Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Wednesday, May 4 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...
Tuesday, May 3 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 Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Authority and Board, 2 p.m., Treatment Facility’s b...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Carl "Buddy" Baron, 90, died peacefully at his Ironwood home, surrounded by his loving family, on Saturday, April 30, 2016. Carl was born Aug. 2, 1925, to Emil and Esther Baron, of Montreal, Wis., and graduated from high school in Hurley, Wis. He was baptized, confirmed and a member of Salem Lutheran Church in Ironwood. Entering the U.S. Navy, Carl served on submarine duty in the Pacific during World War II. After completing his service, he returned to Ironwood and on Aug. 23,...
KIMBALL, Wis. - Ben A. Walston, 73, lost his battle with throat and lung cancer April 29, 2016, at his home in Kimball. He was born Sept. 7, 1942, in Faro, N.C., son of the late Adolph and Effie Walston of North Carolina. In 1962, he married Mary Frances Barnes in North Carolina. They soon moved to Rockford, Ill., with an infant daughter and two years later had a son. Mary Frances preceded him in death. In 1973, he married Jeanne K. Huotari in Rockford and in 1976, they moved north to Hurley...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] HURLEY - Over 50 years ago, a B-47 Stratojet disappeared from radar during a low-level training mission approximately 10 miles south of Hurley. Three months later, another aircraft disappeared near the same area, a densely wooded place about 3 miles east of U.S. 51. The planes were part of the Air Force's 40th Bombardment Wing from Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka, Kan. The missions took place because the area's terrain is similar to locations that...
HURLEY - The Gogebic Iron Range Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 529 held their 26th annual Steak Feed Fundraiser Saturday evening at the Iron County Memorial Building. "I've waited all day for this," said attendee Tina Martinsek "Every year, the steaks are good." The event kicked off with a raffle and door prizes. Out back, Kyle Thompson and Terry Seibel stood over a grill flipping dozens of steaks. "Our steaks are awesome; they're hand-cut and everything," said Thompson. Over 400 steaks...
Thursday, April 28 Cuddle Bugs Story Time for Babies and Toddlers, 9:30 a.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. 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. Pokemon Club for Students, 4 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Bessemer Chamber of Commerce, 5 p.m., Chamber Offic...
Wednesday, April 27 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. Bessemer-Ironwood Chamber’s Business Box Lunch, Bessemer City Hall. 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...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Gogebic Range Water Authority will be paying the full cost of repairs to the Margaret Street sewer system after the Ironwood Township Board of Trustees voted against contributing to the project Monday. The work will repair issues with the road that were the result of earlier work done on the sewer lines, Township Supervisor Alan Baron said. “We’ve been after this since I’ve been here to repair the road that was done improperly on Margaret Street,” Baron said. “It’s bee...
Tuesday, April 26 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...
Monday, April 25 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. Methamphetamine ETC, 8 p.m., support group, Woodland Church, Ironwood. 906-285-2813 or methetc.web.com. Little Finland Finnish language beginning class 3 p.m.,...
SCHOFIELD, Wis. - Janice Rae Lahti, 65, of Wausau, and a former longtime Ironwood Township, Mich. resident, died peacefully early Thursday morning, April 21, 2016, at Atrium Post Acute Care of Weston in Schofield, surrounded by her loving family, following a courageous, three-year battle with cancer. The former Janice Rae Manchester was born May 15, 1950, in Ironwood, Mich., daughter of the late Raymond and Rose (Magdziak) Manchester, attended A.L. Norrie Grade School and graduated from Luther...
Saturday, April 23 Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Sunday, April 24 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Monday, April 25 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...
HURLEY, Wis. - Eugene Gust Kaartunen, 94, of Erwin Township, Ironwood, Mich., died peacefully Thursday evening, April 21, 2016, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Nov. 6, 1921, in Erwin Township, Ironwood, son of the late Henry and Maria Josephine (Koski) Kaartunen. He married the former Vienna Helen Warren on Dec. 8, 1942, in Brooklyn, N.Y. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Air Force as a truck driver and in the...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley High School music program tuned to a new idea in 1985 and more than 30 years later, the Silver Express is still alive and well, said director Beth Bordner. This year's Silver Express Spectacular is set for next week Wednesday through Friday at 7 p.m. at the Hurley K-12 School auditorium. Like in years past, Bordner said about 30 students auditioned to be part of the select group of students which puts on the popular annual show....
Thursday, April 21 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. 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.m., 403 Sophie St., Bessemer. Free...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - The members of the Iron County Board of Supervisors elected in the April 5 election were sworn in Tuesday, after which the members of the new board re-elected Joe Pinardi to another term as county board chairman. The 12 members of the board re-elected for another term - Paul Mullard, Hurley; Pinardi, Hurley; Jack Prospero, Hurley; Larry Youngs, Hurley; William Thomas, Gile; John Smith, Kimball; Karl Krall, Saxon; Scott Erickson, Oma; Opal...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — As top vote-getter in the April 5 election, Steve Lombardo was named mayor pro-tempore Tuesday by the Hurley City Council. If Mayor Joe Pinardi is not available, Lombardo will act as mayor. Pinardi announced reappointments to most committee posts, with few changes. New council member Stephanie Smith will sit on both the police-fire-license and parks-recreation committees. Ray O’Dea was reappointed city attorney and Dan Soine will again be assessor and building inspector. Appointments to the...
Wednesday, April 20 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 Historical Museum, 1 p.m., museum, Hurley. Public is welcome. Kimball Homemakers, 1 p.m., Kimball Town Hall. Iron County Veterans Service Off...
HURLEY, Wis. - Clint Richard Mabie, 49, of Hurley, returned home to his Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, April 16, 2016. He will be truly missed by his family and friends. Clint was born Aug. 31, 1966, in Park Falls, the son of the late Richard and Darlene (McCombs) Mabie. On Sept. 25, 1993, he married Sydney Ann Morrison in Minocqua. He was a member of the Range Community Bible Church of Hurley. Clint was employed as a lineman for Xcel Energy. Clint will be missed by his family. His wife,...
Tuesday, April 19 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. - Kathleen "Kay" Pawlak, 93, of Ironwood, Mich., died peacefully Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley, with her family by her side. She was born in Ironwood to her loving parents, Anna and James Boyle, on Dec. 17, 1922. She joins her three siblings in passing - Chester, Juanita, and Warren. Kathleen Boyle was married to her loving husband and life-long partner, Sylvester Pawlak, on Feb. 28, 1940, in Ironwood. Kay was a devoted wife,...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] More than 16,000 Xcel Energy customers experienced a power outage Saturday throughout Gogebic County and parts of Hurley,Wis., according to Chris Ouellette, of Xcel Energy. Ouellette said an arrestor blew at a substation in Ironwood, causing thousands of residents to lose power. The outage occurred at about 4:30 p.m. and power was restored at 6:22 p.m., Ouellette told the Daily Globe. Traffic signals were out during the outage. In response, the...
