Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] IRONWOOD - As part of the 2018 Festival Ironwood, Thursday night the Downtown Art Place held a reception and talk for "Promises," a Paul Castagna retrospective, honoring the late local artist. Wine and hors d'oeuvres were served as the public enjoyed learning more about the artist, while viewing 40 of his pieces. Born in 1946 in Ashland, Wis., to second generation Italian and Corsican parents, Castagna started painting as a teenager. After finishing...
HURLEY — An increase in school lunch prices was approved Monday by the Hurley School Board for the 2018-’19 school year. The increases are from 10 to 25 cents in breakfast and lunch prices. The new price set-up will be: Pre-kindergarten breakfast: $1.35; grade 6-12 breakfast: $1.55; adult breakfast: $2.25; pre-K-grade 5 lunch: $2.50; grade 6-12 lunch: $2.75 and adult lunch: $4. School board members were told a policy is being implemented in which students whose parents owe money to the district’s food service account are not offered the ala c...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Those enjoying Festival Ironwood activities over the next several days may notice a new feature in Depot Park, as the city workers installed a Little Free Library in front of the Old Depot Building that houses the Ironwood Chamber of Commerce and Ironwood Historical Society Monday. The little library, a replica of the depot building behind it, uses the "take a penny, leave a penny" concept honor system to spread literacy in communities. U...
Thursday, July 19 Festival Ironwood; live music, art reception, dart tournament; Depot Park, Ironwood. Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Av. tennis courts, if raining, Ironwood Memorial Building. Red Cross Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Gogebic Community College, E4946 Jackson Rd. 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. “Civil War Songs” with Charlie Sup... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Qualifying residents will soon be able to use their SNAP benefits to purchase food at area farmers markets. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which Gogebic Range Farmers Market Association president Darrin Kimbler said was formerly known as food stamps, is a federal program serving low-income residents. Kimbler said the Depot Park Farmers and Artisans Markets and Ironwood Township Farmers Market will be accepting SNAP benefits as soon as the machines are delivered — which he...
Wednesday, July 18 Festival Ironwood begins, live music, bike rides, Depot Park, Ironwood. Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Red Cross Blood Drive, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., River Valley Bank, 200 South Suffolk Street, Ironwood, 906-932-5478. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harp & Classic Guitar concert with Anne & Lisa, noon, Historic Ironwood Theatre. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound... Full story
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — Hurley School District administrator Chris Patritto said Monday the district will receive $85,000 more in state aid than he previously projected. That means taxpayers may be getting a break on the levy for the 2018-’19 school year. It’s possible the levy could decrease from $9.35 to $8.96 per $1,000 of assessed value, he said. The school board adopted a preliminary budget of about $7.2 million that includes around $2.5 million in state aid. The budget will be down by about $241,000. Years...
Tuesday, July 17 Iron-Gogebic Integrated Family Services, 9-10:30 a.m., Iron County Courthouse, Hurley. 906-663-4045 or 715-561-2191. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200. Wisconsin Veterans Employment Services Representative, 9-11:30 a.m., veterans service office, Hurley. 715-392-7808. Gogebic Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Gogebic County Courthouse Conference Room. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m.,... Full story
RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - Senior citizens who can no longer bicycle will be given the opportunity to ride the trails with a new bike that was on display Saturday at Cary Park in Hurley. The bike was demonstrated at the Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts event at the park. On an 85-degree day with only slight breezes, bicyclists went out in intervals on the non-motorized trails. It was a fundraiser for ICORE, but Enni Gregas, of the Friends of the Iron Belle Trail,...
Monday, July 16 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, 715-561-4450. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, 9 a.m.-noon, 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Rocks and Minerals program, 1 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Strong Bones exercise class, 1 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Overeaters Anonymous,... Full story
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley School held a blood drive Friday in the library of the school. The school participates in a scholarship program with the Red Cross. The scholarship goes to a graduating senior and the scholarship amount depends on how many pints of blood are collected during the year. The school hosts blood drives three or four times a year, with the next one in September. Friday's was the first blood drive to count in the total for the...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County is continuing its efforts to expand broadband access throughout the country, with the Board of Supervisors’ finance committee budgeting $18,000 towards local matching funds for the latest state grant application Wednesday. The application to the Wisconsin Public Services Commission is seeking to build a new tower in the area near Fisher Lake in the town of Mercer. “This would be a new tower out near Fisher Lake and it would kind of expand off of what we’ve already been doing ...
Friday, July 13 Coffee With A Cop, Uptown Cafe, 8 a.m. Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate SchoolDistrict OISD Special Education activity, Lake Superior scavenger hunt, 8 a.m., meet at L.L. Wright High School. “Saving Our Lakes and Rivers” meeting, 9 a.m.-noon, Nicolet College, Rhinelander. Red Cross Blood Drive, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Hurley Elementary 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... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts and other trail advocates in Iron County continue to work to develop the non-motorized trail between Hurley and Montreal, with a fundraiser planned Saturday at Cary Park in Hurley. ICORE will have brats, hot dogs, salad and cold drinks at Cary Park, according to Iron County's University of Wisconsin-Extension community educator Amy Nosal, starting at noon Saturday. Along with the food, the...
Thursday, July 12 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Av. tennis courts, if raining, Ironwood Memorial Building. “Rocks & Minerals”, 10 a.m., Mercer Public Library. 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, 1:00 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 U.S. 51 North in Arbor Vi... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. - Barbara Jean "Torchie" Aijala, 86, of Hurley died peacefully on June 28, 2018 at the Villa Maria, after battling Parkinson's Disease, with her loving family by her side. Barbara was born July 7, 1932 in Ironwood, Mich., daughter of the late Geno and Mae (Brown) DeRosso. She graduated from J. E. Murphy High School in 1951. She married Clayton Aijala on May 23, 1952, and they had seven children together. After 25 years of marriage, they divorced. Barbara worked as a CNA for about... Full story
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley City Council approved sewer rate increases at Tuesday's regular monthly meeting. The increase to Hurley customers was necessary because of higher rates being charged by the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Authority. City clerk Stacey Wiercinski said the first bill from the wastewater authority with the higher rates was for $1,667 more per month, or around $5,000 per quarter. She said the Hurley increase will amount to about $7 per quarter...
Wednesday, July 11 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, Wakef... Full story
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] MOUNT MORRIS, N.Y. — A Superior, Wis., man who faces charges in the March 27 traffic death of Amanda Schiiller, formerly of Ironwood, was arrested on a warrant Saturday in Mount Morris. Jesse Troy Gasper, 34, who absconded to New York after a warrant was issued for his arrest on June 26, will be returned to Iron County to face charges of homicide by a vehicle with use of a controlled substance, two other felonies and two misdemeanors. He was arrested in New York at a hospital, where he went for i...
Tuesday, July 10 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, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Avenue tennis courts, if raining at Ironwood Memorial Building. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Elk and Hound. “Through the Time Machine: Art Rocks!” Impressionism class, 1 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. ages 6 and up. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6... Full story
KING, Wis. — Mark Robert Celli, 87, passed away on June 27, 2018, at the Central Wisconsin Veterans Home in King. Mark was born on May 14, 1931, in Pence, to Peter and Catherine (Biondi) Celli. After his graduation from high school, he served his country honorably as a member of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was employed as a CEO of a steel fabrication company before his retirement. He is survived by two daughters: Amanda O’Neil and Tevia Celli, both of Burbank, Calif.; a sister, Jeanne (Milton) Pietz, of Scottsdale, Ariz., and man... Full story
Monday, July 9 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. Mercer Lioness Blood Drive, noon-4 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Science Rocks! Michigan Science Center Science Fair, 1 p.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. Strong Bones exercise class, 1 p.m., Mercer C... Full story
HURLEY — Iron County, along with other communities across northwestern Wisconsin, continues to prepare the necessary documentation needed in Madison to determine if the state will request a federal disaster declaration for the mid-June rain and flooding. Iron County was one of five counties in the state of emergency Gov. Scott Walker issued June 18, along with Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett and Douglas counties. The communities are verifying the estimated costs of the damage from the June 15-17 storms are as accurate as possible, according to I...
More than $150,000 was wagered on 50-50 raffles over the Fourth of July holiday regionally. Michael Tregembo of Ironwood won the Bessemer 50-50 and claimed his prize Thursday. His ticket 66187 won $34,681. Wakefield's 50-50 prize is an even $24,200 and as yet unclaimed. The winning ticket is 41346. Hurley's Fireworks Committee held its drawing Thursday morning, drawing ticket 2703. The Bank Club won the prize of $4,808. Bessemer Township's 50-50 prize of $7,750 was claimed by Lori Stella, of...
