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, June 11 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, June 12 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. National Finnish American Festival Inc. Membership Annual Meeting, 2 p...
RAMSAY, Mich. — Donald James Smith Sr., U.S. Navy veteran, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, sports trash-talker extraordinaire, first-rate cribbage partner, music aficionado and world-class storyteller, left us for his mansion in the sky on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Leaving us at 77 years old, he proved you can be here for both a good time and a long time, although it was not long enough for those of us who loved him. Don was born Oct. 16, 1944. He was proud to have been born in Ewen. If you happened to ride through Ewen with him,...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, June 9 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. 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. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, June 8 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2...
Chris Ouellette, a spokesperson for Xcel Energy based in Eau Claire, said Tuesday morning in an email at 10:30 a.m. that 4,700 customers were without power in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties in Michigan and Iron and Vilas counties in Wisconsin. By noon, the number without power was down to 3,947. At 1:30 p.m., 3,643 customers were without power. Ouellette said crews were out responding to a number of locations where a problem was reported. One problem, perhaps a tree down on a power line, could mean one set of customers were without power there,...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER - The Gogebic Conservation District has been based in Bessemer for more than six decades, but Mayor Adam Zak noted at Monday evening's Bessemer City Council meeting that many local residents may have no idea what it offers. "I don't think people are even aware of your services," said Zak after a slideshow presentation by Max Ramsay, GCD program developer. Ramsay explained that the GCD, which provides an array of conservation services, is part of...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, May 21 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, May 22 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. Thursday, May 12 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. 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. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, May 11 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, May 7 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, May 8 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. N...
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...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Dewey Isaacson, 84, of Ironwood Township, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2022, after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Dewey was born at Grand View Hospital in Ironwood on Jan. 11, 1938, the son of Herbert and Melvina (Stoor) Isaacson. He lived in Ramsay until age 12, when his family moved to Black River Harbor in Ironwood Township. There he worked with his father and brother, Roy, on the family's charter fishing boat. After graduating from Luther L. Wright High...
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...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] IRONWOOD - Members of the Ironwood City Commission had the opportunity to set the goals that the city will focus on for the next two years at a work session prior to their regular meeting on Monday. City Treasurer and Financial Director Paul Linn said this work session marked the beginning of a very important part of the city's budget review process. He said that the goals that the city commission chooses to adopt in these sessions will be reflected...
BESSEMER, Mich. - James Domenic Chiapuzio, 84, of Bessemer, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 26, 2022, with his family at his side. James was born on Jan. 5, 1938, in Anvil Location, Bessemer Township, a son of Domenic Anton and Albertina Marie (Callovi) Chiapuzio. He attended Bessemer schools. At a young age, James joined the U.S. Navy and proudly served his country for nearly four years. He was honorably discharged as a seaman apprentice on Dec. 19, 1958. On April 30, 1960, James was...
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...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Russell W. Nyman, 84, of Bessemer, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 14, 2022. Russ was born on Nov. 26, 1937, in Bessemer, a son of Clifford and Vienna (Tyni) Nyman. He attended Ramsay and Bessemer Schools. Russ belonged to the National Guard and then joined the U.S. Army. He was a member of the Bessemer American Legion Post 27 and a lifetime member of the Bessemer Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3673. When he returned home, Russ married Evelyn Tusa. They raised a family o...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] RAMSAY — Eric Haukkala, of Haukkala CPA in Iron River, will be the new auditor for Bessemer Township. “We hired him to do the audit for the Powderhorn Area Utility District. It seemed like he did a very good job, so we looked into him ourselves,” said Jeff Randall, township supervisor. The board voted to hire Haukkala during its meeting on Monday. The board voted to approve a health insurance benefit package with a 80/20 split. The township will cover 80% of the employees' health expenses and the e...
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...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, March 10 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. 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. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, March 9 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m....
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...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] RAMSAY - The Bessemer Township Fire Department now has a working and upgraded set of Jaws of Life tools to assist with emergency situations thanks to a generous donation from a fire department in lower Michigan and the coordinating efforts of Specialist Tpr. Jason Berg of the Michigan State Police Fire Investigation Unit in Negaunee. "It's a big game-changer for the fire department," said Berg. "Now they are able to have equipment that is going to...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Feb. 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, Feb. 13 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community C...
