Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Community calendar

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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.