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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD, Mich. — Janet M. Robinson, 83, of Hurley, Wis., died peacefully Saturday evening, Nov. 19, 2016, at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood. The former Janet Sunie was born Jan. 17, 1933, in Oma, Wis., daughter of the late Toivo and Sigrid (Warpula) Sunie, and attended Saxon, Wis., schools. She married Sylvester “Robby” Robinson on Aug. 19, 1950, in Hurley. He preceded her in death on June 22, 2006. Jan was employed as a certified nurse’s aide at Sky View Nursing Center in Hurley for 18 years. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic...
By JUSTIN LIBERTOSKI [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley K-12 School was filled with curious shoppers meandering their way through the tables filled with everything from wreaths to homemade teddy bears. Booths were set up in the commons area as well as the gymnasium and each had plenty of hand crafted jewelry, clothing and many other items. There were also tables set up so that people could enjoy the food that was offered during the event. The event saw a lot of people throughout the...
Monday, Nov. 21 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. 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 Bessemer Housing Commission, 8:30 a.m.,...
HURLEY, Wis. - Clayton A. "AJ" Aijala, 84, of Ironwood, Mich., died peacefully Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 8, 2016, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Nov. 17, 1931, in Ironwood, son of the late Uno and Luella (Kompsie) Aijala, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1949. He then attended Gogebic Community College for two years. While a student at GCC, he played basketball for the Samsons. Clayton worked for Moland...
HURLEY, Wis. — Elisabeth Sophie Synkelma, 86, of Margaret St., Ironwood, Mich., died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, in Hurley. She was born Aug. 7, 1930, in Straubing, Germany, the daughter of the late Otto and Kathrina (Nussbaum) Roth. She attended school in Straubing, Germany and made her career as a beautician, employed from 1949 to 1952. She was married to the love of her life, Reuben H. Synkelma, on May 16, 1952, at a Military Air Base Army Chapel, by Major Juliano. Together they moved to Ironwood, where she was a homemaker and very much l...
HURLEY — The Hurley School District has received its 2015 report card and results will be reviewed at Monday’s school board meeting in the high school library. According to Kevin Genisot, pre-K through grade 5 principal, the district has scored a 79.5, which is better than the previous two scores. Genisot said for the 2012-’13 school year, Hurley received a 70.9 and for the following year, the score was 75.3. He said there was no report card issued for the 2014-’15 school year. “I have had a chance to analyze some of the reported data and...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — With a difference of one vote, the election recount for the Iron County District Attorney race Thursday came down to reviewing paper ballots cast in one precinct in the city of Montreal. Matt Tingstad, of Bessemer, gained four votes in that precinct to win the election by five, 1,707 to 1,702. Anthony Stella Jr., of Kimball, trailed by 13 votes when the results came in on election night and only eight votes after a canvass of the voting last week. The canvass vote count was 1,704 for Tingstad...
ASHLAND, Wis. - LeRoy A. "Heikki" Heikkila, 83, of Kimball, died Tuesday evening, Nov. 15, 2016, at Memorial Medical Center in Ashland, with his loving family by his side. He was born May 13, 1933, in Kimball, son of the late Reino and Tyyne (Myllykangas) Heikkila, and attended J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley. He worked for local loggers as a mechanic and truck driver, worked in the Cary Mine until its closing, and was employed as an underground diesel mechanic at White Pine Copper Co. until...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - A new "Senior-to-Senior" program in Hurley - a partnership between the Hurley K-12 School District and the Iron County Aging Unit - met again Wednesday, providing an opportunity for the Class of 2017 to teach the senior citizens how to use various technologies. Hurley seniors paired with senior citizens using a range of devices; including smart phones, iPads, computers and laptops - answering questions about using Facebook, downloading...
Thursday, Nov. 17 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., Hurley High School Tennis Courts. 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. Mended Hearts and Diabetes Support Group, 2 p.m., Aspirus Grand View Hospital conference area, Ironwood. 906-932-2443. Bessemer Area Historical Society, 2 p...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — The 2017 city of Hurley budget is nearly identical to 2016 and that’s a good thing for taxpayers. The city council Tuesday approved a $2,324,849 budget for 2017 that is down .37 percent and a tax levy of $885,399, down .15 percent. City clerk Stacy Wiercinski briefly went over key budget items with council members after there were no public comments. She said the city’s debt has dropped slightly and she hopes the opening of the grocery store and a motel on U.S. 51 will help boost the water...
Wednesday, Nov. 16 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. Kimball Homemakers, 1:30 p.m., Kimble Town Hall. American Legion Post 58, 4 p.m., Iro...
HURLEY, Wis. - Eino F. Piilola, 83, longtime resident of Ironwood Township, Mich., died peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, at the Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. He was born Dec. 21, 1932, in Ironwood Township, the son of the late Nante and Femia (Waurio) Piilola. Eino attended Roosevelt School in Ironwood Township. He worked on the family farm, drove logging trucks, worked at the White Pine Mine, and was a custodian at Gogebic Community College in Ironwood until his...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - A Saxon, Wis., woman entered a not guilty plea Monday to aiding a felon by being a party to a crime in connection with the March 12 Bear Trap Inn fire. Jessica Carli, 41, appeared with her attorney, Craig Haukaas, who waived her right to a preliminary hearing before Judge Patrick Madden. Carli told the judge she was freely agreeing to be bound over to stand trial and no promises had been made to her. Madden gave Haukaas 30 days to file motions...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — An oversight of a little-known rule in federal procurement regulations means Iron County has to rebid the engineering contract for the rebuilding of Saxon Harbor. In August, the county awarded the contract to plan the rebuilding of the harbor after it was destroyed by flooding in the July 11 storm to a team of companies led by Coleman Engineering. Last week, Forest and Parks Administrator Eric Peterson informed the Iron County Board of Supervisors that the county hadn’t followed the pro...
Tuesday, Nov. 15 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., 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 Street Garden, Bessemer. 906-663-0308. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon,...
WARREN, Mich. - Nicholas Francis Casanova, 100, former resident of Hurley, Wis., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, in Warren. A private Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Friday, Nov. 11, at St. Mary's of the Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Hurley with Rev. Frank Kordek celebrant. Full military honors were accorded by the Vietnam Veterans of America Gogebic-Iron Range Chapter 529 of Hurley, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1580 of Hurley, and American Legion Post 58 of Hurley at St. Mary's...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The process of determining the amount of aid the Federal Emergency Management Agency will give Iron County to rebuild Saxon Harbor is nearly complete, according to a report given at Wednesday’s Iron County Board of Supervisors meeting. The money is part of the assistance the county will receive to rebuild the harbor following the July 11 storm, when heavy rains caused flooding that destroyed the harbor. Iron County Forestry and Parks Administrator Eric Peterson told the county board tha...
Monday, Nov. 14 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. Aurora Club, 6 p.m. monthly membership, Aurora Club, Ironwood. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. MECCA ski club meeting has been changed to Mon., Nov. 14th at 6:00 National Finnish American...
IRONWOOD - Ironwood students, members of the public and area veterans gathered in Luther L. Wright's John Krznarich Gymnasium Friday for the district's annual Veterans Day ceremony. The ceremony began with the presentation of colors by members of the school's JROTC Color Guard and the singing of the National Anthem by Vanessa Nasi. Following this, and the presentation of the flags of the various branches of the military and service-related organization, the Ironwood High School Band performed,...
HURLEY — A Friday canvass of the Iron County, Wis., election turned up five fewer votes for District Attorney winner Matt Tingstad, but he’s still in line to take office on Jan. 1. The canvass vote count at the courthouse was 1,704 for Tingstad, of Bessemer, to 1,696 for Tony Stella, of Kimball. The canvass board does not count every vote, but compares the call-in totals the county clerk receives to the sheets recorded by each municipality. In one precinct, the town of Anderson, five extra votes had been recorded for Tingstad. According to depu...
SUN CITY, Fla. - James Charles Hegbloom, 83, former resident of Saxon, Wis., died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, in Sun City. He was born May 15, 1933, in Rhinelander, Wis., son of the late Vanner and Eva (Myers) Hegbloom. He graduated from Saxon high school in 1951 and was number 7 on the 1949 Saxon Knights basketball team that was inducted into the Hurley Athletic Hall of Fame in July, 2016. He served in the Korean War from 1953 to 1957 as an Army cook. He married Barbara Betty Carlson, who preceded...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] OMA, Wis — Local and state officials gathered at the old Pine Lake fire tower in Oma Wednesday to celebrate the beginning of the second phase of Iron County’s broadband Internet expansion efforts. Joining the locals responsible for moving the second phase of the effort through the state’s grant process were Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp and State Broadband Director Angie Dickison. Dickison told the group the county...
Thursday, Nov. 10 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., Hurley High School Tennis Courts. 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, Elk and Hound, Ironwood. Reservations required to 906-663-4871. 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...
