Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Thursday, Aug. 13 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- Red Hat Society - North Woods Divas, noon luncheon, RSVP 906-932-5455 or 906-663-4871, Tacconelli’s, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 U.S. 51 North, Arbor Vitae. Wakefield-Bessemer Rotary Club, 1 to 3 p.m., pie social, Wakefield VFW. Grief Support Group, 2 p...
Wednesday, Aug. 12 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. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer (Wis.) Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 3 to 6 p.m., Mercer School gym...
Monday, Aug. 10 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Little Finland, 10 a.m., National Finnish American Festival Inc. board meeting, Little Finland, Kimball. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Little Finland, 4 p.m., Finnish language class with Seija Jarvenpaa, Little Finland, Kimball. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Iron County Republican Party, 6 p.m. Oma Town Hall. Aurora Club, 6 p.m. monthly...
Saturday, Aug. 8 Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Annual Ewen Arts Festival, noon to 5 p.m., art exhibition by local and visiting artists, raku firing, Ewen. 36th annual Springstead Corn Roast, noon-6 p.m., Sherman Town Hall, Springstead, Wis. Sunday, Aug. 9 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Annual Ewen Arts Festival, 2 to 4 p.m., all-ages ceramic hand building workshop, Centennial Hall, Ewen. Lake Gogebic Fire Department, Annual Firemen’s Picnic, chi...
ASHLAND, Wis. – Janet Mae Lincoln Giacherio, 80, of Washburn, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, Aug. 2, 2015, at the Memorial Medical Center in Ashland. A silent warrior has gone home to rest. The former Janet Mae Lincoln Jones was born on Dec. 7, 1934, in Winchester, Mass., the daughter of Elmer Winchel and Dorothy Mae (Lincoln) Jones. She graduated from high school in Medford, Mass., and continued her education at Santa Monica (Calif.) Junior College and UCLA. Janet was employed b...
Monday, July 27 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. Mercer Public Library, 1 to 3 p.m., Northwoods Author Fair, 2648W Margaret Street, Mercer. Finnish language class, 4 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon Village Housing, 100 Cane Court, Ontonagon. area74.org. Methamphetamine ETC, 8 p.m., support...
Saturday, July 25 L.L. Wright High School Class of 1995, 20 year reunion, Rigoni’s Inn, info contact Kerry at [email protected], Ironwood. Mercer Garden Tour, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mercer Chamber of Commerce. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harding Club, 1 p.m., monthly meeting, Bessemer Township Clubhouse. Pioneer Days Festival, Lake States Mud Run, 5 p.m., Michigan Street, Butternut. Free Supper, 5-6 p.m., Apostolic Lutheran Church, Aurora Street, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6-7 p.m., Church...
SAXON, Wis. — Vivian M Lantta, 92, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2015, with her son, Jim, at her side. Vivian was born on Oct. 22, 1922, in Ramsay, the daughter of the late John and Hilma (Hill) Tapanila. Vivian’s family moved from Ramsay to Saxon in 1928, when she was 6 years old. On the first day at school, she only spoke Finnish but quickly learned English in first grade. When she was 14, her mother died and she had to take care of her three sisters, Bertha, Vi and Betty, and brother, Tauno; and she missed a year of school. When she we...
IRONWOOD — Many of the 118 people who donated to Ironwood's new Art Park attended the Friday afternoon ribbon-cutting ceremonies on Aurora Street. Jen Tucker, a community assistance specialist with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, presented Ironwood Community Development Director Michael Brown with a plaque on the occasion. The city received a $10,000 grant through MEDC to develop the Art Park after more than $15,000 was pledged locally toward the effort. Brown said there's still some money left over for project improvements. T...
RAMSAY, Mich. — Clem Chlebowski, 76, of Ramsay died on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at U.P. Health Systems in Marquette after a brief illness. Clem was born on Sept. 30, 1938, in Wakefield, the son of the late Louis and Carmen Chlebowski. He married the former Carol Kaseno of Bessemer on Aug. 20, 1960. Clem worked for the U.S. Forest Service until his retirement in 1994. He enjoyed deer hunting, trapping, playing old-timers softball and attending his granddaughter's activities. He is survived by his wife, Carol; daughter, Kim (Pete) Pelissero, o...
Monday, July 13 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, mothers, infants, and children, 9 a.m.-noon, 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Little Finland, 10 a.m., National Finnish American Festival, board of directors meeting, info call 906-932-1608, Little FInland, Kimball. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Carnegie Library, 1 p.m., Make beautiful masterpieces using pain...
Saturday, July 11 Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, July 12 Mercer Library, 11 a.m. preview, 2 p.m. Mercer Library Consignment Auction, Mercer Community Center. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Christ Community Church, 5:30 to 8 p.m., Vacation Bible School, 507 Cinnebar St., Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Monday, July 13 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, s...
Thursday, July 9 Iron County Extension Education Committee, 10:30 a.m., committee meeting, North Lakeland Discovery Center, Manitowish Waters. 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. Ironwood Carnegie Library, 11 a.m., Craft project with the Ironwood Carnegie Library during Ironwood Area Schools hot lunch program, Depot Park. Red Hat Society Northwoods Divas, noon, Rigoni’s Bar, Ironwood. Reservations, 906-932-5455, or 9...
Wednesday, July 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. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Small Town Quilters, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. annual Quilt Display, United Methodist Church, County J, Mercer. Ironwood Carnegie Library, 10:30 a.m., Hilda Must Be Dancing by Karma Wilson, Ironwood Burger King. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74....
Friday, July 3 Bessemer Blast Festivities, 3-on-3 basketball, 9 a.m.; Street Bowling, 5 p.m.; Bessemer High School Band performs, 6 p.m.; Simon Says, 6:30 p.m.; Derrick Brown Memorial Sling Shot Water Balloon Launch, 7 p.m.; Street Dance, 9 p.m., Sophie Street. Michigan State Police, 10 a.m to 2 p.m., open house, Wakefield. 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....
Thursday, July 2 Bessemer Library, Summer Book Sale, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 411 S. Sophie St., Bessemer Library. 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. Bessemer Blast Festivities, Local Motorized Talent Show, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., Vinci’s parking lot at Bessemer Commons, Bessemer. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., all welcome, The Inn Bed and Breakfast, M...
Wednesday, July 1 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Bessemer Library, Summer Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., 411 S. Sophie St., Bessemer Library. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. 4-H Tech Wizard meeting for children, 1 to 3 p.m., kids 7 and up, Lac Vieux Desert Recreation Center, Watersmeet. Iron County Veterans Ser...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Ann Busch, 96, a lifelong resident of Bessemer Township, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, June 27, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. Ann was born on July 14, 1918, in Anvil Location, Bessemer, a daughter of George and Rose (Peer) Smiljanich. She attended Bessemer Schools. On April 24, 1937, Ann was united in marriage to Paul W. Busch. She was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church in Ramsay and St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Bessemer. Ann is survived by two...
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. - Donald Sampson, 82, Wakefield, passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at the Oscar G. Johnson V.A. Medical Center, Iron Mountain. He was born on March 7, 1932, in Wakefield, son of William and Aina (Jacobson) Sampson. Donald graduated from the Wakefield High School in 1950. Donald served in the U.S. Army as a forward observer in the Korean War. He was stationed in Germany, achieving the rank of Corporal. Donald was preceded in death by his eldest brother, Eugene. In 1...
GLADSTONE, Mich. — Carrie Sailer, 32, of Gladstone, went to her eternal home in heaven to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 24, 2015, after a courageous and inspiring four year battle with cancer. Carrie’s parents are George Sailer and Julie (Mazanec) Cass, both of Gladstone Carrie is survived by her grandmothers, Helen Sailer, of Ramsay, and Katherine Rose Mazanec, of Bessemer; great-grandmother, Leona Sailer, of Wakefield; aunts and uncles, Robert Blaskowski, of Wakefield, Diana Hansen, of Ramsay, and Mark Mazanec, of Bes...
Thursday, June 25 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, 2 p.m., all welcome, The Inn Bed and Breakfast, Montreal, Wis. 906-663-0308. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center, Ironwood. Ramsay 4th of July Committee, 6 p.m., final meeting before the July 2 street...
Wednesday, June 24 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 Carnegie Library, 10:30 a.m., Story Hour, Burger King Restaurant, Ironwood. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. American Red Cross, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Community Blood Drive, Lindquist Student Center, Gogebic Community College, E4946 Jackson Rd., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lu...
GREENVILLE, Texas — Marjorie Ann Warne-Dreher, 90, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at the Legend Healthcare nursing home in Greenville after a long illness. She was born in Madison, Wis., on April 27, 1924, as the fourth of six children of Ross and Hilda Warne of Madison. She completed high school in Madison, graduating in 1943. After graduation, she married Richard Earl Dreher of Oregon, Wis., in Montomery, Ala. Marjorie and Richard lived at Air Force bases in Illinois, California, Minnesota, North Carolina and South Carolina, and o...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Monday, June 22 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Ironwood Carnegie Library, 3 p.m., Nature’s Heroes and Villans: Snake Program with the Discovery Center. Ages 6 and older. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon Village H...
