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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER, Mich. — Robert James Oie, 69, of Bessemer, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, at his home. Robert was born on Nov. 8, 1950, in Ironwood, a son of Clyde and Mary (Novak) Oie. He attended Luther L. Wright High School and graduated in 1968. Robert continued his education at Gogebic Community College and earned an associate degree. He worked for Gogebic County. Bob will be remembered for his humor and quick wit and various other moods. Rest easy and see you in a bit. Robert is survived by his beloved wife, Barbara; a daughter, Rachel (...
BESSEMER - The Monday evening meeting of the Bessemer Area Board of Education resulted in a lot of people in new positions, including a new position of dean of students/head teacher at A.D. Johnston Junior and Senior High School shared by two teachers. After a unanimous vote by the board, Richard Matrella now will assume that role for grades nine through 12, and Mark Movrich will assume the same role for grades seven and eight. Both men also will retain their current teaching positions at the sc...
Tuesday, Jan. 28 Pickleball, 9:30 a.m.-noon, All Saints Academy, Ironwood, use south entrance. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Woods and Blooms Garden Club, 6:30 p.m., Haines Civic Center, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironw...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Marjorie Bertini passed away on Jan. 25, 2020. Born on Aug. 23, 1926, to Earl and Fannie (Wanzer) Murley, she was a lifelong resident of Ironwood. After graduating from Luther L. Wright High School, Marjorie attended Gogebic Community College. Upon completing her college education, she went to work for the Lake Superior Light and Power Company, where she remained until her marriage. In 1948, Marjorie married Peter Roman Bertini. They lived in the family home on Pabst Street,...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - James M. Stratman, 70, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, passed away Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, at his home. James was born on April 9, 1949, in Bessemer Township, the son of William F. and Margaret E. (Bolen) Stratman. He attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1967. James worked as a saw filer at Connor Lumber for 30 years and concluded his working career at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility in maintenance. In his spare time, he enjoyed hunting, camping and fishing....
BESSEMER, Mich. — Carole Elizabeth Elliott, 86, a longtime resident of Bessemer, passed away Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. Carole was born on Dec. 31, 1933, in Minneapolis, a daughter of Everett H. and Ruth Elizabeth (Goyins) Williams. She attended Ironwood schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1952. In 1953, Carole married the love of her life, William D. Elliott. She moved with him to Virginia, Texas and Louisiana while he completed his military duties with the U.S. Navy. In 1956, they traveled back to Bessemer, where they m...
Monday, Jan. 27 Iron County Moblie Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Iron County Forestry parking lot, 606-607 3rd Avenue North, Hurley, 715-561-2695. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Finnish Women Auxillary, 10 a.m., Little FInland, Kimball. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Finnish Language Classes, 3:30 p.m. beginners, 4:30 p.m., advanced class, Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. 906-932-1608. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church,...
Saturday, Jan. 25 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, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Jan. 26 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer H...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - There is a social side to snowshoeing if you ask the people who supported the Superior Snowshoe Walk events for the past 10 years. Around 50 area residents gathered at Manny's Restaurant in Ironwood on Wednesday evening for the third of 10 weekly snow shoe events at area trails with a sponsored social following. Manny's hosted the Cottonwood Tree Walk this week and moving forward other events are organized by different groups and...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] BESSEMER - A Wakefield man said the life-saving efforts of a law enforcement officer has given him a new outlook on life. Bryon Flohaug, a 51-year-old Wakefield electrical contractor employee with a wife and son, wanted to attend the Gogebic County Commission meeting Wednesday, where the commissioners joined the Gogebic County Sheriff's Office in honoring the deputy who is credited with saving his life. "If it wasn't for him I wouldn't be here," he...
Thursday, Jan. 23 Pickleball, 9:30 a.m.-noon, All Saints Academy, Ironwood, use south entrance. 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. Survivors of Suicide, 6 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church basement, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Hurley. area74.org. Government...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MARENISCO — The Marenisco Township Board of Trustees is making progress on a new, proposed ordinance that will prohibit recreational marijuana enterprise in the township. According to Township Supervisor Richard Bouvette on Tuesday, board members have reviewed a similar ordinance from Bergland. “Mr. Bucknell will adapt it,” said Bouvette, regarding Township Attorney Jim Bucknell, who also wrote the board’s original ordinance that would have allowed recreational marijuana enterprise. The board rescind...
Wednesday, Jan. 22 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Pickleball, 9:30 a.m.-noon, All Saints Academy, Ironwood, use south entrance. Recovery Walk ‘n Talk, 10 a.m. to nooon, Iron Belle Trailhead, Hurley. Talk with a recovery coach. Call 715-660-0073. 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 H...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - As part of the first business of a brand new year, members of the Wakefield-Marenisco Board of Education voted Monday evening to elect their officers. President Brad Dalbec noted that the process was "painless" in that no changes in positions occurred. Along with Dalbec, the following members were re-elected unanimously: Vice-President Micki Sorensen, Treasurer Marsha Vestich and Secretary Stacie Rooni. Persons elected abstained from voting for...
Tuesday, Jan. 21 Pickleball, 9:30 a.m.-noon, All Saints Academy, Ironwood, use south entrance. 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 Screening, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., with Regional Hospice nurses, Mill Street Garden, Bessemer. 906-663-0308....
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. - Dr. Eugene M. "Gene" Nikkari, 92, of St. Louis, Michigan, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, at The Brook of Big Rapids in Big Rapids. Visitation will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis, on Friday, Jan. 24, from 2 to 8 p.m. with the family present from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Nativity of the Lord Parish Mt. St. Joseph Catholic Church in St. Louis, on Saturday, Jan. 25, at 11 a.m. with Rev. Fr. Jim Carlson officiating....
Monday, Jan. 20 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Pickleball, 9:30 a.m.-noon, All Saints Academy, Ironwood, use south entrance. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Government...
BESSEMER - A snowstorm that lingered through the weekend dropped a solid base on local ski hills, which also were busy with other activities such as live music and the annual Yooperfest at Big Snow Resort's Blackjack location in Bessemer. The annual event on Saturday featured busy slopes outside, as well as an indoor art show. Even the artists addressed the theme, dressing in plaid items and/or displaying Yooper crafts such as woodworking and handmade outerwear. Deb Harvey of Wakefield was...
BESSEMER - The Monday evening meeting of the Bessemer Area Board of Education resulted in a lot of people in new positions, including a new position of dean of students/head teacher at A.D. Johnston Junior and Senior High School shared by two teachers. After a unanimous vote by the board, Richard Matrella now will assume that role for grades nine through 12, and Mark Movrich will assume the same role for grades seven and eight. Both men also will retain their current teaching positions at the sc...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Gogebic Range Solid Waste Management Authority decided to keep its board leadership in place at its meeting Thursday. The Authority’s board approved keeping the chair, vice-chair and secretary-treasurer positions held by the same members for 2020. Jeff Randall will remain chair. He is the Bessemer Township representative. Mandy Lake will remain as vice chair. She represents Wakefield Township. Marlene Saari, representing Ironwood Township, will remain as secretary-treasurer....
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — An Erwin Township man pleaded to two sex crimes in Gogebic County Circuit Court Friday. Thomas Perez, 60, entered no-contest pleas to two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a person between the ages of 13 and 16 as part of a plea agreement that will have three other counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct dismissed at sentencing. Each of the two counts Perez pleaded to carries a potential life sentence and mandatory lifetime electronic monitoring if released. T...
Saturday, Jan. 18 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, Jan. 19 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., W...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Eleanor Kathryn Kinnunen, 96, of Ironwood, passed away on Jan. 14, 2020 at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. She was born on March 21, 1923, in Stambaugh, the daughter of the late Kazmer and Laura (Wierzbicki) Lenart. Eleanor married Leonard Kinnunen in 1953 in Ironwood, where they remained lifelong residents. He preceded her in death in 2003. Her hobbies in her younger years included fishing and gardening in the summer and sewing in the winter. She was an accomplished seamstress, and she made her own and her s...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] MARENISCO - Two Marenisco residents were unhurt when their log home on Lake Gogebic was lost to fire Tuesday morning. Bruce Mahler, chief of the Marenisco Police Department, said the home in the 9000 block of M-64, belongs to two adult residents who were not hurt in the blaze. Six fire departments responded to fight the blaze through Tuesday evening, according to local residents. Mahler was the first first responder to reach the home. He would not...
