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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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WOODRUFF, Wis. - Genevieve "Gen" Thompson, 84, of Mercer, passed away on Saturday, July 3, 2021. Gen was born on Jan. 10, 1937, in Winona, Minnesota, to Valentine and Mary (Glisczensky) Modjeski (previously Modrzejewski). She was united in marriage to William "Bill" Thompson on Feb. 5, 1955, at Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Winona. They made their home in Mercer. Gen was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and aunt. She enjoyed music, playing guitar and singing. Gen was an avid reader and...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 8 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. 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 Hats Society, 11:30...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, July 7 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, 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, Ironwood. 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 Restaurant,...
MERCER, Wis. - Geraldine "Gerri" A. Conley, 78, of Mercer, passed away peacefully at her home with her husband by her side on Monday, June 28, 2021. Gerri was born the daughter of Edward and Evelyn (Lund) Lillie on Aug. 29, 1942, in Bessemer, Michigan. Gerri was married to Melvin Ruff on May 11, 1961, in Eau Claire. From this marriage she had her three sons - Brian, Bradley and Brent. She moved to Rolla, Missouri, where she managed the Howard Johnson Restaurant. At the restaurant, she was not...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, July 6 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis...
HURLEY — Iron County sales tax is up and it may be due to online shopping, or at least its ability to track purchaser origin for tax purposes, according to reports at the county board of supervisors meeting on Tuesday. The monthly sales tax for June was $230,834, according to the report from county clerk Michael Saari. That is a $66,992 or 29% increase over the June 2020 total of $231,834. Every month of 2021 so far has a double-digit increase over the previous year. “That is really good,” Saari said. County Board Chair Joseph Pinardi said he a...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, July 3 Greenland Fourth of July: Kickball tournament, 8 a.m. EDT; Walk-Run-Roll, 9:30 a.m.; games and craft fair, 11 a.m.; Music Jamboree in the Park, noon to 8 p.m.; street dance, 9 p.m.; fireworks, dusk. Bessemer Fourth of July: Hometown Walk-Run, 8:30 a.m.; Lake State Mud Runs, 1 p.m.; games on Sophie Street, 5:30 p.m.; street dance, 9 p.m. Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Friday, July 2 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Ramsay Fourth of July: Street dance, 6 p.m., fireworks at dusk. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 1 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. 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,...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, June 30 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, 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, Ironwood. 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 Restaurant,...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, June 29 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Friday, June 25 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org....
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley Public School Board lifted the mask mandate on Monday with instructions to the administration to monitor pandemic guidance recommendations leading into the next academic year in the fall. The action was effective immediately following a 5-0 vote. The school board and around a dozen others present for the regular meeting removed their face coverings — something that hadn’t been done at the meetings since the pandemic order started in March 2020. The board action included langu...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, June 24 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. 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,...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MERCER, Wis. - Weekend activity varies from one household to the next, ranging from family brunches to gardening to a number of chores, errands and other options. For members of the Northwoods Traditional Archers, it's a great time to practice their skill, as they did on Saturday morning at the Northwoods Wildlife and Wetlands Club Range in Mercer. According to David Steinhorst, who heads the range's archery committee, the total group consists of 15...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — A special meeting of the Mercer town electors was postponed on Thursday after it was determined that public notice was not provided within the period required by Wisconsin statutes. The special meeting was to be held prior to the regular town of Mercer Board of Supervisors meeting, but was not posted within the timeline required, according to town clerk Debbie Hohner. The special meeting will be rescheduled with a date that will be posted within 15 days, but not more than 20 days p...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, June 23 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, 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, Ironwood. 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 Restaurant,...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] GILE, Wis. - Saturday's Snake Hunt Fishing Tournament drew 28 boats and 56 registrants and resulted with five pairs winning in overall inches of up to 10 fish. Two men split the honor of catching the longest single fish. Operating out of the County C boat launch on the Gile Flowage, the contest accepted only northern pike, according to Curt Myers, who was manning the measuring table, where his wife, Terry, was recording inches measured by Mark Radovich....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, June 22 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. A...
By Zachary Marano [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — Mercer Library hosted its first outdoor movie event of the summer on Tuesday. Attendees gathered on the library grounds to see a showing of the 1996 film “Matilda” on the library's new outdoor movie equipment. Library director Teresa Schmidt said the library wants to host events where people can leave their homes and connect with the community, which is particularly difficult during the COVID-19 pandemic. Schmidt said that outdoor movie events will provide opportunities for the entir...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, June 19 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, June 20 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, I...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Friday, June 18 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org....
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The annual Iron County Heritage Festival parade and related events in Hurley are now approved to go forward, according to Mayor Jay Aijala. The Hurley City Council discussed the details of the events and determined that the festival could be organized safely within the parameters of state COVID-19 guidelines as they currently stand with the Iron County Department of Health and the state of Wisconsin, he said. “We feel we’re in a very comfortable spot with the COVID pandemic and that we can...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — A contested conditional use permit to operate a tourist rooming house in Mercer passed the Iron County Comprehensive Planning, Land and Zoning Committee on Tuesday, with owners, neighbors and attorneys from both sides present at the meeting. The 4-1 committee approval established a list of conditions based on concerns that will allow Anitra and Gary Willis to operate their lakeside home at 5364N Falcon Road as a tourist rooming house (TRH) in a residential-recreation zoned district. The co...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, June 17 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. 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, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:45-10 a.m. EDT; White Pine Township Hall, 10:20-10:35 a.m. EDT;...
