Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Thursday, Aug. 27 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. Freinds of the National Rifle Association Annual Banquet, 5 p.m., Aurora Club, Ironwood. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith...
IRONWOOD - The Gogebic Community College Lady Samsons start the volleyball season with a tournament at Vermilion at Friday and Saturday. Coach Aaron Bender just wishes more players were making the trip than the eight currently on the roster. But the Lady Samsons have a good group of setters and outside hitters to make up for that. "Numbers are down," he said. "It's frustrating. But at the same token, it is what is. These are the girls have committed and have shown their dedication to the game....
HURLEY — While more information is needed to see whether its a viable option, the Gogebic Range Broadband Committee discussed applying for grants from the state of Wisconsin to expand broadband internet access to Iron county residents at the committee’s Wednesday meeting. While there are several options and funding levels that could be pursued, the committee’s consensus seemed to be to pursue “the low-hanging fruit” and choose the option that requires the least investment and expense while serving as many people as possible. With this goal...
Wednesday, Aug. 26 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 Blood Drive, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tacconelli’s, Ironwood. 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...
HURLEY, Wis. - Stephen J. "Steve" Buchko, 92, of Ironwood, Mich., died Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. He was born March 25, 1923, in Ironwood, son of the late Stephen and Anna (Lajcak) Buchko, and attended A.L. Norrie Grade School and Luther L. Wright High School. He entered the U.S. Army on Jan. 18, 1943, serving as a dental technician in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II, and was honorably discharged on Jan. 7,...
Tuesday, Aug. 25 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. Fat Tire Bicycle Ride, 6:30 p.m., North Bessemer, gather at Bessemer Park. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org. Government Gogebic Community College Board, 4:30 p.m., room B-22 of the Jacob Solin Business Center, GCC. Iron County Human Servi...
IRONWOOD - A group of residents gathered at the pavilion in Ironwood's Depot Park Saturday morning to receive assignments for the summer clean-up of the Montreal River. The clean-up was one of three this year, said Ian Shackleford - a botanist with the U.S. Forest Service which helped an organize the cleanup - and was coordinated by the Forest Service, the Ironwood Parks and Recreation Committee and the Iron County Land and Water Conservation Department. There was a clean-up using kayaks in...
Monday, Aug. 24 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. Finnish language class, 4 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. 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. area74.org. Methamphetamine ETC, 8 p.m., support group, Woodland Church, Ironwood. 906-285-2813 or methetc.web.com. Government City of...
THE SUPERIOR Volleyball League held its annual end of the season tournament Saturday at Carey Park in Hurley. Estimates by participants put attendance at the event around 100 people. Among the teams facing off were those sponsored by Bank Club and the Branding Iron, which met in the finals with Bank Club's team winning the tournament....
LORETTO, Mich. - Beverly J. Gingery, 80, of Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood, died unexpectedly Thursday morning, Aug. 20, 2015, at her granddaughter's home in Loretto. The former Beverly Morse was born Dec. 5, 1934, in Greenwood, Wis., daughter of the late Ernest and Evelyn (Anderegg) Morse, and attended Milwaukee and South Milwaukee schools. She was employed at the Fannie Farmer Candy Co. in Milwaukee, George Webb's in Cudahy, Wis., and at the W.A. Krueger Co. in West Allis, Wis. making book...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Viola Mae Brassaw, 100, of Bessemer, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. Viola was born May 24, 1915, in Bessemer, the daughter of John and Minnie (Rundle) Oberst. She graduated from Mellen High School in 1932. In 1936, she married Wally Johnson. He preceded her in death. In 1957, Viola married Chester Brassaw; he also preceded her in death. She was employed at Hunters Inn and Sail Inn. She was a former member of the Eagle’s Auxiliary, the VFW Auxiliary and a member of St....
Thursday, Aug. 20 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,...
DULUTH, Minn. - Don A. Sobolewski, 51, of Ironwood Township, Mich., died Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, in Duluth, after a courageous battle with cancer. His doctors often referred to him as the miracle man. Don was born Jan. 26, 1964, in Wakefield, Mich., son of the late Sharon Sobolewski. He attended Ironwood schools, graduating from the Luther L. Wright High School with the class of 1983. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve, and he was a member of Wakefield American Legion Post 11. Don had been empl...
Wednesday, Aug. 19 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. Hurley Education Foundation, noon, Hurley K-12 School. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Bessemer Chamber of Commerce, noon. Business Box Lunch-Topic: Protecting Your Assets in a Glo...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Joseph F. Osterman, 65, of Iron Belt, Wis., died unexpectedly Sunday evening, Aug. 16, 2015, at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood. Joe was born July 14, 1950, in Ironwood, to Martin and Margaret Osterman, and grew up in Ironwood, graduating from Luther L. Wright High School in 1968. He served in the U.S. Army in 1969 and received a medical discharge. He then did a formal apprenticeship with Cherne Contracting Co. in Ironwood and worked as a plumber, pipe fitter, steam...
SANTIAGO, Spain - Tiffani Aho's life changed forever while watching television in May. For Aho, it was a normal Sunday at home in Hurley as she was watching her favorite show, "Oprah." Then, Aho said Oprah's guest was talking about the Camino de Santiago. "Within 5 minutes, I knew I was going to do it," she said. From that day forward, Aho said she couldn't stop researching the Camino. "I joined a Facebook page. I learned how to prepare. The more I researched, I learned what an experience it...
DULUTH, Minn. — Don A. Sobolewski, 51, of Ironwood Township, Mich., died Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, in Duluth, after a courageous battle with cancer. His doctors often referred to him as the miracle man. Don was born Jan. 26, 1964, in Wakefield, Mich., son of the late Sharon Sobolewski. He attended Ironwood schools, graduating from the Luther L. Wright High School with the class of 1983. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve, and he was a member of Wakefield American Legion Post 11. Don had been employed for 19 years at Action Floors in Mercer, W...
Tuesday, Aug. 18 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....
ONTONAGON - Geological engineers from Highland Copper demonstrated to the Ontonagon Area Board of Education Monday the application and advantage of the ArcGIS system, a collaboration between the mining company and the OASD. Tony Geglio and Eric Shepek, engineers with the mining company, explained how the software and technology applied to mining and to a myriad of other professions as well. The men were introduced by Dave Anderson, Highland's Director of Environmental Affairs for the Keweenaw,...
Monday, Aug. 17 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. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, mothers, infants, and children, 9 a.m.-noon, 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Iron County Historical Society, 2 p.m., museum, 303 Iron St., Hurley. Carnegie Library, 5:30 p.m., Adult...
SAXON, Wis. - It was about 100 degrees hotter than typical snowmobiling weather, but that didn't stop drag racing Saturday at the Iron County Fairgrounds in Saxon. Around $1,600 was raised for breast cancer prevention in the women's pink races, which included a nasty spill by one of the racers well after the finish line. She was uninjured, however. With temperatures reaching the mid-90s, the racers and their teams struggled to keep motors that are supposed to be air-cooled running for even the...
IRONWOOD — Former head football coach Pat Gallinagh recently gave the Daily Globe sports department a copy of the book Unintended Impact, written by Jim Proebstle. Proebstle tells the gut-wrenching and powerful story of how his brother, Dick, suffered a number of concussions playing high school and college football. The repeated head concussions and sub-concussions caused brain trauma and led to Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). Many people have never heard of CTE or think a concussion and CTE are the same thing, but they are not. A c...
HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors’ Finance Committee approved reclassifying Sarah Eder from a level 2 to a level 3 social worker Thursday. Iron County Human Services Director Carolyn Kolson-Janov said Eder has been with the county for five years — although she had worked in the county as an AmeriCorps and contract worker prior to joining the county full-time — and works with the child protective services and child welfare units. There are four levels of social workers, Kolson-Janov said, with four being the highest and applica...
HURLEY, Wis. - Geraldine M. "Gerry" Hautala, 90, former longtime Ironwood Township, Mich. resident, died peacefully Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley, with her loving family by her side. The former Geraldine Oja was born May 5, 1925, in Ironwood, daughter of the late John and Lempi (Usitalo) Oja, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1943. She worked as a welder in defense plants in Detroit during World War II, then returned to...
Thursday, Aug. 13 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- Red Hat Society - North Woods Divas, noon luncheon, RSVP 906-932-5455 or 906-663-4871, Tacconelli’s, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 U.S. 51 North, Arbor Vitae. Wakefield-Bessemer Rotary Club, 1 to 3 p.m., pie social, Wakefield VFW. Grief Support Group, 2 p...
