Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Community Calendar

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Thursday, June 30

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 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.

Government

Hurley Library Board, 3:30 p.m., City Hall, Hurley.

Hurley School Board, 5:30 p.m., school library.

FOURTH OF JULY

Bessemer: Half New Year’s Eve Party with music by Flashback on Sophie Street, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, July 1

Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center.

Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org.

Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655.

FOURTH OF JULY

Bessemer: 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Mary Street, 9 a.m.-3 p.m .; Dart tournament on Sophie Street, 7 p.m .; Music by Dweebs on Sophie Street.

Bruce Crossing: Movie in the park, 6:30 p.m. EDT.

Wakefield: Street dance on Sunday Lake Street, 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 2

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.

FOURTH OF JULY

Bessemer: Hometown Run, 8:30 a.m. City Hall; Mud runs, North Moore Street, 1 p.m .; Cornhole tournament, 7:30 p.m. on Sophie Street.

Bruce Crossing: Petting zoo, pony rides and bouce house, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT; Kids of wheels parade, noon; Community parade, 2 p.m .; Music and kids games, 3-11 p.m .; Fireworks, 10:45/dusk.

Greenland: Kickball and cornhole tournaments in the morning; Parade, noon EDT; Music and kids games in the park in the afternoon; Street dance in the evening; Fireworks at dusk.

Ramsay: Street dance with music by Slab at 6 p.m .; Marty’s Goldenaires concert, 8 p.m .; Fireworks, dusk.

Wakefield: Street dance on Sunday Lake Street, 8 p.m.

Watersmeet: Parade, 1 p.m .; Fireworks, dusk.

Sunday, July 3

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., United Methodist Church, Wakefield, 706 Putnam St.

FOURTH OF JULY

Bessemer: Worship in Bluff Valley Park 9 a.m .; Chalk drawing compeition on Sophie Street 5:30 p.m; Street bowling on Sophie Street 6 p.m .; Water balloon toss on Sophie Street 7:30 p.m .; Children’s dance on Sophie Street 8 p.m .; Street dance with Legacy of Loud 9 p.m. to midnight.

Wakefield: Town picnic at Eddy Park on Sunday Lake, 1 p.m. through the afternoon and evening; Fire department demonstration, 1-3 p.m .; Gogebic Range Band concert, 7 p.m., Eddy Park; Street dance on Sunday Lake Street, 8 p.m .; Fireworks over Sunday Lakes, 10 p.m.

Monday, July 4

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org.

Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood.

Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org.

FOURTH OF JULY

Bessemer: Poncho’s Memorial Salute 6 a.m .; Family games at Massie Field 9:30-11:30 a.m .; Children’s parade on Sophie Street 1:30 p.m .; Parade 7 p.m .; Marty’s concert at Massie Field 9:15 p.m .; Fireworks at Massie Field 10 p.m.

Marenisco: Parade, 11 a.m., followed by performance by Marty’s Goldenaires; Games for young and old as well as music and food in the park in the afternoon; Fireworks at Kimberly Field, dusk.

Mercer: Run-Walk for a Veteran, 8 a.m. (registration 7 a.m.); Parade 11 a.m .; Carow Park community picnic 3 p.m. to dusk; Fireworks at dusk.

Wakefield: Fireworks salute 6 a.m .; Sunday Lake Run 8 a.m. (registration 6:30-7:30 a.m.); Children and General parades 1 p.m .; Children’s races in Randall Field west of school after parade.