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Hiawatha restoration begins
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - After years of fundraising the work to repair and paint the 50-foot fiberglass replica of the legendary Hiawatha is underway at the park along...
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Thursday, Aug. 22 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110...
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Wednesday, Aug. 21 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club,...
Bessemer supports redevelopment of trailside property
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - The Bessemer city council voted Monday evening to support a potential redevelopment deal of property at 508 S. Moore St. The aim has been for the...
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Tuesday, Aug. 20 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Iron-Gogebic Integrated Family Services, 9-10:30 a.m., Iron County Courthouse, Hurley. 906-663-4045 or 715-561-2191. Wisconsin Veterans Employment Services...
Ann (Stempihar) Bonello
NAPLES, Fla. — Ann (Stempihar) Bonello, 95, of Naples, formerly a longtime resident of Wakefield, Mich., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. Ann was born on Sept. 3, 1923, in Anvil, Mich., a daughter of Frank and Anna (Verbonac) Stempihar. She at...
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Monday, Aug. 19 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield....
Louis B. Chouinard
MINOCQUA, Wis. - Louis B. (Bubsy) Chouinard, 89, of Minocqua, died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2019. Lou was born on Sept. 4, 1929, in Ironwood, to Louis and Arley Chouinard. He attended Bessemer Township...
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Saturday, Aug. 17 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. North Country Trail Association Ni-Miikanaake Chapter...
Mary Ann Garber
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Mary Ann Garber, 91, a longtime Green Bay resident, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019. She was born Dec. 4, 1927, in Anvil, Mich., to Carl and Mary (Ossanna) Repinski. On April 21,...
Marie Florence Lesinski
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Marie Florence Lesinski, 66, of Wakefield, passed away Wednesday morning, Aug. 14, 2019. Marie was born on March 20, 1953, in Bessemer Township, the daughter of Florence Marie “Flossie” Anderson and Frank James Lesinski Jr. T...
Rotary pie social raises funds for causes
WAKEFIELD - A table full of pie slices in various flavors tantalized visitors at a Thursday afternoon social by the Wakefield-Bessemer Rotary Club. The colorful array at Wakefield's VFW Post 9084...
County looks to fund EDA office
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER — The work to open a county economic development authority office is moving forward, according to a report to the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday. In her county...
Hurley school officials say security essential for learning
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY - As the 2019-20 school year approaches administrators of area school districts said funding has allowed security upgrades in an ongoing effort...
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Thursday, Aug. 15 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township....
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Wednesday, Aug. 14 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. DOVE...
Ironwood man sentenced on sex charge
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - An Ironwood man will serve over 6 years in prison on a criminal sexual conduct charge after being sentenced in Gogebic County Circuit Court...
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Tuesday, Aug. 13 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Pioneer Park Apartments tenants only, Ironwood, 9-10 a.m.; Our Lady of Peace...
Arlene (Ahonen) Huhta
ONTONAGON, Mich. - Arlene (Ahonen) Huhta, 82, of Rockland passed away on Aug. 1, 2019. Arlene was born in Kimball, Wis., on Nov. 4, 1936, to Ghalmer and Ruth Ahonen. She was a beloved wife of the...
Mud Run delights crowds
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - Big machines are as much a part of county fairs as 4-H and agriculture as the fans showed Sunday by cheering on the 15th annual Mud Run, one...
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Monday, Aug. 12 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. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity...
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Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Aug. 10 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous,...
William 'Bill' Arthur Dahlbacka
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — William ‘Bill’ Arthur Dahlbacka, 68, died peacefully on July 31, 2019, in Colorado Springs, in Pikes Peak Hospice Unit at Penrose Hospital. Bill’s brother and sister-in-law were with him at the time of his passing....
Shawn A. Ludtke
EAGLE RIVER, Wis. - Shawn A. Ludtke, 52, of Conover, passed away on Aug. 7, 2019, in Eagle River. He was born on Aug. 25, 1966, in Phelps to Gene and Joyce (Hegemann) Ludtke. Shawn graduated from...
Bessemer to place new welcome signs
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER — The city of Bessemer Downtown Development Authority approved funds for new city welcome signs and for various business programs at its Thursday meeting. The authority approved $15,000 for...
