Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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WAKEFIELD - The family of John M. Pachmayer aimed to have 100 people at his 100th birthday last Saturday, and that objective was likely achieved. The celebration began with a social time in the bar area of Wakefield VFW Post 9084, where friends, family members and associates gathered as immediate family transported Pachmayer around the room in his wheelchair. Pachmayer was born on April 8, 1919 to the late Charles and Anna Pachmayer in Ironwood and lived mainly in this region throughout his...
Monday, April 8 Men’s Bible study, 8 a.m., Bessemer Housing Community, community room, 906-667-0469. Mercer Tai Chi, 9 a.m., Mercer Community Center. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Festival Board of Directors, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. a...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] KIMBALL, Wis. - The Penokee Range 4-H Livestock Club held its annual Spring Fun Frolic at the Kimball Community Center Saturday. Although the rain meant some plans had to changed so outside events could move inside, organizers were pleased to see the community come support the club. "We had a very good turnout today," said Carol Alonen, the club's general leader. She said the rain meant the petting zoo was reduced in size and several large boxes of...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - State Rep. Greg Markkanen, R-Houghton, and former state senator Tom Casperson were on hand Saturday to address questions from constituents at Wakefield VFW Post 9084. Markkanen, who was elected to his post last November, told the Globe that one of the main concerns expressed to him Saturday is the area's weak economy, particularly in the wake of Marenisco's Ojibway Correctional Facility closing at the end of last year. "I put in an appropriatio...
WATTON, Mich. — Roy W. Mannikko, 94, of Watton, passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at Aspirus Hospital, Iron River, Mich. after a brief illness. Roy was born on April 29, 1924, in Sidnaw, Mich, to the late Aila Syrjala and Victor Manikko. He graduated from L’Anse High School. Roy married Ruby M. Fountain on April 22, 1950 in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. She preceded him in death on Oct. 3, 2007, after 57 years of marriage. Roy was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Covington, Mich. He was retired from White Pine Copper Mine where he wor...
GRAND RAPIDS — Federal Department of Justice officials announced the sentences of a downstate Michigan man in a wild fish trafficking case last week. John Cross and John Cross Fisheries Inc., of Kalamazoo, were sentenced for trafficking in illegally transporting and selling lake trout, according to a department news release, and Cross Fisheries was also sentenced for making false records about whitefish purchases. Cross was ordered to serve 12 months in prison intermittently over the course of a five-year probation, according to the release, w...
