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Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Oct. 19 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....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Oct. 12 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....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Oct. 5 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....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Sept. 28 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....
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Gogebic-Iron County Airport hosted its triennial crash simulation on Saturday morning. With more than 19 organizations participating, the event drew a crowd to the airfield as organizers and volunteers worked together to get safety personnel practice in the event of an accident. The simulation kicked off in the morning as volunteers boarded the "airplane," a bus from the Ironwood Area School District that had been parked at the end of the r...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER — A full-time sheriff’s deputy now will be stationed within schools in Bessemer, Wakefield and Watersmeet. “We are starting our school resource officer program in the schools,” said Sheriff Ross Solberg at a committee meeting of the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners last week. During the Finance, Budgeting and Auditing Committee, Solberg said that Deputy Adam Graser has been assigned to the new post. The sheriff later told The Globe that Graser will work a 40-hour week by floating among t...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Sept. 21 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....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Sept. 14 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....
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] ONTONAGON - The 67th annual Labor Day celebration took place this past weekend with three days of activities starting on Friday with a community picnic and ending on Sunday with a parade, a concert by Marty's Goldenaires and a communityfest that stretched into the evening. Temperatures in the 90s helped to heat up the fun. "When you have a town of 1,300 to 1,400, and 3,000 people show up, that's saying something," said Bill Burrows, a member of the...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Sept. 7 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....
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] ONTONAGON - Where can you go to hear anything from rock to soul to new-age fusion while mingling in a laid-back land of mellow smiles and easy goodwill? More than 1,600 people demonstrated the answer by flocking to the 17th annual Porcupine Mountains Music Festival, held last Friday and Saturday in Ontonagon. This is the venue to go for long skirts and short overalls, along with braids, beards and backpacks, and a sprinkle of psychedelic color. On...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Aug. 31 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....
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] ROCKLAND - Sunday's 40th annual Old Victoria craft fair was a big hit in Rockland, as sunny weather drew a large, ongoing crowd to the historical site nearly 12 miles southeast of Ontonagon. Numerous canopies featured a wide variety of arts and crafts by artisans who traveled from near and far to be part of the day-long event. "It's a good little fair they've got here," said Jeff Peot, who has a cabin in Bergland and a home in Watertown, Wisconsin. Peot wa...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Aug. 24 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....
RACINE, Wis. - Georgia M. Ayotte, 94, formerly of Ewen, Michigan, passed away at the Ridgewood Care Center in Racine, on Monday, July 31, 2023, after a full life, well lived. Georgia was born in Ashland, on Feb. 22, 1929, the daughter of the late Arnold and Margaret (nee Vamosh) Langren. On May 25, 1946, in Bessemer, Michigan, Georgia was united in marriage to Benjamin Wellington Ayotte. Ben preceded her in death on Feb. 1, 2018. Georgia was a longtime member of the United Methodist Church in...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Aug. 17 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-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland, Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:25-9:40 a.m. EDT; White Pine, Carp Lake...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Gogebic Community College board of trustees held a special meeting on Monday evening to discuss several personnel issues, including progress on their presidential search. The board has reviewed 12 applications, and members rated each of them based on how they felt individuals would best fit the position. The board elected to schedule interviews with 10 of the applicants. This first-round of interviews will be held via Zoom, said chairman Susan Beals, even if the applicants are local, so a...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Aug. 10 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Lodge 389 of F.&A.M., 7:30 p.m., Gogebic Masonic Temple. Government...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] GREENLAND — The Ontonagon County Fair was blessed with good weather and high times this past weekend. After a Friday registration day in Greenland, the fair kicked in to provide a large variety of activities for people of all interests. Saturday included cattle-sorting, a trout pond, a livestock clinic, a mock rodeo, and live music by Jack Jolliff and Bosch 9, along with games, crafts and vendors. Sunday began with a horse show that was expected to continue throughout the day with various divisions. ...
BRUCE CROSSING, Mich. - Wilfred Joseph "Bill" Wing, 84, of Bruce Crossing, passed away on July 24, 2023. Bill was born July 30, 1938, in Dearborn. He graduated from Plymouth High School in 1957 and enlisted in the U.S. Army after graduation. He served three years as a Morse intercept operator at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, and in Europe. He married Cathy Neumann on Sept. 12, 2003. Together they had seven children and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Bill enjoyed hunting, fishing and...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Aug. 3 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....
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - June L. Wienandt, 95, of Wakefield, died on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. She entered the nursing home on May 5, 2023. She had been in failing health for several weeks and was under hospice care in the facility for the last 2-3 days prior to her death. June was born on June 12, 1928, in Sidnaw, Michigan. She was the seventh of nine children born to John and Emma Serrahn. John was a local dairy farmer in the Ontonagon area. June...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Christine Evelyn Maki Lukach, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 21, 2023, at the age of 72, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was surrounded by loved ones at her home. Chris was born to Toivo A. and Jeanette (Walitalo) Maki on Oct. 16, 1950. Together Toivo and Jeanette were blessed with six daughters. Surviving sisters include: Marian (Herbert) Boxer, Joyce (James) Tapani and Jane (John) Bowen. Sisters that had gone before her include: Audrey...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 13 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....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 6 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....