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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - If there was ever a question whether an individual's vote mattered, Hurley's mayoral race Tuesday was a powerful argument in favor of the power of voting as Paul Mullard defeated incumbent Joe Pinardi by a single vote. Mullard received 185 votes to Pinardi's 184. Mullard had served as mayor and on the city council in the past. Pinardi had been mayor for 14 years. In the city council election, all six incumbents won re-election. Seven candidates ran for the six seats, with all but the...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] Iron County voters head to the polls today to take part in Wisconsin's spring election. Voters will cast their ballots in a variety of state and local races, as well as a statewide referendum. Hurley voters will decide the contest for mayor between incumbent Joe Pinardi and Paul Mullard as well as who will serve on city council. In that race, seven candidates - Robert Lanctoe, Joanne Bruneau, Stephanie Innes Smith, Steve Lombardo, Jay Aijala, Jamey...
Tuesday, April 3 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Elk and Hound. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Disabled American Veterans, 6 p.m., Ironwood American Legion hall. Life Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Woodland Church, Ironwood. Copper Peak Annual meeting, 6:30 p.m., Room B22, Gogebic Community...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD - Both the audience and the band had fun during a "Spring Fling" concert by Superior Horns and Blue Ice at the Historic Ironwood Theatre. The 14-member group kicked off the evening with a high-energy rendition of Steely Dan's "Black Cow," which had emcee Peter Grewe pounding the keyboard and singing the high life with Bob Michaels and Tammy Grewe, while the rest of the band had no trouble keeping up. The entire program included 22 songs,...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Mary A. "Molly" (Schieber) Ceccon, age 88, of Ironwood, passed away on March 24, 2018. Molly was born on July 20, 1929, in Crystal Falls, to Gertrude Lundin. On Oct. 5, 1933, Harold and Azaline Schieber legally adopted Molly. She grew up in Wakefield and Ironwood. She was a 1947 graduate of Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood. She also attended Gogebic Community College for a year after graduation. On Sept. 11, 1949, Molly married William J. Ceccon in Hurley, Wis. She was...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Monday, April 2 Bessemer Township offices closed. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Daughters of Isaballa, 6 p.m., St. Sebastian Catholic Church, Bessemer....
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Hurley mathematics teacher and Holm's Hobby owner Ryckie Holm Jr. hosted an X-Wing tournament Friday at his shop on East Ayer Street. Holm said he schedules events when school is out, so that not only kids in school can play, but he opens up shop and takes part, also. Holm has added an extensive amount of inventory to the shop since the initial opening on June 1. Jeremiah Manzer, who described his family as "a table-top gaming family,"...
HURLEY - The Paavo Nurmi Marathon is sprinting into its 50th year with help from a $2,250 Joint Effort Marketing grant from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism. The marathon has been held on the second Saturday in August since 1969. As the longest running marathon in Wisconsin, participants can choose from full or half marathon categories, as well as two-person and five-person relay teams. The 50th anniversary of the Paavo Nurmi Marathon is set for Aug. 11. "We are thrilled to support an event t...
Thursday, March 29 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. Open Community Dinner, 5-6 p.m., Wakefield Methodist Church, Putnam Ave., Wakefield, 906-667-0230. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center, Ironwood. Celebrate...
Wednesday, March 28 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....
MARSHFIELD, Wis. - Sherryn A. "Sherry" Carlson, 75, of Winchester, passed away Friday, March 23, 2018 in Marshfield. She was born Dec. 27, 1942 in Ironwood, daughter of the late John (Al) and Evelyn (Erickson) Josephson. Sherry attended Ironwood schools and graduated from the Luther L. Wright High School with the class of 1960. On July 16, 1960, she was united in marriage to Gene E. Carlson at the Grace Lutheran Church. They resided in Ironwood Township until moving to their cottage home on No...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Frank A. Barbera, age 89, of Ironwood, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 25, 2018, in Ironwood. He was born Jan. 28, 1929, in Hurley, Wis., son of the late Phillip and Antoinnette (Macina) Barbera. Frank attended Hurley schools, graduating from the Hurley High School. On Sept. 13, 1952, he was united in marriage with Rita Alessandroni at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Ironwood by Father Moriarty. She preceded him in death on Jan. 24, 2008. Frank was a member of Our Lady...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - A Wisconsin State Patrol reconstruction expert was called to the scene of an early Tuesday morning fatal accident on U.S. 2 in Saxon. The accident involved a logging truck and car around 3:53 a.m. near the Saxon Cemetery. Iron County Sheriff Tony Furyk said both drivers were transported by Beacon Ambulance to Aspirus Ironwood Hospital and a passenger in the car was pronounced dead at the scene by Iron County Coroner Diane Simonich. The...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - About 40 people who fought the March 9 downtown Ironwood fire that claimed three lives were honored with a luncheon Tuesday at the Elk and Hound restaurant. Members of the Ironwood Kiwanis, Hurley Lions and Ironwood-Hurley Rotary clubs gathered to say thank you to all the people who responded to the fire at 102-104 E. Aurora St. that destroyed the Chelsi's Corner business and the apartments above it. "We appreciate this day," said Ironwood...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - May 23 preliminary examinations have been scheduled in Iron County Court for the five suspects in the murder of a Lac du Flambeau, Wis., man. An early Monday court scheduling conference was conducted for the five men who are being held on $1 million cash bonds set by Iron County Judge Patrick Madden. Curtis A. Wolfe, 26, of Lac du Flambeau; James Lussier, 19, of Woodruff; Joseph D. Lussier, 26, of Lac du Flambeau; Richard F.A. Allen, 27, of Lac...
Tuesday, March 27 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. Early Childhood Performer Tom Pease, “Soar into Reading”, 9:30 a.m., Gogebic Community College, Lindquist Center, 932-0203. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Elk and Hound. Woods and Blooms Garden Club, 6:30 p.m., Haine...
Monday, March 26 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 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. Overeaters Anonymous, 5 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. are...
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...
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...
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....
