Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] Iron County voters will cast ballots Tuesday, deciding on everything from the presidential primaries to state and local contests. While many of the candidates running for president have suspended their campaigns, the filing deadlines for the Republican and Democratic races mean they will still appear on Tuesday’s ballot. In addition to the national race, voters will decide between JoAnne Kloppenburg and Rebecca Bradley for a seat on the state Supreme Court. Thomas Hruz is running unopposed as a c...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] HURLEY- The Hurley Chamber of Commerce invited chamber members and the community to salute local businesses at the Spring Out fundraiser on Saturday at Sharon's Coffee Company. Rita Franzoi, of the Hurley chamber, said there were "fun" events for people to participate in, including a meat raffle and a 50-50 drawing. For the meat raffle, Franzoi spun a wheel. When the wheel stopped, the person with the matching number won an assorted meat prize. For...
By TOM STANKARD tstankard@yourdailyglobe HURLEY - While snow fell outside, close to 50 area residents attended an apple tree pruning workshop led by Rebecca Krans Saturday morning at the Iron County Courthouse hosted by the 46th Parallel Planters and the Range Master Gardeners. Krans, a Michigan State University Extension consumer horticulture educator, said tree pruning is a horticultural practice involving the selective removal of parts of a plant, such as branches, buds, or roots. She said th...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The Gogebic-Iron Area Narcotics Team's discovery of an active methamphetamine lab while executing a search warrant led to the temporary closure of a portion of Sunset Road Wednesday. Two people were arrested at E5193 Sunset Road. John Raymond Davis, 41, and Sara Anne Harris, 31, were arraigned in Gogebic County District Court in Bessemer Thursday, according to a GIANT press release. They are each charged with the same five...
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Mary Lou Swanson, 86, passed away on March 28, 2016, in Green Bay. She was born in Muskegon, Mich., on Nov. 5, 1929. She graduated high school in Hurley. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Douglas, in 2010. The Swansons lived primarily in Upper Michigan and northern Wisconsin, and she moved to a senior independent living facility in Green Bay from Ashland (14 years) in 2014. Mary Lou is survived by four children, Christine Swanson, of Marquette, Mich., Jeannine Swanson (Troy Westervelt), of Eatonton, Ga., E...
Thursday, March 31 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, 2 p.m., all welcome, The Inn Bed and Breakfast, Montreal, Wis. 906-663-0308. Free community dinner, 5-6:30 p.m., Wakefield United Methodist Church, Wakefield. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center,...
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Mary Lou Swanson, 86, passed away on March 28, 2016, in Green Bay. She was born in Muskegon, Mich., on Nov. 5, 1929. She graduated high school in Hurley. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Douglas, in 2010. The Swansons lived primarily in Upper Michigan and Northern Wisconsin, and she moved to a senior independent living facility in Green Bay from Ashland (14 years) in 2014. Mary Lou Swanson is survived by four children, Christine Swanson of Marquette, Mich., Jeannine Swanson (Troy Westervelt) of E...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Aging Unit of Iron County will soon have a permanent manager after the Iron County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to hire Mark Marczak for the position. Marczak, of Montreal, currently works with the county’s department of human services as a childcare supervisor for the Northern Income Maintenance Consortium. He was one of three candidates interviewed, according to information presented to the board. Marczak has already accepted the position, according to information pre...
Wednesday, March 30 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. 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. Adult Children of Alcoholics, 7 p.m., Samaritan Counseling, Iro... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. — Adelaide Marie Rainaldo, 91, of Hurley, died Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. She was born April 10, 1924, in Hurley, the daughter of the late Anton and Ann (Taglienti) Rainaldo. She attended St. Mary’s Grade School and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1942. She then completed her nurse’s training at St. Mary’s in Rochester, Minn., becoming a registered nurse, and began working in the polio ward in Rochester from 1942-1946. Leaving Rochester, she assisted her brother... Full story
Tuesday, March 29 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Government Gogebic Community College Board, 4:30 p.m., room B-22 of the Jacob Solin Business Center, GCC. Iron County Board of Supervisors, 6 p.m., courthouse, Hurley. Wednesday, March 30 Christian... Full story
MINOCQUA, Wis. - George D. Gross, 75, of Mercer, peacefully passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2016, in Minocqua. George was born Oct. 26, 1940, in Menominee, Mich., the son of George and Marjorie (Jurgens) Gross, of Wallace, Mich. George graduated from Stephenson High School in 1958. He then moved to Milwaukee, where he married Sandra Foelker in 1960. He was in the trucking business until his retirement in 1995, when he moved to Mercer to enjoy life in the Northwoods. An avid hunter and... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Among the items on the agenda for the Iron County Board of Supervisor’s meeting Tuesday are three revisions to the general rules for supervisors listed in the county directory. Among the changes recommended by the finance committee at its meeting earlier this month is the removal of the limit on the number of per diems a supervisor can claim each day. The existing rule allows supervisors to receive a $40 per diem for each committee and board meeting they attend in the county, and a $45...
Monday, March 28 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. Finnish Language Class, 4 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Methamphetamine ETC, 8 p.m., support group, Woodland Church, Ironwood. 906-285-2813 or...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — Used drug collection containers across the Gogebic Range have worked so well that they have created a problem in storing all the pills and medications being turned in for disposal. The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday agreed to send letters to legislators pointing out the extent of the problem here and seeking some assistance. Commissioners instructed county clerk Gerry Pelissero to draw up a letter to be sent to legislators. Gogebic County Sheriff Pete Matonich told the b...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Jail in Bessemer is overcrowded “and there’s more coming,” sheriff Peter Matonich told the county board Wednesday. Matonich said the jail was housing 30 inmates and six more were jailed in Iron County, Wis., under an agreement between the two counties. “We’re doing everything we can to try to quell it,” Matonich said of the overcrowding situation. The sheriff said he was addressing the county board because his budget is taking a hit with the extra inmates. He explained...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — There are new developments in the investigation into the March 12 fire that destroyed the Bear Trap Inn in Saxon, resulting in the death of a Kimball, Wis., woman. Lisa (Henning) Waldros, 52, a bartender at her sister’s tavern-restaurant business, was found dead in the rubble after the fire. Her body was found in the bathroom area of the structure, according to family members. An autopsy was performed in Madison. Iron County Judge Patrick Madden, who returned Wednesday from a trip to Ari...
Thursday, March 24 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, 2 p.m., all welcome, The Inn Bed and Breakfast, Montreal, Wis. 906-663-0308. Pokemon Club, 4-5 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Free Community Easter Ham Dinner, 5-6:30 p.m., Wakefield United Methodist Church. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth,...
Wednesday, March 23 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. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Government Gogebic County Board, 5 p.m., county courthouse, Bes... Full story
Tuesday, March 22 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. New members welcome. Survivors of Suicide, 6 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church Basement, Ironwood. 906-932-5718. Woods and Blooms Garden Club, 6:30 p.m., Haines Civic Center, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of th...
Monday, March 21 Gogebic County Human Services Agency Board, 9 a.m., Gogebic County Medical Care Facility, Wakefield. 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 Historical Society, 2 p.m., Iron County Historical Society Museum, 303 Iron St., Hurley. Young Authors and Illustrators Group, 3:30-4:45 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Grades 5-8. Chess Club, 4-5 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Adult Poetry Group, 5:30...
HURLEY - The Hurley Lions Club and Iron County youth teamed up to raise money for the community during the annual pancake breakfast at the Liberty Bell Chalet in Hurley on Sunday. Pancake Day, held on Palm Sunday for more than 35 years, serves as a fundraiser for both the Lions Club and the Iron County Summer Youth Camp. Lions Club members made pancakes and washed dishes, while area youth worked as hostesses and servers by seating guests, serving beverages and food and bussing tables. Neil Klemm...
HURLEY — A Mercer, Wis., man who is charged with human trafficking and false imprisonment is scheduled to be arraigned in Iron County Court on March 31. Jason Sheehan, 29, is accused of forcing a deaf woman with a neurological disorder to eat mold, drink urine and eat cat feces. The alleged victim told authorities Sheehan had hit her with a hot baking ban, threw boiling water on her, and struck her with an electric fly swatter. Sheehan is also charged with felony theft from the woman. He is being represented by Joseph Hoffmann. Iron County D...
KING, Wis. - Dennis L. "Blackie" Ramme, 66, a native of Ironwood, Mich., died Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, where he had resided for the past several years. He was born in Ironwood on July 19, 1949, son of the late Floyd and Marion (Chouinard) Ramme, and attended school in Bessemer, Mich. He then was drafted into the U.S. Army on Oct. 3, 1968, serving his country proudly as a combat infantryman in Vietnam, and was honorably discharged as a Specialist 4 on... Full story
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley Education Foundation will host an art auction and concert on Friday, April 15 at the Hurley K-12 auditorium. On Wednesday, the education foundation spoke about the upcoming event with State Rep. Beth Meyers, of Bayfield, in attendance. They said Hurley native Lydia Patritto will perform on piano for the audience's listening pleasure. She will be accompanied by Troy Puisto, a local guitarist and Hurley K-12 chemistry teacher....
