Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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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...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - The turnout was very good for the Saxon-Gurney Fire Department's largest fundraiser event on Sunday, according to Fire Chief Stacy Ofstad. The annual roast beef dinner at the Saxon Community Center had a steady stream of guests coming from surrounding communities for the painstakingly prepared dinner and a bar, but also for a gun auction, raffle and door prizes. "We usually do about 260 (people) but I think we're going to be over that...
Monday, Jan. 27 Iron County Moblie Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Iron County Forestry parking lot, 606-607 3rd Avenue North, Hurley, 715-561-2695. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Finnish Women Auxillary, 10 a.m., Little FInland, Kimball. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Finnish Language Classes, 3:30 p.m. beginners, 4:30 p.m., advanced class, Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. 906-932-1608. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church,...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Pat O’Donnell Civic Center Board will be exploring possibilities with the construction of the new facility that is scheduled to start this summer. The discussion started with a special meeting on Jan. 14, said Jim Collins, board chair. The board scheduled the special meeting to approve the purchase of a commercial skate sharpener that won’t require highly trained operators to sharpen skates, he said. The agenda also included the construction of the permanent facility to provide an op...
Saturday, Jan. 25 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. Community Night Meal Free Supper, 5-6 p.m., Apostolic Lutheran Church, Aurora Street, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Jan. 26 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer H...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — A Lac du Flambeau man will spend more than two decades in prison for his role in the 2017 slaying of a childhood friend, Wayne Valliere Jr. Curtis A. Wolfe, 28, was sentenced in Iron County Court Wednesday to 20 years in prison and 10 years of extended supervision after his release for being a party to the crime of second degree reckless homicide, followed by 5 years in prison and 3 years of extended supervision for being a party to the crime of hiding a corpse for his role in the m...
Thursday, Jan. 23 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. Survivors of Suicide, 6 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church basement, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Hurley. area74.org. Government...
Hurley, Wis. - Carl P. Sauter, 93, of Hurley, passed away on Dec. 31, 2019, at Villa Maria Health Care Center in Hurley. Carl was born on Feb. 16, 1926, in Ironwood, son of Joseph and Caroline (Zimmerman) Sauter. He graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1944 and served in the U. S. Army in World War II. He was a long-time employee of OK Auto Parts in Ironwood and previously of the A & P grocery store. He was an avid trout fisherman; and later in life, enjoyed golf, bocce, and...
