Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Matthew Allan 'Mutti' Salo HURLEY, Wis. - Matthew Allan "Mutti" Salo, 65, of Silver St., Hurley, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017, at his home. He was born June 11, 1951, in Hammond, Ind., to Matt and Ardie (Johnson) Salo. He attended Newport Grade School and Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood, Mich., graduating with the Class of 1969. He returned for a while to Hammond and eventually joined the U.S. Navy, where he was a writer/editor/photographer stationed in Oxnard, Calif., and Guam....
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - With the Federal Emergency Management Agency's approval to move the campground at Saxon Harbor, the Iron County Forestry and Parks Committee voted Tuesday to recommend the Iron County Board of Supervisors choose a new location east of the harbor. County Forestry and Parks Administrator Eric Peterson laid out two potential sites on the property for the campground. "Location one is approximately 3.3 acres and is directly east of the harbor...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College played host to 24 teams from 12 high schools Tuesday for a Quiz Bowl competition, with Ironwood coming away with two victories. Teams from Ironwood, L'Anse, Phillips, Hurley, Houghton, Republic-Michigamme, Chassell, Hancock, Bessemer, Watersmeet, West Iron County and Wakefield-Marenisco squared off in two divisions over the span of 5.5 hours. On a warm Tuesday, revenge for Ironwood was best served cold. The team...
Wednesday, March 15 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200. 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. Kimball Homemakers, 1:30 p.m., Town...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRON BELT - A group of students from the Hurley K-12 School and Purdue University's Forestry and Natural Resources program got a chance to go out into the woods Monday and see firsthand some of the real world opportunities natural resource careers provide. "What we're doing is, we're trying to expose both the Hurley kids and the Purdue students to natural resource (opportunities) - to diversify their experiences," said Zach Wilson, a conservation...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Mental Health Facility in Wakefield hosted the Range Suicide Prevention Council on Friday. The groups discussed the combining of the Gogebic-Ontonagon Suicide Prevention Council and RSPC into one community-wide organization, according to Pat Gallinagh, of the RSPC. Crystal Suzik, parent liaison, said combining groups is much less challenging than originally thought, not requiring name adoption or legal documentation because they are combining resources and agencies w...
Tuesday, March 14 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Tiny Tot Story Hour, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library. 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. Small Business Administration Program, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Iron County Courthouse, Hurley. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Gogebic-Ontonagon...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Sandra D. Hein, 73, of Ironwood, died peacefully Saturday evening, March 11, 2017, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital, with her loving family by her side. The former Sandra Potinsky was born March 31, 1943, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Zack) Potinsky. She attended Roosevelt Grade School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1961. Following graduation, she was employed as a telephone operator at Michigan Bell Telephone Co. in downtown Ironwood...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — A new lease agreement with the Eagle Bluff County Club will be acted on by the Hurley City Council at its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening. The city of Hurley owns the 18-hole golf course, which is leased and operated by an Eagle Bluff board of directors. The finance committee of the council, consisting of Rob Lanctoe, Joanne Bruneau and Steve Lombardo, will discuss a new lease agreement and make a recommendation before it is acted on by the full council. The golf course board p...
Monday, March 13 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, mothers, infants, and children, 9 a.m.-noon, 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Inc. Board, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Finnish Language Classes, Beginner 3 p.m., Advanced 4 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] More than 100 years ago, Juliette Gordon "Daisy" Low, the founder of the Girl Scouts, organized the first troop on March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Ga. The mission of the Girl Scouts has remained the same since then - "to build girls of courage, confidence, and character that make the world a better place." The Girls Scouts of the USA received its official charter from Congress on March 16, 1950. According to the Girl Scouts' website, the Girl Scouts...
Saturday, March 11 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, March 12 Story Time, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Monday, March 13 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity d...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors’ Finance Committee approved purchasing water testing equipment Thursday necessary to complete surface tests of the Montreal River watershed that LaPointe Iron Company would like to be completed. County board chair Joe Pinardi said he and clerk Michael Saari had been in contact with LaPointe representatives about the testing and the company is asking the county to bear the cost of the equipment to avoid any potential appearance of impropriety or tha...
Thursday, March 9 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 Northwoods Divas, noon, Maplewood Restaurant, Ironwood. For reservations call 906-667-0116 or 906-932-4953. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 U.S. 51 North in Arbor Vitae. Grief Support...
DULUTH, Minn. - Donald J. Koivisto, 64, of Saxon, Wis., died peacefully early Monday morning, March 6, 2017, at Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, with his loving family by his side. He was born Aug. 15, 1952, in Ironwood, Mich., son of Rose Ann (Peite) and the late Donald V. Koivisto. He attended grade school in Saxon and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley, Wis., in 1970. He worked as a mechanic at Jocko's Service Station in Hurley for several years and was then...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] Temperatures that reached into the 50s across the Gogebic Range on Monday, combined with strong west and southerly winds, evaporated the little snow cover that remained. The spring-like weather closed most area snowmobile trails. The warm temperatures had turned the trails into slush and mud over the weekend. With no snow in the immediate forecast, trails were in very poor shape or closed on Tuesday. The Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce said all Iron...
HURLEY — A student at the Hurley K-12 School had been “removed from school pending further investigation,” after the student allegedly threatened other students, the Iron County Sheriff’s Department and Hurley Police Department announced Tuesday. According to a joint press release, the two departments said they had been called to the school to investigate “verbal/written threats” that had been made by a student in a classroom. Due to the involvement of minors, Sheriff’s Department officials declined to provide additional information; but the re...
Wednesday, March 8 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. 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. 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.,...
Tuesday, March 7 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, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Life Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Woodland Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org. Government Wakefield...
By JUSTIN LIBERTOSKI [email protected] IRONWOOD - Luther L. Wright hosted the second annual Great Northern Cheer Challenge on Saturday afternoon. Teams from Hurley, Ironwood, L'Anse and Negaunee participated in the competition. The Ironwood Red Devils took first place for the second year in a row, followed by L'Anse in second place, Hurley in third, and Negaunee taking home fourth place. According to the program, "The goal of this competition is to be a fun and positive experience for chee...
Monday, March 6 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. Wakefield Senior Citizens, 2 p.m, Wakefield Senior Center. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Sports Hall of Fame, 6 p.m., Luther L. Wright K-12 School, room 205. MECCA Ski Club, 6 p.m., MECCA cabin near the treatment facility, Mercer, Wis. Ironwood PTO, 6 p.m., Luther L. Wright. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT,...
ZIMMERMAN, Minn. - Reino "Ray" Ynve Waurio, 76, passed away in his home of 51 years on Lake Fremont in Zimmerman, surrounded by his loved ones after a battle with cancer on Feb. 28, 2017. Ray was born on Aug. 25, 1940, the son of Ynve Samuel Waurio and Mary Heikkila, in Ironwood Township, Mich. He attended public school in Ironwood. Ray served in the military joining the U.S. Marines in 1958, for four years active duty and two years in the reserves. Ray met Kathryn Thorpe in Roseville, Calif.,...
HURLEY — The Aging Unit of Iron County Board of Directors discussed a resolution regarding its status on Friday. Would it cease to exist as a nonprofit and become a county entity as it was under the false impression it was mandated to do, or would it remain a nonprofit with closer ties to the county for oversight, or become part of a sub-department of a county department, like Human Resources? Those were the three options available to the board as laid out by Mark Marczak, executive director of the aging unit. At the conclusion of the Feb. 2...
KENOSHA, Wis. - William B. "Bill" Bruneau, 79, of Kenosha, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Born in Montreal, Wis., on July 22, 1937, he was the son of the late Bertrand and Catherine (Bogun) Bruneau. Raised and educated in northern Wisconsin, he was a graduate of Hurley High School. Following graduation, Bill enlisted in the U.S. Navy on June 22, 1955, serving aboard the U.S.S. Fulton in New London, Conn. He received his honorable discharge on July 21, 1959. On...
