Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Tuesday, June 23 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. Ironwood Carnegie Library, 3 to 5 p.m., Unmask Your Imagination: A Young Writers and Illustrators Workshop. 932-0203. Grades 4 and older, reservations needed. Regional Hospice, 6:30 p.m., dedicating the 2015 Plant a Memory Garden, Ironwood, Longyear Park. Woods and Blooms G...
HURLEY - Members of the Penokee Range 4-H program were at Stoffel's Country Store on Saturday to offer customers samples from a variety of dishes made with animals raised by the 4-H program. The purpose of the samples was to attract interest in the 4-H animal auction, held during the Iron County Fair in August. "(Today) was a day that kids could promote the market sale for the Penokee Range 4-H livestock club," said Carol Alonen, one of the general leaders of the group. "... (the food is) a samp...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Monday, June 22 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Ironwood Carnegie Library, 3 p.m., Nature’s Heroes and Villans: Snake Program with the Discovery Center. Ages 6 and older. 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 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon Village H...
HURLEY - When Melinda Roberts was diagnosed with stage-three colon cancer, her life changed forever. Before she received the bad news, Roberts said she had just moved to De Pere in 2011 for a new teaching job. "Within a very short time, I was diagnosed with stage-three colon cancer," Roberts said. "And they gave me a two-year window. He said, 'Go do something fun.' And I didn't know a soul here and I had no family." Roberts followed the doctor's orders and went on a trip to Baraboo. That's...
As the warm weather lingers and vegetables continue to grow, several area farmers markets are getting ready to begin. The Iron County Farmers Market in Hurley is held at the pavilion on U.S. 51, across from Chippewa Valley Bank from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays and 3 to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays, beginning on June 27 and ending on Oct. 17. Iron County market days are: June 27 — Opening day at the market, June dairy day celebration. July 4 — No market. July 11 — Strawberry shortcake day. July 18 — 4-H and youth club day. July 25 — Farm heritage...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Our beloved mother, Gael V. Anderson, 89, of Ironwood, went to be with her loving husband "Bud" on Friday, June 12, 2015, following a lengthy battle with cancer, with her loving family by her side. The former Gael Guthrie was born Nov. 3, 1925, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Ronald and Evelyn (Morrill) Guthrie, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School with the Class of 1943. She worked in various jobs over the years, including Michigan Bell Telephone, Jackie's...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Donna M. Foster, 71, of Ironwood, former Wakefield resident, died Thursday, June 18, 2015, in Ironwood. She was born Jan. 9, 1944, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Edward and Elsie (Bugni) Foster. Donna grew up in Watersmeet and graduated from Watersmeet High School. She is survived by one brother, David (Bonnie) Foster, of St. Germain, Wis.; one niece, Jody (Michael) Dunne, of Corpus Christi, Texas; one nephew, Steve Foster, of Austin Texas; an aunt, Mayme Calabro, of Wakefield, and several cousins. Cremation has taken p...
BESSEMER - The Western Gateway Trail Authority met Wednesday at the Gogebic County Courthouse and Coleman Engineering Project Manager Paul Anderson went over what has occurred since a June 4 meeting. Anderson said he's still working with the Michigan Department of Transportation on not allowing motorized vehicles on the trail. "The DOT contradicted themselves," he said. "They told me to put in writing that they wanted this trail to be opened to motorized use. Two months ago, they told me that. T...
Friday, June 19 Gogebic Conservation District, 10 a.m., Natural Resources Center, Bessemer. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Penokee Range 4-H Livestock Club, raised meat-tasting event and bake sale, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Stoffel’s Country Store, Hurley. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Scrabble at the Mercer Library, 2:30-4:30 p.m., 715-476-2366. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, O...
HURLEY — Although the dark skies meant turnout was lower than expected, members of the Hurley K-12 Garden to Market program continued working in the garden behind the school on Wednesday with help from members of the University of Wisconsin’s Iron County Extension Office. The students weeded the raised beds where they are growing peas, rhubarb and other annual and perennial plants as well as repaired the plastic mesh fence that surrounds the garden to keep deer and other animals out of the produce. The participating students will later harvest...
Thursday, June 18 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 — Iron County moved one step closer to having a mining ordinance on Tuesday when the Iron County Comprehensive Planning/Land and Zoning Committee voted to send the most recent draft of the ordinance to the County Board of Supervisors for approval. “I think we’ve had the advice two attorneys, we’ve had four drafts, we’ve spent maybe a couple hundred thousand dollars of taxpayer money,” said Supervisor Victor Ouimette. “I move we recommend, to the full county board, the adoption of the ordinance.” The county has continued to move forward...
Wednesday, June 17 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.,Ironwood Carnegie Story Hour, Burger King Restaurant, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Bessemer Chamber of Commerce, noon to 1 p.m., Bus...
HURLEY - People who run the wing T offense stick together. Zeeland West coach John Shillito, who has won three Michigan High School Athletic Association state championships, came 9.5 hours to help Hurley fine tune its wing T offense. Hurley's version of the deceptive power offense has been doing pretty well on its own in recent years, but the Midgets' coaching staff saw an opportunity to get even better. "We asked him up here to let us have a chance to fine tune some things," Hurley coach Scott...
HURLEY — The Iron County’s forest will soon be expanded through two Knowles-Nelson Stewardship grants from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to purchase additional land. The grants will be used for two projects, according to Iron County Forest Administrator Eric Peterson, one centered in Saxon and the other spread throughout the county. The first grant will be used to purchase 80 acres near Saxon from a private seller, while the second grant will add just over 244 acres of forest spread throughout the county and owned by the state’s...
Wednesday, June 17 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 Hour, Burger King Restaurant, Ironwood. Business Box Lunch, noon, Bessemer City Hall Auditorium. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Bes...
HURLEY - The Battle at the Bluff is a unique two-day, 36 hole best ball golf tournament hosted by the Eagle Bluff Golf Club and Trinity Dimich, of North Branch, Minn., and Jeff Gulan, of Hurley, won the championship flight by shooting a 69 on Sunday. Gulan said a change in the tournament's format may have helped them win the championship flight. Saturday's round and score now determine a team's flight and position in that flight for Sunday's round. But all the scores from Saturday are wiped out...
Monday, June 15 Gogebic County Human Services Agency Board, 9 a.m., Gogebic County Medical Care Facility, Wakefield. 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. 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. Ironwood...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Although bad weather delayed its completion, the mural decorating the base of one of the train trestles that connect Ironwood and Hurley over the Montreal River has been completed. While organizers originally hoped that to complete the mural before school let out so the Hurley students who helped design the mural could finish the project, the plan shifted to have the organizers complete the mural, according to Amy Nosal, an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer with the University of Wisconsin's I...
HURLEY — With a summer schedule full of activities for the younger residents of Iron County, the 4-H program continues to seek ways to fund the various activities it offers. While Neil Klemme, the youth development agent with the University of Wisconsin’s Iron County Extension Office, said while almost two-thirds of the funding for the popular 4-H summer camps comes from community donations, he recently obtained $10,500 in grant funding to help expand the programs offered. Klemme used a $500 healthy programming grant through the UW-Madison cam...
Thursday, June 11 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, Elk and Hound, 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., Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 U.S. 51 North, Arbor Vitae. Gogebic Community College, 4:30 p.m., working session of the board, room T116, Iron...
WOODRUFF, Wis. - Curtis C. Rundquist, 76, of Manitowish Waters, died unexpectedly Sunday, June 7, 2015, at Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff. He was the son of Alice and Elmer Rundquist of Ironwood, Mich. He retired from Enbridge Corporation (formerly Lakehead Pipeline) after 30 years with the company as a heavy equipment operator on the maintenance crew, and after retiring, returned to Enbridge as an inspector on the pipeline. Prior to his employment with Enbridge, he was employed with...
Wednesday, June 10 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., Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Hurley Education Foundation, Inc, noon, regular monthly meeting, conference room at the Hurley School. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Iron County Sheriff, 12:45 p.m. discuss fraud prevention inc...
Tuesday, June 9 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Wakefield Public Library, 10 a.m., “Loopy over Lupines” story time library, info call 229-5236, Wakefield. Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 10 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Carnegie Library, 3 p.m., Rubber band art with words Grades 4 and older, Ironwood Carnegie Library, Ironwood. Bessemer American Legion Post 27, 5 p.m., American Legion, Bes...
Today Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Festival Inc, 10 a.m., monthly board meeting, Little Finland, Kimball. Master Gardeners Tomato Planting with children, 10:30 a.m., Depot Park in Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Little Finland, beginners 4 p.m., advanced 5 p.m., Finnish classes, Little Finland, Kimball. Iron County Memorial Building Restoration committee, 5:30 p.m., Memorial Bldg. in Hurley. Alcoholics...
