Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] HURLEY — At its Feb. 15 meeting, the Iron County Comprehensive Planning/Land and Zoning Committee considered a request to change the definition of a lot in the Iron County shoreland ordinance. Iron County Board Chairman Joseph Pinardi asked Land and Zoning Administrator Erika Roeder to compare their definition with that of other counties in the state. Roeder shared her findings with the committee at their meeting on Tuesday. The request came from Wayne Riebe, owner of the Gateway Lodge and Resort i...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, March 17 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Lawrence A. (Larry the Barber) Rowoldt, 84, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully in his home on Monday, March 14, 2022, with his loving family around him. Larry was born at home on May 22, 1937, in Watertown, Wisconsin, the third of five children to Edwin and Katherine (Drost) Rowoldt. He attended school in Watertown until his family moved to Fall River, Wisconsin, when he was a freshman. Following graduation from Fall River High School in 1956, Larry served two years in the...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Gordon M. "Gordy" Koski, 91, a longtime resident of Ironwood Township, passed away peacefully on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Gordy was born on Nov. 21, 1930, in Copper City, to Micheal and Helmi (Haltunen) Jukuri. He was then adopted at a young age to Mattlius and Mae (Cobb) Koski of Ewen. Gordy joined the U.S. Naval Reserves serving from 1948 to 1952, and then the U.S. Air Force from 1952 to 1956. He was an active member of the...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, March 16 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant,...
DULUTH, Minn. — Kevin R. Luoma, “The Luoma-nator,” 71, of Ironwood, Michigan, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, at Essentia Health Hospital in Duluth with his family by his side. Kevin was born in Bessemer, Michigan, on Aug. 9, 1950, to the late Roy Luoma and Helen Niemi. He graduated from J.E Murphy High School in Hurley, Wisconsin, in 1968. Kevin served in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1970 to 1976. He was then employed as a laborer throughout his lifetime by Schultz Mobile Homes, the S...
HURLEY, Wis. - Joyce Ann (Bergman) Hjalmquist of Ironwood, Michigan, passed away on Feb. 13, 2022. Joyce was born on June 27, 1934, in Ironwood to Leonard and Elma (Kytola) Bergman. She attended Norrie School and Luther L. Wright High School, graduating with the class of 1952. Joyce worked as a secretary at National Metals Bank after high school. On June 21, 1958, she was united in marriage to Dave Hjalmquist, who preceded her in death on Nov. 4, 2021. They were married for 63 years. Joyce was...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, March 15 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. 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 Servi...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] IRONWOOD - Sixteen teams from 11 regional school districts participated in the annual Spring High School Quiz Bowl at Gogebic Community College on Thursday. Hurley, Ironwood, Bessemer, and Wakefield-Marenisco each sent two teams to the tournament. Calumet, Chassell, Hancock, Houghton, West Iron County and Phillips, Wisconsin, were also represented. The teams faced off against each other through the morning on all sorts of questions. Subjects included...
HURLEY, Wis. — Nancy Jean “Beanie” Schwab, 64, of Hurley passed away peacefully on March 8, 2022, with her family by her side. Nancy was born, on Sept. 5, 1957, in Ironwood, Michigan, to the late John and Violet (Hoglund) Colassaco. She attended and graduated from the Ironwood Area Schools. For many years Nancy worked as an at-home health caretaker. She cared for everyone with a very compassionate heart of pure gold. Nancy adored her dogs, Lulu, Lucy, Ned, Honey-O and Sunshine. She enjoyed hunting with her son and camping with her famil...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Awkward Stage Drama Club will return to the stage, after a prolonged intermission during the pandemic, for three performances of “Cafe Murder,” at the Golden Dragon in Ironwood on March 22-24. The youth theater group is a collaborative effort of the Ironwood Carnegie Library and the Historic Ironwood Theater. The troupe is comprised of 11 high school student actors from the Hurley, Ironwood, Bessemer, and Wakefield-Marenisco school districts, as well as some home-school students. Some...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Angela Marie Contratto passed away peacefully Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, at Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff, Wis., from dementia-related complications. The beloved and special daughter of Roy and Kathleen "Bella" Contratto was born on June 25, 1970, in Marquette. She grew up in the Bessemer area and was loved and cared for by her parents for all of her 51 years. She attended special education classes at Father Daniel Hall in Wakefield, as well as classes in Ironwood. In...
PLOVER, Wis. — Susan Marie Kangas, our beloved aunt, passed away at age 67, on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, at Generations Assisted Living in Plover. She was born Aug. 25, 1954, in Ironwood, Michigan, the daughter of the late Sulo and Hilma (Niemi) Kangas. Susie was a joy and a blessing to all that knew her. Having Down Syndrome made her see and love life in a simplistic way; laugh, love, and fill the days doing the things you love, and Susie did just that! When she was young, her favorite pastime was changing her Barbie’s outfits, coloring, and doi...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, March 10 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] IRONWOOD - In honor of Youth Art Month, the Downtown Art Place in Ironwood is sponsoring an exhibit in the concourse of the neighboring Historic Ironwood Theatre featuring artwork by area students. "The YAM exhibition is a good opportunity for children to display their art in a gallery setting," said Polly Barbacovi, a DAP artist. The artwork can be viewed during gallery hours, which are from noon-4 p.m. on Tuesdays through Sundays. The exhibition...
WAUSAU, Wis. - Jane Lee (Milton) Bainbridge, age 76 years, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, at the Aspirus Hospital in Wausau, after a four-week hospital stay. She was born on April 7, 1945, in Portage, the daughter of Vincent and Dorothy (Allen) Milton. She graduated from West High School in 1963 and was united in marriage to Thomas Mason Bainbridge on Aug. 4, 1967, at the Glenwood Moravian Community Church. Jane graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1968 with a degree...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Lynne Michelle (Manzanares) Pedri, 59, of Hurley, passed away unexpectedly Friday, March 4, 2022, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. Lynne was born Sept. 12, 1962, in Ironwood, the daughter of Joe and Joyce (Olson) Manzanares. She attended Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood and graduated in 1980. She was previously married to Allan "Elmo" Pedri for 23 years. She recently retired after 32 years at the Hurley Public Library. While there she made many lifelong friends and...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, March 9 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 St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, March 8 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Friends...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] HURLEY — Hurley Chief of Police Chris Colassaco asked the city’s Police, Fire and License Committee on Wednesday for approval to bring plans for another spring cleanup to the finance committee at their next meeting on Monday. Colassaco said he wanted to do another spring cleanup because it he thinks it will make the city better in the long run. “I think it gives us the opportunity to give people a chance to get rid of some stuff that they don’t want and we want them to keep their yards nice and clean...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, March 5 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Sunday, March 6 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community C...
HURLEY, Wis. - Crystal Marie Buccanero, 37, of Hurley, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Crystal was born on Sept. 24, 1984, in Ironwood, Michigan. She attended Luther L. Wright High School and graduated in 2002. Crystal continued her education at Gogebic Community College and graduated from their cosmetology program with the class of 2004. On July 14, 2012, Crystal was united in marriage to the love of her life, Brad Buccanero, at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, March 3 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families — G...
HURLEY, Wis. - Donald John Honkanen, 75, of Hurley, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. Don was born on Sept. 7, 1946, in Ironwood, Michigan, a son of John and Jennie (Risku) Honkanen. He attended J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley and graduated in 1964. Don continued his education at Merrill Vocational School. He joined the U.S. Army Reserves as a charter member in 1964, of the Hurley unit. On Sept. 17, 1966, Don married Donna Willing at the Hurley Presbyterian Church. He served on the...
HURLEY, Wis. - Delores M. Vaara, 85, of Ironwood, Michigan, passed away on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, at the Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. Delores was born on July 19, 1936, in Ironwood, the daughter of Hjalmer and Signe (Smith) Mattson. She attended area grade schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School. She also attended Gogebic Community College. She worked numerous jobs in the area. She married Robert Vaara in 1955, and they had four children together. She...
