Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Drivers traveling down Silver Street Monday might have noticed cleanup work had begun on the Wishbones property in downtown Hurley. Property owner Bill Murray said one of his primary focuses Monday was taking down portions of the roof so that workers could safely clean out the interior of the building. Murray purchased the property from Iron County for $3,000 earlier this month. According to information at the Nov. 10 county board m...
Tuesday, Nov. 24 Gogebic-Ontonagon County Remonumentation Peer Review, 9 a.m., Natural Resource Center, Bessemer. 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. 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. area74.org. Narco...
HURLEY, Wis. - Frank L. "Cloochi" Maffesanti, 95, of Pence, died Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, at Sky View Nursing Center in Hurley, with his family by his side. He was born Nov. 4, 1920, in Forsyth Township, Mich., son of the late Andrew and Johanna (Forchini) Maffesanti, and graduated from Lincoln High School in Hurley in 1938. He then was employed in foundry work in Milwaukee and was a tool and die understudy in Detroit. Returning to the area, he worked in local mines until they closed and was...
By KELSEY HANSEN [email protected] HURLEY - It was the annual craft fair at the Hurley School Saturday with well over forty vendors set up for the occasion. Besides local and area-wide vendors, several Hurley groups had booths set up, including the Last Blast crew, the Silver Express ensemble and the Hurley Booster club. The craft fair had everything from crafts and handmade gifts, to baked goods and food, to raffles and drawings, and even a chance to win a cruise for two. The Hurley Schoo...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Kathy Richards, 76, of Orchard Road, Ironwood Township, died peacefully Thursday morning, Nov. 19, 2015, at home, with her loving family by her side. The former Kathy Nelson was born Dec. 7, 1938, in Bessemer Township, daughter of the late Carl and Signe (Riipinen) Nelson. She attended Puritan and Roosevelt School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood with the Class of 1956. She was then employed as a secretary at Cherne Contracting Co. in...
HURLEY, Wis. — Dolores M. Phillips, 91, a life-long resident of Ironwood, died peacefully Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley, with her loving daughter and granddaughter by her side. The former Dolores Munari was born July 16, 1924, in Ironwood, daughter of the late John and Lucy (Finco) Munari, and graduated from St. Ambrose High School with the Class of 1941.She then attended Gogebic Community College, receiving an associate’s degree in secretarial work, and was employed for many years at the...
Thursday, Nov. 19 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, mothers, infants, children, 9:45-10 a.m. EST, Lake Gogebic Senior Center, Bergland; 10:20-10:35 a.m. EST, Porcupine Mountain Senior Center, White Pine; 11-11:45 a.m. EST, Holy Family Catholic Church parking lot, Ontonagon; 1:15-1:45 p.m. EST, Resource Center, Mass City; 2:15-2:45 p.m. EST, Stannard Township Ballpark, Bruce Crossing; 2:30-2:45 p.m., Watersmeet Town Hall parking lot, Watersmeet. 906-884-2106. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer,...
Wednesday, Nov. 18 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200. 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 Ser...
Tuesday, Nov. 17 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, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org....
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - It is going to cost a bit more to dock at Saxon Harbor next year after the Iron County Forestry and Parks Committee approved increasing the slip rates Tuesday. Those with boats on the north side of the north basin will be charged $23 per foot for county residents and $27 per foot for non-residents. Docks throughout the remainder of the harbor, due to the installation of new docks throughout, will have a fee of $27 a foot for county...
HURLEY — The Hurley City Council will consider applying for a 3 percent water rate increase when it meets Tuesday at city hall. The rate increase case would be filed with the Wisconsin Public Service Commission. In other business Tuesday, the council will consider adopting a 2016 budget and tax levy when the meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Before the council’s regular monthly meeting, the board of public works will meet at 6 and will hear an update from city water department employee Gary Laguna regarding water contamination. Residents of the cit...
Monday, Nov. 16 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, mothers, infants, and children, 9 a.m.-noon, 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] MONTREAL, Wis. - Kolton Ouellette will never lead a normal life. The 3-year-old boy can't walk, talk, or even open his eyes fully because he was a victim of a crime 19 months ago. In October of 2013, Kolton's mother, Jennifer Shepard, left her son with her boyfriend, Brandon Brunette. Kolton, 18 months old at the time, was crying because he fell off the couch, so Brunette tried to console him, but Kolton wouldn't stop crying, causing Brunette to...
HURLEY, Wis. - Katherine A. "Katie" Miklesh, 95, of Ironwood, Mich., died peacefully Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, at Sky View Nursing Center in Hurley, surrounded by her loving family. The former Katherine Grivicich was born Feb. 17, 1920, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Marco and Matilda (Smolcich) Grivicich, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School with the Class of 1937. She then worked for the Works Progress Administration at the pre-school center in the Resettlement for three years. She...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] HURLEY - For most people, writing is nothing more than a hobby. For Amy Newman, of Hurley, it's her passion. Beginning in college, Newman said she started writing, and hasn't stopped since. Over the past 13 years, the author has written 10 novels and even got one published. Newman said she likes to write about romance and write young adult and children's books. "It's been my dream to be a published author for a very long time, and that dream is what...
Thursday, Nov. 12 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, Rigoni’s, Ironwood. 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 U.S. 51 North in Arbor Vitae. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., all welcome, The Inn Bed and Breakfast, M...
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...
