Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By KIM E. STROM [email protected] RAMSAY - The Bessemer Township board heard a report Monday on the ongoing project to improve Memorial Park, including the addition of a swimming area along the Black River. The board also discussed progress regarding digging of the new swimming hole. Supervisor Jeff Randall said parts of the project were held off until fall so water levels would be lower. "It is close to being dug out," he said. The swimming hole is projected to be 60 feet by 260 feet...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — Three speakers from different backgrounds and circumstances regarding suicide all shared a similar message that depression is not a dead end and that help is there for anyone who reaches out. “We want to make sure that we are tearing down that shroud, and that it’s not shameful or a sign of weakness if you’re suffering from depression to reach out for help,” said Pat Gallinagh, president of the Gogebic Range Suicide Prevention Council, the event co-sponsor of the sixth annual Break the...
Monday, Sept. 9 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, 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. Aurora Club, 6 p.m. monthly membership, Aurora Club, Ironwood. Gogebic County Fair Board, 6 p.m., fairgrounds, Ironwood. Harbortow...
Saturday, Sept. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Sept. 8 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., W...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - A week of activities designed to welcome students and encourage social interaction included Pizza with the President on Thursday at Gogebic Community College. Students streamed through Aces Lounge during lunch hour to meet GCC President George McNulty, who handed out pizza and soft drinks together with Dayle Jackson, director of student outreach and engagement. It was a different way to connect with students by serving them in the...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER— The Bessemer Parks and Recreation Commission on Thursday approved seeking construction materials to build a gaga pit in Bluff Valley Park. “I’m going to suggest we get the brackets and the lumber and build it ourselves,” said commission member Terry Kryshak, who volunteered to supply his construction expertise. He estimates that the project can be completed for $700, compared to ready-to-assemble kits that can run thousands of dollars. According to gagacenter.com, “gaga is a fast-paced, high-ene...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - A Saturday open house at Wakefield's VFW Post 9084 drew dozens of people who enjoyed burgers and hot dogs while sipping cool drinks on a brand new patio next to Sunday Lake. "It really turned out nice," said post quartermaster Brad Wakefield, who noted the level of attendance was great, given that the VFW was competing with other events during the long weekend to celebrate Labor Day. Wakefield credited the lion's share of event-organizing to...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - Little things can make a big difference. Students who were midway through the first week of classes lined up for free sno cones on Wednesday at Gogebic Community College. It was a welcome back activity, said Dayle Jackson, director of student outreach and engagement at GCC. "We've got a sno cone machine, so hey!" Jackson said. This is a lot different than high school, she said. Outreach and engagement staff address things like...
Monday, Aug. 26 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. 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, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. MECCA Ski Club, 6 p.m., ski chalet on Fierick Road, Mercer....
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Marie Florence Lesinski, 66, of Wakefield, passed away Wednesday morning, Aug. 14, 2019. Marie was born on March 20, 1953, in Bessemer Township, the daughter of Florence Marie “Flossie” Anderson and Frank James Lesinski Jr. Through the years, Marie looked forward to participating in Special Olympics. She enjoyed shopping and wearing jewelry. Marie is survived by a cousin, Paul Gene Kriska, Ramsay; other extended family; many dear friends, including past and present Keen Agers and Community Mental Health staff; and longtime gu...
Monday, Aug. 12 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, Wis. 715-561-4450. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, GOCAA, 100 S. Mill St., Bessemer, from 9 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m.; Wakefield VFW, 9-9:30 a.m.; Sunset Manor Apartments community room, 9:40-9:55 a.m.; Riverview Apartments parking lot, 10-10:15 a.m.; Hillcrest Apartments community room, 10:30-10:45 a.m.; Fairview Apartments c...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Aug. 10 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. Government “Coffee with the Council,” 9-11 a.m., Wakefield Municipal Building. Gogebic Cou...
RAMSAY, Mich. - Jerry James Giacherio, 79, of Ramsay, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, July 23, 2019, at the Solvay Hospice House in Duluth, Minn., taking one last trip down the eternal highway. Jerry was born on Nov. 18, 1939, in Bessemer Township, a son of James Louis and Caroline Ann (Vikartofsky) Giacherio. He attended A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer and graduated in 1958, where he participated in the JROTC program. Jerry continued his education at Gogebic Community College in...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Our beautiful mother, wife, daughter, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend Pamela J. Ozzello was welcomed to her heavenly home on Thursday, July 25, 2019, at the Solvay Hospice House in Duluth, Minn. The former Pamela Singleton was born on June 9, 1968, at Divine Infant Hospital in Wakefield, a daughter of Donald K. and Patricia A. (Russ) Singleton. She attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1986. Pam was the owner and operator along with her husband, Cory, of the...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners approved receiving a grant for an addition to the Iron Belle Trail during Wednesday evening’s meeting. Paul Anderson, an engineer for Coleman Engineering Company, presented the board with details for the trail extension from Bessemer to Ramsay. “There’s a lot of layers and complexities to this agreement through the attachments that I have provided to basically protect the county board (and) their interests in this project,” he said. The total cos...
Monday, July 22 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. Summer Exercise Class, 2 p.m., Mercer Community Center. 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. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Government Iron County Human...
Saturday, July 20 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, July 21 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p...
Sharon E. (Johnson) Rickard WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Sharon E. (Johnson) Rickard, 76, of Wakefield, formerly of Eagle River and Stevens Point, Wis., passed away on July 13, 2019, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. Sharon was born Oct. 15, 1942, in Ironwood, the daughter of the late Carl Oscar and Myrtle Marie (Erickson) Johnson. She graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer in 1960. She worked at the local Brown's Café while in high school and college. Sharon attended Gogebic...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] RAMSAY - Bessemer Township Memorial Park was once a swimming destination before floods washed the dam away in the 1990s, and township leaders are adding a more natural water attraction this summer. The wading and swimming hole is part of an ongoing $400,000 park restoration that has brought new playground equipment, renovated tennis courts and added a basketball-pickleball court with lighting, said Bessemer Township Supervisor Jeffery Randall. The...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Norma Jean (Koski) Belmas, 80, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2019, in Wakefield. Norma was born on Sept. 8, 1938, to Amalia (Cocco) and William Koski. She grew up in Bessemer, where she graduated from A. D. Johnson High School. She then attended Gogebic Community for nursing and worked most of her career at Gogebic Medical Care Facility, where she worked for 25 years. She took great pride in her nursing career and helping others. On June 16, 1956, she was united in marriage to Ronald Belmas. Norma and Ron built a beautif...
Thursday, July 11 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or 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. The Library at 4-H Day Camp, noon, ages 5-12, Gogebic County Fairgrounds. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 Highway 51 North in Arbor Vitae. Summer Exercise Class, 2 p.m., Mercer Community Cen...
Monday, July 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, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Nature Program: “A Universe of Owls,” 1 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Summer Exercise Class, 2 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Young Writers Camp, 3 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., O...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] Marenisco’s fireworks postponed on Thursday were planned for Friday as Fourth of July festivities continue tonight with food and beverages being served in Mercer’s Carow Park followed by fireworks over Grand Portage Lake at dusk. As the celebration continues, people are checking their pockets, wallets, purses or anywhere else which could contain the winning ticket for a number of 50-50 drawings around the area. The winning numbers for Bessemer are 6899 and this year’s jackpot is $36,996, up $2,31...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Friday, July 5 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org....
BESSEMER, Mich. - Jon "Jack" R. Lindquist, 84, a longtime resident of Bessemer, completed his earthly journey on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Jack was born on April 28, 1935, in Ironwood, the son of John and Minnie (Kleimola) Lindquist. He attended school in Bessemer, graduating from A.D. Johnston High School in June 1953. Jack continued his education at the University of Minnesota and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy. He was employed in Edina, Minn. On Sept. 14, 1957, Jack wa...
