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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The eight annual Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department ice fishing contest at Sunday Lake on Saturday was aided by unseasonably warm weather and the DNR Free Fishing Weekend. Jim Tarro and Mike Singleton, as co-chairs of the event, scheduled it from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., but the crowds were not going to wait to get their lines wet and raffles purchased. Throw the clocks out the windows, folks "began showing up at 8:30 a.m. before the set...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] KIMBALL, Wis. - They ran out of soup. With cars forced to park on the U.S. 2 shoulder and the dining hall at capacity, it was the first time in a long time organizers can remember not having enough pea soup to feed the crowd packing Little Finland Sunday for the Laskiainen celebration. The celebration is the Finnish equivalent of a Fat Tuesday celebration, said one of the organizers, Sonja Luoma. "It's a tradition," Luoma said. "Like the English...
Iron County voters will join others around the state in heading to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in a single statewide race. Incumbent State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers is facing a primary challenge from John Humphries and Lowell Holtz in the race to see who advances to the general election. The top two vote getters will face off in the April 4 general election. Evers has held the position for two terms; while Humphries is a former administrator turned consultant in Dodgeville and Holtz is retired after a career as a...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 teachers, staff and administrators took part in an active shooter intruder response training seminar put on by the Gogebic County Sheriff's Department and Ironwood Public Safety Department Friday. With students staying home to play in the sun and warm weather, it was an opportunity for law enforcement to visit Wakefield and ensure the school was trained and prepared. Deputy Brandon Lyons informed the school...
IRONWOOD - Help Orphaned Pets Everywhere Animal Shelter is entering its 25th year of service and with it continues a commitment to prevention of needless suffering and cruelty to animals on the Gogebic Range, according to director Randy Kirchhoff. HOPE has accepted more than 10,000 cats and dogs since opening its doors, said Kirchhoff. "HOPE Animal Shelter is there for the lost, stray and abandoned animals on the Gogebic Range," he said. HOPE is a nonprofit organization founded in 1992 in a remo...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — With a March 30 date for letting bids not far off, the Hurley City Council decided this week to spend $7,000 more to advance the County D road extension than was previously planned. On Wednesday, Jeff Seamandel, of MSA Professional Services, told council members that the Union Pacific Railroad was asking $10,000 for easements on two parcels needed for the County D project. Mayor Joe Pinardi said a parcel from another railroad company was obtained for $1,500, so $3,000 was included in the p...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley Senior Center was an art studio Thursday as the Iron County Aging Unit held its second of three painting classes. Led by local artist Anne Marie Batiste, the class worked to replicate a landscape painting. "It's about a two-hour class, it gets people out and interested," aging unit manager Mark Marczak told the Daily Globe. "It's been going over very well; people are really liking it." The aging unit also held an event last week...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer Historical Society met Thursday afternoon to talk about old times. It is a new year for membership dues. The society is up to 132 members. Ed Sandene discussed an inquiry he received recently. An individual had reached out to him regarding a parachutist who came to Bessemer around 1940 with a Ford TriMotor plane. Two local pilots took the parachutist and his triangle chute up for each of his 46 jumps, which set a world record...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — January weather in Ironwood was marked by half the normal snowfall and above average temperatures. In his monthly report for the National Weather Service office in Marquette, Kevin Crupi noted readings during the first half of the month were about 15 degrees below average, but the last two weeks were 20 to 25 degrees higher than normal. As a result, the average January reading of 16.4 degrees was above the long-term average of 11.8 degrees. Snowfall totaled just 23.3 inches, compared to t...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer visited Ironwood Wednesday, part of a swing through the Upper Peninsula as she campaigns for governor in the 2018 election. Whitmer visited the Daily Globe, after which she attended a Gogebic County Democratic Party event. "I wanted to make sure people know I'm very concerned about the U.P., and I want to be a voice for everybody in the state," Whitmer said. "So it was important to...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley City Council on Wednesday approved budget amendments to cover the cost of renovations to the city hall building. The council amended 2016 budget categories to reflect the $15,322 cost of renovating the building. Mayor Joe Pinardi said that will be the total cost of the project and the money will go to three companies that have been working on the building. A key reason for the renovation is to provide more space for the police department. The former mayor’s office area has been joi...
JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon Rotary Club conducts its annual Ice Out each year to celebrate when the ice leaves the Ontonagon River in its journey to Lake Superior. Each year the group selects a special project to support in the sale of ice out tickets. The Rotary announced Wednesday it will support the fund drive of the Friends of the Porkies efforts to purchase a rescue sled for the Porcupine Mountains. Sally Berman, President of the Friends group, told Rotarians Wednesday that the group asked park staff what w...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - An Ironwood man was sentenced to time served Tuesday in Gogebic County Circuit Court for the possession with intent to deliver marijuana, in part due to his lack of a previous criminal record. Travis William Hussey, 44, was sentenced to 106 days in jail and 18 months probation for the charge. As he was also given 106 days credit for jail time previously served, Hussey won't serve additional jail time without violating his probation in...
Velda Sclafani of the Revitalization Committee shows members of the Wakefield City Council plans for placement of the new sign at the meeting on Monday night....
BESSEMER — The unseasonably mild winter, with more balmy temperatures predicted through the week, has resulted in the Gogebic County Board of Road Commissioners setting road weight limits effective Friday. At 9 a.m., spring weight restrictions will take effect. Because of minimal surface support and frost heaving, a five-ton limit will be in effect for the local road systems, to include gravel roads. For the county road system, the state frost laws will be followed that require a 35 percent reduction in axle loading. According to the road c...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] MARENISCO - It can seem like true love is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but Marenisco's own Ed Wilke and the now Karen Raisanen-Wilke are getting a chance to experience the joy for a second time. While the two knew each other socially for years, it was their more recent courtship and marriage on May 3, 2014 that won the couple this year's Daily Globe "It's All About Love" contest. Both Ed and Karen had lost their previous spouses suddenly, after...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER — The city of Bessemer is sending out a survey with the monthly water bills on Feb. 28 to get the pulse of the city on two topics of interest, according to City Manager Charly Loper. One topic is the medical marijuana licensing issue and the other involves a potential traffic change to U.S. 2, available in 2021. Everyone receiving a water bill will have the opportunity to make his or her voice heard, to be included in the five-year city master plan. For a recent example to consider, the c...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley Parents-Teachers Organization is sponsoring three assemblies on Wednesday dealing with girl-against-girl bullying. PTO secretary Courtney Maslanka said the assemblies are part of the Kind Campaign that discusses the effects of bullying. During the day, there will be assemblies from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. for high school students and 12:45 to 2:45 p.m. for middle school students. The evening assembly for parents and community members will be at 6 p.m. in the high school auditorium. M...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - A fire that started Saturday night in a Houk Street house is believed to be caused by a space heater. "The fire appears to have started from a space heater and an extension cord not rated to support operation of this device," an Ironwood Public Safety Department official said in a news release. The homeowners reported the fire near an outlet in the kitchen, according to the release, and it quickly spread to the second floor and attic...
By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT [email protected] GILE - The fourth annual Winter Extravaganza fundraiser was held at Gile Park Saturday afternoon. All proceeds from the event help support the Hurley Fireworks display. There was a 5K run/walk as well as a 5K snowshoe race. The race was previously held on the lake, but this year it was moved to the adjacent property to avoid the ice and slush. The new trail was lit up with luminaries throughout the course. "It's a good time, and all of the proceed...
MERCER, Wis. — The Friends of the Mercer Library have been considering the installation of solar panels at the library — and in an effort to gain more information and inform the public, will be hosting a presentation on the renewable energy source. The presentation, scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Feb. 25, will feature Great Northern Solar’s Christopher LaForge. “In the first part of the … program, LaForge will discuss the basics of solar energy, how it works, why it works in the Northwoods, system designs, the advantages, costs and incentive...
BESSEMER - A group of Bessemer and Wakefield-Marenisco students took a break from classes Friday to learn about an important topic, the problems associated with bullying. The day's events centered on author Jim Lajoie's visit to A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer. Lajoie wrote the book, "No One Would Listen," which he described as, "A fictional work ... based on real life events. "It happened to me, it happened to my children and things that I've seen," Lajoie told the Daily Globe. "I wrote...
