Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Wednesday, Nov. 11 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Watersmeet Veterans Day programs, sponsored by American Legion Post 417, 9 a.m., Watersmeet School; 11 a.m. Lac Vieux Desert Casino. 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. Ironwood Veteran’s Day Ceremony, 10:30 p.m., Luther L. Wright Gymnasium, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Churc...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Dolores E. "Tota" Sandene, 82 of Bessemer, died Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, in Wakefield. She was born Oct. 19, 1933, at the Newport Heights Hospital in Ironwood, daughter of the late Louis and Elizabeth (Marzari) Facchinello. She grew up in Palms Location in Bessemer and lived there in her later years. She graduated from the A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer with the class of 1951. She was proud of her Italian heritage. She met her future husband Ed Sandene in 1954, and they...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Elizabeth I. Zanutto, 88, of Laurence Street, Montreal, Wis., died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, in Ironwood, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Dec. 16, 1926, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Peter and Praxedis (Guzek) Bruzdzinski. Elizabeth attended Ironwood schools and graduated from the Luther L. Wright High School with the class of 1944. She was married to Lawrence A. Zanutto on June 19, 1948, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Ironwood, he preceded her in death on Ma...
Tuesday, Nov. 10 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Tiny Tot Story Hour, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 10 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Marine Corps Birthday Party, 5 p.m. social, 6 p.m. program and dinner, sponsored by Gogebic-Iron Detachment of the Marine Corps League, Elk & Hound, Ironwood. Reservations at 906-932-4024 or 906-285-0475. Bessemer American Legion Post...
HURLEY, Wis. - Stanley A. Kubacki, 87, of 303 Taconite St., Hurley, formerly a lifelong resident of Kimball, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, in Hurley after a brief illness. Stanley was born Nov. 17, 1927, in Ironwood, Mich., son of the late Steve and Mary (Skowronski) Kubacki. He received his high school diploma from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood after his military tour of duties. He entered the U.S. Army at the age of 17 and served during the World War II campaign and...
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Corrine Violet Bensoni, 87, of Superior, former longtime Hurley resident, died peacefully early Saturday morning, Nov. 7, 2015, at Villa Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center in Superior, with her loving family by her side. The former Corrine Calgaro was born Nov. 21, 1927, in Hurley, daughter of the late Sylvio and Adelaide (Del Boni) Calgaro. She attended St. Mary's Grade School and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley in 1945. She then was employed as cashier...
Monday, Nov. 9 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Festival board of directors, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. 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. Aurora Club, 6 p.m. monthly membership, Aurora Club, Ironwood. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon Village Housing, 100 Cane...
Saturday, Nov. 7 Friends of the Ironwood Carnegie Library, 10 a.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. American Legion Post 5 Veterans Day Program, 6 p.m., American Legion, Ironwood. Sunday, Nov. 8 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Harding Club, 1 p.m., Clubhouse, Bessemer Township. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. a...
MARQUETTE, Mich. - Brian Dale Stein Jr., 34, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, in Marquette. Brian is predeceased by his loving maternal grandparents, Katherine and Roy Puisto; his maternal grandparents, Elmer and Saima Stein; his aunt, Rosella (Puisto) Bonino; his uncle, Richard Kubley; and his cousin, Geno Bonino. Brian is lovingly remembered by his father, Brian D. Stein, Copper Harbor; his mother and stepfather, Ava (Puisto) Snow and Mark Snow, Fort Wayne, Ind; his younger sister, Katie...
HURLEY — Residents of the city of Hurley recently received letters that their drinking water contains contaminants that violate state and federal regulations and may be cancer-causing if consumed over many years. The levels of Tribalomethanes and Haloacetic acids in the Hurley water system are exceeding standards, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The samples were taken on Aug. 24. The letter to city residents said they do not need to drink only bottled water, unless they have specific health concerns identified by doc...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - To celebrate local children's artwork, the Downtown Art Place hosted an art exhibit Thursday evening. DAP Vice-President Gemma Lamb said children created all the works of art on display during art classes. In class, Lamb said children worked on acrylic pieces, drawings, water colors and more. Looking at the art work on display, Lamb said she was impressed. "It's amazing what they're able to do when they have the media and all the art tools...
Thursday, Nov. 5 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. Community Dinner, 5-6:30 p.m., Wakefield Methodist Church. Open to all, no charge. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center,...
Wednesday, Nov. 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. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 3 to 6 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. Alzhe...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Representatives from Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort were at Luther L. Wright Friday with a surprise for Ironwood's sixth graders, telling the students that they would all be able to ski for free this winter as part of the resort's decision to give away ski passes to all sixth graders at four area schools. Sixth grade students in the Hurley, Ironwood, Bessemer and Wakefield-Marenisco school districts will receive the free passes, said...
Tuesday, Nov. 3 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. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Free STD Clinic, 5-7 p.m., Iron County Health Department, Hurley. 715-561-4545. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open meeting, Wesley United Methodist Church, Ironwood. Government Wakefield Township Board, 5:3...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Doris J. "Dori" Garreau, 86, of Hurley, Wis., died peacefully Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, with her family by her side, at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood, following a brief illness. The former Doris Augustson was born April 7, 1929, in Hurley, daughter of the late Niilo and Hilma (Ruslin) Augustson. She attended Cary and Hurley schools and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in 1947. She was united in marriage to Leonard C. Garreau on Aug. 28, 1948, at St. Mary's Catholic...
Monday, Nov. 2 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. Wakefield Seniors, 2 p.m., Senior Center, Wakefield. Chess Club, 4 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. 906-932-0203. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Sports Hall of Fame, 6 p.m., Luther L. Wright School, room 205. Ironwood Area Schools PTO, 6 p.m., Room 124, Ironwood. MECCA Ski Club, 6:30 p.m., MECCA cabin near...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - The Range Community Bible Church is seeking donations of shoe boxes filled with goods as it takes part in "Operation Christmas Child." The effort, billed by Samaritan's Purse International Relief as "the world's largest Christmas outreach of its kind," involves filling shoe boxes with everything from toys to school supplies and then sending the shoe boxes to children in need around the world. "A lot of these are going to kids who are in ref...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Some time around the year 1215, when the Magna Carta was being signed in England and roughly 277 years before Columbus set foot in the New World, a clay vessel the size of a tennis ball containing squash seeds was buried near what is now Green Bay. Now - some 800 years later - members of the Hurley K-12 School's Garden to Market Club and the University of Wisconsin's Iron County Extension Office are working to help reintroduce this extinct...
Thursday, Oct. 29 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. Gogebic County Retiree Health meeting, 4 p.m., Gogebic County Courthouse conference room, Bessemer. Ethnic Commons Park Statue Dedication, 5 p.m., Bessemer. Free Community Dinner, 5-6:30 p.m.,...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Adina "Ginger" Gasbarri, 95, formerly of Hurley, Wis., died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood. The former Adina Klug was born Jan. 16, 1920, in Garfield, Minn., to Carl and Dina (Kloehn) Klug. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Church in Garfield. Adina was united in marriage to Louis Gasbarri on Jan. 19, 1942, in Bessemer. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and friend to all. Adina and her...
WEST VALLEY, Utah - James J. Simmons, 80, former longtime Ironwood, Mich. resident, died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, at Hunter Hollow Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in West Valley. He had resided with his daughter and son-in-law in Grantsville, Utah, due to declining health. Jim was born May 31, 1935, in Ironwood, son of the late Raymond and Alice (Saippa) Simmons, and graduated from St. Ambrose High School in 1952. He was employed in the meat department at the A&P store in downtown...
HURLEY, Wis. - Maitland F. Harvey, 89, of Hurley, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, Oct. 28, 2015, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Mait was born on Dec. 19, 1925, in Chicago, the son of Maitland B. and Nettie G. (Maloney) Harvey. He attended Grant High School in Fox Lake, Ill. and graduated in 1944. Mait was a member of the football and boxing teams. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II and was honorably discharged on Nov. 4, 1945....
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution Tuesday to allow the county to pursue a Coastal Management Grant to fund research into the current owners of the Soo Line rail grade that is intended as part of an expansion of the county’s trail system. Both motorized and non-motorized trail proponents have been investigating purchasing the entirety of what was the former Soo Line rail grade through the county and into Ashland County. “It’s a great partnership between the motoriz...
Wednesday, Oct. 28 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. American Red Cross Community Blood Drive, 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Ironwood Municiple Building. 906-932-5478, walk-ins welcome. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood/Hurley Rot...
