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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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DULUTH, Minn. - Steven J. Leiphart, 79, of Ironwood, Mich., went peacefully home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus on Saturday morning, Aug. 20, 2016, at Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, with his loving family by his side. He was born April 9, 1937, in Munising, Mich., son of the late Janel and Jula (Zych) Leiphart, and graduated from high school in Newberry, Mich., in 1955. He then served stateside in the U.S. Army at Fort Polk, La., for two years. Following his... Full story
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Jyl Olson-DeRosso will remain Ironwood Township treasurer, at least until November’s election, after the township board accepted her request to rescind her resignation from the office Friday. Olson-DeRosso had submitted a letter of resignation that was accepted by the township board at its July 25 meeting, with the resignation not set to take effect until Monday. On Friday, Olson-DeRosso said at the time she felt pressured to give up the position. “(The resignation) had nothing to do with the four individuals sitting aroun...
Saturday, Aug. 20 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Children’s Story Hour, 10 a.m., Marenisco Public Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Aug. 21 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Monday, Aug. 22 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem... Full story
BESSEMER — With the trial scheduled to begin Thursday morning, a last-minute plea agreement was reached in the case against an Ironwood Township man facing charges in connection to a YouTube video of the killing of a coyote. Dale Scott Allen, 46, pleaded guilty to one count of reckless use of a firearm in Gogebic County District Court Thursday prior to the beginning of his trial. Following the acceptance of the plea, Allen was sentenced by District Court Judge Joel Massie to a loss of hunting privileges through May 1, 2020, the surrender of the...
Thursday, Aug. 18 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., Hurley High School Tennis Courts. 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. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., The Inn Bed and Breakfast, Montreal, Wis. 906-663-0308. Mended Hearts and Diabetes Support Group, 2 p.m., Aspirus Grand View Hospital conference area, Ironwood. 906-932-2443. Bessemer Area Historical Society, 2... Full story
Wednesday, Aug. 17 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Iron County Benefit Specialist, 10:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Citizens meal site, Mercer, Wis. 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... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. - LaViolet "Nikki" Marx, 88, of Ironwood, Mich., died peacefully early Tuesday morning, Aug. 9, 2016, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. The former LaViolet Nicholas was born March 11, 1928, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Samuel and Ethel (Alexander) Nicholas, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1946. She married Richard Marx in 1980 in Harvey, Mich., and resided there for many years. Richard preceded her in death on Nov. 18, 2008. Nikki... Full story
Monday, Aug. 15 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. Adult Poetry Group, 5:30 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org.... Full story
Thursday, Aug. 11 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., Hurley High School Tennis Courts. 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 Northwoods Divas, noon, Bell Chalet in Hurley. Reservations required to 906-932-5455 or 906-663-4871. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., all welcome, Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 Highway 51 North in Arbor Vitae. Grief... Full story
Wednesday, Aug. 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. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. 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 Hal... Full story
BESSEMER - The Gogebic County Road Commission agreed Monday not to close the Lake Road spring, after coliform was detected there. Instead, they decided to put warning signs by it and see if Ironwood Township will help test the quality of the water. The spring is located on the easement for Lake Road, said road commission manger Darren Pionk. On July 29, the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department tested the quality of the water after the department received a complaint of an illness from a...
Tuesday, Aug. 9 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., 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. New members welcome. Bessemer American Legion Post 27, 5 p.m., American Legion, Bessemer. Ironwood American Legion Post 5, 5:30 p.m. dinner, 6:30 p.m. meeting, Memorial Building, Legion club room....
Monday, Aug. 8 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Festival Inc. Board, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Finnish Language Classes with Seija Jarvenpaa, beginners at 3 p.m., advanced at 4 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Aurora Club, 6 p.m. monthly membership, Aurora Club, Ironwood. Harbortown AA, 7:30... Full story
Saturday, Aug. 6 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Aug. 7 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Gogebic Range Trail Authority, 6 p.m., Pit Stop, Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Monday, Aug. 8 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Festival I... Full story
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The recent detection of the presence of coliform bacteria in the water at the Lake Road spring, near Powers Road at Little Girl's Point, will likely lead to the spring's closure. Lynne Madison, director of the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department's Environmental Health Division, said the spring was tested July 29 after the department received a complaint of an illness. Madison said during the investigation of how the person got sick, it was discovered he or she drank...
Thursday, Aug. 4 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., Hurley High School Tennis Courts. 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. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., all welcome, The Inn Bed and Breakfast, Montreal, Wis. 906-663-0308. Ironwood Carnegie Fancy Nancy Tea Party, 2 p.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth,... Full story
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Among the contests decided in Tuesday's primary election were Ironwood Township's supervisor and treasurer races. Steven Boyd and Maria Graser won their races for supervisor and treasurer, respectively. Boyd, a current trustee on the board, defeated former township supervisor Marvin LaGrew by a vote of 361 to 288 in the bid to replace outgoing supervisor Alan Baron. Boyd's 361 votes represented approximately 55 percent of the voters casting ballots in the race, to LaGrew's...
Wednesday, Aug. 3 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. 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. Alzheimer’s Disease Caregivers Support Group, 6-7 p.m., Zion Evang... Full story
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Kathleen E. "Kato" Gallo, 63, of Ironwood Township, died peacefully Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, in her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 29, 1953, in Ironwood, daughter of the late John and Ellen (Haapala) Gallo, attended Roosevelt Grade School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1971. She received an associate degree in psychology from Gogebic Community College in 1994. Kathy worked in housekeeping in local motels and two private homes,... Full story
Tuesday, Aug. 2 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., 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. New members welcome. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Disabled American Veterans, 6 p.m., American Legion Club Rooms, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org. Government City... Full story
Gogebic County voters will head to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in Michigan’s August primary. Besides several party primary races which will determine the names on November’s general election ballot, there are six millage renewals in various jurisdictions across the county on Tuesday’s ballot. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. At the county level, Prosecutor Nick Jacobs, Clerk Gerry Pelissero and Treasurer Sue Pertile are running unopposed as Democrats, while Republican Jim Loeper isn’t facing a challenger for drain commission...
Monday, Aug. 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. 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, 6:30 p.m., MECCA cabin near the treatment facility, Mercer, Wis. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org.... Full story
When Gogebic County voters head to the polls Tuesday, they will not only be casting their ballots for state and local primary races, they will also be decided a number of area ballot proposals. A total of six proposals will be on area ballots, although the total number of proposals an individual voter will cast a vote on varies depending on where the voter lives. The ballot features a total of three county-wide measures, one millage renewal for Bessemer Township residents, a millage renewal for voters in the Ironwood Area School District and a...
MARQUETTE, Mich. - Dorothy Winona Carpenter, 94, of 222 South Fifth Street, Marquette, formerly of Ironwood, died Tuesday, July 26, 2016. Dorothy was born Aug. 1, 1921, in Washburn, Wis. She was a daughter to the late Frederick and Elsie (Cordts) Sanger. Dorothy graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood with the class of 1940. She married Samuel Leonard Carpenter on Dec. 28, 1945, and they set about establishing a family home in Ironwood. Dorothy was employed by Brookfield Dairy,... Full story
