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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] ONTONAGON — Despite a sprinkling of rain during a Sunday parade, the Ontonagon Labor Day Festival was a huge success, with viewers briefly using umbrellas as the show proceeded without a hitch. The 65th annual event drew a happy, hardy crowd to the third and busiest day of the activities. After being canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival was back in full force with a long and lively parade along River Street. People came from near and far to watch this year’s parade, including She...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Sept. 7 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood...
LAUGHLIN, Nev. - Mildred L. "Millie" Kloes, 84, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, in Laughlin, where she and her husband, Ralph Kloes, currently made their home. Millie was the daughter of Russel H. and Mildred V. Palmer, born on Dec. 24, 1936, in Hillsdale, Michigan, where she was raised and attended high school. She later studied electronics at Jackson Community College. She had worked at a number of places locally, including Gogebic County Sheriff's Department, Gresham Family Dentistry,...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a resolution required to consider a broadband initiative to be decided following a public hearing and special meeting in October. The county board 14-0 approved an initial resolution to consider revenue bond financing in support of a broadband infrastructure proposal from Bugtussel Wireless LLC. Board member Jamey Francis was not present. The approval during the regular meeting followed a public hearing on the broadband bond topic. T...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Gogebic Community College board focused on staffing during its regular meeting on Tuesday. The board accepted the resignation of Dave Erickson, head of the maintenance and custodial department. He will be retiring Sept. 30. He has worked for the college for 16 and a half years, and led the department for the last four and a half years. “His work ethic and attention to detail are a model to be replicated,” said Erik Guenard, vice president of business services. “During his time at Goge...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Sept. 2 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families — Gogebic County: Bessemer VFW from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans S...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] HURLEY, Wis. — The Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Festival Italiano event starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday. This year’s celebration of Italian heritage will include a craft show, games for kids and live music. The festival is returning after it was canceled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chamber of Commerce Director Rita Franzoi said the festival will be “a day of people getting out and enjoying the last hurrah of summer.” The festival will feature live music startin...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Sept. 1 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families — North Ontonagon County: Ontonagon Community Action Agency from 2 to 4 p.m. EDT; South Ontonagon County and Watersmeet: Community Action Agency, 20142 M-28 in Ewen from noon to 2:30 p.m. EDT. Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and Financial A...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] GILE - There was some rain, but not enough to stop a successful 11th annual Danny B Jack and Jill softball tournament this past weekend in Gile. Nathan Fechter, tournament managing director, said it would be a couple of weeks to know how much the tournament raised in support of the Range Suicide Prevention Council this year. It will take some time for all the team and sponsorship money, along with silent auction and raffle funds, to come in before a...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Aug. 31 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics...
WAUSAU, Wis. - Gary G. Martens, 80, of Gile, passed away on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He was born on Oct. 29, 1940, son of the late Walter and Adeline (Klima) Martens. Gary honorably served his country in the U.S. Army. On April 5, 1975, he married Dorothy Cardini in Montreal. She survives. Gary worked for Auto Glass Specialists in Ironwood, Michigan, and later for Jacquart Manufacturing in Ironwood prior to his retirement. He had a great love for nature and the...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Aug. 28 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Aug. 29 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, I...
HURLEY, Wis. — Frederic D. “Fred” Kellerman, 79, of Hurley, passed away on Aug. 24, 2021, at his home in Hurley. He was born in Milwaukee on March 28, 1942, son of Elmer and Alma (Gerlach) Kellerman. He attended Hurley schools and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in 1961. He was very fond of running track, playing football as well as playing in the high school band. After graduation, from 1962 to 1965 he worked as a telephone lineman in San Jose, California. He also worked at the Manitowish Waters Telephone Company in Manitowish Water...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Wilma M. Tucker, 100, passed away on July 26, 2021, in Springfield. Wilma was born May 21, 1921, in South Cary, Wisconsin, to Matt and Alina Kinnunen, and graduated from Lincoln High School in Hurley, Wisconsin, with the class of 1939. After high school, Wilma moved to Milwaukee and worked in a factory that manufactured radios for American fighter planes and bombers for the war effort. Realizing this line of work wasn't for her, Wilma enlisted in the U.S. Army. After basic...
MONTREAL, Wis. - Nancy J. Gehrke, 67, of Montreal, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021. Nancy was born to Conrad and Martha (Sillanpa) Mattson on Aug. 17, 1954, in Bessemer, Michigan. Nancy was a 1972 graduate of Hurley High School, and she went on to receive her Associate Degree from Gogebic Community College. Nancy then worked at Gogebic Community College in the admissions office for 31 years, retiring in 2007. On June 4, 1988, Nancy was united in marriage with...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Aug. 25 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. 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m...
GURNEY, Wis. - Doris Ann (Rowe) Ofstad, 85, of Gurney, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. Doris was born Oct. 6, 1935, in Gurney, to Lester and Lucille (Lee) Rowe. She was one of seven children and attended school in Gurney and in Saxon. On Dec. 13, 1952, Doris married the love of her life, Robert Ofstad, of Superior. They made their home in Gurney with their eight children and were married for 66 years before Robert's passing in January 2019. Doris headed the Gurney General Stor...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Aug. 24 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. A...
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Joyce Ann Johnson passed peacefully at Winkler Court in Fort Myers, on Aug. 9, 2021, at the age of 85. Joyce is survived by her children, Robert W. Johnson Jr., Dawn-Marie Johnson, and David W. Johnson; grandchildren, Tiffany, Cameron, Dallas, Morgan and Maddie; sister-in-law, Nancy Siebert; cousins, Jeanne Collins and Patricia Diluna; and numerous nieces and nephews. Joyce was born in Hurley, Wisconsin, to Jack Siebert and Dora Cameron. Joyce was preceded in death by her parents; and brothers, John Siebert and Donald S...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Aug. 19 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:45-10 a.m. EDT; White Pine Township Hall, 10:20-10:35 a.m. EDT; Ontonagon Holy Family Catholic Church, 11-11:30 a.m. EDT; Mass City Resource Center, 1-1:30 p.m. EDT. Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and Financial...
HURLEY — The Hurley School Board modified its back-to-school policy concerning coronavirus contact quarantines on Monday, but will continue optional rather than mandated face coverings to start the fall semester. The school board 5-0 approved adopting the current recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding close contact with persons exposed to COVID-19 positive persons. Going forward, the policy requires vaccinated individuals to be monitored for symptoms and tested in three to five days after exposure, a...
HURLEY - A 74-year-old Marquette area woman was injured Monday following a crash with a pickup truck in Hurley. The crash occurred at approximately 3:21 p.m., when a pickup truck driving west on U.S. 2 attempted to make a left turn onto U.S. 51, according to information from Iron County Sheriff Paul Samardich. The temporary intersection is part of a detour around the construction of a roundabout to be completed this fall. A sheriff's office deputy who was stopped on U.S. 51 while waiting to...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Aug. 18 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Marenisco Town Hall, 9:15-9:30 a.m; Watersmeet Food Pantry, 10-10:30 a.m.; Bruce Crossing, Stannard Township ballpark, 12:30-1 p.m. EDT. Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, 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,...
