Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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ONTONAGON - Ewen-Trout Creek came from behind in the fourth quarter and won its renewed rivalry game against Ontonagon 12-6 in overtime on Friday. "We were down 6-0 most of the game," E-TC coach Larry Maki said of the battle between two Ontonagon County schools. "But the boys didn't quit. We ran a lot of plays and kept plugging away, but we had a tough time for three quarters. That No. 70 for Ontonagon (Logan Jilbert) was a beast. We took the battle of Ontonagon County, and the team and the...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Helen M. Boline, 94, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, died on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, at Aspirus Grand View Hospital. Helen was currently residing at the Hillcrest Apartments in Bessemer. She was born on Aug. 22, 1921, in Ewen, the daughter of Christian Louis and Isabel (Townsend) Anderson. She attended Wakefield Schools, graduating in 1938 and then received an associate business degree from Gogebic Community College in 1939. On April 1, 1944, Helen married Arthur William “Bill” Boline in Ontonagon. Bill prece...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] EWEN - Ewen-Trout Creek hosted a job fair for its junior and senior high school students Wednesday. Superintendent/principal Alan Tulppo said the "career and college fair" was the first of its kind at E-TC and he hopes to do it again. "The goal was to introduce our students to the different careers they could have in this area. We're encouraging them to go on and get a degree, get some training beyond high school - whether it's a four-year, a...
BLACK RIVER, Mich. - Suzanne Louise Rea, 68, formerly of Bruce Crossing, died at home Thursday morning, Sept. 17, 2015, lovingly cared for by her older daughter. Suzanne was born Nov. 29, 1946, in Ontonagon, daughter of the late John Darwin and Marjorie (McGinty) Rea. She attended local schools in Trout Creek, Hillman and Iron River. She was baptized at St. Anthony Church in Trout Creek, and confirmed at St. Agnes Church in Iron River. From 1966 until 1981, she was married to Dennis Brown; they...
Wednesday, Sept. 16 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Ironwood Township clean up, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Township Building, N 10892 Lake Rd, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Hurley Education Foundation, noon, Hurley School con...
Tuesday, Sept. 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. Ironwood Township clean up, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Township Building, N 10892 Lake Rd, Ironwood. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Blood Pressure Screening, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., with Regional Hospice nurses, Mill Street Garden, Bessemer....
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] BERGLAND - The Ontonagon County Commission on Aging received a special commendation from state legislators and the governor on the occasion of the organization's 40th anniversary. Gov. Rick Snyder, State Rep. Scott Dianda and State Sen. Tom Casperson, in a special tribute, applauded the contributions the agency has made to seniors of Ontonagon County throughout the 40 years. In the tribute, the legislators congratulated the agency, which they said "has...
EWEN - Ewen-Trout Creek stormed out to an 14-0 early lead, but Pickford rocked the Panthers by scoring 56 of the next 62 points and won 56-22 in the opening 8-man game of the season on Thursday night. "E-TC was hitting on all cylinders and fought hard the whole game," Pickford head coach Josh Rader said. "We seemed to have a lot of first game nerves, but there was no panic, no worry. The offense calmed down and responded. We had good focus, a good first game and a good victory. It's our first ye...
Wednesday, Aug. 12 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. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer (Wis.) Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 3 to 6 p.m., Mercer School gym...
Saturday, Aug. 8 Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Annual Ewen Arts Festival, noon to 5 p.m., art exhibition by local and visiting artists, raku firing, Ewen. 36th annual Springstead Corn Roast, noon-6 p.m., Sherman Town Hall, Springstead, Wis. Sunday, Aug. 9 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Annual Ewen Arts Festival, 2 to 4 p.m., all-ages ceramic hand building workshop, Centennial Hall, Ewen. Lake Gogebic Fire Department, Annual Firemen’s Picnic, chi...
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. - Gregory Allan Sliger, 50, of Sault Ste. Marie, died Friday, July 31, 2015, in Sault Ste. Marie. Gregory was born May 27, 1965 in Hancock. After Greg's birth, the family moved around, living in Mystic, Conn., Detroit, Ionia and other Michigan cities due to his father's occupation as a Michigan State Trooper. Greg graduated from Ewen-Trout Creek High School and received an associate's degree in commercial arts from Gogebic Community College in Ironwood. Greg spent nine...
EWEN, Mich. - Kevin W. Shultz, 57, of Ewen, passed away suddenly on Monday, July 6, 2015. Kevin was born in Columbus, Ohio, on May 8, 1958, the son of Truman "Gus" and Joan (Dunn) Shultz. He graduated from New Albany High School in 1976, and served in the U.S. Air Force. Kevin worked as an analyst for the U.S. government. He married the former Ellen Mannikko, in Korea, in June of 1985. Kevin had many talents, including working on cars, computers and doing various construction tasks. They ran a v...
MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The seven winners of HIT Idol performed with American Idol finalist Naima Adedapo at Milwaukee's Summerfest Saturday, the culmination of a journey that began last November when Adedapo promised the HIT Idol winners they would accompany her during her Milwaukee performance. The winners performed two songs: One Republic's "Till the Love Runs Out" and "Burn," by Ellie Goulding. "The crowd at the Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard stage loved the performance," said Bruce Greenhill,...
BESSEMER - The seven winners of last fall's HIT Idol have been invited to perform with American Idol contestant Naima Adedapo at Summerfest in Milwaukee on July 4. According to HIT Idol producer Janie Williams, HIT Idol is a talent show loosely based on the popular TV Show "American Idol." Adedapo, 30, who grew up in Milwaukee, finished in the top 11 of the 10th season of American Idol in 2011. She was the headline act at the fourth annual HIT Idol in November. The seven local winners that...
Wednesday, June 24 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 Carnegie Library, 10:30 a.m., Story Hour, Burger King Restaurant, Ironwood. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. American Red Cross, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Community Blood Drive, Lindquist Student Center, Gogebic Community College, E4946 Jackson Rd., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lu...
Tuesday, June 23 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer (Wis.) Community Center. 715-561-2695. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Carnegie Library, 3 to 5 p.m., Unmask Your Imagination: A Young Writers and Illustrators Workshop. 932-0203. Grades 4 and older, reservations needed. Regional Hospice, 6:30 p.m., dedicating the 2015 Plant a Memory Garden, Ironwood, Longyear Park. Woods and Blooms G...
MARQUETTE - Points weren't easy to come by for Watersmeet's Frannie Zelinski or Ewen-Trout Creek's Molly Niemi. But they both contributed, Niemi for the North, which beat Zelinski and the South 68-62 in Saturday's U.P. All-Star Classic at Marquette Senior High School. Niemi finished with three points, on a 3-pointer she hit to tie the score at 5-5 with 14:45 left in the first half. She also took a charge from Zelinski with about three minutes left in the game. Zelinski was held scoreless, but...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Monday, June 22 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Ironwood Carnegie Library, 3 p.m., Nature’s Heroes and Villans: Snake Program with the Discovery Center. Ages 6 and older. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon Village H...
MARQUETTE — Five players who ended their high school careers with state basketball championships will play their final prep game Saturday. The 30th annual U.P. All-Star Classic will be held at Marquette High School. It is the first time this game will be hosted by MHS, although the opening seven games in the series were held in Marquette, at Northern Michigan University. The girls game begins at noon EDT and the boys game follows at 2 p.m. Admission is $5. Skills contests — free throw and 3-point shooting and slam dunk — begin at 10:30. A bre...
IRONWOOD — "You guys just played defense in an all-star game." That was the proud message Northern Wisconsin coach Kellen Anderson had for a group of five players coming out of the game in the first half with a 35-20 lead. Northern Wisconsin held on to beat Northern Michigan 76-68 in Tuesday night's Kiwanis Classic Border Bash all-star girls basketball game at Gogebic Community College's Lindquist Center. Bessemer's Whitney Trcka was one of three Northern Michigan players in double figures with 12. Northern Michigan's comeback attempt came t...
BERGLAND, Mich. - Mary Elizabeth (Dembroski, Swanson) Applekamp, 77, passed away Thursday evening, June 4, 2015, at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood. Mary was born June 8, 1937, in Paulding, to Cecelia and Kasmier Dembroski, and later adopted by Mildred and Lewis Swanson, of Paulding. On June 18, 1955, she married Earl W. Applekamp, after graduating from Ewen-Trout Creek High School, and they resided in Topaz. They were blessed with "five little peppers," as she would say: Earl (Sheila),...
IRON BELT, Wis. - The man who brought the color pink to his Iron Belt construction business, Angelo Luppino, died this week of cancer at 82. He was born and raised in Hurley, graduating from the Hurley High School in 1952. He married Nancy Nelson in 1953 and they had two children, a son, Paul, and a daughter, Karen. Luppino met his wife on a blind date and knew from the moment he met her that she was the one. "He met me and that was it," she said. They had a long and happy marriage of 62 years....
Wednesday, June 3 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families, South Ontonagon County and Watersmeet, noon to 2:30 p.m. EST, fire hall, Bruce Crossing. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. 4-H Tech Wizard meeting for children, 1 to 3...
Tuesday, June 2 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. 4-H Tech Wizards Open House, 4 to 6 p.m., Kids 7 and up, L.L. Wright School’s small cafeteria in Ironwood. Luther L. Wright High School and St. Ambrose Class of 1947, 5 p.m., all classmates welcome get together at Elk and Hound, Ironwood, info call 906-932-1976. Disabled American Veterans, 6 p.m., Regular meeting, American Legion Club Room, Ironwood. Fat T...
EWEN - Thirteen graduates received diplomas Friday night during the 48th commencement ceremony at Ewen-Trout Creek High School. The 2015 graduating class had two co-valedictorians, both of whom spoke during the ceremony. Molly Niemi spoke first, thanking all those who contributed to her success through school, including caring teachers, friends, family and fellow classmates. Niemi was emotional throughout her speech as she thanked everyone. John Berglund III gave a "short but sweet" speech,...
