Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. - Gerald "Jerry" Kenneth Korpi, 74, of Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 7, 2015, at the Oscar G. Johnson Veterans Administration Medical Center in Iron Mountain. Jerry was born at home in Ironwood on Nov. 12, 1940, during a snowstorm. His mother always joked that Jerry rolled in, in a snowball. He was the only son of the late Jalmer and Johanna (Kantala) Korpi. Jerry graduated from Luther L. Wright High School with the Class of 1958....
Monday, June 29 Bessemer Library, annual Summer Book Sale, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 411 S. Sophie St., Bessemer Library. 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. 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...
HURLEY, Wis. - Pearl M. "Dottie" Flateau, 91, of Hurley, formerly of Montreal, died Saturday, June 27, 2015, at Sky View Nursing Center in Hurley, surrounded by her loving family. The former Dottie Danielson was born April 16, 1924, in Mellen, daughter of the late Harry and Mary (Formolo) Danielson, attended grade school in Iron Belt, and graduated from Iron Belt High School in 1942. She worked at the S.S. Kresge Co. in downtown Ironwood, Mich., and Fineman's Department Store, Iron Exchange...
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. — Lorraine (Zell) Wisnewski, 93, passed away Nov. 23, 2014, at Woodlyn Heights Heath Care Center, Inver Grove Heights, while recovering from hip replacement surgery. Lorraine was born in Duluth on Dec. 16, 1922. Lorraine and family were longtime residents of Hurley, Wis. Her family moved to Illinois after the mines closed, and she worked as a cook and shipping clerk. Following her retirement from the Kmart corporation, she lived in St. Paul Park, near her daughter. She was preceded in death by her husband, Zigmund; da...
Monday, June 29 Bessemer Library, annual Summer Book Sale, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 411 S. Sophie St., Bessemer Library. 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. 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...
For one year at least, quarters are out in high school basketball games in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association board voted Thursday to change varsity games from four eight-minute quarters to two 18-minute halves for a one-year trial. JV teams will play two 16-minute halves. The move is expected to help deeper teams because games will be four minutes longer. Games should also have more flow with teams not able to stall for a last-second shot as often. Colleges, clubs and Minnesota high schools already play with halves....
BESSEMER - The seven winners of last fall's HIT Idol have been invited to perform with American Idol contestant Naima Adedapo at Summerfest in Milwaukee on July 4. According to HIT Idol producer Janie Williams, HIT Idol is a talent show loosely based on the popular TV Show "American Idol." Adedapo, 30, who grew up in Milwaukee, finished in the top 11 of the 10th season of American Idol in 2011. She was the headline act at the fourth annual HIT Idol in November. The seven local winners that...
KIMBALL, Wis. - Richard Louis "Dick" Dalpiaz, 63, of Kimball, died Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at home. He was born April 1, 1952, in Ironwood, Mich., son of the late Joseph Eugene and Patricia Betty (Loo) Dalpiaz, and attended Ironwood schools and Luther L. Wright High School. He then enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and proudly served a tour of combat duty in Vietnam, where he received the Good Conduct Medal, Rifle Marksman Badge and Vietnam Service Medal with one Bronze Battle Star. He was...
HURLEY - A group of Iron County kids cycled along County Road C to the Gile Flowage on Thursday to explore the shoreline before continuing on to Mount Zion in Ironwood Township as part of the county 4-H's Trailblazer program. The 4-H Trailblazer program is offered every Monday and Thursday through the end of June, according to Neil Klemme, the youth development agent with the University of Wisconsin's Iron County Extension Office. Each session generally begins around 9 a.m. and runs until...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Marianne K. Balduc, 85, of Ironwood, died Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at home, surrounded by her loving family. The former Marianne K. Skaja was born March 2, 1930, in Hurley, Wis., daughter of the late Edward and Anne (Antes) Skaja, and graduated from Hurley High School in 1948. She was married to Robert L. "Bud" Balduc on Sept. 11, 1948, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley. Together they shared 55 years of marriage and were blessed with 14 children. Bud preceded her in...
Thursday, June 25 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. Ramsay 4th of July Committee, 6 p.m., final meeting before the July 2 street...
HURLEY - Devoted to her passion for teaching English, student-teacher Taina Takamaki, 45, came to America with her family to teach at Hurley K-12 for summer school. A long way from home in Finland, Takamaki arrived in Wisconsin three weeks ago with her husband and three of her four children. While in America, Takamaki said she's living with her husband's relative. "It seems that everybody has some Finish relatives here," Takamaki said. "My husband has relatives here. But I don't have any...
Wednesday, June 24 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. Ironwood Carnegie Library, 10:30 a.m., Story Hour, Burger King Restaurant, Ironwood. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. American Red Cross, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Community Blood Drive, Lindquist Student Center, Gogebic Community College, E4946 Jackson Rd., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lu...
PENCE, Wis. - Robert C. "Ole" Olson from Pence, passed away peacefully on Sunday June 21, 2015, surrounded by his family. Bob was born on Jan. 8, 1932, in Ironwood, Mich., to the late Clifford and Anna Marie (Swanson) Olson. He attended Ironwood Area Schools, graduating from Luther L. Wright High School in 1949. He worked at the A&P grocery store in Ironwood immediately following high school and up until he entered the Army in July 1952. Bob served in the United States Army with the 315th Infant...
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...
