Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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MADISON, Wis. - On Friday, March 6, seven Hurley high school students and art teacher Terry Davis visited Madison to attend the closing ceremony of the 2015 Youth Art Month State Capitol Show. The show was on display in the Capitol Rotunda Feb. 21-March 6. Artwork by students Julee Jackson, Patricia Smith and Cassidy Ofstad from the Hurley K-12 School was among more than 400 pieces of student work selected for the annual show. Students Samantha Recla, Lynda Waldros, Karissa Recla and A.J....
Tuesday, March 17 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. Blood Pressure Screening, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., with Regional Hospice nurses, Mill Street Garden, Bessemer. 906-663-0308. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Tacconelli’s. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Luther...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Eugene A. Martell, age 90, of Larch Street in Ironwood, died Saturday, March 14, 2015, in Ironwood. He was born June 14, 1924, in Minneapolis, son of the late Fred and Anne (Schirmer) Martell. Eugene had lived in Gile, Wis., and was a longtime Ironwood resident. He had owned and operated Furnace Cleaning and Stovepipe Replacement in Ironwood. He then worked for Superior Bottled Gas, which later became Great Lakes Gas. He retired from Great Lakes Gas. On Oct. 3, 1946, he was...
WILDOMAR, Calif. - Mary Louise (Santini) Brennan, 86, died peacefully at her daughter's home in Wildomar at 3:19 a.m. on March 9, 2015. Mary Lou was born in Hurley, Wis., on August 10, 1928, and was raised in Bessemer, Mich. She moved with her late husband, Jack, to Anaheim in 1954 and to Murrieta in 1999. She is a beloved mother and grandmother (Nona) and is survived by her five children, Elizabeth, John, Mary, Terry and Linda; and seven grandchildren, Sean, Ian, Kelsey, Mikayla, Nick, Stacia...
Monday, March 16 Gogebic County Human Services Agency Board, 9 a.m., Gogebic County Medical Care Facility, Wakefield. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency supplemental food program, 9 a.m. to noon, Gogebic County Seniors, Bessemer. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace...
HURLEY, Wis. — Betty L. Oldenburg, 83, of Hurley, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015, in Hurley with her great-nephew at her side. She was born on Jan. 29, 1932, in Hiles, Wis., daughter of the late Curtis and Carrie (Combs) Gumm. As a child, she attended school in Marenisco and Wakefield, Mich. In 1951, Betty was united in marriage with Carl Syrja. He preceded her in death in 1981. She then married Lloyd Oldenburg in 1983. He preceded her in death in 2000. Betty was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hurley. Betty is survived by two...
IRONWOOD - High school students from around the region took over Gogebic Community College Thursday as the college hosted its annual spring invitational Quiz Bowl tournament. The tournament - which actually featured a sixteen-team primary tournament and an eight-team secondary tournament because of the number of teams competing - hosted 24 teams from 13 schools across the western Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin, including Bessemer, Chassell, Ironwood, Wakefield-Marenisco, Drummond,...
Thursday, March 12 Bessemer Housing Commission, 9 a.m., 709 West Iron Street, Bessemer. 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. Redhatters, noon, Elk & Hound, Ironwood. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., all welcome, The Inn Bed and Breakfast, Montreal, Wis. 906-663-0308. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18;...
IRONWOOD - Ironwood City Manager Scott Erickson said the city has developed a checklist to be used in the event of flooding. With temperatures in the 50s forecast for the next week, city commissioners had questions Monday about the potential for flooding. They're hoping for a gradual snowmelt to avoid the flooding damage that has occurred in some recent years. Erickson said the city has enough sandbags to be used in the event of high water along the Montreal River and more are available from...
Wednesday, March 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. 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. Ladies Auxillary of VFW Post 1580, 1:30 p.m., Southgate, Hurley. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Hurley Education Foundation, noon, Conference Room in the Hurley School. Range Art...
Tuesday, March 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. Tiny Tot Story Hour, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Tacconelli’s. Ironwood Chamber of Commerce, 3:30 p.m., Ironwood Depot. AP Kids Final Fundraiser, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wolf’s Den, Mercer. Bessemer American Legion Post 27, 5 p.m., American Legion, Bes...
IRONWOOD — A three year-contract for mowing and trimming at the Riverside Cemetery and city parks was awarded Monday by the city commission to Harma’s Lawn and Property Service, of Hurley. The commission agreed to pay Paul Harma $65,520 for the cemetery work and $14,250 for the city parks mowing. City manager Scott Erickson noted Saari Lawn Service, of Montreal, Wis., the only other bidder, was just a few hundred dollars off. Mayor Kim Corcoran said the service bids have alternated between the two companies for the past several years. Com...
PHILLIPS, Wis. - Coach Mike Swartz never stopped believing his Hurley Midgets would be playing in Saturday's WIAA Division 4 regional final. Even after the team's 0-5 start. Hurley's 10-game winning streak came to an end as No. 1 Phillips eliminated the No. 3 Midgets 70-46 in Saturday's regional final. They overcame early injuries to Mitchell Maki and Jake Tenlen and went from that 0-5 start to a second-place finish in the Indianhead Conference's East Division and then to Saturday's trophy...
Monday, March 9 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Festival board of directors, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency Nutrition Council, 10:30 a.m., Mill Street Garden dining room, Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Adult water exercise, 5 p.m., Lindquist Center Pool at Gogebic Community College, Ironwood.906-932-0625. Relay for Life Kickoff, 5-7 p.m., Tacconelli’s, Ironwood. Iron Co...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Norma T. Rigoni, 87, of Bessemer, died Thursday, March 5, 2015, in Wakefield. Norma was born at Grand View Hospital on April 27, 1927, to the late John and Mary Ann (Decime) Perucca. She graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in 1945 and attended Business College in Milwaukee, Wis. On May 21, 1949, Norma was united in marriage to Ray Rigoni at St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Bessemer by the Rev. David Harris. Ray preceded her in death on July 19, 1999. Norma's career includ...
WATERSMEET - The Crystal Falls Forest Park Trojans captured the MHSAA Class D District 127 championship with a 56-43 victory over Wakefield-Marenisco in Nimrod Nation on Friday night. It was the fifth district title in a row for Forest Park. "We had to build a program and it took years to build," CFFP coach Jackie Guiliani said. "It's a tradition now and the girls want to be part of it. We talk to the girls a lot about being physically and mentally tough in the tournament and you have to play...
Saturday, March 7 Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous Women’s Group, noon, Salem Lutheran, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2 to 5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. Chess Nuts Chess Club, 4 p.m., Maplewood Steakhouse, Ironwood. Sunday, March 8 Pancake breakfast, 8 to 11:30 a.m., Saxon Community Center. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Mon...
ERWIN TOWNSHIP - Roughly 120 children participated in the Lapset Loppet, the final event of the 2015 Sisu Ski Fest, at the ABR Ski Trails on Tuesday. Participants completed a 2.2k course on cross country skis before recieving a participation medal and heading inside for hot chocolate and cookies. The event was held later than previous years after organizers decided the later start would increase the chance of missing the poor weather that affected last year's event, event coordinator Paulette Ni...
IRONWOOD - The stage of the Historic Ironwood Theatre will be turned over to high school students this weekend as The Awkward Stage Youth Drama Club stages three productions of "While the Lights Were Out" on Friday and Saturday. Described as an "over the top farce" with "serious undertones" by Ethan Puisto, the club's president and a sophomore at Luther L. Wright High School, the play is based around a dinner party that goes awry when a diner is murdered during a power outage. Puisto plays the r...
To the Editor: Gogebic Taconite closed its doors, it says because of the abundance of wetlands and fear of the EPA. Throughout the past four years other culprits blamed have been oppressive state laws and local zoning ordinances, the DNR, environmentalists, protestors and the Native Americans. But to get at the primary reason, follow the money. From 1985 to 2005, iron ore traded at fixed prices, hovering between $11 and $16 per ton for that 20-year period. As demand for iron increased because of growth in China, prices doubled, and in early...
HURLEY, Wis.- Evelyn R. Lewinski, 94, of Ironwood, Mich., died Monday, March 2, 2015, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. The former Evelyn Kutil was born Sept. 15, 1920, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Louis and Amelia (Erm) Kutil, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1938. She worked as a cashier at various theaters in Ironwood, where she met her future husband, Charles "Chuck" Lewinski. Chuck and Evelyn were married in Hancock, Mich., on July 14, 1941....
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Roy E. Bekkala, age 76, of 201 West Gogebic Street, Ironwood, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, in Wakefield. He was born February 1, 1939, in Wolverine, son of the late Raymond and Lydia (Solonen) Bekkala. On June 15, 1959, Roy was united in marriage with Paulette Jarvela in Calumet. They had resided in Wakefield for over 30 years, moving to Ironwood 18 years ago. Roy had been employed in the smelter at White Pine Copper Co. He is survived by his wife, Paulette; three sons,...
KIMBALL, Wis. — Janet Marie Setterlund, 73, of Hurley passed away Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015. Janet was born on Oct. 28, 1941, in Ironwood, Mich., daughter of Hjalmer and Vivian (Luoma) Setterlund. She was a longtime resident of the Iron County area. Janet is survived by two sisters-Paula Kay Setterlund-Blair and Nancy Setterlund; four daughters, JoAnn Rae Lantta-Morris and Jessica Lee Saucedo of Texas with Judith Helen Matteson and Joy Renee Roberts of Denver; eight grandchildren and one new great-grandson. She attended Central Grade School, L...
KIMBALL, Wis. - Area law enforcement officers and the Hurley Fire Department responded to the scene of a 10 p.m. Friday personal injury accident on U.S. 2, near the Corkscrew liquor store, east of County D. The front end of a pickup truck was demolished, but it was unclear how many vehicles were involved in the crash. An officer at the scene said all of the people involved in the crash were transported to Aspirus Grand View Hospital by Beacon Ambulances, while firefighters and police officers...
