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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Superior Snowshoe Walking group has released its 2018 schedule. It is the seventh year for the snowshoe walks and while Sam Davey said they used to have 100-plus come out for each walk, they now average somewhere between 40 to 100, however the weather is a mitigating factor in attendance, as real cold nights tend to have limited participation. Davey said the walks are community events, open to the public, and if someone would like to try, but does not have snowshoes, he or she can c...
BOB HAWKINSON, of Mellen, Wis., attempts to start his vintage red Rupp snowmobile at the Ironwood Depot Park Friday night. Snowmobilers kicked off today's vintage races at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds in Ironwood with the traditional Friday night parade of machines to Hurley, followed by fireworks. At 2 degrees, the Rupp eventually started in time to get in line for the parade....
KETCHIKAN, Alaska - David Allan Ahonen, 72, of Ketchikan and Hurley, Wis., died Dec. 27, 2017, in Ketchikan, of complications from pneumonia. He was born Aug. 17, 1945, in Duluth, Minn., to Gustaf A. and Jennie F. Ahonen. He spent his childhood in Hurley, specifically in Kimball, Wis. David served in the U.S. Air Force as an M.P., worked as a prison guard in Wisconsin and was a cook on Great Lakes ore boats. He also tried his hand as a logger, police officer and as a scrap collector. He moved...
Thursday, Dec. 28 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to 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. Open Community Dinner, 5-6 p.m., Wakefield Methodist Church, Putnam Ave., Wakefield, 906-667-0230. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center, Ironwood. Alcoholics...
Editor’s note: Prosecution on two fronts that resulted from the arson-murder investigation that began in 2016 at the Bear Trap Inn at Saxon, Wis., was voted by the Daily Globe staff as the number 4 story of 2017. By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — An empty lot in Saxon, Wis., is about all that remains in one of the most sordid criminal chapters in the history of Iron County. On June 1, Donald Rick, 45, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for burning down the Bear Trap Inn, killing Lisa Waldros, of Kimball. At the...
Wednesday, Dec. 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. 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....
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Agnes M. "Aggie" Armata, 88, of Ironwood, died Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 20, 2017, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation & Assisted Living Community in Ironwood. She was born Jan. 9, 1929, in Ironwood, to the late Gregor and Veronica (Stano) Stano, and attended Norrie School and St. Ambrose Grade and High School. She was employed as a clerk at Carlson's Clover Farm Store in Aurora Location, Ironwood, for three years, as an office clerk for Walter Oksa Plumbing in Ironwood, at...
MELLEN, Wis. - Helen L. Trombi, 79, of Montreal, passed away peacefully on Dec. 23, 2017, surrounded by her loving husband of 61 years, Robert, daughter Jean and son Jim at the Mellen Manor Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility in Mellen. Formerly Helen Lucille Wiener, Helen was born April 13, 1938 in Mellen. Helen is the daughter of the late William and Martha Wiener. She attended school in Mellen. She spent her life as a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother....
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Michael J. Tijan, 58, of Pence, Wis., died Sunday evening, Dec. 24, 2017, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital, surrounded by his loving family, following a lengthy illness. Mike was born June 16, 1959, in Kenosha, Wis., son of the late Anthony and Connie (Sivula) Tijan, and grew up in Hurley, Wis., where he attended St. Mary's Grade School and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in 1977. He worked at Hurley Aeronautics, in Texas and Wausau, Wis., for the Loram Co. in railroad...
Editor's note: The Daily Globe is counting down the Gogebic Range's top five stories of 2017 each day this week. The editorial department staff sat down and came up with its annual list, naming Highland Copper's effort to resume copper mining in the western Upper Peninusla. as the fifth-place story of the year. By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] Those wanting to see the return of copper mining to the western Upper Peninsula were excited to hear the news of Highland Copper's efforts...
Tuesday, Dec. 26 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Elk and Hound. Woods and Blooms Garden Club, 6:30 p.m., Haines Civic Center, Mercer, Wis. Life Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Woodland Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episc...
RAMSAY, Mich. - Edward C. Anderson, 96, a long-time resident of Ramsay, passed away peacefully late Thursday morning, Dec. 21, 2017. He was surrounded by his beloved family. Ed was born on June 9, 1921, in Ironwood, a son of Erick and Mary J. (Anderson) Anderson. He attended A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer and graduated in 1941. Ed proudly served his country in the U.S. Army as a military policeman during World War II in Europe and Africa. He was honorably discharged as a Private First Cla...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] IRONWOOD - Up by three points in the final seconds, Ironwood coach Pete Lewinski didn't even think about fouling to prevent a 3-point shot attempt by Hurley. The way his defense was playing, he didn't have to. The only shot Hurley could get off was a 2 at the buzzer, as Ironwood played excellent defense on their 3-point shooters. It gave the Red Devils a 36-35 Indianhead Conference victory over their archrivals Thursday night in front of a packed house....
IRONWOOD - Representatives from Villa Maria Heath and Rehabilitation Center visited DOVE Inc. Thursday morning to drop off collected donations to the domestic violence shelter. "The donations are an incredibly important part of what helps the shelter operate," according to executive director Jeanine Winkowski. "People come in here with nothing, some of them come in with just the clothes on their backs. And every donation we need for the clients is given to the clients directly. We get quilts,...
Thursday, Dec. 21 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to 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...
IRONWOOD - Ironwood coach Kari Jacquart told her team to expect a low-scoring defensive battle with rival Hurley and that's exactly what happened. The Red Devils defeated Hurley 42-30 Tuesday night in front of a good-sized pre-Christmas crowd. It was the third win for Ironwood in its last four meetings with Hurley. "It's a big game, everybody gets up for it," Ironwood coach Kari Jacquart said. "I'm still used to Bessemer being our rival because that's who it was when we played. It was really...
HURLEY — Iron County is joining other Wisconsin counties in filing lawsuits against the manufactures of opioid medications, after the Iron County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution to that effect Tuesday. The lawsuit is part of the Wisconsin Counties Association’s effort to involve as many of the state’s 72 counties as possible in legal action against the pharmaceutical companies. “They’re trying to get all 72 counties on board, there’s right around 50 — or a little better than 50 — that are finally onboard with it,” County board chai...
Wednesday, Dec. 20 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Hurley Monday-Wednesday Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten-1st Grade Concert, 8:30 a.m. Hurley K-12 School. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. Cuddlebugs Story time for babies and toddlers, 9:30 a.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Hurley 2nd-4th Grade Concert, 10 a.m. Hurley K-12 School. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990....
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - The Iron County Sheriff's Department warns snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle riders to stay off the ice, especially with temperatures hitting the low 30s on Monday. A few fishing tents were out on the dikes of the Gile Flowage Monday morning, but the fishermen were on foot, as the water was flowing from inlets on the shoreline. While most lakes have from 6 to 8 inches of ice cover, it's extremely variable. Because of rainfall a few weeks ago,...
Tuesday, Dec. 19 Hurley Tuesday-Thursday Pre-Kindegarten Concert, 8:30 a.m. Hurley K-12 School. Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Iron-Gogebic Integrated Family Services, 9-10:30 a.m., Iron County Courthouse, Hurley. 906-663-4045 or 715-561-2191. Wisconsin Veterans Employment Services Representative, 9-11:30 a.m., veterans service office, Hurley. 715-392-7808. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Blood Pressure Screening, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., with Regional Hospice...
HURLEY — A 50-year-old Gile, Wis., resident was recently sentenced to 10 days in the Iron County Jail at Hurley and assessed $1,429 in fines and court costs on a drunk driving second offense charge. Bert Quinn had a charge of obstructing or resisting a law enforcement officer dismissed, but read into the record, in Iron County Court. The jail sentence was stayed, provided Quinn serves 60 hours of community service, according to court records. His driver’s license was suspended for one year and ignition interlock was ordered for one year by Iro...
Monday, Dec. 18 Gogebic County Human Services Agency Board, 9 a.m., Gogebic County Medical Care Facility, Wakefield. 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. Iron County Mobile Food Pantry, noon – 1:30 p.m., Iron County Recycling/Iron County Forestry Parking Lot, 606-607 3rd Avenue North, Hurley. 715-561-2695. Chess Club, 4 p.m., grades 3 and older, Ironwood Carnegie Library. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints L...
HURLEY, Wis. — William C. Morgando, 90, of Maple Woods Road, Hurley, died Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, at home. He was born March 22, 1927, in Pence, Wis., son of the late Louis and Frieda (Magni) Morgando. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Navy. He had worked in the Montreal Mine and for many years he operated Morgan’s Campground on the Gile Flowage. On May 12, 1951, he was united in marriage with Patricia Ann Podhola in Mellen. He is survived by his wife, Pat, of Hurley; one son, William C. Jr. (Connie) of Riv...
