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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By MEGAN HUGHES news@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — Dan Martinson, the new superintendent of Ironwood Area Schools, took the helm at his first Board of Education meeting on Monday evening. The meeting was kept short and sweet, with the board voting to approve the February 2024 updates to the Neola policies, including updates regarding evaluation of the superintendent, prohibition of referral or assistance, reproductive health and family planning, sex education, professional staff evaluation, purchasing, new school construction and renovation, p...
PENCE, Wis. - Richard James Miller, age 57, of Pence, died unexpectedly in his home Sunday, July 14, 2024. He was James and Therese (Blarek) Miller's first born. Rich was a small-town country boy raised in Hatley. His first job was at the Dittbrender Farm, where he worked long days, nights and weekends tending to the cows. When the farmer had sick calves, they were tied up outside and left to die. Then "Big Hearted Al", Rich would bring them all home and nurse them back to life, especially his f... Full story
IRONWOOD - Thomas Joseph LaVerdure, 78, a lifelong resident of Hurley, Wisconsin, passed away with his family by his side on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at the Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. Tom was born at home on March 21, 1946, to Phillip J. and Catherine (Krpan) LaVerdure. He graduated from the class of 1964 Hurley High School. He was united in marriage with Nancy Jackson on Sept. 11, 1965, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley. Tom began his career in construction and retired as the Vice... Full story
IRONWOOD - Charles "Chuck" Allen Lotzer, 85, of Ironwood, passed away with his family by his side at his home on Friday, July 19, 2024. Chuck was born on Feb. 23, 1939, at home in Ironwood to Charles and Lillie (Erickson) Lotzer. He was a 1957 graduate of Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood. He attended Michigan Tech studying mechanical engineering. He then served two years in the U.S. Army. On Nov. 29, 1980, he was united in marriage with Pauline "PJ" Joki and they raised eight children... Full story
BESSEMER, Mich. - Alvin Douglas Niemi, 76, of Bessemer, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in Duluth, Minnesota, surrounded by his loving family, following five-and-a-half years of peritoneal at home dialysis treatment and an 11-day hospitalization for a peritonitis infection. On Aug. 21, 1947, in Ironwood, he was born to Arvo and Jane (Grenfell) Niemi. Al attended Bessemer Township Schools and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer with the class of 1965. He continued his... Full story
MONTREAL, Wis. – Dale Edward Hedman, 69, a longtime resident of Montreal, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, with his family at his side. Dale was born on Sept. 21, 1954, in Ironwood, Michigan, a son of Oiva E. and Frances M. (Moncher) Hedman. He graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley. Dale continued his education at Gogebic Community College and earned an Associate Degree. Dale was employed at White Pine Copper Mine until its closure and concluded his working career a... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 25 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. 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. 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.... Full story
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com MARENISCO TOWNSHIP — Marenisco and Watersmeet townships are continuing the push to get some share of the state PILT funds that now go to Gogebic County. PILT stands for “payment in lieu of taxes,” and such payments are made to governmental entities that include federal property within their boundaries. The payments are intended to compensate for any expenses incurred by local governments in relation to the federal land. Marenisco Township supervisor Bruce Mahler told The Globe on July 19 that he an...
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - A performance by Marty's Goldenaires Drum and Bugle Corps was part of the final evening of Festival Ironwood on Saturday. Under the direction of Dan Pitrone and co-director Dustin Pitrone, corps members performed inside of the main tent within the Historic Ironwood Depot as a huge crowd spilled out into the nearby vicinity and cheered on the performance. Dan Pitrone described the group as "the only drum and bugle corps with which you can...
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER — Two sessions designed to inform the public on the pending continuation of an ambulance millage drew no attendees on the eastern or western sides of Gogebic County. Heidi DeRosso, Gogebic County coordinator of emergency services/911, reported the news on July 18 as she sat in an empty room of Bessemer VFW Post 3673, where residents with questions or concerns had been expected to gather. A separate session scheduled earlier this month at the Watersmeet Township Hall also drew no visitors. D...
By DAMIIAN LANG news@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - In June 1964, a 52-foot statue of Hiawatha was erected at the site of the Old Norrie Iron Mine. A teeter-totter and swings helped to create an adjacent park. Present that day in 1964 was Miss Hiawatha, Renee Semi Hartz. Fast forward to last weekend when Hartz was back again on Saturday at the site of Hiawatha, with family, friends and many others who have contributed energy and funds for a brand new playground adjacent to the statue. It was...
By JASON JUNO sports@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD --- It’s not quite a Stanley Cup, but it’s the golf tournament championship Jack Wawro wanted. He won the 43rd annual Milakovich Memorial Sunday as he and partner Shawn Chambers, a two-time Stanley Cup champion, carded a 67. Wawro graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1996. He’s now the Director of Golf at Cragun’s Legacy Courses in Brainerd, Minnesota. “I’m from Ironwood, so to come back here and win is pretty fun,” Wawro said. “I’m always wanted to win it. I’ve always wanted to pl...
By JASON JUNO sports@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD --- Adam Mackey leads Ironwood’s all-time leading career scoring list. Jacob Ciesielczyk scored the most points in a single season for the Red Devils. Griffen Revoyr has the school’s individual game scoring mark. Those are the kinds of questions Pete Lewinski didn’t know the answer to while he was coaching at Ironwood. Nobody he asked to try to find out knew either. “I got tired of people asking me and I felt the Ironwood school should have a record of who the all-time leading scorers are,” L...
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER — Members of the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners took steps last week to streamline income and expenses relating to the county fairgrounds. The action took place at the board’s July 10 meeting and included a vote that all future rental and storage revenue from the fairgrounds should be collected directly by the county, rather than by the county Fair Board. Related discussion occurred during the county’s Personnel and Negotiations Committee, which met just prior to the board meeti...
By DAMIIAN LANG news@yourdailyglobe.com WAKEFIELD - The first burial lot in the city of Wakefield was purchased in 1905, roughly two decades after the city was established in 1884, at about the same time that the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western railroad company laid tracks through the region. George Wakefield, a successful business man in logging, real estate and mineral lands - originally from Henderson, New York - had surveyed the area and established the city named for him. At the time, the...
By MEGAN HUGHES news@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Area School District has officially welcomed Dan Martinson into the position of superintendent. Martinson began his new role on July 1 and has been settling into it ever since. Martinson started his Ironwood career as a social studies teacher from 1999-2002. He then worked as an alternative education teacher for the Delta Schoolcraft Intermediate School District in the Escanaba area. He returned to Ironwood in 2014 as an alternative school educator. Since then, he has held s...
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - On July 12, kids shrieked in the background while playing in the sprinkler of the Downtown City Square as local and state officials hailed Ironwood's newly allotted status as a Redevelopment Ready City. The squeals were apt as officials sometimes used similar enthusiasm to congratulate and/or thank each for the accomplishment. "Redevelopment Ready - Yay!" called out Mayor Kim Corcoran. The mayor said the new status, conferred by...
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - The end of an era, of sorts, occurred on July 10 when the old Gamble Hardware building and Rexall Pharmacy building were demolished in a single day on Bessemer's main street. The action was a long time coming and was made possible, finally, by recently allotted funds from Michigan's State Land Bank Authority. "It's kind of tough to watch it go down," said Jerry Strelcheck, who ran a hardware store there for many years, starting at the age...
By DAMIIAN LANG news@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - Every July and August in Ironwood, the Emberlight Festival makes a big splash. Art in the Park - a large installation art show - is the first event of the festival, having started on June 29, but it lasts through Aug. 24 in Miners Memorial Heritage Park. Artists from across the upper Midwest bring their original pieces, large and small, and create art installations nestled among the lush, green trees. Visitors will discover stunning, poignant,...
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY — The Hurley City Council learned on Monday evening that a new housing development expected to break ground by now has been delayed until later this fall. “We’ve been going round and round on the wetlands issue,” said Mayor Joanne Bruneau. She said she has learned from Carol Keen, vice president for real estate development for Impact Seven in Rice Lake, that in order to avoid any association with wetlands, the originally planned housing site now must be adjusted slightly. Impact Seven was ins...
IRONWOOD - Lawrence "Larry" J. Choronzy, 75, of Ironwood, passed away on Friday, July 5, 2024, at the Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. Larry was born on Jan. 6, 1949, to John and Signe (Kaartunen) Choronzy in Ironwood. He was a true Norrie resident, living on the same street his entire 75 years of life. Larry was a 1967 graduate of L.L. Wright High School in Ironwood. He was united in marriage to Gail Lehto, his high school sweetheart, on May 9, 1970, in Ironwood. He was a member of the U.S. Army... Full story
SPOONER, Wis. - Donna R. Lake, 77, of Spooner, formerly a longtime resident of Wakefield, Michigan, died on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Glenview Assisted Living in Shell Lake, Wisconsin. Donna was born on March 21, 1947, at the Wakefield Hospital, a daughter of Harold E. and Carol A. (Dahl) Lake. She was baptized and confirmed at the First Lutheran Church, (now All Saints Lutheran Church), in Wakefield. Donna attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1965. She continued her education at... Full story
DULUTH, Minn. - William H. Kleimola, 40, of Kimball, Wisconsin, passed away at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth after a short illness on Thursday, July 4, 2024. William was born March 13, 1984, in Ironwood, Michigan, to JoAnn Niemi (Pelkola) and Walter Kleimola. He was later guided in life by his second father, Roy Niemi. He attended and graduated from Hurley K-12 School in 2003. Willy went on to dedicate a career of over 20 years to Kimball Inn restaurant. Willy was preceeded in death by his fathe... Full story
OSPREY, Fla. - Elizabeth A. Weis, born Dec. 28, 1928, passed on June 28, 2024. She is survived by her eight children, Walter, Alicia, Patricia, Elizabeth Jeanne, Dianna, Krystine, Marci and Kathleen; as well as 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Elizabeth graduated from Canisteo Central High School in New York as salutatorian in 1946 and then went on to receive her Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in 1950. Upon graduation, she worked as a home economics teacher in... Full story
