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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] MARENISCO TOWNSHIP - A Memorial Day ceremony proceeded unhampered at Marenisco Township Cemetery despite the threat of storm clouds. American Legion Post 523 hosted the service led by Commander John Zorich, who thanked everyone who participated and attended. Kelly Dunbar, a member of the Marenisco Township Board of Trustees, provided the main address. Although most Memorial Day speakers are veterans, Dunbar provided a unique twist in giving voice to the...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, June 1 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. 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-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families — South Ontonagon County and Watersmeet: Community Action Agency, 20142 M-28 in Ewen from noon t...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Ruth (nee Boesen) Cychosz, of Bessemer, 100, peacefully entered eternal life on Friday, May 20, 2022. Ruth was born Nov. 8, 1921, in Chicago, to Henry C. and Johanna F. (Ilcewicz) Boesen. She graduated from the Cook County School of Nursing and interned at Cook County Hospital. After becoming a registered nurse, Ruth enlisted in the U.S. Army where she served as a nurse in the European theater. She entered Normandy, France, two weeks after D-day and advanced with troops until...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] LONGUEIL, Quebec — The Canadian copper development company Highland Copper Company reported on Wednesday that it is aiming to initiate construction activities at its Copperwood Project in Gogebic County in early 2023, depending in part on the results of an updated feasibility study of the project. On Feb. 28, Highland Copper Company reported that it initiated an updated feasibility study on the Copperwood Project north of Wakefield. According to the company website, the last feasibility study of the...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, May 26 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 Township...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, May 25 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...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Susy Gusman, 70, of Wakefield, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2022, after a long-courageous battle with multiple sclerosis. Susy was born on Jan. 30, 1952, in Wakefield, a daughter of Nels M. and Edith Elizabeth (Mikkola) Krook. She attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1970. On July 21, 1972, she was united in marriage to the love of her life, Dan Gusman, in Bessemer. She loved cats, enjoyed riding in their 1934 Ford Coupe and was an excellent cook. Susy is survived...
BERGLAND, Mich - Chief Thomas Louis Paulman, 63, passed away on May 1, 2022, after a long battle with his medical conditions. Tom was born in Wakefield on Oct. 18, 1958, to Louis and Barbara Paulman. Tom served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1976 to 1980. He worked for many communities as water superintendent including Bergland and Trout Creek. Tom was the fire chief for the Bergland Volunteer Fire Department for 28-plus years, retiring in 2021. He was an avid sportsman and enjoyed spending time...
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...
GOODVIEW, Minn. — Alvin David Jarvinen, age 94, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, May 14, 2022, after an illness of several months. Al was born on March 28, 1928, and was raised in Wakefield, Michigan, the eleventh of twelve siblings. After graduating from Wakefield High School in 1946, Alvin moved to Waukegan, Illinois, where he met and married Barbara Delores Asplund on June 30, 1951. Al and Barb returned to Michigan in 1956. He worked as a supermarket meat cutter for over 30 years. D...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Elizabeth Anne (nee Jurakovich) Little, 62, of Bessemer, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Elizabeth was born on Sept. 8, 1959, in Wakefield, the daughter of Mathew and Rose (Petroff) Jurakovich. She attended A.D. Johnston High School and graduated in 1977. Liz continued her education at Gogebic Community College and received her education degree from Michigan Technological University. For many years, she was a substitute teacher throughout Gogebic County. Liz always had a...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] WAKEFIELD - A large crowd filed into the Wakefield-Marenisco gymnasium twice on Tuesday to hear students in the school's music program perform in their spring concert. The elementary students performed in the afternoon and the junior and senior high school band students performed in the evening. The afternoon concert featured K-5 students singing songs such as "My Country Tis of Thee," "Follow My Rhythms", "Banana Smoothie" and "Thunder." Then, the...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, May 19 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. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:25-9:40 a.m. EDT; White Pine Township Hall, 10-10:15 a.m. EDT; Ontonagon Holy Family Catholic Church, 11-11:30 a.m. EDT; Mass City Resource...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend Keith Mattila Sr. left this world on May 5, 2022, at the age of 58. Keith loved fishing, hunting, his family and was always bringing a smile to anyone's face. He was a carpenter by trade, but would learn to do anything if it helped others. Keith loved his trips to Hawaii and being warmed by the sun all day. Keith is survived by his wife, Renee Mattila; four children, Jennifer (Matthew) Verdick, Keith (Rose) Mattila Jr.,...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, May 18 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Marenisco Town Hall, 9:15-9:30 a.m; Bruce Crossing, Stannard Township ballpark, 12:30-1 p.m. EDT. 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,...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Joyce Marie Perzyk was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She left this world on May 11, 2022, at age 73. She was born to Viola and Elmer Mattson on May 19, 1948, in Wakefield, Michigan. Joyce married the man of her dreams, Leon Perzyk and had one child Doug. Joyce leaves behind husband, Leon; son, Doug; grandchildren, Emily and Dustin; great-grandchildren, Olivia, Delilah and Seth. She will be missed by all. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, May 17 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Pioneer Park Apartments tenants only, Ironwood, 9-10 a.m.; Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood, parking lot, 10:30-11 a.m.; Northwoods Estates Apartments, Ironwood Township, parking lot, 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.; Wildwood Apartments, Ironwood Township, community room, 12:30-12:45...
WAUSAU, Wis. - Jason "Lard" Asunto, 48, of Bessemer, Michigan, passed away after a lengthy illness on Monday, May 9, 2022, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital surrounded by loved ones. He was born on Oct. 20, 1973, in Ironwood, Michigan, the son of Thomas and Susan (Orhn) Asunto. He attended local schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood in 1991. He then attended Superior Tech College for welding. Jason loved his community and held many positions supporting it, most recently...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, May 14 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 15 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, Wakefield, 706 P...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] WAKEFIELD - After months of anticipation, planning and fundraising to build a skate park on the Eddy Park tennis courts by middle school students at the Wakefield-Marenisco School, a monkey wrench has now been thrown in, which may alter their plans within weeks of opening. Area pickleball players Lorraine Mussatti and Julie Hautala made a request to the Wakefield city council on Monday for permission to create two pickleball courts on the same tennis...
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...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Ten eighth grade students from the Wakefield Marenisco School District got up early on Mother's Day morning to wait tables at the Wakefield VFW Post 9084, in an effort to raise funds for a skate park to be built on the Eddy Park tennis courts. The students came up with the idea during a social studies class last fall and presented it to the city planning commission. After some discussion, the commission and the city council approved their id...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Dewey L. Morrison, 98, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2022, at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. Dewey was born on Sept. 13, 1923, in Tula, a son of Henry and Esther (Hick) Morrison. He attended Wakefield High School. In 1940, Dewey enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps and was honorably discharged in 1942. In 1943, Dewey entered the U.S. Army, where he proudly served his country during World War II in the Northern Solomon...