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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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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...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] MONTREAL, Wis. - A new councilmember was sworn in at the Montreal Common Council meeting on Tuesday. Following the meeting, Steve Fiene is now one of two council members for Ward 1 along with Maleah Cummings. "It's a big seat to fill but I'll be able to do it, to the best of my ability," Fiene said about his appointment. Fiene is filling a position left vacant by Ken Saari, who did not run in the Iron County 2022 general election. Incumbent Mayor...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors held a restructuring meeting at the Iron County Courthouse in the wake of the April 5 elections on Tuesday. The composition of the board remained largely unchanged from their previous meeting in March, as the only contested position with two or more named candidates on the ballot was Iron County supervisor for district 12 and that race was ultimately won by incumbent candidate Opal Roberts. The position of county supervisor for district 6 was on the b...
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...
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. 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...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Patricia Ann (nee Valle) Forbes Kuduk, 87, of Wakefield, formerly of Ironwood, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. Patricia was born on March 30, 1935, in Montreal, Wisconsin, a daughter of John Joseph and Florence Irene (Wheeler) Valle. She attended Hurley High School and graduated in 1953. Patricia is survived by a son, Jeffery Allen Forbes, Minneapolis; a sister, Virginia (Gene) Belmas, Rhinelander, Wisconsin; and many...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] The winners of the Iron County 2022 general election were announced on Tuesday evening following voting earlier in the day. The election determined who will serve as county supervisors for the next two years, in addition to members of the Hurley and Montreal city councils, and the Hurley and Mercer school boards. The only contested position for a county board seat was in District 12, where voters had to choose between incumbent Opal Roberts and Hank...
Today is Election Day in Wisconsin and Iron County residents will elect members to the Iron County Board of Supervisors, as well as the Hurley City Council, Montreal City Council, Mercer Town Board, and Hurley and Mercer school boards. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The only contests for the Iron County Board Supervisors are in Districts 6 and 12. In District 12, incumbent Opal Roberts is challenged by Hank Joustra, both of Mercer. No one filed paperwork for the District 6 position before the deadline in January, so that seat will go to...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, April 2 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 3 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community C...
MONTREAL, Wis. - Paul Michael Henning, 59, of Montreal, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at his home. Paul was born on April 17, 1962, in Tacoma, Washington, a son of Michael Paul and Lynda Kay Paulette (Eilo) Henning. He grew up in Kimball and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley with the class of 1980. Paul proudly served his country in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1981 to 1995. He was an active member of the Mercier-Kero American Legion Post 371 in Saxon. On Aug....
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...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Helen Josephine Whitburn, age 92, of Bessemer, took Jesus' hand home on March 22, 2022. She was born on Feb. 4, 1930, to her mother and father, Orsolina and Inocente Corozolla in Vulcan, and lovingly raised from infancy by her Mom and Dad, Louis and Agnes Barbacovi in Bessemer, along with her Barbacovi sisters and brother. Helen attended Bessemer area schools graduating with the A.D. Johnston High School class of 1949. She enjoyed music and excelled as a soprano in choral ensem...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, March 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. Sunday, March 20 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, Wakefield, 706 P...
By CHARITY Smith [email protected] MONTREAL, Wis. - A group of people, known as the North Pole Bar Polar Bears took a plunge into freezing water on Saturday to raise funds for Regional Hospice. The event is a spin-off off the Regional Hospice event which used to take place annually in Wakefield, but because of COVID has not been able to do so. The bears, decided to host their own event this year to raise money for hospice. A total of 14 people jumped into a portable water tank that was...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, March 12 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 13 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community C...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] MONTREAL, Wis. — Mayor Kelly Traczyk announced that the city of Montreal’s application for the Neighborhood Investment Fund grant was not approved at the common council’s regular meeting on Tuesday, but they are still waiting to hear back on two other grants they applied for. The common council hoped to use the Neighborhood Investment Fund to open a new park named Riverside Park on 22 acres of city property that would connect with regional trails and was modeled on Ironwood’s Downtown City Square. Tr...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Lynne Michelle (Manzanares) Pedri, 59, of Hurley, passed away unexpectedly Friday, March 4, 2022, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. Lynne was born Sept. 12, 1962, in Ironwood, the daughter of Joe and Joyce (Olson) Manzanares. She attended Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood and graduated in 1980. She was previously married to Allan "Elmo" Pedri for 23 years. She recently retired after 32 years at the Hurley Public Library. While there she made many lifelong friends and...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, March 8 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, March 5 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 6 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community C...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] MONTREAL, Wis. — Numerous colorful ice lights and giant bonfires illuminated the Montreal Ski Trails on Saturday night as hundreds of people snowshoed the trail during the fourth annual Hygge Hike. The event is a fundraiser for the Northern Iron County Engaged Residents and the Penokee Rangers. Kari Klemme, of NICER, said that 379 people came out for this years event. That nearly doubles last year’s number, she said. “It was awesome,” said Klemme. She said that the funds will be split between the two...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Feb. 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, Feb. 27 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community C...
RHINELANDER, Wis. - Patricia Mary Kytola, 91, passed away peacefully on Feb. 18, 2022, at Friendly Village in Rhinelander. She was born April 9, 1930, to the late Frank and Eva (Archambeau) Formolo at home in Montreal, Wisconsin. Pat's mother and father died while she was in high school, so Pat helped raised her brothers Francis and Eugene until they could be on their own. She graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley, and was employed by Michigan Bell Telephone Company as a telephone...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] MONTREAL, Wis. - Northern Iron County Engaged Residents and the Penokee Rangers Trail Corps are planning the fourth annual Hygge Hike by candlelight at the Historic Montreal Ski Trails from 6 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 26. According to NICER, the organizers decided to continue with the candlelight snowshoe theme of the hike following the success of last year's event. A 1.5-mile portion of the Montreal Ski Trails will be lined with luminaria, bonfires and...
