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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] There will be a key difference between Wisconsin and Michigan rules when voters head to the polls for Tuesday's presidential election. While Wisconsin allows same day registration for voters, Michigan law requires registration 30 days prior to the election. Michigan's deadline for absentee ballot requests from registered voters is Saturday at 1 p.m. Ironwood city offices at the Memorial Building will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday for...
IRONWOOD - Ironwood's Downtown Art Place opened a show featuring local student artwork Wednesday. Art teachers from the Wakefield-Marenisco, Bessemer, Ironwood and Hurley schools submitted art work for the show, according to a DAP news release. Pieces from the "Dabble at the DAP" program are also on display. The show is scheduled to run to Nov. 10 in conjunction with the Historic Ironwood Theatre's "HIT Idol" competition. The work will be displayed in the theater's concourse, and it can be...
Thursday, Nov. 3 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. 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.,...
Wednesday, Nov. 2 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. Alzheimer’s Disease Caregivers Support Group, 6-7 p.m., Zion Evangelical Luthe...
Tuesday, Nov. 1 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. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org. Government Wakefield Township Board, 5:30 p.m., township hall. Wednesday, Nov. 2...
ASHLAND, Wis. - Guy M. Fleming, 62, of Gile, died peacefully Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, surrounded by his loving family, at Ashland Health and Rehabilitation Center in Ashland, following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born Nov. 11, 1953, in Milwaukee, and moved to Ironwood, Mich., at the age of five, where he attended G.N. Sleight School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1972. He managed the Conoco Service Station on Cloverland Drive in Ironwood for several years,...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Lila J. Bantz, 89, of 510 Bundy St., Ironwood, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, in Ironwood. She was born on Feb. 28, 1927, in Ironwood, the daughter of the late Nante and Lillian (Kinnunen) Holappa. She attended Ironwood schools, graduating from the Luther L. Wright High School with the class of 1945. She was united in marriage to Jerome Bantz. He preceded her in death on April 14, 1985. She is survived by three sons, Jerry, of Ironwood, Stephen (Juliane), of Milwaukee, and...
Saturday, Oct. 29 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Fun Frolic, 1-4 p.m., Iron County Memorial Building, Hurley. Fun Frolic, 3-5 p.m., Ironwood Township Hall. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Oct. 30 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, Oct. 31 I...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Kay M. Paremsky, 75, of Ironwood, died peacefully Thursday evening, Oct. 27, 2016, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood, with Kathy's family by her side. The former Kay Baluha was born May 7, 1941, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Frank and Gertrude (Schuman) Baluha, attended Ironwood schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1959. She was married to James A. Paremsky on Aug. 24, 1963, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church...
IRONWOOD - The 17th annual Fall Quiz Bowl on the campus of Gogebic Community College on Thursday included 16 teams from Bessemer, Hurley, Ironwood, Wakefield-Marenisco and Watersmeet high schools in both varsity and junior varsity competition. "A total of 40 games were held, with some very high scores," said Carl Vaara, Quiz Bowl organizer. During the morning rounds of competition, Bessemer I and Ironwood I were victorious in the varsity divisions and faced off for the championship. Ironwood I...
Friday, Oct. 28 Michigan’s Western Gateway Trail Authority, 10 a.m., Gogebic County Courthouse, Bessemer. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Ironwood Carnegie Library Board, 4 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous/Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Fun Frolic, 5:30-8:30 p.m., All Saints Catholic Academy, Ironwood. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas s...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — There has been a diagnosed case of tuberculosis in Iron County, but health officials say there is little danger to the public. According to an Iron County Health Department press release, the department is working with neighboring Ashland and Bayfield counties to ensure the safety of the community. Health Officer Zona Wick told the Daily Globe she has also contacted the relevant health providers in the area, as well as the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department. “Providers need to kno...
Thursday, Oct. 27 Gogebic County Human Services Agency Board, 9 a.m., Gogebic County Medical Care Facility, Wakefield. Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., Hurley High School Tennis Courts. Children’s Story Time, 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. 9...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — A Nov. 8 initial appearance has been set in Iron County Court for a Mercer, Wis., woman who faces three counts of theft from a business setting. A criminal complaint against Tina M. Brunell, 45, who is charged in her role with the Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce, was filed on Oct. 18, according to court records. The three felonies accuse Brunell of theft in a business setting of more than $10,000; theft in a business setting between $5,000 and $10,000, and obtaining money or credit by i...
Wednesday, Oct. 26 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] IRONWOOD — Mayor Annette Burchell delayed appointments to the Patrick O’Donnell Civic Center board Monday. While in the past the city commission has scrambled to find enough candidates to fill some committees, Burchell said in this case there are numerous applicants and she needs more time to review their credentials and goals. She said having so many candidates is a good thing for the city. Near the end of Monday’s meeting, in commissioner comments, Brandon Tauer said he believes any candidates for t...
Tuesday, Oct. 25 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area7...
By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT [email protected] HURLEY - A quilt show and sale was held at the Iron County Memorial Building Saturday in memory of Jackie Haig, who passed away last April. "She was quite a quilter" said Haig's longtime friend, Linda Yoo. Dozens of Haig's quilts, place mats, fabrics, quarters, supplies, and more were up for sale at the event; along with several more quilts that were raffled off. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Ironwood Carnegie Library and the...
Monday, Oct. 24 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. Iron Belle Trail Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, noon, Moore Street, Bessemer. Finnish Language Classes, 3 p.m., beginners, 4 p.m., advanced, Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Chess Club, 4 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,...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Patricia L. Krause, 81, of Ironwood, passed away on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016 in Ironwood. She was born March 23, 1935 in Ironwood, the daughter of the late Charles and Eva (Tomich) Tolvanen. Patricia attended the Ironwood schools, graduating from Luther L. Wright High School with the class of 1953. On Sept. 3, 1955 she married Bernard W. Krause at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Ironwood. He preceded her in death on Feb. 12, 2000. Patricia worked at Carlson's Super Market which...
IRONWOOD — Trick-or-treating on the Gogebic Range is recommended for 4 to 8 p.m. on Halloween, Oct. 31. Both Ironwood Public Safety Department Director Andrew DiGiorgio and Gogebic County Sheriff Peter Matonich recommend those hours for Ironwood, Bessemer and Wakefield, but said daylight hours are preferable. Hurley will follow a similar schedule. Children should wear light-colored clothing or have reflective tape on their costumes so they can easily be seen by motorists. They should carry flashlights if possible. All young children must be acc...
Saturday, Oct. 22 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, Oct. 23 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, Oct. 24 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics A...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] Area residents will have the opportunity to dispose of any unwanted medicine Saturday as Wisconsin is holding another Drug Take Back Day. “Drug Take Back Day provides a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposal, while educating the community about the potential abuse and consequences of improper storage and disposal of these medications,” according to a Wisconsin Department of Justice press release. “Unused or expired medicine should never be flushed or poured down the drain. Water recla...
