Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield City Council will offer its first "Coffee with Council" session this morning in the council room of the municipal building in Wakefield. The session will run from 9-11 a.m. with council members Kay Wiita and Dale White available during the first hour and mayor pro tempore Amy Tarro and White available in the second hour. Council members hope that a casual atmosphere and treats will encourage local residents to share their ideas an...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Downtown Art Place held a reception Friday evening to mark the opening of its "Birch" exhibition on display in the concourse of the Historic Ironwood Theatre. The exhibit features 25 people, according to organizer Peg Sandin, who submitted approximately 56 pieces. "Art is alive and well in Ironwood," Sandin told the Daily Globe. "We've had a lot of people here all night. ... It's well attended." Entries came from Minnesota, Wisconsin...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — It may only be a symbolic action, but Iron County will likely join other counties around the state in asking Madison to eliminate the state’s 0% levy cap, after the Board of Supervisors’ finance committee forwarded a resolution on the issue to the full county board Thursday. “What are they going to do if all 72 counties send it in? They’re going to have to take some sort of action,” board member Scott Erickson said, regarding the resolution. “They’ve got to recognize it at least, right?” T...
Saturday, July 13 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, July 14 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Viola Turpeinen Dance, 2 p.m., Little Finland. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer C... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Gregory W. Hill Sr., “Bull of The Woods”, 72, a longtime resident of Ironwood Township, died Friday, June 28, 2019, surrounded by loved ones at his side. Gregory was born July 11, 1946, in Laurium, a son of Leonard and Ellen (Lassala) Hill. He graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer. The day after high school graduation, he entered the military and proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. In 1968, he was honorably discharged as a specialist fourt... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Norma Jean (Koski) Belmas, 80, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2019, in Wakefield. Norma was born on Sept. 8, 1938, to Amalia (Cocco) and William Koski. She grew up in Bessemer, where she graduated from A. D. Johnson High School. She then attended Gogebic Community for nursing and worked most of her career at Gogebic Medical Care Facility, where she worked for 25 years. She took great pride in her nursing career and helping others. On June 16, 1956, she was united in marriage to Ronald Belmas. Norma and Ron built a beautif... Full story
