Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD, Mich. - W. Keith Carlson, 81, of Ironwood Township, died early Tuesday morning, Dec. 29, 2015, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood, with his family by his side. Keith was born Aug. 27, 1934, in Ironwood, son of the late Walter and Elsie (Peterson) Carlson, and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer. He then served his country in the U.S. Army in Germany during the Korean Conflict. Following his honorable discharge, he returned to...
Wednesday, Dec. 30 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. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 3 to 6 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. Smea...
By JERRY EDDE for the Daily Globe "We were heading south on Lake Road when my wife shouted, 'That looked like a turkey! No, really, I think that was a turkey. Stop and go back." I quickly checked the rear-view mirror for following traffic and the little SUV slid to a stop with the anti-locking braking system pumping furiously. A quick turnaround and I was soon looking at a front porch that was sort of an elevated deck. "No," I said, "That wasn't a turkey. It was seven turkeys and it looks like...
Tuesday, Dec. 29 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Tacconelli’s. Government Finance, Budgeting and Auditing Committee, 3:30 p.m., courthouse, Bessemer. Gogebic County Board, 5 p.m., county courthouse, Bessemer. Wednesday, Dec. 30 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, I...
Monday, Dec. 28 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. Winter Nature Program, 1 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. EST, Ontonagon Village Housing, 100 Cane Court, Ontonagon. area74.org. Methamphetamine ETC, 8 p.m., support group, Woodland Church, Ironwood. 906-285-2813 or methetc.web.com. Government Gogebic County...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - 'Tis the season for traveling. Santa Claus wasn't the only one traveling during the Christmas holiday. Whether traveling by air or vehicle, this year AAA said a record 100 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles away from home to see family and friends. Of the 100 million Americans traveling, the U.S. Department of Transportation said only 5 percent choose to travel via plane. In Ironwood Township, people at the Gogebic-Iron County Airport flew on Air Choice One, to...
Saturday, Dec. 26 Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Free Supper, 5-6 p.m., Apostolic Lutheran Church, Aurora Street, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6-7 p.m., Church of Transfiguration, Ironwood. Open speaker meeting/potluck dinner. Sunday, Dec. 27 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Monday, Dec. 28 I...
Thursday, Dec. 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. 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 Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Hurley....
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — Six eyesore demolition bids will be on the agenda when the Ironwood City Commission meets on Monday at 5:25 p.m. The session will begin with a public hearing on a blight violation at 603 Cherry Place. During the regular meeting to follow, commissioners will consider a resolution ordering the removal and abatement of the alleged hazard and nuisance at 603 Cherry. Snow Country Contracting, of Bessemer Township, is the apparent low bidder for the six demolition projects in the following a...
Wednesday, Dec. 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. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 3 to 6 p.m., Mercer School gym...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Theodore “Ted” Ramp, 80, of E-4424 Piilola Road, Ironwood Township, died on Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, at his home. He was born Dec. 22, 1934, in Egg Harbor City, N.J., the son of Theodore Robert and Marie (Vessella) Ramp. He attended Egg Harbor City High School and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1952 at age 17. On March 18, 1964, he married Bonita M. “Bonnie” Ripley. He remained in the Navy during the Korean and Vietnam Wars until retiring with 23 years of service. During that time, he served aboard the USS Hollis AP...
Monday, Dec. 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. Hurley School Concert, 1 p.m., Monday/Wednesday Pre-K, kindergarten and first grade. Iron County Historical Society, 2 p.m., Iron County Historical Society Museum, 303 Iron St., Hurley. Adult Poetry Group, 5:30 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6...
Saturday, Dec. 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, Dec. 20 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Monday, Dec. 21 Gogebic County Human Services Agency Board, 9 a.m., Gogebic County Medical Care Facility, Wakefield. Iron County Food Pantr...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Anthony J. "Tony" Gonsowski, 88, of Ironwood Township, died unexpectedly Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, in his home. Tony was born Jan. 15, 1927, in North Chicago Junction, Ill., son of the late Frank and Rose (Leja) Gonsowski, and graduated from Crane Technical High School in Chicago. He was employed as an emergency technician at Cook County Hospital in Chicago for a short time. He then worked at the Campbell Soup factory in Chicago, retiring as plant foreman at Western...
ASHLAND, Wis. - James J. Vizanko, 94, of Ironwood Township, Mich., died on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, in Ashland. He was born June 15, 1921, in Bessemer, Mich., the son of the late Steve and Veronica (Bailey) Vizanko. He attended Bessemer Schools, graduating with the class of 1939. He worked CCC Camps after high school and then joined the U.S. Army Air Force in 1942. Jim served in the European Theatre as a B-17 pilot and was awarded the Purple Heart Medal. Following his honorable discharge in 1945,...
Thursday, Dec. 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 Officer,...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Wayne John "Jack" Komsi, 84, of Montreal, Wis., died Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, in Ironwood. Jack was born to the late Wayne and Aili (Sorvala) Komsi in Sault Ste Marie. When Wayne Sr. died, Aili moved back to Hurley, Wis., with her two young sons. Jack worked at the Sorvala Service Station in Hurley throughout high school. Upon his graduation from Hurley in 1949, Jack joined the U.S. Army to serve in the Korean War. Jack served as a proud Rakkasan paratrooper with the 187th...
Wednesday, Dec. 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 Historical Society, 1 p.m., Iron County Museum, Hurley. Iron County Veterans Service Off...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Marguerite A. Vernetti, 82, of Southgate Village, Hurley, died peacefully Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood, with her loving family by her side. The former Marguerite Lutz was born Dec. 8, 1933, in Bessemer, daughter of the late Charles and Margaret (Oglesby) Lutz, and attended Bessemer schools. She worked at Munsingwear in Ironwood, Simpson Electric in Mercer, Wis., and Hurley Astronautics in Hurley. She was married to Peter P. Vernetti on May...
Tuesday, Dec. 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. Gogebic-Ont...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Donald E. Wesenberg, 85, of Ironwood, died peacefully early Sunday morning, Dec. 13, 2015, at home, surrounded by his loving family, following a courageous, two-year battle with cancer. Don was born June 14, 1930, in Milwaukee, son of the late Elmore and Helen (Peterson) Wesenberg, and moved to Ironwood at the age of 5, where he attended G.N. Sleight School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1948. He then enlisted in the U.S. Navy on June 25, 1948, proudly servi...
Monday, Dec. 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. Holiday Story Time, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. National Finnish American Festival Board, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Finnish Language Class Christmas Party, 4 p.m., Little...
KIMBALL, Wis. - Norman A. Waurio, 79, of Kimball, passed away peacefully Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. Norm was born on Feb. 10, 1936, in Ironwood Township, Mich., a son of Arnold John and Sigrid (Manninen) Waurio. He attended Roosevelt School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1955. Norm proudly served in the U.S. Army National Guard for several years. On Feb. 23, 1957, Norm was united in marriage to Christine A....
Thursday, Dec. 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, Elk and Hound, 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...
Wednesday, Dec. 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. MARSP, 11 a.m., Golden Dragon, Ironwood. VFW Post 1580 Auxiliary, noon, meeting and Christmas luncheon, Golden Dragon Restaurant (formerly Tacconelli’s), Ironwood. Hurley Education Foundation, noon, Hurley School conference room. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Luthe...
