Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors decided 5-7 against a resolution declaring the county a Second Amendment sanctuary at its Tuesday meeting. The resolution should have been a discussion item but was added as an action item on the agenda, said board chair Joseph Pinardi. A discussion would have been preferable to consider possible revisions that might have made the resolution more acceptable, he said. Pinardi said he was a gun owner but didn’t see the need for the resolution. He, alo...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 1 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. 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, Ironwood. 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,... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, June 30 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, 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, Ironwood. 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,... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, June 29 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics... Full story
MELLEN, Wis. - Kathryn M. "Peggy" Gerry, 97, a lifelong resident of South Carey, in Hurley, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on June 21, 2021, at Mellen Manor Nursing Home. Peggy was born on June 9, 1924, in South Carey to Peter and Mary (Obert) Pedretti. She attended the Cary School and graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1942. She then attended St. Elizabeth School of Nursing in Chicago, graduating in 1945. She returned to the area and was united in marriage to John W. Gerry... Full story
DRUMMOND, Wis. - John Edwin Nachtsheim passed away at home on June 20, 2021. John was born on April 21, 1940, in Minneapolis, to Edwin and Viola Nachtsheim. John attended school in the Robbinsdale, Minnesota, school system and graduated from Robbinsdale High School in 1958. He was an outstanding athlete, participating in football, basketball and track. He received numerous athletic honors while in high school. Following graduation, he attended the University of Colorado on a football... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley Public School Board lifted the mask mandate on Monday with instructions to the administration to monitor pandemic guidance recommendations leading into the next academic year in the fall. The action was effective immediately following a 5-0 vote. The school board and around a dozen others present for the regular meeting removed their face coverings — something that hadn’t been done at the meetings since the pandemic order started in March 2020. The board action included langu...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, June 24 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. 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, Ironwood. 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,... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, June 23 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, 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, Ironwood. 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,... Full story
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] GILE, Wis. - Saturday's Snake Hunt Fishing Tournament drew 28 boats and 56 registrants and resulted with five pairs winning in overall inches of up to 10 fish. Two men split the honor of catching the longest single fish. Operating out of the County C boat launch on the Gile Flowage, the contest accepted only northern pike, according to Curt Myers, who was manning the measuring table, where his wife, Terry, was recording inches measured by Mark Radovich....
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Carnegie Library is hosting a book talk at 6 p.m. this evening, via Zoom, with up and coming author Maxwell Hurley. Hurley, an Ironwood native, published the first two books in his young adult series “LIT” this year, and will be discussing the first book of the series along with his writing process, said library director Lynn Wiercinski. “LIT: The Dark Ignites” was released in February and is the first in Hurley’s young adult series that lean toward more mature themes and...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, June 22 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. A... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, June 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, June 20 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, I... Full story
DULUTH, Minn. - Rodney Mark Kangas, 62, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Feb. 6, 2020 after a brief illness at Essentia St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth. Rodney was born Oct. 16, 1957, to Andrew William Kangas and Florence Miriam (Benson) Kangas. Rodney was born and raised in Bessemer, Michigan. After graduating from High School Rodney moved in with his sister, Julie, and her husband, Chuck, in 1985 and helped raise three amazing girls, 30+ cows, numerous horses, cats,... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. - Heaven welcomed an angel on June 16, 2021, with the passing of Rose (Peggy) Matonich, age 99. Rose was born to humble parents, Victor and Celestine (Prucca) Pertile on Nov. 28, 1921, in Bessemer, Michigan. She was the fourth of seven children and grew up in a loving family that learned early on the meaning of hard work and respect. Rose attended local schools graduating fifth in her class of 150 students despite having missed a lot of school to care for her ailing mother who died... Full story
By Zachary Marano [email protected] UPSON, Wis. - At the head of the newly-opened trail from Casey Sag Road to Foster Falls stands a trailhead sign that was created by Ross Niemi, a 17-year-old, soon-to-be senior at Hurley High School. As part of the school's Northwoods Manufacturing program, Niemi said he designed the sign and crafted it using cedar and the industry-grade woodcarving equipment available at the school. Niemi said he started work on the trailhead sign in January 2021...
By Zachary Marano [email protected] HURLEY, Wis. - As work continues to construct a roundabout at the intersection of U.S. 2 and 51, Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials are planning the demise of the bridge over U.S. 2. Project Engineer Erik Lundwall said that constructions crews will start removing the bridge in late June, beginning with the half of the bridge that goes over the former westbound lanes on U.S. 2. "Bi-directional traffic is currently in eastbound U.S. 2 lanes while we work on the westbound portion,"...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The annual Iron County Heritage Festival parade and related events in Hurley are now approved to go forward, according to Mayor Jay Aijala. The Hurley City Council discussed the details of the events and determined that the festival could be organized safely within the parameters of state COVID-19 guidelines as they currently stand with the Iron County Department of Health and the state of Wisconsin, he said. “We feel we’re in a very comfortable spot with the COVID pandemic and that we can...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — A contested conditional use permit to operate a tourist rooming house in Mercer passed the Iron County Comprehensive Planning, Land and Zoning Committee on Tuesday, with owners, neighbors and attorneys from both sides present at the meeting. The 4-1 committee approval established a list of conditions based on concerns that will allow Anitra and Gary Willis to operate their lakeside home at 5364N Falcon Road as a tourist rooming house (TRH) in a residential-recreation zoned district. The co...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, June 17 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:45-10 a.m. EDT; White Pine Township Hall, 10:20-10:35 a.m. EDT;... Full story
PARK FALLS, Wis. - Frances R. Hannula, 99, of Hurley, passed away on Sept. 21, 2020, at The Waterford in Park Falls. Frances was born on Aug. 19, 1921, in Rhinelander, daughter of Edward and Anna (Antes) Skaja. She attended Oma Grade School and Lincoln High School in Hurley. She married Emil Hannula on Dec. 30, 1939, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley. Frances worked as a sales clerk at Paul's Store in Hurley for 14 years and at the Ben Franklin Store in Hurley and Ironwood for nine years... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, June 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. EDT. 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,... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, June 15 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, 10:30-11:15 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. Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood.... Full story
