Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County’s 4-H program is looking for both new members and adults who can help teach important life skills to members, according to Neil Klemme, the youth development agent with the University of Wisconsin’s Iron County Extension Office. 4-H-related activities are open to students as young as those in kindergarten, according to Klemme, with regular 4-H activities beginning in third grade and running through the freshman year of college. Klemme hopes those who join 4-H gain a numbe...
Thursday, Sept. 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. 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....
HURLEY — An Ironwood man entered a not guilty plea to a possession of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, citation Monday in Iron County Court, when a seven-year-old charge resurfaced. Leland Ojaniemi, 58, was cited by Iron County Sheriff’s Department deputy Jason Geach on Sept. 6. An initial adjourned court appearance was set for Oct. 12, when Ojaniemi faces a $263 forfeiture for the citation. Ojaniemi, who was represented Monday in court by attorney Patrick Boerboon, also faces a worthless check charge dating to April 30, 2008, acc...
Wednesday, Sept. 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. Gogebic Range Genealogical Society, 1 p.m., Ironwood Area His...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - Hurley School District Administrator Chris Patritto discussed the ramifications of a drop in student enrollment of 15 students with the school board on Monday. Patritto told the school board the third Friday K-12 count was conducted last week and it registered 589 students. The district adds on the equivalency of four full-time students from the summer school count for a total of 593. He said he expected the decline. Patritto projects a...
Tuesday, Sept. 22 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. Hurley VFW Post 1580 special meeting, 6 p.m., Hurley VFW. 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. Government Local Roads Improvement Program, 10 a....
HURLEY - Shirley L. McDonald, 94, of Ironwood, Mich., died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley, with her family by her side. The former Shirley Van Stratum was born Dec. 6, 1920, in Hurley, daughter of the late Dr. Byron and Ruth (Goodman) Van Stratum. She attended St. Ambrose Catholic Grade School in Ironwood through the eighth grade and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1938. She then graduated from Ironwood Junior College (now...
HURLEY — A Gurney, Wis., resident recently entered a not guilty plea to a charge of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle. The next Iron County Court appearance for Matthew Sorrels, 28, will be an Oct. 30 pre-trial hearing. Sorrels was involved in a Feb. 27 traffic accident on U.S. 2 in the town of Kimball that claimed the life of Harvey Harold Hill, of Washburn. Hill died at a Wausau hospital on March 14. Charges were filed on March 17. Sorrels is also charged with homicide by use of a vehicle with a prohibited alcohol content and homicide...
Monday, Sept. 21 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. Eagle Bluff Golf Cub, annual meeting, 7 p.m., clubhouse; all members welcome....
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — An Oct. 13 meeting is planned on a request from the Eagle Bluff Golf Course board to have the city reduce the golf club’s annual $10,000 lease payment. The city council met Thursday and finance committee chair Joanne Bruneau announced the Oct. 13 session. Mayor Joe Pinardi said the golf club is experiencing financial difficulties. The city owns the golf course property and charges the golf club an annual lease fee. It’s not the first year the golf course representatives have come before the c...
IRON RIVER, Wis. - The storms stayed away as the Hurley girls and Ironwood boys took second at the first Indianhead Conference cross country meet of the season at Northern Pines Golf Course Thursday. Officials ran the varsity races prior to the junior high races with storms expected, but only a light rain came and went. Washburn defeated Hurley 32-45 in the girls race with South Shore in third with 48 points. Both the Midgettes and Castle Guards had two runners in the top 10, but Washburn placed...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Not guilty pleas were entered in Judge Patrick Madden’s Iron County Courtroom Wednesday during the initial appearance of three defendants charged with a range of crimes including misdemeanor battery. John Paul Ranta, 29, of Woodruff, Wis., is facing a felony charge of strangulation and suffocation — which carries a maximum penalty of 6 years in prison and a $10,000 fine — and two misdemeanor charges. The misdemeanor charges — battery and disorderly conduct — carry maximum penalties o...
Thursday, Sept. 17 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,...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - There were two developments on Monday regarding the non-motorized Iron Belle trail from Detroit to Ironwood. The Ironwood stretch, called the Western Gateway trail, was dedicated at a ribbon-cutting ceremony near Depot Park in the afternoon, attended by about 50 people. The city commission later agreed to transfer $10,000 in Bridge the Gap funds to the city of Hurley. That will allow Hurley to extend the trail from the Montreal River Bridge t...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Comprehensive Planning Land and Zoning Committee Tuesday again discussed a plan to install an electronic sign at the Mercer School, and while no formal action was taken, there was a consensus that the committee would reach a decision at its next meeting. The discussion stems from a request by Zoning Administrator Tom Bergman for the committee to clarify how it viewed the county’s prohibition of “flashing signs.” Bergman, in essence, wanted to know whether the committ...
Wednesday, Sept. 16 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. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Ironwood Township clean up, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Township Building, N 10892 Lake Rd, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Hurley Education Foundation, noon, Hurley School con...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - George B. Wallis Jr., also known as "PA," 62, of Ironwood, died unexpectedly Sunday evening, Sept. 13, 2015, at home. He was born Dec. 5, 1952, in Ironwood, son of George B. Wallis Sr. and the late Mary Lou (Lopez) Wallis. He attended Hurley, Wis., schools and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in 1972. He then served in the U.S. Navy for 10 years. Following his honorable discharge in 1984, he returned to Ironwood and was employed in odd jobs and worked at White Pine...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Joseph G. Traczyk, 91, of Hurley, Wis., died Sunday afternoon, Sept. 13, 2015, at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood. He was born Feb. 18, 1924, in Hurley, son of the late Joseph and Mary (Ryniewicz) Traczyk, and attended Hurley schools. He worked in area CCC camps and at the Iron County Lumber and Fuel Co. prior to enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1943 and serving overseas during World War II. Following his honorable discharge as a Gunner's Mate Second Class in 1946, he...
By KELSEY HANSEN [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The 10th annual First National Bank of Wakefield Marathon took place Saturday morning, with a record 27 individuals finishing. The 26.2 mile race around Sunday Lake began in foggy morning conditions that eventually cleared away to a perfect day for running. Hand cyclist Dean Juntunen, 55, of Mass City, negotiated 9 plus laps around the 2.8 mile route that circles Sunday Lake in 2:05:45. There were two aid/water stations spaced 1.4 miles apart....
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD — As the future of Gogebic Community College’s pool remains in the balance, some local citizens are concerned about losing an “important” community recreational facility. Located in the David G. Lindquist Student Center, the pool has been closed for repairs until further notice. GCC President Jim Lorenson told the Daily Globe in August the college board needs to determine if it’s financially advisable to spend money to keep it open. According to GCC, it costs $56,000 to $60,000 per year...
Tuesday, Sept. 15 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. Ironwood Township clean up, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Township Building, N 10892 Lake Rd, Ironwood. 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....
Monday, Sept. 14 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, mothers, infants, and children, 9 a.m.-noon, 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Festival Inc board, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Gogebic Chapter of the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel, 11 a.m., Tacconelli’s, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Wakefield S...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — Monday will be a busy day for Ironwood City Commissioners and citizens. The city-related activities will begin at 3 p.m. at Longyear Park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new playground equipment. At 4 p.m., there will be a ribbon-cutting event at Depot Park for the Michigan Western Gateway Iron Belle Trail. The city commission will then meet in one of its two monthly sessions at 5:20 p.m. in commission chambers at the Memorial Building. There will be a public hearing at 5:20 p.m. o...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — After the sticker shock wore off, the members of the Iron County Board of Supervisors Finance Committee voted 4-1 Thursday to move forward with the purchase of two dispatcher consoles for the sheriff’s department. The purchase will cost around $199,799 — although the price would have increased another $50,000 if the county doesn’t make the purchase prior to Nov. 21 — according to information presented to the committee. “We can ignore the $50,000, but we can’t ignore the fact we need the (...
Thursday, Sept. 10 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., all welcome, Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 Highway 51 North in Arbor Vitae. 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...
