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. Tuesday, March 9 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Bessemer American Legion Post 27, 5 p.m., American Legion, Bessemer. Bessemer... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — The trial of a La Crosse, Wisconsin, man facing three local drug charges got underway in Gogebic County Circuit Court Thursday following jury selection the day before. Derrick Lee Menara, 43, is standing trial on charges of possessing methamphetamine with intent to deliver, conspiracy to possess meth with the intent to deliver, and maintaining a drug house. Menara is accused of traveling to the area to sell drugs in August 2020. While here, he is alleged to have evaded law enforcement r...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY - A vaccination a day may keep COVID-19 away as Hurley and Mercer educators and childcare providers started receiving vaccinations this week from the Iron County Health Department. Kevin Genisot, administrator of Hurley Public School District, said he was among the teachers scheduled to receive shots on Thursday afternoon at the Memorial Building. The Hurley School District has 95 employees to include substitutes, full and part-time staff,...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, March 6 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, March 7 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, I... Full story
AHSLAND, Wis. - Kenneth Clement, 80, of Saxon, passed away on Feb. 27, 2021. Kenneth was born on Aug. 13, 1940, in Saxon, the son of Joseph and Gladys Clement. Ken attended school in Saxon and graduated in 1958. Upon his graduation, he joined the Army National Guard. He was a member of the American Legion Post 371 in Saxon. After the service, he worked in Milwaukee for a couple years and returned back to Saxon. On June 19, 1964, he married Sandra Mae Koski. They started planning for their life... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, March 4 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families — Gogebic County: Bessemer VFW from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 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 C...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, March 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. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MONTREAL, Wis. - The full moon may have been behind clouds for most of the night, but it was just about the only thing that stayed away from the Montreal Ski Trails Saturday night as the third annual Hygge Hike drew record crowds. "(We're) beyond pleased, we never expected to have this big of a turnout," said Rebecca Holm, one of the Northern Iron County Engaged Residents members who helped organize the hike. "Coming off of having the first Hygge...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, March 2 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Sharon... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Feb. 27 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.... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday acted to draft a letter expressing concerns about how COVID-19 rules and regulations are established for border counties. The board 7-0 approved a letter to be drafted by board chair James Lorenson, to be submitted to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The concerns of Gogebic County to be expressed are how the pandemic rules do not consider the unique nature of the western-most point of the Upper Peninsula with shared borders to Iron a...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — There may be a local referendum issue on the ballot next year after the Iron County Board of Supervisors discussed sending a proposal raising the county’s levy limit to voters Tuesday. Based on the discussion Tuesday, any ballot measure would likely be for the April 2022 election. Iron County Clerk Mike Saari said the measure would save money in the long run as the county takes out loans to cover needed expenses because those can be added above the levy cap and passed onto taxpayers. The...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Feb. 25 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Hurley. area74.org.... Full story
DULTUTH, Minn. - Frances Amelia Maxinoski (nee Krpan) joyfully went to be in the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in heaven, at the age of 92 on Feb. 15, 2021. Born on Good Friday, April 6, 1928, to Jacob and Anna Krpan in Montreal, Wisconsin, Fran was excited to tell others that she was born on Trimble Hill, in the house that she lived in her whole life. She attended elementary school in her hometown and attended Hurley High School. She met her adoring husband, Alex - also a Montr... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. - Robert J. Pieti, 92 of Hurley, died peacefully at the Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center on Dec. 18, 2020. He was born Sept. 1, 1928, in Saxon, the son of the late Carlo and Elizabeth (Cloud) Pieti. Robert grew up in Saxon with his siblings and graduated from Saxon High School. In 1945-1951, Robert left to serve his country on the boats as an able seaman. He proudly worked for Great Lakes U.S. Steel until his time in Korea from 1951-1953. Robert was honorably discharged... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Feb. 24 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. 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,... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] PENCE, Wis. — Cross country skiers can now go from the ski trails in the city of Montreal to the Uller trail system in the town of Anderson after the Penokee Rangers recently opened a new segment of trail. A skier can ski from the western end of the Montreal trail system to Wisconsin 77 in Pence, take their skis off to cross the highway and continue on the new connector trail north of the highway to the Uller Trails. “So you could technically ski from Weber Lake all the way on to the Montreal tra...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Feb. 23 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.or... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MONTREAL, Wis. — Things are going to be a little different for this year’s Hygge Hike at the Montreal Ski Trails as organizers have planned to go dark Saturday with a candle and moonlit night snowshoe hike. The inspiration for the night-time event came after the group planning the hike, Northern Iron County Engaged Residents, had to cancel the chili cook-off as a precaution against COVID-19. “We were trying to think of ways to make it more interesting than just a snowshoe walk and someone … cam...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Feb. 20 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, Feb. 21 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, I... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — More than 1,000 people in Iron County have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine as local health officials continue to work to combat the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. As of Wednesday, 1,090 people — or 19.2% of the the county — have received at least one dose of the vaccine, according to information on the state of Wisconsin’s COVID-19 website, giving it one of the highest vaccination rates in the state. The number includes 43.7% of the the county’s residents age 65 and over. Thr...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Feb. 18 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:45-10 a.m. EST; White Pine Township Hall, 10:20-10:35 a.m. EST; Ontonagon Holy Family Catholic Church, 11-11:30 a.m. EST; Mass City Resource Center, 1-1:30 p.m. EST. Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall;... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Feb. 17 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. EST. 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.... Full story
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] GILE, Wis. - Snowmobilers gathered for the ninth annual Dan Tomlanovich Memorial Vintage Snowmobile Ride on Saturday. The ride started at Annie's Pub in Gile and included both locals and some out-of-town riders who brought out their old machines to ride the trails. There were a few stops at local taverns along the way with chances at winning door prizes. "Some people will just start at one of the bars, instead of at the beginning," said Kelli Stutz of the...
