Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - A dry and sunny Saturday greeted participants of the 3rd Annual Color Run/Walk of Domestic Violence Escape, Inc. DOVE, which is based in Ironwood, offered the untimed circuits at Sunday Lake, with registration at Wakefield's VFW Post 9084. "This is the first year that we still have ice on the lake," said Jeanine Winkowski, executive director of DOVE. Sarah Legassa of Wakefield, who was participating for the second time, joked that she was...
Monday, April 23 Tai Chi, 9 a.m., Mercer Community Center. 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. Chess Club, 4 p.m. Grades 3 and up. Carnegie Library, Ironwood. Overeaters Anonymous, 5 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station,...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, April 21 Earth Day Fair, 10 a.m. to noon, Mercer Public Library. 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, April 22 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 U...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - A Through the Lens art exhibit, on display in the Historic Ironwood Theatre entrance, opens today. Local scenery, captured by area photographers, is hung on the walls with care. Images strike out from the walls of a senior couple basking in their glory together as they look out a window stand in contrast to a young Jennifer Lawrence look-alike holding a shotgun, titled, "Shotgun Wedding." Other local scenes like the Keystone Bridge in...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] RAMSAY - The Bessemer Township planning commission met Tuesday afternoon for an extended discussion on the park improvement project. Anna Lovelace, of Coleman Engineering, explained the plans and the members of the commission discussed them in detail. Hope Tarnaski, member of the Ramsay Memorial Park township board and commission, said multiple times how excited she was this was coming to fruition and how long they have waited for the park to be...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - Sylvain Collard, general manager of Highland Copper Company Inc., provided the Bessemer city council a brief before they voted on a resolution supporting the Highland Corporation's efforts to open up mines in the area. Collard outlined the three routes Highland is working on. -The Copperwood project, which will begin construction in the third quarter of 2018 and should employ 250-350 people during construction and 300-400 during full-blown...
Tuesday, April 17 Advanced Care Planning, 8 a.m.-noon, Aspirus Hurley Clinic. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200. Iron-Gogebic Integrated Family Services, 9-10:30 a.m., Iron County Courthouse, Hurley. 906-663-4045 or 715-561-2191. Wisconsin Veterans Employment Services Representative, 9-11:30 a.m., veterans service office, Hurley. 715-392-7808. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110....
Monday, April 16 Spring Tai Chi classes, 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, 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Chess Club, 4 p.m. Grades 3 and up. Carnegie Library, Ironwood. Overeaters Anonymous, 5 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Adult Poetry Group, 5:30 p.m., Carnegie Library,...
Thursday, April 12 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. 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. Pokemon Group, 4 p.m., ages 8 and older, Carnegie Library, Ironwood. Open Community Dinner, 5-6 p.m., Wakefield Methodist Church, Putnam...
Wednesday, April 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. 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....
Monday, April 9 Men’s Bible study, 8 a.m., Bessemer Housing Community, community room, 906-667-0469. Spring Tai Chi classes, 9 a.m., Mercer Community Center. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Little Finland board of directors, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball. 906-932-1608. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Beginner Finnish language class, 3 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Advanced Finnish language class, 4 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Chess Club, 4 p...
Saturday, April 7 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, April 8 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Gogebic Range Trail Authority, 6 p.m., Pit Stop, Bessemer. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. a...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] RAMSAY - Jeff Randall, Bessemer Township supervisor apologized to the township for the handling of the interview and selection of an interim treasurer. Due to current treasurer Jerry Grenfell's resignation, effective Mar. 31, the township is forced to hire an interim treasurer until the general election in November. Randall said he wanted to apologize for the clumsy handling of the interview and hiring of Lisa Hegbloom as interim treasurer. After the...
Monday, March 26 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Finnish Women’s Auxiliary, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. 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. Overeaters Anonymous, 5 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. are...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, March 24 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, March 25 Senior Game Day and Lunch, 12:15 p.m., Mercer Senior Center. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer H...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - While the locals have continued to use the trail through the winter; the Friends of the Iron Belle Trail are busy preparing for warmer weather, holding its spring meeting Thursday. Among the items on the agenda was an update on the progress expanding the trail east from Bessemer. The trail east will be built in two phases, according to trail authority chairperson Scott Erickson, with the first phase continuing the trail from Bessemer to...
Wednesday, March 14 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Dads and Doughnuts, 7:30 a.m.,Watersmeet School. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. Spring High School Quiz Bowl, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Gogebic Community College, Ironwood. Red Cross Blood Drive, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Memorial Building, Ironwood. 906-932-5478. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood/Hurley Rotar...
DULUTH, Minn. — Mary Ann Develski, 76, of Bessemer, Mich., passed away on March 12, 2018, in Duluth. Mary Ann was born to Edward G. and Myrtle E. (Olson) Strahs on Nov. 19, 1941, in Evanston, Ill. She attended Ramsay Grade School and was a 1959 graduate of A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer. She attended Northern Michigan University, where she studied practical nursing. On Nov. 23, 1963, she married Ronald Develski at Sharon Lutheran Church in Bessemer. Staying home and raising her family was her most important work. She was also employed wi...
Tuesday, March 13 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200. Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, 9:45-10 a.m. EST, Lake Gogebic Senior Center, Bergland; 10:20-10:35 a.m. EST, Porcupine Mountain Senior Center, White Pine; 11-11:45 a.m. EST, Holy Family Catholic...
Monday, March 12 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, 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. Little Finland Board, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Veterans Town Hall meeting, 2 p.m. CT, Lac Vieux Desert Health Center, N5241 US Highway 45. Finnish Classes, 3 p.m. beginners, 4 p.m. advanced, Little Finland, Kimball. Chess Club, 4...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, March 10 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, March 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 Methodist Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7...
Tuesday, March 6 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Elk and Hound. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Book Club discussion “The Girls of Atomic City”, 1 p.m., Mercer Public Library. Northern Waters Genealogical Society Meeting, 3-5 p.m., Pre...
Monday, March 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. Festival Ironwood, 7 p.m., American Legion, Ironwood....
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners Wednesday approved a grant application for the Bessemer to Ramsay Iron Belle non-motorized trail project. The board had earlier agreed to apply for the grants to build the trail. The board agreed to forward the grant application to the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund for $292,100 out of a total project cost of $1,651,100. The remaining funding for the hiking-biking trail would come from a Michigan Department of Transportation grant for $...
Monday, Feb. 26 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Iron County Canvassing Board, 9 a.m., county clerk office, courthouse. Finnish Women’s Auxiliary, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Overeaters Anonymous, 5 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to H...
