Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By KIM E. STROM [email protected] WATERSMEET - The Gogebic County Road Commission has proposed reopening an old gravel pit in Watersmeet Township and some residents are concerned about the impact it could pose for the area. Especially concerned is Watersmeet Trout Hatchery and fish farm owner Dino Giannola whose business and home are located directly across the road from the site. The road commission has retained Coleman Engineering to do a plan on the best use for the pit, according to...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Nov. 9 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., Wesley United Methodist Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Sunday, Nov. 10 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wel...
Friday, Nov. 8 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. 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, Nov. 9 Alcoholics...
BESSEMER - The Gogebic County Canvasing Board approved Tuesday's general election results on Wednesday. There were 16 election items to review from the cities of Ironwood, Bessemer, Wakefield, Marenisco Township and Bessemer Public School District. The review board found that polling stations and election officials in each municipality were certified and the election ballots matched the number of scanned ballots. Gerry Pelissero, clerk of court and register of deeds for Gogebic County,...
Thursday, Nov. 7 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. Let’s talk Writing, 5:30 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Pere Menard Assembly 471, 6 p.m. business meeting, KC Hall, Ironwood. Alcoholics An...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Mike Kopnick, 55, of Ironwood, passed away peacefully Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, at home, surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness. Mike was born on Oct. 9, 1964, in Waukegan, Ill. He attended Medical Lake High School in Medical Lake, Wash., and graduated in 1983. On May 23, 2003, Mike was united in marriage to Melissa K. Welch in Bessemer. He was the service manager at Red's Auto Service in Ironwood. Mike is survived by his beloved wife, Melissa; a son, Michael J....
Wednesday, Nov. 6 Survivors of Suicide, 3 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church, 906-932-5718. Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Recovery Walk ‘n Talk, 10 a.m. to nooon, Iron Belle Trailhead, Hurley. Talk with a recovery coach. Call 715-660-0073. 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., Town H...
BESSEMER - Four city council members sought re-election in Tuesday's general election along with one new candidate and a last-minute write-in candidate - all running for one of five seats on the council. The top five vote getters were incumbents Terry Kryshak with 231 votes, Mayor Adam Zak with 222 votes, Louis Miskovich, 208, and Linda Nelson garnered 164 votes. Newcomer Bill McDonald received a total of 102 votes. There were 66 write-in votes. Jim Prezkop had launched a write-in candidate,...
Tuesday, Nov. 5 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Wakefield Seniors, noon, Wakefield Senior Center. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Come Write Your Novel, 5:30 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration,...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Elizabeth Anne Mesun, 58, beloved and cherished wife and mother from Ironwood Township, passed away on Oct. 28, 2019, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. She was born Elizabeth Anne Ehlers in Two Harbors, Minn., on April 21, 1961. She was the youngest of six children of the late Walter and Margaret Ehlers of Silver Bay, Minn. She graduated from William Kelley High in Silver Bay in 1979 and went on to study art at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. She married Brian Mesun in 1981...
Monday, Nov. 4 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Sports Hall of Fame, 6 p.m., Luther L. Wright K-12 School, room 205. MECCA Ski Club, 6 p.m., MECCA cabin near the treatment facility, Mercer, Wis. Gogebic County Fair Board, 6 p.m., Fairgrounds, Ironwood....
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD— At their regular meeting on Tuesday evening, members of the Gogebic County chapter of the Michigan Townships Association received two sides of the story in relation to state Senate Bill 431, which, if passed, would favor state power in relation to where gravel pits may open. “MTA is completely opposed to it,” said District 1 Rep. Mary Segalin, who relayed that the association is urging citizens to write letters supporting that viewpoint to state senators and representatives. Segalin was speak...
Saturday, Nov. 2 Absentee Voting, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Office of City Clerk, 213 S. Marquette Street, Ironwood. 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, Nov. 3 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironw...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Marie Antoinette Nelson, 77, a lifelong resident of Bessemer, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, with her family at her side at Court Manor in Ashland, Wis. Marie was born on March 1, 1942, in Wakefield, the daughter of Arthur and Antoinette Niemi. She was a graduate of A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer. On Aug. 24, 1961, Marie was united in marriage to Conrad "Connie" Nelson. They celebrated nearly 58 years of marriage before his passing on May 9, 2019. For...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Rodney F. Johnson was born Jan. 21, 1937, in Bessemer, Mich., to his parents Gen Stanlake and Clarence Johnson. Rod passed away Oct. 14, 2019. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and, after his time in the service, he moved to Chicago, where he met his wife, Joy. He worked for CW Transport until they closed their doors. Rod then retired and moved to Ironwood, Mich. He and his wife lived there for many years. He joined the American Legion and drove the DAV van to the veterans hospital...
By KIM E. STROM [email protected] Halloween may be the spookiest night of the year, but it didn't scare kids of all ages from coming out to enjoy the fun, and neither did the chilly weather. Hundreds of children were treated to a sweet Halloween by local folks willing to brave the cold to make sure they had a fun and safe holiday. The fun started early at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield where residents and staff dressed up to hand out candy. "It's been a long-standing...
Thursday, Oct. 31 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. Bessemer Fun Frolic, 6 p.m., Washington elementary school. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Hurley. area74.org. Friday, Nov. 1 Mercer Cribbage,...
ASHLAND, Wis. - Arlene V. Maki, 88, of Oma, passed away on Oct. 28, 2019, at Court Manor Health Systems in Ashland. Arlene was born on June 16, 1931, in Oma, the daughter of Victor and Vera (Lahti) Saarnio. She attended Oma and Hurley Schools and graduated from Hurley High School with the class of 1949. She married Aaro Maki on April 13, 1956. He preceded her in death on June 30, 2016. Arlene enjoyed traveling, antiquing and visiting friends. She is survived by sons, Brian and Bruce (Clara) Maki...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — The woman who started the fire above the Pines Cafe in August pleaded guilty to committing arson in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday. Hykesha Deshay Martin, 24, pleaded guilty to first degree arson, a felony which carries a potential life sentence. During the hearing, she testified she didn’t remember exactly how the fire started but that it began after she poured lighter fluid on the bed in her husband’s apartment above the restaurant. “I don’t really recall exactly what happened,...
Wednesday, Oct. 30 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Recovery Walk ‘n Talk, 10 a.m. to noon, Iron Belle Trailhead, Hurley. Talk with a recovery coach. Call 715-660-0073. 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., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., M...
Tuesday, Oct. 29 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. 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, Ironwood. area7...
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Timothy Roberto "Chub" Joustra, 58, of Hurley, passed away Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, surrounded by his loving family at the University of Minnesota Fairview Medical Center of Minneapolis. Tim was born Dec. 27, 1960, in Burlington, Wis., son of Henry "Hank" and Bonita "Bonnie" (Steiner) Joustra. He graduated from Mercer High School with the class of 1979. He met and married Antoinette "Tonie" Hassberg in February 1984. Together they created four beautiful children. Although...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Katherine E. "Kay" Trappa, 93, a lifelong resident of Bessemer, passed away late Saturday evening, Oct. 26, 2019. Kay was born on Feb. 22, 1926, in Bessemer, a daughter of William and Sally L. (Klavinski) Trappa. She graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer. Kay was a loyal employee and assistant to Dr. Perkins in Ironwood until her retirement. She was a faithful member of St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Bessemer and remained active in the community by...
Monday, Oct. 28 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. 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 Township Board, 5 p.m., Township Hall, Ramsay. Mercer School Board,...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - A Saturday "Fun Frolic" in Wakefield was a chance to celebrate Halloween early with no end of candy, games, fun and fright. Held in the gym of the Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 School, the event was a huge success, maintaining a full crowd throughout a two-hour period in the late afternoon and early evening. The room was full of energy as cowboys, ballerinas and basketball players happily mingled with dinosaurs, wild animals and Air Force troopers....
