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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation issued its first quarterly transportation aid payment of the year earlier this month, with municipalities around Wisconsin receiving a combined $126 million — including more than $470,000 to Iron County and its cities and towns. “These payments represent part of the cooperative work we do with local governments across the state to keep goods and services moving throughout Wisconsin,” WisDOT Secretary-designee Craig Thompson said Monday in the announcement of the aid payments. “We are co...
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. - Roger J. Stella Sr., 71, passed away on Jan. 10, 2021, in Warner Robins after a brief illness. Born in Ironwood, Michigan, Roger was raised and attended school in Hurley, Wisconsin. After high school, Roger joined the U.S. Marine Corps and later joined the U.S. Air Force. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal and served in support of Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He retired from Robins Air Force Base...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley City Council on Tuesday approved a resolution to amend its 2020 budget due to unanticipated revenues and expenditures incurred by the city related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The resolution passed the council 6-0 and adjusts the 2020 revenues with an additional $336,610 in revenues and $328,959 in expenditures. City Alderman Steve Lombardo was not present. The additional revenues in the resolution include $99,700 for grant funds awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture O...
HURLEY, Wis. - Rose Barbara Zambrovitz, 95, of 304 Maple St. Hurley, passed away Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, in Hurley. Rose was born June. 4, 1925, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Charles and Rose Mary (Drazba) Zambrovitz. Her early years of employment were dedicated to the Curry Hotel in Ironwood, Michigan, where she learned the skills of a chamber maid. Later, Rose worked at the Bayfield Pure Air Sanitorium which opened in 1920 and ceased operation in 1975. This facility treated World War I...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Jan. 14 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, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 Highway 51 North in Arbor Vitae. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m.,...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Jan. 13 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. 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,...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — A utility terrain vehicle crash in Iron County Friday night killed one woman and had a man sent to the hospital, the Iron County Sheriff’s Office announced the next day. Iron County Emergency Dispatch received a call reporting the crash with a woman under water at 8:42 p.m. Friday, but was unable to get a specific location about the scene of the crash from the initial caller, Iron County Sheriff Paul Samardich said in a news release Saturday. Deputies — along with members of the Hurle...
HURLEY, Wis. - Charlene N. (Ostlund) Synkelma, 83, of Ironwood passed away on Jan. 6, 2021, at the Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley She was born on Jan. 14, 1937, in Ironwood, the daughter of Carl S. and Clara (Beare) Ostlund. She attended local schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1955. Following graduation, she was employed as a secretary at the A.L. Norrie School in Ironwood. On Aug. 15, 1959, Charlene married Robert A. Synkelma at the Newport...
ASHLAND, Wis. - Kenneth C. Glickert, 71, of Hurley, went to his Heavenly home on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at Court Manor in Ashland. Ken was born the son of George Sr. and Wilma (Creasey) Glicket on May 16, 1949, in North Bend, Oregon. He was united in marriage with the love of his life, Ruth Lyons on Oct. 28, 1978, in Mapleton, Oregon. While in Oregon, Ken worked for Murphy's Veneer. After moving from Oregon in 1985, he was a dishwasher at Big Boy in Ironwood, and then 15 years at Bessemer Plywo...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Jan. 12 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. 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....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Jan. 9 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Jan. 10 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood...
WAUSAU, Wis. - Joanna Marie (Toni) Saari of Hurley, passed away due to complications with COVID-19 on Dec. 25, 2020, at the Aspirus-Wausau Hospital. Joanna was born Joanna Marie Toni to Fulvio Toni and Lina Sabatina (nee Fontecchio) Toni (later Francis) on Nov. 13, 1936, in Felix, Italy. She was married to Bert Raymond Saari at St. Mary of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Hurley on Feb. 12, 1955, by Father Prock. Joanna graduated as the valedictorian at St. Ambrose High School, Gogebic Community...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - Siblings say the strength they find from each other after the untimely loss of their mother and the amazing show of community support has helped a great deal with the healing process. Cody Durant, 27, is the eldest of five siblings and the only one not living at the Bessemer home of their mother, Beth Durant, when she died of heart failure at age 43 on Oct. 5, 2020. The family was in shock and Cody said it was a moment to "grab the bull...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley Police Department is embarking on a project to update its policies and procedures, according to reports at the city of Hurley Police, Fire and License Committee meeting on Wednesday. Hurley Chief of Police Chris Colassaco said revisions to administrative and operations protocols are always being conducted on an annual basis but that this year the department contracted with Lexipol, a law enforcement policies and training agency, to do a more thorough revision. “It’s a progr...
HURLEY, Wis. – Geraldine Marie Kutz, 87, of Hurley, passed away peacefully Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Geraldine Marie was born Dec. 3, 1933, to Joseph Baima and Esther (Herlevi) Baima in Iron Belt. She was the eldest of two daughters, her sister, Kathleen, preceded her in death. Geri attended the Pence grade school and graduated from the Lincoln High School in Hurley with the class of 1951, where she was coined "a jolly girl so full of fun and always nice to everyone." On May 1, 1954, Geri married t...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Jan. 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. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Pere Menard Assembly 471, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church fellowship hall, Ironwood....
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Suzanne LaBerge-Backman, of Santa Barbara, formerly of Wakefield, Michigan, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, at the Channel Islands Post Acute Center, where she had resided for the past three years. She was battling corticobasal degeneration for the last seven years. CBD is an incurable disease. Suzanne was born on Feb. 7, 1941, in Redwood City, California, a daughter of Dr. Rollo and Martha LaBerge. Suzanne graduated from Sequoia High School in 1959 and attended...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Gogebic Range Trail Authority has reported that a $450,000 state budget appropriation has been allotted for ORV trail work between Wakefield and Marenisco. GRTA President Steve Hamilton said the project already had been approved for $250,000 from the state’s trail permit program. The new funds will bring the project total to $600,000. On Monday, Hamilton told the Globe that the money will cover completion of construction within an ORV trail known as the State Line Route. Michigan’s Departm...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] Even as the vaccination process continues, the number of local COVID-19 cases continues to rise; with Gogebic County passing the 1,000-case mark in the last week. The county has had 712 confirmed positive cases and 294 additional probable cases, according to the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department’s Monday update, for a total of 1,006 cases since the presence of the virus was first confirmed in the area in March. The county has 18 active cases as of Monday’s update and 39 deaths. Ont...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Jan. 6 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. 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. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Comm...
APPLETON, Wis. - Patricia Ann Cattelino (neé Allen), 87, died peacefully on Dec. 29, 2020. Pat was the eldest of six siblings who grew up in Vermont and Madison, Wisconsin. After graduating from Madison West High School, she matriculated at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, from which she earned a degree in home economics. Shortly after graduation in 1954, and with a driver's license issued only two days prior, Pat drove her new car northward to embark upon a career as Iron County Extension...
GILE, Wis. - David A. Huotari, 63, of Gile, passed away Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. David was born June 9, 1957 in Ironwood, Michigan. Son of Swanee and Alice (Chaput) Huotari, he was the ninth of 11 children. He attended J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley and graduated in 1978. After high school, he worked a variety of different jobs. He worked in lumbar yards, recycling plants, meat processing factories, and the pipeline all over the country. In recent years, he was a dish washer at the Liberty Be...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Jan. 5 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. Wakefield Seniors, noon, Wakefield Senior Center. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Alcoholics...
WAUSAU, Wis. - Mary (Gentile) Paoli, 97, a lifelong resident of the area passed away on Dec. 28, 2020, at Aspirus Hospital in Wausau. She was born on Nov. 15, 1923, in Hurley, the second oldest of eight siblings to the late Domenic and Ida (Lerza) Gentile. Mary attended St. Mary's Grade School and graduated from the Lincoln High School in Hurley with the class of 1941. She attended Gogebic Community College when it occupied the top floor of the Luther L. Wright High School. She held various...
HURLEY, Wis. — Edith A. Kaari, 99, of Hurley passed away on Dec. 26, 2020, at the Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. Edith was born on Feb. 9, 1921, in Gurney, the daughter of Thomas and Annie (Mushal) Baribeau. She attended school in Curry, Wisconsin, and graduated from Saxon High School in 1939. She dairy farmed for many years and was an assembly worker for Simpson Electric in Mercer for 27 years, retiring in 1985. Edith married Oscar Kaari on Aug. 10, 1940, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Saxon. He preceded her in dea...
