Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - Festivale Italiano drew a hefty crowd on Saturday, packing Silver Street with people of all ages exchanging smiles, hugs and shout-outs. The 70-ish temperatures were warm with just enough wind to feel a little crisp at times. "Not too hot, not too cold - this is perfect," said Benjamin Romanowski of Hurley, who was there with his daughter, Breanna, 10. Romanowski, who was wearing a "Hurley Pride" sweatshirt, said that, earlier in the day, his daughter had played in Wakefield's 3-on-3...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD - Despite interruptions from Mother Nature, the Gogebic County Fair drew lively crowds over the past weekend and allowed local residents to participate in a wide range of fun over a 4-day weekend schedule. Light rain hit the Ironwood fairgrounds, off and on, from Friday evening through Saturday, but it was not enough to cancel activities. One unfortunate casualty was that a new performance by the Stateline Drill Team - a mounted horse show...
SAXON, Wis. - One of the most popular events at this year's Iron County Fair was the draft horse pulling contest, in which four 2-horse teams pulled thousands of pounds in an attempt to show who's boss. It turns out that every team left with an award, but that seemed less important than the sheer excitement that the Sunday contest generated among all parties: horses, drivers and members of the audience who watched in anticipation from the fairground grandstands or from behind a fence...
SAXON, Wis. - Saxon had a high-energy weekend with three fun-filled days of activities at the Iron County Fair. As the aroma of familiar fair foods wafted throughout the air, ongoing music - whether live or piped in - provided an additional lift, along with the squeals of kids enjoying a host of carnival rides. Rain posed a threat on Saturday, but resulted only in some inconsequential sprinkles during festivities that drew a steady stream of people of all ages moving in every direction....
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Carole Patricia (Gulan) Ozzello, 92, of Wakefield, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, at her home. Carole was born on April 6, 1930, in Saxon, Wisconsin, a daughter of Anton and Theodosia Gulan. On Oct. 30, 1960, she married James D. "Chocolate" Ozzello, in Hurley, Wisconsin. Carole was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husband, James, on Jan. 25, 2008; a son, Robert, on May 16, 1976; her son-in-law, Rusty Hearns, on Nov. 11, 2005; seven brothers, John, Alex,...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - The Iron County Fair got off to a rolling start with registrations starting on Thursday evening at the fairgrounds in Saxon. There was activity throughout the grounds, with riders running their horses in formation on one end of the property while 4-H exhibits stood ready on the other end. In between, stalls for cattle and goats were mostly full while registrations were expected to continue into Friday. Spread throughout were food and...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley Education Foundation inducted three distinguished alumni from schools in the Hurley School District into their list of Distinguished Alumni and Friends at their 19th annual induction ceremony on Saturday. Col. Michael Downey, a salutatorian of the Saxon High School class of 1958, was the first of the new inductees to be honored at Saturday’s ceremony. Maj. Gen. Rodney Hannula, another Saxon graduate who was inducted into the foundation in 2019, gave a brief presentation on Dow...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] The Iron County Heritage Festival, a series of events that aim to tell the full story of the Wisconsin county from past to present, starts on Friday and will continue through Aug. 14. The first event is appropriately an open house at the Iron County Historical Museum on 303 Iron St. in Hurley from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday. According to travelwisconsin.com, the museum offers “three floors of intriguing, nostalgic and educational exhibits – including logging, mining, farming, weaving, clothing, hom...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Comprehensive Planning/Land and Zoning Committee passed its last conditional use permit for a tourist rooming house at their meeting on Tuesday. Under the county’s new land use ordinance, property owners must now apply for a TRH administrative permit through the zoning department. The last CUP for a tourist rooming house went to a site on Lipp Lane in the town of Mercer. When he presented the amended ordinance to the county board in May, Assistant Zoning Administrator Ger...
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Sue Gilbertson, 80, born Dec. 5, 1941, passed away on May 10, 2022, at Banner-University Hospital in Phoenix from complications after a long battle with cancer. Sue is survived by her daughter, Wendy Gilbertson; her sister, Nancy (Tom) Maas; and her brother, Michael (Jane) Jost. She was preceded in death by her husband, Warren Gilbertson; and her son, Eric Gilbertson; along with her parents, James Jost and Margaret Kosek Jost. Sue’s gentle heart and giving nature made all tho... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. - Jack "Ronnie" Hill passed away on Dec. 15, 2021. At the time he was living in Austin, Texas, with his granddaughter and her husband. He was born July 25, 1932, in Gile. It was Ronnie's wish to be buried alongside his parents, Jack and Ida Hill, in the Hurley Cemetery. Please join us on Saturday, July 23, at 2 p.m. at the Frontier Bar at 11296 U.S.2 in Saxon, for a celebration of life for Ronnie. This was one of his favorite bars and we'd like to raise a glass to his memory there.... Full story
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER — Persons looking for a rockin’ good time will have no trouble finding it as the Fourth of July period has a list of live bands set to perform across the region. Bessemer alone will feature three bands tonight, Friday and Sunday evenings in the downtown area. Ramsay, in Bessemer Township, also will have a Saturday night live band. Flashback, which is the only local band, will perform tonight from 8 p.m.-midnight on Sophie Street in Bessemer. The Dweebs, from the Twin Cities of Minnesota, wil...
SAXON, Wis. - Volunteer firefighters were roused from their beds around 3 a.m. on Wednesday to respond to a fire in Saxon Harbor, Saxon-Gurney Fire Department Chief Stacy Ofstad told the Daily Globe on Wednesday. Thanks to their rapid response, Ofstad said the fire was extinguished around 7:30 a.m. and there were no injuries. The fire was contained to a beach on the east side of Oronto Creek, Ofstad said. The fire destroyed some driftwood on the beach, but Ofstad said that mother nature helped p... Full story
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] HURLEY — At the Iron County Forestry and Parks Committee meeting last week, department head Eric Peterson said they anticipated that the county ATV/UTV trails would open by the end of the month. On Monday, officer manager and trail coordinator Tara Krall confirmed that they will indeed open at 8 a.m. on Friday. “Please stay on marked ATV/UTV trails and routes, as off trail riding is trespassing and can cause loss of trail use. Be aware of changing trail conditions due to wind or rain,” Krall said...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Monica Kay Valkama, age 50, of Ironwood, passed away on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, unexpectedly at her home. Monica was born on Jan. 1, 1972, daughter of Donald and Janice Valkama of Saxon, Wisconsin. She graduated from Hurley High School in 1991, and attended Gogebic Community College to earn her degree in cosmetology. Monica is survived by her significant other, William Mieloszyk; mother, Janice Valkama; children, Michael Jr., Kaycey and Kodey Henning of Hurley; brother, Richie... Full story
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] IRONWOOD - The author of the 2021-2022 Great Michigan Read "The Women of the Copper Country," Mary Doria Russell, was invited to Cold Iron Brewing by the Ironwood Carnegie Library for a "meet the author" session on Thursday. Russell said that the idea for her historical fiction novel "came literally out of left field" as she was sitting in her living room waiting for a baseball game to start one afternoon. She then stumbled upon a PBS documentary...
MONTREAL, Wis. - Paul Michael Henning, 59, of Montreal, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at his home. Paul was born on April 17, 1962, in Tacoma, Washington, a son of Michael Paul and Lynda Kay Paulette (Eilo) Henning. He grew up in Kimball and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley with the class of 1980. Paul proudly served his country in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1981 to 1995. He was an active member of the Mercier-Kero American Legion Post 371 in Saxon. On Aug.... Full story
DULUTH, Minn. — Kevin R. Luoma, “The Luoma-nator,” 71, of Ironwood, Michigan, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, at Essentia Health Hospital in Duluth with his family by his side. Kevin was born in Bessemer, Michigan, on Aug. 9, 1950, to the late Roy Luoma and Helen Niemi. He graduated from J.E Murphy High School in Hurley, Wisconsin, in 1968. Kevin served in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1970 to 1976. He was then employed as a laborer throughout his lifetime by Schultz Mobile Homes, the S... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Lynne Michelle (Manzanares) Pedri, 59, of Hurley, passed away unexpectedly Friday, March 4, 2022, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. Lynne was born Sept. 12, 1962, in Ironwood, the daughter of Joe and Joyce (Olson) Manzanares. She attended Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood and graduated in 1980. She was previously married to Allan "Elmo" Pedri for 23 years. She recently retired after 32 years at the Hurley Public Library. While there she made many lifelong friends and... Full story
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - Terra-X - a new kind of snowmobile racing created by the Mid America Snowmobile Tournament of Expert Riders - took over the Iron County Fairgrounds on Saturday. The event was brought to Saxon by the Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce, White Thunder Riders, and the Iron County Fair Board. "This is only the second time that it was ever done. It went very good. Everybody from the drivers to the parents was very happy and they're all hoping we do...
GURNEY, Wis. - William "Bill" Galarno, a longtime resident of Gurney, Wisconsin, passed away on Monday Feb. 21, 2022, where he resided at the home of his daughter Denise and son-in-law Jeff Sprangers in Woodruff. Bill was born in Ashland, on May 3, 1930, the son of David and Helen Galarno. On Dec. 9, 1950, he married his soulmate Charlotte Youngs. Together they raised a family of eight children. Bill had many interesting jobs during his life including a diamond driller, a wheel's man on the... Full story
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] SAXON, Wis. — The Mid America Snowmobile Tournament of Expert Riders will bring their latest form of racing — Terra-X — to the Iron County Fairgrounds in Saxon on Saturday. T he event is sponsored by the Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce, White Thunder Riders, and the Iron County Fair Board. Hurley Chamber Director Rita Franzoi said that Terra-X is “one of the most fun forms of snowmobile racing,” in a press release. Terra-X racing is a new form of snow oval sno-cross snowmobile racing that incorpora...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] IRONWOOD - After a 10-year hiatus, the snowmobile hillclimb returned to Copper Peak this past weekend. Participants had a simple goal to make it to the top of the extremely steep Copper Peak hill, zigging and zagging around gates. The top prizes went to those who made it to the top in the shortest time. Tyler Robinson, of Afton, Wyoming, was named King of the Hill in the Mod Class with a winning time of 42.06 seconds. Matt Tingstad of Bessemer claimed...
HURLEY, Wis. - Elizabeth J. "Dee Dee" Soderman, 79, a lifelong resident of Hurley, passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. Dee Dee was born on April 21, 1942, in Ironwood, Michigan, a daughter of Albert "Abba" and Betty (Erspamer) Constantini. She attended J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley and graduated in 1960. On June 25, 1966, Dee Dee was united in marriage to George A. Soderman in Melrose Park, Illinois. They were blessed with two sons. Dee Dee was a faithful member of St. Mary's... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - John Henry Steinmetz Jr., 90 of Ironwood and formally a long-time resident of Saxon, Wisconsin, passed away at the Aspirus Hospital in Ironwood on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. John was born to John H. Sr. and Edna C. (Demers) Steinmetz on June 21, 1931, in Ironwood. John proudly served in the U.S. Navy, welding as an aircraft mechanic. He was a member of the Mercier American Legion Post 424. John worked as a welder for several local mines and in Texas making mine shafts. He had... Full story
