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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - With the sounds of the "Chariots of Fire" theme playing in the background, participants completed the inaugural Bridges and Bluffs half-marathon and two-mile runs Saturday at Ironwood's Depot Park. At least 226 runners braved a heat index in the 90s to participate in the event - with roughly 104 runners completing the half-marathon. Another 44 completed the course as part of a relay team and 78 competitors ran the two-mile race. Even...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Teresa "Tess" Vernetti, 73, of Wakefield, formerly of Ironwood, passed away Wednesday evening, Sept. 20, 2017. Tess was born on Oct. 2, 1943, in Hurley, Wis., a daughter of Charles John and Anna Leone (Younger) Baron. On May 18, 1962, Tess was united in marriage to Donald J. Vernetti, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley. Together they were blessed with four children. She loved being surrounded by her family. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren brought Tess immense...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — A Mercer, Wis., man was sentenced to four years in prison on drug and counterfeiting charges in Iron County Court Thursday. Anthony J. Hangartner, 27, was sentenced to four years in prison and three years of extended supervision to be served after his release from prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver — a Class E felony in Wisconsin. He was also sentenced to two years in prison and one year extended supervision for one count of forgery. In a related case, Han...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — Additional restitution was set Wednesday afternoon in Iron County Court for Donald Rick, who was convicted of murder in the fire that destroyed the Bear Trap Inn in Saxon. Rick was previously sentenced to a mandatory life sentence by Judge Patrick Madden in the stabbing death of Lisa Waldros, of Kimball. On Wednesday, additional restitution of $30,000 from Rick was approved for Theresa Henning, sister of Lisa Waldros and owner of the Bear Trap. Rick, 45, pleaded guilty to killing Waldros w...
IRONWOOD - The inaugural Bridges and Bluffs Half Marathon is set to take place in Ironwood and Bessemer Saturday. The 13.1-mile half marathon and half-marathon relay are scheduled to start at 9 a.m., with a two-mile run event starting at 10 a.m. "The half marathon races will start in Ironwood's Depot Park, run to Bessemer (running through the Ethnic Commons Park) and back to Ironwood," a city of Ironwood spokesman said. "The race will take place on the newly constructed Iron Belle Trail, which w...
Thursday, Sept. 21 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. Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic...
HURLEY, Wis. - Judith M. "Granny" Ciatti, 75, of Hurley, passed away peacefully Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 19, 2017, surrounded by her loving family, following a lengthy battle with cancer. The former Judith Trombi was born Dec. 9, 1941, in Montreal, daughter of the late Joseph and Florence (Garro) Trombi, and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley in 1959. She worked as a cook at Villa Maria in Hurley, as a sewing tech at Netz Glove in Pence and cooked at Squeak's Log Cabin in Montreal...
Wednesday, Sept. 20 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Ironwood Community Blood Drive, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-932-5478 for appointments. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Kimball Homemakers, 1 p.m., Kimball Community Center. 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. 715-561-219...
IRON BELT, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s resurfacing of Wisconsin 77 from Hurley’s Cary Location to Upson is completed, just in time for fall color season. There was some work being done on the approaches to side streets in Iron Belt on a sunny Tuesday, but the highway surface was smooth. The extent of the improvement area is from Cary Location in Hurley, near the County D extension roadway, to Upson Lake Road, near Upson. The Cary stretch of Wisconsin 77 was also resurfaced as part of Hurley’s County D extension project...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Comprehensive Planning and Zoning Committee clarified when sheds in the county’s commercial areas need permits Tuesday. The issue was raised by Iron County Zoning Administrator Erika Roeder, who was seeking guidance on how to answer any potential questions about a Mercer business that was considering using some sheds it was selling for inventory storage until they sold. “It sounds like they are using them for storage, but they’re also for sale at the same time,” Roeder sa...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — Hurley School District residents will likely see a small increase in the tax levy for 2017-18, according to district administrator Chris Patritto. He offered a budget update to the school board at Monday’s regular monthly meeting. With the district’s annual meeting coming up next month, Patritto said the levy will increase by about $28,000, to $9.56 per $1,000 of valuation, depending on how the final state equalized valuation figures shake out. Patritto said the district will receive aroun...
Tuesday, Sept. 19 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. 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...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] SAXON - On June 16, 2014, Rylie Jo Ludtke had finished her driver's education lesson. She then used her 4-wheeler to go and feed her beloved horses, Husker and Blu (she playfully preferred the spelling without an "e"). Jayme Tamble, Rylie's mom, said nobody knows what happened that day: Maybe an unexpected deer ran by. Maybe Rylie turned her head at an inopportune time. Whatever it was took her life in a flash. Rylie, of Kimball, was barely 15 years old...
Monday, Sept. 18 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, 9 a.m.-noon, 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. Gogebic County Human Services Agency Board, 9 a.m., Gogebic County DHHS, 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. Chess Club, 4 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Grades 3 and older. Carnegie Young Authors and Illustrators Group, 4-5 p.m., Luther L. Wright School Library....
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Carol Louraine Nyman (Erickson), 83, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility. Carol was born Carol Erickson on April 12, 1934, to Lloyd and Helvi Erickson. She graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley in 1952. She worked for Michigan Bell as a telephone operator until 1961, then worked at the Red Owl deli in the 1980s. She was married to John Clifford Nyman on Aug. 6, 1955. They were married for 59 years until John’s passing in 2015. She is survived by her son, Bryan, Dot...
Thursday, Sept. 14 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. Red Hat Society Luncheon, noon, Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 Highway 51 North in Arbor Vitae. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m.,...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Citing the fear of establishing a precedent, the Iron County Forestry and Parks Committee voted Tuesday not to take over the maintenance of Gile Park from the city of Montreal. "I'm still against it, for the simple reason we could set a precedent," Supervisor Jim Kichak said. "It looks good, but down the road it won't look good because there's going to be other towns that are going to want to dump their parks or whatever on us." Iron...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission heard rough estimates Monday about the possible costs connected with the 2012-13 clean-up of the former gasification plant in the Flats. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and city have been negotiating for the past few years about how much the city owes for the removal of tar in the soil near the Montreal River in a project that also involved the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. The city commission previously approved a “tolling agreement” wit...
Wednesday, Sept. 13 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....
Tuesday, Sept. 12 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Tiny Tot Story Hour, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library. 906-229-5236. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Bessemer American Legion Post 27, 5 p.m., American Legion, Bessemer. Ironwood American Legion Post...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — In a softball rematch that was 25 years in the making, Iron County cops beat Gogebic County 25-19 in the “Battle of the Badges” at Hurley’s Cary Park on Saturday afternoon. On a sunny day in which the late Ernie Banks would have said, “Let’s play two,” the softball teams raised money for Domestic Violence Escape, the Range Suicide Prevention Council, HOPE animal shelter and the Joy of Giving program. The marathon three-hour game was extended to 10 innings by Joe Simonich, who served as ann...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Competition returned to Copper Peak this weekend, as the sky flying hill played host to the inaugural Copper Peak Trails Fest mountain bike races Saturday. "It was a 110 percent success. The weather was perfect, ... I don't think we had any accidents or injuries, we had one mechanical breakdown and he was able to recover from that," said Paul Anderson, one of the event's organizers. "The course was in perfect condition. It rained...
Monday, Sept. 11 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, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Wakefield Seniors, 2 p.m., Wakefield Senior Center. Finnish Language Classes, 3 p.m. beginners, 4 p.m. advanced, Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Ironwood PTO, 5:30 p.m., Contrast Coffee, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org....
Saturday, Sept. 9 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. God’s Work Our Hands Winter Clothing Giveaway, noon to 4 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Sept. 10 God’s Work Our Hands Winter Clothing Giveaway, 10 a.m. to noon, Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Cente...
