Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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RAMSAY, Mich. - Evelyn June Kahila, 96, a lifelong resident of Ramsay, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 20, 2022, at her home. Evelyn was born on Dec. 25, 1925, in Bessemer Township, a daughter of Richard and Grace (Barron) Grenfell. She attended the Ramsay School. On July 21, 1945, Evelyn was united in marriage to Kauno "Toby" Kahila. Being the oldest daughter, Evelyn and her husband opened their home and raised nine of her siblings after the untimely death of her parents three days...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, June 30 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet...
LOUP CITY, Neb. - Carol Ann Johnson, 83, formerly of Ironwood, Michigan, went home to be with her Lord she loved and served on Saturday, May 14, 2022. She was laid to rest in the Arcadia, Cemetery at Arcadia, Nebraska, on May 18, 2022. A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 2, at the Ironwood Riverside Cemetery at Ironwood. For your convenience, please bring a lawn chair. Memorials are suggested to Village Missions (villagemissions.org) or Maranatha Bible Camp...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, June 29 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. 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,...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, June 28 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325....
BESSEMER - The 13th annual Geocache Dash starts today in Bessemer, as numerous Fourth of July events begin to unfold more than a week before the actual holiday. "It's very family-friendly," said dash organizer Scott Pospect on Thursday. Parents are welcome to bring children, and the only items needed to participate are a smartphone and a global-positioning system app. GPS coordinates will be available today, along with full rules, at bessemer4th.com. Pospect's geocache activity is different...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, June 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. Sunday, June 26 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community C...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - John David Wroblewski, 83, of Ironwood, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at the Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, Wisconsin, with his loving family by his side. J. David was born on Jan. 16, 1939, at home in Bessemer, a son of Andrew and Marge (Hamel) Wroblewski. He successfully completed Airborne School, the 101st Airborne Division, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. J. David was honorably discharged on Dec. 10,...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Gogebic Range Health Foundation has announced three recipients of the for the second year of the Jonathan A. Erickson Fund grants. The awardees include the Emberlight Ambassador Leadership Program, the Wakefield-Marenisco School Youth Skatepark Project and the Gogebic County Sheriff's Department for Project Life Saver. Andrea Bergman, executive director of the foundation presented two of the awardees with a check on Thursday morning....
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners approved area cities’ and schools’ millage requests at its regular meeting on Wednesday. Gogebic County Equalization Director Kathy Jo Koval said the county is requesting a levy of 6.6419 mills to be levied against a property tax base of $595,728,765. She said that the property tax base was established through an extensive sales analysis and review. Through analysis of hundreds of sales, the departments assessed properties at 50% of their true...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, June 23 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:25-9:40 a.m. EDT; White Pine Township Hall, 10-10:15 a.m. EDT; Ontonagon Holy Family Catholic Church, 11-11:30 a.m. EDT; Mass City Resource...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] Summer officially began Tuesday morning and mother nature got an early start baking the region in record-setting warm temperatures Monday. Monday afternoon’s heat officially rose to a record 94 degrees according to a National Weather Service recording at the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Treatment Facility in Ironwood. The facility takes readings every 24 hours at 7 a.m., so the 94 degrees from Monday afternoon technically becomes the high for June 21 — or “the 24-hour period ending at 7 a.m. on Tuesd...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, June 22 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Marenisco Town Hall, 9:15-9:30 a.m; Watersmeet Food Pantry, 10-10:30 a.m.; Bruce Crossing, Stannard Township ballpark, 12:30-1 p.m. EDT. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] IRONWOOD - Luther L. Wright K-12 School's last day of school was June 3, but Ironwood Area Schools staff are still serving meals to youth in the community over summer break. The school's summer food service program offers lunch at the Ironwood Depot Park from 11 a.m. to noon on Mondays through Fridays through Aug. 19. Lisa Ursini, a food services staff member, said that many people seem to think that only children from low-income families can get...
RAMSAY, Mich. - Marie K. (Rocco) Levelius, 101, a longtime resident of Ramsay, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 19, 2022, after a brief illness. Marie was born on May 27, 1921, in Wakefield, a daughter of Emil and Tillie (Marita) Rocco. She attended Ramsay School and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer, with the class of 1938. Marie's early years were spent during the summer on the Marita farm in Highbridge, Wisconsin. Her earliest job was working for the Hansen family...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, June 21 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Pioneer Park Apartments tenants only, Ironwood, 9-10 a.m.; Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood, parking lot, 10:30-11 a.m.; Northwoods Estates Apartments, Ironwood...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, June 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. Sunday, June 19 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community C...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Joseph A. Evsich, 90, of Bessemer, passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. He was born on Dec. 9, 1931, in Bessemer, Michigan. The family has chosen Frick-Zielinski Funeral Home of Bessemer to honor Joseph’s legacy of life. You can leave a condolence or a tribute at rangefuneralservices.com....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, June 16 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, June 15 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. 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,...
MARENISCO, Mich. — Luetta Marie Beninghaus, 79, of Marenisco, Michigan, passed way unexpectedly in the early morning hours of Sunday, April 24, 2022, at Aspirus Wausau after a brief illness. Luetta was born to parents George Wenz and Catherine (Codd) Wenz on June 20, 1942, in Bessemer Township. Luetta attended Marenisco High School and graduated with the class of 1960. Luetta was united in marriage to George H. Beninghaus until his death in 1995. Luetta worked a variety of jobs until she found her true calling working as a CNA at Villa Maria n...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, June 14 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Friends o...
BESSEMER - The Bessemer Downtown Development Authority is seeking bids to have the concrete removed between the curb and the sidewalk between East Sellar Street and East Colby Street on South Sophie Street. DDA staff person Samantha Dorr said that funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development only covered the concrete demolition up to the southmost point of Sophie Street and cannot cover the north three quarters of the street. According to Dorr the city can pay for the...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, June 11 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. Sunday, June 12 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. National Finnish American Festival Inc. Membership Annual Meeting, 2 p...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - John Patrick Hanley, of Ironwood, age 77, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in the Comfort Care Unit at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, June 13, at 2 p.m., preceded by visitation at 1 p.m., at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, 108 S. Marquette St., in Ironwood, with the Rev. Binu Joseph, celebrant. A private burial for family will take place at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Bessemer at a...
