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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - The 8 inches of snow that fell when rain turned into snow on Friday set an Oct. 28 record for Ironwood, according to the National Weather Service office in Marquette. The snow was recorded at the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Treatment Plant on the Montreal River off Cloverland Drive for the 24-hour period ending at 7 a.m. on Saturday. Another 2 inches fell for the 24-hour period to 7 a.m. Sunday, making the weekend's snowfall 10 inches. About...
Tuesday, Oct. 31 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Elk and Hound. Life Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Woodland Church, Ironwood. Government Gogebic Community College Board, 4:30 p.m., room B-22, Jacob Solin Business Center, GCC....
GILE, Wis. - Matthew C. Schutz, 44, of Kimball, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, in Gile. Matt was born March 19, 1973, in Portage, Wis., son of the late John Schutz and Mona (Joyce) Tryggeseth, and attended Portage schools. He traveled and worked all over the country and worked locally driving his semi "Lucky Lynda" for Henning Trucking of Kimball. At the time of his untimely death, he was employed at Plunkett's Pest Control and Eagle All Sports in Gile. Matt enjoyed hunting,...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Five hundred bags of candy weren't enough. The volunteers working the fun frolic at the Iron County Memorial Building ended the event without any candy left over Saturday, despite starting the day with over 500 bags. "I know we broke our record from last year with the amount of children attending," Dorothy Walesewicz, one of the organizers said, estimating over 200 kids attended the event. Along with the candy; the fun frolic had games,...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - Pouring rain turned into heavy snow Friday evening and it quickly accumulated across the Gogebic Range. When the thermometer hit the low 30s, the precipitation was pure white and it was the sticky variety of snow. Driven by strong north winds, the snow fell only about a week after autumn colors had peaked late throughout the area. An Iron County Highway Department plow truck pushed the slush from the U.S. 51-Silver Street intersection in...
Thursday, Oct. 26 Friends of the Ironwood Carnegie Library, 9:30 a.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Cuddlebugs Storytime for Babies and Toddlers, 9:30-10 a.m. ,Ironwood Carnegie Library 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. Iron County Health Department Flu Clinic, Iron County Health Department, 1...
Wednesday, Oct. 25 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. Iron County Health Department Flu Clinic, Springstead Town Hall, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. 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....
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Marilyn E. Reyns, 88, former longtime Ironwood, Mich., resident, died peacefully Monday morning, Oct. 23, 2017, at St. Joseph Hospital in St. Paul, with her daughter by her side. The former Marilyn Koivisto was born March 19, 1929, in Ironwood, to the late Jack and Eleanor (Relich) Koivisto. She attended Ironwood schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1947. She was employed as a sales clerk at Ticknor's Pharmacy in Ironwood until it closed, then at White...
MEDFORD, Wis. - Helen Miller, 99, of Medford, passed away Saturday, Oct. 21, at Aspirus Care and Rehabilitation Center in Medford, where she had resided for the past seven years. Helen was born June 29, 1918, at Mellen, Wis., and attended Mellen area schools. After her education, she worked as a housekeeper in the Mellen area. She was married June 27, 1936, at Pence to Carl Peter Miller and he preceded her in death in 1999. Following her marriage, she resided in Pence, Wis., and worked at the...
Tuesday, Oct. 24 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. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. Grief Support Lunch, Ontonagon Aspirus Hospital conference room, 906-337-5700. 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., Haines Civic Center, Mercer, Wis. Life Support Group...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MERCER - At this time of year, the path leading to Iron County's Lipp Lake has every shade of autumn, along with what seem like hundreds of white pines, many soaring over 100 feet. Fallen and falling leaves soften the trail, which is also littered prettily with ferns and pinecones. The reassuring peace beckons you to the nowhere of nature - except on Saturday, when a chainsaw calls in the distance. Along the way, freshly cut branches and twigs sit to the...
Monday, Oct. 23 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. Finnish Language Classes, 3 p.m. beginners, 4 p.m. advanced, Little Finland, 906-932-1608. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. AL-ANON, 6 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Tri-Parish Mission Conference, 7 p.m. EST, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 201 S. Birch St., Ewen. 906-365-0032. Harbortown AA, 7:30...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - State Rep. Beth Meyers, D-Bayfield, was in Hurley Friday morning for a listening session at the Iron County Courthouse on the state's foster care system. The session was one of several Meyers has held in her district in connection with her role on the Speaker's Task Force on Foster Care. "It was real important for me to hear from my constituents, and it was also important the other members of the task force hear their stories," Meyers told...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - The future of health care and climate change were on the minds of many of the 35 people who attended a Friday listening session at Gogebic Community College with U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet. Bergman noted he voted to repeal Obamacare and the legislation now sits before the Senate. He explained his repeal vote by saying he didn't believe 100 percent of Obamacare was broken, but the majority of it was. Now the the future of what he...
TURTLE LAKE, Wis. --- While the score may have looked like it, Hurley didn't play a basketball game Friday night. Their football season shows no signs of ending anytime soon. Taking their offense to another level, the No. 4-seeded Midgets defeated No. 5 Turtle Lake 76-44 Friday night in a WIAA Division 7 Level 1 playoff game. Hurley compiled a video-game like 647 rushing yards, led by senior fullback Scott Subert's 318, and it was more than enough to offset the Lakers' vaunted passing attack....
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College held its 22nd annual Celebration of Achievements banquet Thursday evening, honoring three people and a band. Kelly Marczak, executive director of the GCC college foundation and James Lorenson, president, worked the crowd, welcoming everyone for coming and thanking them for their presence and time. Charlene Newhouse, foundation president, provided opening remarks to the crowd and honorees. Lorenson provided the...
Thursday, Oct. 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. Gogebic Chapter, Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel, Elk and Hound Restaurant, 11 a.m., 906-932-5830. 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....
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — With Monday’s paving extending Michigan’s non-motorized Iron Belle Trail into Hurley, the focus now turns toward the construction of a trailhead on the 500 feet of land between the Montreal River and Second Avenue. With that end in mind, the recently combined Iron County Outdoor Recreational Enthusiasts and Iron County Regional Trail group are hosting a fundraiser to raise money for the project. The event will run from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Nov....
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — A former Saxon, Wis., resident was sentenced to prison on Tuesday afternoon for revocation of probation conditions set on previous drug-related convictions. Matthew Maslanka, 38, of Hurley, was sentenced by Iron County Judge Patrick Madden. The judge sentenced him to four years of prison, with the first three to be spent in confinement and the fourth year under extended supervision. Maslanka was given credit for nearly a year spent in jail and will be eligible for the prison system “boot cam...
Wednesday, Oct. 18 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. Iron County Historical Society, 1 p.m., 303 Iron Street, Hurley. Kimball Homemakers, 1 p.m, Kimball Community Center, 715-561-4828. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. American Legion Post 58, 2 p.m.,...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer city council meeting Monday evening had multiple turns and shifts. The ten prospective members of the next city council showed up and were in attendance, standing up together at one time so the residents in attendance could see them all at once in response to a question of who is running and how the election will happen during the public comment section at the end. This was the first time all the prospective candidates had...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — A December jury trial has been set for a Stevens Point, Wis., man who faces Iron County burglary charges. According to court records, Daniel Allan Erickson, 28, is scheduled for a Dec. 19-20 trial on 12 charges, including two felony burglary allegations. Erickson appeared in court earlier this month and his $50,000 signature bond remains in effect. He is being represented by Douglas Muskett. Erickson is charged in connection with burglaries in the Department of Motor Vehicles office at the H...
Tuesday, Oct. 17 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Aging Elder Benefit Specialist, 10 a.m. - noon, Boulder Junction Public Library & Community Center, Dairymen’s Meeting Room, 5392 Park Street, Boulder Junction. 715-385-2050. Blood Pressure Screening, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., with Regional Hospice nurses, Mill Street Garden, Bessemer. 906-663-0308. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Range Art Association, 1 p.m., 906 Boom, Ironwood. North Country Trail, 2 p.m., Aurora Club, Ironwood. 7...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - The Lord decided it was time for Maria Hellen, 90, of Erwin Township, to leave this earthly realm and called her peacefully Sunday morning, Oct. 15, 2017, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital, with her family by her side. She was born Maria Feraru on April 25, 1927, in Pancho, Romania, daughter of the late Vasile and Marita (Merisan) Feraru. Both her parents died when she was young and she was raised by an aunt and uncle. When World War II broke out, Maria was taken to Munich, Germany...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - William J. "Bill" Vokolek, 89, of Hurley, Wis., died peacefully Thursday evening, Oct. 12, 2017, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood, with his loving family by his side. Bill was born July 3, 1928, in Nyack, N.Y., son of the late William and Marie (Pintrova) Vokolek, and graduated from high school in Spring Valley, N.Y. in 1948. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force in Alabama, Korea, Alaska, Massachusetts and Vietnam...
