Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, April 21 Earth Day Fair, 10 a.m. to noon, Mercer Public Library. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, April 22 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Wesley U... Full story
IRONWOOD — Last year’s Kiwanis Border Bash all-star basketball game wasn’t going to be easy to top, not with members of the three-time state champion North Central boys team filling the Lindquist Center gym and leading Northern Michigan to a victory. “That’s what everybody was telling me, but I think we got close” for this year’s games, event director Russ Maki said. “We should pack that gym again.” Ewen-Trout Creek standout Jake Witt headlines a talented group that pits many of the top boys and girls basketball players in the Upper Peninsu...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Highway Committee awarded the contract for repairing the bridge over Oronto Creek at Saxon Harbor Monday, a key step in the rebuilding of the harbor after it was destroyed in a July 2016 storm. Merrill Gravel and Construction was the lowest of seven bidders vying for the contract, according to Iron County Highway Commissioner Mike Swartz. While it was the lowest submitted, Swartz said the company’s $1,440,712 bid was still above the initial expected cost of the pro...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - Negotiations are continuing in an effort to keep Beacon Ambulance in business. The Hurley City Council on Tuesday discussed the status of the talks with Iron County Emergency Management Director Stacy Ofstad, who said Beacon is decreasing its proposed costs to area communities in seeking a new contract. At a city council meeting last week, Hurley Mayor Joe Pinardi said Beacon was requesting an increase in its annual contract with Hurley from...
Thursday, April 19 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, 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. Mended Hearts and Diabetes Support Group, 2 p.m., Aspirus Grand View Hospital conference area, Ironwood. 906-932-2443. Bessemer Area Historical Society, 2 p.m., 403 Sophie St., Bessemer. Regional Hospice Grief Support Group, 2 p.m.,... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Fourteen members of the Iron County Board of Supervisors were sworn-in for another term during Tuesday's reorganizational meeting; after which, Joe Pinardi was voted in as board chair. Jim Kichak was elected vice-chair. Along with determining the board's leadership, the county's two elected committees were also chosen. The Highway Committee consists of Karl Krall, Scott Erickson, Pat Hanson, Kichack and Larry Youngs. Youngs was the only...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley City Council re-organized without its mayor in charge on Tuesday. Because an appeals process is in effect following Paul Mullard’s one-vote victory over Joe Pinardi on April 3, Mullard can’t be sworn into office until Monday. As a result, mayor pro-tempore Steve Lombardo was briefly in charge Tuesday until he handed the reigns over to council member Joanne Bruneau, who was named to preside over the meeting. The council tabled two items until its May meeting — a proposed new contrac...
Wednesday, April 18 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, 9:45-10 a.m. EST, Lake Gogebic Senior Center, Bergland; 10:20-10:35 a.m. EST, Porcupine Mountain Senior Center, White Pine; 11-11:45 a.m. EST, Holy Family Catholic Church parking lot, Ontonagon; 1:15-1:45 p.m. EST, Resource Center, Mass City; 2:15-2:45 p.m. EST, Stannard Township Ballpark, Bruce Crossing; 2:30-2:45 p.m., Watersmeet Town Hall parking lot, Watersmeet. 906-884-2106.... Full story
Tuesday, April 17 Advanced Care Planning, 8 a.m.-noon, Aspirus Hurley Clinic. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200. Iron-Gogebic Integrated Family Services, 9-10:30 a.m., Iron County Courthouse, Hurley. 906-663-4045 or 715-561-2191. Wisconsin Veterans Employment Services Representative, 9-11:30 a.m., veterans service office, Hurley. 715-392-7808. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110.... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - John Michael (Lichaczewski) Ruditis, 67, of Wakefield, passed away on April 15, 2018 at home after a long and courageous fight with stage-four cancer. John was born on May 12, 1950, in Ironwood, son of the late John and Rose (DiGiorgio) Lichaczewski. At age 6, he was adopted by Anton P. and Margaret (DiGiorgio) Ruditis. He attended St. Ambrose Catholic School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood in 1968. John joined the Navy on May 28, 1969 as Logistics... Full story
Monday, April 16 Spring Tai Chi classes, 9 a.m., Mercer Community Center. 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, seniors, 9 a.m.-noon, 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Chess Club, 4 p.m. Grades 3 and up. Carnegie Library, Ironwood. Overeaters Anonymous, 5 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Adult Poetry Group, 5:30 p.m., Carnegie Library,... Full story
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] HURLEY - April 3 election results had Paul Mullard besting incumbent Hurley Mayor Joe Pinardi 185 to 184 and Friday morning's recount confirmed the totals. Mullard will take office Tuesday during a 4:30 p.m. reorganizational meeting at city hall. Kathleen Byrns, deputy clerk and treasurer for the city, directed June Calvetti and Kathy Osterman in recount procedures while Stacey Wiercinski, city clerk, recorded the votes. The two men agreed when it...
HURLEY — The Hurley City Council on Tuesday agreed the Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce can place an events message sign at the downtown trailhead for the snowmobile-all-terrain vehicle trail. Rita Franzoi, representing the chamber, said it will be a one-sided message center similar to the one in the town of Mercer. Council members noted in addition to the many events sponsored by the chamber, city happenings may be posted on the sign board. Franzoi indicated the cost of electricity, at $146 a year, won’t be excessive. The light emitting dio...
Saturday, April 14 Men’s Breakfast, 8 a.m., Havenwood Baptist Church, Hurley, 715-561-9921. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Hurley Prom Grand March, 6 p.m., Iron County Memorial Building. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, April 15 Laskiainen Festival, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Sledding festival, kropsua and pea soup. Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pic... Full story
Friday, April 13 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 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, April 14... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors’ Finance Committee approved the purchase of a pair of radar signs Thursday which will be installed near the two schools in the county. The county had previously installed signs near the Hurley and Mercer schools, according to Iron County Emergency Management Director Stacy Ofstad, but they weren’t working the way the county had hoped. “From the first year we had major issues with those two signs,” Ofstad said. “The one (in Hurley) never did work — we d...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County Sheriff Tony Furyk has decided to retire at the end of his current term, with Lt. Paul Samardich recently taking the first steps necessary to run for the office. Furyk has been with the Iron County Sheriff’s Department since 1983, serving the last eight years as sheriff. He said while he loves the job, he felt it’s time to let someone else do it. Since starting with the department, he said he has seen a lot of changes — most notably the technology the department uses. While t...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — The water mixer that was installed in the city of Hurley’s tank on Germania Hill is not working. The Hurley City Council learned Tuesday that a detached wire is apparently the cause of the problem. The mixer was installed as part of a city infrastructure project to ensure that the water stays fresh. Jeff Seamandel, of MSA Professional Services, the city’s’ engineering company, said the mixer is under warranty for one year after the project is “substantially complete” and that point has n...
Thursday, April 12 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, 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. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 Highway 51 North in Arbor Vitae. Pokemon Group, 4 p.m., ages 8 and older, Carnegie Library, Ironwood. Open Community Dinner, 5-6 p.m., Wakefield Methodist Church, Putnam... Full story
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — Beacon Ambulance is looking for an 800 percent increase in its contract with the city of Hurley. Mayor Joseph Pinardi told the city council Tuesday there’s no way the city has money in its budget for a proposed increase from $5,231 to $46,710, or more than $41,000, retroactive to March 1. “This is just a shock,” Pinardi said, adding that the $41,000 is basically the cost of a city employee. Pinardi said the city could negotiate next year’s contract with Beacon, but doesn’t have the funds f...
HURLEY - Iron County Emergency Management hosted Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College at the Oma Fire Hall for ice rescue training on Saturday, April 7. Twenty-three firefighters representing five local fire departments and the Wisconsin DNR were in attendance. "With the growth in winter outdoor recreation, including snowmobiles, ice fishing, snowshoeing, and cross country skiing, I recognized the need for formal ice rescue training for the firefighters," said Stacy Ofstad, Iron County Emergen...
Wednesday, April 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. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center.... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Theodore Terry Herman Raisanen, 73, of Wakefield, and former Palmer resident, passed away Sunday evening, April 8, 2018, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. Ted was born April 8, 1945, in Ishpeming to Karl and Hilja (Hyvonen) Raisanen and attended the Palmer school. He spent many years living with his brother in Mass City and had most recently been living at the Keen Ager Adult Foster Care Home in Wakefield. Ted enjoyed doing odd jobs around the home, making firewood, cutting grass and liked visiting with people throughout the c... Full story
Tuesday, April 10 Gogebic-Ontonagon County Remonumentation Peer Review, 9 a.m., Natural Resources Center conference room, Bessemer. Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. 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. Mercer Lioness Blood Drive, Mercer Community Center, noon – 4 p.m., 715-476-3511. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Elk a... Full story
