Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — The city of Hurley will again send out letters advising water customers of high contamination levels, even though recent tests have shown the water is within safe drinking standards. Because the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources averages readings from the city’s last four tests and that amount for Hurley exceeds acceptable levels, the letter will be necessary. The last two tests for Hurley showed improvements and were within federal guidelines. Last August, the city had failing tes...
Wednesday, April 13 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. 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 Hal...
Tuesday, April 12 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., 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, Mercer, Wis. Wakefield Library Tiny Tot Story Hour, 10 a.m., Wakefield Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Bessemer American Legion Post 27, 5 p.m., American Legion, Bessemer. Ironwood American Legion Post 5, 5:30... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Klassic Kruisers Car Club held its sixth annual pancake breakfast at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Ironwood Sunday, raising funds for the club celebrating its 25th anniversary. Organizers were pleased with the fundraiser, saying they saw a good turn out from both diners and club members. "(Turnout) was good. I think we had about 200 people come through, which is about normal," said club president Linda Gustafson. "(We got) lots of...
Monday, April 11 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Festival Board, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Finnish language class, 3 p.m., advanced class, 4 p.m.; Little Finland, Kimball. Iron County Memorial Building Restoration Committee, 5:30 p.m., Memorial Building, Hurley. Range History, Geography and Geology Club, 6 p.m., Sharon’s Coffee Shop, Hurley. Ironwood School PTO, 6 p.m., Luther L. W...
Saturday, April 9 Friends of the Ironwood Carnegie Library, 9:30 a.m., library. 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, April 10 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Monday, April 11 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American F... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — With no word on the status of the county’s Coastal Management grant application, the Iron County Regional Trail Committee discussed how to move forward with the development of a trail between Hurley and Montreal. Among the topics discussed was the plan if the county receives the grant, progress on obtaining land along the desired trail route, ways the area’s motorized and non-motorized trail groups can work together toward common goals and the possible fear from landowners that they will h...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] HURLEY— The next Range History, Geography and Geology Club meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 11, beginning at 6 p.m. at Sharon’s Coffee Company in Hurley. Paul Sturgul, club organizer, said Bret Deutscher, of Hurley, will give a keynote presentation about William Vilas. Sturgul said Vilas was a prominent Wisconsin member of the Democratic Party who served in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1891 to 1897. Deutscher said Vilas acquired two sections of land on the ore bod...
Thursday, April 7 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, Ironwood. area74.org. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., all welcome, The Inn Bed and Breakfast, Montreal, Wis. 906-663-0308. Free community meal, 5-6:30 p.m., Wakefield Methodist Church. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center, Ironwood. Knights of... Full story
Wednesday, April 6 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. 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. Alzheimer’s Disease Caregivers Support Group, 6-7 p.m., Zion Evang...
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Jonquil A. "Jackie" Haig, 71, of Ironwood, Mich., died Saturday evening, April 2, 2016, at United Hospital in St. Paul, with her loving family by her side. The former Jonquil A. Hyde was born May 26, 1944, in Peoria, Ill., daughter of the late John and Dorothea (Redfern) Hyde, and graduated from high school in Wheatridge, Colo., in 1962. She then attended Colorado State College in Greeley, Colo., graduating in May 1967 with a bachelor's degree in secondary education. She...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] Voters head to the polls today in Wisconsin, deciding on everything from presidential candidates to school board members. The ballot features both the Republican and Democratic primaries, as well as races for seats on the state supreme court and court of appeals. Regardless of which party's presidential primary a voter participates in, the choices on the remainder of the ballot remain the same. In Iron County, all 15 seats on the county board will...
Tuesday, April 5 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 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. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Disabled American Veterans, 6 p.m., American Legion club rooms, Ironwood Memorial Building. Finnish American Chorus of Litle Finland Rehearsal, 6 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis....
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Patricia Louise Wawro, 65, a native of Ironwood, died peacefully in her home on Friday, April 1, 2016. She was born in Ironwood on Sept. 18, 1950, daughter of the late Charles and Bernadine (Olszewski) Santini, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School with the Class of 1968. From there, she attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo and graduated in speech communications, elementary education and fine arts. Pat then earned her master's degree from Rackham School...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] Iron County voters will cast ballots Tuesday, deciding on everything from the presidential primaries to state and local contests. While many of the candidates running for president have suspended their campaigns, the filing deadlines for the Republican and Democratic races mean they will still appear on Tuesday’s ballot. In addition to the national race, voters will decide between JoAnne Kloppenburg and Rebecca Bradley for a seat on the state Supreme Court. Thomas Hruz is running unopposed as a c...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] HURLEY- The Hurley Chamber of Commerce invited chamber members and the community to salute local businesses at the Spring Out fundraiser on Saturday at Sharon's Coffee Company. Rita Franzoi, of the Hurley chamber, said there were "fun" events for people to participate in, including a meat raffle and a 50-50 drawing. For the meat raffle, Franzoi spun a wheel. When the wheel stopped, the person with the matching number won an assorted meat prize. For...
By TOM STANKARD tstankard@yourdailyglobe HURLEY - While snow fell outside, close to 50 area residents attended an apple tree pruning workshop led by Rebecca Krans Saturday morning at the Iron County Courthouse hosted by the 46th Parallel Planters and the Range Master Gardeners. Krans, a Michigan State University Extension consumer horticulture educator, said tree pruning is a horticultural practice involving the selective removal of parts of a plant, such as branches, buds, or roots. She said th...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The Gogebic-Iron Area Narcotics Team's discovery of an active methamphetamine lab while executing a search warrant led to the temporary closure of a portion of Sunset Road Wednesday. Two people were arrested at E5193 Sunset Road. John Raymond Davis, 41, and Sara Anne Harris, 31, were arraigned in Gogebic County District Court in Bessemer Thursday, according to a GIANT press release. They are each charged with the same five...
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Mary Lou Swanson, 86, passed away on March 28, 2016, in Green Bay. She was born in Muskegon, Mich., on Nov. 5, 1929. She graduated high school in Hurley. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Douglas, in 2010. The Swansons lived primarily in Upper Michigan and northern Wisconsin, and she moved to a senior independent living facility in Green Bay from Ashland (14 years) in 2014. Mary Lou is survived by four children, Christine Swanson, of Marquette, Mich., Jeannine Swanson (Troy Westervelt), of Eatonton, Ga., E...
Thursday, March 31 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, Ironwood. area74.org. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., all welcome, The Inn Bed and Breakfast, Montreal, Wis. 906-663-0308. Free community dinner, 5-6:30 p.m., Wakefield United Methodist Church, Wakefield. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center,...
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Mary Lou Swanson, 86, passed away on March 28, 2016, in Green Bay. She was born in Muskegon, Mich., on Nov. 5, 1929. She graduated high school in Hurley. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Douglas, in 2010. The Swansons lived primarily in Upper Michigan and Northern Wisconsin, and she moved to a senior independent living facility in Green Bay from Ashland (14 years) in 2014. Mary Lou Swanson is survived by four children, Christine Swanson of Marquette, Mich., Jeannine Swanson (Troy Westervelt) of E...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Aging Unit of Iron County will soon have a permanent manager after the Iron County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to hire Mark Marczak for the position. Marczak, of Montreal, currently works with the county’s department of human services as a childcare supervisor for the Northern Income Maintenance Consortium. He was one of three candidates interviewed, according to information presented to the board. Marczak has already accepted the position, according to information pre...
Wednesday, March 30 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. 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. Adult Children of Alcoholics, 7 p.m., Samaritan Counseling, Iro... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. — Adelaide Marie Rainaldo, 91, of Hurley, died Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. She was born April 10, 1924, in Hurley, the daughter of the late Anton and Ann (Taglienti) Rainaldo. She attended St. Mary’s Grade School and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1942. She then completed her nurse’s training at St. Mary’s in Rochester, Minn., becoming a registered nurse, and began working in the polio ward in Rochester from 1942-1946. Leaving Rochester, she assisted her brother... Full story
