Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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To write or not to write; to print or not to print, that is a very big question recently. Many schools no longer teach children to write in cursive, but are teaching instead to print. That program has been ongoing for several years and each year more schools are choosing printing over cursive. The subject became a hot one on my radio show and even in an informal discussion I had after a recent school board meeting. When I registered my dismay that cursive is no longer taught, one man added, “We no longer teach Latin because it is a dead l...
HURLEY - For nearly a week in June, 36 students from the Hurley K-12 School traveled with eight adults to Spain, the Netherlands and France to experience European culture first-hand. Natalie Patritto, trip organizer and Spanish teacher at Hurley, has taken students overseas since 1992. Her goal is to take students every two years, and has traveled to many different parts of Europe. "My first trip with students was in 1992, and we went every two years, except for a four-year gap during 9-11,"...
GREENLAND — Valerie Talsma was named Homemaker of the Year at the Ontonagon County Fair last weekend. Talsma entered the most quality items in the fair to receive the honor. Jenna Jolliff was named Junior Homemaker. Best of Show winners in various catagories included: —Adult: Nancy Michna, soft sculpture; Jim Michie, sweet bread; Paul Smith, wine; and Valerie Talsma, batik and tall cut floral arrangement. —Youth: Margaret Mary Howard, beadwork; Mary Therese Howard, cherries, pencil drawings and color pencil drawings; Jenna Jolliff, sewin...
WHITE PINE - Ninety-six people registered for the Chris' Warrior Walk during Warrior Weekend in White Pine Saturday. The walk honors the late Warrior graduate and athlete Chris Marshand who died in January 2013 of ALS, known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. Marshand was a sports reporter with the Midland News at the time of his death. Warrior weekend is celebrated the last weekend in July each year bringing hundreds of graduates and former White Pine residents to the tiny community. This year the...
MERCER, Wis. - Odonata Art Gallery is again taking part in the annual Northwoods Art Tour this weekend. The tour consists of art galleries across northern Wisconsin. Some locations also include demonstrations. Mitch and Laurie Myers, owners and operators of Odonata, have participated in the tour since its second year. "The art tour has been very good to us," Mitch Myers, an outdoor photographer and woodworker, said. "We try to bring in different artists with different types of style, so people...
WHITE PINE - The red and white sweaters, cheerleading outfits and basketball uniforms will come out of mothballs this weekend for the annual White Pine Warrior Weekend. Warrior Weekend is always the last full weekend in July and although it started small, it has snowballed since the last all-school reunion. It is a time that classes have their reunions and special dedications to former classmates. The White Pine School closed at the end of the school year in 2002, but the Warrior spirit which...
KOFORIDUA, Ghana - Being in 4-H can take people a lot of places, but Neil Klemme never imagined it would take him to the heart of Africa. Klemme, a youth development agent with the Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension office in Hurley, recently traveled to Ghana through 4-H, helping with youth development of programs in the country. Over the course of three weeks, he worked with 4-H leaders, leading a training and sharing his experiences in 4-H. A major difference between 4-H in Ghana...
HURLEY - Iron County will host a second annual Iron County Aging-Friendly Communities Summit Friday, July 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Oma Town Hall. The event is designed to help make Iron County more "aging friendly," allowing summit attendees to share ideas to improve programs and services for local seniors. According to Andrea Newby, family living agent for the Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension office, after last year's event, things are continuing to move forward. "We...
IRONWOOD - It's been a "whirlwind" year for Bessemer native Miles Mykkanen. While working towards his master's degree in music with an emphasis in vocal performance at The Juilliard School, Mykkanen has made his solo performance debuts at the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall in New York. He also worked with famed American soprano Renée Fleming in an internationally broadcasted master class. In addition, Mykkanen also sang lead in Juilliard opera's critically acclaimed production of...
IRONWOOD - Local residents will have the chance to view six private gardens in the Ironwood area during the annual Secret Garden Tour through the 46th Parallel Planters Gardening Club on Thursday. The event starts at 5 p.m. and will last until 7 p.m. Attendees will be able to view gardens at homes in Ironwood, getting ideas, learning tips and discussing design options with gardens. During the tour, each attendee receives a map with the addresses of gardens. Each garden owners is anonymous until...
HURLEY - The Iron County Finance Committee heard an update on tax-delinquent properties in Iron County during a meeting Thursday morning. Nineteen properties throughout Iron County are on a list for being tax delinquent for four years, 2010-2013. To delay the county taking the property, property owners have to pay the taxes from the furthest year of delinquency, 2010. If they pay taxes for 2010, the owners do not have to worry about being tax delinquent for another year. According to clerk Micha...
HURLEY - Local residents are encouraged to express what they find to be "fun" in Iron County with a float during the annual Iron County Heritage Festival parade. The parade will be July 26 through downtown Hurley, and this year's theme is "All Season Iron County Fun." "This theme is for us to see how creative people can be," Dorrene O'Donnell, executive director of the Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce, said. "What can you think of as fun in Iron County." The parade starts at 2 p.m., with line-up...
IRONWOOD - The Gogebic Range saw a bit of everything when it came to weather during the month of June, but wet weather dominated much of the forecast throughout the Upper Peninsula. Ironwood saw 5.52 inches of rain, while Negaunee recorded 5.63 inches, almost double of the monthly normal of 2.84 inches. Watersmeet saw 5.39 inches of rain throughout the month. According to the National Weather Service in Marquette, the first two days of June featured the most rain, including more than 2 inches...
IRONWOOD - In addition to family vacations, playing outside, swimming and enjoying the sunshine, Ironwood elementary students are doing homework. But instead of traditional textbooks and paper, students are using the Internet to help avoid the "summer slide," and have a little fun while learning. According to elementary principal Nick Steinmetz, the move to create the "Ironwood Summer Challenge" website came after he and a group of teachers got together to help students avoid losing valuable...
IRONWOOD - He's biking across the 48 continental U.S. states. She is hiking the North Country Trail, stretching from New York to North Dakota. What do they have in common? They both spent Monday afternoon in Ironwood. Gail Lowe and Charlie Bradley met at the Depot in downtown Ironwood and after a few minutes of discussion, found they had a bit more in common, despite different challenges and goals. Both Lowe and Bradley have been on the Pacific Coast Trail, stretching from the California/Mexico...
MERCER, Wis. - Hundreds of people lined U.S. 51 through downtown Mercer Friday to celebrate the Fourth of July. The town held its annual parade, featuring floats, classic cars, motorcycles and fire trucks. "Pedal and Paddle" was the theme of the parade, allowing entrants to use their creativity using bikes, canoes or kayaks. Many local businesses, organizations and residents participated, throwing candy, beaded necklaces and even water balloons. After the parade, attendees enjoyed food, games,...
BESSEMER - One flag pole sits empty at the Bessemer Ethnic Commons Park after the wrong flag was raised to represent the Cornish, an ethnic group representing the country of Cornwall. The park features flags representing ethnic groups who settled in Bessemer in the 1880s. Countries also represented at the park include Croatia, Italy, Poland, Sweden and Finland. Cornwall is a ceremonial country and unitary authority area of England, within the United Kingdom. The country is a peninsula, bordered...
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Area Schools Board of Education adopted a projected budget for the 2014-2015 school year during a meeting Monday evening. The estimated fund balance for the year is $512,158. According to superintendent Tim Kolesar the fund balance will go through some changes over the course of the next year. "There will be changes once we find out more information from the state," Kolesar said. One of the major changes in the budget was a swing of approximately $50,000 after the distric...
IRONWOOD - Theatre-goers took a trip down the rabbit hole with 51 local children during performances of "Alice in Wonderland" Saturday at the Historic Ironwood Theatre. The play was organized by Gannon Styles and Bridget Leary, of Prairie Fire Children's Theatre in Barret, Minn. According to Bruce Greenhill, managing director of HIT, this is the seventh or eighth year PFCT has come to Ironwood to put on a show. While some shows take months to put together, children in Ironwood did it in five...
IRONWOOD - Employees at Aspirus Grand View Hospital prepared for the worst on Friday, participating in a mock disaster drill. The drill featured a mock explosion at an Ironwood home, with eight "patients" seeking medical attention at the hospital. Patients were played by junior volunteers at the hospital, with a variety of injuries as a result of the explosion. Medical personnel were informed chemicals were possibly involved in the explosion. Patients arrived by Beacon Ambulance or walked in...
IRONWOOD - Saturday marks the final day to turn in projects for the second annual Foot in the Door12-by-12-inch Art Sale at the Downtown Art Place. For months, artists have picked up square, wooden boards and decorated them any way they chose. Some boards are on display at DAP, and feature a variety of mediums and subjects. According to Char Brickner, artists can still pick up a board if they choose, as long as it's done by Saturday. There is a deposit fee for each board that will be returned...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The Ironwood Township Board of Trustees discussed finishing up some projects at the Airport Recreation Park during a meeting Monday evening. John Garske, of Coleman Engineering in Ironwood, received some figures regarding rain gutters for the pavilion at the park, as well as an enclosure for the north side of the pavilion. The figures were gathered for informational purposes, not as bids. Clerk Gayla Salmi researched the cost of installing the gutters through employees at...
All the activities this week were done on “Tucker Time.” Tucker Time means don’t look at your watch, if we say dinner at 6, it means anywhere from 6 to 8! It has been a wonderful week at our house. All the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren were here. It was our annual reunion, a little earlier than usual. Normally everyone comes home in July, but this year granddaughter Megan was married to Matt Hagen and we pushed up the reunion date. Our prayers for good weather were at least one-half answered. On the first day the large tent...
GURNEY, Wis. - This year marks the 100th birthday of Gurney and the town is preparing a centennial celebration for July 5. The event is co-sponsored by the Gurney Centennial Committee, Gurney Community Club and Saxon-Gurney Fire Department. According to fire chief Stacy Ofstad, this year's event is changing locations. "Normally, each year we host a July 4 celebration in Saxon at the Iron County Fairgrounds, but to help celebrate the centennial, we're moving everything to Gurney Town Park,"...
As the nation prepares to celebrate Independence Day, emergency personnel offer tips for a safe and successful holiday. Each year, the night sky fills with fireworks, offering excitement and enjoyment for spectators, however, with the entertainment, safety is a priority. According to the National Fire Protection Association, there are more fires reported on July 4 than any other day, and fireworks account for two fires for every five reported. In 2011 alone, 17,800 fires were started by...
