and adventure. She remains admired and loved by many. Her presence will be missed. Her light will shine on. The family is honoring her life in a private service. To Live In This World You must be able to do these things to love what is mortal to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go. —Mary Oliver “In Blackwater Woods...

  • Local high school bands combine at halftime show

    Nov 7, 2024

    BY SARAH LAUZON Globe Student Intern news@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - On Oct. 25, the high school marching bands from the Ironwood, Bessemer and Wakefield-Marenisco schools performed a halftime show during the Ironwood Red Devils vs. Gogebic Miners game at Massie Field in Bessemer. The joint band, which included a total of 62 students, performed three songs. Each song featured unique group marching movements, with students marching in many directions, passing each other closely and forming var...

  • GCC looks to grow from tough early-season schedule

    Nov 7, 2024

    By JASON JUNO sports@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — GCC hopes a grueling schedule to start the season will make them better the rest of the way. The Samsons start with a string of long-distance road trips — they played at downstate Petoskey over the weekend, head to Iowa Falls this weekend with trips to Milwaukee, Kansas and Escanaba before their home opener against Bay College on Nov. 26. One of those games is against defending national champion Hutchinson CC in Kansas, which was ranked No. 1 in the Division I preseason poll. They play Roc...

  • Community Calendar

    Nov 7, 2024

    Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Nov. 7 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....

  • Gogebic County faces general election Tuesday

    Oct 31, 2024

    By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com GOGEBIC COUNTY — Gogebic County citizens may vote in Tuesday’s general election from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at their designated precincts. Early and absentee voting options also are available with details available from each voter’s county or city clerk. The full ballot for each precinct is available on the Gogebic County website (choose “election results” and then “local ballot information,” and address the drop-down choices). In the information provided below, only contested races are noted, and na...

  • Phyllis Jean Armichardy-Quance

    Oct 31, 2024

    OWENSBORO, Ky. - Phyllis Jean Armichardy-Quance, 79, formerly of Bessemer, Michigan, and Appleton, Wisconsin, passed away in her sleep on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Owensboro, where she had resided since March 2023. Phyllis was born on April 16, 1945, to Peter and Emily (Rigoni) Armichardy. She attended schools in Bessemer, St. Sebastian and Washington and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in 1963. After high school, Phyllis continued her education at Gogebic Community College and...

  • Community Calendar

    Oct 31, 2024

    Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Oct. 31 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....

  • Miners end Ironwood series streak with big win

    Oct 31, 2024

    By JASON JUNO sports@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER — Gogebic scored five straight touchdowns in the middle of the game to run away from Ironwood for a 50-12 win Friday night. The Miners beat their archrivals for the first time since they both became 8-player programs in 2021. Ironwood won the first three meetings, including a come-from-behind 34-30 win a year ago. “The kids had this marked on their calendar since last year,” Gogebic coach Nick Heikkila said. The Miners finished above .500 for the first time as an 8-player team and just misse...

  • North Central Jets prevail over Gogebic Miners

    Oct 24, 2024

    By MATT “SWEETS” MCCARTHY For The Globe POWERS — Despite an early touchdown that brought the game within a point, and four quarters of physical play, the third-ranked North Central Jets prevailed, as the Gogebic Miners dropped a Great Lakes Conference matchup 40-13 Friday night at North Central High School. After a Miners three-and-out on their opening possession of the contest, the Jets, who are two years removed from their third of three consecutive MHSAA 8-player Division 2 state championships, got into the end zone on their fourth play...

  • Community Calendar

    Oct 24, 2024

    Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Oct. 24 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....

  • Melvin W. Luoma

    Oct 24, 2024

    WOODRUFF, Wis. - Melvin W. Luoma, 95, of Ironwood, Michigan, passed away on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, at the Howard Young Hospital in Woodruff. Melvin was born on Oct. 3, 1929, in Davis Location, Bessemer, Michigan, to John and Jennie (Kivi) Luoma. He attended the Puritan School in Bessemer, Erwin Central School, and was a 1947 graduate of L.L. Wright High School. Melvin was employed in Chicago before being drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951 where he served with the 25th Infantry Division in...

  • Bessemer hires Mandy Lake as city manager

    Oct 17, 2024

    By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER — The Bessemer City Council voted on Monday evening to hire Mandy Lake as the new city manager. The action is pending the negotiation of Lake’s new city contract. Lake has been the interim city manager for nearly seven months. The council had named her to that role on March 25 after the resignation of previous city manager Christopher Frazer on March 15. Originally from Detroit, Frazer had started the job on Nov. 6, 2023, soon after Lake had been hired as clerk/treasurer on Oct. 2 of tha...

  • Community Calendar

    Oct 17, 2024

    Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Oct. 17 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland, Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:25-9:40 a.m. EDT; White Pine, Carp Lake Township Hall, 10-10:15 a.m. EDT; Ontonagon, Holy Family Catholic Church, 11-11:30 a.m. EDT; Mass City Resource Center, 12:30-1 p.m. EDT. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St....

  • New Windows

    Oct 17, 2024

  • Gogebic County takes action on fairground

    Oct 17, 2024

    By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER — At an Oct. 11 meeting of the Economic Development and Capital Improvements Committee of the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners, members voted to award a $23,400 bid to Kitto’s Property Management of Ironwood. Owner Brycen Kitto and Andrew Knaack were present and agreed to the company’s responsibility to facilitate the preparation of a base for new, portable grandstands. Terms of the bid include remove existing concrete and debris; hauling material to set the grade height to road level;...

  • Miners get past Lakes, to face No. 3 Jets

    Oct 17, 2024

    By JASON JUNO sports@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER — The Gogebic Miners dispatched Lake Linden-Hubbell for the first time as an 8-player team, 29-12 Friday night. Gogebic last beat the Lakes in 2012, in a 39-12 win when both teams were 11-player teams. “It’s been a minute since Bessemer, Wakefield has beat Lake Linden, so definitely a big win for us,” Gogebic coach Nick Heikkila said. Miners’ quarterback Bode Lynott accounted for four touchdowns. He threw two long passes to Patrick Perron, a 67-yard pass to start the scoring midway through t...

  • Herbert LeRoy Johnson

    Oct 17, 2024

    IRONWOOD, Mich. — Herbert LeRoy Johnson, 86, loving husband, father and grandfather, returned to his heavenly home on Oct. 3, 2024, surrounded by family. Herb was born to Herbert and Dorothy (Bullen) Johnson on April 29, 1938, in Bessemer Township. He graduated from high school in 1956 and studied electrical engineering at Michigan Technological University. He then joined the U.S. Army on Feb. 15, 1961, and became a sergeant, serving during the Vietnam War. Herb received the AFEM, MUC and g...

  • Dennis James Johnson

    Oct 17, 2024

    ASHLAND, Wis. - Dennis James Johnson, 74, of Ashland, formerly of Bessemer, Michigan, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minnesota, after a brief illness. Dennis was born on Jan. 6, 1950, in Ironwood, Michigan, the youngest of three sons to Eanar and Melissa (Proctor) Johnson. He graduated from A.D. Johnston High School, Gogebic Community College and Northern Michigan University. He received a bachelor's degree in accounting/business,...

  • William 'Bill' Olson

    Oct 17, 2024

    WAKEFIELD, Mich. - William "Bill" Olson, 70, of Wakefield, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minnesota, surrounded by his loving family. Bill was born on March 9, 1954, in Wakefield, to the late Vernon and Luella "Lolly" Olson. Bill graduated from Wakefield High School with the class of 1972. He continued his education and graduated from Gogebic Community College. Bill worked for the city of Wakefield in the water department for 35...

  • Gogebic Range Foundation helps Iron Belle

    Oct 10, 2024

  • Miners lose to top-ranked Forest Park

    Oct 10, 2024

    By JASON JUNO sports@yourdailyglobe.com WAKEFIELD — Gogebic was hoping to build some momentum off of a huge win against Ontonagon the week before. But that was a tall task against the No. 3-ranked team in the entire state. Gogebic moved the ball early and late, but Crystal Falls Forest Park was just too much to handle as they spoiled the Miners’ homecoming game with a 33-13 victory Saturday afternoon. “They’re tough, they’re a tough team,” Gogebic coach Nick Heikkila said. Through the switch to 8-player football, and the constant roster turnove...

  • Volleyball

    Oct 10, 2024

  • Accessibility Summit premieres in U.P.

    Oct 10, 2024

    HOUGHTON - Two Gogebic County health officials attended the first U.P. Accessibility Summit on Sept. 26 and 27 at Michigan Technological University in Houghton. Kassi Huotari, executive director of the Gogebic Range Health Foundation, and Amy Nosal, a community health worker with the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department, participated in the event uniquely centered around the needs and benefits of increasing accessibility. Increasing accessibility means creating spaces and attitudes that...

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