Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Sorted by date Results 276 - 300 of 988
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] BESSEMER - Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Gogebic Range Trail Authority still wanted to recognize its supporters and volunteers for their contributions to maintaining the snowmobile trail system in western Gogebic County. Although the pandemic prevented the large gathering at the club's traditional banquet, GRTA officials had those being recognized gather at the GRTA grooming barn in the Bessemer Industrial Park Tuesday. The club...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Nov. 12 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 Highway 51 North in Arbor Vitae. SMART... Full story
MARQUETTE, Mich. - William James Miles, 54, of Ramsay, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, at U.P. Health System-Marquette as a result of an automobile accident. He was born Jan. 16, 1966, in Troy, New York, a son of Gerald and Katherine (Herring) Miles. William married Caroleen Vance on April 16, 1993, in Plant City, Florida. He was employed for years as a welder and fabricator. His interests included singing, fishing and exploring nature. He is survived by his wife, Caroleen Miles of Ramsay; children,... 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
RAMSAY, Mich. — Donna Mae Colberg, 82, of Ramsay, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. Donna was born on Aug. 19, 1938, in Ironwood, a daughter of Michael and Lempi LeGessa of Ramsay. She was employed at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield for more than 30 years. Donna loved her family gatherings at the holidays, especially the Fourth of July and Christmas. She was a big fan of the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Tigers. Her family was her hobby. Donna is survived by two sons, Mark (Rho... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] As Election Day nears on Tuesday the city and county clerks of Gogebic County will be open Saturday, and some on Sunday, to allow for absentee voters to pick up and drop off ballots in person the final weekend before in-person voting is held at the polls. “Clerks are required by law to do a total of 8 hours on either Saturday or Sunday or a combination over both days — the weekend before the Tuesday Nov. 3 election,” said Vicky Finco, clerk for Erwin Township. Should a voter desire, his or her a...
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
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Oct. 10 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 Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Oct. 11... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Parks and Recreation Committee on Monday approved a resolution to support an organization's efforts to extend the western Upper Peninsula's state-funded motorized trail system to include a loop in Ironwood. The 6-0 approval serves as a recommendation to the Ironwood City Commission to designate off-road motorized trail routes for all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles within the city in support of the Gogebic Range Trail...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Bethesda "Beth" Lynn Durant, 43, of Bessemer, passed away Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. Beth was born on Dec. 27, 1976, in Portland, Oregon, a daughter of Melvin Joseph Durant and Julie Kathleen (Melanen) Chiapuzio. She attended Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood and graduated in 1996. Beth is survived by her loving children, Cody (Nichole) Durant, Tianna Carlisle, Wesley Carlisle, Asher Carlisle, Braelynn Kivi and Nathan Carlisle; her cherished grandchildren, Meadow Durant,... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Oct. 8 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 Highway 51 North in Arbor Vitae. SMART Recovery,... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Oct. 7 Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Alzheimer’s Disease C... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Ruth Marie Kettula, 94, of Ironwood, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in the morning of Sept. 29, 2020, at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. Ruth was born on Feb. 20, 1926, daughter of the late John William Kyrola (1895-1981) and Fannie Marie Jokiletho Kyola (1894-1994) of Finland and Ramsay. Ruth attended elementary school in Ramsay and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer with the Class of 1943. After graduation during World War II she worked for National Airlines in J... Full story
WATERSMEET, Mich. - Lorene "Lori" Imbery of Watersmeet passed away peacefully on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. She was 80 years old. Lorene was born to Louise and Frank Basso on Dec. 4, 1939, in Ironwood. She grew up in Ramsay, Jesseville and Ironwood, where she attended school through her sophomore year. Her parents then relocated their family to Watersmeet after building the Sunset Motel. Lorene graduated from Waterseet High School in 1957 and was always proud to have been a Nimrod cheerleader.... Full story
PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. - Ronald "Ron" J. Kangas, 77, of Prescott Valley, formerly of Tucson, Kenosha, Wisconsin and Ramsay, Michigan, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, with his cousin by his side. Ron was an only child born to John and Elsie (Kujala) Kangas on June 30, 1943, in Wakefield, Michigan. He was confirmed at the First Lutheran Church in Wakefield in 1958 and also graduated from Ramsay School in that same year. Ron started his high school years at A.D. Johnston High Scho... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] LANSING — Gogebic County and other Upper Peninsula counties without active iron or copper mines for decades have had difficulty finding qualified candidates for elected mining inspectors. Legislation introduced to the Michigan Legislature would revise those requirements to help ensure safety and accountability, according to a Friday announcement. Senate Bill 1121 sponsor Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Waucedah Township, and House Bill 6240 sponsor Rep. Greg Markkanen, R-Hancock, are seeking to remove a sta...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Sept. 26 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
IRONWOOD - With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic preventing large in-person gatherings, two Gogebic Range organizations are hosting virtual versions of their annual races. Both the organizers of the Bridges and Bluffs half marathon and Copper Peak Trails Fest are hoping the community comes out to support the virtual events this year as they are the biggest fundraisers of the year for the Friends of the Iron Belle Trail and Sisu Dirt Crew respectively. Rather than completing the race on a single...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] RAMSAY - Thursday's ribbon-cutting ceremony in Ramsay not only celebrated the opening of the newest local segment of the Iron Belle Trail, it also marked the latest milestone in the 10-plus year effort to develop the local non-motorized trail system. "I just want to thank everybody personally for this project, it is ... a group effort and it would not happened without everybody being here and working on it. ... What a privilege to work with you... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] RAMSAY — An effort to reduce the size of the Gogebic Range Water Authority Board ended after opposition from municipality members led to removing the action from consideration at its regular meeting Thursday. The municipalities represented on the water authority include the charter township of Ironwood, and the townships of Bessemer and Wakefield, and the cities of Bessemer and Wakefield. Each municipality has two or three members plus alternates and the Water Authority proposed a five-member b...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Sept. 12 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 Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Sept. 13... Full story
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] RAMSAY - Labor Day weekend is traditionally a time when family and friends gather for games, barbecues and an opportunity to enjoy each other's company before the winter season creeps in. Sunday afternoon was no exception as people came from near and far to indulge in the many new park amenities at Ramsay Memorial Park, made possible by a $400,000 renovation. Also ready just in time as an additional route to get there was the recently finished Iron Belle... Full story
BESSEMER — Although a ceremony is planned later this week to formalize the event, the newest local segment of the non-motorized Iron Belle Trail is now open. The segment extending the trail from Moore Street in Bessemer to Ramsay opened Friday. Prior to the segment’s completion the local trail ran from the Hurley trailhead between U.S. 51 and the Montreal River in Wisconsin into Michigan to the Moore Street trailhead. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for Thursday in Ramsay to mark the trail opening. Due to COVID, this is an invite-only eve...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] ERWIN - Members of the Gogebic County Chapter of the Michigan Townships Association got a lesson in election rules at their meeting last week outside of the Erwin Township Hall. Gerry Pelissero, Gogebic County Clerk and Register of Deeds, provided the rundown as guest speaker of the evening. His aim was to provide procedural clarity in the wake of several changes that Michigan has undergone in recent years. He said he also, ultimately, wants to "see every... Full story
