Community Calendar

Thursday, Oct. 22

Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9 to 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. to 12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325.

Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1 to 2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45 to 3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110.

Northern Lights Quilting Guild Quilt Show, noon to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday until Oct. 31, Historic Ironwood Theatre concourse, Downtown Art Place entrance.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Area74.org.

Creature Cosmetics, 4 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. A special class for students in 5th to 8th grade to learn about Halloween makeup from the GCC Cosmetology Salon! 906-932-0203.

SMART Recovery meeting, science based addiction support group, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary Street, Bessemer, downstairs. 217-313-5044.

Caring Together: Dementia Education for Everyone, 5 to 6 p.m., Hurley Public Library. Presentation by dementia care specialist Shea O’Rourke. 715-561-5707.

Grief Support Group, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Church, Ironwood. Thursdays through Nov. 19. 906-932-0174.

Unplugged Family Game Night, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Hurley K-12 School. Open to families of all grade levels and will be tech-free, no cell phones or other devices permitted. Gym open 6-7 p.m. for volleyball, pickleball and basketball. 715-407-4777 ext. 206.

Community Night Meal Free Supper, 6 p.m., Apostolic Lutheran Church, Aurora Street, Ironwood.

Never Had It So Good AA Open Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Mercer Public Library. Area74.org.

Government

Downtown Ironwood Development Authority, 8 a.m., Women’s Club Room, Ironwood Memorial Building, and via Zoom: cityofironwood.zoom.us/j/86901606374.

Friday, Oct. 23

Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Area74.org.

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

October Open Skate, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Pat O’Donnell Civic Center, Ironwood. 906-932-0602.

Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Area74.org.

Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. Area74.org.

Saturday, Oct. 24

Makers for Music Fall Craft Fair, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Ashland High School Gymnasium, Ashland.

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.

October Open Skate, 3 to 4:30 p.m., Pat O’Donnell Civic Center, Ironwood. 906-932-0602.

Polar Bear Blast Steak Feed Fundraiser, 3:30 to 9 p.m., Aurora Club. $35. Dinners start at 4 p.m., prize drawings start at 8 p.m. Tickets at Club 77, Iron Horse Saloon, and from Polar Bear Hockey players.

DOVE Meat Extravaganza, 6 to 10 p.m., Aurora Club. $35. Funds will go to Domestic Violence Escape (DOVE) to help offset over $42,000 in cuts to the agency’s state and federal grants. Raffles will also be held. 906-932-4990.

Saxon-Gurney Volunteer Fire Department Halloween Dance, 6 to 11 p.m., Saxon Community Center, Saxon, Wis. Doors open 6 p.m. Food, costume contest, live music by Flashback, raffles and more.

Candlelight Hike, 6 to 8 p.m., Copper Falls State Park, Mellen, Wis. Doors open 6 p.m. Doughboy’s Trail lit with luminaries, plus spooky night creatures, dancing witches, a talk on bats, chili and brats for sale, and more! Proceeds benefit Friends of Copper Falls State Park.

Spooktacular Silent Cinema: “The Monster,” 7 to 8 p.m., Historic Ironwood Theatre. $20. This 1925 silent horror-comedy classic is accompanied by in-house composer Tim Mesun on the historic Barton Organ!

Sunday, Oct. 25

Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Area74.org.

Movie “Fire and Ice: The Winter War of Finland and Russia,” 1 to 3 p.m., Little Finland, 5750 W. US-2, Kimball. The story of an epic life and death struggle that changed the course of World War II and saved a democracy. Admission is a non-perishable food item for a local food pantry. 715-561-4360.

Ironwood Church Trunk of Treat, 2 to 4 p.m., Ironwood Church, Ironwood. This safe, family-friendly evening of fun, candy and fellowship will be held rain or shine.

Never Had It So Good AA Open Big Book Study, 6 p.m., Mercer Public Library. Area74.org.

October Open Skate, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Pat O’Donnell Civic Center, Ironwood. 906-932-0602.

Monday, Oct. 26

Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Area74.org.

Iron County Mobile Food Pantry, noon to 1 p.m., Iron County Recycling-Iron County Forestry Parking Lot, 606-607 3rd Ave. North, Hurley. 715-561-2695.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. Area74.org.

Bingo Night at VFW Post 3673, 6 to 8 p.m., 605 Lead St., Bessemer. Card sales start at 5 p.m. Food available at intermission. 906-667-0812.

Wakefield-Marenisco Elementary Basketball Registration, 6 p.m., Wakefield-Marenisco School Second Floor Chrome Lab. Open to 2nd through 6th graders.

Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. Area74.org.

Government

Bessemer Township Board, 5 p.m., Township Hall, Ramsay.

Mercer School Board, 5 p.m., Mercer K-12 School commons, Mercer, Wis.

Ironwood Township Board, 5 p.m., Township offices.

Bessemer School Board, 5 p.m., A.D. Johnston High School library.

Wakefield-Marenisco School Board, 5 p.m., school board room, Wakefield.

Wakefield City Council, 5:30 p.m., City Hall.

Ironwood City Commission, 5:30 p.m. , Ironwood Memorial Building.

Ironwood School Board, 6 p.m., Luther L. Wright K-12 School board room.

Bessemer City Council, 6 p.m., City Hall.

Western Upper Peninsula Health Deprtment, 6 p.m., Western U.P. Health Department, 408 Copper Street, Ontonagon, or via Google Meet, link at http://www.wupdhd.org/2019-board-of-health-meeting-schedule/

Tuesday, Oct. 27

Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9 to 10 a.m .; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436.

Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110.

Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325.

Caregiver Discussion Group, 11 a.m., Transfiguration Episcopal Church, Ironwood. 808-856-5119.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Area74.org.

Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon.

A Conversation with Book Club, 3 to 5 p.m., Mercer Public Library. The group will discuss “Beast of the Northwoods” by Annelise Ryan, who will be featured in the library’s “A Conversation with” program Oct. 30. https://mercerpubliclibrary.org/.

Decorate Your Very Own Trick-Or-Treat Bag, 3:30-6:30 p.m., Wakefield Public Library, Wakefield. While supplies last! 906-229-5236.

Knitting and Handcraft Group, 4:30 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library Bring what you’re working on and share time with fellow artists. 906-932-0203.

Iron County Economic Development Entrepreneur Fair, 5 to 7 p.m., Iron County Memorial Building, Hurley. This casual evening is intended to bring entrepreneurs, investors, lenders and property owners together to discuss moving the Hurley area forward. Facebook.com/IronCountyDevelopment.

Narcotics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Keystone House, Ramsay, Mich.

Government

Gogebic Community College Board, 5 p.m., Room B22 of the Jacob Solin Center for Business Education, Gogebic Community College, Ironwood.

Iron County Board, 6 p.m., courthouse, Hurley.

Wednesday, Oct. 28

Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325.

Midweek Mingle & Learn: Q & A with the Doctor, 10 a.m., Northwoods Hub, Mercer. Dr. Todd Swearingen will provide updated info on Family Health Center in Mercer. MercerSrCtrFriends@gmail.com.

Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Area74.org.

Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club, noon, Sharon’s Coffee Company, Hurley.

Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1 to 3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190.

Story Time with the Lumberjacks, 4 p.m., Hurley Public Library. Meet some of the players, hear a story, and have some fun off the ice! 715-561-5707.

Government

Hurley Senior Center Inc. Board of Directors, 10 a.m., Hurley Senior Center.

Gogebic County Finance Committee, 4:30 p.m., courthouse, Bessemer.

Gogebic County Board, 5 p.m., courthouse, Bessemer.

Thursday, Oct. 29

Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9 to 10 a.m .; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436.