Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College Foundation honored three individuals and one organization for their contributions to the college and commitment to the community at its 19th annual "Celebration of Achievements" banquet Thursday. This year's honorees included distinguished alumni Robert Baima and Walter Prosek. Roy Contratto was also honored as 2014's distinguished faculty member, and the Ironwood Kiwanis Club was awarded Honorary Friends of the College at the banquet in the Lindquist...
HURLEY - Fifteen Hurley students had art pieces displayed at the Wisconsin Department of Human Resources building in Madison from Aug. 10 through Oct. 3. According to art teacher Terry Davis, the idea for the art display came after Hurley alumna Julie Morello contacted Davis about having students' art displayed in the building. Morello is a DHS employee and asked if pieces from Hurley could be used in the building. Davis said the timing for the display was perfect, after students had...
IRONWOOD - In defeating Wakefield-Marenisco 25-13, 25-20, 18-25 and 25-21, Ironwood upped its record to an impressive 15-4 and clinched second place in the Indianhead East Division with a 4-1 record on Thursday night. The Cardinals finished in third place with a 3-2 record and neither team has beaten Mercer this year, which finished undefeated in conference play. "This was a second-place game," Red Devil coach Lisa Graham said. We were strong in games one and two and definitely flat in games thr...
WEST ALLIS, Wis. - Hurley eighth grader Dayne Stuhr competed at the 2014 Wisconsin State 4-H Horse Expo, facing other 4-H horse members from across the state. The expo was Sept. 11-14 at the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, near Milwaukee. Stuhr traveled with his American quarter horse, Izzy. The mare's registered name is She's Good N' Plenty. To qualify for the event, exhibitors must receive a blue ribbon in a qualifying class at their local county fairs during the summer. Stuhr...
MERCER, Wis. - With fall weather sticking around before the snow flurries stay, people are encouraged to visit waterfalls across Iron County. The idea to promote the 11 waterfalls in the county came from students in the publishing class at the Mercer School. Neil Klemme, the youth development agent at the Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension office, presented the idea of having the students become more involved in county-based marketing projects. The students helped to redesigned the...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Lou Ellen Selves, 67, a native of Iron Belt, Wis., died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. She was born March 8, 1947, in Iron Belt, daughter of the late Lyle and Margaret (Jenkins) Selves, and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley, Wis. in 1966. She resided in Wausau, Wis., most of her adult life, returning to the area in 2007. Lou Ellen loved little children and animals. She also enjoyed camping, fishing and swimming, and was...
IRONWOOD — Three more individuals and a local organization will be honored Thursday for their commitment to Gogebic Community College and the community at the 19th annual “Celebration of Achievements” banquet, hosted by the GCC Foundation. This year’s honorees include distinguished alumnus Robert Baima, class of 1971, and Walter Prosek, class of 1940. Distinguished faculty member Roy Contratto, will also be honored, and the Ironwood Kiwanis Club will be deemed Honorary Friends of the College. Baima Baima, a Hurley native, graduated from GC...
Nearly 80 people took part in the first Veterans "Run for the Colors" ORV Ride, from the Wakefield American Legion to the west end of the Ottawa National Forest on Sept. 27. The ride was a cooperative effort between the Upper Peninsula ORV Trail Development Association, Western UP Trails Association, Veterans Outdoor World, Lake States Resource Alliance and the Wakefield American Legion. Other entities helping in to make the ride possible included the Michigan Department of Natural Resources,...
HURLEY - Hurley secured its second undisputed Great Western Conference championship with a 51-6 victory over Baraga Friday night. The Midgets finished 4-0 in the conference. The last time Hurley won the conference by itself was in 2011 when it went 5-0. "I'm very proud of our kids for accomplishing that," Hurley coach Scott Erickson said. "Very, very happy. That was not an easy road, at Forest Park, at Gogebic, Lake Linden. Those teams are ranked in the state right now (Forest Park, sixth; Lake...
BAYFIELD, Wis. - Ironwood's Jared Joki broke free from the pack late to win Thursday's Indianhead Conference Copperud Open cross country meet at Mt. Ashwabay. Wakefield-Marenisco's Sam Dean finished 11.3 seconds behind in second with Bessemer's Zack Mazurek third. Hurley's Dakota Rice took fifth. The Hurley girls finished second behind Washburn by two points, 40-42. South Shore was third with 45. "Definitely improvement where there needs to be improvement," Hurley coach Hope Bretting said....
HURLEY - Around 20 volunteers from different local organizations and agencies braved cold, rainy weather to help plant trees across the city of Hurley on Tuesday. The planting is part of a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Urban Forestry Start-Up Grant. Hurley received 17 trees of different varieties, including white and red oak and ironwood. Trees were planted along Maple and Poplar streets and Sixth and Seventh avenues. According to Don Kissinger, regional urban forestry coordinator...
HURLEY - The Board of Directors for the Aging Unit of Iron County met Wednesday to discuss its budget and intend to give the unit's employees wage increases, if it gets a larger allocation from the county. The Aging Unit's typical county allocation is $106,000. The unit will ask for an additional $15,000 for next year's budget, and a one time request of $4,000 for this year's budget to help pay off its debt for a new roof on the Hurley Senior Center. The Aging Unit's budget proposal, which was...
HURLEY - Economic development was the main topic during Tuesday's Iron County Board of Supervisors meeting. On Thursday, members of the board are invited to attend a workshop sponsored by the Iron County Economic Development Corporation. Supervisor Larry Youngs said he believed the county needs to improve it's economic standings. "We have to do something now, because waiting for this mine is like waiting for the second coming of Christ," Youngs said. "The only thing to help Iron County, is Iron...
HURLEY, Wis. - Kathleen A. Hewitt, 73, of Hurley, died peacefully Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014, in her home, surrounded by her loving family, following a lengthy illness. The former Kathleen Packmayer was born Aug. 7, 1941, in Ironwood, Mich., daughter of the late John and Stella (Wisneski) Packmayer, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1959. She was united in marriage to Richard W. Hewitt on June 26, 1961, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Ironwood. She was employed at Simpson...
HURLEY, Wis. - Ralph Edward "Dash" Dashner, 68, of Hurley, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer, on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born March 20, 1946, in Hayward, the son of Viola Dashner Neveaux. Ralph attended schools in Odanah and Ashland. He served three years during the Vietnam War in the U.S Army and retired as Senior Master Sergeant from the U.S. Air Force in 1984. Following his retirement from the military, Ralph continued...
HURLEY - Members of the Hurley K-12 School and Hurley community got artistic over the weekend, sharing their pride for the school district and the people that support it. Throughout the community, and around the school, the slogan "Hurley Pride," with a large "H" was spray painted. "An idea came to be that since there is so much pride within the Hurley School and community, why not display a classy symbol around town as a reminder of what the Hurley School is all about," elementary principal Kev...
HURLEY - Students at the Hurley K-12 School are collaborating on a variety of subjects, from wood shop to art to science, to help create a community-based environment. Amy Nosal, AmeriCorps Vista employee with the Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension office, has been working with students to create a non-motorized trail, extending from Michigan into Iron County. The trail will connect from Belle Isle, near Detroit, into Ironwood, and local community members have been working to see the...
To the editor: At the onset, Obamacare was an evident affront to God and to His people. It was signed into law on Christmas Eve. Well, this is a test of who reigns: God’s law or man’s law? Man has always been trying to rule, but we do know who loves us more and wants the best for us. God has proven this over and over in His book, the Bible. HIPPA is a fore-runner in an attempt to centralize information in a database. It deceives the general public by saying that your privacy would be protected. By getting the patient to sign a waiver, the pat...
BESSEMER - Even triple overtime didn't seem like enough to settle this one. Hurley's Devin Czerneski ran in from one yard out in the third OT to give Hurley a 32-26 Great Western Conference victory over the Gogebic Miners Friday night at Massie Field. The Miners fought back from a 14-0 halftime deficit to force overtime, all while shutting out Hurley in the second half. The teams went blow for blow in the first two overtimes before Hurley made the only stop of overtime, forcing quarterback...
MERCER, Wis. - The Mercer Tigers aren't just beating Indianhead Conference East Division teams, they refuse to lose a set. The Tigers swept Ironwood Thursday night in front of a big and loud crowd. The Tigers easily won the first game 25-8 and then outlasted Ironwood in two hard-fought matches to close it 25-22 and 26-24. In the third game, Ironwood was a point away from a win, 24-22, before the Tigers scored the final four points to take the game. It was the third IC East game for the Tigers....
HURLEY - Reclamation, the 2015 budget and a project update from Gogebic Taconite were discussed by the Iron County Mining Impact Committee Wednesday. Committee chair Leslie Kolesar, of Saxon, said the goal is to have a reclamation plan in place by November to be included in the local agreement with G-Tac. Recently, the committee opened itself to ideas from county residents regarding reclamation at the proposed mine site near Upson. "We already have some ideas coming in, which is exactly what we...
