Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Aug. 13 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Hurley. area74.org. Klassic Kruisers Car Club, 6:30 p.m., Gogebic Community College Jacob Solin Center, Room B 22, Ironwood. Ironwood Lodge 389 of F.&A.M., 7:30...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Gordon E. "Red" Oman, 82, of Bessemer passed away on Aug. 7, 2020, at his home in Bessemer. Gordon was born on Feb. 21, 1938, to Alfred and Helmi Oman. He attended local schools and later attended meat cutters school in Ohio. On Oct. 12, 1981, he married Rita Kontny. He worked at Big Dollar Super Market in Bessemer and Sunday Lake Super Market in Wakefield as a meat cutter. Gordon enjoyed fishing, hunting and snowmobiling. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Ironwood...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — Ironwood’s department heads will soon start the process of updating the city’s comprehensive plan, according to reports at the city commission meeting on Monday. The commission 5-0 approved the Ironwood Comprehensive Plan and Planning Commission report and review. Approval is required by the Redevelopment Ready Communities Program of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The 10-year plan needs an annual review for insight on how much of the plan is completed or in proce...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Aug. 12 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. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. IMPACT Life Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Woodland Church,...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Aug. 11 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 10 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Ironwood American Legion Post 5, 5:30 p.m. dinner, 6:30 p.m....
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] RAMSAY — Although the segment won’t formally open for another month or so, work extending the non-motorized Iron Belle Trail into Ramsay is nearing completion as the trail’s blacktop has now been poured. “The week after Labor Day is what we’re shooting for officially (for the opening),” said Paul Anderson, a project manager with Coleman Engineering who is overseeing the project. He said some shoulder restoration work still needs to be done, as well as the installation of fencing on the Ramsay side...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Economic Development Corporation had an employment specialist attend the regular meeting on Wednesday. The meeting started with Steve Lehto, Jr., the new employer specialist for Gogebic and Ontonagon counties with MichiganWorks! Association. He is now in his fifth week on the job and available by appointment from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday at 100 South Mill St., in Bessemer. Lehto said he will assist people who are seeking employment along with helping e...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Aug. 8 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Aug. 9...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Boutique Air, the new Essential Air Provider for Gogebic-Iron County Airport, started service to the area on Saturday with flights to Minneapolis and Chicago. Boutique took over EAS service from Air Choice One with a contract from Aug. 1, 2020, through July 31, 2022, that was approved in April by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The San Francisco-based Boutique has air service routes nationwide and fly mostly the 9-seat...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] The partisan primary election results from Tuesday showed there were some changes in contested seats going forward to the general election in November, but many incumbents for town offices ran unopposed. In Ironwood Township, the Democratic voters chose incumbent Mary Segalin for the town clerk with 313 votes against the 242 votes for challenger Marlene Saari Mieloszyk. There were no Republican candidates. There were five Democratic candidates in the Ironwood Township trustee race where the top fou...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Aug. 6 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Pere Menard Assembly 471, 6...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer City Council debated Monday night over granting a variance request to allow Charles and Julie Kopecko permission to expand their storage unit business on U.S. 2. “We provide a very vital service to the area,” Charles Kopecko told the council. “When people have a need to relocate possessions because they are remodeling their house, or have fire damage, or snow damage caving in their garages, we can supply storage for people for temporary use.” The Kopeckos have been operating...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Aug. 5 Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Alzheimer’s Disease Caregivers Support Group, 6-7 p.m., Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mercer, Wis. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. Government I...
EUSTIS, Fla. - Frank John Talo, 73, of Tavares, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 in Eustis. Frank was born June 18, 1947, in Bessemer Township, Michigan. He was the son of Frank V. Talo and Selda (Bonka) Talo, the youngest of three children. He graduated Luther L. Wright High School, of Ironwood, Michigan, in 1965. Frank was a proud patriot to the United States and served in the Air Force in Vietnam as an airplane mechanic. He moved his family to Leesburg, Florida, in 1978....
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] BESSEMER — Today is election day in Michigan as voters face a partisan primary election for many local, state and federal offices, as well as a few local millage requests. The winners of their respective primaries will advance to the Nov. 3 general election. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters may select either the Democratic or Republican party column on the ballot when choosing candidates in partisan races. There are no third party candidates in this election who are on the primary ba...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Aug. 4 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org. Government Wakefield Township Board, 5:30 p.m., township hall. Bessemer Planning Commission, 6 p.m., Council Chambers, City Hall, Bessemer....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Aug. 1 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Aug. 2...
CHANNING, Mich. - John "Jack" Carey, 91, of Channing, passed away Tuesday, July 27, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family. Jack was born June 20, 1929, in Sagola, son of the late Lester and Mildred (Hunting) Carey. He was a lifelong resident of the area and attended Channing High School. He proudly served in the U.S. Army. Jack married the love of his life, Joanne Helgren on Dec. 2, 1950, and enjoyed 65 years of marriage. Joanne preceded him in death on Jan. 8, 2016. Jack was a Michigan...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Arlene Gierl, 87, of Bessemer, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020. Arlene was born on Sept. 6, 1932, in York, Wisconsin, daughter of the late Calvin and Elnora Mills. In 1950, she graduated from Owen High School in Owen, Wisconsin. She continued her education and graduated from Spencerian Business College in Milwaukee in 1951. On Sept. 10, 1953, Arlene was united in marriage to the love of her life, Robert "Farmer" Gierl. They enjoyed 65 wonderful years together. Farmer...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - A new press box is nearing completion on the south side of the athletic field next to Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 School. "It's looking pretty nice," said Superintendent Jason Gustafson at last week's meeting of the Board of Education. He urged board members to check out the progress. Gustafson informed the Daily Globe this week that he expects the project to be done before the new school year starts on Aug. 25. That will be just in time for the...
mmunity news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Friday, July 31 Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Saturday, Aug. 1 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Alicia M. Schmalz, 82, of E6690 W. Harding Road, Bessemer, died Thursday morning July 23, 2020, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood. She was born Dec. 8, 1937, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Raymond and Alice (Saippa) Simmons Sr. She attended St. Ambrose Grade School and graduated from St. Ambrose High School in 1955. After moving from Ironwood following graduation, Alicia worked as a secretary in Chicago and then as a secretary at...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 30 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church,...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, July 29 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. IMPACT Life Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Woodland Church, Ironwood. Adult Children of Alcoholics, 7 p.m.,...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Aaron John Anderson, 45, of Ironwood, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020. Aaron was born on April 14, 1975, at Grand View Hospital in Ironwood, a son of James and Kathryn (Hendrickson) Anderson. He attended Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood and graduated in 1993. On April 19, 1997, Aaron was blessed to marry the love of his life, Becky (Waurio) Anderson. They were blessed with three loving, faithful daughters. Aaron was first and foremost a God-loving and faithful man....
