Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, June 10 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 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 Hat Society, 11:30...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, June 9 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Friends of the Ironwood Carnegie Library, 10 a.m., Memorial Building, 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,...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] With temperatures hovering around 90 degrees across the reagion on Saturday, it was not uncommon to see motorbikes, convertibles and kids running through sprinklers. Adding to the activity was what the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources called a “Free Fun Weekend” in relation to trails, parks and waterways. On both Saturday and Sunday, park admission fees, fishing licenses and trail fees were not required in any of the state’s 49 state parks, 15 state forests, numerous waterways or 44 state trail...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, June 8 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. Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 10 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, June 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, June 6 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, I...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Earl R. "Smudge" Swetkovich, 97, of Pence, Wisconsin, passed away on Sunday, May 30, 2021, just short of his 98th birthday at the Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. Earl was born the son of Peter and Pauline (Reinero) Swetkovich on June 23, 1923, in Pence. He attended Pence schools. Earl was united in marriage to Verona Kaseno on Sept. 10, 1949, at the former St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Pence. Earl started work early in his young life, lying about his age to work at the Montreal...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — Live entertainment returns to First Fridays starting with the Woodland Sky Native American Dance Company. Woodland Sky, a theatrical, authentic performance group of Ojibwe, Menominee, Potawatomi, Lakota and Apache nation dancers, will perform at 6 p.m. Friday at the Ironwood Downtown City Square on the corner of Aurora and Lowell Streets. The members share stories from their heritage using traditional songs and dances, according to the group. “I am just excited to be adding more var...
ASHLAND, Wis. - Patricia Chase wore many hats. She was a beloved mother, sister, daughter, sister-in-law, aunt, cousin, friend and social worker. She died on May 30, 2021, at the age of 87. She may have been 87, but she had friends of all ages. She was born to Charles and Kathleen "Kit" Langsford on April 19, 1934, in her aunt's house in Carey location. Pat always had a dream of becoming a missionary, but after graduating from Lincoln High School class of 1953, she attended the University of...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, June 3 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency Quarterly Commodity Distribution: 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 Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m.,...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, June 2 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency Quarterly Commodity Distribution: 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. Feeding America-Union Station Food Distribution, 9:30 a.m., Union Station, 352 E. Ayer...
OMA, Wis. — A Hazelhurst man died as a result of injuries from an all-terrain vehicle crash in Oma on Saturday, according to a press release from the Iron County Sheriff’s Office. County emergency dispatch received a 911 call at approximately 7:55 p.m., reporting an ATV crash on Trail 17 at Riverside Drive, in the Town of Oma, according to Sheriff Paul Samardich. The 36 year old ATV operator was traveling north and appeared to have struck an object and was ejected from his machine and struck a tree. The rider was traveling in a group but the...
Tuesday, June 1 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 Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Wakefield Seniors, noon, Wakefield Senior Center. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis.,...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Forestry and Parks Commission will have improved access to interior areas of Little Girls Point area properties, following a land swap agreement that was approved by the County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday. The board approved a resolution for the Gogebic County Forestry and Parks Commission to enter a land exchange agreement with Joseph Hilborn, or Wakefield. The county will provide Hilborn with 30 acres of county owned land in Wakefield Township, in exchange fo...
HURLEY — Local and visiting all-terrain and utility vehicle riders will converge on Iron County this weekend for the Memorial Day ATV/ UTV Rally from today through Sunday as the kick-off event of the summer trail riding season. The annual rally parade route will change from downtown Hurley to Saxon this year, according to the Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce. The parade is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday. The parade is possible with the support of the Iron County Fair Board, the town of Saxon, the Iron County Sheriff’s Department and the Wis...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] Area posts of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars are again hosting Memorial Day events as the pandemic rules now allow for most outdoor and indoor events. The Ironwood Joint Memorial Day Committee to include Ironwood American Legion Post 5, will start Memorial Day with a 10 a.m. parade moving west from the Memorial Building down McLeod Avenue to Suffolk Street, then north to Ayer Street, where wreaths will be presented with buglers....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, May 26 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...
HURLEY, Wis. - On Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, Roger "Ginty" Fontecchio, 78, of Hurley, passed away with his family by his side. Roger was born to Herman "Nig" and Mary (Sterny) Fontecchio on Nov. 11, 1942. He attended St. Ambrose Catholic School in Ironwood, Michigan, and graduated in 1960. On Oct. 5, 1968, he was united in marriage to Diane DeCarlo at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley. Ginty was a faithful member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. He proudly served 20 years in the Hurley...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, May 25 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...
SAXON, Wis. — The Iron County Fair Board met Thursday and voted to go ahead with the 2021 fair for this summer. “After the incredible progress our community has made over the last year, the board felt confident that the fair could take place this year in a safe environment for our attendees, volunteers and vendors,” Cortney Ofstad, marketing coordinator and fair secretary, said in a press release. “After having to cancel last year, the board is very excited to be able to continue moving forward with our favorite summer tradition.” The fair...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, May 22 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, May 23 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood....
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — A draft ordinance to regulate the deer breeding industry was reviewed by the Iron County Comprehensive Planning, Land and Zoning Department Committee on Tuesday, with a reccomendation to be considered in June. The ordinance is intended to protect the natural deer herd in Iron County from the spread of chronic wasting disease, according to the language of the draft. The ordinance regulates, enforces and sets penalties for violations regarding captive cervids, a term for artificial b...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — Two area highways may soon allow all-terrain vehicle traffic to serve as connection segments with area trail systems, following action at the Iron County Highway Department Committee meeting on Tuesday. The committee 3-0 recommended approval for all-terrain, utility-terrain, and off-road vehicles (ATV/UTV/ORV) use on state highway 169 from U.S. 2 to Vogues Road, and for state highway 122 from county highway B to the Michigan state line. The meeting was officiated by Tom Thompson Jr., v...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, May 20 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-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;...
IRONWOOD — The Historic Ironwood Theatre will soon emerge from 16 months of dormancy due to the coronavirus distancing guidelines that required a complete shutdown. The HIT board and management announced Monday the theatre will reopen Friday, June 4, and continue where they left off with offering regular live dance, music and other entertainment. “We are just so excited to reopen – and with a full program in June and July,” said Zona Wick, theatre board president. When the state allows venues...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, May 19 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. 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. 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,...
