Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission on Monday unanimously approved a resolution to support the proposed Downtown City Square project prior to applying for $1.67 million in grant funding from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The project at West Aurora and South Lowell streets will include an amphitheater and splash pad for summer events, and an ice skating rink and outdoor gas fire place for winter events including the finnish line of the SISU Ski Fest. The space would also p...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield City Council on Monday approved an Oct. 14 public hearing to consider a tax-exempt status request for the former town memorial building site. The property has been vacant since the memorial building was razed in 2010. Forward Wakefield Development Corporation, the nonprofit owner of the three-acre plot at 500 Lakeshore Drive, received the land from Marvin Suomi, who donated it in 2018 after his own tax-exempt status expired....
Tuesday, Sept. 24 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. 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. Gogebic County GOP Meeting, 6 p.m., Bessemer VFW. Michigan Gogebic County Republicans, 6 p.m., Bessemer VFW. 906-663-4561. Woods and Blooms Garden Club, 6:3...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Historic Ironwood Theatre was roaring with laughter Saturday night as comedian Tim Harmston took the stage. Harmston is a Minneapolis based comedian who travels the country doing shows. But before he took the stage, the crowd was warmed up by opening act, Vivian Meradeth and Tim Mesun. Meradeth and Mesun are both local performers who returned to Ironwood after seeking their degrees. Meradeth pursued her love of the stage at The American...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — A special hearing prior to the Ironwood City Commission meeting tonight will be to consider a grant application to build a Downtown City Square next year. The $1.67 million grant application to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation is for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for the project, said Tom Bergman, the community development director for the city of Ironwood. The city’s share is $191,000, which is an agreement to complete the downtown lighting project on Wes...
Monday, Sept. 23 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. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Government Bessemer Township Board, 5 p.m., Township Hall, Ramsay. Mercer School Board,...
IRONWOOD - Nearly 1,000 people were impacted Thursday by the story of Daniel Olson. Daniel of Marquette was 19-years-old when he took his life by suicide. "Do It For Daniel" is a documentary of his struggle with depression and mental illness and a message of hope. The movie was shown at the Historic Ironwood Theatre to students in grades 7 through 12 from Hurley, Ironwood, Bessemer and Wakefield-Marenisco through the day. The day ended with a final evening showing to the general public. Jeff...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY, Wisc. — The results of the Wisconsin Student Assessment System exams released Monday showed slight decreases in English language arts and mathematics, but not across the board, according to the state Department of Public Instruction. The assessment from the 2018-19 school year includes the Forward Exam for grades three through eight, the ACT Aspire for grades nine and 10, the ACT with writing in grade 11, and the Dynamic Learning Maps given across all tested grades to students with the m...
By KIM E. STROM [email protected] IRONWOOD - Next week the Historic Ironwood Theatre will host one of four international groups as part of the Arts Midwest World Fest Sept. 23-28. Paulo Padilha e Bando from Brazil will give workshops in local schools and will end the week with a performance at the theatre on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. "The group...spends much of the week in schools and other community locations, sharing their music through workshops," said theatre president Zona Wick...
Thursday, Sept. 19 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:45-10 a.m. EDT; White Pine Porcupine Mountain Senior Center, 10:20-10:35 a.m. EDT; Ontonagon Holy Family Catholic Church, 11-11:45 a.m. EDT; Mass City Resource Center, 1:15-1:45 p.m. EDT. Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. 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....
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The public defender representing a Kimball man accused of bombing an asphalt plant has filed a motion to dismiss the charges against his client, arguing too much time has passed since the explosions to allow for a fair trial. Matthew Allen Gollubske, 39, is charged with two counts of being a party to the crime of using explosives to damage property in connection to several explosions between 4:15 and 6 a.m. on the morning of July 4, 2015 at Mathy Construction’s asphalt plant off U.S. 2 i...
Wednesday, Sept. 18 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bruce Crossing Stannard Township ballpark, 1-1:30 p.m. EDT; Watersmeet Food Pantry, 1:15-1:30 p.m.; Marenisco Town Hall, 2-2:15 p.m. Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. 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. Kimball Homemakers, 1 p.m., Community...
MERCER, Wis. - Sandra L. (Gray) Eesley, 72, Mercer, passed away Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, at home surrounded by family. The daughter of the late James and Anne (Tremback) Gray was born Aug. 7, 1947, in Chicago. In 1960 the family moved to Mercer and Sandra graduated from Mercer High School. On May 7, 1983, Sandra married Danny Eesley at Saint Agnes Catholic Church in Ashland. Her passion for helping others led her to a job in Ashland with Human Services. When Sandy later moved back to Mercer she...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Arthur Johnson, 89, of Bessemer, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, in Ironwood. Art was born in Bessemer on Aug. 27, 1930, to Walter and Norma (Moroni) Johnson. He attended local schools graduating from A.D. Johnson High School in 1949. He served his country in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1959 as a clerk at Fort Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, earning his honorable discharge in 1959. Upon returning from the service, Art was employed at Range Beverage in Hurley, Wis., as...
Tuesday, Sept. 17 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 parking lot, 10:30-11:15 a.m.; Mill Trace Apartments west parking lot, 11:35-11:45 a.m.; Mill Trace Apartments east parking lot, 11:45-11:55 a.m.; Wildwood Apartments community room, 12-12:15 p.m. Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Iron-Gogebic Integrated Family Services, 9-10:30 a.m., Iron County Courthouse,...
Monday, Sept. 16 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, GOCAA, 100 S. Mill St., Bessemer, from 9 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m.; Wakefield VFW, 9-9:30 a.m.; Sunset Manor Apartments community room, 9:40-9:55 a.m.; Riverview Apartments parking lot, 10-10:15 a.m.; Hillcrest Apartments community room, 10:30-10:45 a.m.; Fairview Apartments community room, 10:50-11 a.m. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church,...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Public Safety Department announced Wednesday night that several local law enforcement agencies executed a search warrant in Ironwood earlier that day in connection to a series of local thefts. An IPSD spokesperson said the department received “numerous” reports from citizens about vehicles and garages being broken into recently and items stolen. The Michigan State Police received an “actionable tip that they shared with the Public Safety Department,” the spokesper...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY, Wis. - The Hurley Education Foundation added $20,508 to its budget thanks to a community that puts students before profits. For the past nine years the Cash for Kids program of Midland Services, Inc., has allowed the customer-owners of the cooperative business organization to forego their annual percentage of cash and equity profits to several area school districts, said Trent Allen, general manager of Midland Services Inc., which brands...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY, Wis. — A Wisconsin senator is trying again to address the issue of border towns not being able to watch some Green Bay Packer games when local stations in neighboring states air other games instead. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., re-introduced S.2454, the “Go Pack Go Act” that requires cable, satellite and other video providers to offer Wisconsin subscribers access to programming from broadcast television stations in a Wisconsin media market. “Every Packers fan across our state should be able...
Thursday, Sept. 12 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. 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, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 Highway 51 North in Arbor Vitae. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Hurley....
Wednesday, Sept. 11 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Commission, 9 a.m., Iron County Courthouse Boardroom, Hurley. 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., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall....
By KIM E. STROM [email protected] MONTREAL - The Montreal City Council discussed the progress of resolving water system issues within the city at its meeting Tuesday. The rehabilitation of pumps and reopening of well No. 5 are on the docket next for repair. According to Mayor Erik Guenard, the total well rehabilitation project will cost the city approximately $123,000. "That's a conservative estimate," said Guenard in a phone interview post meeting. "We're looking at replacing...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY, Wis. — The Hurley City Council on Tuesday added vaping to the juvenile tobacco use ban and revised three gaming ordinances. The council 5-0 approved amending the city ordinance prohibiting individuals under the age of 18 from purchasing or possessing tobacco and nicotine products to include vaping paraphernalia. Aldermen Jay Aijala was not present. There was no discussion on the ordinance but the language noted it had been possible for juveniles to legally purchase some alternative n...
Tuesday, Sept. 10 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or 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. 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. dinner, 6:30 p.m. meeting, Memorial Building, Legion club roo...
Monday, Sept. 9 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. Gogebic County Fair Board, 6 p.m., fairgrounds, Ironwood. Harbortow...
