Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY — Local health care and community leaders took part in the annual Community Health Improvement Plan review through the Iron County Health Department at the Iron County Courthouse, Thursday. CHIP is required by the state of Wisconsin, and each health department must perform a review of the plan every five years. Representatives from the health department, Iron County Human Services Department, Mercer Health and Wellness Program, Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension office, H...
MERCER, Wis. — Odonata Art Gallery is hosting guest artist Patrice Pfeiffer, of Riverview, Fla., during the annual Northwoods Art Tour running Friday through Sunday. Pfeiffer has visited Wisconsin often and found Odonata Art Gallery by accident. However, because of this random visit, she and gallery owner Laurie Myers became friends. “I stopped in randomly one day and loved it,” Pfeiffer said. “I have always been inspired by wildlife and art, and the gallery was a perfect place for that. I...
HURLEY — The Hurley Education Foundation is hosting the 12th annual Distinguished Alumni and Friends Award Ceremony on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Hurley K-12 School. This year, the foundation is honoring five individuals, including Robert Peltonen, Donald Baldovin, John Sturgul, Lt. Col. Larry Brunello and Jean Endrizzi. Robert Peltonen Peltonen, formerly of Upson, Wis., graduated from Hurley High School in 1964. He is the CEO, founder and owner of The World Class Manufacturing Group, Inc., out of Weyauwega, Wis. It is one of the largest p...
IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Area School Board of Education approved the hiring of an elementary principal during Monday's meeting at Luther L. Wright School in Ironwood. The board approved the hiring of Nicholas Steinmetz, of St. Clair Shores, pending results from a background check of possible criminal history. "We're looking forward to working with him," superintendent Tim Kolesar said. Safe Routes Ian Shackleford, of the Safe Routes to School committee, presented findings from a student-parent su...
ONTONAGON — State Sen.Tom Casperson (R-Escanaba) urged Ontonagon Village Council members and a group of residents attending the council's session Monday, to focus on how state policies are relevant to the community. “Look at state policy and how they affect your own land. We should all be able to use our land for recreation,” Casperson said. He cautioned that when the state works with federal agencies, often "the restrictive use of land creeps into the policy.” He cited the attempt to enact a...
Caribbean flavors jazz up this simple supper salad. We glaze the shrimp with a zesty rum-spiked marmalade, then toss them on a hot grill with tomatoes and corn before combining everything with a few more veggies. We serve the whole thing with grilled bread seasoned with garlic and orange for a bit of crunch and to aid in scooping up all the delicious bits. ——— Caribbean grilled shrimp salad Start to finish: 35 minutes Servings: 4 2 tablespoons orange marmalade 1 tablespoon packed dark brown...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Ironwood Township will be home to a new farmers, flea and craft market starting Aug. 6 at the Airport Recreation Park. According to township board trustee Kathy Maki, the event was originally set to begin at the end of July, but had to be moved back until August. The event runs from 4-7 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of every month. “We’re hoping to go through October,” Maki said. Organizers are seeking vendors from across the area. There is no registration fee. “The best part is that it is free for vendors,...
GREENLAND — The Ontonagon County Fair will close out July with a bang and a full schedule of events July 25-28. Animals, races, fast cars, kids games, beer and wine judging top the menu during the annual event. One of the newly organized events is the Jackie Strauch/Critter Ranch Memorial Speed Show presented by the Timber Trails Riding Club. Named after the late Strauch, who operated the ranch and taught many young people to ride and work with horses, will be held Sunday with registration at 10 a.m. EDT and the speed show to start at 11. Erin...
ONTONAGON — Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital, in conjunction with the Ontonagon Rotary and Hancock Rotary, are sending unused, outdated medial equipment to third-world countries. Dan Crane, of the Hancock Rotary, loaded the equipment into a van last week with the help of Aspirus employees Lynn Walters and Cindy Lonchar. The Hancock Rotary will take the equipment to Green Bay, Wis., where it will be taken to third-world countries. Rotary officials explained that outdated equipment from the United S...
BESSEMER — A single engine airplane was forced to make an emergency landing on U.S. 2 near Blackjack Road in Bessemer Township at 4:45 a.m., Thursday, according to a Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department release. Aaron Ruotsala, of Ironwood, was alone on an early morning flight to Iron River when the low oil pressure light came on, he said. Soon his engine failed in midair. Ruotsala was online with Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center during the flight, and when it was evident that he wou...
HURLEY — The Iron County Finance Committee heard a presentation from a representative from Stifel, Nicolaus and Company Inc., of Brookfield, Wis., about refinancing courthouse construction bonds during a meeting at the Iron County Courthouse Thursday. Dave DeYoung, senior vice president of the public finance department, spoke to the committee about different options in refinancing, as well as “substantial” savings for the county. The original bond from 2004 was $3.2 million. The eight...
WAKEFIELD — Attendees can find inspiration for their own gardens after touring eight locations in Wakefield during the annual 46th Parallel Planters Garden Club Secret Garden Tour on July 18. The event runs from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and features “unique” features, according to club member Lynn Adams. “We have three water features, an oriental bridge, a repurposed mine building, many decks, island beds, annual and perennials,” Adams said. “In this garden tour, there is something for everyone....
UPSON, Wis. — Local Wisconsin politicians sent a letter to Gogebic Taconite president Bill Williams, asking him to immediately remove the “heavily-armed, masked commando security forces” currently hired to protect the company’s property, the site of a proposed iron mine near Upson. Sen. Bob Jauch (D-Poplar) and Rep. Janet Bewley (D-Ashland) sent the joint letter, called the hiring “horrifying” and “appalling.” “These kind of security forces are common in third world countries, but they don’t be...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Ironwood Township Board of Trustees heard an update about the airport park project during a meeting Monday. Supervisor Alan Baron told the board about a number of small projects that need to be completed. Starting Wednesday, the park is being rented throughout the remainder of the week for the annual 105th Apostolic Lutheran Church Convention. However, a landscaping issue may dampen some of the festivities. Behind the pavilion, water is not draining properly, causing c...
BRUCE CROSSING – Spirits were high Sunday as local Independence Day celebrations concluded with a full day of activities in Bruce Crossing. Events began at 8 a.m. with a communitywide church service lead by the Rev. Ted Trudgeon, of Ewen. Other morning events included a breakfast at VFW Post 9345 in Bruce Crossing, a pie contest, the start of a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, a fun walk/run and tot run and a performance by Marty’s Goldenaires at Bruce Crossing Township Park. Spectators turned out...
WAKEFIELD — Hundreds of people lined the shores of Sunday Lake in Wakefield on Wednesday to watch fireworks, listen to music and enjoy the sunshine. Residents turned out for the annual town picnic at Eddy Park, which was followed by a concert by the Gogebic Range Concert Band and the Concert in the Park Choir in the pavilion. The choir sang all the anthems for the five branches of service, and had veterans stand for their anthem. Choir director Judy Levra Ozzello then led a sing-along with t...
HURLEY — “Make it stronger” was the theme of many speeches during a public hearing on a proposed mining ordinance in Iron County Monday in Hurley. More than one hundred people packed into the Iron County Memorial Building to express support or concerns about the draft ordinance to the Iron County Zoning Committee. Each speaker was given a three-minute limit, and zoning administrator Tom Bergman started the hearing by giving background on how the ordinance came to be. According to Bergman, minin...
HURLEY — Monday afternoon, more than 30 people attended a rally on Silver Street in Hurley to discuss the possible adverse environmental affects that could result if an iron mine were to start up in Upson, Wis. The Penokee Hills Education Project sponsored the “press conference,” led by Frank Koehn, of Ashland, Wis. Five area residents spoke. The event lasted roughly 30 minutes. According to Koehn, while the community is small it has “so much to lose.” He also spoke about having good relations...
For some reason my mind has been thinking an awful lot about choices lately. Why, I have no idea, but my thoughts kept coming back to the idea of how choices change our lives. We make hundreds of choices a day. What clothes should we wear, what should we have for lunch, what morning news program should we watch, and on and on. There is one question that I can’t seem to stop thinking about. What if one choice changed our lives dramatically? When I look at my life, I think about the choices that I’ve made that have majorly impacted my life (as...
School's out for summer, at least for some. There are schools that have summer school classes or credit recovery classes. Recent surveys show kids lose much of what they learned during school year because of summer break. It is one of the reasons some advocate year-'round school, with smaller breaks. There is another answer — the Jan Tucker School curriculum for summer! The catalogue for summer courses includes: —HOME ECONOMICS 101: Planning, preparing two meals a week for the family, with an emphasis on shopping and cost; 102: Cleaning up the...
HURLEY — The Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension office and Iron County Health Department will have some extra hands to help out this summer, after receiving an intern through the Wisconsin Area Health Education Center. Shruthi Murali, of Rochester, Minn., recently started her internship and will finish in mid-August. So far, Murali is enjoying her time in Iron County. "I love the area and I really love what I am doing," Murali said. The main focus of her internship is on senior c...
HURLEY — A Hurley businessman pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to deliver narcotics as part of a plea agreement Thursday in Iron County Court and he'll be on probation for two years. Daniel F. Rossi, 52, owner and operator of Rossi Wear on Silver Street, and his attorney, Anthony Stella, reached a plea agreement with special prosecuting attorney Susan Sommer, of Phelps, Wis. Originally, Rossi had also been charged with one count of manufacture or deliver of schedule I and II narcotics and one count of possession with i...
KIMBALL, Wis. — The annual Midsummer Festival is set at Little Finland on Saturday. The event celebrates the longest day of summer (which was actually on June 21), commemorated by many Scandinavian countries around the world. Also called Juhannus, in celebration of St. John, the event focuses on bonfires that were lit to protect against evil spirits believed to roam freely when the sun was turning southward again. At Little Finland on U.S. 2 in Kimball, the traditional bonfire is still lit, a...
HURLEY — On Monday night, the Iron County Land and Zoning Committee will host a public hearing on draft ordinance pertaining to mining in the county, specifically the proposed iron mine in Upson. The 6 p.m. hearing will be at the Iron County Memorial Building. The Gogebic Taconite mining company has found a number of provisions that cause a "real problem" in the draft ordinance, if not corrected. "The initial draft has a number of provisions that would make it impossible to mine here," G-Tac spokesman Bob Seitz said. "It is an initial draft, s...
HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors approved a motion to accept a recommendation from the Iron County Mining Impact Committee to hire a lawyer in assisting the county with the mining project in Upson, Wis., during a meeting Tuesday at the Iron County Courthouse. Committee chair Leslie Kolesar recommended the board approve the hiring of attorney Christopher Jaekels, of Davis and Kuelthau in Milwaukee. According to Kolesar, Jaekels has “extensive” experience in mining litigation as we...
