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Articles from the August 22, 2020 edition


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  • Saxon Harbor project wraps up

    Aug 22, 2020

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] SAXON, Wis. — For the first time since 2016, Iron County can say Saxon Harbor is fully open for the season this week, as the harbor’s campground opened for the remainder of the 2020 camping season Thursday. “It will be nice to see a full facility again,” Iron County’s forestry and parks administrator, Eric Peterson, told the Daily Globe last week. With the exception of those who took advantage of the first-come, first-served camping last weekend, Saxon Harbor’s campground hasn’t been open since the... Full story

  • New Ramp taking Shape at ADJ

    Aug 22, 2020

    By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER - A new ramp is gradually taking shape at the front of A. D. Johnston Junior/Senior high school, as crews from Angelo Luppino, Inc have been working to replace the prior ramp, which was severely dilapidated. "It's more of an emergency exit ramp. It's not fully ADA compliant, but we felt that we needed a ramp at the east side door, just in case we have a fire and we have handicapped students on that side of the building that need to get out,"...

  • Summer meal programs ending

    Aug 22, 2020

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — This is the final week of a summer breakfast and lunch program offered through Hurley K-12 School. “This is our last week,” said Kevin Genisot, Hurley school district administrator. “We were averaging almost 3,000 meals a week all through summer. A lot of families really relied on that and they really enjoyed it.” The Summer Foods School Program stemmed from the free or reduced breakfast and lunch program that is made available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The agency an...

  • Community Calendar

    Aug 22, 2020

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Aug. 22 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. 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. Community Night Meal Free Supper, 5-6 p.m., Apostolic Lutheran Church, Aurora Street,... Full story

  • Robert A. Brown

    Aug 22, 2020

    LITTLE LAKE, Mich. - Robert A. Brown, age 72, of Little Lake (formerly of Gladstone), passed away Tuesday, Aug. 18, at his home in Little Lake. He was born on Aug. 26, 1947 in Henderson, Texas, the son of William and Eleanor (Zuildmulder) Brown. At the young age of 4, Robert's family relocated to Wakefield. He attended Wakefield Schools and graduated from high school in 1966. Robert went on to enlist in the U.S. Air Force in 1966 and completed his career with retirement in 1988 at KI Sawyer Air... Full story