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By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer Fourth of July fireworks display will begin at 10 p.m. according to a member of the Fourth of July Committee. “I am a firm believer that we need to have a time so that people can be ready,” said Linda Nelson who chairs the committee. The location of the fireworks will not be announced until hours before the show to reduce the potential of a crowd forming, in light of social distancing concerns. “Our goal is to make sure everyone is safe,” said Nelson. “We do not want any so...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Elsie Ilona Nevala, 94, of Ironwood, passed away Tuesday June 16, 2020, at Aspirus Hospital in Ironwood. The former Elsie Ilona Hagman was born April 23, 1926, in Ramsay. Her parents were Jaako Hagman, born in Ylistaro, Finland, and Anna Kolehmainen, born in Kiiminki, Finland. Preceding in death were her husband for 58 and a half years, Donald Nevala; and siblings, Tena, Irene, Gertrude, Bertha, Mayme, Jack and Wilbur. In August 1927, Jaako was hit and killed by a train while...
CANTON, Ohio - Margaret A. Johnson, 85, of Canton, died Sunday, June 14, 2020, in Aultman Compassionate Care Center, following a brief illness. She was born Sept. 2, 1934, in Bessemer, Michigan, to the late Reino and Tyyne (Niemi) Salonen. She was a Canton resident for the past six years prior to which she resided in Michigan. Margaret retired from Blue Cross/Blue Shield with 20 years of service. She was a member of North Industry United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, June 20 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, June 21 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer H...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer Area Schools Board of Education held a special meeting on Wednesday to approve a bid for the installation of new windows at Washington Elementary School. The lowest bid was $610,035 from Nasi Construction. Board secretary Beth Steiger said this will leave the district with less than $168,000 for other projects. "What that means ... is that if we approve these windows, which I think we all agreed at our last working session was...
WINCHENDON, Mass. - Ida May (Banovetz) George, 86, of 11 Front Place, Winchedon, died May 26, 2020, at Alliance Health, in Baldwinville. She was born in Wakefield, Michigan, on May 22, 1934, the daughter of Joseph J. and Arvilla I. (Boleau) Banovetz. Ida May attended grade school at Puritan Location and St. Sebastian schools, in Bessemer, Michigan; and junior high at Notre Dame Convent in Milwaukee. She graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer with the class of 1952. She was in...
Thursday, June 18 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. Government Hurley Senior Center Board of Directors, 12:30 p.m., Hurley Senior Center, Hurley. Gogebic Range Solid Waste Management Authority, 4:30 p.m., transfer station. Gogebic County Forestry and Parks Commission, 4:30 p.m., Natural Resources...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER — The city of Bessemer will have a fireworks display on the Fourth of July. The city council granted the Fourth of July Committee a permit for the show at Monday’s council meeting. According to council member Linda Nelson, who spoke on behalf of the Fourth of July Committee, the exact location of the fireworks will not be disclosed until the evening of the show, as they don’t want a large crowd there because of social distancing. “Our goal is to make sure everyone is safe,” she said. “We do no...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, June 17 Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Survivors of Suicide, 3 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church basement, Ironwood. Michigan Western Gateway Trail Authority, 6 p.m., monthly meeting, Gogebic County Courthouse, 200 N. Moore St., Bessemer. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer....
BESSEMER, Mich. — Paul Malmberg, a lifelong resident of Bessemer, passed away June 14, 2020, surrounded by his family. Over the past 11 months, Paul continued to live life to the fullest during his fight with pancreatic cancer. Paul was born on Nov. 14, 1951, in Detroit. He graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer in 1969 and from the University of Minnesota-Duluth in 1973. Paul joined his father, Roy, in 1973 at General Insurance Agency in Bessemer. He worked until his passing. His son, Mark, joined him in 2016 and will continue m...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — Families getting food at the Ironwood Area Schools' weekly distribution got an additional benefit Monday, as the district started adding dairy to its offerings. “We are going to keep doing dairy throughout the summer, as long as the program from the government is still available,” Ironwood Food Service Director Mary Hampston Kusz said, explaining the dairy was received through a program designed to help dairy farmers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. “We'll do it as long as we can....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, June 16 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. 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 Representative, 9-11:30 a.m., veterans service office, Hurley. 715-392-7808. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Blood Pressure...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, June 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, June 14 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, I...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday approved the rate request for the biannual property tax levy for municipalities, school districts and other taxing units. The board action allows local units to start billing for the summer property tax levy for the cities and school districts, while the townships have the property tax levy in the winter, said Kathy Jo Koval, director of the Gogebic County Equalization Department. Koval said Tuesday that the normal county o...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER - The city of Bessemer announced Wednesday that all city parks are open for public use, but the bathrooms and kitchens remain closed because of COIVD-19 guidelines. Park goers are asked to wear a mask when one cannot maintain social distancing of 6 feet, bring hand sanitizer, wash their hands often, and clean up their garbage, according to a press release. The city also asks that park goers not share personal sporting equipment with people...
BESSEMER - One person is dead following a house fire in Bessemer on Tuesday evening, according to the Michigan State Police. Troopers from the Wakefield Post were dispatched to a structure fire at 213 Sellar St. in the city of Bessemer at approximately 9 p.m., according to an MSP press release. Upon arrival the house was fully engulfed in flames. Troopers attempted to enter the residence to locate anyone inside but were unable to due to the intense flames and smoke, according to the press...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, June 11 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. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 Highway 51 North in Arbor Vitae. SMART Recovery,...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Della J. Kleimola, 92, of Bessemer, passed away on June 4, 2020, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. She was born on March 8, 1928, in Munising, daughter of James and Venus (Jackson) Connors. She attended local schools. Della married Gordon K. Kleimola on Jan. 6, 1951. He preceded her in death on Oct. 5, 2001. She worked at Simpson Electric in Mercer, Wisconsin, for 20 years. Della loved quilting, sewing crocheting, beadwork, camping, fishing and playing cards. She...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, June 10 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. Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis.,...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, June 9 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 Hurley City Council, 5 p.m., city hall. Montreal City Council, 5:30 p.m., city hall. Town of Pence, 6 p.m., Pence, Wis., Town...
Saturday, June 6 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, June 7 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Monday, June 8 Iron County Food P...
IRONWOOD - Area community members who attended a Tuesday protest at the Memorial Building said they were compelled to add their voices to the worldwide outrage against racism and brutality in police departments. After watching the social media video of George Floyd, an African-American man who died while handcuffed and laying on the ground with the knee of a white Minneapolis police officer on his neck on May 25, Heidi Amsley said she was moved to attend the Ironwood event. "It was a really visc...
IRONWOOD — Local education officials warn that the Western Upper Peninsula could face disastrous consequences if nothing is done to prevent the state from slashing the amount districts receive in per-pupil funding. Officials told the Daily Globe that if the drastic cuts are imposed, local districts would have to go beyond the normal measures taken in tough times — from the elimination of electives and school-sponsored sports to layoffs and possibly even state takeovers. “These are generational decisions that are going to absolutely affec...
IRONWOOD — Work has stalled but the idea continues to re-establish a county economic development office, according to a report at the Ironwood Economic Development Corporation meeting Wednesday. EDC member Gary Burnett asked for an update on the work to establish a regional EDC office. The cities of Ironwood and Bessemer are behind the effort to hire an emergency economic development coordinator who would implement the strategic plan process that was established by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, said Tom Bergman, director of c...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - James "Jim" Gordon DuRay, 72, passed away on May 27, 2020, at the Gogebic Medical Facility in Wakefield. Jim was born on March 30, 1948, son of Robert and Mildred (Kleimola) DuRay. He grew up in Bessemer and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1966 to serve his country during the Vietnam War. While in the Navy, he was decorated with the Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal and the Navy Unit Commendation Medal. He was honorably discharged in...
