Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Thursday, April 7 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. Free community meal, 5-6:30 p.m., Wakefield Methodist Church. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center, Ironwood. Knights of...
Wednesday, April 6 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...
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Jonquil A. "Jackie" Haig, 71, of Ironwood, Mich., died Saturday evening, April 2, 2016, at United Hospital in St. Paul, with her loving family by her side. The former Jonquil A. Hyde was born May 26, 1944, in Peoria, Ill., daughter of the late John and Dorothea (Redfern) Hyde, and graduated from high school in Wheatridge, Colo., in 1962. She then attended Colorado State College in Greeley, Colo., graduating in May 1967 with a bachelor's degree in secondary education. She...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] Voters head to the polls today in Wisconsin, deciding on everything from presidential candidates to school board members. The ballot features both the Republican and Democratic primaries, as well as races for seats on the state supreme court and court of appeals. Regardless of which party's presidential primary a voter participates in, the choices on the remainder of the ballot remain the same. In Iron County, all 15 seats on the county board will...
Tuesday, April 5 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. Disabled American Veterans, 6 p.m., American Legion club rooms, Ironwood Memorial Building. Finnish American Chorus of Litle Finland Rehearsal, 6 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis....
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Patricia Louise Wawro, 65, a native of Ironwood, died peacefully in her home on Friday, April 1, 2016. She was born in Ironwood on Sept. 18, 1950, daughter of the late Charles and Bernadine (Olszewski) Santini, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School with the Class of 1968. From there, she attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo and graduated in speech communications, elementary education and fine arts. Pat then earned her master's degree from Rackham School...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] Iron County voters will cast ballots Tuesday, deciding on everything from the presidential primaries to state and local contests. While many of the candidates running for president have suspended their campaigns, the filing deadlines for the Republican and Democratic races mean they will still appear on Tuesday’s ballot. In addition to the national race, voters will decide between JoAnne Kloppenburg and Rebecca Bradley for a seat on the state Supreme Court. Thomas Hruz is running unopposed as a c...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] HURLEY- The Hurley Chamber of Commerce invited chamber members and the community to salute local businesses at the Spring Out fundraiser on Saturday at Sharon's Coffee Company. Rita Franzoi, of the Hurley chamber, said there were "fun" events for people to participate in, including a meat raffle and a 50-50 drawing. For the meat raffle, Franzoi spun a wheel. When the wheel stopped, the person with the matching number won an assorted meat prize. For...
By TOM STANKARD tstankard@yourdailyglobe HURLEY - While snow fell outside, close to 50 area residents attended an apple tree pruning workshop led by Rebecca Krans Saturday morning at the Iron County Courthouse hosted by the 46th Parallel Planters and the Range Master Gardeners. Krans, a Michigan State University Extension consumer horticulture educator, said tree pruning is a horticultural practice involving the selective removal of parts of a plant, such as branches, buds, or roots. She said th...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The Gogebic-Iron Area Narcotics Team's discovery of an active methamphetamine lab while executing a search warrant led to the temporary closure of a portion of Sunset Road Wednesday. Two people were arrested at E5193 Sunset Road. John Raymond Davis, 41, and Sara Anne Harris, 31, were arraigned in Gogebic County District Court in Bessemer Thursday, according to a GIANT press release. They are each charged with the same five...
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Mary Lou Swanson, 86, passed away on March 28, 2016, in Green Bay. She was born in Muskegon, Mich., on Nov. 5, 1929. She graduated high school in Hurley. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Douglas, in 2010. The Swansons lived primarily in Upper Michigan and northern Wisconsin, and she moved to a senior independent living facility in Green Bay from Ashland (14 years) in 2014. Mary Lou is survived by four children, Christine Swanson, of Marquette, Mich., Jeannine Swanson (Troy Westervelt), of Eatonton, Ga., E...
Thursday, March 31 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. Free community dinner, 5-6:30 p.m., Wakefield United Methodist Church, Wakefield. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center,...
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Mary Lou Swanson, 86, passed away on March 28, 2016, in Green Bay. She was born in Muskegon, Mich., on Nov. 5, 1929. She graduated high school in Hurley. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Douglas, in 2010. The Swansons lived primarily in Upper Michigan and Northern Wisconsin, and she moved to a senior independent living facility in Green Bay from Ashland (14 years) in 2014. Mary Lou Swanson is survived by four children, Christine Swanson of Marquette, Mich., Jeannine Swanson (Troy Westervelt) of E...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Aging Unit of Iron County will soon have a permanent manager after the Iron County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to hire Mark Marczak for the position. Marczak, of Montreal, currently works with the county’s department of human services as a childcare supervisor for the Northern Income Maintenance Consortium. He was one of three candidates interviewed, according to information presented to the board. Marczak has already accepted the position, according to information pre...
Wednesday, March 30 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. Adult Children of Alcoholics, 7 p.m., Samaritan Counseling, Iro...
HURLEY, Wis. — Adelaide Marie Rainaldo, 91, of Hurley, died Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. She was born April 10, 1924, in Hurley, the daughter of the late Anton and Ann (Taglienti) Rainaldo. She attended St. Mary’s Grade School and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1942. She then completed her nurse’s training at St. Mary’s in Rochester, Minn., becoming a registered nurse, and began working in the polio ward in Rochester from 1942-1946. Leaving Rochester, she assisted her brother...
Tuesday, March 29 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Government Gogebic Community College Board, 4:30 p.m., room B-22 of the Jacob Solin Business Center, GCC. Iron County Board of Supervisors, 6 p.m., courthouse, Hurley. Wednesday, March 30 Christian...
MINOCQUA, Wis. - George D. Gross, 75, of Mercer, peacefully passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2016, in Minocqua. George was born Oct. 26, 1940, in Menominee, Mich., the son of George and Marjorie (Jurgens) Gross, of Wallace, Mich. George graduated from Stephenson High School in 1958. He then moved to Milwaukee, where he married Sandra Foelker in 1960. He was in the trucking business until his retirement in 1995, when he moved to Mercer to enjoy life in the Northwoods. An avid hunter and...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Among the items on the agenda for the Iron County Board of Supervisor’s meeting Tuesday are three revisions to the general rules for supervisors listed in the county directory. Among the changes recommended by the finance committee at its meeting earlier this month is the removal of the limit on the number of per diems a supervisor can claim each day. The existing rule allows supervisors to receive a $40 per diem for each committee and board meeting they attend in the county, and a $45...
Monday, March 28 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. Finnish Language Class, 4 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. 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...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — Used drug collection containers across the Gogebic Range have worked so well that they have created a problem in storing all the pills and medications being turned in for disposal. The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday agreed to send letters to legislators pointing out the extent of the problem here and seeking some assistance. Commissioners instructed county clerk Gerry Pelissero to draw up a letter to be sent to legislators. Gogebic County Sheriff Pete Matonich told the b...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Jail in Bessemer is overcrowded “and there’s more coming,” sheriff Peter Matonich told the county board Wednesday. Matonich said the jail was housing 30 inmates and six more were jailed in Iron County, Wis., under an agreement between the two counties. “We’re doing everything we can to try to quell it,” Matonich said of the overcrowding situation. The sheriff said he was addressing the county board because his budget is taking a hit with the extra inmates. He explained...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — There are new developments in the investigation into the March 12 fire that destroyed the Bear Trap Inn in Saxon, resulting in the death of a Kimball, Wis., woman. Lisa (Henning) Waldros, 52, a bartender at her sister’s tavern-restaurant business, was found dead in the rubble after the fire. Her body was found in the bathroom area of the structure, according to family members. An autopsy was performed in Madison. Iron County Judge Patrick Madden, who returned Wednesday from a trip to Ari...
Thursday, March 24 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, 4-5 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Free Community Easter Ham Dinner, 5-6:30 p.m., Wakefield United Methodist Church. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth,...
Wednesday, March 23 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. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Government Gogebic County Board, 5 p.m., county courthouse, Bes...
