Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors discussed possible options for the design of Saxon Harbor, but took no formal action Tuesday on the direction the rebuilding effort would take. The consensus among the board members was they needed to review the information Iron County Forestry and Parks Administrator Eric Peterson presented before any action was taken, especially as there isn’t a need for a decision before the next board meeting later this month. “Let’s do it once and do it right,...
Wednesday, Dec. 7 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families, noon-2:30 p.m. EST, fire hall, Bruce Crossing; 2-4:30 p.m. EST, 429 River St., Ontonagon. 906-667-0283. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood/Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Saxon Harbor and it's place in Iron County's future was the topic of discussion at the Hurley Senior Center Monday night as the Iron County Citizens Forum not only discusses the results of the recent survey regarding rebuilding the harbor, but also the county-wide Asset Based Community Development Plan. The Saxon Harbor survey, which was funded by part of a $24,450 Wisconsin Coastal Management Grant the county received following the...
By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT [email protected] IRONWOOD - Zion Lutheran Church was filled with Finnish-American history and culture as the National Finnish-American Festival Chorus held its annual Christmas concert Sunday afternoon. Under the direction of Gale Hellier, the chorus sang several Finnish Christmas songs, as well as some well-known sing-along carols in English. They were accompanied on flute by Susan Kontny and on piano by Sandra Rowoldt. With each piece, the singers explained the...
IRONWOOD — Superior Snowshoe Walks have been scheduled for the sixth winter season, beginning in January. All of the walks begin in the dark at 6:30 p.m. Headlights or flashlights are recommended. People who are new to snowshoeing can try snowshoes for free, according to Sam and Anne Davey at the Hobby Wheel, 932-3332. The schedule includes: —Jan. 4: Mark Fitting Annual Memorial Walk, starting at Michigan Information Center, sponsored by Maplewood Restaurant. —Jan. 11: Bessemer walk behind city hall, sponsored by Bessemer VFW. —Jan. 18: Gog...
Tuesday, Dec. 6 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 chapter 66, 6 p.m., Ironwood American Legion. Life Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Woodland Church, Ironwood. Aspirus Ironwood Auxiliary Tree of Love and...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Julia Teresa "Dooley" Vinoski, 86, a long-time resident of Ironwood, passed away Sunday afternoon, Dec. 4, 2016, after a brief illness. Dooley was born on Jan. 12, 1930, in Chicago, a daughter of Richard Patrick and Hannah (Guiney) Cosgrove. At a young age the family moved to Lakeview, Ore. It was in Lakeview that she met and married Ed Vinoski. They made their home in a variety of places across the United States, including West Virginia, where her children were born. Dooley...
DULUTH, Minn. - Jody L. Soffiette, 45, formerly of Ironwood, Mich., and resident at Chris Jensen Nursing Home in Duluth, died Friday evening, Dec. 2, 2016, at Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. He was born May 23, 1971, in Ironwood, son of Bob and Babe (Youngs) Soffiette. He attended Newport Grade School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1989. He then attended WITC in Ashland, Wis., for two years and was employed as a tool & die maker at Everson Tool and...
Monday, Dec. 5 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. Pat O’Donnell Civic Center Board, 5:30 p.m., arena, Ironwood. MECCA Ski Club, 6 p.m., at the cabin. 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, 6:30 p.m., MECCA cabin near the treatment facility, Mercer, Wis. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT,...
MADISON, Wis. - Dean James Kitto, 71, of Bessemer, Mich., went to be with our Lord and Savior on November 30, 2016 in Madison, Wis. with his loving family by his side. He was born on June 21, 1945, in Bessemer, son of the late Earl Kitto and Mary (Filippini) Kitto. He attended AD Johnston (Bessemer) High School, graduating in 1963. He then decided to join the Air Force in 1963 and received an honor discharge in September of 1969. During his time in the Air Force, Dean monitored, processed, and...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Eva E. Silvonen, 94, of South Carey, Hurley, Wis., died peacefully Thursday evening, Dec. 1, 2016, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital, with her loving family by her side. The former Eva E. Impola was born Dec. 24, 1921, in Ironwood, daughter of the late John Arvid and Hilma (Kyronlahti) Impola. She attended grade school in Kimball, Wis., and graduated from Lincoln High School in Hurley in 1940. She was employed as housekeeper and nanny for the Bergquist family in Ironwood, worked in...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - Republican Donald Trump lost nine votes and Democrat Hillary Clinton gained two in Thursday's recount of Presidential votes in Iron County. The county board of canvass certified a vote total of 2,081 for Trump and 1,275 for Clinton, or an 11-vote swing from election night totals. The recount wrapped up at 3:34 p.m. in the county courthouse at Hurley, as the town of Sherman was the last municipality to be counted. Iron County may have been one o...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] Officially, the date has come and gone in Michigan for the snowmobile trails to open for local riders and visitors. Wisconsin's official date is Dec. 15, so there is still time for the snow to accumulate by opening day. In the Lake Gogebic area, a new trail groomer has been received. Only two were purchased by the state and they received one of them. Almost 1,000 man hours were put into brushing the trails for the first time in three years. The Sno...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - A Hurley woman who had fled the state prior to her initial sentencing hearing was sentenced in Gogebic County Circuit Court Wednesday. Tracy Lynn Gehrke, 44, was sentenced to a minimum of two years in prison on a count of delivering less than 50 grams of heroin. The charges carries a potential maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. She pleaded guilty to the charge on July 1 as part of a plea agreement that stipulated she would be...
Thursday, Dec. 1 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. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., The Inn Bed and Breakfast, Montreal, Wis. 906-663-0308. Free community dinner, 5-6 p.m., Wakefield United Methodist Church, Wakefield. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ag...
Wednesday, Nov. 30 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. 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. Adult Children of Alcoholics, 7 p.m., Samaritan Counseling, Ironwood. Narcotics Ano...
Tuesday, Nov. 29 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., 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. Jack Frost Committee, 6 p.m., Ironwood Chamber of Commerce. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Life Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Woodland Church, Ironwood. Government Gogebic County Remonum...
SALINE, Mich. - Ruth D. Rouse, 96, former longtime Ironwood resident, died Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, at the Evangelical Home in Saline. She was born March 28, 1920, in Hurley, Wis., daughter of the late William J. and Olga (Dreger) Draver. The family moved to Verona Location, Wakefield, in 1924, where Ruth graduated from Wakefield High School in 1937. She was married to Floyd Rouse on Jan. 20, 1940, at the First Presbyterian Manse in Ironwood by the late Rev. G.A. Kaltenbach. Floyd preceded her in...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Lucille Chartier, 94, of Hurley, died early Sunday morning, Nov. 27, 2016, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. The former Lucille Negri was born May 15, 1922, in Pence, Wis., daughter of the late Joseph Sr. and Christina Negri. She graduated from Lincoln High School in Hurley in 1940, attended technical school in Ashland, Wis., and worked in a defense plant in Chicago for three years. She was married to Roland Chartier on Dec. 29, 1945, at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Pence. He preceded her in death on March 17, 2000. Lucille w...
GREEN BAY, Wis. - John R. Schulze, 68, Hurley, died peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2016, at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay, after a short battle with cancer. He was born May 24, 1948, in Painesdale, Mich., to the late Genevieve Krenzel (Turakiewicz) and Gerhard Schulze. He was an avid sportsman with an intense love for fishing, but the real success story of his life was the love and admiration of his grandchildren. His true joy came from camping trips, teaching them to fish, stories by the...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Comprehensive Planning/Land and Zoning Committee agreed Tuesday to try and continue its uniformed dwelling code program by seeking a new contractor rather than turning the program over to the state. Last month, former zoning administrator Tom Bergman told the committee that the county’s current inspector, Rick Clem, would no longer be serving the county beginning next year. As inspector, Clem is responsible for inspecting the private residential structures being built in...
Wednesday, Nov. 23 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. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. 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...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — While Hurley elementary students nearly scored a five-star rating in state testing, the middle-to-high school students did not fare as well, the school board learned Monday. The elementary students earned a report card score of 79.8, or near the tops of the “exceeds expectations” category, with a four-star rating from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Middle-high school students, however, scored 71.7, or three stars, in the “meets expectations” class. Five-star schools are those...
Tuesday, Nov. 22 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., 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, 6:30 p.m., Woodland Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m.,...
