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Tuesday, Dec. 5
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.
Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org.
Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Elk and Hound.
Mercer Library book club, 1 p.m., Mercer Public Library.
Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366.
Northern Waters Genealogical Society, 3 – 5 p.m., Boulder Junction Community Center, 5392 Park Street, Boulder Junction.
Disabled American Veterans, 6 p.m., Ironwood American Legion
Life Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Woodland Church, Ironwood.
25th Annual Tree of Love Lighting Ceremony, 6:30 p.m., Aspirus Grand View Hospital, Ironwood.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org.
Government
Wakefield Township Board, 5:30 p.m., township hall.
Wednesday, Dec. 6
Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood.
Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org.
DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990.
Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families, noon-2:30 p.m. EST, fire hall, Bruce Crossing; 2-4:30 p.m. EST, 429 River St., Ontonagon. 906-667-0283.
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.
Watersmeet High School bandChristmas concert, 1:30 p.m., Watersmeet Community Center.
Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center.
Ironwood Township Board, 5:30 p.m., Ironwood Township offices.
Watersmeet Christmas tree lighting, 6 p.m., Pavilion across from the school parking lot.
Mercer School Arts Exhibition, 6 p.m., Mercer Community Center
Alzheimer’s Disease Caregivers Support Group, 6-7 p.m., Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mercer, Wis.
Bessemer Booster Club, 6:30 p.m., A.D. Johnston High School.
Gogebic Range Carvers, 6:30 p.m., shop room, A.D. Johnston High School, Bessemer.
People for Peace, 7 p.m. EDT, Episcopal Church of Ascension, Ontonagon.
Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org.
Government
Ironwood Economic Development Corporation, 10 a.m., meeting, Conference Room 1, second floor, Memorial Building, Ironwood.
Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency Nutrition Council, 10:30 a.m., Mill Street Garden dining room.
Thursday, Dec. 7
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.
Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families, 9:30 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m., Bessemer V.F.W. Post 3673, 605 W. Lead St., Bessemer, 1-2 p.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-667-0283.
Open Community Dinner, 5-6 p.m., Wakefield Methodist Church, Putnam Ave., Wakefield, 906-667-0230.
ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center, Ironwood.
Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Pere Menard Assembly 471, 6 p.m. business meeting, KC Hall, Ironwood.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Hurley. area74.org.
Knights of Columbus Council 1396, 6:30 p.m. business meeting, KC Hall, Ironwood.
Government
Iron County Traffic Safety Committee, 9:30 a.m., Iron County Highway Department, Hurley.
Ironwood Planning Commission, 5 p.m., meeting, Conference Room 1, second floor, Memorial Building, Ironwood.
Bessemer Recreation Commission, 5:30 p.m., DDA office, Bessemer City Hall.
Friday, Dec. 8
Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center.
Christmas Open House, Iron County Historical Museum, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
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.
Coffee and Coloring, 2 p.m., Mercer Public Library, Mercer.
Ironwood Area Schools Band Concert, 7 p.m., Ironwood Theater.
Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org.
Saturday, Dec. 9
Children’s Story Time, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library.
Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588.
Christmas Open House, Iron County Historical Museum, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Oma-Carey Christmas Potluck Dinner, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Oma Town Hall.
Chamber Singers 27th Annual Christmas Concert, 7 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org.
Sunday, Dec. 10
Iron-Gogebic County Senior Citizens Association Christmas party, 1 p.m., Iron County Senior Center, Hurley, 715-561-2459 or 715-561-4747.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood.
Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center.
Chamber Singers 27th Annual Christmas Concert, 4 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood.
Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, Ironwood.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org.
Monday, Dec. 11
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.
Overeaters Anonymous, 5 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org.
AL-ANON, 6 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org.
Aurora Club, 6 p.m. monthly membership, Aurora Club, Ironwood.
Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org.
Government
Gogebic-Iron County Airport Board, 4:30 p.m., at the airport.
Bessemer Township Board, 5 p.m., Bessemer Township Hall, Ramsay.
Iron County Board of Health, 5 p.m., Cranberry Inn, Mercer, Wis.
Gogebic County Road Commission, 5:15 p.m., road commission office, courthouse, Bessemer.
Wakefield City Council, 5:30 p.m., City Hall.
Ironwood City Commission, 5:30 p.m., Ironwood Memorial Building.
Tuesday, Dec. 12
Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200.
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 Church parking lot, Ontonagon; 1:15-1:45 p.m. EST, Resource Center, Mass City; 2:15-2:45 p.m. EST, Stannard Township Ballpark, Bruce Crossing; 2:30-2:45 p.m., Watersmeet Town Hall parking lot, Watersmeet. 906-884-2106.
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, Mercer, Wis.
Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org.
Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Elk and Hound.
Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, 1-3 p.m., 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283.
Bessemer American Legion Post 27, 5 p.m., American Legion, Bessemer.
Ironwood American Legion Post 5, 5:30 p.m. dinner, 6:30 p.m. meeting, Memorial Building, Legion club room.
Wakefield VFW Post 9084, Ladies Auxiliary, VFW Post, 6 p.m .; lunch, 5:30 p.m.
Gathering, Participating and Supporting, 6 p.m., developmental disability advocacy group, Community Mental Health, Wakefield. 906-229-6170.
Life Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Woodland Church, Ironwood.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org.
Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 p.m. dinner, 7:30 p.m. meeting, Golden Dragon, Ironwood.
Government
Montreal City Council, 5:30 p.m., city hall.
Town of Pence, 6 p.m., Pence, Wis., Town Hall.
Hurley City Council, 6:30 p.m., city hall.
Kimball Town Board, 6:30 p.m., Kimball, Wis., Community Center.
Wednesday, Dec. 13
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.
Survivors of Suicide, 2 p.m., basement of Zion Lutheran Church., 932-5718.
Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center.
Wakefield American Legion, 5:30 p.m. Auxiliary, 6 p.m. regular meeting, post, Wakefield.
Red Devil Booster Club, 6 p.m., room 205, Luther L. Wright K-12 School, Ironwood.
Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org.
Government
Wakefield Housing Commission, 9 a.m., Sunset Manor community room, 200 Pierce St., Wakefield.
Iron County Recycling Committee, 4 p.m., Courthouse, Hurley.
Bessemer Area Sewer Authority, 4:30 p.m., Bessemer City Hall.
Gogebic County Board, 5 p.m., courthouse, Bessemer.
Erwin Township Board, 6:30 p.m., Erwin Township Hall.
Thursday, Dec. 14
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.
Red Hat Society Northwoods Divas, noon, Elk and Hound, Ironwood. Reservations required to 906-932-5455 or 906-663-4871.
Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 Highway 51 North in Arbor Vitae.
Open Community Dinner, 5-6 p.m., Wakefield Methodist Church, Putnam Ave., Wakefield, 906-667-0230.
ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center, Ironwood.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Hurley. area74.org.
Klassic Kruisers Car Club, 6:30 p.m., Golden Dragon, Ironwood.
Ironwood Masonic Lodge 389, 7:30 p.m., at the Masonic building.
Government
Bessemer Housing Commission, 8 a.m., Executive Director’s Office, 709 W. Iron St., Bessemer.
Friday, Dec. 15
Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center.
Gogebic Conservation District, 10 a.m., Natural Resource Center, Bessemer.
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.
Olde Time Community Christmas, 6 p.m. at the warming shelter at Pipke Park, located off County Hwy. W just West of Presque Isle.
Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org.
Saturday, Dec. 16
Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m.., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org.
Ironwood Area School’s Accent! Concert, 7 p.m., Ironwood Theater.
Sunday, Dec. 17
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, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org.
Monday, Dec. 18
Gogebic County Human Services Agency Board, 9 a.m., Gogebic County Medical Care Facility, Wakefield.
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 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org.
AL-ANON, 6 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org.
Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org.
Government
Bessemer Housing Commission, 8:30 a.m., executive director’s office, 709 W. Iron St., Bessemer.
Gogebic County Family Department of Human Services Board, 9 a.m., Gogebic County Medical Care Facility, Wakefield.
Wakefield-Marenisco School Board, 5 p.m., school board room, Wakefield.
Bessemer City Council, 5:30 p.m., city hall.
Hurley School Board, 5:30 p.m., Hurley High School library.
Ironwood Area School District Board of Education, 6 p.m., Luther L. Wright K-12 School board room.
Watersmeet Township School Board, 6:30 p.m., media center, Watersmeet School.