Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY, Wis. - Juan "Johnny" Ponce, of South Carey, completed his earthly journey on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, in his home. Juan was born on Jan. 16, 1931, in the small village of Arecibo on the island of Puerto Rico. At the age of 19, Juan left his home and family to begin a new life in Waukegan, Ill., working and eventually getting the rest of his family with him. As a young boy, he said his bride-to-be was in the states. In 1960, Diane Wicklund became his bride of more than 50 years. Surviving...
HURLEY - The Iron County Forestry and Parks Committee decided against altering its grant application seeking funds for improvements to the county's campground at the Lake of the Falls park so that all-terrain vehicles could continue to access the park. The decision came after Forest Administrator Eric Peterson read an e-mail from Jillian Steffes, with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, that clarified that the use of Knowles-Nelson Stewardship funds to finance the renovations would...
Wednesday, July 15 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 Carnegie Library, 10:30 a.m., Story Time, Ironwood Burger King. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Iron County Historical Soc...
IRONWOOD - Opened to the public for a week, the Ironwood end of the non-motorized trail has been receiving positive feedback. On Wednesday, the Montreal River bridge was christened by Ironwood and Hurley officials, marking a major footstep for the Western Gateway Trail and Gov. Rick Snyder's goal of Michigan becoming the trail state. "The governor announced three years ago that he wants Michigan to be a trail state and this is the key part of the trail," said Paul Anderson, WGTA member. Snyder c...
Tuesday, July 14 Gogebic Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, 9:30 a.m., meeting, Gogebic County Courthouse Conference Room, Bessemer. 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. Wakefield Public Library, 10 a.m., Tiny Tot Story Hour, info call 229-5236, Wakefield Public Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Mercer Lioness Community Blood Drive, noon to 4 p.m., schedule a...
IRON BELT, Wis. - Patrick Timothy Mullen, 32, of Iron Belt, passed away unexpectedly on July 7, 2015. Patrick was born on Nov. 27, 1982, to Sherry Schwartz and Patrick S. Mullen. Patrick was an adventurous soul and lived life to the fullest. With a quick wit and beautiful smile, he brought joy to everyone around him. He was very proud of his two sons, who were the light of his life, and also his Irish heritage, and was a very carefree spirit. He had a passion for mechanics, camping, dancing, mus...
IRONWOOD — Some blight issues and major payments will be considered by the Ironwood City Commission this evening. The meeting will begin at 5:20 p.m. with a public hearing on a blight violation at 225 Frenchtown Road. During the regular agenda, the commission will consider rejecting a demolition bid for blighted property at 206 Southwest St. and may seek a rebid. The following partial and final payments will be acted on: —A partial payment to Ross Peterson Construction, Hurley, of $21,896 for construction of the Art Park on Aurora Street. —A...
Monday, July 13 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. Little Finland, 10 a.m., National Finnish American Festival, board of directors meeting, info call 906-932-1608, Little FInland, Kimball. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Carnegie Library, 1 p.m., Make beautiful masterpieces using pain...
Saturday, July 11 Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, July 12 Mercer Library, 11 a.m. preview, 2 p.m. Mercer Library Consignment Auction, Mercer Community Center. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Christ Community Church, 5:30 to 8 p.m., Vacation Bible School, 507 Cinnebar St., Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Monday, July 13 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, s...
Thursday, July 9 Iron County Extension Education Committee, 10:30 a.m., committee meeting, North Lakeland Discovery Center, Manitowish Waters. 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. Ironwood Carnegie Library, 11 a.m., Craft project with the Ironwood Carnegie Library during Ironwood Area Schools hot lunch program, Depot Park. Red Hat Society Northwoods Divas, noon, Rigoni’s Bar, Ironwood. Reservations, 906-932-5455, or 9...
OVER THE MONTREAL RIVER - Area officials and residents gathered on the now-renovated railroad trestle spanning the Montreal River and connecting Ironwood and Hurley Tuesday to celebrate the completion of the first section, however small, of a regional trail that is planned to go from the ski trails in Montreal Wis., to Sunday Lake in Wakefield. The trestle bridge has been under construction for roughly a month as workers installed decking over the existing wooden beams and railings along the...
Wednesday, July 8 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. Small Town Quilters, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. annual Quilt Display, United Methodist Church, County J, Mercer. Ironwood Carnegie Library, 10:30 a.m., Hilda Must Be Dancing by Karma Wilson, Ironwood Burger King. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74....
HURLEY, Wis. - Elvera "Vera" E. Anderson, 88, of Ironwood, Mich., passed away peacefully Monday, July 6, 2015, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley, surrounded by members of her loving family. She was much beloved by her nine children, 23 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. Vera was born in Ironwood on April 23, 1927, the youngest of eight siblings, to the late Isaac and Elizabeth (Waarala) Koskinen. She was a lifelong resident of Ironwood, attended local schools and...
MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The seven winners of HIT Idol performed with American Idol finalist Naima Adedapo at Milwaukee's Summerfest Saturday, the culmination of a journey that began last November when Adedapo promised the HIT Idol winners they would accompany her during her Milwaukee performance. The winners performed two songs: One Republic's "Till the Love Runs Out" and "Burn," by Ellie Goulding. "The crowd at the Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard stage loved the performance," said Bruce Greenhill,...
Tuesday, July 7 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. U.P. Regional Blood Center, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Bloodmobile blood drive, Aspirus Grand View, IronWood. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Range Art Association, 1 p.m., Show planning, Tori House in Ironwood. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Ironwood Carnegie Library, 3 p.m., Build Your Own Superhero, Ironwood Carnegie Library. Disabled American Veterans, 6 p.m.,...
Letter to the Editor: I have often wondered over the years why people purposely hurt or kill animals. For example, the moron who drove off U.S. 51 onto the shoulder by the Gile Flowage to drive through and kill a family of geese. Those same two geese have been coming to the location for years. Now they are all dead, but one. Or like the individual who ran over and killed our family cat on Stateline Road in Kimball. Would it have been so difficult to drive up to the house and say, “I’m sorry, I hit your cat?” Or did you hit it on purpose, just...
BESSEMER-The big Bessemer Blast 50/50 jackpot of $30,494 has officially been claimed by a Hurley resident. The lucky winner of the the grand prize was Ironwood native Janelle Worthington with ticket number 33820. For as long she can remember, Worthington said she has participated in the raffle as a family tradition, "When I was a child, my mom would always buy a ticket and put our initials on the ticket," she said. "She would get one for me and my brother." In attendance at the parade,...
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - Lorenzo "Larry" Pasqualucci, 93, passed away with his family by his side at the home of his daughter in Eau Claire. Larry was born on Feb. 20, 1922, in Montreal, to Joseph and Mary Pasqualucci. He graduated from Hurley High School in 1940. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1942 to fight in World War II and served on an aircraft carrier, the USS Puget Sound, in the Pacific theater. When Larry returned home from the war, he married his high school sweetheart, Doris Kruger, on May 4, 19...
HURLEY — The former Hurley Inn, most recently operated as Resident Inn and Suites, will be sold at a sheriff’s sale at 10 a.m. on Aug. 11. According to a legal notice in the Iron County Miner, the property at 1000 Tenth Avenue North was foreclosed in Iron County Circuit Court on Feb. 10. The price is listed at $229,455, with 10 percent to be posted at the time of the sale. The sale will take place in the lobby at the county courthouse at Hurley. At one time operated as a Holiday Inn, the lodging business has not been open for the past two yea...
Monday, July 6, 2015 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. Mercer Public Library, 2 p.m., A Conversation with Thomas Jefferson, info call Mercer Library at 715-476-2366. Pat O’Donnell Civic Center, 5 p.m., Board of Directors meeting, Pat O’Donnell Civic Center, Ironwood. Gogebic County Fail Board, 5:30 p.m., Multipurpose Building at the...
HURLEY Wis. - Robert D. "Bob" O'Leary, 69, of Hurley, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2015, in Hurley. He was born May 9, 1946, in Ironwood, son of the late James and Ellen (Hill) O'Leary. He attended Hurley schools. Bob worked on the Great Lakes ore carriers, including the Edmund Fitzgerald. He knew all the men that perished when the "Fitz" went down in Lake Superior. Bob traveled under the Mackinac Bridge more than he traveled over it. Bob was also a painter, employed by many local businesse...
Friday, July 3 Bessemer Blast Festivities, 3-on-3 basketball, 9 a.m.; Street Bowling, 5 p.m.; Bessemer High School Band performs, 6 p.m.; Simon Says, 6:30 p.m.; Derrick Brown Memorial Sling Shot Water Balloon Launch, 7 p.m.; Street Dance, 9 p.m., Sophie Street. Michigan State Police, 10 a.m to 2 p.m., open house, Wakefield. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous/Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood....
Thursday, July 2 Bessemer Library, Summer Book Sale, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 411 S. Sophie St., Bessemer Library. 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. Bessemer Blast Festivities, Local Motorized Talent Show, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., Vinci’s parking lot at Bessemer Commons, Bessemer. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., all welcome, The Inn Bed and Breakfast, M...
HURLEY - A 58-year-old former Manitowish Waters, Wis., resident was sentenced to 90 days in the Iron County Jail Tuesday for running over a companion with his vehicle. James Heller, 58, of Duluth, Ga., was sentenced to two years in prison and three years of extended supervision by Iron County Judge Patrick Madden, but the prison sentence was then stayed. After spending the three months in jail, Heller will be placed on probation for five years. He must pay $30,000 in restitution. The incident...
Wednesday, July 1 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Bessemer Library, Summer Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., 411 S. Sophie St., Bessemer Library. 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. 4-H Tech Wizard meeting for children, 1 to 3 p.m., kids 7 and up, Lac Vieux Desert Recreation Center, Watersmeet. Iron County Veterans Ser...
