Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] IRONWOOD — City Manager Scott Erickson made plans for his final six weeks as city manager with the Ironwood City Commission Monday evening. He will end his 17-year run on June 6 but will stay on board as city engineer until a new manager is appointed. “I’ve stepped out of the city manager role to allow that position to be filled,” Erickson told the Daily Globe. “I’ll still stay in the city engineering role for a period of time and that would ultimately be to the point that they appoint a city manage...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] BESSEMER — At the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners meeting on Wednesday, two officers from the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office were recognized with meritorious service awards for their efforts in apprehending a murder suspect on Christmas Eve 2021. “While facing a very volatile and dangerous situation, deputies Josh Elias and Adam Graser showed great courage and intestinal fortitude when they entered a remote cabin and apprehended a suspected murderer. Their actions are not only coura...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, April 28 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Helen Anna (nee Savonen) DeFelice, 92, of Ironwood, passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2022. Helen was born on Nov. 21, 1929, in Ironwood Township, the daughter of Onni E. and Ida Mary (Sillampaa) Savonen. She attended Roosevelt Junior High School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1948. On Sept. 2, 1950, Helen was united in marriage to Armand DeFelice in Ironwood. For many years, she and her husband owned and operated D & B Freight Sales in downtown Ironwood....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, April 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. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] As of late April, most of the snow appears to have melted in the western Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin, barring some small patches here and there. Of course, the snowmelt has to go somewhere and bodies of water such as the Black River in Gogebic County are at high tide. However, there has been no major flooding on the roads so far, according to Heidi DeRosso, emergency management/911 coordinator in Gogebic County, and Stacy Ofstad, director o...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, April 23 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. 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, April 24 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community C...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, April 21 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:25-9:40 a.m. EDT; White Pine Township Hall, 10-10:15 a.m. EDT; Ontonagon Holy Family Catholic Church, 11-11:30 a.m. EDT; Mass City...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, April 20 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Marenisco Town Hall, 9:15-9:30 a.m; Watersmeet Food Pantry, 10-10:30 a.m.; Bruce Crossing, Stannard Township ballpark, 12:30-1 p.m. EDT. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, April 19 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Pioneer Park Apartments tenants only, Ironwood, 9-10 a.m.; Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood, parking lot, 10:30-11 a.m.; Northwoods Estates Apartments, Ironwood Township, parking lot, 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.; Wildwood Apartments, Ironwood Township, community room, 12:30-12:45...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Nancy Jean Kangas, 84, of Wakefield, formerly of Ironwood, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. Nancy was born on Aug. 3, 1937, in Wakefield, the daughter of Nels W. and Lillian E. (Huhtala) Luoma. She attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1955. On June 4, 1960, Nancy was united in marriage to David J. Kangas at the First Lutheran Church in Wakefield. They lived in Marquette, while Dave attended...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, April 16 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. 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, April 17 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community C...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, April 14 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, April 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. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Dewey Isaacson, 84, of Ironwood Township, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2022, after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Dewey was born at Grand View Hospital in Ironwood on Jan. 11, 1938, the son of Herbert and Melvina (Stoor) Isaacson. He lived in Ramsay until age 12, when his family moved to Black River Harbor in Ironwood Township. There he worked with his father and brother, Roy, on the family's charter fishing boat. After graduating from Luther L. Wright High...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, April 12 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Friends...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, April 9 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. 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, April 10 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community C...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, April 7 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, April 6 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, April 5 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, March 31 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Townsh...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, March 30 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. 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...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] LANSING - Copper Peak's future received a $20 million shot in the arm Thursday when the Michigan State House passed State Senate Bill 565. State officials and local organizers say the funds will be used for the restoration and development of Copper Peak in Ironwood Township with the aim of creating a world-class facility that will attract a series of international ski competitions year-round and provide sports-related tourism to the region. Senate...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, March 26 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. 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 27 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Cent...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] BESSEMER — Gogebic County Sheriff Ross Solberg introduced a new road officer, Deputy Ryan Zawodny, to the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting on Wednesday. Zawodny said he was originally from the Lower Peninsula and previously worked at the Ironwood Public Safety Department before starting to work at the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office on March 13. “I’m not a native Yooper but hope to stay here for a long time. I went to Northern Michigan University, originally for biology...
