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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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DULUTH, Minn. - Steven J. Leiphart, 79, of Ironwood, Mich., went peacefully home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus on Saturday morning, Aug. 20, 2016, at Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, with his loving family by his side. He was born April 9, 1937, in Munising, Mich., son of the late Janel and Jula (Zych) Leiphart, and graduated from high school in Newberry, Mich., in 1955. He then served stateside in the U.S. Army at Fort Polk, La., for two years. Following his...
MARQUETTE, Mich. — Karen I. Bielawski, 77, of Marquette, passed away Thursday morning, Aug. 11, 2016, at Mill Creek Assisted Living in Marquette with her loving family at her side and under the care of Lake Superior Hospice. Karen was born on Oct. 26, 1938, in Walnut Grove, Minn., a daughter of Frank and Orel (Parker) Keith. She had resided in Marquette since 2013. For many years, Karen was employed at Sellstrom Manufacturing Company in Ironwood, retiring from Jacquart Manufacturing Company. In her free time, Karen enjoyed reading, working w...
GREENFIELD, Wis. - Dolores E. DeZur, 86, of Greenfield, died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, at her son's home under the care of LeRoyer Hospice. She was born on April 26, 1930, in Oma, a daughter of the late Verner and Eleanor (Silvola) Thompson. She married Donald DeZur on May 6, 1950. He preceded her in death on Jan. 30, 2015. She graduated from Hurley High School. She was a member of King of Glory Lutheran Church in Greenfield. She enjoyed being of Finnish descent, and was accomplished in many...
HURLEY - Even though there are hundreds of books in the Hurley Public Library, storyteller Tracy Chipman didn't use any to tell stories Wednesday in an effort to inspire children to use their imaginations. "You have this movie projector in your mind," she said, referring to the imagination. Each tale she tells, Chipman said, is done with "the intention of celebrating our shared humanity." With a half dozen children gathered around, Chipman told a story about a farmer dealing with a severe...
Thursday, Aug. 18 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...
HURLEY, Wis. - Cody Richard Cunico, 25, of Hurley, left us unexpectedly on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, in Hurley. He was born Oct. 30, 1990, in Ashland, the son of Richard and Kathleen (Stolt) Cunico. He attended the Hurley School District, graduating with the class of 2009. Cody was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley. He was an avid hockey player, playing with the Polar Bear Hockey Club for many years and also played AAA Hockey for Minocqua and Spooner. Cody had been employed as...
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Public Safety Department responded to a 1:40 p.m. Tuesday afternoon fire in a house that followed a domestic disturbance. IPSD Director Andrew DiGiorgio, at the scene around 2 p.m., said the fire at 246 W. Ash St. was intentionally set and criminal charges were pending. He said a man had barricaded himself inside the house after a domestic dispute with a woman. IPSD officers were then able to gain entry to the residence and remove the suspect. At that point, DiGiorgio...
Wednesday, Aug. 17 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. Iron County Benefit Specialist, 10:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Citizens meal site, Mercer, Wis. 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...
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,...
