Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - Joanne Bruneau's breast cancer diagnosis started with her typical mammogram at the end of February. About a week later, she was called back to Aspirus Grand View Hospital for a second mammogram as the doctors thought they noticed something in the right breast. Her second mammogram included an ultrasound, which confirmed she did have something there. "You're in total shock at first," she said. "I had my daughter come with me at first because she knew what questions to ask and she was a...
HURLEY - The Iron County Health Department conducted its fifth annual Breast Cancer Awareness event at Sharon's Coffee Company Monday. Thirty-five women attended, designed to raise awareness about breast cancer, as well as honor survivors. A key focus of this year's event was the role exercise can play in reducing the risk of breast cancer. The evening began with a walk of the new Gateway Trail that starts at the Montreal River, behind Sharon's. The walk was led by Andrea Newby, the family livin...
Friday, Oct. 23 Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Ironwood Carnegie Library Board, 4 p.m., library. Alcoholics Anonymous/Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon Village Housing, 100 Cane Court, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Government Aging Unit of Iron County, 1 p.m., Hurley Senior...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Beulah Mae "Bootsie" Banfield, 84, of Bessemer, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. Bootsie was born on Dec. 12, 1930, in Hardwood, a daughter of Carl and Lena (Rudolph) Peronto. She attended Iron Mountain High School and graduated in 1948. On Dec. 15, 1951, Beulah was united in marriage to Douglas Raymond Banfield. With Doug serving in the U.S. Navy, they made their home in many parts of the United States and in Spain for two years. She was employed by the U.S. Forest Service...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Cloe Dean Livingston, 81, of Ironwood Township, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood. The former Cloe Dean Mortensen was born Feb. 25, 1934, in Hurley, Wis., daughter of the late John and Signa (Peterson) Mortensen, and attended J.E. Murphy High School. She was married to Robert L. Livingston on June 30, 1951, at the First Presbyterian Church in Hurley, by the late Rev. C.L. Harries. Bob preceded her in death...
Thursday, Oct. 22 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. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Hurley....
Wednesday, Oct. 21 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. Hurley Education Foundation, noon, Hurley School Conference room. Kimball Homemakers, noon, Kimball Community Center. 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...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Leonard W. Korpi, 85, of Ironwood, died unexpectedly Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015, at home. He was born May 27, 1930, in Bessemer Township, son of the late Oscar and Anna (Mattson) Korpi, and graduated from A. D. Johnston High School in Bessemer in 1948. He then served four years stateside in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Following his honorable discharge, Len attended Moorhead State College in Moorhead, Minn., and was employed as district representative for the Duluth News-Tribune in Ironwood for many years. He then served as...
Tuesday, Oct. 20 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. North Count...
By KELSEY HANSEN [email protected] HURLEY - Over sixty community members, kids and adults alike, came together Saturday morning to help package food to send to malnourished communities in Haiti. The event took place at the Range Community Bible Church, although it was not a specific church function as it was open to the whole community. Chuck Guerber, missionary with the Range Community Bible Church, helped organize the event and bring eight members from the Kids Against Hunger St. Peters,...
Monday, Oct. 19 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. Iron County Historical Society, 2 p.m., Iron County Historical Society Museum, 303 Iron St., Hurley. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon Village Housing, 100 Cane Court, Ontonagon....
Saturday, Oct. 17 Children’s Story Hour, 10 a.m., Marenisco Public Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Oct. 18 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Harvest Dance, 2 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Gogebic Range Trail Authority, 6 p.m., Pit Stop, Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Monday, Oct. 19 Gogebic County Human Services Agency Board, 9 a.m., Gogebic County Medical Care Facility, Wakef...
HURLEY — It wasn’t a big bear, but it sure caused a lot of commotion. A black bear was shot and killed in downtown Hurley on Friday afternoon. It was apparently the same bear that had stolen corn from Krist Oil in an early Tuesday morning caper and had made some dashes down Silver Street in broad daylight. A dispatcher at the Iron County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Friday evening that detective Paul Samardich had shot the bear, which was too close to humans for comfort. There was reportedly concern that the bear might get too close to childr...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - A black bear was spotted at Super One Foods in Ironwood Thursday. Gary Jackson, of Ironwood, said he saw the bear sleeping under a semi truck around 12:30 p.m. The local resident said someone told him a bear was spotted sleeping in the Dumpster earlier, so he said he went out back and he saw the bear sleeping again. When it awoke underneath the semi truck, Jackson said the bear was startled and then proceeded to jump the guard rail and r...
Thursday, Oct. 15 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,...
HURLEY, Wis. — Diane K. Ruda, 58, of Saxon, died Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, in Hurley. She was born Nov. 27, 1956, in Ironwood, Mich., the daughter of James and Lily (Taylor) Youngs. Diane married Gary F. Ruda on May 23, 1992, in Hurley. She graduated from Hurley High School class of 1974. She was a member of the Saxon Harbor Boating Club and was involved in many of their activites. She worked as a part-time bartender at the Harbor Lights on Friday nights and any time that she was needed. She had worked at Aspirus Grand View Caring Caregivers a...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley City Council agreed Tuesday to seek a grant that would assist in re-opening the former Super One grocery store off Tenth Avenue. Kendall Building, of Menominee, the developer of the project, would lease the building to Silver Lining, of Houghton. The project developers plan on investing about $2.5 million in the store project, with a June 1 completion date specified in the development agreement. The city of Hurley will apply for a $250,000 Community Development Investment Grant thro...
Wednesday, Oct. 14 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200. 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. Ironwood/Hurley Rot...
ASHLAND, Wis. - Cyril P. Sorrels, 96, of Gurney, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, in Ashland. He was born on May 2, 1919, in Bismark, N.D., the son of Charles and Selma (Johnson) Sorrels. He was a longtime Gurney resident. On Oct. 15, 1946, he was united in marriage with Dolores E. Luedke in Williams, Minn. She preceded him in death on July 30, 2014. Cy was in the U.S. Army with the 36th Infantry Division known as the Texas Rangers, who fought valiantly in WWII and was recalled during the...
Tuesday, Oct. 13 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. Tiny Tot Story Hour, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, mothers, infants, children, 1-3 p.m., 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. Bessemer American Legion Post 27, 5 p.m., American Legion, Bessemer. Ironwood...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Elaine Marie Borowski, 76, of 671 E. Ayer Street, Ironwood, died Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, in Ironwood. She was born June 24, 1939, in Wakefield, daughter of the late O. Elmer and Kathern (Brompsi) Jokinen. Elaine attended Central Elementary and Wakefield High School. She learned business skills working with her father who was a self-employed CPA and also working briefly at Hanson Brothers Chevrolet in Wakefield. Elaine was employed 23 years with the J.C. Penney Company in...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] HURLEY - Local residents and the cast members of "Mary Poppins" had a tea party at Sharon's Coffee Company on Sunday. To set the mood, volunteers decorated the coffee shop. The walls were lined with "Mary Poppins" posters with famous quotes on them. Tables were decorated with colorful table cloths, tea pots and balloons "soaring above it all." As the sun shined outside in the afternoon, several party guests checked in with volunteer Kathy Santini then...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] HURLEY — The public is invited to attend “The History of Hurley: The Frontier Phase” presented by Hurley attorney Paul Sturgul today at 6 p.m. at the Iron County Historical Museum. Sturgul, a Hurley native, said he will focus on the “early settlement of Hurley as a boom town on the Gogebic Range.” The keynote presentation on Columbus Day will be a continuation of a presentation he gave about the comprehensive history of Hurley at the Michigan Upper Peninsula Historical Convention in June. Sturgul s...
