Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield City Council terminated several contracts during its meeting Monday in order to help in the purchase of Father Daniel Hall as the new city hall building. The Western U.P. Substance Abuse Service Agency contract, the city's Employee Assistance Program (EAP), was up for renewal. After tabling the discussion at a previous meeting, the motion was carried to terminate the contract since the city is not legally obligated to carry an EAP, rather it is required to inform its...
James Eismueller, owner of the Walleye Lodge in Bergland, has been coming snowmobiling to the Upper Peninsula for almost 30 years. Two years ago he purchased the Walleye Lodge in Bergland and when he was unpacking his belongings he uncovered a snowmobile bandanna from the area that he had been carrying around with him for at least 20 years. He thought it was such a great idea and way to promote the area that with the support of 20 local business partners, a new 2014 Lake Gogebic Area snowmobile...
BESSEMER - The pews were full Sunday morning at Sharon Lutheran Church in Bessemer as the congregation celebrated 125 years of existence with a service and a catered brunch, and also officially installed its new pastor, the Rev. Bill Jacobson. Jacobson has been presiding over the All Saints Lutheran Church in Wakefield for several years and has held sermons at Sharon Lutheran since June 1. He said the church held an official installation Sunday because Bishop Tom Skrenes, of the Northern Great...
IRONWOOD - Friends of the Library proved Saturday that despite increased Internet use, reading books is as popular as ever. Good numbers of readers turned out for a used book sale in the auditorium at the Memorial Building on a sunny fall day. Organizers of the event said it was about the 15th year of the sale, which helps the Ironwood Carnegie buy books and supports programs at the library. Books were donated by the public for the sale and were set up in specific categories. Members of the...
IRONWOOD - Students at All Saints Catholic Academy in Ironwood held a Fire Safety Day Friday afternoon at the school. Students were visited by members of the Ironwood Public Safety Department and got to check out the department's fire trucks and some of the equipment. All Saints' new principal, Timothy Barry, said the school has held similar events in the past. "It's fire safety month and we're having a fire safety day," he said. "They're here showing the kids how all the equipment works, and ta...
BRUCE CROSSING - A new bull joined the herd of crossbreed Angus at the Talsma ranch in Bruce Crossing on a late September morning. "The beast caught my eye because of the long legs. None of the crossbreed Angus that we pasture in that field had legs that long. The large head, small behind, and long, skinny legs made this animal look almost comical compared to the svelte cattle," Valerie Talsma said. A second look revealed the strange beast was a bull moose, probably a yearling, as "his antlers...
IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College Foundation honored three individuals and one organization for their contributions to the college and commitment to the community at its 19th annual "Celebration of Achievements" banquet Thursday. This year's honorees included distinguished alumni Robert Baima and Walter Prosek. Roy Contratto was also honored as 2014's distinguished faculty member, and the Ironwood Kiwanis Club was awarded Honorary Friends of the College at the banquet in the Lindquist...
HURLEY - Fifteen Hurley students had art pieces displayed at the Wisconsin Department of Human Resources building in Madison from Aug. 10 through Oct. 3. According to art teacher Terry Davis, the idea for the art display came after Hurley alumna Julie Morello contacted Davis about having students' art displayed in the building. Morello is a DHS employee and asked if pieces from Hurley could be used in the building. Davis said the timing for the display was perfect, after students had...
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - Sparks from a vehicle caused a wildfire at the edge of Yosemite National Park that led to the death of a firefighting air-tanker pilot this week, officials said Thursday. Fire investigators found that the blaze broke out Tuesday because of hot metal fragments from a vehicle creating sparks, Yosemite said in a statement. Investigators had not determined what type of vehicle or what part may have caused the sparks, saying it "could be the result of several...
After experiencing the coldest year on record in 2014, Ironwood residents are now in line for the second most frigid 12-month period since 1901. That's the word from Kevin Crupi, of the National Weather Service office in Marquette. Crupi said Tuesday the average 2014 temperature for the January through September period in Ironwood was 39.2 degrees, compared with the long-term average of 43.7. In his review of September, Crupi noted the thermometer reached 80 only once, on Sept. 28. It was a wet...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Brittany Maynard will not live to see if her advocacy makes a difference. The 29-year-old woman expects to die no later than Nov. 1. If the brain cancer from which she suffers does not kill her in October, she plans to take advantage of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act and end her own life on the first of November - a few days after her husband's 30th birthday. Maynard and her husband, Dan Diaz, uprooted from Northern California and moved north because Oregon allows...
IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College has announced the initial accreditation status for its medical assistant certificate program by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). CAAHEP is the largest program accreditor in the health sciences field. Currently, CAAHEP reviews and accredits over 2,000 educational programs in 26 health science occupations. "Attainment of this national industry-based accreditation is recognition that the medical assistant program is...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on Tuesday said biologists have confirmed two cougar sightings in northern Wisconsin in recent months - the first confirmed so far in 2014. The cougars were photographed with trail cameras on private land in Lincoln and Marinette counties. They follow a string of such observations since 2008. The big cats disappeared from the state in about 1910, but a study in the Journal of Wildlife Management in 2012 reported cougars have...
WAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP - Due to a decrease in taxable property value Wakefield Township residents will get a slight tax break for 2014's tax year. The Wakefield Township Board approved a new millage rate at its meeting Tuesday, which is slightly lower than 2013's rate and will generate roughly $27,000 less in township revenue. "For you taxpayers, the millage rate will go down from 4.65 to 4.4021," said John Cox, township supervisor. The total taxable value dropped from about $31.1 million to $25.5 m...
IRONWOOD - Two members of the Daily Globe staff won awards in the Michigan Press Association's 2014 Better Newspaper Contest. Staff writer Cortney Ofstad and sports editor Jason Juno both took third place in awards announced earlier this week. Ofstad took third place among 29 entries in the Local Columnist competition. A judge called her writing "easy to relate to and well written." Ofstad writes a weekly human interest column published on Saturdays. Her entry consisted of three columns...
BESSEMER - Bessemer's City Council voiced its support for the proposed hotel resort and casino on top of Indianhead Mountain in Wakefield Township, citing potential job creation associated with the endeavor. The plan for the 140-bed hotel and adjoining casino is a partnership between Indianhead/Blackjack Mountain officials and Lac Vieux Desert tribal leaders from Watersmeet. "It certainly will create jobs in the area in the event that it should occur," council member Al Gaiss said, predicting...
