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Saturday, Jan. 6 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, Jan. 7 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Gogebic Range Trail Authority, 6 p.m., Pit Stop, Bessemer. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. a...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — While a plea agreement may still be reached, a trial date has been set in the case against former Ironwood Township treasurer Jyl Olson-DeRosso. Unless a deal happens; jury selection is scheduled to take place April 30, with the trial beginning May 1. Olson-DeRosso is facing ten felonies — five counts of forgery, one count of embezzlement by a public official, refusing to turn over records to a successor, removal and destruction of public records, using public money for her own use and...
Thursday, Jan. 4 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to 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. Open Community Dinner, 5-6 p.m., Wakefield Methodist Church, Putnam Ave., Wakefield, 906-667-0230. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center, Ironwood. Knights of Columbus...
Wednesday, Jan. 3 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. “Surviving Winter: animal survival strategies,” noon, Mercer Public Library. 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. Alzheimer’s Disea...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Even though the cold temperatures kept most people from staying outside too long, it failed to dampen the mood at Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort Sunday as the ski hill hosted its annual New Year's Eve party. The party kicked off with the hill's ski patrol holding a torch-lit parade down one of the runs, followed by a fireworks display. Powderhorn General Manager Bruce Noren said the parade is a long-standing part of New Year's, with Powderhorn possibly being the first local...
Tuesday, Jan. 2 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to 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, Elk and Hound. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Life Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Woodland Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org. Government Wakefield Township Board, 5:30...
Editor’s note: The Daily Globe is counting down the top five local stories of 2017. Ironwood Township’s financial irregularities and the criminal charges against former township treasurer Jyl Olson-DeRosso was selected as the biggest story of the year. IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP – News broke in May that former Ironwood Township Treasurer Jyl Olson-DeRosso was facing felony charges for allegedly embezzling money while in office. Gogebic County Prosecutor Nick Jacobs initially charged Olson-DeRosso with nine felonies — five counts of forgery, one count o...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Hugh Parmelee Drury, 87, of Ironwood, died Dec.17, 2017, quietly in his home, surrounded by loved ones. Hugh was born in Iron Mountain on Oct.19, 1930. He graduated from John D. Pierce High School in Marquette. He attended college in Utah and graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science in forestry. Hugh and his wife, Dorcas, briefly lived in Laurel, Md., before moving to Anchorage, Alaska, where he was stationed at Fort Richardson Army Base. He was a...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Dec. 30 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.org. Sunday, Dec. 31 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. N...
Thursday, Dec. 28 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to 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. Open Community Dinner, 5-6 p.m., Wakefield Methodist Church, Putnam Ave., Wakefield, 906-667-0230. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center, Ironwood. Alcoholics...
BESSEMER TOWNSHIP — The Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department investigated a Christmas Eve personal injury head-on accident that occurred during white-out conditions. According to the accident report, a vehicle driven by Linda Ann Buttice, 72, of Bessemer, was headed east on U.S. 2, near Oak Lane, in Bessemer Township. Grace Marie Brauer, 18, of Saxon, Wis., was westbound on the highway. Deputies said Buttice was traveling in a “white-out blizzard” when her vehicle crossed the center line in front of the oncoming Brauer vehicle. Brauer noticed he...
Wednesday, Dec. 27 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, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center....
Editor's note: The Daily Globe is counting down the Gogebic Range's top five stories of 2017 each day this week. The editorial department staff sat down and came up with its annual list, naming Highland Copper's effort to resume copper mining in the western Upper Peninusla. as the fifth-place story of the year. By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] Those wanting to see the return of copper mining to the western Upper Peninsula were excited to hear the news of Highland Copper's efforts...
IRONWOOD - Joyce A. Moren, 77, of Ironwood, died peacefully Friday afternoon, Dec. 15, 2017, at home, with her loving family by her side. The former Joyce Carli was born June 5, 1940, in Ironwood, daughter of the late John and Anna (Sekelsky) Carli, attended Ironwood schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1958. She was employed at Big Powderhorn Mountain, Munsingwear, and as an aide at Josephson Nursing Home, retiring in 1983. She enjoyed baking and cooking and loved...
Thursday, Dec. 21 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to 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. Mended Hearts and Diabetes Support Group, 2 p.m., Aspirus Grand View Hospital conference area, Ironwood. 906-932-2443. Bessemer Area Historical Society, 2 p.m., 403 Sophie St., Bessemer. Regional Hospice Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., Comfort...
Wednesday, Dec. 20 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Hurley Monday-Wednesday Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten-1st Grade Concert, 8:30 a.m. Hurley K-12 School. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. Cuddlebugs Story time for babies and toddlers, 9:30 a.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Hurley 2nd-4th Grade Concert, 10 a.m. Hurley K-12 School. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990....
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The township’s volunteer fire department is getting some new gear for Christmas after the township’s board of trustees approved the purchase of six sets of turnout gear Monday. Fire Chief Scott Carlson said there was enough in his equipment budget to purchase three sets of gear. “Six sets will cost approximately $14,000. I’ve got $6,500 in my equipment budget now,” he said, asking the board for permission to buy six sets and amend his budget to move money left over in various...
Tuesday, Dec. 19 Hurley Tuesday-Thursday Pre-Kindegarten Concert, 8:30 a.m. Hurley K-12 School. Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. 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 County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Blood Pressure Screening, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., with Regional Hospice...
By STEVE NEWMAN [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The Ironwood Township gymnasium was buzzing Saturday with excited children, volunteers and of course, Santa. Lines to see the jolly old elf stretched to the doors of the building for kids to receive presents and talk to Santa himself. Santa, who was not available for comment, was patiently talking to children and it was said that he would stay until each child got to speak with him. The township fire department picked up the challenge r...
Monday, Dec. 18 Gogebic County 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. 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 Avenue North, Hurley. 715-561-2695. Chess Club, 4 p.m., grades 3 and older, Ironwood Carnegie Library. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints L...
Thursday, Dec. 14 Hurley School Red Cross Blood Drive, 9 a.m., elementary gym. Pickleball, 10 a.m. to 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. Red Hat Society Northwoods Divas, noon, Elk and Hound, Ironwood. Reservations required to 906-932-5455 or 906-663-4871. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice...
Wednesday, Dec. 13 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, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Survivors of Suicide, 2 p.m., basement of Zion Lutheran Church., 932-5718. Mercer H...
Tuesday, Dec. 12 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200. 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; 2:15-2:45 p.m. EST, Stannard Township Ballpark, Bruce Crossing; 2:30-2:45...
BESSEMER TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Frances J. Rampanelli, 87, formerly a long-time resident of Anvil Location, Bessemer Township, passed away peacefully Saturday evening, Dec. 9, 2017. Frances was born on July 10, 1930, in Bessemer, a daughter of Frank and Mary (Babicky) Probelski. She attended St. Sebastian Catholic School and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in 1948. Frances moved to Milwaukee and was employed as a secretary at L.M. Berry Telephone Directory Company for five years. On June...
Monday, Dec. 11 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, 9 a.m.-noon, 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Carnegie Young Authors and Illustrators, 3:15 p.m., grades 3 and 4, Ironwood Area School second floor library. Chess Club, 4 p.m., grades 3 and older, Ironwood Carnegie Library. Iron County Board of Health, 5 p.m, Cranberry Inn, Mercer....