Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — With a deadline a couple months away and more information needed, the Ironwood Township Board of Trustees tabled a request from the Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress for a temporary reduction of taxes on the Mill Trace Apartments. UPCAP took over the low-income apartments located off Lake Road in June 2014, according to UPCAP’s Director of Finance Rick Aird. Aird said the complex was in “pretty dire straights” when UPCAP took over managing the property and UPCAP put $80,000 into the project for a number of item...
Jared Munch, 23, of Duluth, Minn., recently became the first person to travel around Lake Superior on a stand-up paddle board; a 1,350 mile journey that included a stop at Little Girl’s Point in Ironwood Township. Munch — a senior at the University of Minnesota-Duluth — spent the past three summers working at the school’s recreational sports outdoor program, instructing whitewater canoeing, kayaking and stand-up paddle boarding classes. The classes not only helped him fund his journey but allowed him to build skills needed for the journey...
HURLEY - The weekend of events surrounding the 47th annual Paavo Nurmi Marathon began Friday as registration for the marathon - today from Upson to Hurley - was held at the Hurley K-12 school. Along with registration, Friday also featured the first two races of the weekend, a one-lap race around the track for kids, followed by a mile-long run. According to race organizers, Isabel Carlson took first in the one-lap event, followed by Lauren Kiecker and Devon Mead. Aksel Cichocki, Anton Klein and...
HURLEY — A group of local leaders met with representatives from La Pointe Iron Co., last week in Hurley to discuss the possible reception a renewed development of the mine site near Upson Wis., — by a company other than Gogebic Taconite — would receive in Iron County. According to Victor Ouimette, a member of the Iron County Board of Supervisors, the meeting was initiated by the company to feel out the local temperament regarding the possibility of a different company developing a mine. Among those at the meeting, according to Ouimette, were...
WAKEFIELD - The Michigan State Police's Wakefield Post has some new faces as the post recently welcomed two new members, fresh from the state police academy's most recent graduating class. Troopers Andrew Tower and Kyle Swanson graduated on July 24 as two of the troopers comprising the state police's 128th Trooper Recruit School. Eighty-six recruits began the training - 62 of which graduated - which lasted 21 weeks and covered a wide range of topics, according to Tower, including training in...
SAXON, Wis. - Visitors to Saxon Harbor may have noticed a new sidewalk and several new docks this summer at the harbor's north basin. The improvements are part of the first phase of an effort by the Iron County Forestry Department to upgrade the harbor. Four docks were replaced on the south side of the north basin - the basin closest to Lake Superior - and a sidewalk was poured near the new docks, making the boats that use the renovated slips easier to access. The new docks are not only longer...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Area residents have continued to turn out for Aspirus Grand View's Healthy Step Challenge, held at the township's Airport Park each Tuesday since July 7. The challenge runs from 4 to 7 p.m. and lasts six week, ending on Aug. 11. Walkers track the number of laps they complete on the park's quarter-mile track and earn rewards for hitting certain benchmarks, David Sim, the manager of marketing and public relations for Aspirus Grandview, explained. "It's a good way to get people...
IRONWOOD — In a special meeting Monday, the Ironwood Area Schools Board of Education approved hiring Col. Sandra Keefer as the district’s senior army instructor for the district’s JROTC program. Keefer comes to the district with glowing recommendations, according to Superintendent Tim Kolesar. “(She’s done an) outstanding (job) in one of the most difficult staff positions in this command. Sandra was able to balance our military and civilian personnel needs,” said Kolesar, reading from one of the letters. According to information presented a...
HURLEY - The Hurley City Hall's meeting room was converted into an amateur art space Wednesday as the Hurley Library held its second summer kids reading program with help from the North Lakeland Discovery Center in Manitowish Waters. The activity allowed participants to turn leaves into artwork - either as part of bandana or as a bookmark. The kids began by collecting a variety of interesting looking leaves from around the outside of the city hall building. Once the leaves were taken inside,...
HURLEY - The talent of the area's artists will be on display this weekend as the Range Art Association holds its 60th annual art show at the Iron County Memorial Building beginning Friday. The show will feature over 70 entries in a range of artistic mediums, said association Treasurer Gerry Traczyk. "There is leather work, there is pencil, acrylic, water color and oil paintings," Traczyk said, "there is also wood working and wood burning, from many many different artists." The show will also...
MERCER - Although no formal action was taken during the meeting, the Iron County Comprehensive Planning, Land and Zoning Committee discussed what types of electronic signs are allowed under the county's ordinances. The discussion stemmed from a request from Zoning Administrator Thomas Bergman for clarification on what the committee considered to be a blinking sign. "So there have been a lot of sign requests in the town of Mercer lately," said Bergman, at the beginning of the discussion. "I just...
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Area Schools Board of Education, on Monday, approved continuing a lease with the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District to allow the GOISD to use a number of empty classrooms in Luther L. Wright. According to district Superintendent Tim Kolesar, the lease price of $32,981 is the same rate that the district leased the space to the GOISD last year and is more than likely close to a standard rate that the GOISD most likely pays all districts to use their facilities....
IRONWOOD - Saturday's Festival Ironwood schedule featured a full day of activities, ranging from a Walk, Run and Roll in Norrie Park in the morning to a performance by Shotgun Kelli that filled the dance floor to close out the evening, as well as a classic car cruise and a host of other events offering something for the whole family. "This year's festival was very good," said Keith Johnson, one of the organizers. "It was an excellent event. We had a lot of good reviews, a lot of good comments...
MANITOWISH WATERS - A group of Iron County kids spent the week exploring nature at the North Lakeland Discovery Center during the 15th annual Iron County 4-H summer camp. The camp ran from Tuesday to Friday, July 7-10, and was open to third through fifth graders, according to Neil Klemme, the youth development agent with the University of Wisconsin's Iron County Extension Office, who runs the camp. Klemme was pleased with this year's camp. "Things are going great. It's been a good week," said...
HURLEY - The Iron County Forestry and Parks Committee decided against altering its grant application seeking funds for improvements to the county's campground at the Lake of the Falls park so that all-terrain vehicles could continue to access the park. The decision came after Forest Administrator Eric Peterson read an e-mail from Jillian Steffes, with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, that clarified that the use of Knowles-Nelson Stewardship funds to finance the renovations would...
OVER THE MONTREAL RIVER - Area officials and residents gathered on the now-renovated railroad trestle spanning the Montreal River and connecting Ironwood and Hurley Tuesday to celebrate the completion of the first section, however small, of a regional trail that is planned to go from the ski trails in Montreal Wis., to Sunday Lake in Wakefield. The trestle bridge has been under construction for roughly a month as workers installed decking over the existing wooden beams and railings along the...
WAKEFIELD — Michigan State Police’s Wakefield Post is opening its doors to the community during its annual open house on Friday. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the post at 100 Sunday Lake St. residents will get to interact with representatives from a variety of public safety departments, including the MSP, Wakefield Fire Department, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Department of Corrections Ojibway Correctional Facility and others. “We’re going to have our SWAT team with what they call a ‘bearcat’ (armored vehicle), that will b...
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Area Historical Society played host to the 2015 Upper Peninsula History Conference, which wrapped up Sunday. Around 150 history idividuals attended the conference - which ran from June 26-28 - according to historical society Vice President Sandy Sharp, most of whom were from the lower peninsula. "We feel it was a success. ... Everybody had a good time, got a lot of knowledge on Ironwood history and enjoyed (visiting) our small town," said Sharp. The conference featured a...
BESSEMER - A small crowd gathered at the pocket park on Sophie Street in downtown Bessemer Friday for the sixth annual Tree of Honor tree lighting ceremony that kicks off the city's 4th of July celebration. The ceremony began with a short speech by event organizer Linda Nelson followed by her reading the names of the veterans and those currently serving in the military - as well as those who submitted the names - that will be featured on the placard next to the 2015 tree of honor. This was...
HURLEY - A group of Iron County kids cycled along County Road C to the Gile Flowage on Thursday to explore the shoreline before continuing on to Mount Zion in Ironwood Township as part of the county 4-H's Trailblazer program. The 4-H Trailblazer program is offered every Monday and Thursday through the end of June, according to Neil Klemme, the youth development agent with the University of Wisconsin's Iron County Extension Office. Each session generally begins around 9 a.m. and runs until...
BESSEMER - Bessemer's 4th of July celebrations are set to begin today with the city's sixth annual Tree of Honor Lighting Ceremony at 7 p.m. in the pocket park on Sophie Street. Each year the ceremony plants a new tree to light as a way to honor those who served in the armed forces, explained Kathy Whitburn, secretary of the Bessemer 4th of July committee. "It's a way of honoring our veterans, past and present, for giving of their time and service to all of us," Whitburn said. "So we honor them...
HURLEY - Members of the Penokee Range 4-H program were at Stoffel's Country Store on Saturday to offer customers samples from a variety of dishes made with animals raised by the 4-H program. The purpose of the samples was to attract interest in the 4-H animal auction, held during the Iron County Fair in August. "(Today) was a day that kids could promote the market sale for the Penokee Range 4-H livestock club," said Carol Alonen, one of the general leaders of the group. "... (the food is) a samp...
As the warm weather lingers and vegetables continue to grow, several area farmers markets are getting ready to begin. The Iron County Farmers Market in Hurley is held at the pavilion on U.S. 51, across from Chippewa Valley Bank from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays and 3 to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays, beginning on June 27 and ending on Oct. 17. Iron County market days are: June 27 — Opening day at the market, June dairy day celebration. July 4 — No market. July 11 — Strawberry shortcake day. July 18 — 4-H and youth club day. July 25 — Farm heritage...
HURLEY — Although the dark skies meant turnout was lower than expected, members of the Hurley K-12 Garden to Market program continued working in the garden behind the school on Wednesday with help from members of the University of Wisconsin’s Iron County Extension Office. The students weeded the raised beds where they are growing peas, rhubarb and other annual and perennial plants as well as repaired the plastic mesh fence that surrounds the garden to keep deer and other animals out of the produce. The participating students will later harvest...
IRONWOOD - A group of volunteers from the Ironwood Little League gathered at the John Krznarich Field in Ironwood, near Day and Vaughn streets, Saturday for some much needed maintenance. The group painted the field's sign, ripped down and replaced some of the rotten boards and repainted the bathrooms as well as some other much-needed repairs, according to a spokesman. The group was an impromptu gathering that was thrown together the night before by some of the coaches and families that are...
