Week of November 7, 2024
Week of November 7, 2024
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] GOGEBIC COUNTY - In relation to cumulative vote totals, every major state and national race in Gogebic County leaned Republican. In the 110th District of the Michigan House of Representatives, Greg Markkanen (R-Hancock) got 4,347 votes next to Democrat Kim Corcoran, who is Ironwood's mayor and earned 3,740 votes. A national race with local impact was that of U.S. Congress District 1, in which incumbent Republican Jack Bergman of Watersmeet received 4,626 votes in this county, or 56.86%, next to...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] A majority of Iron County voters cast their ballot in favor of Republican Donald Trump and JD Vance in Tuesday's Presidential election. None of the local races were contested. A total of 2,562 votes were cast for Trump and Vance in Iron County with the Democratic ticket of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz getting 1,487 votes. Sixteen votes were cast for Robert Kennedy-Nicole Shanahan, nine for Jill Stein-Rudolph Ware, three for Randall Terry-Stephen Broden, two each for Chase Russell Oliver-Mike ter Maat and...
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 PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] IRONWOOD - If you're in the mood to kick in the holiday season, Theatre North has just the show in mind for you, with multiple performances starting on Nov. 14. It's "Plaid Tidings," and it's a revisiting - with a twist - of previous theatre performances that occurred in 1996 and 2003. The earlier shows, as well as the new ones, all are based on the same four characters who compose a musical group called Forever Plaid. The original performances of...
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...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Gogebic County Fair Board held a reorganization meeting on Monday and approved the hiring of a rodeo for the 2025 county fair. A carnival is still pending. During the reorganization, the board elected Linda Nelson as chair and Shelley Suckow as vice-chair. Initially, both women were nominated as chair, but a written vote resulted in a tie. After some discussion, Suckow stepped down from the nomination. The board also voted to approve the hiring of Rice Rodeo Company of Medford,...
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...
By BRENDA MOSELEY [email protected] MERCER - Employees of a new ranger station in Mercer sponsored an Oct. 29 open house that included tours and refreshments. The station is under the umbrella of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. For the last few decades, the DNR's Mercer team has been working in a two-story log cabin constructed in 1939 for use as a ranger's residence. According to DNR forestry team leader Ryan Peaslee, who directs the Mercer staff, the original building did...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] GOGEBIC COUNTY — In relation to cumulative vote totals, every major state and national race in Gogebic County leaned Republican. In the 110th District of the Michigan House of Representatives, Greg Markkanen (R-Hancock) got 4,347 votes next to Democrat Kim Corcoran, who is Ironwood's mayor and earned 3,740 votes. A national race with local impact was that of U.S. Congress District 1, in which incumbent Republican Jack Bergman of Watersmeet received 4,626 votes in this county, or 56.86%, next to...
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...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] IRONWOOD — GCC hopes a grueling schedule to start the season will make them better the rest of the way. The Samsons start with a string of long-distance road trips — they played at downstate Petoskey over the weekend, head to Iowa Falls this weekend with trips to Milwaukee, Kansas and Escanaba before their home opener against Bay College on Nov. 26. One of those games is against defending national champion Hutchinson CC in Kansas, which was ranked No. 1 in the Division I preseason poll. They play...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] Three players from Gogebic, two from Ontonagon and one from Ironwood were named to the Great Lakes Eight West all-conference First Team in voting by coaches after the regular season. Gogebic’s Bode Lynott earned the offensive hybrid spot with Wyatt Aspinwall at linebacker and Jayden Verrett in the defensive hybrid slot. Ontonagon’s Austin Gordon was selected at quarterback with teammate Caden Besonen chosen at wide receiver and defensive back (he was also a Second Team running back). Ironwood’s...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] HURLEY — Hurley’s Devin Soltis earned Offensive Player of the Year honors in the Northwoods East Conference in voting by coaches. Soltis led the Northstars with 1,379 yards on 172 carries and 18 touchdowns. He also caught 11 passes for 176 yards and three scores. He even threw for 298 yards with four touchdowns and four interceptions. Soltis also made the all-conference First Team on both offense and defense. Hurley lineman Gavin Moore also was named to the First Team on both sides of the ball. He...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] IRONWOOD — Ironwood’s Aubrey Smith added another honor to her special senior season. The Division 2 U.P. champion was named to the All-U.P. Dream Team by the U.P. Cross Country Coaches Association after the season. Smith was the only D-2 runner on the seven-member Dream Team. She was joined on the team by U.P. Runner of the Year, Pickford’s Talya Schreiber, who won the D-3 title; two-time D-1 champion Tessa Rautiola of Houghton, who competed against Smith at many regular-season meets;...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — Thursday night’s Mercer-Prentice sectional semifinal matchup lived up to the hype. Like the last two postseason meetings, it went all five sets. Unlike those two thrillers, though, Prentice came out on top, handing Mercer a heartbreaking 25-22, 21-25, 23-25, 25-20, 16-14 loss Thursday night. The top two players in the Northern Lights Conference, Jenny Klopatek and Eiley Schoeneman, played their final game. And their coach, Robyn Schoeneman, ended her varsity coaching career with 400...
IRONWOOD, Mich.- His body finally had enough of the fight it was given and the challenges it endured. The will to live was strong within him, until he could take no more. So, he slipped from the earth to be received in Heaven. Steven Ralph Christensen, age 59, passed away on Oct. 22, 2024, surrounded by family at home. What will the world look like without him? Who will educate us on space, science fiction or fishing? Born a Yooper in Ironwood, to Gloria Stella and Ralph Christensen (deceased),...
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...
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...
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...
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...
DULUTH, Minn. — Nathaniel “Nathan” Kurt Behrendt, 43, of Ironwood, passed away at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. Following Nathan’s wishes, no services are taking place. The family has chosen the McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home to honor Nathan’s legacy of...
PORTLAND, Maine - Bunker L. Davis Jr., 77, formerly of Mercer, Wisconsin, and a longtime resident of Harvard, Mass., died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, at Seaside Health Care, Portland, Maine. His wife of 52 years, Marie A. (Amoroso) Davis, predeceased him in June of last year. He was the loving brother of the late Madonna Connell of Wisconsin. Bunker was born in Gary, Indiana, on Feb. 15, 1947, the only son of Bunker L. and Taimi C. (Laine) Davis and grew up in Mercer. He joined the U.S. Navy after...
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...
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