Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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, 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...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors decided 5-7 against a resolution declaring the county a Second Amendment sanctuary at its Tuesday meeting. The resolution should have been a discussion item but was added as an action item on the agenda, said board chair Joseph Pinardi. A discussion would have been preferable to consider possible revisions that might have made the resolution more acceptable, he said. Pinardi said he was a gun owner but didn’t see the need for the resolution. He, alo...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — A shoreland restoration project to improve navigation on three miles of the Montreal River from Norrie Park is now in the final project agreement phases, according to reports at the Downtown Ironwood Development Authority meeting on Thursday. Tom Bergman, director of community development for the city of Ironwood said, the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board has granted final approval of the $150,500 proposed project to include $25,200 in city matching funds and an additional $...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Maj-Britt Kangas, 89, of Ironwood, passed away on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community. Maj-Britt was born the daughter of Leo and Irma (Lehtinen) Nyberg on Oct. 17, 1931, in Helsinki, Finland. She attended and graduated from school in Finland. After school Maj-Britt worked for a telephone company, a retail store, and the Finnish State Department. On Aug. 16, 1953, Maj-Britt was united in marriage with John "Gil" Kangas in...
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. 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...
HURLEY, Wis. - Carol Westeen, 83, passed away on June 11, 2021. She was born on March 9, 1938, to Emil and Sylvia Sorvala of Hurley, Wisconsin. Carol was a lifelong resident of the Ironwood and Hurley area. Carol attended grade school in Montreal and then graduated from Hurley High School in 1956. She then enrolled at St. Luke's Hospital of Nursing in Superior. Upon completion of classes at St Luke's, Carol was united in marriage to James Westeen of Ironwood on June 22, 1957. Carol worked for...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, June 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. NSDAR Onagomingkway chapter, monthly meeting, 12- 3 p.m., 429 Buffalo Road. (906)-226-7836 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. a...
HURLEY, Wis. - MaryKay Bertagnoli, 96, was called home on June 4, 2021, with her daughters Joan and Brigett by her side. She was born Mary Catherine Cecilia Flandrena on Nov. 22, 1924, in Hurley, to the late James and Mildred Flandrena. She attended Hurley schools and St. Mary of Nazareth School of Nursing in Chicago. Upon graduating in 1947, she worked at Newport Hospital in Ironwood, Michigan, as a registered nurse. She married John R. "Jack" Bertagnoli on Aug. 5, 1950, and together they...
By Zachary Marano [email protected] MONTREAL, Wis. — Mayor Erik Guenard told the Montreal City Council Tuesday evening there is a lot of construction and urban improvement happening in the city, but there is also a rise in blight in certain areas, including dilapidated buildings, unregistered vehicles and grass higher than 8 inches. Blight violations are identified by a blight enforcement officer. If the owner of the blighted property does not address it, the city sends in lawn services. The cost of the services are added to the o...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, June 8 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. Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 10 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, June 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, June 6 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, I...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Earl R. "Smudge" Swetkovich, 97, of Pence, Wisconsin, passed away on Sunday, May 30, 2021, just short of his 98th birthday at the Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. Earl was born the son of Peter and Pauline (Reinero) Swetkovich on June 23, 1923, in Pence. He attended Pence schools. Earl was united in marriage to Verona Kaseno on Sept. 10, 1949, at the former St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Pence. Earl started work early in his young life, lying about his age to work at the Montreal...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] HURLEY - A Hurley craft and vendor fair on Saturday drew a steady, cheerful crowd to Silver Street, where about a dozen booths or tables were established. Feisty felines were among featured fun as HOPE Animal Shelter of Ironwood offered the adoption of several cages of kittens. HOPE Director Randy Kirchhoff was present with volunteers to help visitors such as Addie Wicklund, 4, and her brother, Cooper Wicklund, 6, of Gile to interact with pending furry...
HURLEY, Wis. - The students of the Northwoods Manufacturing program at the Hurley K-12 School opened their doors on Thursday for the first public event at the wood and metal shop since the $1.3 million building expansion dedication in the fall of 2019. The event was to showcase some of the projects the students have created after mastering the various industrial tools and equipment for wood and metal crafting. It was also a chance to sell items in a school store and silent auctions. "This is...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, May 22 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, May 23 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Monday, May 17 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, GOCAA, 100 S. Mill St., Bessemer, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Wakefield VFW, 9-9:30 a.m.; Sunset Manor Apartments, Wakefield, community room, 9:45-10 a.m.; Riverview Apartments, Wakefield, parking lot, 10:15-10:30 a.m.; Hillcrest Apartments, Bessemer, community room, noon-12:15 p.m.; Fairview Apartments, Bessemer, community room, 12:30-12:45 p.m....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, May 15 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, May 16 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, I...
MONTREAL, Wis. — Finding new ways to fund growing streets and infrastructure costs was the main topic of discussion at the Montreal City Council meeting on Tuesday. In a transportation utility study presentation Jeff Seamandel, a project manager with the engineering firm MSA Professional Services, said that some Wisconsin municipalities are transitioning from the special assessment fee to areas specifically benefiting from street maintenance and other infrastructure improvements to a community-wide transportation fee system. The t...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, May 11 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. Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 10 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous,...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, May 8 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, May 9 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, I...
MONTREAL, Wis. - William "Bill" Meyer, 63, of Montreal, passed away unexpectedly at his home Monday night, April 26, 2021. He was born on Sept. 12, 1957, to William Walter Meyer and Joan Lee Meyer (Jensen) in LaCrosse. Bill grew up in Milwaukee and New Berlin. Bill was a proud member of his high school basketball team. He was also a student at University of Minnesota. Bill had a passion for construction, home improvement, and he loved working with his hands. He spent his career in home center...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY - A pedestrian's quick action helped to reduce the amount of what is believed to be discarded motor oil that made its way through the stormwater system into the Montreal River on Monday. Jeff Paddock, Northern Region Spills coordinator for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, said the caller complained there was a "sheen present on the river" near the Hurley bridge. The city of Hurley and Iron County Emergency Management placed...
