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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Parks and Recreation Committee recommended approval of a proposed Off-Road Vehicle Motorized Trail route Thursday. Community Development Director Michael Brown said the committee unanimously approved the proposed route and eliminated a portion of the trail that the Friends of Miners Memorial Heritage Park suggested be removed. According to a map on the agenda, the approved route starts on the west side, near Silver Street. Brown said it then travels from east to west t...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER - As school gets under way, the Gogebic County 4-H Tech Wizards have much planned for September. Coming up on Tuesday at A.D. Johnston High School from 4 to 6 p.m., program manager Monie Shackleford said children will be able to build Lego robots. "It's really fun," she said. "You can program them to move around and speak." By building them, Shackleford said children learn how to follow directions, program computers and develop building...
WATERSMEET - The Lac Vieux Desert Tribe hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday to celebrate its new $10 million "state-of-the-art" health center. Tribal chairman James Williams said the tribe has been "in need" of a new facility for some time now. After much trouble, Williams said the tribe found funding to make the "dream" facility a reality. "We've overcome hurdles this year, and found some private funding and tax credits that we applied for and got. It's allowing us to meet our dream and...
BESSEMER — Local residents expressed their opinion at the Bessemer City Council meeting Tuesday concerning a recent announcement of a medical marijuana producing business to be located at the Big Dollar grocery store. On Tuesday, Sept 1. City Manager Michael Uskiewicz told the Daily Globe two business partners purchased the grocery store and plan to convert the space into, a “state of the art” facility for producing medical marijuana. In a release, Uskiewcz said their product will be sold out of Gogebic County to down-state facilities that...
HURLEY - Celebrate Italy and Iron County's Italian heritage Saturday during the city's annual Festival Italiano on Silver Street. This year, there's something for everyone, said Rita Franzoi, the Hurley Chamber of Commerce event coordinator. There will be live music, street dancing, outdoor dining and more throughout the day. Festivities begin at 10 a.m. with a three-on-three basketball tournament, according to event fliers. Then, at noon, there's a duck pick in the parking lot of Giovanoni True...
LAND O’ LAKES, Wis. — Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, Senator Tom Casperson and State Representative Scott Dianda signed a special tribute last week to celebrate recently completed LL Trail for its the grand opening on Aug. 22. In the tribute, the three of them thanked the Michigan Trails and Recreation Alliance of Land and Environment, the Ottawa National Forest and the Parks and Recreation Division of Michigan Department of Natural Resources for their collaborative work they’ve done in the development and implementation of the 26-mile multi...
BESSEMER — Business partners from Wisconsin and South Carolina have recently purchased the old Big Dollar grocery store building in Bessemer. According to City Manager Mike Uskiewicz, the partners are planning to convert the space into a “state of the art” facility for producing medical marijuana. Uskiewicz said their product will be sold out of Gogebic County to down-state facilities that process the marijuana into medicine for treatment of patients with seizures, epilepsy, cancer and other ailments. Uskiewicz said the business will not be op...
PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS - During the Porcupine Mountain Music Festival, Vox Vidorra wowed with audience with their passion for music. Vox Vidorra, or voice of life, is a group of multi instrumentalists performing indie rock and soul music, fronted by Molly Bouwsma-Schultz. Growing up, Bouwsma-Schultz said she had a hard life living with her single mom in Grand Rapids. Bouwsma-Schultz was introduced to music at a young age and hasn't stopped pursuing her passion of singing and songwriting. Together,...
IRONWOOD — Bored at their Gogebic Community College dorm rooms on Sunday, five friends went to “shred” at Hiawatha Rotary Skate Park. Thinking It was a nice day, Shane Ollila brought his new dorm friends friends Jenna Juntunen, Christian Eggleston, Nuski Malith and Dakota Jones to the Ironwood skate park to have fun. Ollila said he’s an experienced skateboarder who’s been riding since he was 8 years old. To show off his skills, Ollila performed “ollies,” kick flips and went up and down ramps at the park. “Ollies “are not named after Ollil...
IRONWOOD — Following a “successful” phase I of the Western Gateway Trail project, the trail authority looks to trek on. Construction of phase I in Ironwood began earlier in the summer and was completed in mid-July. Ironwood City Manager Scott Erickson said local residents love hiking and riding on it. “We’ve had nothing but positive feedback on the trail,” he said. “We’ve seen everybody from young families to hikers using it.” The authority has its sights on the second and third phases of the project. Erickson said the authority will ac...
WATERSMEET - The Watersmeet Township School District has a new superintendent for the 2015-'16 school year. Gerald Pease was born in southern Illinois and spent most of his adult life in Montana. While in Montana, Pease said he was professor at Montana State University in the university's leadership program and an administrator before coming to Watersmeet. Growing up, Pease said his family often visited the area and thought it would be a nice place to live. Over the last several years, he said...
WATERSMEET — The Lac Vieux Desert Tribe continued its longstanding relationship with Watersmeet Township Schools by sharing a portion of its semi-annual revenue fund with them. Twice a year, the tribe presents the money, also known as 2 percent funds, to local units of government as part of a 1994 compact with the state. This year, tribal member Henry Smith said it presented the school with a check of $174,000. Using a portion of the 2 percent funds, George Peterson, Watersmeet K-12 principal and athletic director, said the K-12 school r...
IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College was filled with the sounds and sights of students, faculty and staff on campus Tuesday as the fall term began this week. Welcome signs, emblazoned with the college's new forest green logo, greeted students around campus and around town. Sophomore Darroel Pittman roamed the halls Tuesday afternoon on his way to class. His semester's course schedule includes biology, sociology, college algebra and composition. "I like composition, I'm a big English fan," he...
BESSEMER - With school starting Sept. 8, the Bessemer Area School District Board of Trustees approved several staff hirings and accepted other resignation letters Monday. With the board's approval, A.D. Johnston High School Principal Dan VanderVelden accepted the role of senior class advisor and high school student council advisor. "We posted this position, and we didn't have anybody from the Bessemer area apply," BASD Superintendent Dave Radovich said. VanderVelden said taking on these roles...
IRONWOOD - Girls and boys dressed in their finest clothes for the sixth annual Fancy Nancy Tea Party on Thursday afternoon, hosted by the Ironwood Carnegie Library. For the "year's biggest event," more than 20 children attended the party at the Ironwood Memorial Building. During the party, assistant library director Lynne Wiercinski told the children a story about Nancy, a young girl who loves everything fancy. Written by Jane O'Conner, "Fancy Nancy" is a series of children's books following...
IRONWOOD - Following the Gogebic County Fair last weekend, the Gogebic County 4-H Market Livestock Group remains shy of the $1 million mark. At the annual Animal Auction, the group raised $47,887. With that, it is still $2,960 short of its long-awaited goal of $1 million total sold in the history of the organization. Over the years, Ashley Hampston, Gogebic County 4-H Program Coordinator, said the auction has been successful. Last year, the auction collected roughly $66,000. In 2013, they brough...
SANTIAGO, Spain - Tiffani Aho's life changed forever while watching television in May. For Aho, it was a normal Sunday at home in Hurley as she was watching her favorite show, "Oprah." Then, Aho said Oprah's guest was talking about the Camino de Santiago. "Within 5 minutes, I knew I was going to do it," she said. From that day forward, Aho said she couldn't stop researching the Camino. "I joined a Facebook page. I learned how to prepare. The more I researched, I learned what an experience it...
BESSEMER — The Bessemer City Council agreed to proceed with four paving projects on three streets Monday. The three roads to be paved are Gyluna Street, Bessemer Plywood Road and Silver Street. City manager Michael Uskiewicz was absent, but provided a written report. He said he had Angelo Luppino Inc. provide estimates. The cost is $33,355, but funding for the project is not part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development project scope. Instead, Uskiewicz said in his report, the city has unrestricted reserve money available that c...
IRONWOOD - 4-H hosted the 41st Annual Market Animal Auction on Saturday afternoon during the Gogebic County Fair. Throughout the afternoon, 24 4-H members displayed their steers, lambs, hogs and pictures of their turkey and boilers around the Cattle Arena for over 50 audience members. This year, no poultry was allowed due to bird flu. Any 4-H members auctioning off their animal were enrolled in the 2014-15 animal market summer project. During the summer, they met every Monday night helping to...
IRONWOOD - The 94th annual Gogebic County Fair welcomed racers and fans to the track for day one of harness racing Friday. On a sunny afternoon, the longstanding fair tradition continued. Racers competed in five races around a mile-long dirt track. Horses were allowed to compete in two of the five races, as long as they rested for 40 minutes in between. With no sign of rain, racer Gary Magee said the track was ideal for racing. "The track was excellent," Magee said. "It was very consistent all...
IRONWOOD - As the second half of construction continues on U.S. 2, one-lane traffic will be diverted to the south lane beginning on Wednesday. Beginning at Curry Street, all traffic on Cloverland Drive will be diverted to the south lane for a half mile to Cloverland Cinemas. From there, traffic will be diverted to the north lane until construction ends at Roosevelt Street. Drivers may have noticed asphalt has been poured and curbs have been laid in the south lane along the half mile stretch...
IRONWOOD - The sun was shining and music was playing on Thursday for the first day of the Gogebic County Fair. People entered livestock and poultry. Later in the afternoon, the carnival rides opened for children and the young at heart. Under the hot sun, Jaeden Lyons, 9, and Lexi Aspinwall, 5, rode horses on the merry- go-round, engineered the train, and had fun in the fun house. "My favorite ride was the merry-go-round," Aspinwall said. Having fun at the top of the slide, Steven Worthington, 4,...
BESSEMER TOWNSHIP - The Bessemer Township Planning Commission held a meeting on Tuesday to address Gerald Lukach's special approval permit for rock crushing. After much discussion, the commission ultimately approved to table the permit and wait until they hear back from their attorney. Then they will vote on the matter during a special meeting on Thursday, Aug. 20. According to the agenda, Lukach's pit is located between Powderhorn and Black River Roads. At his pit site, there are access roads...
IRONWOOD - Dustin Anderson, program coordinator of Boys and Girls Club of the Northland, met with community organizers Monday at the Ironwood Memorial Building to make progress toward establishing a club in Gogebic County and Iron County, Wis. Anderson noted the group will use the Ironwood Memorial Building. The matter will come before the Ironwood City Commission for action on Sept. 28 and the club wouldn't begin using the building until October of 2016. All insurance will be covered by the...
HURLEY - The Iron County Development Zone Council invited local businesses and organizations to Sharon's Coffee Company on Thursday evening to go over an annual report. Started in 1989, coordinator Kelly Klein said the development zone has served to help the county create jobs and get more investments. It works with businesses to help them expand through loan programs or get into the industrial park. Klein said the park generates business for the economy and has space available. "Opened in...
