Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Nov. 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 JASON JUNO [email protected] EWEN — The Ewen-Trout Creek girls keep adding hardware to the trophy case. And it’s not even basketball season yet. After winning their first U.P. cross country title last month, the Panthers won the MHSAA Division 4 District 97 volleyball title with a four-set win over Wakefield-Marenisco Thursday night. It was E-TC’s first district volleyball title since the MHSAA combined the U.P. and L.P. tournaments into one state tournament in 2000. While the Panthers were favored going into the U.P. cross count...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] HOUGHTON — Ewen-Trout Creek couldn’t pull off two upsets in a row as the No. 2-ranked team in the Upper Peninsula, Hancock, ended their historic season with a 3-0 sweep of the Panthers in Tuesday night’s MHSAA Division 4 regional semifinal. The Bulldogs made the short drive over the Portage Lake Lift Bridge to Houghton High School and jumped on the Panthers for a 25-8, 25-10, 25-20 victory. Hancock’s schedule is as tough as anyone’s in the U.P. They are one of only two U.P. teams to take a set from big sc...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] GOGEBIC COUNTY - Nearly 60 percent of registered voters participated in Tuesday's general election in Gogebic County, with 8,374 of 13,983 registered voters taking part in either early or election day voting. Unofficial election results were posted on Tuesday evening at 11:36 p.m. by county clerk Ramona Collins. Results will not be considered official until a canvass is completed to verify the votes. County Undersheriff Jorge Cruz, a Republican from...
BY SARAH LAUZON Intern to The Globe [email protected] IRONWOOD — Monday will be Veterans Day, and on this important holiday, many area schools are holding services open to both their respective student bodies and the public. The timing for each service in the tri-county region is as follows: Iron County The Hurley School District service will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the high school gymnasium. The Mercer School District service will start at 10 a.m. in the high school gymnasium. Gogebic County The Ironwood Area School District s...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer School Board approved the hiring of several staff members at an Oct. 28 meeting. Persons hired include Lawrence Inabnit as a behavioral interventionist for the Washington Elementary School and Courtney Vincent as an at-risk paraprofessional, both pending a favorable background check. The board also approved the hiring of Mitch Matilla as the junior high basketball coach. In addition, the board approved the first reading of two different sets of September 2024 Neola policy updates....
BERGLAND, Mich. - Susan "Susie" Anderson, 69, of Bergland, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, Wisconsin, with her sister, Laurie, at her side. Susie was born on April 28, 1955, in Ironwood, to Kenneth and Oddny Anderson, and grew up in Ironwood Township. She was a graduate of Luther L. Wright High School and continued her education and earned an associate degree in business/accounting. Susie was proud to be one of the few females to work as a certified fo...
HURLEY, Wis. - Jan Alexander Stahl, 69, of Hurley, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, at his home, with his loving wife, Dorrene, at his side. Jan was born on July 3, 1955, in Ironwood, Michigan. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy for eight years. In 1992, Jan married Dorrene O'Donnell in Hurley. He was an extremely talented musician, playing lead guitar in many area bands. Jan was a phenomenal chef, being employed at the Iron County Senior Center, Ironwood American Legion Post...
MONTREAL, Wis. — William F. Peck, 73, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, at Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff. He was born on Aug. 24, 1951, in Racine, a son of William A. and Anne J. (Morano) Peck. In 1974, Bill married Dawn L. Nyquist in Las Vegas. They moved to Montreal in 1999. He worked as a social worker in Iron County for many years. Bill is survived by a brother, David Peck (Debra); a niece, Sarah Brazelton (Patrick); a great-niece, Josephine Brazelton; and numerous other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by h...
IRONWOOD, Mich. – Karin Elisabeth Carlson, 71, of Ironwood, passed away from metastatic bladder cancer on Sunday, Oct 27, 2024. She died peacefully at home with her sister, Kris, by her side. Karin was born on May 28, 1953, to Harold and Elsa (Renstrom) Carlson. She attended Sleight and Central Schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1971. She attended Gogebic Community College, graduating in 1973 with an Associate of Applied Business. She was the bookkeeper at the Wakefield Township Schools for 31 years, retiring in 2004. A...
BESSEMER, Mich. – Julie A. Veda, of Bessemer, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. Her 90 years of life have been filled with humor, wit, wisdom and adventure. She remains admired and loved by many. Her presence will be missed. Her light will shine on. The family is honoring her life in a private service. To Live In This World You must be able to do these things to love what is mortal to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go. —Mary Oliver “In Blackwater Woods...
BY SARAH LAUZON Globe Student Intern [email protected] BESSEMER - On Oct. 25, the high school marching bands from the Ironwood, Bessemer and Wakefield-Marenisco schools performed a halftime show during the Ironwood Red Devils vs. Gogebic Miners game at Massie Field in Bessemer. The joint band, which included a total of 62 students, performed three songs. Each song featured unique group marching movements, with students marching in many directions, passing each other closely and forming var...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Nov. 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 PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] GOGEBIC COUNTY — Gogebic County citizens may vote in Tuesday’s general election from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at their designated precincts. Early and absentee voting options also are available with details available from each voter’s county or city clerk. The full ballot for each precinct is available on the Gogebic County website (choose “election results” and then “local ballot information,” and address the drop-down choices). In the information provided below, only contested races are noted, and na...
OWENSBORO, Ky. - Phyllis Jean Armichardy-Quance, 79, formerly of Bessemer, Michigan, and Appleton, Wisconsin, passed away in her sleep on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Owensboro, where she had resided since March 2023. Phyllis was born on April 16, 1945, to Peter and Emily (Rigoni) Armichardy. She attended schools in Bessemer, St. Sebastian and Washington and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in 1963. After high school, Phyllis continued her education at Gogebic Community College and...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Oct. 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....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Oct. 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....
GILE, Wis. - David Wallace Machesky, age 86, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital, with his children at his side. David was born in Ironwood, Michigan, on Jan. 18, 1938, to Joseph and Adela Machesky. He was one of eight children, including his brothers, John, Red (Aloysius), Lawrence and Edward, and sisters, Nada, Dorothy and Regina. They are all now joined together in Heaven for one fantastic Machesky reunion. David joined the U.S. Marine Corps right after...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer City Council voted on Monday evening to hire Mandy Lake as the new city manager. The action is pending the negotiation of Lake’s new city contract. Lake has been the interim city manager for nearly seven months. The council had named her to that role on March 25 after the resignation of previous city manager Christopher Frazer on March 15. Originally from Detroit, Frazer had started the job on Nov. 6, 2023, soon after Lake had been hired as clerk/treasurer on Oct. 2 of tha...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Oct. 17 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 Township Hall, 10-10:15 a.m. EDT; Ontonagon, Holy Family Catholic Church, 11-11:30 a.m. EDT; Mass City Resource Center, 12:30-1 p.m. EDT. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St....
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER — At an Oct. 11 meeting of the Economic Development and Capital Improvements Committee of the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners, members voted to award a $23,400 bid to Kitto’s Property Management of Ironwood. Owner Brycen Kitto and Andrew Knaack were present and agreed to the company’s responsibility to facilitate the preparation of a base for new, portable grandstands. Terms of the bid include remove existing concrete and debris; hauling material to set the grade height to road level;...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic Miners dispatched Lake Linden-Hubbell for the first time as an 8-player team, 29-12 Friday night. Gogebic last beat the Lakes in 2012, in a 39-12 win when both teams were 11-player teams. “It’s been a minute since Bessemer, Wakefield has beat Lake Linden, so definitely a big win for us,” Gogebic coach Nick Heikkila said. Miners’ quarterback Bode Lynott accounted for four touchdowns. He threw two long passes to Patrick Perron, a 67-yard pass to start the scoring midway through t...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Herbert LeRoy Johnson, 86, loving husband, father and grandfather, returned to his heavenly home on Oct. 3, 2024, surrounded by family. Herb was born to Herbert and Dorothy (Bullen) Johnson on April 29, 1938, in Bessemer Township. He graduated from high school in 1956 and studied electrical engineering at Michigan Technological University. He then joined the U.S. Army on Feb. 15, 1961, and became a sergeant, serving during the Vietnam War. Herb received the AFEM, MUC and g...
