Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley K-12 Commons Saturday was full as the community gathered to see the Hurley Education Foundation induct four new distinguished alumni. The foundation's Class of 2019 featured Maj. Gen. Rodney R. Hannula, Phyllis Schlecht, Edward "John" Wiita and Mike Fauerbach. For each of the four inductees, there were introductory remarks about their background before the inductee or a family member gave their remarks. The speeches made clear...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] HURLEY — The streets of Hurley were packed as the smell of food and the sound of music by Shawn Kitto and Ray Haapala drew in crowds of people during St. Mary’s Church Bazaar on Sunday. Nancy Sturgul, chairperson for the bazaar committee, said the event is the church’s largest fundraiser of the year. The money raised goes to help people throughout the community as well as items needed for the church, she said. “We try to help where we can,” she said. Dubbed as an old time church social, the event...
Monday, July 29 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. Iron County Mobile Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Iron County Recycling-Iron County Forestry Parking Lot, 606-607 3rd Ave. North, Hurley. 715-561-2695. Summer Exercise Class, 2 p.m., Mercer Community Center. 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. AL-ANON, 6 p... Full story
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] HURLEY - The Highline Corporation held an open house of its production facility on Friday while staff conducted tours of the building's 20,000 square foot factory which also doubles as a community rehabilitation program center. Donna Reinerio, CEO of Highline, said the corporation started in 1966 by local businessmen who foresaw a need in the area for a vocational rehabilitation training center. "They knew their was a need for people with...
Saturday, July 27 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. Heritage Festival Parade, 2 p.m., Hurley. 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, July 28 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting,... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] KIMBALL, Wis. - A group of volunteers gathered at the Kimball town park Wednesday for a work bee to touch up the area. The grassroots group Northern Iron County Engaged Residents, or NICER, organized the event that consisted of primarily giving several of the picnic tables and benches in the park a fresh coat of paint. "I think it really spruces up the area. Kimball Park is a beautiful spot to come down, listen to the water of the Montreal River rus...
Friday, July 26 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Saturday, July 27 Union... Full story
PENCE, Wis. - August "Ray" Savera, 88, of Pence, passed away at his home on July 21, 2019, in the arms of his wife, Kathy, with his sister-in-law, Sally, by his side. He was born on Dec. 28, 1930, in Ironwood, Mich., to August and Christine (Hakala) Savera. He graduated from Hurley High School in 1949. He attended college in Superior, Wis., leaving before graduation to enter the U.S. Air Force. He completed his education while in the Air Force, earning his master's degree. Ray served in the Air... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY, Wis. — A group of youth became skilled ‘bubbleologists’ on Wednesday as part of the Hurley Public Library’s summer library program. The session was taught by Annie McDonnell, a naturalist at the North Lakeland Discovery Center in Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin. The kids got a brief lesson before making their own bubbles inside and then went outside for some giant bubble-making art. “We talked about bubbles and where they are found in nature...
Thursday, July 25 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. Summer Exercise Class, 2 p.m., Mercer Community Center. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center,... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — In an effort to help defray costs, the Iron County Human Services Board sent a resolution to the full county board Monday asking the state to seek an exemption from a federal rule restricting Medicaid funding for certain treatment facilities. Iron County Human Services Director Cally Kilger said federal rules prohibit Medicaid reimbursements for placements in certain facilities unless a state seeks a waiver. “If we have to place an individual in an IMD (Institute for Mental Disease), whi...
Wednesday, July 24 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. 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., Mercer Community Center. Bergland... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — One of the two defendants accused of bombing a Kimball, Wisconsin asphalt plant in 2015 will have his competency to stand trial examined following a judge’s ruling Monday — two months after a competency exam was ordered in a separate case. Judge Gary Carlson ordered a competency exam for Robert “Barrel Bob” Gollubske, 82, who is facing two counts of being a party to the crime of using explosives to damage property in connection to several explosions at Mathy Construction’s Northwoods...
Tuesday, July 23 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. Mountain Biking Group, 6 p.m., group choice. Woods and Blooms Garden Club, 6:30 p.m., Haines Civic Center, Mercer, Wis. Erwin Township historical Society, 6:30... Full story
MONTREAL, Wis. - Janice M. Berglund, 77, a lifelong resident of Montreal, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, July 21, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Janice was born on Dec. 9, 1941, in Montreal, a daughter of Joseph and Florence (Garreau) Trombi. She attended Montreal Grade School and J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley. On April 15, 1961, Janice married the love of her life Clyde W. "Bergie" Berglund at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Montreal. They moved to Milwaukee for a few years... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] BRUCE, Wis. - For the first time the annual Iron County Summer Youth Camp for kids going into fourth and sixth-grade was held at the historic Trail's End Camp in Rusk County, Wisconsin. The 146 acre camp is former logging land that was deeded to the Rusk County 4-H Club Committee in 1933, according to camp information. The camp expanded over the years and became a site for youth camping groups all around the state. It took some planning to run a...
Monday, July 22 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. Summer Exercise Class, 2 p.m., Mercer Community Center. 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 Iron County Human... Full story
Saturday, July 20 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, July 21 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p... Full story
BESSEMER, Mich. - Valerie Kay "Val" Reed, 51, of Bessemer, passed away peacefully at her home on July 15, 2019. She was born on March 2, 1968, to Lawrence and Karina (Mandelin) Beauchamp in Wakefield. She graduated from A.D. Johnson High School in 1987, and she went on to earn her CDL through Gogebic County Community College in 2017. Valerie was a bartender, CDL holder, upholsterer, and jack-of-all-trades. She was an avid car lover who enjoyed bodywork and tinkering with her beloved El Camino.... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — Following several car break-ins earlier this week, the Ironwood Public Safety Department is reminding residents about steps they can take to reduce the chance they are targeted. He made clear the problem isn’t isolated to a specific area, or even to the city of Ironwood. “It was primarily over one night recently, but there’s been other nights in the past … where people have reported their vehicles have been entered,” said IPSD Sgt. Matt Sterbenz. “Not only in our area, but Hurley has ha...
Friday, July 19 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Government Iron County... Full story
MERCER, Wis. — With the prevalence of smart phones and GPS, it’s increasingly rare to get around without the assistance of digital technology. However, Fe University is teaching an orienteering class next month for those interested in improving their skills with a map and compass. The class will be held Aug. 13 and 20 from 1-3 p.m., and 1-4 p.m. Aug. 22. The first two classes will be held at the Mercer Public Library. The third class will be held in the field, at a location still being decided. “Participants will explore compass types, discover...
Thursday, July 18 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.... Full story
BESSEMER, Mich. - Valerie "Val" Kay Reed, 51, of Bessemer, passed away peacefully at her home on July 15, 2019. She was born on March 2, 1968, to Lawrence and Karina (Mandelin) Beauchamp in Wakefield. She graduated from A.D. Johnson High School in 1987, and she went on to earn her CDL through Gogebic Community College in 2017 and took various art classes. Valerie was a bartender, CDL holder, upholsterer, and jack-of-all-trades. She was an avid car lover who enjoyed bodywork and tinkering with... Full story
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Members of the Wakefield-Marenisco board of education voted Monday evening to support a resolution in support of greater state funding of schools. "There's a group that's been fighting for years to get adequate funding," superintendent Jason Gustafson told the board. "They've asked for each school to approve a resolution." The superintendent said that the state budget for the coming school year has not yet been concluded, so the resolution...
