Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY - Area youth started a six-week exploration of area historic sites on Wednesday with the purpose of learning more about what everyday life was like generations before them. The All Aboard for History Camp is a collaboration among area historic sites for students who have just finished the fourth- and fifth-grade, said Kristin Kolesar, board treasurer of the Iron County Museum and a fifth-grade teacher in Hurley. The camp visits sites through...
Thursday, June 27 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. “Bats of the Northwoods” reading program, 11 a.m., Mercer Public Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. 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; Lig...
Wednesday, June 26 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. Cuddlebugs Story Time, 9:30 a.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. 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...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Those who knew him continue to mourn the loss of Ernest “Ernie” Moore, who passed away last week. Moore, 63, who died June 16 in Florida while traveling home, owned and operated the Iron County Miner and Print Shop in Hurley. His role at the newspaper and his nature meant he knew many members of the community. “All growing up, when we were driving around with him as kids or whatever; people would wave at him and say hi. He knew a lot of their names,” recalled his son, Michael Moore. “S...
MIAMI, Fla. - Ernest "Ernie" Richard Moore unexpectedly died on Sunday, June 16, while traveling home from a trip with his oldest son, Michael. The cause of his death is unknown. Ernie was born in Fond du Lac, Wis., on June 1, 1956, to Howard William Moore and Anna Adeline Moore. His sisters are Janice Gulan (Jerry Eklund), Maureen (Mike) Bracket, and Sharon (Brett) Richter. He attended Ironwood Area Schools, graduating from Luther L. Wright High School in 1974. He completed a technical...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — Citing a lack of enrollment, All Saints Catholic Academy will reduce its curriculum to preschool and kindergarten for the 2019-20 school year. Parents of children attending the Pre-K through fifth grade school were informed of the class reduction in a June 7 letter. Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church published the announcement in the June 16 church bulletin. “We cannot offer any grades above kindergarten,” said Emily Lightfoot, lead teach...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Awkward Stage Drama Club met at Depot Park on Tuesday to start work on an anti-bullying project. Mary Hansen, co-coordinator of the club, said a grant was received to produce a campaign where club members will be writing scripts to address bullying in schools. "We're not sure where it's going to go," she said. "But we're starting it and letting them kind of lead us into how we can get people to understand how to combat that within the...
Tuesday, June 25 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Mercer Area Sno-goers Board, 9 a.m., groomer barn. 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. Moonshadow Troy Graham kids concert, 11 a.m., Depot Park. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Awkward Stage Drama Club Summer Camp, grades 6-12, 1...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The audience at the Historic Ironwood Theatre was treated to a night of string music Saturday as Molly O and the TrueGrass Band performed a mix of original tunes and bluegrass staples. The group featured Bayfield resident Molly Otis, who toured the world in the early '90s as her band, Molly and the Heymakers, reached the top 50 on the charts with the single, "Chasing Something Called Love." Otis told the audience Saturday she still loves...
Monday, June 24 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Finnish Women’s Auxiliary, 10 a.m., Little Finland. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Iron County Mobile Food Pantry, noon-1:30 p.m., Iron County Recycling-Iron County Forestry Parking Lot, 606-607 3rd Ave. North, Hurley. 715-561-2695. Young Writers Camp, 3 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Pea...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Two Kimball men were charged this week with the 2015 bombing of Mathy Construction’s asphalt plant in Kimball. Robert “Barrel Bob” Gollubske, 82, and his son, Matthew Allen Gollubske, 38, are each charged with two counts of being a party to the crime of using explosives to damage property — a Class C felony with a potential maximum penalty of up to 40 years in prison or a fine of up to $100,000. Both men have previously complained about the asphalt plant — also known as the Northwoods...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] BESSEMER — Northern Michigan has a perfent safety rating for busing kids to and from school, and continuing education has a lot to do with that, said organizers of a Wednesday training at A.D. Johnston Junior and Senior High School. There were 44 bus drivers attending the six-hour continuing education that is required every two years under the Pupil Transportation Act of Michigan, said Chris Bergquist, business manager and transportation s...
Thursday, June 20 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. 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. 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....
Wednesday, June 19 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. 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. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Nicolet College Foundation, 12:30 p.m., Nicolet College Fireside Room, Rhinelander Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club,...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Gary D. Johnson, 78, a longtime resident of Ironwood, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019. Gary was born on Sept. 20, 1940, in Painesdale, a son of Hugo and Martha (Maki) Johnson. He attended Luther L. Wright High School and graduated in 1958. Gary proudly served his country in the U.S. Army for two years. During that period, he participated in the military police school at Fort Gordon, Ga. Gary was assigned to the 193 M.P. Co. 94th M.P. Battalion West Germany as a security...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Frank John Sopko, 97, died peacefully in Westgate Nursing and Rehab Center on June 15, in Ironwood, Michigan, Frank was born on July 1, 1921, in Ironwood to Louis and Mary Sopko. He married Eileen McManman on July 22, 1947. Throughout his life, he worked at the local CCC's, Cary Mine, White Pine Copper Mine, and the Ironwood School System before retiring in 1985. He grew up and lived in Norrie location until 2014 before moving to the Hurley Senior Apartments, then Westgate Nurs...
HURLEY, Wis. - Ronald H. Ahola, 84, of Hurley, died peacefully Saturday, June 15, 2019, at Villa Maria in Hurley. Ronald was born on May 7, 1935, in Ironwood, Mich to Henry and Marie (Saari) Ahola. He graduated from Luther L. Wright high school in 1952. He was in the Army from March of 1954 to February of 1956 and was stationed in Germany for the Korean campaign. During his time in the Army, he was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, sharpshooter medal, and Army of Occupation Medal...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley K-12 School board approved using Hurley Northstars as the school's mascot name during Monday night's meeting. The change was passed with Leslie Kolesar being the only member to vote "no." Prior to the board's vote, senior class president Ally Rye along with Dayne Stuhr - president of the mascot executive committee - explained how the name was selected. "Once we had it down to three (choices), we sent that out to the whole school...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County’s forestry and parks committee approved the winning bids for the county’s 2019 spring timber sale last week, a key source of revenue for the county. A total of 55 bids were received on 17 of the 18 sales up up for bid, with one sale failing to receive a bid. The winning bids the committee approved June 11 are expected to generate approximately $1,228,743 for the county’s coffers. However, the exact amount won’t be known until the parcels are logged. Iron County Forester...
Tuesday, June 18 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. Loony Pedalers ride, 9 a.m., M & N, Vilas County Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Iron-Gogebic Integrated Family...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] HURLEY - Penokee Range 4H Livestock Club hosted a "Haymakers 'n Hotdogs" fundraising event Friday at Cary Mine Market. The event raises money for the club, which in turn is partly used for the "betterment of Iron County's fairgrounds," 4H leader Brock Swartz said. "We have our main show at the market sale," he said. "The kids all display their animals at the fair." The club has installed concrete in the barns to contain any biohazards, he said,...
Monday, June 17 GOCAA distribution Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. 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. Alpha Delta Kappa, noon, Sharon’s C...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] KIMBALL, Wis. - A two-vehicle crash temporarily closed U.S. 2 in Kimball Friday afternoon. The two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision at around 2 p.m. Friday, Iron County Sheriff Paul Samardich told the Daily Globe, on the highway near Defer Road. Four people were transported by Beacon Ambulance to Aspirus Ironwood Hospital as a result of the crash. The highway had re-opened by 4 p.m. The Iron County Sheriff's Department continues to...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] HURLEY - Outside walls are nearly erected at Hurley K-12 School's Northwoods Manufacturing expansion project and work on the roof deck is expected to take place within a week. The combination of nice weather and contractors doing good work has resulted in no issues and the project is progressing "better then expected," Greg Phillips, construction manager for the school said. "So far everything has gone smoothly and ahead of schedule," he said. In a...
Thursday, June 13 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. Iron County Development Zone Council, noon, court house, board room. Red Hat Society Northwoods Divas, noon, Elk & Hound, Ironwood. Contact Carol Saari at 906-932-4953. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice of...
