Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY — The Iron County Human Services Board directed the department to join with other departments statewide in potentially hiring a software attorney to explore the possibility of the counties keeping the financial software they use. The move comes as the county’s Human Services Department continues to explore options for its data/financial/general ledger software after it was announced recently the company making the current software — Visual WISSIS — was discontinuing the software. Cally Kilger, the department’s director, said she has b...
Tuesday, Aug. 16 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,...
HURLEY, Wis. - LaViolet "Nikki" Marx, 88, of Ironwood, Mich., died peacefully early Tuesday morning, Aug. 9, 2016, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. The former LaViolet Nicholas was born March 11, 1928, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Samuel and Ethel (Alexander) Nicholas, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1946. She married Richard Marx in 1980 in Harvey, Mich., and resided there for many years. Richard preceded her in death on Nov. 18, 2008. Nikki...
Monday, Aug. 15 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. Adult Poetry Group, 5:30 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. 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....
SPRINGSTEAD, Wis - The Sherman-Springstead Volunteer Fire Department held its annual corn roast fundraiser Saturday. Department Chief Ron King said turnout at the event was a little better than average for the event, which serves as the department's biggest fundraiser. Now in its 37th year, the corn roast provides the department's operating budget. Major purchases in recent years, using funds generated by the event, included the purchase of extrication equipment and turnout gear for the...
May 28 was supposed to be a beautiful day for enjoying what the Northwoods has to offer. Paul Semo, of Rhinelander, Wis., and his 11-year-old daughter, Alexius, said they planned an outing on a four-wheeler Paul inherited from his grandfather. They traveled from the town of Carey with a group of friends onward to the Plummer Mine headframe in Pence, where they stopped for a break. Feeling the ride was too rugged, Paul said Alexius chose to continue with a friend on a different all-terrain...
HURLEY - The Iron County Board of Supervisors' Finance Committee heard an update on the state of Saxon Harbor Thursday, including the fact it could be as long as three to four years before the harbor reopens. Forest and Parks Administrator Eric Peterson approached the committee about purchasing a pair of temporary bridges, which would be initially used over the section of County A that was washed out at Oronto Creek during the July 11 flooding that destroyed the harbor. Peterson said the...
HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors’ Finance Committee Thursday approved the job description for the office manager of Iron County’s University of Wisconsin Extension office. Current office manager Joyce Gayan is retiring at the end of the year. According to the description, the job entails a number of responsibilities to support the UW-Extension’s staff. Neil Klemme, the Extension office’s department head, said the job also requires interacting with people. “This (job) is the face of Extension,” Klemme told the Daily Globe after t...
HURLEY - Children migrated to Hurley Public Library Wednesday afternoon to learn about monarch butterflies. Standing in front of a container of several butterflies, North Lakeland Discovery Center Naturalist Licia Johnson asked them how to recognize a monarch butterfly. A child said they are big and have orange wings. She said butterflies have wings that help them fly, antennas that help them sense their surroundings, eyes to let them see and feet to help them taste. A monarch's eyeballs...
Thursday, Aug. 11 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. Red Hat Society Northwoods Divas, noon, Bell Chalet in Hurley. Reservations required to 906-932-5455 or 906-663-4871. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., all welcome, Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 Highway 51 North in Arbor Vitae. Grief...
HURLEY - It will be Anthony Stella facing Republican Matthew Tingstad in the Iron County District Attorney's race in November after Stella won Tuesday's Democratic primary. Stella received 483 votes to Elaine Erickson's 251 votes in the race to represent the Democratic Party on the November ballot. Tingstad, who was the lone Republican running to replace outgoing District Attorney Marty Lipske, received 230 votes. The district attorney race was the lone contested county race on the ballot. The...
HURLEY - The Hurley High School cheerleaders and football program will sponsor a 2.62-mile Glow Run to the Torch Friday evening. The run, in anticipation of Saturday's 48th annual Paavo Nurmi Marathon and Friday evening's torch lighting, will begin at 7 p.m. near downtown. Event organizer Melissa DeCarlo said the short course through the streets of Hurley is friendly for runners, walkers and families. The route starts at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Division Street, winds around residential...
HURLEY — A 52-year-old Hurley woman who worked for the Iron County Department of Human Services has been charged with five counts of theft from a business setting. A criminal complaint filed Tuesday in Iron County Court against Mary Peterson Tijan, of 112 Germania St., charges that unauthorized checks, expense requests and charges from her against the DHS total $185,388. The complaint was authorized by acting Iron County District Attorney Fritz Schellgell. Hurley Police Chief Chris Colassaco, who was first notified of the alleged financial i...
Wednesday, Aug. 10 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., all welcome, 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 Hal...
Tuesday, Aug. 9 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. Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 10 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Bessemer American Legion Post 27, 5 p.m., American Legion, Bessemer. Ironwood American Legion Post 5, 5:30 p.m. dinner, 6:30 p.m. meeting, Memorial Building, Legion club room....
HURLEY - To hone in their skills, the Hurley Midgets cheerleaders participated in a Universal Cheerleaders Association camp Friday and Saturday at the Hurley K-12 School. Watching the team practice, coach Melissa DeCarlo said the team has had "facelift" over the past couple years and decided to call on the UAC to help them cheer and perform at a higher level, one that she knows they're capable of. She said the team consists of 17 girls. Over the course of the weekend, the team learned stunts,...
MADISON, Wis. - Joseph 'Joe' Anderson of 503 Iron St., Hurley, passed away July 27, 2016, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Hospital, surrounded by his family, after suffering an aneurysm. Joe was born July 6, 1979, to Michelle Pozzani and Billy Anderson. Joe graduated from Hurley K-12 School in 1997. Throughout Joe's life, he was employed by Liberty Bell Chalet, Snowbelt Hardwoods and Anna Marie Designs. Joe is survived by his daughter, Trinity Anderson; his mother, Michelle (Daniel)...
Monday, Aug. 8 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Festival Inc. Board, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Finnish Language Classes with Seija Jarvenpaa, beginners at 3 p.m., advanced at 4 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. 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...
Saturday, Aug. 6 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Aug. 7 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Gogebic Range Trail Authority, 6 p.m., Pit Stop, Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Monday, Aug. 8 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Festival I...
Thursday, Aug. 4 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., all welcome, The Inn Bed and Breakfast, Montreal, Wis. 906-663-0308. Ironwood Carnegie Fancy Nancy Tea Party, 2 p.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth,...
HURLEY, Wis. - Julius B. "Pepe" Rigotti, 90, of Hurley, formerly a long-time resident of Bessemer, Mich., passed away peacefully Monday afternoon, Aug. 1, 2016, surrounded by his loving wife and family. Julius was born on July 5, 1926, in Ironwood, the son of Julius and Lena (Favero) Rigotti. He grew up in Anvil, Mich., and attended Anvil School and A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer. Julius proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. After basic training, he was...
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Wednesday sent a letter to President Barack Obama requesting a federal disaster declaration for nine northern Wisconsin counties affected by July 11-12 torrential rains and flash floods. In the letter, Walker said the storm caused more than $25 million in damage to roads and public infrastructure. The request is for federal assistance to help local governments recover from the disaster. The Bad River Indian reservation is also included in the request. “Three weeks ago, flash floods devastated Saxon Harbor in Iron Cou...
Wednesday, Aug. 3 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, 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 Evang...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Kathleen E. "Kato" Gallo, 63, of Ironwood Township, died peacefully Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, in her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 29, 1953, in Ironwood, daughter of the late John and Ellen (Haapala) Gallo, attended Roosevelt Grade School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1971. She received an associate degree in psychology from Gogebic Community College in 1994. Kathy worked in housekeeping in local motels and two private homes,...
CEDARBURG, Wis. - David James Wallis passed away unexpectedly from natural causes on Feb. 1, 2016, at his home in Cedarburg. Dave was born on Dec. 8, 1967, to William and Lois Wallis in Bessemer, Mich. He graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley in 1985 and attended Gogebic Community College and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dave loved his family and friends. On frequent visits home he always had a lot to say - Dave was never at a loss for words. He was a self-taught guitarist...
