Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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To the Editor: Last week Adam Bump, of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, claimed 17 of the 23 wolves killed during last fall’s wolf hunt happened in places within known territories of packs repeatedly attacking livestock or pets and exhibiting fearless behavior around people. Once again, the DNR has stretched the facts. Data released this week in response to a Freedom of Information Act request revealed that no wolves were killed near either of the two farms in the U.P. with the greatest livestock losses to wolves. Most wolves k...
ONTONAGON, Mich. — Francis R. “Frank” Urbis, 88, of Paulding, died on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, at Aspirus Ontonagon Long Term Care hospital. Francis was born in Ewen on April 5, 1925, son of Andrew and Mary Urbis. He married Patricia Knapp, of Watersmeet, on Nov. 5, 1955. They had been married for more than 58 years. Francis was proceeded in death by his parents; and brother, Edward. His brother, Clarence “James,” continues to live on the Bruce Crossing farm where Francis resided until his marriage. After establishing his own trucking...
IRONWOOD - In a non-conference game that had the feel of something much bigger, the tall and talented Ironwood Red Devils showed they could rise up in a big game and carved out a 65-58 win over Washburn on Tuesday night. The game generated a lively interest among fans since both teams were undefeated in their divisions of the Indianhead Conference. Washburn was 7-0 in the West Division (10-1 overall) and Ironwood was atop of the East with an 8-0 record (8-1 overall). The Red Devils were also ran...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Charles H. Mott Jr., 76, of Bessemer, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, in Wakefield. He was born Sept. 1, 1937, in Ewen, son of the late Charles H. and Lillian (VanBlarcom) Mott. He resided in Ewen most of his life, moving to Bessemer in 2011. Charles was a veteran of the Korean conflict, serving in the U.S. Army. On June 27, 1959, he was united in marriage with Patricia Lubarsky in Milwaukee. She preceded him in death in 2011. Charles is survived by three sons, Charles (Marsha)...
At least for a few more hours, Allison (Bailey) Bottoms, a 1997 Ewen-Trout Creek graduate, holds the Upper Peninsula career scoring record. At 2,131 points, Bottoms, a 6-1 center, is one of just three U.P. girls basketball players to have scored more than 2,000 points. Crystal Falls Forest Park's Lexi Gussert will likely pass her tonight - she needs 13 - in the Trojans' home game against Bark River-Harris. She stands at 2,119 points. Gussert, a Michigan State recruit, is a 6-0 do-it-all player f...
HURLEY - Ironwood played well and Hurley did not. It was that simple and it led to Ironwood getting off to a good start early in the new year by downing Hurley 57-46 in an important Indianhead Conference rivalry game on Thursday night. "At times, we looked really good and at times we had some breakdowns," Red Devil coach Pete Lewinski said. "Overall, we did a good job. It seemed like we had a bitter taste from the Ashland game (a 64-37 loss). It was just that we could have given them a better...
ONTONAGON, Mich. - Robert "Bob" Frank Giesen, 74, of Ontonagon, passed away on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013, from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Robert "Bob" was born in New Prague, Minn., on Jan. 27, 1939. He graduated from New Prague High School and attended the University of Minnesota. Bob enlisted in the United States Army and served in Okinawa, Japan, and Albuquerque, N.M. He later attended the Minneapolis-St. Paul Seminary, where he was ordained a Catholic deacon in 1980. Robert "Bob" was...
IRONWOOD - Ironwood was ready for Bessemer this time. After losing to the Speedboys in the first matchup last season, Ironwood overcame terrible shooting in the first quarter and a never-say-die Bessemer team for a 67-56 win Thursday night. "I reminded the boys what Bessemer did to us last year (a 55-51 win) and took us by surprise a little bit," Ironwood coach Pete Lewinski said. On Thursday, "I thought Bessemer gave us all we could handle. I thought they gave us an excellent game and I give cr...
WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield-Marenisco School Board discussed the proposed consolidation of the Bessemer and Wakefield-Marenisco school districts at its meeting Monday. A group of citizens has proposed a consolidation and is collecting signatures to put the issue on a ballot. Superintendent Cathy Shamion said the group has until mid-January to collect enough signatures for the vote to occur in May 2014. If approved, consolidation will occur in July 2014, giving both schools about six weeks in the i...
ONTONAGON, Mich. - Edward Floyd Greeno, 90, of Ewen, died on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, at Long Term Care in Ontonagon. Ed was born Oct. 1, 1923, in Ewen, the son of Floyd and Bernice (Taylor) Greeno. He attended Ewen High School but left early to join the United States Army during World War II. He served from 1943-1946. Veterans who were unable to complete their schooling were entitled to receive their diplomas, and in June 2004, Ed was awarded his honorary high school diploma. On June 7, 1947,...
EWEN - Opponents don't often leave Ewen with 34-point victories. But Lake Linden-Hubbell already is playing like the U.P. top-five Little 5 team it was last year and Ewen-Trout Creek is adjusting to an inexperienced team that is playing one of the toughest schedules of anyone in the U.P. Lake Linden won 84-50 on Saturday night. Even the Panthers' JV team went 18-2 last year and the E-TC varsity team hasn't finished under .500 since the 2004-05 season, so nobody was used to playing from that far...
IRONWOOD - It was a game that seemed destined for overtime after it was tied after one quarter, a one-point game at the half, tied at the end of three quarters and tied through much of the fourth quarter. In what will be of thought of as one the most exciting games of the year, Ironwood defeated the Bessemer Speedgirls in overtime 48-44 at the John Krznarich Gym on Friday night. "We knew if we played our best we could beat them," said Ironwood's Jessica Gering, who had a dream night of 24...
IRONWOOD - How did that shot not go in? Mesabi Range's Bacarius Dinkins, who scored a game-high 22 points, managed to get to the rim after his team inbounded it with 2.2 seconds left. His layup to win sure looked good, but it slowly rolled over instead of through. Instead, the Gogebic Community College Samsons survived with a 69-68 victory Wednesday over a good Mesabi team at the Lindquist Center. Home rims? God's a Samsons' fan? Nobody could answer the question: How did that not go in? "I t...
ONTONAGON - The sounds of hammers pounding nails filled the room on Nov. 7 and Nov. 20 at the Ontonagon High School Building Trades program lab as 39 area high school girls participated in Women in Construction events. Students spent the day in the building trades lab constructing an eight-by-eight-foot deer blind just in time for deer season. The events, sponsored by the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District Career Tech Education program, were attended by sophomores and juniors from...
To the Editor: A photo of John Koski walking among cattle bones graced the front page of the Daily Globe Dec. 3 with the caption that he “has the highest number of reported wolf attacks in Michigan.” Although he has lost more livestock to wolves than any other producer, there is far more to the story. Department of Natural Resources records dated Aug. 3, 2012, show at Koski’s Matchwood farm: —The fences are still in horrible need of repair and husbandry practices have not changed. —It is likely carcasses are going unfound each year, violating...
EWEN - An estimated 65 people of all ages were fed at the second annual Southern Ontonagon County Thanksgiving dinner at the Cloverland Senior Center in Ewen early Thursday afternoon. The meal was provided by the Pelkola family, including Melanie and her husband, Ken, along with numerous volunteers. Before organizing this dinner in Ewen, the Pelkola family volunteered at the community Thanksgiving dinners in Bergland for four years. Last year, the dinner in Ewen served around 36 people, along...
To the Editor: I attended the Gogebic Range Honors Band performance on Friday night at the Historic Ironwood Theatre. The students who played were selected by their individual band directors to take part. To say that I was impressed is quite the understatement. Stephen Grugin, an associate professor of music from Northern Michigan University, came to work with the students during the day on an array of music that ran the musical gamut. What the audience listened to was the result of that one day of practice. True, the students did get the music...
IRONWOOD - The Historic Ironwood Theatre played host to some local and national talent on Saturday as part of the third annual HIT Idol contest. More than 40 youth, teens and adults competed in HIT Idol, and six winners were announced Saturday night. Youth winners included Hurley seventh grader Haydn Lamerand, performing "Almost Love" by A Fine Frenzy, and Ewen-Trout Creek seventh grader Ava Moilanen, performing "Feeling Good" by Nina Simone. Teen winners included Ironwood freshman Ethan...
SALOME, Ariz. - Patrick Kolinsky, 75, formerly of Ironwood, Mich., died Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013, at home in Salome. He was born on Aug. 22, 1938, in Ashland, Wis., the son of Ethel and N. J. Kolinsky. He graduated from high school in Watersmeet, Mich., in 1956 and served in the Air Force from 1957 to 1960. Pat married Marlyn Burik on June 25, 1966, and they celebrated 46 years of marriage. Pat graduated from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 1968 with an education degree. Pat worked from...
EWEN, Mich. - The family of Arlyss Gloria Danielson Waters would like to invite her friends to a memorial and celebration of her life. Please join us at the First Lutheran Church in Ewen from 1 to 4 p.m. EST on Saturday, Nov. 9. Your presence is your gift. Please feel free to share your thoughts, prayers and memories at this gathering in her honor...
MERRIWEATHER, Mich. — Caroline Julia (Negri) Thomasini, 94, of Merriweather, formerly of Bessemer, passed away peacefully Monday afternoon, Oct. 21, 2013, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Caroline was born on May 3, 1919, in Bessemer, the daughter of Frank and Martha (Gedda) Negri. She graduated from A.D. Johnston High School, with the class of 1936. On May 18, 1946, Caroline was united in marriage to Gordon Thomasini at St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Bessemer. During the war, C...
BESSEMER — The Bessemer Speedgirls swept Ewen-Trout Creek 25-18, 25-8, 25-10 in Monday’s Porcupine Mountain Conference match on Senior Night at the House of Noise. “The seven seniors played a great night of volleyball in their last home game in the House of Noise,” Bessemer coach Shelly Mettler said. Stats for the seniors were: Sarah Trudgeon tallied seven aces, three kills and five assists. Brenna Bogaczyk had seven kills and a block. Allyson Hansen totaled four assists and three aces. Mikha...
BERGLAND — Bergland Foods Store, formerly known as Nordine’s, was destroyed in a fire Friday morning. According to an official on the scene, a family living in the apartment behind the store/gas station heard three small explosions around 2 a.m. The family left the apartment safely and called 911 after seeing black smoke coming from the building. The family is staying at a local motel after the loss of its apartment. Officers responded from the Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Department and Michi...
