Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors and its various committees will continue to meet in person, while giving individuals an opportunity to attend remotely, after a motion to switch entirely to Zoom meetings failed to get enough support for a vote Tuesday. Supervisor Anne McComas proposed the switch to completely remote meetings due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, saying she didn’t think it was safe for the county board and its committees to meet in the boardroom in the county courthouse. “Having been elected by the people of the...
MESA, Ariz. - Tammy Jean Gill, 60, of Mesa, passed away on Dec. 10, 2020, after a long illness, with her loving husband by her side. Tammy moved to Mesa from Montreal, Wisconsin, after she married Don Gill in 2005. Tammy was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Dec. 25, 1959, and took great pride in being a Christmas baby. She was the daughter of Ronald and Lois (Erickson) Peterson. Tammy worked for many years at Josephson's Nursing Home in Ironwood, Michigan, and took great pleasure in taking care... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Dec. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Dec. 13 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, I... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MONTREAL, Wis. -- After 18 years as clerk/treasurer for the city of Montreal, Sue Lesky is planning to retire this spring. “Working with you and the rest of the staff has been a highly fulfilling experience for me and I’m very grateful to have the opportunity to be with the city of Montreal for the last 18 years,” Lesky wrote in a letter to Mayor Erik Guenard and the city’s common council announcing her decision. “This year has certainly been a challenge and has made me realize it’s time to spend m...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Dec. 8 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 10 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Bessemer American Legion Post 27, 5 p.m., American Legion, Bessemer. Bessemer Legion Auxiliary, 5 p.m., Elk and Hound, Ironwood. Ironwood... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] BESSEMER — A Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board recommendation will add more than 4,000 acres to Gogebic County forest land, according to a Thursday announcement. The Gogebic County Forest Expansion Project was among 26 acquisition grant recommendations from the Trust Fund Board totaling $27.2 million. The county application requested $3,225,300 to add approximately 4,007.3 acres with the county budgeting for a 26% local match. This acquisition of unique forestland consists of many s... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Dec. 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, Dec. 6 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, I... Full story
WAUSAU, Wis. - Sean James Luoma, 44, of Wausau, passed away on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, with his family by his side, following a long battle with heart and kidney disease. Sean was born June 4, 1976, in Ashland, to Carol (Sbraggia) Vokolek and James Luoma. He grew up in Montreal, and graduated from Hurley High School with the class of 1995. Sean then attended Gogebic Community College and transferred to Northcentral Technical College in Wausau, where he received a computer-aided design and... Full story
TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - Area food pantries say the number of people in need is stable or growing depending on the types of services provided. There has been a steady increase in demand for food and other services since the coronavirus pandemic in spring of 2019 and there does not appear to be signs of any federal relief in the near future, said the Rev. Roger Kolehmainen, program director and manager of Union Station, the food pantry ran by Restoration of the Branc... Full story
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] Firefighters throughout Iron County will be collecting toys and other gifts for area children in need on Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. The collection effort is part of the Iron County Firefighters Association’s Christmas is for Kids campaign. “Years ago the fire association (Iron County) was looking for a way to give back to the kids and to needy families in the area,” said Stacy Ofstad, treasurer of the association. “We know that when kids lose everything that it’s devastating. So it’s just our wa...
MONTREAL, Wis. - Dale Allen Holst, 58, of Montreal, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Nov. 21, 2020. He was born on Dec. 28, 1961, son of William and Jean (Mattson) Holst. He attended Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood, Michigan, graduating with the class of 1980. He was preceded in death by his father, William Holst, on Nov. 4, 2020. Dale is survived by his children, Rachel (Clint) Kordus and Jordan (Tawny) Holst; his mother, Jean Holst; sisters, Debbie (Jeff) Vandevoorde and Diane... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Nov. 28 Weight Watcher’s meeting, 7 a.m., Westly United Methodist Church, Ironwood Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. 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. Community Night M... Full story
HURLEY - Several local groups are partnering together to help provide Christmas gifts for those young people in Iron County in need. Northern Iron County Engaged Residents - along with the city of Hurley and the Iron County Human Services Department - have organized a giving tree where people can find out what gifts to donate. "Children in Iron County need Christmas gifts and this year has been difficult for many families. What are the youth asking for? Jeans, leggings, T-shirts and hats,... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Nov. 21 Weight Watcher’s meeting, 7 a.m., Westly United Methodist Church, Ironwood Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. 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 A... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MONTREAL, Wis. — The local non-profit Northern Iron County Engaged Residents is continuing its efforts to develop a community garden in the city of Montreal. Along with its other fundraising efforts, such as pursuing grants and collecting cans from residents, NICER launched a crowdfunding campaign Sunday to help raise funds to start the garden. NICER is using seedmoney.org for its campaign, NICER secretary and garden committee chairwoman Kari Klemme said, explaining its a non-profit focused on s...
KIMBALL, Wis. - William "Bill" Kompsie, 76, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital, from complications of diabetes. Bill was born in Ironwood, Michigan, on May 25, 1944, to Eugene W. and Edna (Lehto) Kompsie. He moved from Hurley to Kimball when he was 5 years old and lived there most of his life. Attending Hurley schools, Bill graduated from J.E. Murphy High School on May 25, 1962, his 18th birthday. He received an Associate in Arts degree from Gogebic... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Nov. 14 Weight Watcher’s meeting, 7 a.m., Westly United Methodist Church, Ironwood Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. 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 Anonymo... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Nov. 10 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 10 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Bessemer American Legion Post 27, 5 p.m., American Legion,... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Nov. 7 Weight Watcher’s meeting, 7 a.m., Westly United Methodist Church, Ironwood Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. 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 A... Full story
MONTREAL, Wis. - Evelyn Joyce Mezzano, 91, a lifelong resident of Montreal, passed away Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. Evelyn was born on April 16, 1929, in Montreal, a daughter of John C. and Impi (Eilo) Johnson. She attended J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley and graduated in 1947 as covaledictorian. After high school, she worked at Hansen Glove Factory in Ironwood, Michigan. On Oct. 23, 1948, Evelyn was united in marriage to Raymond H. Mezzano at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Montreal. They celebr... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRON COUNTY — Thursday was the last day for Wisconsin residents to request an absentee ballot, and Friday was the last day to register to vote or to vote early in-person, according to city clerks for Hurley, Montreal and Mercer. Collectively the three cities have sent out 1,329 absentee voting ballot requests for the Nov. 3 election and so far 1,128 of them have been returned. The numbers are more than three times the absentee ballot requests for the 2016 general election. “Absentee ballots nee... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. - Henry "Hienie" Leinon, 91, of Second Avenue North, Hurley, died peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Hienie was born May 20, 1929, in Montreal, son of the late Henry J and Cecilia (Baron) Leinon, and was raised in Montreal and Hurley, where he attended Montreal Grade School and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in 1947. He proudly served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Korea, from 1951-1953. He married the love of his life, Patricia... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Oct. 24 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. 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. Community Night Meal Free Supper, 5-6 p.m., Apostolic Lutheran Church, Aurora Street,... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley K-12 School District Board unanimously approved its 2020-21 budget following a hearing and annual meeting on Monday. The board approved a general fund amount of $2,774,576. The board then approved the total funds budget of $8,214,112, which includes debt service, capital projects food service and interfund transfers. Declining enrollment and increasing property values make Hurley look like a rich school district, said School District Administrator Kevin Genisot. There is a 7% d...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Gogebic Range United Way fund-drive campaign for 2021 is underway, despite being forced to cancel its annual fundraising dinner, because of COVID-19 restrictions on large gatherings. The organization raises monies to give to local nonprofit charities, in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties, as well as Iron County, Wisconsin. “We would hope that the community continues to support this agency, who in turn supports the below agencies in our local area,” Cindy Simmons, director of the GRUW told... Full story
