Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Tuesday, March 13 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200. Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. 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...
Monday, March 12 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, 9 a.m.-noon, 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. Little Finland Board, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Veterans Town Hall meeting, 2 p.m. CT, Lac Vieux Desert Health Center, N5241 US Highway 45. Finnish Classes, 3 p.m. beginners, 4 p.m. advanced, Little Finland, Kimball. Chess Club, 4...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, March 10 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, March 11 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...
Wednesday, March 7 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. 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. Ironwood/Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Friends of the Ironwood Carnegie Library,...
Tuesday, March 6 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Elk and Hound. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Book Club discussion “The Girls of Atomic City”, 1 p.m., Mercer Public Library. Northern Waters Genealogical Society Meeting, 3-5 p.m., Pre...
Thursday, Feb. 15 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, Watersmeet. 906-884-2106. Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic...
Wednesday, Feb. 14 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. 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., Mercer Community Center....
TROUT CREEK, Mich. - David Allan Saubert Sr., 47, of Trout Creek, passed away with his son on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, at their home. He was born Nov. 27, 1970, in Wakefield, the son of Walter and Paula (Graves) Saubert. Dave graduated from Wakefield High School with the Class of 1989. He worked for Quad Graphics in Oshkosh for a year and returned to the area and worked as Assistant Supervisor of Maintenance for the Lac Vieux Desert Casino in Watersmeet for 16 years. Dave was a kind hearted man...
TROUT CREEK, Mich. - David Allan "DJ" Saubert Jr., age 6, of Trout Creek, passed away with his father on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, at their home. He was born April 11, 2011, in Ironwood, the son of David Allan Saubert and Christina Lynn Perttula. DJ was a first grader at Ewen-Trout Creek School. He enjoyed riding his dirt bike, playing with his Tonka trucks, and wrestling with his cousin, Zach. DJ loved the outdoors and everything it had to offer. He is survived by his mother, Christina (Brandon...
WHITE PINE, Mich. — Deborah Lynn Wolfe, 63 of White Pine, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 at her home in the comfort of her family by her side. Deborah was born in Hammond, Ind., to Stanley and Marilyn (George) Zasadni. She married Kenneth Wolfe on Feb. 23, 1974 in Bergland. She enjoyed bowling and spending time with family and friends. Over the years she worked as a cook and enjoyed making sure that everyone was welcome in her home, day or night and made sure there was always plenty of food and coffee. She is survived by her husband K...
ONTONAGON, Mich. — Laurie Kugler, 52, of Bruce Crossing, passed away Monday, Jan. 29, 2018 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital LTCU. Laurie was born in Kenosha, Wis., to Eugene and Shirley Kugler on Aug. 31, 1965. She resided in Bruce Crossing and worked at Copper Country Mental Health. She is survived by her daughter Tiffany (Wally) Nygord, of L’Anse, her father Eugene Kugler, and two sisters, Sharalee (Rob) Keast of Bruce Crossing and Tammy (Andrew) Kinney of Lansing; and also one grandson, Wyatt Nygord, and numerous nieces, nephews and cou...
DULUTH, Minn. - Paul Eugene Salonen, 70, of Bergland, Mich., passed away on Jan. 22, 2018 in Duluth, after a brief illness. Paul was born on March 17, 1947, to Ernest and Ida Salonen and attended Bergland Community Schools, graduating in the summer of 1965. He enlisted in the United States Air Force later that year, and was stationed at Loring Air Force Base in northeastern Maine for the duration of his service. He married the former Karen Worachek, a woman he long chased but could never quite...
IRON RIVER, Mich. - Richard "Dick" Williams, 70, of Iron River, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. He was born May 8, 1947, to Tory Williams and Lillian Poler. He joined the Army, serving from 1966 to 1969. It was his great honor to serve his country. Richard worked for Lac Vieux Desert Tribe for over 36 years in many different administrative roles. He was a soft-spoken and gentle man, always willing to help anyone who needed assistance of any kind. He had a great love for his community and cul...
ONTONAGON — More than two weeks of frigid weather is reflecting in Ontonagon County frost tubes. Ontonagon County Road Commission frost tubes, located on U.S. 45, near Bruce Crossing, U.S. 45 at Woodspur, and M-64, between White Pine and Bergland, are monitored as a way to determine the extent of spring thaw. The bitter cold weather recently has already frozen the roads to depths recorded in February of last year. On Feb. 16 last year, the Bruce Crossing tube was frozen to a depth of 42 inches. This year, on Jan. 18 the tube was already f...
Thursday, Jan. 18 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, 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, Watersmeet. 906-884-2106. Gogebic...
Wednesday, Jan. 17 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Blood Drive, 11:30-5:30, Ironwood Memorial Building. A Healthier You, noon to 1:00 p.m., Wakefield Municipal Building. 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. American Legion Post 58, 2 p.m., Iron C...
CRYSTAL FALLS, Mich. — Jack Matthew Pottala, 83, of Kenton, Mich. passed away on Jan. 14, 2018, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, where he had been a resident for the last four years. Jack was born in Kenton, Michigan, to Charles and Anita Pottala on May 20, 1934. He married Dorothy Timoshuk and the couple had seven children. He worked in the woods as a self-employed logger until his retirement. Jack is survived by his wife, Dorothy, his children, Robert (Darla) Timoshuk, Kenosha, Tina (Roger) LaBine, Bonnie Pottala, Linda Pottala, o...
LINO LAKES, Minn. — Arthur Merle Neuman, 91, died peacefully in Lino Lakes Assisted Living on Jan. 11, 2018. Merle is survived by his wife June, children Benita (Gerry) Platzke, John (Paula) Neuman and Pam (Pete) Ranta, sibling Jane (Don) Johnson, grandchildren David (Cathy), Chad (Jacy), Geoffrey (Nikki), Ryan (Michelle), Jesse (Stephanie), Evan (Andrea), Garrett, Alexandra, Jon and Michael, great grandchildren Joey, Teddy, Henry, Sadie, Ani, Evi, Andi, Mason, Isak, Gerry, Walter, Emmett and Jack. He was preceded in death by sons Daryl and G...
Paul Alan LaBine WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Paul Alan LaBine, 57, of Watersmeet, Michigan, started his journey to the Spirit World on Jan. 9, 2018, with his family at his bedside from the Gogebic County Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. Paul Alan LaBine was born in the Ontonagon Memorial Hospital in Ontonagon, Michigan, to Beatrice and Cecil LaBine on June 28, 1960. He attended the Ewen-Trout Creek Senior High School in Ewen, Michigan, and graduated with the class of 1978. He was then employed by either the Sokaogon Chippewa Community in Mole L...
IRON RIVER, Mich. - Sharon L. DeVowe, age 71, of Iron River, passed away Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017 at her home. On Aug. 14, 1946, she was born in Paynesville, Mich., to the late Reino and Florence (Merila) Hautamaki. She attended and graduated from the Trout Creek High School, with the Class of 1964. She was a member of the First Lutheran Church of Iron River. Throughout the years, she was employed at Angeli Foods and the Army Navy Store. She loved the Lord with all her heart, and enjoyed...
ONTONAGON - The Ontonagon County Board has a new commissioner. On Tuesday, the county board selected Robert Nousiainen, of Bruce Crossing, to represent district 3, including Rockland, Stannard and Interior Townships. He replaces David Nykanen, who died just a short time after his election to the board last month. Nousiainen will serve out the remainder of the term, which will be one year and a month. Commissioners emphasized they had two excellent applicants, Nousiainen and Bill Wing, of...
BRUCE CROSSING, Mich. — Todd Pulkas, 56, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Bruce Crossing on Dec. 15th, 2017. He was born in Kenosha, Wis. on March 14, 1961 to Lawrence and Hazel (Gerber) Pulkas. He graduated from Ewen-Trout Creek High School with the Class of 1980 and attended Gogebic Community College. He married LeeAnn Johnson of Trout Creek, Mich. Todd worked at the White Pine Copper Mine and later at Quad Graphics Packaging in Wausau, Wis. Growing up he enjoyed playing basketball and had always been an avid sports fan, with great pas...
Tuesday, Dec. 12 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200. 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...
Monday, Dec. 11 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, 9 a.m.-noon, 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Carnegie Young Authors and Illustrators, 3:15 p.m., grades 3 and 4, Ironwood Area School second floor library. Chess Club, 4 p.m., grades 3 and older, Ironwood Carnegie Library. Iron County Board of Health, 5 p.m, Cranberry Inn, Mercer....
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] KALAMAZOO — Despite awaiting trial on federal drug charges, a Bruce Crossing man attempted to restart his illegal marijuana business in Ontonagon County. With both the criminal and forfeiture proceedings now complete, this detail and other information on the size and scope of Spencer Troy Ward’s drug operation are coming into focus. The continued criminal activity while on bond was cited as one of several aggravating factors in Judge Paul Maloney’s decision to impose a nearly 13-year prison sente...
