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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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APPLETON, Wis. - Angeline Benetazzo, 95, passed away Feb. 14, 2017, at Century Oaks in Appleton. She was born March 28, 1921, in Milan, Italy, the daughter of Attilio and Luigia (Bruschi) Cunico. She immigrated to the United States in 1923 with her parents and brother and resided in Chicago. Angeline married John Benetazzo in Chicago on June 10, 1939. They lived for many years in Chicago and in Hurley. She moved to Menasha in 1996. Angie enjoyed music, singing and dancing, as well as gardening...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley Senior Center was an art studio Thursday as the Iron County Aging Unit held its second of three painting classes. Led by local artist Anne Marie Batiste, the class worked to replicate a landscape painting. "It's about a two-hour class, it gets people out and interested," aging unit manager Mark Marczak told the Daily Globe. "It's been going over very well; people are really liking it." The aging unit also held an event last week...
Thursday, Feb. 16 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, mothers, infants, children, 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...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley City Council on Wednesday approved budget amendments to cover the cost of renovations to the city hall building. The council amended 2016 budget categories to reflect the $15,322 cost of renovating the building. Mayor Joe Pinardi said that will be the total cost of the project and the money will go to three companies that have been working on the building. A key reason for the renovation is to provide more space for the police department. The former mayor’s office area has been joi...
Wednesday, Feb. 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. Little Finland Gift Shop Inventory, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Volunteers needed. 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...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley Parents-Teachers Organization is sponsoring three assemblies on Wednesday dealing with girl-against-girl bullying. PTO secretary Courtney Maslanka said the assemblies are part of the Kind Campaign that discusses the effects of bullying. During the day, there will be assemblies from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. for high school students and 12:45 to 2:45 p.m. for middle school students. The evening assembly for parents and community members will be at 6 p.m. in the high school auditorium. M...
Tuesday, Feb. 14 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 10 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis. Tiny Tot Story Hour, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library. 906-229-5236. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, mothers, infants,...
WAUSAU, Wis. - William Nicholas Tippett, 67, of Ironwood Township, Mich., died Friday evening, Feb. 10, 2017, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, with his loving family by his side. Bill was born July 16, 1949, in Ironwood, son of William R. Tippett and the late LaViolet (Nicholas) Marx. He attended Ironwood schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1967. He then worked at the Riblet Corporation and Schult Mobile Homes in Ironwood, and was employed as a letter carrier for the...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Donald J. Forte, 82, of Ironwood, died unexpectedly Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, at home. He was born Dec. 15, 1934, in Ironwood, son of the late Victor and Rita (Costa) Forte, and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley, Wis., in 1953. He worked in Milwaukee for a short time, then was employed as a heavy equipment operator for the Oglebay-Norton Mining Co. at the Erie Taconite Mine in Silver Bay, Minn., for 30 years, until his retirement. Don was a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood. He loved p...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - A fire that started Saturday night in a Houk Street house is believed to be caused by a space heater. "The fire appears to have started from a space heater and an extension cord not rated to support operation of this device," an Ironwood Public Safety Department official said in a news release. The homeowners reported the fire near an outlet in the kitchen, according to the release, and it quickly spread to the second floor and attic...
By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT [email protected] GILE - The fourth annual Winter Extravaganza fundraiser was held at Gile Park Saturday afternoon. All proceeds from the event help support the Hurley Fireworks display. There was a 5K run/walk as well as a 5K snowshoe race. The race was previously held on the lake, but this year it was moved to the adjacent property to avoid the ice and slush. The new trail was lit up with luminaries throughout the course. "It's a good time, and all of the proceed...
Monday, Feb. 13 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, mothers, infants, and children, 9 a.m.-noon, 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. National Finnish American Fesitival Inc. Board, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Aurora Club, 6 p.m. monthly membershi...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - On Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, Allen Reed Rice of Ironwood passed away unexpectedly. His community knew him as "Uncle Al" from radio station WJMS/WIMI, but we called him "Grandpa Al." Allen was a loving father and grandpa, an amazing friend, and an entertainer to the world. He was employed at the local radio station and took great pride in his work. His talents showed through any time one of his commercials came across the local radio station, any time you would walk into a local...
IRONWOOD — A 56-year-old Ironwood man who was involved in an 11:12 a.m. Wednesday accident later died. Allen Rice, of Lake Road, died after his vehicle went off the roadway near the Douglas Boulevard and Michigan Avenue intersection and came to rest against a house. The Ironwood Public Safety Department investigated the accident. Rice appeared to have suffered a medical attack just prior to or during the accident and he was unresponsive when first responders arrived. Efforts to revive him by Beacon Ambulance attendants and officers at the s...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The firm of Makela, Pollack & Ahonen will continue to audit Iron County after the county board of supervisors’ finance committee approved a three-year contract extension with the firm Thursday. According to a letter from the firm, the auditing costs aren’t expected to exceed $42,000 for the 2016 fiscal year, $43,000 for 2017 and $44,000 for 2018. The costs could change if new auditing requirements or standards are passed in the future. Iron County Clerk Mike Saari praised the firm for i...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — With a little less than a month until the event, planning continues for Iron County’s upcoming horticulture therapy summit. The summit is scheduled from March 1-3 and will be centered around the Iron County Memorial Building in Hurley. The event’s registration deadline is Feb. 20. For those who are unsure of what exactly horticulture therapy is, organizers explained it is a broad field of study regarding the use of plants and gardening to improve lives. “It’s using gardening to improve w...
Thursday, Feb. 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 Lunch, noon, Sharon’s Coffee Company, Hurley. 906-667-0116 for reservations. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 Highway 51 North in Arbor Vitae. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., The Inn Bed and B...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County is in the process of retaining the Milwaukee-based law firm von Briesen and Roper to help the county navigate the federal assistance process for the rebuilding of Saxon Harbor. While the matter still needs to formally be approved by the Iron County Board of Supervisors' Finance Committee, county officials have already been in contact with the firm. The firm is being retained for its expertise in large construction projects, County Forestry and Parks Administrator Eric P...
Wednesday, Feb. 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. 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. Wakefield American Legion, 5:30 p.m. Auxiliary, 6 p.m. regular meeting, post,...
Tuesday, Feb. 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. Disabled American Veterans, 6 p.m., Ironwood American Legion. Life Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Woodland Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the...
HURLEY, Wis. - Rosemary Anderson, 91, lifelong Saxon resident, died peacefully Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 1, 2017, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. The former Rosemary Lamerand was born April 11, 1925, in Saxon, daughter of the late Edward and Anna (Fafford) Lamerand, and graduated from Saxon High School in 1942. Following graduation, she was employed in factory work in Milwaukee for several years. She was united in marriage to Rodman E. Anderson on April 15, 1944, at...
SUPERIOR, Wis. — Linda Ann Marchant, 60, of Hurley, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2017 in Superior. She was born on Oct. 21, 1956, to Leo and Elizabeth (Bott) Merchant. She is survived by her sisters, Diana Haglund of Duluth, Minn., Bonnie Udd of Ironwood, Mich., and Pat Heinzen of Silver Bay, Minn.; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Arlene Kelly, Marlene Gritzmacher and Nancy Ruby; and brother, Robert Marchant. Out of respect for her family wishes, cremation has taken place. There will be n...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] OMA, Wis. - A gem of a snowshoe trail marked with blue diamonds is available to the public on Iron County land just south of Schomberg Park in Oma. John Bates and a handful of members of Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts trekked the 1.7-mile trail on a perfect Saturday, as the county forest shielded the wind and the temperature was around 20 degrees. Bates, a naturalist, offered observations along the way and was impressed with the quality of...
Monday, Feb. 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. 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 school. Festival Ironwood Organizational Meeting, 7 p.m., Ironwood American Legion....
SPRING PARK, Minn. - Leonard Louis Reinerio, 95, went peacefully into the arms of our Lord on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, at Lake Minnetonka Shores in Spring Park. Len, son of the late Dominic Reinerio and Anna Bracket, was born on Jan. 2, 1922, in Hurley, Wis. He had three brothers and eight sisters. He attended public school in Hurley, and was drafted into the U.S Army during World War II to serve in the Philippines. Upon discharge, Len married the love of his life, Ruth Walz, on July 17, 1947, at...
