Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Sept. 8 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, 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-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families — G...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer Area School’s Board of Education met Aug. 24 for its monthly meeting and settled some final changes to the staff for the new school year. The school board welcomed the following members to the staff: Sarah Carroll, first grade teacher; Ashley Oliver-Igl, high school English teacher; Brittany Bennetts, high school math teacher; Stephany Lewis, elementary school paraprofessional; and Jessica Leinon-Novascone, transition coach. The board also accepted a letter of retirement of tea...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Lee Baron, 88, of Ironwood, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital, knowing his family loved him dearly. Lee was born on Dec. 15, 1933, in Montreal, Wisconsin, the son of Emil and Esther (Freberg) Baron. Lee graduated from Hurley High School in 1951. Then, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he proudly served his country during the Korean War. He served aboard the destroyer USS Hanson, LST 537 and LST 527, and he was later stationed on...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Aug. 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. Emberlight Festival Performance Infusion — Dragon Kiln, 1 p.m., Miners Memorial Heritage Park, Ironwood. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Sunday, Aug. 21 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed m...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Michael William Juleff passed away Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, after a brief battle with cancer. Mike was born on Sept. 7, 1965. He grew up in Atlantic Mine, attended Redridge and E.B. Holman elementary schools and graduated from Houghton High School. On Jan. 14, 1994, he married the former Kathy Miller of Houghton. They resided in Bessemer for the past 21 years. Over the years, Mike worked at various Ski Resorts and developed a dare-devil love of skiing where he earned his...
HURLEY - For the first time in three years, there will be a Paavo Nurmi Marathon this weekend. It was canceled, like pretty much everything else, in 2020 because of the pandemic and it didn't happen again in 2021. Fans of the Paavo are pretty excited to have it back for the 52nd running Saturday. As of midday Wednesday, over 160 people were signed up across all the events, including 43 half-marathoners and a similar number for the full 26.2 miles. They may get a lot more signed up in the final...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] Voters in Gogebic County renewed two millages in Tuesday's primary election - continuing support of the HOPE Animal Shelter and a parttime animal control officer; as well as the Gogebic Medical Care Facility. The animal control program millage renewal passed with 84% of the vote, 2,099 to 410. It calls for an annual levy of 0.2 mills over four years to support the operation of the HOPE Animal Shelter and part-time animal control officer. The...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] HANCOCK — Because of an increase in COVID-19 cases in the county, Gogebic County was reclassified as a “high” level of community spread in the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department’s weekly update on Saturday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all people take additional precautions at high community levels. These include wearing a well-fitting mask indoors in public, regardless of vaccination status. At medium and high community levels, the CDC recommends that im...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Marie Joyce "Ann" Mesich, 87, of Ironwood, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 21, 2022, with her loving family by her side. Marie was born on Nov. 22, 1934, in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, a daughter of Anthony W. and Gertrude (Winker) Ungerer. Ann graduated from Tomahawk High School in 1952, and she went to Milwaukee and worked for the American Heart Association as a secretary. While in Milwaukee, Ann met her future husband, Michael C. Mesich. On July 11, 1953, they were united...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Human Services board made several decisions involving vacant positions within the department at their meeting on Monday. The board approved a job description for a new lead social services worker position. Human Services Director Cally Bucknell said that one of the purposes of this position is to answer day-to-day questions that social workers would normally need to bring to their managers. Bucknell said that a child services worker, Mercedes Anderson, is interested in f...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD - It's no longer uncommon to see local or regional news reports in relation to drug sales and related arrests or even casualties of substance abuse. Hence, members of Michigan State Police Post 86 in Wakefield are working to inform the public on the dangers behind these trends. "Hidden in Plain Sight" is the name of a current MSP drug exhibit that was on display at last weekend's Festival Ironwood. Aimed mainly at adults, the exhibit showed...
EUCHA, Okla. - Graveside services for Donna Edens, 71, of Pryor, Oklahoma, will be held on Thursday, July 21, at 10 a.m. at the Eucha Cemetery. Visitation for friends and family will be held on Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Stephens-Key Funeral and Cremation Care funeral home in Pryor. Donna Lee Edens died July 16, 2022. She was born on June 22, 1951, in San Diego, California, to Donald Jack and Cliffa Lee (Asbury) Edens. In Donna's early years, her family moved around quite a lot...
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Thomas Charles Anys, 61, of Kingsford, Michigan, passed away on July 10, 2022, at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay. Tom was born on Dec. 25, 1960, in Phelps, the son of Robert Anys and Barbara (Gilbertson) Anys. Tom was a graduate of Watersmeet (Michigan) High School. Tom always wore his heart on his sleeve. He was the most kind, sensitive, comical person you will ever meet. You knew you were going to laugh whenever Tom was around. Tom had his sense of humor and wits until his last breath. Tom is survived by Diane (...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 21 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. 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 Center, 1-1:30 p.m. EDT. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, July 20 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; Watersmeet Food Pantry, 10-10:30 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 Chur...
MERCER, Wis. - Robert James "Bob" Masech died due to a house fire in Mercer. He was born to the late Eli, a retired U.S. Army veteran and Chicago North Western Railroader, and Dorris, a homemaker, Masech. Bob was the second of their five children. He graduated from Addison Trail High School in Addison, Illinois, followed by the acceptance to Iowa State with a full four-year hockey scholarship. There he earned his logistics degree which positioned his career for the next 40 years. Bob was...
HURLEY, Wis. - Brenda J. (Julin) Kostecki, 82, of Hurley, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, surrounded by her loving children at St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota. Brenda was born on Feb. 22, 1940, in Ironwood, Michigan, to Birger and Margaret (Krueger) Julin (deceased). She graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley with the class of 1958. Brenda was a homemaker and a sales associate at Giovanoni True Value Hardware for many years. She enjoyed spending time with...
RAMSAY, Mich. - Evelyn June Kahila, 96, a lifelong resident of Ramsay, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 20, 2022, at her home. Evelyn was born on Dec. 25, 1925, in Bessemer Township, a daughter of Richard and Grace (Barron) Grenfell. She attended the Ramsay School. On July 21, 1945, Evelyn was united in marriage to Kauno "Toby" Kahila. Being the oldest daughter, Evelyn and her husband opened their home and raised nine of her siblings after the untimely death of her parents three days...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - John David Wroblewski, 83, of Ironwood, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at the Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, Wisconsin, with his loving family by his side. J. David was born on Jan. 16, 1939, at home in Bessemer, a son of Andrew and Marge (Hamel) Wroblewski. He successfully completed Airborne School, the 101st Airborne Division, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. J. David was honorably discharged on Dec. 10,...
WHITE PINE, Mich. — Rietta Lynn Squires, 64, of White Pine, went to be with Jesus on June 21, 2022, at approximately 11 p.m. EDT, while at Wausau Aspirus Hospital. She was born July 11, 1957, to Jay and Oleeta (Slocum) Whitman in Battle Creek. After graduation from Battle Creek Central, she attended and graduated from Kellogg Community College and then Western Michigan University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Rietta enjoyed paying her piano, designing her ornamental gardens, fishing and rock hunting. What was most important to her...
By Charity Smith [email protected] HURLEY - The annual Across the Borders community health fair returned to the Iron Belle Trail Tuesday. The annual event provides a way for residents to gather information on resources available to the aging in the community, while getting some exercise by walking the Iron Belle Trail from Hurley to Ironwood. Twenty-seven vendors representing a variety of organizations, governmental agencies and local businesses which provide various services to the elde...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] Summer officially began Tuesday morning and mother nature got an early start baking the region in record-setting warm temperatures Monday. Monday afternoon’s heat officially rose to a record 94 degrees according to a National Weather Service recording at the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Treatment Facility in Ironwood. The facility takes readings every 24 hours at 7 a.m., so the 94 degrees from Monday afternoon technically becomes the high for June 21 — or “the 24-hour period ending at 7 a.m. on Tuesd...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] IRONWOOD - Luther L. Wright K-12 School's last day of school was June 3, but Ironwood Area Schools staff are still serving meals to youth in the community over summer break. The school's summer food service program offers lunch at the Ironwood Depot Park from 11 a.m. to noon on Mondays through Fridays through Aug. 19. Lisa Ursini, a food services staff member, said that many people seem to think that only children from low-income families can get...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Historic Ironwood Theatre will host a concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday featuring local musicians led by multi-instrumentalist Tim Mesun for the theater’s 21st annual Barton Organ Benefit. Admission is by donation and the proceeds will be used for the maintenance and repair of the theater’s Barton organ — one of only six in its original place of installation in the country. “I always have a blast performing these benefit concerts, especially when I’m lucky enough to work with so many tal...
BERGLAND, Mich. - Michael A. Streeter, 71, a longtime resident of Bergland, passed away on Monday, June 13, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Mike was born on June 16, 1950, in Ontonagon, a son of Arthur Elmer and Elizabeth "Betty" (Davies) Streeter. On June 26, 1971, Mike married Janice M. Lyberg in L'Anse. They made their home in Bergland and were blessed with a son. He graduated from Bergland High School in 1968, and continued his education at Gogebic Community College...
