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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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ADAMS COUNTY, Wis. - Paul John Vaara, 49, of Gordon, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, in Adams County. He was born Nov. 16, 1970, in Ironwood, Michigan, the son of Robert and Delores (Mattson) Vaara. He was united in marriage to Erin Elizabeth Bare on June 24, 2000, in Superior. Paul was a 1989 graduate of Luther L. Wright High School and continued his education at Gogebic Community College and finished his bachelor degree in education at University of Wisconsin-Superior. He...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — An alarm to alert law enforcement of a lockdown situation at Hurley K-12 School was tripped accidentally on Tuesday, bringing agencies from Wisconsin and Michigan to the campus. “We did not have a lockdown today,” said Kevin Genisot, the administrator for Hurley School District. A technician was working with wiring and in the process had inadvertently tripped the “panic button” which sent an alert to the Iron County Sheriff’s Department that a lockdown situation was occurring on the camp...
Wednesday, Feb. 12 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Recovery Walk ‘n Talk, 10 a.m. to nooon, Iron Belle Trailhead, Hurley. Talk with a recovery coach. Call 715-660-0073. 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., M...
HURLEY, Wis - Joan M. Wesenberg, 87, of Ironwood, Michigan passed away Saturday Feb. 8, 2020, after a lengthy battle with COPD at Villa Maria nursing home with a loving family holding her hand as she took her final breath. Joan was born on Dec. 21, 1932, in Ironwood, the only child of Oden and Esther (Mickelson) Walquist. She attended Roosevelt school and Luther L. Wright High School, graduating with the class of 1951. Joan worked as a secretary for A.R. Munari Insurance Agency until 1955, and...
Tuesday, Feb. 11 Pickleball, 9:30 a.m.-noon, All Saints Academy, Ironwood, use south entrance. 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 Hour, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Bessemer American Legion Post 27, 5 p.m., American Legion, Bessemer. Ironwood American Legion Post 5, 5:30 p.m....
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY, Wis. — After three years the organizers of the annual “Shoot for the Vets” dartball tournament said the event has become popular around the region but they’d like to see more area teams participating. The event at the Iron County Memorial Building on Saturday brought in teams all the way from Door County, Eau Claire and Rhinelander to compete with five-man teams of Hurley and Ironwood, said Arvid Sivula, the commander of Vietnam Veterans of America Gogebic-Iron Range Chapter 529. “This i...
Monday, Feb. 10 Men’s Bible study, 8 a.m., Bessemer Housing Community, community room, 906-667-0469. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Aurora Club, 6 p.m. monthly membership, Aurora Club, Ironwood. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church bas...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY, Wis. - An open house event on Friday provided the community a chance to see the new Iron County office of the Aging and Disability Resource Center of the North (ADRC). The Hurley Senior Center staff had functioned as the county aging unit but a contract with the Iron County ADRC office in Washburn now has those services under the ADRC and offices for everything are now housed at the Veterans of Foreign Wars building in Hurley. The staff...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] Duluth, Minn. — Enbridge, Inc. announced Friday it has identified a preferred route for its proposed Line 5 Wisconsin Segment Relocation Project and is submitting permitting applications. Enbridge, a multinational energy transportation company based in Calgary, has reviewed several alternative routes for a segment of the Line 5 petroleum and liquid natural gas pipeline, said Jennifer Smith, manager of community engagement and public affairs during a phone conference. The reroute is to replace a 12...
Thursday, Feb. 6 Pickleball, 9:30 a.m.-noon, All Saints Academy, Ironwood, use south entrance. 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. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Pere Menard Assembly 471, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church fellowship hall, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Pr...
MONTREAL, Wis. — Dawn Louise Peck (Nyquist), 68, died peacefully at home, surrounded by her husband, Bill, and close family on Jan. 29, 2020, in Montreal. Dawn was born April 4, 1951, in Waukegan, Illinois, daughter of Tauno and Virginia (Hannula) Nyquist. She graduated in 1969 from Stranahan High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and received her Bachelor of Science in social work from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, in 1973. She married William Peck in 1974 in Las Vegas, Nevada. After moving to Burlington in 1974, Dawn b...
Wednesday, Feb. 5 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Recovery Walk ‘n Talk, 10 a.m. to nooon, Iron Belle Trailhead, Hurley. Talk with a recovery coach. Call 715-660-0073. 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., M...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — City of Ironwood officials at a public forum on Monday said that revisions to a proposed adult-use marijuana establishment ordinance were revised in part based on input at a previous meeting. “It’s always positive to have the public come out and provide input in these types of processes,” said Scott Erickson, Ironwood city manager. The city commission and the planning commission are the ultimate decision makers but feedback from two public sessions was integrated into the ordinan...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY -- The Iron County Board of Supervisors approved a letter of intent at its January meeting last week to purchase the former Hagemann dentist office on 5th Avenue as the future home of the Iron County Health Department. The property is the current home of NorthLakes Community Clinic’s Hurley location. Even with purchasing the property at the $80,000 value it was appraised for, county officials said the county would be saving money overall as it would no longer be paying rent on the health d...
Tuesday, Feb. 4 Pickleball, 9:30 a.m.-noon, All Saints Academy, Ironwood, use south entrance. 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. Wakefield Seniors, noon, Wakefield Senior Center. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Disabled American Veterans, 6 p.m., Ironwood American Legion, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m.,...
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Toby Webb, 91, passed away Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. He was preceded in death by wife, Joan; son, Randy; parents, Sidney "Spider" Webb and Gladys (Ballinger); and sister, Delight (Arthur) Carli. He passed away peacefully at Jones-Harrison hospice care in Minneapolis. He is survived by his children, Jack and Wendy; Wendy's son, Benjamin; Jack's children, Samuel and Sydney; and all Toby's beloved family including, Mary Prosek Bonk, Sandra Carli Moller (Dick), Michael Carli...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The eighth annual Yooperbeiner snowshoe race/walk was held Saturday at the Wolverine Nordic Ski Trails. Prior to the race, lead organizer Sue Spaete said the kids races - which started at 9:30 a.m. Saturday morning - followed a course that looped back around and ended at the starting line. The kids were divided into age groups, which included: the Pups, for kids 3 and under; Kits, for kids from four to six years in age; Cubs, which...
Monday, Feb. 3 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Sports Hall of Fame, 6 p.m., Luther L. Wright K-12 School, room 205. MECCA Ski Club, 6 p.m., MECCA cabin near the treatment facility, Mercer, Wis. Gogebic County Fair Board, 6 p.m., Fairgrounds, Ironwood. Er...
Saturday, Feb. 1 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, Feb. 2 Laskiainen “Sled day”, 11 a.m.-1p.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickl...
SAN DIEGO - Rudolph Eugene Pakonen, 85, a longtime resident of Valley Center, California, passed away peacefully in his sleep early morning Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. Rudy was born Jan. 20, 1934, in Ironwood, Michigan, son of the late Toivo Arthur Pakonen and Alma Haaro Pakonen. He graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1953. Rudy married his first wife, Dorothy Salonen Pakonen, in 1958. Rudy was very active in local Republican politics throughout the 1970s and was president of the Finnish...
Thursday, Jan. 30 Pickleball, 9:30 a.m.-noon, All Saints Academy, Ironwood, use south entrance. 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. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Hurley. area74.org. Friday, Jan. 31 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double...
Tuesday, Jan. 28 Pickleball, 9:30 a.m.-noon, All Saints Academy, Ironwood, use south entrance. 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 Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Woods and Blooms Garden Club, 6:30 p.m., Haines Civic Center, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironw...
