Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley and Mercer students in Iron County's Woods and Waters program had a chance to see some of the commercial uses of the trees in the Northwoods as they toured some of the local timber companies Wednesday. The tours were designed to give students an idea of what happens to the trees after they are logged. “It dawned on me last year ... where we had our tour of the logging aspect of (the timber industry),” said Iron County conse...
Wednesday, April 17 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, Bruce Crossing Stannard Township ballpark, 1-1:30 p.m. EDT; Watersmeet Food Pantry, 1:15-1:30 p.m.; Marenisco Town Hall, 3-3:20 p.m. Cuddlebugs Story Time, 9:30 a.m., Carnegie Library, Ironwood. 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...
Tuesday, April 16 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. Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, Pioneer Park Apartments tenants only,...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] HURLEY — The smell of sizzling butter and frying flapjacks filled the Iron County Memorial Building during the Hurley Lion’s Club annual pancake breakfast on Sunday. Jerry Pisani, club president, said they have been doing the pancake fundraiser for “way over 20 years.” “The revenue we receive from this is mostly donated to 4-H Summer Youth Camp in Manitowish Waters,” he said. With roughly about 200 people expected to come to the event, Pisani said it is a lot of work to set everything up. Student...
Monday, April 15 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, GOCAA, 100 S. Mill St., Bessemer, from 9 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m.; Wakefield VFW, 9-9:30 a.m.; Sunset Manor Apartments community room 9:40-9:55 a.m.; Riverview Apartments parking lot 10-10:15 a.m.; Hillcrest Apartments community room 10:30-10:45 a.m.; Fairview Apartments community room 10:50-11 a.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood....
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County employees likely won’t have to use their own vehicles when traveling out of the area for work, after the Iron County Board of Supervisors’ finance committee recommended purchasing two county vehicles Thursday. The two Jeep Cherokee Latitudes are expected to cost roughly $22,098 a piece, according information presented at the meeting. Based on information presented at previous committee meetings, the purchase is expected to be less than the county spends paying for mileage each...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, April 13 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 Easter program, noon-1 p.m., Bessemer VFW Post 3673. 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, April 14 Alcoholics...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The process of reimbursing local communities for damaged sustained during a pair of storms last year is under way as the Federal Emergency Management Agency has begun issuing checks to Iron County communities included in the federal disaster declarations. The town of Oma and the city of Montreal should be receiving checks for $5,417 and $3,206 respectively in the coming days for the costs they spent on “protective measures,” according to Iron County Emergency Management Director Stace...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County won’t be able to officially award the contract until federal officials sign off, but the county’s forestry committee recommended a contractor for building Saxon Harbor’s campground Wednesday so everything will be ready once federal approval comes through. Four companies submitted bids to rebuild the harbor’s campground — which was destroyed in the July 2016 storm — with Snow Country Contracting’s bid of $1,802,873 coming in as the low bid. “The bids were, across the board, very...
Thursday, April 11 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. 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 Hats Northwoods Divas, noon, Burger Bar and Grill, Gile, Wis. RSVP: 906-932-4953. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 Highway 51 North in Arbor Vitae. Pokemon Club, 4 p.m., Carnegie...
Wednesday, April 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. Red Cross Blood Drive, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Hurley Elementary School. 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, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Mercer Health...
Tuesday, April 9 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. 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. Tiny Tot story time, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Mercer Lioness Blood Drive, noon – 4 p.m., Mercer Community Center, 2648 W. Margaret Street, for appointment, call 7...
Monday, April 8 Men’s Bible study, 8 a.m., Bessemer Housing Community, community room, 906-667-0469. Mercer Tai Chi, 9 a.m., Mercer Community Center. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Festival Board of Directors, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. a...
Saturday, April 6 Men’s Breakfast, 8 a.m., Havenwood Baptist Church, 501 Copper St., Hurley. 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, April 7 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pic...
HURLEY — Rep. Beth Meyers, D-Bayfield, has scheduled a listening session in Iron County later this month, allowing constituents to provide feedback on Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed budget. “Budget listening sessions are extremely helpful in helping me to hear directly from constituents. I’ve always said my most important job is to listen to the people I represent, so I am excited to hold these meetings and to hear directly from the residents of northern Wisconsin,” Meyers said in a statement. The listening session will take place from 10 a.m. to n...
HURLEY — The canvass for Iron County’s spring election is scheduled for Monday at 9 a.m. The canvass will confirm the results for several of the races on Tuesday’s ballot, according to Iron County Clerk Michael Saari, including the two state judicial races voters cast ballots in and the Hurley School Board election. Saari said the canvass involves going through the election tally sheets for the various communities and confirming the paper and electronic ballot totals match what was reported on election night. —Richard Jenkins...
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. - Randy W. Erickson Sr., 56, of Ironwood, passed away on March 26, 2019, at the Dickinson County Hospital in Iron Mountain. He was born Aug. 21, 1962, to Floyd and Ruth (Wolf) Erickson in Bessemer. Randy worked for the Gogebic County Road Commission, in forestry, and for Community Action. He was a backyard mechanic and a man of many talents. He had a heart of gold; and was a strong man who accomplished many things in his life, which was cut short due to health issues. Randy...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — An Ironwood Township man who used the postal service to receive drugs was sentenced to eight years in prison in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday. Scott David Salmi, 45, was sentenced to between eight and 30 years for delivery of methamphetamine and between three and 10 years for possession of meth. The two sentences will be served concurrently, as stipulated in Salmi’s plea agreement in the case. “We’re not just talking about small a...
Wednesday, April 3 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. 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, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Oral History Wednesday, 10 a.m., Carnegie Library, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Alzheimer’s Disease Caregivers S...
Voters in Iron County and elsewhere in Wisconsin are casting their ballots in state and local elections today in the state’s spring election. Although many of the races are uncontested, there are a number of contested elections for Iron County voters to participate in. The lone contested state-level race facing Iron County voters is the Wisconsin Supreme Court race between liberal-backed Lisa Neubauer and conservative-backed Brian Hagedorn. There are also several contested local races, including town and school board elections. Polls are o...
Tuesday, April 2 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Pickleball, 10 a.m.-noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Wakefield Seniors, noon, Wakefield Senior Center. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Disabled American Veterans, 6 p.m., Ironwood American Legion, Memorial Building. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the...
Tuesday is election day in Wisconsin with many candidates across the state running for local offices. In Iron County, the elections are for town offices and school boards, as well as a pair of seats on the Montreal city council. There’s also a referendum on the Mercer ballot concerning the approval of an application for a half percent tax Premiere Resort Area Tax. Approval of the referendum is just one step in the process of creating the new tax, according to Iron County Clerk Mike Saari. The only other items on the ballots here are a pair o...
Monday, April 1 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. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Sports Hall of Fame, 6 p.m., Luther L. Wright K-12 School, room 205. MECCA Ski Club, 6 p.m., MECCA cabin near the treatment facility, Mercer, Wis. Erwin Community Club, 6:30 p.m., Erwin town hall. Harbortow...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, March 30 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. Community Night Meal Free Supper, 5-6 p.m., Apostolic Lutheran Church, Aurora Street, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74....
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — There will soon be an additional medical resource for Gogebic Range residents, with the Iron County Board of Supervisors getting information Tuesday on NorthLakes Community Clinic’s plans to expand into Hurley. The non-profit organization leased Paul Hagemann’s former dental office on 5th Avenue in Hurley earlier this month, with plans to open later this summer. Clinic CEO Reba Rice told the board she was excited at the possibilities, and that the community would ultimately shape what...
