Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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SAXON, Wis. - Alena and Kyle Luoma, of Saxon, wanted to do something nice for the region's youth and help support gun safety and all-terrain vehicle education classes. The owners of Luoma's Saxon Pub decided to conducr a 50-50 raffle to raise money to help David Vuorenmaa's efforts with Hurley Area Safety Education. He's the outfit's lead instructor, working with both gun safety and ATV classes. When it came time for the drawing, a ticket purchased by Luomas in the name of the Pub was drawn and...
HURLEY, Wis. - Dorothy H. Peite, 96, of Hurley and formerly of Ironwood, Mich., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Dorothy was born Aug. 4, 1922, in Montreal, daughter of Peter and Anna (Homieleska) Gulan. She was a 1940 graduate of J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley. After graduation, she was a machinist at Allis-Chalmers in Milwaukee, making a specific part for the "heart of the B52s" during WWII. Other employment included working at Schlitz Brewery, Johnston's Candy and Cookie Factory and as... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County residents once again have the chance to purchase a variety of native plants for their properties, as the Iron County Land and Water Conservation Department is holding its annual native plant sale. The department is selling a variety of trees, shrubs, grasses and wildflowers that naturally grow in Iron County, with orders due by Feb. 22. “By planting natives, they are already acclimated to our soil conditions, our growing season and sunlight conditions. So they’re better adapt...
Thursday, Jan. 3 Pickleball, 10 a.m.-noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. 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, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Free Community Dinner, 5-6 p.m., Wakefield Methodist Church. Public is invited. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center, Ironwood. Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Pere... Full story
Thursday, Jan. 2 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. 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, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Pere Menard Assembly 471, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church fellowship hall, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church,... Full story
Wednesday, Jan. 2 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. 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, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Alzheimer’s Disease Caregivers Support Group, 6-7 p.m., Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, M... Full story
BESSEMER, Mich. - E8 AOCS Lindy O. Allen, U.S. Navy (Retired), 94, formerly of Bessemer and Wakefield, passed away Saturday evening, Dec. 29, 2018. Lindy was born on Dec. 26, 1924, in Anvil, a son of Ivar Alexander and Rose Marie (Mattson) Allen. He attended A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer and graduated in 1943. Lindy lived a fast-paced and exciting life. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on July 19, 1943, and proudly served his country during World War II. Lindy was honorably discharged on... Full story
IRON BELT, Wis. - Florence Eleanor (Rosi) Anonich, 93, of Iron Belt, passed away on Dec. 29, 2019, at home. She was born and raised in Iron Belt, the daughter of Hannibal and Mary (Fossatti) Rosi, and was a lifelong resident of the area. Florence attended the Iron Belt School and graduated in 1944. She then went to college in Stevens Point and Superior, earning her Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education. She was employed in the Superior School District for two years. She then returne... Full story
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The Gogebic Range Trail Authority began grooming Friday's fresh snow to form the base of its snowmobile trails Friday. "We are entering our third season, running with a 100 percent all-volunteer staff," said GRTA president Steve Hamilton. "We're the only club in the western Upper Peninsula to operate like this." As is typical with early season conditions, club members faced a mixed bag of weather as they prepared to trail-groom in earnest ov...
HURLEY - The 6 to 8 inches of heavy snow that fell on Friday on the Gogebic Range improved conditions for all outdoor activities. Area motels and gas stations benefitted from the snow that also blanketed Minnesota and the Upper Peninsula. The Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce said the White Thunder Riders had three snowmobile trail groomers running on Friday and two would operate overnight. Trail conditions were fair to good in northern Iron County. Trails 3 and 13 south, from the Hogsback east/so...
Editor's note: The Daily Globe is counting down the Gogebic Range's top five stories of 2018 each day through Monday, New Year's Eve. The editorial department staff sat down and came up with its annual list, naming a fatal fire in the early morning hours of Feb. 20 in downtown Ironwood as the second-place story of the year. Feb. 21, 2018. City Commissioner Jim Mildren later said it was the day he "thought we might lose our downtown," as a fire left three dead and two buildings destroyed. The Ironwood Public Safety Department responded to...
Editor's note: The Daily Globe is counting down the top five stories of 2018. Today's story, number 4, is about the events surrounding the murder of Wayne Valliere Jr. in the Mercer, Wis., area a year ago. Number 5 was the ambulance millage that was passed for three years in Gogebic County. --- By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] As 2019 approaches, the Lac du Flambeau tribal community continues to deal with a holiday horror of a year ago. The body of 25-year-old tribal member Wayne M....
Thursday, Dec. 27 Pickleball, 10 a.m.-noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. 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, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Afternoon for Children, 1 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library, 906-932-0203. Free Community Dinner, 5-6 p.m., Wakefield Methodist Church. Public is invited. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18;... Full story
Wednesday, Dec. 26 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. 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, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. IMPACT... Full story
IRONWOOD — Jerry and Christy Edde were out driving around the area Saturday looking for bird of this feather and that as part of the annual area bird count, held on a weekend near Christmas every year. They took to the road around 7 a.m. and talked about their annual tradition. They made it their mission to drive up and down the roads of Wakefield, Ramsay, Plymouth Location, Bessemer, Ironwood and Hurley to survey the bird life for the annual Gogebic Range pre-Christmas Bird Count. They estimated that they will drive over 80 miles on the day an...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Monday, Dec. 24 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ont... Full story
BESSEMER — The annual Gogebic Range pre-Christmas Bird Count returns Saturday. People who wish to participate should count all birds during the day and report to Jerry Edde in Bessemer at 906-663-6907. Calls should be made after 5 p.m. Participants should record the number of birds by species in a roughly 7.5-mile radius from the spotlight in Bessemer, including all of Hurley, Ironwood and Wakefield. When counting birds at the feeder, report only the highest number of each species seen at one time, so the same birds aren’t counted more tha...
Thursday, Dec. 20 Pickleball, 10 a.m.-noon., Ironwood Memorial Building. 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, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Mended Hearts and Diabetes Support Group, 2 p.m., Aspirus Grand View Hospital conference area, Ironwood. 906-932-2443. Bessemer Area Historical Society, 2 p.m., 403 Sophie St., Bessemer. Regional Hospice Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., Comfort In... Full story
CAREY, Wis. - Robert Lloyd "Bobbie" Eilo, 84, of Carey, died at his home on Dec. 16, 2018. Bob was born in Mellen, the fifth of nine children of Sulo and Pearl (Peterson) Eilo. Raised in Iron Belt, he graduated from Iron Belt High School with the class of 1952. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1957, joining the Company A, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry, returning stateside after serving overseas in Germany. He proudly remained in the Army Reserve until his honorable discharge in 1962. Bob began wor... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County is considering implementing a temporary moratorium on importation and raising of cervids in the county, with the Iron County Comprehensive Planning and Zoning Committee deciding Tuesday to schedule a public hearing on the issue. The temporary ban would allow the county to consider how it wants to handle any potential deer farms that may consider locating in the county. “Just to remind you, this doesn’t mean no deer farms ever. This is a one-year block on deer farms for us to...
Wednesday, Dec. 19 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. UPHP Blood Drive, 11 a.m.- 2:30 p.m., Wakefield Municipal Bldg. 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, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. American Legion Post 58, 2 p.m., Iron County Memorial Building, Hurley. Mercer Health and Wellness... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Wesley James Paquette was born in Kingsford, on May 4, 1929. He was the son of Otis and Clara (Borlee) Poquette. Wesley graduated from Kingsford High School in 1947. He worked for Tillie Mac before entering the Army in 1948. He fought in the Korean War and was honorably discharged in 1950. He was a life member of the VFW Post 9084 of Wakefield. Wesley attended an apprenticeship at Oster Manufacturing in Racine, Wis. He then opened his own business in 1961, in Racine. He then... Full story
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley School Board Monday agreed to seek bids for expanding the K-12 school. The school board could act on accepting bids at its February meeting. District administrator Chris Patritto was instructed to get the ball rolling to solicit bids. "This could be a catalyst for people wanting to stay here," school board president Joe Simonich, of Kimball, said of the potential of the expansion area. "This gets my support 100 percent," he said. The...
