Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER — The city of Bessemer is looking to prohibit signage from being placed on public property that is not from a pubic institution. City manager Charly Loper said that it was discovered at the last election that the city did not have an ordinance specifically banning people from placing signs on city property. The city will hold a public hearing during the next planning commission meeting on March 1. After the hearing, the commission can recommend that the city council adopt the ordinance. The c...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Feb. 3 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 Township...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Feb. 2 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,...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Cayley Olivia Schnell, age 21, passed away on Jan. 26, 2022, at her home in Wakefield, after suffering severe complications from lupus. Cayley was born on July 12, 2000, in Omaha, Nebraska, but her heart was always as close to Lake Superior as she could get. She permanently resided in Wakefield so she could visit "her lake" anytime she wanted. Cayley was employed at Wal-Mart in Ironwood until her health deteriorated. She enjoyed working with the public and had a smile and...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Feb. 1 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....
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] BESSEMER — Gogebic County Board of Commissioners Chair Jim Lorenson is working with Emergency Management and 911 Coordinator Heidi DeRosso to secure grant funding from the state for first responder training. At the board’s meeting on Wednesday, Lorenson said there are two requirements for the grant: one is that the governmental units have a per capita taxable value of under $15,000, the other is that the training be completed by the end of the fiscal year. Lorenson said it would be wonderful if sta...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Douglas Gene Brady, 54, of Wakefield, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, due to COVID-19, at U.P. Health System-Marquette, with his loving children at his side. Douglas "Doug" was born on Dec. 14, 1966, at the Divine Infant Hospital in Wakefield, to Ida (Oinas) and Forrest Brady Sr. He graduated from Ewen-Trout Creek High School in 1986. On Oct. 22, 1987, Doug married the love of his life, Kathie Sabec, in Bessemer. They bought a house in Bruce Crossing, and later...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Kathie Jo Brady, 51, of Wakefield, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, due to COVID-19, at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center, in Duluth, Minnesota, with her loving children at her side. Kathie was born on March 18, 1970, in Bessemer Township, to Dorothy (Brownell) and Donald Sabec. She graduated from Wakefield High School in 1988. On Oct. 22, 1987, Kathie married the love of her life, Douglas G. Brady, in Bessemer. They bought a house in Bruce Crossing, and later...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] BESSEMER — Erin Ross, a 4-H supervisor from Michigan State University Extension-Gogebic County, attended the Gogebic County Finance Committee meeting on Wednesday to request $76,000 of the 2021-2022 budget allocation for their programs, which led to criticism from some committee members about the office’s services. Chair Jim Lorenson said the board said $68,000 would be enough. He said that he was not opposed to allocating this amount, but he wants the Gogebic County office to show them the pro...
Thursday, Jan. 27 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 Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church,...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Library board is seeking a part-time librarian as well as to fill two vacant board positions. The board announced its board member vacancies last week, and expects to post the librarian position this week. The library is temporarily closed following the resignation of library director Joel Laessig on Jan. 3, and the library board is in the process of restructuring the operation. “We are proposing a part-time librarian due to the fact that a full-time librarian with fri...
HURLEY, Wis. — Lee Silvonen went to be with the Lord on Jan. 19, 2022. She was born on June 19 in Yakima, Washington, the daughter of Thomas and Jolene (Layman) Buckallew. She spent her childhood in Ironwood. Lee and her husband traveled to Oregon in her early adult life and lived there for many years. She owned and operated a new and used store, “The Eager Beaver” which was her “happy place.” When Lee retired, she moved back to Ironwood to live by her sister. She loved her family and friends and missed them every day, but she talked to them f...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Jan. 26 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...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Jan. 25 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....
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] If it's Wednesday, there's a snowshoe outing awaiting outdoor enthusiasts in the region, thanks to organizers of the Superior Snowshoe Walks. The weekly group snowshoe walks are marking their 11th season in 2022, according to organizers Sam and Anne Davey. The series of Wednesday walks are scheduled on various trails in the region. Snowshoers of all abilities are welcome. There are two roughly hour-long walks each Wednesday, both at the same trail...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Jan. 22 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, Jan. 23 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community C...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Jan. 20 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food assistance, 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-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland Lake...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield-Marenisco School Board discussed the continuation of COVID-19 masking policies at its monthly meeting on Monday evening. The topic of masking has been an ongoing conversation during past meetings, with concerns being raised by several of the board members about the effectiveness of the procedure. At the previous meeting, held in December 2021, the board had voted to continue the masking procedure until Jan. 20, with plans to revisit at Monday’s meeting. A vote to continue the...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Jan. 19 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food assistance, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. 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...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Jan. 18 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....
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - It is with great sorrow we announce the passing of our beloved Thor Livingston Wiita, 41, of Wakefield. He passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, with his mom and other family members at his side. Thor was born on Sept. 15, 1980, at Grand View Hospital in Ironwood, the son of Michael and Kathy (Bundy) Wiita. He attended A.D.Johnston High School in Bessemer and graduated in 1999. After high school, Thor was employed for 17 years at Highline Corporation in Hurley, Wisco...
WEST ALLIS, Wis. - Doug Kaho passed away peacefully on Jan. 14, 2022, after a hard fought 5-year battle with cancer. Doug spent the first half of his childhood in Fort Worth, Texas, and the second half in Ramsay, Michigan. His adolescence was filled with adventures in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with lifelong friends who supported him despite his hearing loss, that though a challenge, never defined him. After graduating from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer, Doug moved to Milwaukee,...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Jan. 15 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, Jan. 16 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 — A request from the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office prompted a discussion on the county’s employee benefits for other groups at the board of commissioner’s regular meeting on Wednesday. Gogebic County Sheriff Ross Solberg requested that his new undersheriff be allowed to continue the retirement benefits that he had as deputy sergeant. Jorge Cruz was promoted from deputy sergeant to undersheriff when the pervious undersheriff, Solberg, was named sheriff and left the other position vacant in...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Daniel Shauger, 64, a longtime resident of Clewiston, Florida, passed away Sunday evening, Jan. 9, 2022. He was born on Feb. 4, 1957, in Wakefield, son of the late Daniel and Elaine Shauger. He is survived by nine siblings, Brian (Jeanette) Hill, of Colorado, Reino Hill, of Wisconsin, Forrest (Diana) Hill and Gary Hill, of Negaunee, Regan Hill, of Bessemer, Jacquelyn Shauger (Gary Ilminen), of Lone Rock, Wisconsin, Jesse Shauger, of Wakefield, Janis Shauger, of Sauk City, Wisconsin, and Jeanne (Mark) Luczak, of Bessemer; a...
