Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The Michigan Natural Resources Commission last week approved the purchase of seven permanent trail easements from private property owners in the Wakefield area. The 30-foot-wide easements total 1.4 miles and are located along the former Chicago & North Western Railroad corridor in Wakefield Township. That's good news for the local economy because Trail 2 from Ironwood to Wakefield is a highly used snowmobile route and it was in danger of...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] RAMSAY - In honor of Bessemer Township veterans, the Bessemer Township Board of Trustees is planning to host a rededication for the memorial beside the township hall. Board Supervisor Jeff Randall said the rededication will serve to remind people that there are veterans from the township and the township supports them. Randall said the memorial has been there for years. The memorial has three stone slabs. The one in the center is approximately 7 1/2-f...
Thursday, Sept. 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,...
Wednesday, Sept. 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. Ironwood Township clean up, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Township Building, N 10892 Lake Rd, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Hurley Education Foundation, noon, Hurley School con...
Tuesday, Sept. 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. Ironwood Township clean up, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Township Building, N 10892 Lake Rd, Ironwood. 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....
Monday, Sept. 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 Inc board, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Gogebic Chapter of the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel, 11 a.m., Tacconelli’s, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Wakefield S...
Thursday, Sept. 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. 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 Breakfast, Montreal, Wis. 906-663-0308. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages...
Wednesday, Sept. 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. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency Nutrition Council, 10:30 a.m., Mill Street Garden dining room, Bessemer. 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 Off...
Tuesday, Sept. 8 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Friends of the Mercer, Wis., Public Library, 10 a.m., library. Tiny Tot Story Hour, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Bessemer American Legion Post 27, 5 p.m., 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, Ladies Auxiliary, VFW Post, 6 p.m.; lunch, 5:30 p.m. Gath...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Ironwood scored four unanswered goals to defeat Phelps 4-1 in Northern Lights Conference action. The Red Devils overcame a sluggish start as Phelps scored the game's first goal. But Ironwood's Isaac Aukee scored the next three, one in the first half to make it a 1-1 tie at the half, and two more in the second half for a hat trick. Riley Jarocki tallied Ironwood's final goal late. The win puts Ironwood at 2-3 on the year. The Devils beat the Lakeland JV team 9-1 last month...
Thursday, Sept. 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...
Wednesday, Sept. 2 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Iron County Health Department walk-in clinic, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Hurley. 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. DOV...
Tuesday, Sept. 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. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Fat Tire Bicycle Ride, 6:30 p.m., ller Trail, Whitecap parking lot, Ramsay. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org. Government Wakefield Township Board, 5:30 p.m., township hall. Wednesday, Sept. 2 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m.,...
BESSEMER TOWNSHIP, Mich. - David J. Czerneski, 63, of Nelson Road, Bessemer Township, passed away peacefully Friday evening, Aug. 28, 2015, at home, with his loving wife by his side, following a courageous battle with mesothelioma. Dave was born Oct. 24, 1951, in Ironwood, son of the late Stanley and Ellen (Swanson) Czerneski, attended Ironwood schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School with the Class of 1970. Shortly after graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served two...
Monday, Aug. 31 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. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, 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. Tuesday, Sept. 1 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood...
Saturday, Aug. 29 Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. 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, Aug. 30 Little Finland potluck membership picnic, noon, Little Finland in Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Harding Club Picnic, 1 p.m., Bessemer Township Clubhouse. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon L...
Thursday, Aug. 27 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. Freinds of the National Rifle Association Annual Banquet, 5 p.m., Aurora Club, Ironwood. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith...
Wednesday, Aug. 26 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. American Red Cross Blood Drive, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tacconelli’s, 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.) Town...
HURLEY, Wis. - Stephen J. "Steve" Buchko, 92, of Ironwood, Mich., died Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. He was born March 25, 1923, in Ironwood, son of the late Stephen and Anna (Lajcak) Buchko, and attended A.L. Norrie Grade School and Luther L. Wright High School. He entered the U.S. Army on Jan. 18, 1943, serving as a dental technician in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II, and was honorably discharged on Jan. 7,...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Ironwood Township Board of Trustees approved naming Zoning Administrator Leroy Johnson as the township’s noxious weed officer at Monday’s meeting, pending Johnson’s acceptance of the position. Several board members brought up the logic in selecting Johnson for the position as there is likely a lot of overlap with his current responsibility of enforcing township regulations against blight. “Would (appointing Johnson) be a logical thing to do. A lot of times, the same nuisance things he would be checking, many times tho...
Monday, Aug. 24 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. Finnish language class, 4 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, 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 City of...
Thursday, Aug. 20 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,...
DULUTH, Minn. - Don A. Sobolewski, 51, of Ironwood Township, Mich., died Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, in Duluth, after a courageous battle with cancer. His doctors often referred to him as the miracle man. Don was born Jan. 26, 1964, in Wakefield, Mich., son of the late Sharon Sobolewski. He attended Ironwood schools, graduating from the Luther L. Wright High School with the class of 1983. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve, and he was a member of Wakefield American Legion Post 11. Don had been empl...
