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WAKEFIELD - Monday's beautiful weather was a great send-off for kids finishing their final day of the year at Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 School. In celebration of the event, the kids lined up to receive icees and popcorn and then hung out with friends on the athletic field. The scene was totally relaxed, unlike the past couple years when the COVID-19 pandemic put a consistent damper on any and all activities. Students told the Globe that recent months had felt fairly normal, or as sixth grader...
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY - Kindergarteners from the Hurley K-12 School received their diplomas in a Thursday graduation program, but not before they performed a song and shared with the audience their dream careers. The long line of tykes took an extended snake walk throughout the school auditorium before lining up on the stage to perform the song "What I Am" by the rapper Will.i.am. Music teacher Jesika Cane directed the kids, who all wore matching turquoise T-shirts over...
By ZACHARY MARANO zmarano@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - All Saints Early Childhood Education Center in Ironwood held a graduation ceremony in the Downtown City Square on Thursday. This year, there were eight graduates from the school's kindergarten program and 13 graduates from its 4K program. After leading her graduating class in prayer and reciting the pledge of allegiance, kindergarten teacher Nicole Hissa invited her students on stage one at a time to accept their diplomas. As they came up,...
By ZACHARY MARANO zmarano@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY — At its monthly meeting on Tuesday, the Iron County Board of Supervisors passed an amendment to the county’s land use ordinance recommended by the Iron County Comprehensive Planning/Land and Zoning Committee. Assistant Zoning Administrator Gerry Nasi explained to the board that there were two major changes to the ordinance in the amendment. “One is to take the burden off the district attorney and place it on court council (for helping the county deal with property violations). The other...
By ZACHARY MARANO zmarano@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — In anticipation of the today’s last day of school, kindergarteners through sixth graders from Luther L. Wright K-12 School in Ironwood on Tuesday played on the school’s track and football field and in the school gymnasium in a “blast off” to summer. The event was coordinated by the Ironwood PTO. “In the past, we’ve called it ‘field day,’ but this year, we totally switched it up with the bounce houses and stuff, so we called it ‘summer...
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com MARENISCO TOWNSHIP - A Memorial Day ceremony proceeded unhampered at Marenisco Township Cemetery despite the threat of storm clouds. American Legion Post 523 hosted the service led by Commander John Zorich, who thanked everyone who participated and attended. Kelly Dunbar, a member of the Marenisco Township Board of Trustees, provided the main address. Although most Memorial Day speakers are veterans, Dunbar provided a unique twist in giving voice to the...
By ZACHARY MARANO zmarano@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - In observance of Memorial Day and U.S. military personnel who have fallen in the line of duty, the Ironwood American Legion Post 11 hosted a service in the Riverside Cemetery in Ironwood on Monday. David Manki, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and Junior ROTC instructor at Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood, was guest speaker at the Memorial Day service. Manki thanked those in attendance at the service, saying their presence...
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - Members of the Bessemer high school class of 2022 celebrated their graduation with the return of the annual senior tea on Thursday afternoon at the city hall auditorium. The event had not been held since 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The seniors and their family members were greeted by Sue Abelman, president of the Woman's Club, which sponsors the event. They were then given a brief history of the senior tea, by Char Knaack, the...
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com EWEN - The Ewen-Trout Creek School offered its Evening of the Arts on Wednesday and it was chock-full of melodic voices, jazzy instrumentation, delightful art and a whole lot of goodwill. The event started with an art show that included multiple divider walls filled with hand-drawn or painted artistry, along with several tables with a variety of other items. The hallway also included collages of historical characters compiled by younger students. "My K-6...
By MEGAN HUGHES news@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Carnegie Library, through the Library of Michigan, hosted author John Smolens for an "evening with author" on Tuesday evening. The event, held at Contrast Coffee in downtown Ironwood, brought out a crowd of avid book-readers and aspiring writers to hear him speak and ask questions about his writing process. Smolens' novel, "Day of Days," was selected by the Library of Michigan as one of its "notable books" for 2017, and library dire...
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - The Gogebic Conservation District has been based in Bessemer for more than six decades, but Mayor Adam Zak noted at Monday evening's Bessemer City Council meeting that many local residents may have no idea what it offers. "I don't think people are even aware of your services," said Zak after a slideshow presentation by Max Ramsay, GCD program developer. Ramsay explained that the GCD, which provides an array of conservation services, is part of...
By ZACHARY MARANO zmarano@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — In recognition for saving the life of an area resident, an Ironwood Public Safety officer and three staff from Beacon Ambulance Service were honored by the Ironwood City Commission at its regular meeting on Monday. The names of the Beacon Ambulance paramedics and EMTs were Garrett Strobel, Kenneth Wyka and Travis Yarger and the Ironwood Public Safety officer was Jamie Chiapuzio. Yarger told the Daily Globe that he and the others responded to an emergency call involving an area resident, R...
BESSEMER - Construction season is fast approaching and Bessemer is gearing up for the second phase of its two large construction projects: a rebuilding of U.S. 2 through town and the city's water and sewer project. The Michigan Department of Transportation and city officials have announced that a detour of eastbound U.S. 2 traffic along city streets south of the highway will take effect May 31 and last through early September. "This summer is going to be hectic. There are a lot of good things...
By ZACHARY MARANO zmarano@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - To help students from Luther L. Wright K-12 enjoy the warmer weather and learn about the western Upper Peninsula's history of mining communities, Downtown Art Place volunteers collaborated with Ironwood Area Schools staff and the Ironwood Carnegie Library for an outdoor art project during school hours Wednesday afternoon. Daniel Negro, Judy Balchik and Rebecca Sim's fourth grade classes used a somewhat uncommon medium for this project:...
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com WAKEFIELD - A large crowd filed into the Wakefield-Marenisco gymnasium twice on Tuesday to hear students in the school's music program perform in their spring concert. The elementary students performed in the afternoon and the junior and senior high school band students performed in the evening. The afternoon concert featured K-5 students singing songs such as "My Country Tis of Thee," "Follow My Rhythms", "Banana Smoothie" and "Thunder." Then, the...
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - Luther L. Wright middle and high school vocal students offered their annual spring concert at the Historic Ironwood Theatre on Saturday night. The concert theme's was "world unity and brotherhood," which vocal music director Darin Schmidt said felt appropriate for a community and society just coming out of a global pandemic. The concert began with the middle school choir Ayer Street Voices. The students performed a variety of songs including...
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - Several people came to the Bessemer Downtown Development Authority meeting on Wednesday evening to hear a discussion about the possibility of purchasing colored, stamped concrete to be laid down along U.S. 2 as part of the ongoing highway reconstruction project. The idea was to fill the space between the curb and sidewalk with the concrete instead of grass from Mill Street to Peck Street, and the DDA was going to pay for it. However, the...
By ZACHARY MARANO zmarano@yourdailyglobe.com The Gogebic Range Trail Authority will perform a spring cleaning on Saturday of the snowmobile and ATV trails going from Marenisco west to the Montreal River and the border with Wisconsin, trail authority president Steve Hamilton said. GRTA members will use chainsaws to break down and remove fallen trees that are blocking the way, pick up trash and brush the trails, Hamilton said. State of Michigan ATV trails officially opened on April 1 and multi-use trails are open all year, but Hamilton told the D...
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com WAKEFIELD - After months of anticipation, planning and fundraising to build a skate park on the Eddy Park tennis courts by middle school students at the Wakefield-Marenisco School, a monkey wrench has now been thrown in, which may alter their plans within weeks of opening. Area pickleball players Lorraine Mussatti and Julie Hautala made a request to the Wakefield city council on Monday for permission to create two pickleball courts on the same tennis...
By ZACHARY MARANO zmarano@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY — As warmer temperatures melt the last of the snow, Street Commissioner Scott Santini and Water Manager Gary Lugana provided the Hurley City Council with a public works update at its regular meeting on Tuesday. Santini informed the council that there was a “serious undermining” of a drain on Fifth Avenue in Hurley and he went out for bids to replace the drain. The council approved a $8,500 contract with Ross Peterson Construction for the replacement. Santini said that Cary Park is open as of...
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - Twenty-eight nurse graduates celebrated National Nurses Day on Friday by receiving pins and their degrees from Gogebic Community College. The college's Associate Degree in nursing program's pinning ceremony took place prior to graduation in a classroom on campus. The event marks the student's successful completion of educational nurse training and transition into the nursing profession. During the ceremony, GCC president George McNulty and...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE lholcombe@yourdailyglobe.com High winds caused power outages across the region on Monday that continued into Tuesday. Xcel Energy reported 1,200 customers in the Gogebic County and northern Iron County were without power Monday evening as crews were worked to restore power, according to spokesperson Chris Ouellette. "There were a lot of trees down on power lines," she said. She said some 800 customers were still without power Tuesday morning as new crews were brought in to...
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com WAKEFIELD - Ten eighth grade students from the Wakefield Marenisco School District got up early on Mother's Day morning to wait tables at the Wakefield VFW Post 9084, in an effort to raise funds for a skate park to be built on the Eddy Park tennis courts. The students came up with the idea during a social studies class last fall and presented it to the city planning commission. After some discussion, the commission and the city council approved their id...
By ZACHARY MARANO zmarano@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY - In Wisconsin, the Iron County Highway Department is hoping to pave some roads in the gap between the winter seasons. Department head Mike Swartz said they have two levels of projects: they maintain county highways by themselves and collaborate with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation on state highways. On the state level, Swartz said they are repaving part of U.S. 51 with a mill and overlay from Iron Street in Hurley to County Road C...
