Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Wednesday, Feb. 20 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. 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. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, 1-1:30 p.m. EST, Stannard Township Ballpark, Bruce Crossing; 1:15 p.m. CST, Watersmeet Food Pantry, Watersmeet, followed by Marenisco. 906-667-0283 or 906-884-2106. Kimball...
Tuesday, Feb. 19 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-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Pickleball, 10 a.m.-noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Blood Pressure Screening, 11...
KENTON, Mich. - Arthur "Artie" Verner Johnson, 74, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Kenton, on Jan. 24, 2019. He was born on March 30, 1944. Artie loved being outdoors riding his four wheeler and partridge hunting. He enjoyed being around his friends having a drink at the local pub and playing his machine. Always smiling and could make people laugh, a good time was had by all when Artie was around. After high school, Artie enlisted in the US Navy from 1961-1967. He then drove over the...
Wednesday, Jan. 16 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Red Cross Blood Drive, 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 213 S Marquette St., Ironwood. 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 Historical Society, 1 p.m., museum, 303 Iron St., Hurley. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, 1-1:30...
Tuesday, Jan. 15 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-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Pickleball, 10 a.m.-noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. A Matter of...
TROUT CREEK, Mich. - George Anderson, 70, of Trout Creek, passed away Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018. He was born Dec. 27, 1947, to Harry and Selma (Keiranen) Anderson, of Rockland. Foster parents were Frances (Bud) and Leona (Granny) Bonin, of Trout Creek. George graduated in 1967 from Trout Creek High School. He entered the U.S. Army Dec. 5, 1967, and served until his Honorable Discharge in Nov. 16, 1969. George worked at the White Pine Mine until its closure. He worked for Hautamaki Mechanical for...
ONTONAGON — Christmas in Ontonagon starts Thursday with a Christmas Concert at the Christian Center at 6 p.m. On Friday, two youth dances are slated, one for grades 6-7-8, and another for the high school students. Judging of the business and residential lighting contest has started, but business and home owners have until Thursday to register. On Saturday, the activity gets in full swing with a grand opening of the U.P. North Café and open houses at several businesses. A Christmas craft fair will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ontonagon Ar...
Wednesday, Nov. 14 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, Bruce Crossing-Stannard Township Ballpark, 1:00 p.m.to 1:30 p.m. EST, Marenisco, Watersmeet-Food Pantry, U.S. 45, 1:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. CST 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. “Business Bites: Building an Online Marketplace,” noon, Mercer Com...
Tuesday, Nov. 13 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 10 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis. Tiny Tot Story Time, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library, 906-229-5236 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Drag...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The National Weather Service predicted blizzard-like conditions today throughout the Gogebic Range and Ontonagon County. From 6 to 12 inches of snow was possible, with winds up to 35 miles per hour gusting from the north at times. The warning was from 6 a.m. today to 6 a.m. Saturday. The snow is nothing new, as it has been snowing in Ironwood since Monday. As usual, the heaviest amounts today were expected in the higher terrains, with the least snow falling south of a line from Marenisco to...
Thursday, Oct. 18 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Avenue tennis courts, if raining, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic-Ontonagon County Remonumentation Peer Review, 9 a.m., Natural Resources Center, Bessemer. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, 9:45-10 a.m. EST, Lake Gogebic Senior Center, Bergland; 10:20-10:35 a.m. EST, Porcupine Mountain Senior Center, White Pine; 11-11:45 a.m. EST, Holy Family Catholic Church parking lot, Ontonagon; 1:15-1:45 p.m. EST, Resource Center, Mass City; 2:15-2:45 p.m....
Wednesday, Oct. 17 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mercer Annual Health Fair, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Mercer Community Center. “Foxconn in Wisconsin: What Does it Mean for My Community?” 10 a.m., meeting room, Iron County Courthouse. 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. Kimball Homemakers, 1 p.m., Community Center. Iron County Veterans Service Office...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - William Leroy Friedli, 89, of Bruce Crossing, passed away Sept. 29, 2018, at home with family by his side. "Bill" was born on May 3, 1929, in Bergland, son of the late Christopher and Elsie (Blankenberg) Friedli. He graduated from Bergland High School. Bill served in the Korean War form 1950 to 1952. During this time he received numerous decorations, which included the expert marksmanship badge, combat infantryman badge and the Korean Service Medal, with two Battle Service...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Edith Eskola Franzén was born on Feb. 13, 1930, near Bruce Crossing, Mich., the daughter of Finnish immigrant parents August Eskola and Liisa Kalijarvi Eskola. When she was 5 years old, during the Great Depression, the family lost its dairy farm and moved to a homestead on North Cemetery Road near Ewen, Mich., where she grew up with two sisters and five brothers, all of a previous marriage. All predecease her. Edith graduated from Ewen High School in 1947, briefly...
MILWAUKEE — Richard Bruce Huhtala, 66, of Green Bay, Wis., passed away Tuesday evening Sept. 11, 2018, at a Milwaukee hospital. Rick was born May 26, 1952, in Wakefield, Mich., the son of Arne and Jane (McCorry) Huhtala. Rick graduated from Ewen High School in 1970. He spent most of his adult life in sales. Not only was Rick at his best when he was at work, but also when helping family and friends. In his younger years, he was an excellent skier both on the slopes and on water. He enjoyed walking, the Green Bay Packers, three-egg brownies a...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Alfred Rogers, 81, of Watersmeet, passed away on Sept. 4, 2018, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. Alfred was born in Fenwick to Gayla and Albert Rogers on June 3, 1937. He went to school in Fremont. He married Elvira Dellorto on Aug. 6, 1959, in Corinth, Miss. He owned his own carpet business, Roger's Carpet Service, for 50 years. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1951-1955. Alfred enjoyed music, hunting and everything about the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where he lived for 30...
Wednesday, Sept. 5 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Iron County Health Department Walk In Clinic, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Health Department. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families, noon-2:30 p.m. EST, fire hall, Bruce Crossing; 2-4:30 p.m. EST, 429 River St., Ontonagon. 906-667-0283. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m.,...
Tuesday, Sept. 4 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Avenue tennis courts, if raining, Ironwood Memorial Building. Diabetes PATH Workshop, 9:30 a.m., Aspirus Ironwood Clinic Education Room. 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. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball...
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] BRUCE CROSSING - Members of Settler's Depot Gallery, in Bruce Crossing, are preparing for their annual Fall Fiesta. The fiesta will take place Saturday, Sept. 8th at the depot, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The fiesta will feature artisans demonstrations - such as Gary Brown, who will demonstrate his woodworking techniques. Other artists are also expected to hold demonstrations of their craft. A bake sale and book sale will be offered and Mary Shehan will have...
Thursday, Aug. 16 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Av. tennis courts, if raining, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, 9:45-10 a.m. EST, Lake Gogebic Senior Center, Bergland; 10:20-10:35 a.m. EST, Porcupine Mountain Senior Center, White Pine; 11-11:45 a.m. EST, Holy Family Catholic Church parking lot, Ontonagon; 1:15-1:45 p.m. EST, Resource Center, Mass City; 2:15-2:45 p.m. EST, Stannard Township Ballpark, Bruce Crossing; 2:30-2:45 p.m., Watersmeet Town Hall parking lot,...
Wednesday, Aug. 15 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Nature Hike with Ecologist David Mladenoff, 9-11:30 a.m., Frog Lake and Pines State Natural Area, Wisconsin 47, south of Manitowish crossroads. Awkward Stage Drama Camp auditions, 10 a.m.-noon, Sleight School, Ironwood. 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. Kimball Homemakers, 1 p.m.,...
Virginia Mary Taeger WAUSAU, Wis. - Virginia Mary Taeger, 76, of Ontonagon, Mich., passed away on July 11, 2018, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital following a brief battle with lung cancer. Virginia was born in Trimountain, Mich., to Edward and Barbara Skoviak on Aug. 5, 1941. When she was a child, her family moved from Trimountain to White Pine, and then settled in Ontonagon. Virginia attended the Ontonagon Area Schools, graduating with the class of 1959. Following her graduation, she moved to Milwauk...
IRON RIVER, Mich. - Kurt Talsma, 52, slipped peacefully into his Savior's arms July 27, 2018, at Aspirus Iron River Hospital, Iron River. Kurt was born March 12, 1966, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of John and Patricia (Spike) Talsma. He was baptized April 17, 1966, and confirmed May 18, 1980. Kurt attended Caledonia Public Schools and was active in the Kent County 4-H program before he moved with his family to Bruce Crossing in 1981. Kurt graduated from Ewen-Trout Creek High School in...
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] BRUCE CROSSING - Beginning this week, Bill Waters will have the honor of being the first of many artists specially featured at the Settler's Depot Gallery in Bruce Crossing. When a visitor enters the depot, they will see Waters' birch bark canoes displayed front and center. Waters is a retired Northern Michigan University Criminal Justice professor. He has an abiding passion for the north country with a particular fascination for its Voyageur and The...
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] BRUCE CROSSING - A number of new road signs were installed along U.S. 45 south of Bruce Crossing Thursday. Although the old signs are still readable, MDOT says that while a sign may be very visible during the day, they lose their ability over time to reflect light back to drivers' eyes, making them less visible when the information they contain is most crucial. According to State Transportation Director Kirk T. Steudie, "Time, weather, and other...
