The Daily Globe - Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

By JAN TUCKER jantuck@jamadots.com ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon County Jail is over 50 years old and sheriff Dale Rantala told the county board Tuesday there are some needed repairs. The most serious need is to repair showers. He explained the...

Thursday, Oct. 18 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Avenue tennis courts, if raining, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic-Ontonagon County Remonumentation Peer Review, 9 a.m., Natural Resources Center, Bessemer. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency...

Wednesday, Oct. 17 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mercer Annual Health Fair, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Mercer Community Center. “Foxconn in Wisconsin: What Does it Mean for My Community?” 10 a.m., meeting room, Iron County...

Tuesday, Oct. 16 Iron-Gogebic Integrated Family Services, 9-10:30 a.m., Iron County Courthouse, Hurley. 906-663-4045 or 715-561-2191. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments,...

Monday, Oct. 15 Gogebic County Health and Human Services Agency Board, 9 a.m., Gogebic County Medical Care Facility, Wakefield. Tai Chi for Health and Balance, 9 a.m., Mercer Community Center. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan...

Saturday, Oct. 13 Union Station Food Pantry/Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Story Time, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library. Stories, activities and a craft. 906-229-5236. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran...

Thursday, Oct. 11 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Avenue tennis courts, if raining, 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...

By JAN TUCKER jantuck@jamadots.com ONTONAGON — The secretary of the Ontonagon Housing Commission filed suit in Ontonagon County Circuit Court Monday, against one village councilman, one member of the Village Housing Commission, one resident of the...

Monday, Oct. 8 Men’s Bible study, 8 a.m., Bessemer Housing Community, community room, 906-667-0469. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, 715-561-4450. National Finnish American Festival board, 10 a.m., Little...

Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Oct. 6 Men’s Breakfast, 8 a.m., Havenwood Baptist Church, 501 Copper Street, Hurley. Union Station Food Pantry/Food Bank, 10...

Thursday, Oct. 4 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Avenue tennis courts, if raining, 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...

Wednesday, Oct. 3 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Walk-in clinic, 8 a.m.-noon, Iron County Health Department, 502 Copper St., Hurley. Red Cross Blood Drive, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Hurley Elementary School. Alcoholics...

Tuesday, Oct. 2 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Avenue tennis courts, if raining, Ironwood Memorial Building. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem...

Monday, Oct. 1 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. Pat O’Donnell Civic Center board of directors, 5 p.m., arena. Overeaters...

Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Sept. 29 Union Station Food Pantry/Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Sale...

Friday, Sept. 28 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. 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. Ironwood Carnegie...

Thursday, Sept. 27 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Avenue tennis courts, if raining, 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...

By JAN TUCKER jantuck@jamadots.com ONTONAGON — Ontonagon County Road Commission Engineer Mike Maloney said there are no projects in Ontonagon County held up because of the work stoppage experienced throughout Michigan. Officials of the Michigan...

Monday, Sept. 24 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, 715-561-4450. Finnish Women’s Auxiliary, 10 a.m., Little Finland. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Iron County Mobile Food...

Thursday, Sept. 20 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Avenue tennis courts, if raining, 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...

Monday, Sept. 17 Gogebic County Health and 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...

Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Sept. 15 Union Station Food Pantry/Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Lighting workshop, 10 a.m.-noon, Hi...

Thursday, Sept. 13 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Avenue tennis courts, if raining, 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...