Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Three incumbents were unseated from the 15-seat Iron County Board of Supervisors in Tuesday's general election. Ten of the 15 seats were contested. All were seeking two-year terms. The three new members will be Karl Krall, of Saxon; Victor Ouimette, of Mercer and Brad Matson, of Sherman. The results include: District 1 - Paul Mullard, incumbent, ran unopposed with 98 votes. District 2 - Joe Pinardi (i) defeated Michael McGrath 84-20. District 3 - Jack Prospero (i) defeated Terry Seibel 41-28....
IRONWOOD - State Rep. Scott Dianda, D-Calumet, toured three downtown arts locations Monday, including the Historic Ironwood Theatre, Downtown Art Place and the Art Studios on Aurora Street. While at the theater, Dianda listened to Bruce Greenhill, executive director of HIT, who discussed the renovations done to the building. "So many communities across Michigan would die to have this theater," Dianda said. At DAP, Dianda said the displays were "beautiful," and he was impressed by the...
IRONWOOD - With today's rapidly changing technology, textbooks, pencils and paper are becoming things of the past in the classroom. Teachers and students are finding creative ways to discuss different subjects, including the uses of PowerPoint, iPads and other software or devices. In Ted Sim's eighth grade history class, students are assigned three projects on the Civil War. The first involves events of the war, the second covers battles and the third involves main ideas or themes of the war....
HURLEY - People explored a variety of items during a craft fair Saturday at the Iron County Memorial Building in Hurley. According to event organizer Kathy Koski, all of the proceeds from the fair benefitted the Iron County Memorial Building Restoration Committee. Seventeen vendors participated in the fair, including homemade bakery, wooden toys, rugs made by the Iron County Historical Society and a raffle for a quilt from the Northern Lights Quilters Guild. "We have 17 vendors, but we have...
WAKEFIELD - More than 50 people braved frigid water temperatures for the eighth annual Polar Plunge benefitting Regional Hospice. Jumpers took to the shores of Sunday Lake in Wakefield to dive in honor of friends and family members who suffer or have suffered from terminal illnesses. According to Mary Oberto, volunteer coordinator for Regional Hospice, the event last year raised nearly $15,000, and the totals from this year's fundraiser would be released sometime later this week. "All of the...
Cold temperatures and snow in other parts of the country adversely impacted the local cross country ski business this winter. Despite the setbacks, many trail organizers said the season went well, with "excellent conditions" all around. ABR Ski Trails in Erwin Township close Sunday at 5 p.m. According to co-owner and operator Eric Anderson, the plan is the same each winter. "We plan every year to normally go through the last weekend in March," Anderson said. "We had a good season, lots of...
With many residents thinking spring, local winter attractions are wrapping up in preparation for warmer weather. Frigid weather dominated the ski season, leading to a drop in numbers at local ski hills and on snowmobile trails, despite excellent conditions. Snowmobiling In Iron County, snowmobile trails are set to close on March 31 at 11:59 p.m. According to Dorrene O'Donnell, executive director of the Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce, it was a "steady year" for snowmobiling, despite sub-zero...
BESSEMER - The Bessemer City Council heard an update on the proposed bond referendum. Tuesday, from Dave Radovich, superintendent of the Bessemer Area School District. Radovich spoke about the proposed 20-year, $4.9 million referendum on the ballot May 6, and how it will help with technology, infrastructure and security upgrades, as well as make both A.D. High School Johnston School and Washington Elementary School more energy efficient. "We have to go green," Radovich said. "We are very...
BESSEMER - The Bessemer Area School District Board of Education held a contentious meeting Monday, debating the proposed bond issue with one board member. Bill McDonald, an outspoken opponent of the proposed bond referendum, was asked numerous questions by other board members about the consolidation committee he is a part of. The committee proposes to ask for the consolidation of Bessemer and Wakefield-Marenisco School districts on the ballot in August. Bessemer superintendent Dave Radovich...
IRONWOOD - As the old saying goes, "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day." For students at Sleight Elementary School in Ironwood, breakfast is a given. Each day, students are able to eat breakfasts thanks to grant funding. Each student is provided with a breakfast pack, containing low-sugar cereal, juice and Graham crackers or other snack items. Employee Julie Siirila organizes about 211 packs for students each day, allowing them to get breakfasts. The meals are provided free of...
By CORTNEY OFSTAD [email protected] ERWIN TOWNSHIP - More than 90 kids navigated ABR Ski Trails Thursday during the fourth annual River Valley Bank Lapset Loppet Race. Third grade students from the Hurley and Ironwood schools participated in the 2-kilometer race. According to race coordinator Paulette Niemi, kids aged 5-11 were also invited to participate in the afternoon. The event was planned during Sisu Ski Fest, but weather conditions caused it to be rescheduled. "This is a really...
WAKEFIELD - For Wakefield resident Jeannie Tabb, Ukraine is home away from home. It's a place where she teaches, learns and sees history in the making. Recently, Tabb returned from Kiev after a 15-day trip. She traveled with an English club with the Campus Crusade ministry at Kiev Polytechnic Institute. "It's a short-term opportunity for college students to speak conversational English with native speakers," Tabb said. "We use the Bible with segments for lessons." Tabb, originally from Houston,...
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Area School Board of Education held a busy meeting Monday at Luther L. Wright School. The board discussed a variety of topics including the possibility of moving students in grades pre-kindergarten to 12 into one building, Safe Routes to School, consideration of contract renewals with elementary and middle/high school principals and giving out pink slips to faculty. One building Superintendent Tim Kolesar presented the idea of having all students in one building for...
IRONWOOD - Three Ironwood eighth grade students were named the local winners of the 45th annual America and Me Essay Contest recently. Angelina Jarvi placed first in the event, while MaKenzie Marshall and Madison Clausen placed second and third. All three received award certificates, and Jarvi's name will be engraved on a plaque for permanent display Luther L. Wright School in Ironwood. The topic for the 2013-'14 essay was "My Personal Michigan Hero." Jarvi wrote about her mother, Marshall...
IRONWOOD - Sixteen high schools, including 26 teams, competed in the annual Spring High School Quiz Bowl Invitational Tournament at Gogebic Community College Thursday. Schools were Bessemer, Chassell, Ironwood, Wakefield-Marenisco, Baraga, Hurley, Bayfield, Phillips, West Iron County, Hancock, Phelps and Houghton. Many schools brought more than one team to the tournament, including teams for both varsity and junior varsity. Ironwood High School's first team edged Houghton High School in the...
HURLEY - The Iron County Board of Supervisors moved to evict the LCO Harvest Camp and Educational Program from county land during a special meeting Thursday. For more than an hour, members of the county board met with legal counsel to discuss enforcing the county's camping ordinance. In December, the Iron County Forestry, Recreation and Parks Committee approved a recommendation to the county board to have the camp evicted for being in violation of the ordinance. People cannot camp on county...
BAYFIELD, Wis. (AP) - The popular ice caves on Lake Superior near the Apostle Islands will soon be closed due to ice melt, officials said Wednesday. Access to the caves will close for the season no later than Sunday night, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Superintendent Bob Krumenaker said in a statement. The season was "the longest and best one anyone can remember, and certainly the most popular," he said. "Spring is coming, the ice is weakening and we can see the edge of the ice pack coming...
TRAVERSE CITY - After months of planning, organizing and preparing, the work paid off. On Tuesday morning, "History Prize," an international tourism event organized in Ironwood, won the Jumpstart contest during the 2014 Pure Michigan Governor's Conference on Tourism. It was one of five statewide proposals competing at the conference. According to History Prize organizer Mara MacKay, the feeling is "tremendous. It is such a relief, but also joy for the future," she said. "It is such an honor of t...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The Ironwood Township Board of Trustees had a somber meeting Monday after the passing of the Ironwood Township fire chief Jamie Peite. Peite died unexpectedly March 5, and in honor of his service to Ironwood Township, the board started the meeting with a moment of silence. Later in the meeting, the board heard a brief presentation from Dennis Ireland of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Local Assistance State Team. The group has been assisting the Ironwood Township...
BESSEMER - Bright sunshine, mostly clear blue skies and temperatures in the low 20s welcomed participants of the annual snowshoe walk offered by Bessemer American Legion Post 27 Saturday afternoon. About 20 area residents came out to enjoy the warmer weather and help stave off cabin fever for Saturday's event, offered by the Legion to help the post and give the community something to do, Commander Russ Johnson said. Walkers made an hour-long trek through Bluff Valley Park, traveling between 1...
WAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP - Troopers from the Michigan State Police Wakefield Post participated in virtual training Friday at the Wakefield Township Hall. The training used a program called Virtra, operated by Matt Clausen, of the Michigan Department of Corrections. The software allows for a variety of scenarios to take place virtually on-screen, including domestic abuse, basic traffic stops, active shooters or hostage situations. Sgt. Glenn Gauthier said the system was loaned from the Ontonagon...
SAXON, Wis. - Local residents dined on pancakes and sausages in support of the Saxon Emerald Knights 4-H Club, Sunday morning in Saxon. According to club leader Kim Rowe, this is the first pancake feed the group has had and it went "very well." Proceeds from the event benefit the club, which includes six members. The group participates in a variety of activities and events, including the Iron County Fair. Each year, kids also travel to a store in Tomahawk, Wis., which deals in making and...
For more than 100 years, the Girl Scouts have been working on their mission of building girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. Juliette Gordon Low organized the first Girl Scout Troop 102 years ago this Wednesday, on March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Ga. The Girl Scouts are an American institution, chartered by Congress in March of 1950, and are still growing strong, according to the organization's website, girlscouts.org. Today, there are 3.2 million Girl...
IRONWOOD - Students from Ironwood and Hurley learned about the proposed History Prize project from founder Mara MacKay this week. Students participated in oral presentations and writing exercises with MacKay. Sixth grade students in classes of Karen Mattson and Steve Lombardo participated in MacKay's presentation on Wednesday in Hurley, and fifth grade students in Doug Foley's class in Ironwood had the presentation on Thursday. On Monday, MacKay will present her idea of the History Prize at the...
HURLEY - Fourth grade students at the Hurley K-12 School took a step back in history Thursday during the annual Lumberjack Breakfast. Students have been learning about lumberjack camps and traditions during their social studies and reading sections. According to teacher Ronda Olkonen, the students really like the subject matter. "So many of the students have families in logging, so they can relate," she said. During the breakfast, students worked with teachers, parents and grandparents to make...
