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. Saturday, Feb. 26 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, Feb. 27 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community C...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER - For the first time in nearly two years students and staff at Washington Elementary School are free to be in the classroom and move about the building without a face covering. The Bessemer school board unanimously voted to terminate the face-mask mandate at the elementary school during its meeting on Wednesday. Superintendent Dan Niemi said he discussed the issue with elementary principal Mark Switzer, and other staff members and they all felt...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] BESSEMER — Jerry Wuorenmaa, the executive director of the Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region office, appeared before the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting on Wednesday to provide an overview of a grant opportunity from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. The grant was regarding collaboration between counties for materials management. Wuorenmaa called this “a newer way of looking at solid waste management and pla...
ARVADA, Colo. - Joanne Irene Knight, 84, of Arvada, formerly of Bessemer, Michigan, passed away Saturday, Feb. 19, peacefully in her home. Joanne was born in Hancock, Michigan, in 1937 to William and Alice Stefaniak and later attended Bessemer schools. Surviving are her siblings: sister, Sharon Slivensky, and brother, Kurt (Shirley) Udd; and her children: Alicia Moselle, Dirk Knight, Jim (Debbie) Knight, Kelly (Al) Cline and Sheryl (Paul) Panich. She is also survived by 18 grandchildren and...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] IRONWOOD - As the three-day winter storm comes to an end, 14.9 inches of snow were measured at the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Treatment Facility in Ironwood from Monday through 7 a.m. on Wednesday, bringing the total snow accumulation for the 2021-2022 winter season to 143.8 inches. The National Weather Service in Marquette says that Ironwood, Watersmeet and most surrounding areas received 12-18 inches of snow, with the Porcupine Mountains and other,...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thurday, Feb. 24 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. 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, Feb. 23 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. 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...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] IRONWOOD - After a 10-year hiatus, the snowmobile hillclimb returned to Copper Peak this past weekend. Participants had a simple goal to make it to the top of the extremely steep Copper Peak hill, zigging and zagging around gates. The top prizes went to those who made it to the top in the shortest time. Tyler Robinson, of Afton, Wyoming, was named King of the Hill in the Mod Class with a winning time of 42.06 seconds. Matt Tingstad of Bessemer claimed...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Feb. 22 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....
SAGINAW, Mich. - Noel David Massie, 72, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Saginaw on Feb. 15, 2022. Noel was born Sept. 23, 1949, in Bessemer, the son of Leo and Ann Salmi Massie. He attended the Bessemer Schools. He attended the Saguaro School for Asthmatic Children in Tucson, Arizona, for part of his elementary schooling, due to his severe asthma. He then returned to Bessemer and later graduated with the class of 1966 at the age of 16. He was a champion debater and National Merit scholar...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Feb. 19 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, Feb. 20 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community C...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER — The city of Bessemer is purchasing a new dump truck. The city council approved the purchase for $128,000 during its meeting on Monday after some discussion on the two possible trucks, opting for the one that cost $4,000 more. According to City Manager Charly Loper, the city’s department of public works lead-man Neal Nelson said that both trucks would meet the city’s needs. She said that Nelson said the more expensive truck would be able to be used for plowing, but would be a little long...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] RAMSAY - The Bessemer Township Fire Department now has a working and upgraded set of Jaws of Life tools to assist with emergency situations thanks to a generous donation from a fire department in lower Michigan and the coordinating efforts of Specialist Tpr. Jason Berg of the Michigan State Police Fire Investigation Unit in Negaunee. "It's a big game-changer for the fire department," said Berg. "Now they are able to have equipment that is going to...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thurday, Feb. 17 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-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:25-9:40 a.m. EST; White Pine Township Hall, 10-10:15 a.m. EST; Ontonagon Holy Family Catholic Church, 11-11:30 a.m. EST; Mass City Resource...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Feb. 16 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. EST. 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...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Feb. 15 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. 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.; Mill Trace Apartments, Ironwood Township, parking lot, 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.; Wildwood Apartments, Ironwood Township, community room, 12:30-12:45 p.m....
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER - Students at A.D. Johnson High School now have a new weightlifting and cardio room. It is open for training before and after school, as well as certain classes. The new training room is located under the bleachers on the north side of the gymnasium, directly across from its former location, in a room that was the old wood shop and was originally a bus garage many years ago, according to superintendent Dan Niemi. "We needed more space," said Ni...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Feb. 12 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, Feb. 13 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community C...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] BESSEMER — Troy Cumings from the Grand Rapids-based corporate law firm Warner Norcross & Judd appeared at the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners meeting on Wednesday via Zoom regarding American Rescue Plan Act monies. Cumings said the firm has provided legal counsel on ARPA to several clients in the Upper Peninsula including Marquette, Menomonie, Baraga and Ontonagon counties and was interested in working with Gogebic County as well. Warner Norcross & Judd have been helping the counties find e...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Clara Mae Lynn, 88, a longtime resident of Ironwood Township, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, at Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff, Wisconsin. Clara Mae was born on Sept. 30, 1933, in Bessemer, the daughter of Einar and Mabel (Johnson) Brown. She attended Ramsay School and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer, in 1951. Clara Mae worked as a legal secretary and then as a deputy county clerk for Gogebic County. On March 20, 1965,...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] MONTREAL, Wis. — Since the inauguration of new mayor Kelly Traczyk, the city of Montreal has applied for grant funding for several projects, some of which were discussed at the common council meeting on Tuesday. Traczyk said that they have applied for the Wisconsin Department of Transport’s Local Road Improvement Plan program for funds to improve three roads: Bessemer Street, Michigan Avenue and Minnesota Avenue. She said that it is not guaranteed they will receive funds through this program bec...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Feb. 10 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. 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, Feb. 9 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. 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...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Kathleen "Kathy" Ann Rooni, 84, of Ironwood Township, passed away on Jan. 25, 2022, at Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital. Kathy was born Sept. 22, 1937, to Enrica (Federizzi) and John DeFerro in Hurley, Wisconsin. She graduated from J. E. Murphy High School and married Gerald "Jerry" Rooni on June 15, 1957, in Pine City, Minnesota. She attended Gogebic Community College and Northland College, where she graduated with a teaching degree. Kathy taught elementary education in various...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Deb Aspinwall, 57, of Bessemer, passed away unexpectedly in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. Deb was born on Nov. 28, 1964, in Frankfurt, Germany, a daughter of Jim and Kay (Baluha) Paremsky. She was raised in Ironwood, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School with the class of 1982. While Deb was in school, she participated in band, jazz band and marching band. Deb continued her education at Gogebic Community College and then Northern Michigan University...
