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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com WAKEFIELD - Mike Zeckovich was selected to join the Wakefield City Council during a special council meeting on Monday night. Zeckovich will replace Amy Tarro, who resigned shortly after being re-elected last month but never took the oath of office. During the special meeting, Zeckovich and another candidate for the seat, Carrie Braspenick, were interviewed individually by city clerk Sue Ahonen in front of the council. By a flip of a coin, Braspenick...
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - A complimentary holiday meal brought forth by the Bessemer VFW Post 3673 gave many members of the community a place to go this Thanksgiving and a reason to be thankful. "I'm so glad that I could come here. Otherwise I would have had nowhere to go," said Vicki Duray, of Ironwood, who attended the dinner with her son, Dylan. She said she found out last minute about the dinner and said she was so thankful to the person she spoke with at the...
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - National Honor Society Students served a Thanksgiving lunch to students at Washington Elementary School on Tuesday. "We like the kids. That's why we wanted to come down here and we didn't want to be at the high school. We just love the kids," said NHS member Kristen Smith, 17. The other NHS students echoed her sentiments. "We all just love kids," said NHS member Leilani Casiano, 17. Along with serving the elementary students, the NHS members...
By ZACHARY MARANO zmarano@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY - The Hurley Craft Fair experienced a good turnout at theHurley K-12 School on Saturday. The event included food and refreshments, a performance by the Silver Express, free balloon twisting and face painting and a visit from Santa Claus. The fair has been going on for more than 20 years and occurs every Saturday before Thanksgiving. The event was sponsored by the Hurley Booster Club and raised money for the school's athletic programs. More than...
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - Slight flurries helped to boost the Christmas spirit as the Jack Frost tree was lit at the Depot Park on Thursday night. "The Jack Frost Festival of Lights will begin tonight," said Mike Meyer, executive director of the Ironwood Chamber of Commerce to a crowd of approximately 50 people gathered near the tree as the bell rang out to mark the 6 o'clock hour. "As you can see, we have lights all around us and tonight we are going to light the...
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com Ironwood - November is National Alzheimer's Awareness, National Family Caregiver, and National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. In honor of this, the Ironwood Carnegie Library has put together some "memory kits," to help jog the memory of those who are affected by the disease. "We have started to recognize the needs of an aging population over the past few years and are working toward better serving those patrons," said library director Lynne...
HURLEY, Wis — The Hurley School Board awarded the Hurley/Ashland co-op hockey team a $500 grant per player during its regular meeting on Monday night. The district has been participating in the co-op for four years, and every year participation has increased. According to Brooke Gilbertson, the team was formed with five players from Hurley. In its second season it had six, in the third season there were eight players, and there are now nine Hurley players on the team. She said she expects to have at least nine next year as well, possibly m...
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - The parking lot was packed and there wasn't an empty seat as nearly 200 people gathered Thursday evening at the Bessemer VFW Post 3673 for a dinner to celebrate and honor those who have served their country. Post quartermaster John Frello acted as master of ceremonies. An invocation was given by Rev. Matthew Gunia of Trinity Lutheran Church in Ironwood. Tom DeCarlo presented the colors and the pledge of allegiance was recited, before a long...
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER — Gogebic County Sheriff Pete Matonich announced Friday his intention to retire at the end of the year. A committee of county officials is forming to appoint an interim sheriff to complete his term expiring in 2024. “It is with both excitement and fond sadness that I announce my retirement as sheriff of Gogebic County,” said Matonich in his announcement, noting his last day on the job will be Dec. 31, 2021. Matonich announced his retirement by email to the Daily Globe on Friday. Matonich o...
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com WAKEFIELD - Joy and pride could be seen from every corner of the Wakefield-Marenisco School gym on Thursday as students honored local veterans with a Veterans Day assembly. "On this day - Veterans Day - we are remembering the service of veterans of all wars. We remember all men and women who decided to serve the nation's cause, defending our freedom," said Wakefield VFW Post 9084 commander Russ Korpi, in his address. The ceremony began with the advance...
By ZACHARY MARANO zmarano@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY, Wis. - Hurley K-12 School held a special assembly Thursday morning to honor all veterans and active military men and women for Veterans Day. The event in the gymnasium included an address by Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Aspinwall, the U.S. Army Station Commander in Hurley. Aspinwall said his last tour of duty ended in 2016 and in his current capacity as station commander, he is a recruiter for the Army. Aspinwall said that he is originally from...
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - "Patience" was the first word out of Ron Rundell's mouth when asked what he learned from the U.S. Armed Forces. But the Bessemer resident also was quick to add, "You learn, of course, discipline and teamwork and flexibility in any situation." Rundell should know, as he served not only in the U.S. Coast Guard but also in the Army National Guard. He took time last month to explain his history in an interview with the Globe. He also shared the...
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission held its reorganization meeting on Monday to follow the general election on Nov. 2. Kim Corcoran took the oath of office as mayor as the candidate who received the most votes in the general election. David Andresen received the second most votes and took the oath of office as mayor pro tem. The three remaining commissioners, Nancy Korpela and incumbents Jim Mildren and Rick Semo all took the oath of office together. The board of five commissioners will serve...
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - Participants with a volunteer fair on Saturday said the event offered a one-stop snapshot of all types of opportunities to become involved in the community. The event succeeded in showing people there are many worthwhile and enjoyable things to do in the area, said Steve Lundey, board vice president of Theatre North. "They see with everything here how much this area has to offer, period," Lundey said. "Whether entertainment or other...
By ZACHARY MARANO zmarano@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - Zion Lutheran Church in Ironwood will celebrate its 125th anniversary Nov. 13-14. The church will have services by Pastor Nicole Hanson-Lynn, music by a guest organist and meals after worship. The celebration will start on Saturday, Nov. 13, with a 5 p.m. service. After worship, there will be a pizza and salad dinner and a screening of a film. The church will show a recording of "Workers in the Vineyard," a play written and performed by...
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - The reconstruction celebration of the Pat O'Donnell Civic Center will continue into the new year as the facility hosts the bantam level state hockey tournament. Discussion at the civic center board meeting on Monday including information from board member Matthew Sommer concerning the preparation for the U14 Bantam level hockey tournament to be held in Ironwood on March 11-13, 2022. The state tournaments rotate throughout the eight...
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD – Today is Election Day across Gogebic County. Voters can cast ballots at their local polling stations from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. today. Contact the town or city office for information on polling locations or enter a name and address on the local election site location finder page of the Michigan Secretary of State website at michigan.gov/sos. Although the three cities are the only municipalities with offices on the ballot, the entire county c...
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - Five pumpkins underwent a "pumkinectomy" and came out smiling Jack-o'-lanterns early Friday morning at Gogebic Community College. The patients in question all went by the alias "Candy Corn," and entrusted their winter squash wellbeing to "Dr. Frankenstein." The medical procedure was conducted at the Lindquist Student Center and at the courtesy of CNA program students from the Gogebic Ontonagon Intermediate School District. "I think it's prett...
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com MARENISCO - The Michigan state Christmas tree, a 63-foot blue-spruce, was harvested on Wednesday morning from a property on the outskirts of Marenisco, following a brief ceremony. "It's all about bringing people together that makes this so special," said Jeff Canfield of the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget which orchestrates the tree selection process. "It's just a great time to celebrate." The ceremony began with the...
