Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners will sit down with the road commission board next month for a joint session and the location of the proposed new county garage will be one of the issues discussed. On a 4-3 vote, the county board on Wednesday moved to send a letter to the road commission saying the proposed new road commission building site off U.S. 2, on the south side of the highway and west end of Bessemer, would not be suitable for the building. “No one thinks it’s a safe site,...
Thursday, March 24 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. Pokemon Club, 4-5 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Free Community Easter Ham Dinner, 5-6:30 p.m., Wakefield United Methodist Church. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth,...
Wednesday, March 23 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. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Government Gogebic County Board, 5 p.m., county courthouse, Bes... Full story
Monday, March 21 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 Historical Society, 2 p.m., Iron County Historical Society Museum, 303 Iron St., Hurley. Young Authors and Illustrators Group, 3:30-4:45 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Grades 5-8. Chess Club, 4-5 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Adult Poetry Group, 5:30...
Saturday, March 19 Children’s Story Hour, 10 a.m., Marenisco 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. Sunday, March 20 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Bessemer Township Fourth of July Committee, 6:30 p.m., ramsay Fire Hall. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org.... Full story
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — Repairs on one of the city’s wells have resulted in increased water pumping capacity, city manager Scott Erickson told the city commission on Monday. The well that was rehabilitated by Kleiman Pump and Well Drilling, of Iron Mountain, is pumping an additional 40 gallons per minute, Erickson said. The city commission had awarded a bid for rehabilitation of well 201 at the wellfields in Ironwood Township to Kleiman for $27,170. Utilities director Bob Tervonen previously told city com...
Thursday, March 17 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, mothers, infants, children, 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 p.m., Watersmeet Town Hall parking lot, Watersmeet. 906-884-2106. Gogebic County Veterans Service... Full story
Wednesday, March 16 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200. 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. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Ewen-Trout Cre... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - John G. "Gibby" Palojarvi, 82, a lifelong Ironwood Township resident, died early Tuesday morning, March 15, 2016, at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood, with his family by his side. He was born Jan. 5, 1934, in Ironwood Township, son of the late Toivo and Selma (Tassava) Palojarvi, and attended Roosevelt School. He worked in the woods and on the family farm prior to serving in the U.S. Army in Germany during the Korean War. Following his discharge as a corporal in 1955,... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Ironwood Township Board directed Clerk Mary Segalin to explore new options for pension funds Monday after a number of issues were raised regarding the way MetLife Inc. is handling the funds. MetLife doesn’t seem to want to work with the plan,” said Eric Reigler, who works for Edward Jones and handles the funds for the township. “We’ve given them ample opportunity to reach out and service the plan...We had one gentleman who we called at MetLife that commented that the departm...
Tuesday, March 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 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 nurses, Mill Street Garden, Bessemer. 906-663-0308. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. - Pauline E. "Polly" Anderson, 93, of Ironwood Township, Mich., died Friday evening, March 11, 2016, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. She was born Oct. 17, 1922, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Carl and Estella (Johnson) Anderson, attended Ironwood area schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1940. She attended Gogebic Community College and Northern Michigan College of Education in Marquette, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in... Full story
Monday, March 14 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, mothers, infants, and children, 9 a.m.-noon, 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Festival Board, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Preschool Story Time, 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Young Authors and Illustrators Group, 3:30-4:45 p.m.,... Full story
Saturday, March 12 Saturday Morning Story Time, 10:30 a.m., Ironwood Carnegie 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. Sunday, March 13 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Monday, March 14 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, mothers, infants, and children, 9... Full story
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday opposed a section of Gov. Rick Snyder’s 2017 fiscal year budget that would transfer Medicaid and Healthy Michigan funding for specialty mental health services to private entities. The county board passed a resolution opposing Snyder's plan on a 6-0 vote after hearing a presentation from Julie Hautala, CEO of the Gogebic County Mental Health Authority. Hautala said the county now deals with NorthCare in Marquette, which subcontracts wit...
Thursday, March 10 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, Rigoni’s, Ironwood. Reservations required to 906-932-5455 or 906-663-4871. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., all welcome, Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 Highway 51 North in Arbor Vitae. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., all welcome, The Inn Bed and B... Full story
Wednesday, March 9 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. Ironwood Community Blood Drive, 11:30 a.m., to 5:30 p.m., Memorial Building, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis... Full story
Tuesday, March 8 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. Wakefield Library Tine 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. Wakefield VFW Post 9084,...
Monday, March 7 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. Wakefield Seniors, 2 p.m., Wakefield Senior Center. 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 School, room 205. Daughters of Isabella, 6 p.m., St. Sebastian Catholic Church, Bessemer. MECCA Ski Club, 6:30 p.m., MECCA cabin near the treatment facility, Mercer, Wis.... Full story
Saturday, March 5 Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Government Absentee ballots available, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ironwood City Clerk’s office, Memorial Building. Sunday, March 6 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, March 7 Iron County Foo... Full story
ERWIN TOWNSHIP — Members of the Upper Peninsula Regional Hazardous Materials Team responded to a reported mercury spill in Erwin Township Wednesday. Shortly before 3:30 p.m., a township resident was cleaning a basement when a glass bottle of mercury was knocked over, breaking it and spilling the mercury, according to a release from the Ironwood Public Safety Department. The homeowner evacuated the house and called 911. The responding hazardous material team recovered approximately three ounces of mercury, along with several contaminated i...
Thursday, March 3 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families, 9 a.m.-noon, Aurora Athletic Club, Ironwood; 1-2 p.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood; 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m., GOCAA, 100 S. Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. 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... Full story
Wednesday, March 2 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. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families, noon-2:30 p.m. EST, fire hall, Bruce Crossing; 2-4:30 p.m. EST, 429 River St., Ontonagon. 906-667-0283. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Iron County Veterans Ser... Full story
Tuesday, March 1 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org. Government Wakefield Township Board, 5:30 p.m., township hall. Wednesday, March 2 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe,... Full story
