Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Wednesday, June 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. Hurley Chamber of Commerce, 4:30 p.m., Chamber of Commerce office Hurley. Superior...
Tuesday, June 27 Pickleball, 9 a.m. to noon, good weather, Hurley High School tennis courts, bad weather: 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Woods and Blooms Garden Club, 6:30 p.m., Haines Civic Center, Mercer, Wis. Life Support Group...
WESTON, Wis. - Edwin J. Sybeldon, 79, of Pine Lake, died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at Tender Reflections in Weston. He was born Sept. 4, 1937, in Ironwood, Mich., son of the late Edwin and Rosetta (Murray) Sybeldon, and graduated from Hurley High School in 1955. He then received a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from St. Norbert College in De Pere and a master's degree in social work from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1966. Ed was employed by Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. in...
MUNISING, Mich. — Patrick “Pat” C. Dowd, 53, of Munising, died Thursday, June 22, 2017, at his home under the loving care of his family. He was born on Jan. 14, 1964, in Port Huron, to William and Janet (Paeth) Dowd. Patrick graduated from Ironwood Catholic High School in 1982. In 1996, Patrick went to Gogebic Community College and earned his degree and became a Registered Nurse. He worked at Tendercare Health Center in Munising, as a pediatrics and NICU nurse in Green Bay and Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley, Wis. Patri...
Monday, June 26 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, beginner 3 p.m., advanced 4 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. 906-932-1608. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Government Gogebic County Road Commission, 3 p.m.,...
HURLEY, Wis. - Gladys Valerie Higgins, 96, a long-time resident of Hurley, formerly of Kenosha, Milwaukee, and Bessemer, Mich., passed away peacefully early Friday morning, June 23, 2017. She was born on May 1, 1921, in Bessemer, the daughter of the late Oscar and Edith (Reed) Hill. Valerie attended Barber and Washington grade schools and A.D. Johnston High School. She was employed by Hansen Glove Corporation in Ironwood, Mich., and Milwaukee as a glove cutter. During World War II, Valerie...
TRENTON, N.J. - Luisa P. Toni Hughes passed away peacefully on Monday, June 12, 2017, at Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton with her loving family by her side. Born in Italy, Luisa was a long time resident of Cherry Hill, N.J., and also a part time resident of Hurley, Wis., before moving to Bordertown, N.J. She was a graduate of the Hurley High School class of 1953. As a self sufficient woman, Luisa ran a luncheonette and candy store in Haddenfield, N.J. She also owned a clothing...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Daniel Gerald Ferguson, 26, an escapee from the Gogebic County Jail in Bessemer on Monday, was captured Friday afternoon, ending an intensive manhunt. The sheriff's office released information it received a tip Ferguson was hiding in a residence in the city of Bessemer where he was apprehended without incident Friday around 2 p.m. Sightings with Ferguson's ex-girlfriend and other possible sightings were described on the Gogebic Cou...
IRON BELT, Wis. - Patrick Sean Mullen, 62, of Iron Belt, was lifted from the loving embrace of his children on June 16, 2017. Patrick was born in Ironwood, Mich., to Patricia (Nolan) and Donald Mullen on Nov. 12, 1954. Growing up, he helped build the family cottage along with his siblings at Island Lake. He liked to refer to himself as "the farm boy from Brooklyn," having lived there as a child. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in the early 1970s, serving aboard the USS Charles P. Cecil, a destroyer...
HURLEY, Wis. - I. Elaine Esterline, 82, of Villa Maria in Hurley, and formerly of North Bessemer, Mich., passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Thursday, June 22, 2017, in Ironwood, Mich. She was born Dec. 23, 1934, in Bessemer, daughter of the late Carl and Ina (Kangas) Lahti. Elaine attended the Roosevelt Grade School and graduated from the Luther L. Wright High School with the class of 1953. Elaine was employed in Ann Arbor, Mich., as a telephone operator. She was also...
WASHINGTON - The idea was simple, if not brilliant - once the National World War II Memorial opened in Washington, so began an effort to have as many aging WWII veterans see it as possible. "What better way to honor the service of what many have called the Greatest Generation?" said Mike Thompson, co-founder of the northcentral Wisconsin's Never Forgotten Honor Flight. It is one of 133 Honor Flights across the country that were formed to provide a one-day quick trip to the nation's capital -...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — A 48-year-old Ironwood woman was ordered released from jail Wednesday morning after serving 71 days of a one-year sentence for identity theft. Iron County Judge Patrick Madden cited new information in the case from two doctors in modifying the sentence of Wendy Wuorinen. Defense attorney James McKenzie successfully argued that Wuorinen should be released early and Madden granted McKenzie’s motion. McKenzie said information about Wuorinen’s mental condition “was not really known by the court a...
Thursday, June 22 Pickleball, 9 a.m. to noon, good weather, Hurley High School tennis courts, bad weather: Ironwood Memorial Building. Story Time for Toddlers, 9:30 a.m., Carnegie Library, Ironwood. 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. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., The Inn Bed and Breakfast, Montreal, Wis. 906-663-0308. Build It Yourself Youth...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - A Saxon, Wis., woman who aided her then boyfriend in attempting to hide evidence in the 2016 murder-arson at the Bear Trap Inn entered a no contest plea Tuesday in Iron County Court. Jessica M. Carli, 42, will be sentenced on Aug. 23 for aiding a felon by hiding evidence. Iron County Judge Patrick Madden found Carli guilty after her no contest plea and ordered a pre-sentence investigation. Carli was involved in concealing evidence connected to...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County will try for yet another broadband expansion project, Iron County Finance Committee approved moving forward with a grant application for the state’s 2018 Broadband Expansion program. Once again, the county’s project will focus on the southern part of Iron County — this time proposing the construction of 150-foot towers on sites near Lake of the Falls and Spider Lake in the town of Mercer. The total project is expected to be $134,451; with the county seeking an approxi...
Wednesday, June 21 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Blood Pressure Clinic, 10 to 11:15 a.m., Hurley Senior Center. 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. Ironwood American Legion Auxiliary Unit 5, 6 p.m., at the post, Ironwood Memorial Building. Kimball...
HURLEY, Wis. - Rose Kauppi, 99, died peacefully on Monday, June 12, 2017, at the Villa Maria in Hurley. She was preceded in death by her husband. Rose is survived by her children, Rose Marie, Michael, Dan and Kristine; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Cremation has taken place. The family will have a private celebration at a later date. Range Funeral Service and Crematory, Frick-Zielinski Funeral Home of Bessemer is assisting the family with arrangements. To send online...
Tuesday, June 20 Pickleball, 9 a.m. to noon, good weather, Hurley High School tennis courts, bad weather: 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...
OSSEO, Wis. - Roger Ardell Myren, 84, of Osseo, formerly of Hurley, Somerset and Janesville, died in his sleep at home on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Roger was born June 3, 1933, in Whitehall, to Aldor and Minnie (Herman) Myren and raised on the family farm. After serving a four-year stint in the U.S. Air Force, he returned home and married his sweetheart and lifelong love, Mavis Olson, on Oct. 5, 1957, at South Beef River Lutheran Church in rural Osseo. Mavis preceded him in death on April 15,...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Eunice M. "Buna" Bennetts, 83, of Ironwood Township, died peacefully Friday evening, June 9, 2017, in her home, with her loving family by her side. The former Eunice Pensala was born May 7, 1934, in Wakefield, daughter of the late Andrew and Maria (Neva) Pensala. She attended Wakefield schools and graduated in 1952. She was married to Richard A. Bennetts on June 13, 1964, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Wakefield. He preceded her in death on July 23, 2004. Survivors...
Monday, June 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. Adult Poetry Group, 5:30 p.m., Carnegie Library, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org....
HURLEY - Iron County was recently represented at an international conference, as members of the Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension Office and a Hurley student presented on ways the county has involved its youth in community development projects. The Community Development Society and National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals 2017 conference held in Big Sky, Mont., ended Wednesday. "We were there for the project we did in October with the trailhead designs,"...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - If anyone happened to notice a large number of people wearing purple in Iron County Thursday, it wasn't some strange coincidence, rather the employees of the Iron County Human Services Department and other community partners wore the color to mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. In Wisconsin, elder abuse applies to anyone over the age 60 being physically, sexually or emotionally abused, as well as those being neglected or financially...
Thursday, June 15 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for 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, 9 a.m. to noon, good weather, Hurley High School tenni...
