Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By KIM E. STROM [email protected] IRONWOOD - The burial of World War II prisoner of war Walter J. Kellett's in an Ironwood cemetery Oct. 5 caught Steve Kwiecinski's eye. An historian living in Virginia, Minn., Kwiecinski didn't know Kellett, but he knew his story well. Kellett was forced to walk what's known as the Bataan Death March which was "65 miles of hell on Earth," Kwiecinski told the Daily Globe. Kwiecinski has been leading a tour of the march every year since 2007. After...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD - Despite chilly temperatures on Saturday, students of A.D. Johnston Junior and Senior High School were out in force, collecting donations for the Salvation Army of Gogebic and Iron counties. Lainey Kulak and MacKenzie Switzer, both juniors at ADJ, were ready with warm jackets and ready smiles to greet shoppers entering the Walmart store, off U.S. 2. In conjunction with the collection was a toy drive done in cooperation with Walmart. Shoppers...
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin attorney general Josh Kaul announced Tuesday the state’s Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 26 resulted in collecting 60,472 pounds of medication. “This successful Drug Take Back collection reflects the commitment of people across the state to fighting substance abuse,” Kaul said in a news release. “Thanks to the many Wisconsinites who are helping to prevent unused and unwanted medications from being diverted.” The effort was the second largest collection in the nation, according to the release — with only Texas collecting mo...
Monday, Nov. 11 Men’s Bible study, 8 a.m., Bessemer Housing Community, community room, 906-667-0469. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Festival, 10 a.m., board meeting, Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Veteran’s Day Dinner, 5 p.m. Social Hour, 6 p.m. dinner, Free to all Veterans, Bessemer VFW Post 3673. Alcoholics Ano... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - The Rev. Louis P. Bracket, the oldest priest in the Diocese of Marquette, 98, formerly of 307 Eddy St., in Wakefield, passed away peacefully early Thursday morning, Nov. 7, 2019, at Bishop Noa Home for Senior Citizens in Escanaba. He was born on June 10, 1921, in Wakefield, a son of Anton Louis and Anna Theresa (Frigo) Bracket. A love of the outdoors filled his early life with hunting, both big and small game, and fishing. Fr. Bracket graduated from Wakefield High School in... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Virginia E. "Betty" Peierl, 98, of Ironwood, formerly of Boulder Junction and Milwaukee, Wis., passed away peacefully early Friday morning, Nov. 8, 2019, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood, with her family at her side. Betty was born on Sept. 12, 1921, in Dala-Husby, Sweden, a daughter of Karl-August and Sofia (Sundvall) Anderson. At the age of 18, she immigrated to New York on the last boat available because of World War II in... Full story
