Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Saturday, Nov. 17 Union Station Food Pantry/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, Nov. 18 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., Wesley United M... Full story
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley City Council Tuesday authorized members of the Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts to continue working toward their ultimate goal of expanding a nonmotorized trail from the Montreal River to Cary Park or beyond. So far, said ICORE member Mike Fauerbach, the unnamed, paved trail runs about 300 feet from U.S. 51 to the Montreal River, where a bridge provides access to Ironwood's Iron Belle Trail. Fauerbach said ICORE hopes, at a...
Tuesday, Nov. 13 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200. 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. Tiny Tot Story Time, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library, 906-229-5236 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Drag... Full story
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] Friday’s blizzard arrived late, but packed even more punch than advertised. The National Weather Service had first predicted up to a foot of snow and then revised the total to 15 inches, but nearly two feet fell in some locations across the Gogebic Range. The 24-hour snowfall total at the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Treatment Plant on the Montreal River was 14.6 inches, which was on the low side of area weather stations. Nevertheless, that set a single day Ironwood record for Nov. 9-10, dating to 1901, a...
Monday, Nov. 12 Men’s Bible study, 8 a.m., Bessemer Housing Community, community room, 906-667-0469. Mercer Veterans Day program, veteran’s coffee at 8:30 a.m., veteran’s breakfast at 9 a.m., program at 10 a.m., Mercer School. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, 715-561-4450. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, 9 a.m.-noon, 1-3 p.m.. 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. National Finnish American Festival board of directors, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, 906-9...
Saturday, Nov. 10 Union Station Food Pantry/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, Nov. 11 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., Wesley United M... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — More than three of every four registered voters in Iron County cast ballots in Tuesday’s mid-term election, a rate that helped the state of Wisconsin set a new mid-term turnout record. A total of 3,118 of the 4,012 registered voters in Iron County went to the polls Tuesday, a 77.7 percent turnout rate. The Associated Press reports more than 2.67 million Wisconsin voters cast ballots — or 59.38 percent of the state’s voting age population. It marked a new record for Wisconsin mid-ter...
Monday, Nov. 5 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Sports Hall of Fame, 6 p.m., Luther L. Wright K-12 School, room 205. MECCA Ski Club, 6 p.m., MECCA cabin near the treatment facility, Mercer, Wis. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist... Full story
Saturday, Nov. 3 Ironwood citizens unable to vote at the polls on Nov. 6 may apply for absent voter ballots from the city clerk’s office, Memorial Building, 213 S. Marquette St. The office will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for late absentee voters. Union Station Food Pantry/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, I... Full story
KING, Wis. - David Paul Morzenti, 70, of Island Lake, passed away peacefully on Oct. 28, 2018, at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, after courageously battling long-term heart failure. He was a greatly loved father, father-in-law, grandfather, brother, brother-in-law and uncle. David was born on Nov. 26, 1947; son of the late Charles and Anna Morzenti. He was preceded in death by sister, Kathleen, and brothers, Ken and Donald. Survivors include his daughter, Thuy, and his son, David... Full story
Monday, Oct. 29 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Iron County Mobile Food Pantry, noon-1:30 p.m., Iron County Recycling-Iron County Forestry Parking Lot, 606-607 3rd Ave. North, Hurley. 715-561-2695. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. AL-ANON, 6 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org.... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Oct. 27 Union Station Food Pantry/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, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday,...
Monday, Oct. 22 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Tai Chi for Health and Balance, 9 a.m., Mercer Community Center. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. After School Halloween Crafts, 3:30 p.m., Mercer Public Library. Beginner Finnish language class, 3:30 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Advanced Finnish language class, 4:30 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our... Full story
Saturday, Oct. 20 Union Station Food Pantry/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, Oct. 21 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., Wesley United M... Full story
Monday, Oct. 15 Gogebic County Health and Human Services Agency Board, 9 a.m., Gogebic County Medical Care Facility, Wakefield. Tai Chi for Health and Balance, 9 a.m., Mercer Community Center. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m., 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran... Full story
Saturday, Oct. 13 Union Station Food Pantry/Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Story Time, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library. Stories, activities and a craft. 906-229-5236. 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, Oct. 14 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and W... Full story
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - Record rainfall for the 24-hour period to 7 a.m. Wednesday has sent Ironwood's 2018 precipitation total to nearly 11 inches above average. A total of 2.33 inches fell at the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Treatment Plant off Cloverland Drive, setting an Oct. 10 record covering the past 117 years. At 2:20 a.m. Wednesday, wastewater that had not received full treatment was being released into the Montreal River to prevent sewage backups into homes. A...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The city of Ironwood must pay $170,000 as its share of the costs regarding the 2012 gasification plant clean-up project by the Environmental Protection Agency. The consent decree with the EPA for claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act relating to the gas plant site was approved Monday by the city commission on a 3-0 vote. Joe Cayer Jr. and Kim Corcoran were absent. Mayor Annette Burchell and City Clerk Karen Gullan were authorized to sign the a...
Tuesday, Oct. 9 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. Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Avenue tennis courts, if raining, Ironwood Memorial Building. Tiny Tot Story Hour, “Things that Go”, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Tai Chi, 3 p.m., Bessemer city auditorium, 906-663-4045. Bessemer American Leg... Full story
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] UPSON, Wis. - The first Oktoberfest at Whitecap Mountains Resort in Upson featured a crisp, colorful Saturday with participants arriving in rows of cars or all-terrain vehicles. A large, white tent greeted them with jukebox music and enticing aromas of picnic-style foods, along with hot and cold beverages. Gina Secord, of Odanah, was ushering her daughter, Kaylin, and her niece, Audrey Nelis-Stone, to a hay ride after some rowdy playtime in a bounce house....
Monday, Oct. 8 Men’s Bible study, 8 a.m., Bessemer Housing Community, community room, 906-667-0469. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Festival board, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Beginner Finnish language class, 3:30 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Advanced Finnish language class, 4:30 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. A... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Oct. 6 Men’s Breakfast, 8 a.m., Havenwood Baptist Church, 501 Copper Street, Hurley. Union Station Food Pantry/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 gym. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Oct. 7 Alcoholics A...
IRON BELT, Wis. — Donald Brian Morzenti, 74, of Sullivan and Island Lake, passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 26, 2018. He was a greatly loved father, father-in-law, grandfather, brother, brother-in-law and uncle. Donald was the son of the late Charles and Anna Morzenti. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Jean; sister, Kathleen; and brother, Ken. Survivors include his daughter, Melanie (Tom) and his three cherished grandchildren, Anna, Madeline, and Abraham; sisters; Virginia (Syracuse, N.Y.) and Patricia (Toronto, Canada); b... Full story
