Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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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...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Nov. 9 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 10 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Nov. 6 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Nov. 7 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, I...
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission will have the most change in membership in at least four years, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s general election. Kim Corcoran, a current commissioner and mayor pro tem, collected 540 votes to gain the most in the field of seven candidates and one registered write-in candidate. Corcoran, who has served as mayor in previous commissions, said she is grateful to be re-elected and to have the opportunity to serve again. This commission will fol...
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER — Gogebic County voters approved the renewal of a three-year emergency medical service millage in the general election on Tuesday. The unofficial results posted by the Gogebic County clerk on Tuesday showed that 1,880 of 2,410 voters, or 78%, approved the millage. There were 530 votes against the millage. “I really appreciate the time and effort from everyone who voted, whether they voted for it or against it, because it’s good to see that people get out and vote,” said James Lorenson, cha...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Nov. 4 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. 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, Ironwood. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon,...
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY — The Iron County Development Zone Council on Oct. 27 acted to prioritize the ongoing efforts to bring broadband wireless across the entire county as an essential goal. The action followed discussion of the Iron County Board of Supervisors’ recent rejection of a multi-county bond agreement for Bugtussle Wireless to install 108 miles of a fiberoptic cable corridor. The line would have provided gigabyte or faster downloads directly from Bugtussle or through leaser companies that would bra...
WAUSAU, Wis. - John P. Patritto, 89, of Medford, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, at Aspirus Hospital in Wausau, with his wife by his side. He was born on Aug. 29, 1932, in Ironwood, Michigan, to the late Felix and Erma (Cornolo) Patritto of Hurley. He was a 1950 graduate of the Lincoln High School in Hurley. John was very proud of his Italian heritage. A funeral mass for John will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 3, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, with Fr. Patrick McConnell...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Nov. 3 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant,...
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...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Nov. 2 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis...
By ZACHARY MARANO zmarano@yourdailyglobe.com HOUGHTON — The COVID-19 case rate for Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties has increased by more than 25% since Oct. 20, according to an update from the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department on Thursday. “The case rate in the Western U.P. jumped from 350.2 cases per 100,000 population to 439.2. That included increases in all five counties. Houghton, Keweenaw and Baraga counties are all over 500,” the update says. The COVID-19 positivity rate and case count in Houghton Count...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Marilyn J. Butson, 90, of Ironwood Township passed away on Oct. 27, 2021, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. She was born Sept. 14, 1931, the daughter of George and Esther (Mattson) Aspinwall. She grew up in Bessemer and later moved to Ironwood where she attended school. She graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1949. After her children went to school, she pursued a career in teaching. She attended Gogebic Community College in Ironwood, Northland College in Ashland, and Nor...
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...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Oct. 28 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. Hurley Senior Center Board, 9 a.m., senior center, Hurley. 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, Ironwood. 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.,...
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission offered praise for the leadership of Mayor Annette Burchell, who is not running for reelection in November and was attending her last meeting as a commissioner on Monday. Commissioner Kim Corcoran, as Mayor Pro Tem, presented Burchell with a plaque as her fellow commissioners applauded her toward the end of the meeting. Burchell, who served three terms on the commission and as mayor for all six years, stood speechless at the gesture of support. “I very muc...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Oct. 27 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2...
By ZACHARY MARANO zmarano@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — The Gogebic Conservation District and Gogebic County Forest and Parks Commission teamed up to enhance deer habitats in the county, according to an Oct. 6 press release from the conservation district. The conservation district and forestry and parks commission focused on areas around Little Girl’s Point and Devils Creek, which the Michigan Department of Natural Resources considers to be deer wintering complexes. District forester Winona Grieshop said the enhancements were primarily to pro...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Oct. 26 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics...
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — Members of the Gogebic County Ambulance Committee outlined the purpose and need for renewing a two-year emergency medical service millage this week at events in Watersmeet and Ironwood. Gogebic County Board Chair James Lorenson, who also chairs the county ambulance committee, said that county officials cannot encourage people to vote yes or no for any ballot item. The EMS millage presentations were to educate voters on the purpose and need to support rural EMS. “The ambulance services cu...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Katherine Karjala-Johnson, 97, of Ironwood passed away on Oct. 19, 2021, at Westgate Nursing Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood. She was born on Dec. 10, 1923, in Ironwood, the daughter of Antonio and Antonia (Dal Degan) Benetti. She attended school at St. Ambrose High School graduation June 2, 1940. She then attended Gogebic Community College graduating June 4, 1942, and afterward attended Northern Michigan University in Marquette, graduating on May 31,...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Oct. 21 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:45-10 a.m. EDT; White Pine Township Hall, 10:20-10:35 a.m. EDT;...
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER — The Bessemer City Council is considering implementing a special assessment tax to cover police and fire services. If passed, the tax would allow the city to generate additional revenue by freeing up funding from the general fund. According to councilman Terry Kryshak, the city pays $100,000 to Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office and between $17,000 and $25,000 per year for the fire department. “This is something we didn’t know could be done, we haven’t done this in the past, but it got broug...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Oct. 20 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Marenisco Town Hall, 9:15-9:30 a.m; Watersmeet Food Pantry, 10-10:30 a.m.; Bruce Crossing, Stannard Township ballpark, 12:30-1 p.m. EDT. 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,...
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com Voters in the cities of Bessemer, Ironwood and Wakefield will choose their city councils and commissions, along with city and countywide ballot proposals in the Nov. 2 general election. The county’s township voters selected their respective town councils in the 2020 general election. However, there is the county ambulance millage renewal proposal to consider in this election. All county voters will have the ballot proposal with the heading “Emergency Medical Service Renewal/Restoration.” The propo...
