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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Running a robotics team can be expensive; and to help with costs, Gogebic Range Robotics Team 6613 held a pancake breakfast Sunday at the Wakefield VFW. The money raised at the event helps cover the team's operating expenses, Hurley senior Eli Harma said, which include travels costs and tournament entry fees. Now in its second year, the team is made up from schools across the Gogebic Range. Harma said he joined the team after a broken...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] HURLEY - Hurley's Silver Express is gearing up for its annual Spring Extravaganza. The group will perform concerts April 18, 19 and 20 at the Hurley K-12 School's auditorium. Show time is 7 p.m. They'll follow that up with a tour of a few schools in north-central Wisconsin over a coming long weekend. Director Roy Haeger said preparations for the show are going well and the 11-member group is working hard. He said they've got another talented group...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, March 24 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Community Night Meal Free Supper, 5-6 p.m., Apostolic Lutheran Church, Aurora Street, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, March 25 Senior Game Day and Lunch, 12:15 p.m., Mercer Senior Center. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer H... Full story
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Spread across three rooms in Luther L. Wright K-12 Thursday, the musicians and singers of Hurley, Bessemer and Ironwood played and sung their hearts out in the Solo and Ensemble Festival. Each soloist or ensemble hopes for a 1 star rating from the judges, which is the highest possible score. "A" Division players and singers that receive a 1 star score from the judge qualify for the Wisconsin state tournament....
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The process of developing Iron County’s Asset Based Community Development strategy is nearly complete, after the Iron County Comprehensive Planning, Land and Zoning Committee forwarded a draft onto the full county board for final approval. The plan is a replacement of the county’s former comprehensive plan, according to committee member Brad Matson. “In the past, it was goal-oriented with no reference to where you were coming from and, ‘Is that (goal) realistic,’ Matson told the Daily G...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Luther L. Wright is hosting the district Solo and Ensemble Festival today. According to choir teacher Lydia Mattson, judges will be on hand to rate the different soloists and ensembles, to include ACCENT!, based on their performances. Judges will award 1-4 stars after each performance, with one star being the highest rating possible. A one-star rating comes with a second reward, a trip to the Wisconsin state competition,May 5. Mattson said...
Thursday, March 22 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. Pokemon Club, ages 8 and up, 4 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Open Community Dinner, 5-6 p.m., Wakefield Methodist Church, Putnam Avenue, Wakefield, 906-667-0230. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9... Full story
OMA, Wis. - George R. Kerkes, 83, of Oma, passed away at home on March 17, 2018 after a long illness. He was born on Feb. 2, 1935 to Ann and Gazy Kerkes. He attended St. Ambrose Grade School and graduated from St. Ambrose High School in 1953. He served with honor in the U.S. Navy and the Michigan National Guard. After graduating from Northland College in 1967, he taught elementary education at local schools for over 30 years. On Feb. 24, 1968 he married the former Patricia Williams at St.... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - A Hurley man was sentenced to over three years in prison in Gogebic County Circuit Court on a methamphetamine charge Tuesday. Jakob Wayne Applekamp, 28, was sentenced to at least 40 months in prison for conspiracy to deliver meth. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years. "Mr. Applekamp's participation in (an effort to bring drugs into the area) included his living at a camper at the residence where meth transactions were...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley School Board approved the 2018-19 school year calendar at its meeting Monday evening. The first day of school will be Tuesday, Sept. 4, the day after Labor Day. The final day of classes will be Friday, June 7, 2019. The calendar includes three longer breaks, including the week of Nov. 19-23 which includes Thanksgiving; Monday, Dec. 24 through Tuesday, Jan. 1; and the week of March 18-22 for spring break. Additionally, there will be no school on President’s Day, Feb. 18; Goo...
Wednesday, March 21 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. Kimball Homemakers, 1 p.m., Community Center. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. American Legion Post 58, 2 p.m., Iron County Memorial Building, Hurley. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m.,... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Mark A. Verrette, 57, of Ironwood, passed away Feb. 21, 2018. Mark was born March 28, 1960, in Wakefield and was raised in Bergland. He graduated from Bergland High School in 1978, and moved to Sheboygan, Wis., where he lived for about 30 years. Mark later moved back to Ironwood to assist his mother in 2008. Mark was preceded in death by his father, Arnold Verrette. He is survived by his mother, Bernice Verrette, of Hurley, Wis.; and by five sisters, Dee Hunt (Michael), of... Full story
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley School Board received some financial advice Monday about different ways to fund some projects that have been discussed. Administrator Chris Patritto said the school has talked about a number of things, including improving the layout of the tech education area, the addition of a wellness center and accompanying locker room, new signage to help people locate the school, and new tables and other furniture. Lisa Voisin, of Baird...
Tuesday, March 20 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous,... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. - Arthur A. Manchester, 90, of Hurley, passed away on March 10, 2018. Art was born on August 30, 1927 in Eau Claire, Wis., to Charles and Marion (Fenton) Manchester. He was a 1946 graduate of Drummond High School and attended the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire. He served his country honorably during the occupation of Japan after WWII as a member of the U.S. Army. On June 18, 1955, he married the former Mary Alice Dicus at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Conrath, Wis.; and... Full story
Monday, March 19 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, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Chess Club, 4 p.m., grades 3 and up, Ironwood Carnegie Library. Overeaters Anonymous, 5 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Adult Poetry Group, 5:30 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood.... Full story
Saturday, March 17 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, March 18 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 United Methodist Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Monday, March 19 Gogebic County Human Services Agency B... Full story
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — The city of Hurley will work to come up with a plan for addressing water system cross connection violations. Mayor Joe Pinardi said the city has until September to assure the Department of Natural Resources the violations have been addressed and corrected. A connection between any part of the public water supply system and a source of contamination or pollution is called a cross connection. The aim is to eliminate cross connections to keep drinking water safe by keeping out contaminants and p...
Thursday, March 15 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., Comfort... Full story
Wednesday, March 14 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Dads and Doughnuts, 7:30 a.m.,Watersmeet School. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. Spring High School Quiz Bowl, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Gogebic Community College, Ironwood. Red Cross Blood Drive, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Memorial Building, Ironwood. 906-932-5478. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood/Hurley Rotar... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. - Mary Ann Bowman, 77, of Ironwood, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2018, at Skyview Nursing Home in Hurley. Mary Ann was born on April 26, 1940, in Ironwood, Mich., to Peter and Pat (Guzek) Bruzdzinski. She graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1958. Shortly after graduation, Mary Ann worked for the Ironwood Public Schools at Norrie School until she married. On April 22, 1961, Mary Ann married Parnell Walter Bowman at St. Michael's Church in Ironwood, by the late Rev.... Full story
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — The fifth suspect in the murder of a Lac du Flambeau, Wis., man late last year near Mercer had a $1 million cash bond set Monday morning in Iron County Court. Curtis A. Wolfe, 26, of Lac du Flambeau, and four other men are charged with first-degree intentional homicide and hiding a corpse in the death of Wayne M. Valliere Jr., of Lac du Flambeau. Wolfe’s attorney, Fred Bourg, appearing by speaker phone, argued Monday that Wolfe is indigent and $1 million bond would be excessive. “One million d...
Tuesday, March 13 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200. 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. 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... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Bernadette “Sue” Mattson, 69, of Ironwood, died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 11, 2018 at her home. She was born on June 27, 1948. in Ironwood to the late Frank and Faye Briskie. Sue graduated from J.E. Murphy High School and spent much of her life working at Erspamer’s Super Market and Super One in Ironwood. On June 29, 1968, she married Richard “Dick” Mattson at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hurley, Wis. He preceded her in death on March 13, 2006. She is survived by her brother, Robert (Mary Alice) Briskie, of Ashland, Wis.;... Full story
Monday, March 12 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. Little Finland Board, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Veterans Town Hall meeting, 2 p.m. CT, Lac Vieux Desert Health Center, N5241 US Highway 45. Finnish Classes, 3 p.m. beginners, 4 p.m. advanced, Little Finland, Kimball. Chess Club, 4... Full story
