Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - As construction continues on Cloverland Drive/U.S. 2 in Ironwood, businesses east of Curry Street are suffering the consequences. It's the second of a two-year project that will widen lanes and install upgraded utilities and sidewalks. Last year, construction went from Curry Street westward to Curry Park, near the Wisconsin border. Now in the second half of the project, work is being done east of Curry Street to Roosevelt Street. According to Patrick Hebert, supervisor for general...
IRONWOOD - Northwoods Wildlife Center Education Director Bart Kotarba came to Ironwood Carnegie Library on Monday to teach children what happens to injured animals. As part of the library's "Every Hero Has a Story" program, Kotarba taught children what to do and what not to do if they see an injured animal. Kotarba showed X-rays of injured animals and asked the audience what was wrong with the animal. There were X-rays of birds, turtles, deer and other animals. Kotarba told them the animal's...
BESSEMER - The seven winners of last fall's HIT Idol have been invited to perform with American Idol contestant Naima Adedapo at Summerfest in Milwaukee on July 4. According to HIT Idol producer Janie Williams, HIT Idol is a talent show loosely based on the popular TV Show "American Idol." Adedapo, 30, who grew up in Milwaukee, finished in the top 11 of the 10th season of American Idol in 2011. She was the headline act at the fourth annual HIT Idol in November. The seven local winners that...
HURLEY - Devoted to her passion for teaching English, student-teacher Taina Takamaki, 45, came to America with her family to teach at Hurley K-12 for summer school. A long way from home in Finland, Takamaki arrived in Wisconsin three weeks ago with her husband and three of her four children. While in America, Takamaki said she's living with her husband's relative. "It seems that everybody has some Finish relatives here," Takamaki said. "My husband has relatives here. But I don't have any...
IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College hosted an American Rec Cross blood drive on Wednesday. First-time donors, frequent donors and everyone in-between showed up to give blood. Second-time donor Samantha Robl was among those who donated blood to support the cause. "My friend [Elizabeth Roberts] talked to me about it," she said. "I thought it was a good cause." Volunteer Coordinator Betsy Slabaugh said hosting the drive at Gogebic Community College paid off. "For the summer, today was a change...
IRONWOOD - Narrative consultant Jenifer Strauss came to the Ironwood Carnegie Library on Tuesday to help kids learn to write and express their imaginations. To begin her workshop, Strauss told the students how she became a writer. "My sixth grade students inspired me to become a writer," she said. "I didn't know I was a writer until I found this lamp." Strauss said she found that lamp while on a camping trip and bought it from a Finnish shopkeeper. "The owners or this lamp were a Finnish...
BESSEMER - The Bessemer School Board approved the proposed budget for the 2015-16 school year on Monday. The board heard the district received revenues of $3,843,584 for the 2014-15 school year and expenditures were $3,914,167. The fund balance at the beginning of the 2014-15 year was $216,538. The fund balance is projected to be $145,918 at the end of 2014-15. For this coming school year, the anticipated total revenue is $3,686,534, with expected expenditures of $3,704,965 and an anticipated...
IRONWOOD -Dressed in poodle skirts, black T's and and saddle shoes, "Grease" fans came to historic Ironwood Theatre on Saturday to sing along to the classic flick. Prior to showing the sing-a-long version of "Grease," Ironwood Theatre and the Klassic Krusers hosted a car show. Because of rain, there were a limited number of cars shown. Overall, Beverly Tousignant's 1968 Plymouth GTX won best-in-show. Following the car show, those dressed up in costume participated in a costume contest. The...
HURLEY - When Melinda Roberts was diagnosed with stage-three colon cancer, her life changed forever. Before she received the bad news, Roberts said she had just moved to De Pere in 2011 for a new teaching job. "Within a very short time, I was diagnosed with stage-three colon cancer," Roberts said. "And they gave me a two-year window. He said, 'Go do something fun.' And I didn't know a soul here and I had no family." Roberts followed the doctor's orders and went on a trip to Baraboo. That's...
BESSEMER - The Western Gateway Trail Authority met Wednesday at the Gogebic County Courthouse and Coleman Engineering Project Manager Paul Anderson went over what has occurred since a June 4 meeting. Anderson said he's still working with the Michigan Department of Transportation on not allowing motorized vehicles on the trail. "The DOT contradicted themselves," he said. "They told me to put in writing that they wanted this trail to be opened to motorized use. Two months ago, they told me that. T...
IRONWOOD - Bubbles flew through the air at Depot Park on Thursday during Carnegie Library's Bubbles and Lunch. Children and the young at heart had a blast blowing bubbles, playing and even reading. Assistant library director Lynne Wiercinski specifically choose three water-themed books to go with bubbles. "I choose 'Smitten,' 'I Get Wet' and 'Rainbow Fish,'" she said. "Kids love bubbles. Everyone loves them." After they were done playing, they chowed down free pizza, courtesy of the Ironwood...
IRONWOOD - Children gathered around for story time at Burger King on Wednesday. As part of Ironwood Carnegie Library's "Every Hero Has a Story" reading program, Assistant Director Lynne Wiercinski read the popular children's book "The Bog Baby." Written by Jeanne Willis and illustrated by Gwen Millward, the story tells the tale of two sisters who go fishing together. While fishing, they come across a bog baby and secretly take it home with them. Over time, they come to realize that, if you...
BESSEMER -The Bessemer City Council reappointed Beth Steiger on Monday to the Bessemer Housing Commission board for a five-year term. The plan to reappoint Steiger began at the Commission's meeting on May 21. Her current term is set to expire on June, 30. Steiger previously attended a Michigan Housing Directors Association Conference. According to Commission Executive Director Sheri Graham, Steiger has knowledge in finance and has demonstrated eagerness to learn about the housing commission and...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Despite the rainy conditions, children and adult air travel enthusiasts came to Gogebic Iron County Airport for Airport Day on Saturday. Throughout the day, children between 8-17 years old, had the chance to become a Experimental Aircraft Association "Young Eagle" and ride an actual pilot over Copper peak and beyond. For the littler ones and adults, they could pay $20 and experience the upper peninsula=a from ta bird's-eye-view. In addition to air plane rides, air travel...
IRONWOOD - For some, horseback riding is hobby. For lady long-rider Bernice Ende, it's a way of life. During an adventurous coast-to-coast horseback ride, Ende stopped in Ironwood Tuesday to rest for a couple days. Beginning from her home in northwestern Montana, Ende rode her horses Montana Spirit and Essie Pearl all the way to Maine. Spending the last winter on the East Coast, she has now embarked on a journey to the West Coast along a route that will take her across the breadth of the U.S....
MERCER, Wis. - The ninth annual Lupine Junefest is coming to Carow Park in Mercer on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A classic car show, arts and crafts, birding activities, silent sports demonstrations, silent auction and the main event - a bicycle tour - are planned. Starting and ending at the park, the bike tour varies from 10 to 50 miles to cater to various skill levels. Along the way, participants will ride on paved roads, through forests, alongside lakes, rivers and, of course, beautiful...
BESSEMER - Growing up in Ramsay, Molly Wieringa has become accustomed to living in a small town. "The sense of community while growing up in a small town, that will always be with me. I know people here, and they've always supported me." As a child, Wieringa was always outside playing or inside reading a good book. For as long as she can remember, she said reading has been a big part of her life. "You can learn so much just by reading, even if it's not an instructional book," Wieringa said....
Students from Washington Elementary School in Bessemer and Hurley K-12 School got their hands dirty Monday and planted flowers in their respective downtowns. Washington Elementary School teacher Gene Goss and his fifth-grade students moved his class outside to enjoy the sunny weather and beautify their city. "This is an excellent program here," Goss said. "The students are really good about taking care of the gardens during the summer." All of this wouldn't have been possible without the supervi...
