Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Monday, Aug. 13 Men’s Bible study, 8 a.m., Bessemer Housing Community, community room, 906-667-0469. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, 9 a.m.-noon, 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Festival Board, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. A...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] SHERMAN, Wis. - The 39th annual corn roast of the Sherman-Springstead Volunteer Fire Department had amazing community support Saturday, with a family-friendly crowd packing the Sherman Town Hall pavilion, as well as a large tent behind it and several other umbrella tables. Springstead (rhymes with "head") is an unincorporated community in the town of Sherman in Iron County's deep south. The 2000 census listed 336 residents in Sherman, and they all...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — Jurors in the Iron County murder trial of Richard Allen and Joseph Lussier will return Monday morning to receive instructions and listen to closing statements before issuing a final verdict. After five days of the trial, Iron County Judge Patrick Madden excused the 14-person jury for the weekend at 2 p.m. Friday after the defense called only one witness. Madden said he wouldn’t hold the jury through a late Friday night session. The state’s case against the two men charged with the execu...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — The fourth day of the murder trial against two Lac du Flambeau, Wis., tribal members ended with emotional testimony of the brother of one of the defendants. When James Lussier, 19, of Woodruff, took the stand Thursday, he and many of the people in the packed courtroom audience began weeping. Lussier gave his account of what happened on Dec. 22, the day Wayne Valliere Jr., 25, of Lac du Flambeau, was murdered in a remote area near Mercer. Joseph Lussier, 26, and Richard F.A. Allen, 27, are o...
Thursday, Aug. 9 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Av. tennis courts, if raining, 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. Red Hat Society Northwoods Divas, noon, Golden Dragon, Ironwood. Reservations or cancellations to 906-667-0116. 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...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - One of the five men charged with murdering a Lac du Flambeau, Wis., man near Mercer just before Christmas described Wednesday how the victim was executed. Curtis Wolfe, 26, testified in the trial against Joseph Lussier, 26, and Richard F.A. Allen, 27. All three are tribal members from Lac du Flambeau. Wolfe said Wayne Valliere Jr. was beaten and shot to death on a desolate road on Dec. 22. Valliere was reported missing when he didn't show up...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - The murder trial of two Lac du Flambeau tribal members recessed Tuesday after defense attorneys attempted to poke holes in an alleged jailhouse confession. Emanuel Reyes testified that Joseph D. Lussier, 26, had confessed to shooting Wayne M. Valliere Jr. on Dec. 22. Also charged in the execution-type shooting and hiding the corpse near Mercer is Richard F.A. Allen, 27. "He said he shot him in the face and blood came out like a faucet," Reyes...
Wednesday, Aug. 8 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. Wakefield American Legion, 5:30 p.m. Auxiliary, 6 p.m. regular meeting, post,...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — A key witness in the trial of two Lac du Flambeau men who are charged in the execution-style shooting of a fellow tribal member testified Monday one of them confessed to the crime. Clint Eades Jr. testified Richard F.A. Allen, 27, said he and Joseph D. Lussier, 26, shot and killed Wayne M. Valliere Jr. on Dec. 22. Allen and Lussier are charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree homicide and hiding a corpse in the death of Valliere. It was the opening day of their Iron County trial. Eades,...
Tuesday, Aug. 7 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Av. tennis courts, if raining, Ironwood Memorial Building. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Diabetes Prevention Program, 6 p.m., MSU Extension office, Bessemer. Disabled American...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — With the murder trials of two men scheduled to begin today in Iron County Court, a third man charged in the death of Wayne M. Valliere Jr. has pleaded guilty. James Lussier, 19, of Woodruff, entered guilty pleas late Thursday afternoon to being a party to the crime of felony murder and two counts of aiding a felon. He is scheduled for sentencing on Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. by Iron County Judge Patrick Madden. Lussier is represented by Hurley attorney Marty Lipske, who entered into a plea agreement w...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - While work is continuing to rebuild Saxon Harbor, the planned reopening may be slightly delayed. Iron County Forestry and Parks Administrator Eric Peterson told the Iron County Board of Supervisors Tuesday everyone is still shooting for the spring 2019 reopening for the marina. But he said additional project requirements and various delays in rebuilding the harbor after it was destroyed in the July 2016 storm could push that timeline back....
Thursday, Aug. 2 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Street tennis courts, if raining, 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. Strong Bones exercise class, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center, Ironwood. Knights of...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - As the massive rebuilding project continues at Saxon Harbor following the July 11 storm of 2016, some mysteries are being solved. One of those mysteries for the past two years has been the disappearance of a boat owned by Neil Gilbertson, who lives at the harbor on Lake Superior with his family. While the dozens of boats that blew out to sea in the storm or broke up in the harbor had been located, there wasn't a trace of the Ty Breaker....
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — While the supervisors may not have been happy about it, the Iron County Board of Supervisors approved borrowing over $1.2 million Tuesday to cover the county’s 2017 placement costs. This is the second year the board has decided to borrow money to fund the county’s costs for court-ordered placements — a move that allows the county to exceed the state-imposed levy limit and pass at least a portion of the burden onto the county’s taxpayers. The placements occur for a variety of reasons,...
Wednesday, Aug. 1 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. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Alzheimer’s Disease Caregivers Support Group, 6-7 p.m., Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mercer, Wis. Bessemer Booster Club, 6:30 p.m., A.D. Johnston High School. G...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — Preparations continued Monday afternoon in Iron County Court for next week’s murder trial, with 110 potential jurors already whittled down to 85. Judge Patrick Madden said some elderly residents in the jury pool had been eliminated for the Aug. 6-15 murder trials of Richard F.A. Allen, 27, and Joseph D. Lussier, 26, both of Lac du Flambeau. They are charged in the shooting death of Wayne M. Valliere Jr., of Lac du Flambeau, whose body was found near Mercer on New Year’s day. Both are charg...
Tuesday, July 31 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Av. tennis courts, if raining, Ironwood Memorial Building. 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. Government Hurley Senior Center board, 12:30 p.m., Hurley Senior Center. Gogebic Community College Board, 4:30 p.m., room B-22, Jacob...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] HURLEY - Members of the Hurley Education Foundation celebrated four special alumni or friends in their 17th Annual Induction Ceremony Saturday at the Hurley K-12 School. Honored were David Traczyk, of Hurley, and three late honorees: Joseph H. Masterson Sr., Vern Downey and Dr. Joseph Lalich. Traczyk accepted his own award, while family members accepted for Masterson and Downey. A local representative accepted Lalich's award. David Traczyk Patty Riedl, of...
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] HURLEY — St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hurley held their annual summer picnic on the church grounds Sunday. The beautiful weather brought a large crowd to enjoy good food, music, children’s games, bingo and fellowship. Picnic goers relaxed and visited with each other as they were musically entertained by Ray Haapala, former Ironwood resident, now of Hazelhurst, Wis. The church has been inviting Haapala to their picnic for the past four years. A highlight of the day was Gerry Traczyk’s delicio...
Monday, July 30 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, 715-561-4450. Finnish Women’s Auxiliary, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. 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. Strong Bones Exercise Class, 1 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p...
HURLEY - The City of Hurley kicked off their 100th year anniversary celebration yesterday with a flag raising ceremony at Hurley City Hall. Mayor Paul Mullard welcomed those gathered before turning things over to retired U.S. Army Major Fred Matusewic who was in charge of the change of flags with the local color guard. While Hurley resident Susan Walesewicz sang the National Anthem, Vietnam Veteran Bob Morzenti and U.S. Navy Veteran Bill Thomas raised a U.S. flag and a Wisconsin state flag that...
HURLEY - History was very much alive Friday as tours of the Iron County Historical Museum took place in Hurley, while various demonstrations also occurred both inside and outside of the building. Volunteers served as guides in some of the 15 rooms, while living history interpreters brought specific subjects to life, much to the delight of both children and adults. Using the stage name of Anastasie Cadotte, retired teacher Patti Bertagnoli had kids in a state of constant interaction as she...
Friday, July 27 Ontonagon County Fair, fairgrounds, Greenland. Coffee With A Cop, Rigoni’s Bakery, 8 a.m. GOISD Special Education actiivity, Camp Josh, 8 a.m., meet at L.L. Wright High School. 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. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church b...
