Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - It was an emotional day in Iron County Court Wednesday as James Lussier was sentenced to prison for his role in the murder of Wayne Valliere Jr. Judge Patrick Madden followed the prosecutor's recommendation and sentenced Lussier to 15 years in prison and another 15 years of extended supervision, along with another eight years of probation to be served after the first sentence. "Young man, everyone here wishes you weren't there (at the...
Wednesday, Jan. 30 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. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Superior Snowshoe Walk, 6:30 p.m., Miners Memorial Park, Ironwood. IMPACT Life Support Group,...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County’s sheriff department no longer has an undersheriff. Instead, a chief deputy will be the department’s second highest-ranking employee after the Iron County Board of Supervisors approved the creation of the post Tuesday. The board also appointed Jason Geach, who has been with the department for 14 years, to fill the position. The move is designed to increase efficiency and ensures there’s stability and continuity when a new sheriff takes over. “This employee will stay with the co...
Tuesday, Jan. 29 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. A Matter of Balance, 10 a.m.-noon, first floor conference room, Aspirus Ironwood Hospital, 906-663-4045. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention, 4 p.m., Bessemer city hall a...
GURNEY, Wis. - Robert "Snuffy" Parrell Ofstad, 88, of Gurney, Wis., passed away with his family by his side on Jan. 27, 2019. Robert was born Aug. 5, 1930 in Superior, Wis., to parents Inga (Swanson) and Parrell Ofstad, of Superior. He attended Superior Central High School in Superior; and after graduation, he moved to Gurney, Wis. He met Doris Rowe, and they married in 1952. In 2018, they celebrated 66 years of marriage. Over the years, Robert worked at various locations through the region...
By STEVE NEWMAN [email protected] MONTREAL, Wis. - In spite of the cold temperatures of the weekend, a full support crew and a few strong souls ventured out on a sunny but cold Saturday afternoon to snowshoe the trails around Montreal for the first Hygge (pronounced HOO-ga) hike. The word "Hygge" is a Danish word that describes "a quality of coziness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being," the New Yorker reports. This is the idea behind the...
Monday, Jan. 28 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, 715-561-4450. Tai Chi, 9-10:15 a.m., Mercer Community Center, 715-776-3993. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Iron County Mobile Food Pantry, noon-1:30 p.m., Iron County Recycling-Iron County Forestry Parking Lot, 606-607 3rd Ave. North, Hurley. 715-561-2695. 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....
MERCER, Wis. — For the second time in roughly a week, the Iron County Sheriff’s Department received reports of a vehicle going through the ice in southern Iron County. The department’s dispatch center received a report of a vehicle that went through the ice on Trude Lake in the town of Mercer at 8:57 p.m. Thursday, ICSD Lt. Matt Foryan said in a release. The two people in the vehicle were able to get out and walked to a nearby business for help, Foryan said, and no injuries were reported. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, which...
MERCER, Wis. — The Mercer Library will host several classes in January and February on topics ranging from small business marketing to technology to personal organization. Local residents can learn more about the services offered by area public libraries in a free workshop, “Becoming a Library Superuser,” on Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 11 a.m. Attendees will learn how to access the library’s catalog online, request books from all over Wisconsin, access databases of newspapers and magazines, download free eBooks and audiobooks and take online classes...
ASHLAND, Wis. - Clyde Wilfred Eilo, 88, of 1405 Beaser Ave., Ashland, went to his eternal rest on Friday, Jan 25, 2019 at his residence. He was born Feb 13, 1930 in Ashland, the son of Oscar and Tecla (Laajala) Eilo. Graduating in 1947 from the Iron Belt K-12 School, he was Valedictorian and active in the music, forensic, and basketball programs in addition to his academic accomplishments. Furthering his education resulted in a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of...
Thursday, Jan. 24 Pickleball, 10 a.m.-noon., Ironwood Memorial Building. Strong Bones class, 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.. Mercer Community Center. 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. Pokemon Group, ages 8 and up, 4 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Free Community Dinner, 5-6 p.m., Wakefield Methodist Church. Public is invited. ReGeneration Youth,...
Wednesday, Jan. 23 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Cuddlebugs Story Time, 9:30 a.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. 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. Survivors of Suicide,...
Tuesday, Jan. 22 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. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. A Matter of Balance, 10 a.m.-noon, first floor conference room, Aspirus Ironwood Hospital, 906-663-4045. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention, 4 p.m., Bessemer city hall a...
Monday, Jan. 21 Gogebic County Health and Human Services Agency Board, 9 a.m., Gogebic County Medical Care Facility, Wakefield. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Tai Chi, 9-10:15 a.m., Mercer Community Center, 715-776-3993. Strong Bones class, 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.. Mercer Community Center. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Adult Poetry Group, 5:30 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church,...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] UPSON, Wis. - Despite a Friday fire that destroyed its main lodge, the Whitecap Mountains Resort was open for business on Saturday. "The lifts were operational as of 8:30 a.m. this morning," said Summer White Eagle, who handles marketing for the resort. Shortly past noon on Saturday, she said, "hundreds of people" already had visited the resort that day, which is operating from its nearby hotel and continuing to host recreational groups as planned....
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MERCER - Snowmobiles may have outnumbered other vehicles Saturday in the parking lot next to the Mercer Sno-Goers' groomer barn as club members threw their annual Winter Blast. The event began at 8 a.m. with a three-hour pancake breakfast, which transitioned to a pig roast that lasted for several more hours. Meanwhile, raffles, Sno-Goers merchandise sales, and children's activities took place steadily until live music began in the late afternoon. Although...
UPSON, Wis. - Employees at the Whitecap Mountain ski resort watched hopelessly late Friday afternoon as the main lodge area burned out of control. Iron County fire departments attempted to save the check-in area on the south end of the main lodge, as the building to the north burned to the ground by 6:30 p.m. On Martin Luther King weekend, which is usually the busiest time of the downhill ski season, many skiers also watched the building burn. David Dziuban, who is managing an effort to revitali...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Jan. 19 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Story time for children of all ages, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Hygee Snowshoe Hike, 2:30-4:30 p.m., City of Montreal parking lot. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] Michigan’s two senators are looking for answers regarding whether any Great Lakes projects could be impacted by President Donald Trump’s effort to build a wall on the southern border. Citing a National Public Radio story that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been asked to identify projects that could be canceled or delayed to free up funding for a border barrier, Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters wrote a letter to R.D. James, the assistant secretary of the Army (Civil Works) on Monday. “We write...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors will decide whether to ban deer farms for the time being after the county’s planning and zoning committee recommended imposing a temporary moratorium on importation and raising of cervids in the county Tuesday. “Just to remind you, this doesn’t mean no deer farms ever. This is a one-year block on deer farms for us to figure out what we want to do,” zoning administrator Erika Roeder said in December. “It can be increased to two years at the the time of e...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] Iron County voters will head to the polls on April 2 for the state’s spring election, but before that one town — Mercer — will see a primary election on Feb. 19. The race for two spots on the Mercer board of supervisors will require a primary because there are too many candidates for the general election ballot. Seven candidates — incumbent Tom Thompson, Tanner Hiller, Brad Bettin, Eric Snow, Christa Reinert, David McNutt and Opal Roberts — filed papers to appear on the Feb. 19 ballot. The top f...
Thursday, Jan. 17 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, 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; 906-667-0283 or 906-884-2106. Pickleball, 10 a.m.-noon., Ironwood Memorial Building. Red Cross Blood Drive, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Gogebic Community College, E4946 Jackson Rd. Strong Bones class, 10:30 a.m., 1...
Wednesday, Jan. 16 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Red Cross Blood Drive, 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 213 S Marquette St., 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 Historical Society, 1 p.m., museum, 303 Iron St., Hurley. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, 1-1:30...
Tuesday, Jan. 15 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-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200. 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. A Matter of...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Michael "Mike" Frederick Fauerbach, 67, of Saxon, Wis., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, while doing what he loved - skiing in the woods. Mike was born on April 21, 1951, to Robert and Kathleen (Miler) Fauerbach in Madison, Wis. He graduated from high school in Sun Prairie, Wis. He also attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he received his Bachelor's Degree in History and later received his Doctorate of Law, graduating with honors. After graduation, he was...
