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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley City Council accepted a favorable audit report for 2017 at Tuesday’s regular monthly meeting. The audit by Wipfli LLP found “no unusual transactions,” council members learned. Some of the city’s grant money from projects will be carried into 2018 for audit purposes. The state retirement system is overfunded, the council was told, but that was because of favorable stock market investments that can vary from year to year. The council approved hiring Wipfli to complete the 2018 audit a...
Wednesday, Dec. 12 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....
Tuesday, Dec. 11 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. Pickleball, 10 a.m.-noon., Ironwood Memorial Building. Cookie Exchange, 11 a.m., Mercer Public Library. 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. Bessemer American Legion Auxiliary, 5:00 p.m. Ironwood American Legion...
HURLEY, Wis. - Santino A. "Sye" Castagna, 97, of Pence, passed away on Nov. 30, 2018. Sye was born on Jan. 7, 1921, in Hurley, the son of Anna Lopez and Pasquali "Patsy" Castagna. Sye was a native of Hurley and lived in Pence. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley and one of the oldest members of the American Legion in Hurley. His life was about God, family and friends. He was a kind, compassionate and caring individual who took pride in living independently on his own until...
Monday, Dec. 10 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. National Finnish American Festival Inc. board, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. “Pepsi Cares” donation drive for DOVE and HOPE, 3:30-6 p.m., 5th and Silver Street, Hurley. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] While Iron County opened its snowmobile trails this week, other Wisconsin counties will wait until Dec. 15 to do so. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources officials said lack of snow and trail easements beginning on Dec. 15 are factors in the counties’ plans. While Iron County has received nearly 50 inches of snow and there’s about a foot on the ground, snowmobilers weren’t exactly flocking to Hurley yet on Friday, as the trail news hadn’t spread downstate. About 80 miles of trails were opened init...
Saturday, Dec. 8 “Christmas for Kids” donations, 8 a.m.-noon, Iron County fire stations. Gingerbread House building, 10 a.m.-noon, Ironwood Public Library. Union Station Food Pantry and 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. Erwin Commmunity Club Christmas party, 1 p.m., Erwin Town Hall, VanBuskirk Road. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Mercer Community Christmas Party, 4 p.m., Mercer Community Center....
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - A Superior, Wis., man who is charged in a fatal March 27 traffic accident in Saxon was bound over for trial Thursday. Jesse Troy Gasper, 34, faces five charges in the early morning logging truck-car accident on U.S. 2 that claimed the life of former Ironwood resident Amanda Schiiller, 31. She was a passenger in the car driven by Gasper, who was injured in the crash near the Saxon cemetery. The accident closed the highway for nearly eight...
HURLEY — Iron County snowmoible trails opened Wednesday, according to the Hurley Chamer of Commerce. The White Thunder Riders had three groomers out in the morning and reported that 80 miles of trail in northern Iron County were groomed. Today, the following trails will be open: —All of 17. —8, from County G to the intersection with West Brancj Riad. —8B, 13C, 15A, 11A, 6 and 2. —All of 77. —2, from Boomer Creek Road to Harbor Drive. —2A to the condos. —15, from Hogsback to Island Lake Road. —13, from Montreal to Island Lake Road. The followi...
Thursday, Dec. 6 Red Cross Blood Drive, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Hurley Elementary School. Pickleball, 10 a.m.-noon., Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families, 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m., Bessemer V.F.W. Post 3673, 605 W. Lead St., Bessemer; 1-2 p.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-667-0283. 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....
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - Marc Mero went from having a dream as a kid to living it, then losing it all. At 55, he's living a new dream. The motivational speaker addressed a Gogebic Community College gymnasium filled with area students in grades 5-9 Tuesday afternoon. Mero experienced his first crisis at age 8 when his parents divorced. He grew up in a single-family home in a poor section of New York, and wrote down his dreams and goals at age 10, setting his sights...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — A Hurley resident pleaded guilty to a reduced weapons charge in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday. Christopher James Michelic, 22, pleaded to attempted possession of a dangerous weapon, a felony with a potential maximum sentence of 2.5 years in prison. The plea came as part of a plea agreement that had the charge reduced from possession of a dangerous weapon. In June, officers with the Ironwood Public Safety Department found Michelic in possession of a pair of brass knuckles when h...
Wednesday, Dec. 5 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Iron County Health Department Walk In Clinic, 8:30 a.m.-noon, health department. 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. Alzheimer’s D...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Audrey Sanger, 87, of Howell Street in Bessemer, died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in Wakefield. She was born May 12, 1931, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Charles and Helen (Palmquist) Steele. Audrey attended Saxon, Wis., High School and graduated with the class of 1949. She was a cheerleader for the Saxon Knights. She married Fred P. Sanger on March 4, 1950, at the Hurley Presbyterian Church by Rev. Harries. She was a homemaker when her children were young. She loved to bake -...
HURLEY, Wis. - Marial Desolyn Bino, 102, a long-time Hurley educator, ended her earthly adventure on Nov. 22, 2018. Born May 11, 1916, in Hurley to Mary (Fragno) and John Bino Sr., Marial often recounted how she and her siblings enjoyed a loving, care-free, adventurous childhood. She was pre-deceased by her parents, her siblings and their spouses, Louise (John) Maddock, John (Antoinette) Bino Jr., Catherine (Albert) Faust, Desolyn (James) Maccani and her nephew, James Maccani Jr. Marial was a...
WOODRUFF, Wis. — Lola Larson, 97, formerly of Ironwood, Mich., passed away Nov. 29, 2018, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Woodruff. The former Lola Irene Stewart was born April 18, 1921, in Ironwood, the daughter of the late Lyle Stewart and Etta (Hunt) Stewart. Lola graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood in 1939. She entered the U.P. Beauty Academy in Marquette, Mich., in 1939 and graduated with honors in 1940. She worked at the Charm Beauty Shop in Ironwood for three years then bought the French Beauty Shop in 1...
Tuesday, Dec. 4 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Pickleball, 10 a.m.-noon., Ironwood Memorial Building. 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 Legion club rooms, 906-932-4322. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration,...
BOULDER JUNCTION, Wis. — Emil Busse Sr. passed away on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018. He was born in Germany and came to this country in 1954 after World War II with his mother and cousin, eventually settling in Boulder Junction. In 1973, Emil married Patricia Burnell in Hurley. She survives. He is also survived by one son, Emil Jr. and daughters, Naomi Brooks, Valerie Wager and Elvira James and their families; nine grandchildren; five great grandchildren and nephews and nieces. Emil is preceded in death by one son, Edward; his mother, Emilie; c...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — While they don't know the final number they're working towards, Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts members began raising funds toward the purchase of a section of rail grade in northern Iron County Sunday at a fundraising dinner. “I think things have gone very well,” Mike Fauerbach told the Daily Globe. “I don't know if we've had quite as many people as last year because of the weather, but it was very, very close,” said Fauerbach, one of the fundraiser's organizers. Along wit...
Saturday, Dec. 1 Men’s Breakfast, 8 a.m., Havenwood Baptist Church, 501 Copper St., Hurley. Gingerbread House building, 10 a.m.-noon, Bessemer Public Library. Reading of the Christmas Story, 10 a.m., Heritage Christian Book and Gifts, 610 Ayer St. Cookie decorating contest, 10 to 11:30 a.m., children ages 3-12, Ironwood Carnegie Library. Union Station Food Pantry and 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., M...
One of the highlights for any school music program is the annual holiday concert. Whatever the name - Christmas program, holiday performance or winter concert - it's a great time to make music as multiple generations of family members gather in auditoriums and gymnasiums across the region. Area school districts have planned 16 holiday concerts in 16 days. Ironwood's elementary holiday concert is first on the calendar on Thursday, Dec. 6, at 6 p.m. in the Luther L. Wright K-12 School's second...
Friday, Nov. 30 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, Dec. 1 Men’s B...
HURLEY - The Iron County Memorial Building marked its 90th birthday earlier this month. Long the post home of the Hurley American Legion, the building has hosted many gatherings, private and public, large and small over the decades. The building was dedicated on Nov. 11, 1928 - then Armistice Day, now Veterans Day - with a very large ceremony, according to Joe Walesewicz, a member of the Memorial Building's Restoration Committee. The idea was to create a building to honor those who had fought...
