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By JASON JUNO [email protected] IRONWOOD - Kyle Pallin laughs when he thinks about it. Ten years ago, when he was just starting his professional career, the sport of snocross with all its twists and turns and high-flying jumps, was literally life. "When I was 21, I thought racing was my entire life and I'd just race forever," Pallin said. He went on to win two professional races, get to the podium with a top-three finish 34 times and become a fan favorite on the pro circuit across the...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD - Beautiful weather, a punch of fall color, and scads of entertainment drew a large crowd of people to last Saturday's Fall Fest on the Gogebic County Fairgrounds of Ironwood. Although the fairgrounds normally are quiet at this time of year, the annual fall fundraising event kept the grounds hopping throughout the six-hour period. The all-purpose building was the base of activity that also spilled out along the pathway leading from the west-side p...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER — After two summers of detours that changed multiple times, U.S. 2 is now fully free to traffic as the Michigan Department of Transportation closes out its $10 million investment in rebuilding the well-traveled highway route. The two-year project resulted with reduced lanes in the downtown area, along with tapering of the 5-lane highway on the east and west sides of town. New sidewalks also now line the downtown stretch with an added strip of grass — still growing — in between. Dan Weing...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] IRONWOOD — Interim City Manager Andrew DiGiorgio told the City Commission Monday evening that the city’s bid to purchase the former Wells Fargo bank at 205 W. Aurora St. on tax sale was accepted. DiGiorgio said the city’s bid wasn’t the winning bid at first, but the top bidder had withdrawn their bid, making way for the city’s second-place bid. City Finance Director/Treasurer told the Globe Tuesday that the city paid $99,958.59. DiGiorgio said they hope to work with a developer to move forward w...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER - The 42nd annual Pumpkin Festival filled the main street of Bessemer with bustling pedestrians - many dressed in a nod to Halloween - and an endless slate of activity last Saturday. The event ran from Sept. 23-25 with last Saturday being the biggest day of the family-friendly extravaganza. South Sophie Street - the main street - was strictly a walking zone, with vendors selling various wares and a team of folks in orange T-shirts selling 50-50...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] EWEN - Last Saturday, which was the main day of the 45th annual Log Jamboree, drew a lively and consistent crowd throughout hours of activities that included lumber and quilt shows, vendors and games, and plenty of food. It was a day for denim, flannel, boots and braids, with flannel shirts in all sizes - sometimes worn to great effect by entire families. There also were flannel dresses, hats and jackets, with some girls tying a shirt around their waists...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley School Board members discussed projects inside and out of the school at their meeting Monday evening. Administrator Kevin Genisot told the board that work on renovating the high school library is still in the planning and discussion phase. He said high school principal Melissa Oja and six to eight teachers have been meeting and looked at some videos of some options at other schools. Oja added that there is a plan to visit some new library spaces in the region at Northwestern H...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] IRONWOOD — Ironwood’s search for a new city manager appears to be near completion. City Commissioner Jim Mildren said at Monday’s meeting that the commission will announce the new city manager soon. No name was announced. He thanked the Michigan Municipal League for its assistance in finding a qualified candidate for the city manager position. The position was left vacant in June when Scott Erickson resigned. He has continued to work as city engineer; while Public Safety Director Andrew DiGio...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] BESSEMER - Bessemer's Massie Field is getting a touch-up this week, as painters with Pole Painting Plus of Maple Lake, Minnesota, began work on refurbishing the light poles on the field. The project is moving along smoothly, according to Bessemer Area Schools Superintendent Dan Niemi, and is the first paint refurbishment they have done to the poles since the mid 1990s. The light poles were installed in the mid-50s, according to Niemi, and the paint being...
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...
IRONWOOD - Aug. 27 represented the end of this year's Emberlight Festival: a 2-month round-up that included multiple art shows, a global film festival, performance infusions, and three main stage events that featured national and international singers. "Horizons - Heritage -Harmony" was the festival theme, and those words were expressed in both explicit and implicit ways throughout the offerings. The festival just premiered in 2021, so it is still taking form, but has become increasingly...
Today's edition of the Daily Globe will be the last daily edition of the newspaper as it pivots to a weekly format next week. The Globe, as it will be known, will be published weekly on Thursdays, mailed to subscribers as the daily has been for a number of years, and available in boxes and from vendors, as well. "While this is a big change, we look forward to continuing to serve the community as a wonderful source of news and advertising," said publisher Sue Mizell. "We thank the community for...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley Education Foundation is hosting a golf tournament at Eagle Bluff Golf Course in Hurley on Sunday at 11 a.m. to raise money for projects at Hurley School District. The tournament is a two-person 18-hole scramble with three divisions, including men’s, women’s and mixed. The tournament is open to anyone over 18 years old. HEF board member Joel Enking told the Daily Globe that 24 teams of two have already signed up for the tournament as of Thursday afternoon and they expect even...
The Daily Globe was unable to print the Wednesday, Aug. 31, edition due to pressroom issues. Wednesday's paper is able to be read in pdf form at no charge at yourdailyglobe.com. The Daily Globe was also unable to print the Wakefield News and Bessemer Pick and Axe, and the Iron County Miner. The decision has been made to close the Daily Globe's press operation permanently. Thursday's edition was printed at a facility in Brainerd, Minnesota, and mailed to subscribers as normal from local post...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Ironwood City Commission approved the purchase of the former Sleight Elementary School for $180,000 at a special meeting on Wednesday. The building is located at 108 E. Arch St. Mayor Kim Corcoran said the city will sell this property to a low- to moderate-income housing developer. "I know that we are short on housing in Ironwood," Corcoran said. "Housing has been an item for us lately and the commission has talked about this at some of...
By VERONICA CRUZ [email protected] IRONWOOD — Ten9 Ministries returned to Ironwood’s Downtown City Square to share music and a Christian message Thursday evening. This is the second year in Michigan that the Ten9 Ministries has been here. Based in downstate Fenton, Ten9 Ministries is on a tour of the Upper Peninsula offering free events in different communities organizers call a Night of Hope. Ten9 Ministries is led by Pastor Wes Morris. He said they work with local ministry partners in each community, often churches. For the Iro...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] HURLEY — After a brief discussion between board members, the Iron County Board of Commissioners voted 8-2 to increase all county employees’ hourly rates by $1.25 at their regular meeting on Tuesday. When the motion was put to a roll call vote, chairman Joseph Pinardi and commissioners Scott Erickson, Patrick Hanson, Anne McComas, Opal Roberts, John Sendra, Brandon Snyder and William Thomas voted yes. Tanner Hiller and Jamey Francis voted no. Larry Youngs and Thomas Thompson abstained from the vot...
Due to press issues, the Daily Globe was unable to print The Iron County Miner for Sept. 1, 2022. It is available to view in pdf form along with Thursday's edition of the Daily Globe for free at yourdailyglobe.com....
HURLEY - Hurley's annual end of summer party - Festivale Italiano - is set for Saturday on Silver Street. Three blocks of Hurley's main street will be blocked off most of the day and into the evening allowing for all sorts of fun, food and entertainment, according to Hurley Chamber of Commerce officials. Several area restaurants and other concerns will be offering food outdoors - Italian food is the official fare of the day, but it certainly won't be limited to that. Beverages will be served as...
Due to press issues, the Daily Globe was unable to print Wednesday's edition, Aug. 31, 2022. It is available to view in pdf form for free at yourdailyglobe.com. The same press issue prevented the printing of this week's edition of the Wakefield News-Bessemer Pick and Axe. A pdf version of that Sept. 1 edition of the WNBPA can be viewed at the bottom of the Daily Globe's Aug. 31 edition....
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer Area School’s Board of Education met Aug. 24 for its monthly meeting and settled some final changes to the staff for the new school year. The school board welcomed the following members to the staff: Sarah Carroll, first grade teacher; Ashley Oliver-Igl, high school English teacher; Brittany Bennetts, high school math teacher; Stephany Lewis, elementary school paraprofessional; and Jessica Leinon-Novascone, transition coach. The board also accepted a letter of retirement of tea...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission is holding a special meeting at 4 p.m. today to consider a resolution to purchase the property on 108 E. Arch St., the location of the former Sleight Elementary School. According to the resolution, city staff identified the parcel as a potential source of affordable housing. City staff recommend purchase of the property so a private developer can convert the property into rental units. The city recognizes the lack of affordable housing in the area as a s...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] SILVER CITY - The 16th annual Porcupine Mountains Music Festival returned in style this past weekend, with near-perfect weather helping to draw crowds that filled the slopes of the Porkies Ski Complex. For a steady schedule of main stage entertainers, a platform was constructed directly behind the ski chalet within the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, next to Lake Superior in Silver City. The crowd came loaded with a variety of hats and...
