Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - A commons area of the nearly completed Pat O'Donnell Civic Center will not only have bay windows overlooking Mt. Zion, the wall will also have a new "Find Your North" sign with the Ironwood logo, which was delivered to the facility last week. "It's beautiful," said Michelle Rigoni-Sivula, civic center manager. "I just think that it's wonderful." The 200 pound sign of metal and wood was built by students of the Northwoods Manufacturing...
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com WAKEFIELD - Joy abounded in Wakefield as the community returned to a full slate of Fourth of July events after canceling most of them due to COVID-19 last year. Wakefield's regular July 4 parade, as well as its children's parade, also had been cancelled in 2018 due to thunderstorms. A Saturday Community Picnic in Eddy Park drew a crowd of people who filled the main pavilion and then spread throughout the park lawn and over to the beach area. John and Anna...
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - Bessemer marked the Fourth of July with a slew of activities over the past week, including a big weekend of events, ending with its traditional Thunder of the Mountain fireworks display over Massie Field. The celebrations began with the traditional Poncho's salute at 6 a.m. The salute was followed by a Sunday worship service in Bluff Valley Park at 9 a.m. Families gathered later in Massie Field for games, which included sack races and a...
WAKEFIELD - Thursday evening's 45th Annual Hometown Variety Show was loaded with local talent, including several musicians, a living history performer, a 45-year-old comedy act, and - for the first time - fire spinners. The nearly two-hour show, which normally takes place in the gym of the Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 School, instead was held this year outside of the building, facing Sunday Lake. Denise Haas, known as "Big D," acted as emcee for the show, which started with the audience reciting...
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - The city of Bessemer paid homage to area veterans with its annual Tree of Honor ceremony on Wednesday evening. Each year, the Fourth of July committee holds the event to pay tribute to area veterans by having their names read during the ceremony and placed on a plaque by the Tree of Honor, a spruce tree, which is located in a small park on Sophie Street. The tree was lit up with small red, white and blue lights during the ceremony. The...
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com RAMSAY - The Gogebic Miners girl's softball team will be playing at Ramsay Field next year. The Bessemer Township board voted 4-0 on Monday, to allow the school district to use its field for home games starting in spring of 2022. Township Supervisor Jeff Randall said he was on "cloud nine" when superintendent of Bessemer Area Schools Dan Niemi and a couple school board members approached him recently to request use of the field. "I thought it was a...
By MEGAN HUGHES news@yourdailyglobe.com GILE Wis. - The third annual Luoma's Saxon Pub Bass Tournament took place Saturday, with fishermen, local and visiting, gathering early in the morning to put their boats in the water at the Gile Flowage. The tournament, which has become a tradition for local fishing groups, had 29 teams competing this year, up from the 27 from last year. Bar owners Kyle and Alena Luoma hosted the event, with organizers setting up a weigh-in station and refreshments near...
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - Highway construction will continue on through the Bessemer Blast holiday events, with approval from the Bessemer City Council on Monday. The city council 4-0 approved the request of the Michigan Department of Transportation to allow its contractors, James Peterson Sons, to continue work on U.S. 2 from Monday, June 28, through Wednesday, June 30, during the week of the Bessemer Blast. Council member Terry Kryshak was not present. "They would...
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com MARENISCO TOWNSHIP - After nearly a year without an official full-time lead in law enforcement, the Marenisco Board of Trustees on Monday unanimously approved the hire of James Webber as the town's new police chief. Webber, who was hired as part-time support about a month ago, will start his new full-time role on July 1. Monday's vote was unanimous with town clerk Donna Kenney describing Webber's service thus far as "just awesome." "I do love your...
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com MERCER, Wis. - Weekend activity varies from one household to the next, ranging from family brunches to gardening to a number of chores, errands and other options. For members of the Northwoods Traditional Archers, it's a great time to practice their skill, as they did on Saturday morning at the Northwoods Wildlife and Wetlands Club Range in Mercer. According to David Steinhorst, who heads the range's archery committee, the total group consists of 15...
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com GILE, Wis. - Saturday's Snake Hunt Fishing Tournament drew 28 boats and 56 registrants and resulted with five pairs winning in overall inches of up to 10 fish. Two men split the honor of catching the longest single fish. Operating out of the County C boat launch on the Gile Flowage, the contest accepted only northern pike, according to Curt Myers, who was manning the measuring table, where his wife, Terry, was recording inches measured by Mark Radovich....
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com WAKEFIELD - Residents at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility participated in World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Tuesday, by planting a blossoming cherry tree in the community garden. Ashley Jarvenpaa, director of activities, said that June 15 was designated as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day in 2016, by the International Network of Prevention of Elder Abuse, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations. The World Health Organization posted a 2017...
By Zachary Marano zmarano@yourdailyglobe.com UPSON, Wis. - At the head of the newly-opened trail from Casey Sag Road to Foster Falls stands a trailhead sign that was created by Ross Niemi, a 17-year-old, soon-to-be senior at Hurley High School. As part of the school's Northwoods Manufacturing program, Niemi said he designed the sign and crafted it using cedar and the industry-grade woodcarving equipment available at the school. Niemi said he started work on the trailhead sign in January 2021...
By Zachary Marano zmarano@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY, Wis. - As work continues to construct a roundabout at the intersection of U.S. 2 and 51, Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials are planning the demise of the bridge over U.S. 2. Project Engineer Erik Lundwall said that constructions crews will start removing the bridge in late June, beginning with the half of the bridge that goes over the former westbound lanes on U.S. 2. "Bi-directional traffic is currently in eastbound U.S. 2 lanes while we work on the westbound portion,"...
by Zachary Marano zmarano@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - The city of Ironwood's utilities department started removing the blacktop on VanBuskirk Road between Pioneer Road and Normandy Avenue last week. According to the city's Utilities Manager Bob Tervonen, VanBuskirk is being excavated to replace the water main under the road. He said that construction crew will replace 800 feet of the water main. The city is also replacing the water main and sewer lines on West Pewabic Street, he said....
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com MERCER, Wis. - A frequent comment in Mercer on Saturday was that the weather was "just right" for birding, bike rides and barbecuing at Carow Park. The 15th annual Lupine Junefest Bike Tour and Mercer Bird Festival on Saturday attracted bike riders from several states. The riders said they weren't disappointed, or overheated with morning temperatures in the 70s and a high of 82 degrees. "It was a beautiful day. I don't think the weather could have b...
IRONWOOD - Behind the ski chalet of Mt. Zion lies a hidden gem - a nature walk through the woods, over a small stream, covering approximately a mile. The walk has been used year round for hiking, snowshoeing and fishing, and even Frisbee golf, said a Gogebic Community College spokesperson. However, in 2016 a great "hundred year flood" severely damaged the two wooden bridges along the path. College officials plan to repair the bridges. "Imagine how nice this would be if these bridges were...
IRONWOOD - The city could assume temporary occupancy of the Pat O'Donnell Civic Center in early July, according to reports at the Monday board meeting. With the final list of items for contractors to revisit to complete or repair the work to complete the arena that started construction in the spring is nearing completion, according to board member reports, Dennis Hewitt, the former city assessor and building official who was involved in the construction process until his retirement in December....
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com WATERSMEET - Ten graduates of the Watersmeet K-12 School proudly received their diplomas on Tuesday morning in the Watersmeet Pavilion. The kindergarten ceremony was every bit as solemn and dignified as that of high school graduates, who already had their own ceremony on May 28. "It was a really strange year," began Charly Sartori, the kindergarten teacher, who noted the COVID-19 pandemic that has been in play for more than a year. Sartori told parents,...
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - A warm, sunny evening and the promise of an entertaining and educational experience drew a few hundred people to the Ironwood Downtown City Square for First Friday. The roar of applause showed the crowd was indeed pleased with the dance and story presentation of Woodland Sky Native American Dance Company. Heather Nyman, of Bessemer, said she enjoyed watching the event with her children, Bryce and Keira Martin. "The dress was pretty...
