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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] ERWIN TOWNSHIP - Members of a Chicago area outdoors club are celebrating their 20th year of annual treks to the Ironwood area to cross-country ski, snowshoe and even some winter camping. The slogan of the Elmhurst Bicycle Club is "Riding at the speed of fun." That rule applies to silent sports of summer and winter, according to Kim Messina, one of a dozen club members who were at Active Backwoods Retreats (ABR Trails) on Tuesday. "There are 12 of...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Area Schools is hoping to show its parents a bit more about what the district has to offer at an open house Friday before the boys basketball game against Drummond — with the event offering multiple ways to get into the game for free. The open house runs from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., at the Luther L. Wright K-12 School prior to the basketball game, said Elementary Title 1 teacher Michelle Giackino, who is helping organize the event with science teacher Cheryl Jacisin. She...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER — Members of the Bessemer Planning Commission opened the door on Tuesday evening for more city development by addressing zoning updates, along with rules for the establishment of small, wireless communications facilities. Pending zoning changes were presented by Patrick J. Coleman, AICP, principal of North of 45 in Hancock, after which commissioners voted to present them at a public hearing during their next meeting. As a certified professional planner, Coleman said his role was to draft the l...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — City of Ironwood officials at a public forum on Monday said that revisions to a proposed adult-use marijuana establishment ordinance were revised in part based on input at a previous meeting. “It’s always positive to have the public come out and provide input in these types of processes,” said Scott Erickson, Ironwood city manager. The city commission and the planning commission are the ultimate decision makers but feedback from two public sessions was integrated into the ordinan...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY -- The Iron County Board of Supervisors approved a letter of intent at its January meeting last week to purchase the former Hagemann dentist office on 5th Avenue as the future home of the Iron County Health Department. The property is the current home of NorthLakes Community Clinic’s Hurley location. Even with purchasing the property at the $80,000 value it was appraised for, county officials said the county would be saving money overall as it would no longer be paying rent on the health d...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER - Members of the Bessemer City Council learned Monday evening that a market feasibility study has given the town a green light for a new hotel and restaurant. "We're very excited about this because it could be huge for our community," said City Manager Charly Loper, who added that her office is now open to contact from both developers and investors. Loper said the study suggested that a "midscale to upper mid-scale hotel," or one with 35 to 45...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The eighth annual Yooperbeiner snowshoe race/walk was held Saturday at the Wolverine Nordic Ski Trails. Prior to the race, lead organizer Sue Spaete said the kids races - which started at 9:30 a.m. Saturday morning - followed a course that looped back around and ended at the starting line. The kids were divided into age groups, which included: the Pups, for kids 3 and under; Kits, for kids from four to six years in age; Cubs, which...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — Once again the community came out to support the Our Lady of Peace Parish’s annual La Rosa Spaghetti Dinner this weekend. Diners had the opportunity to enjoy a meal of spaghetti and meatballs, and a salad, during the 45th annual dinner held in the Fr. Darryl J. Pepin Hall in the Ironwood church. Organizers said around 1,200 people bought meals over the course of Saturday and Sunday. “(We had) a good turnout both days,” said Alison...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] KIMBALL, Wis. — It was a packed house Sunday at Little Finland, and people kept coming through the doors as the organization held its annual Laskianinen celebration. The diners enjoyed a meal of Finnish pea soup, kropsua oven pancakes and refreshments — with all of food made fresh for the event. “That’s why it’s so good,” Steve Schurtter said. Along with the meal, those interested could take Little Finland’s kick sled for a ride in the snow outside. Laskiainen roughly translates to sliding day,...
BESSEMER — After deliberating for roughly 4.5 hours, a jury found an Ironwood man not guilty of all charges in Gogebic County Circuit Court Friday. Jeremy James Richards, 42, was acquitted of four counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct-personal injury and one count of assault with intent to do great bodily harm-strangulation. Each of the criminal sexual conduct charges had carried a potential life sentence as the maximum punishment. The charges had stemmed from an alleged incident involving a woman Richards had a casual, sexual ...
GREEN VALLEY, Ariz. - The Rev. Herbert W. Chilstrom, 88, the first presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, died Jan. 19 at his home in Green Valley. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Corinne (Hansen), also a Lutheran pastor; a daughter, Mary Cress of Mesa; a son, Christopher Holt of Baltimore; and four sisters. He was preceded in death by his son, Andrew; as well as a brother and two sisters. Chilstrom was born in Litchfield, Minnesota, on Oct. 18, 1931. He was a...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - Fans of the 1970s supergroup ABBA were treated to the timeless, uplifting music, dancing and colorful costumes of the real thing as the "ABBA Mania" tour made a stop at the Historic Ironwood Theatre on Thursday. The ABBA performers included Amy Edwards as Anni-Frid Lyngstad; Kirbi Long as Agnetha Faltskog; James Allen as Bjorn Ulvaeus, and Jeff Pike as Benny Andersson. The four have been part of several tours over seven years with the 20...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Gogebic Community College Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved the creation of an Upper Peninsula Certified Nurse Aide Academy (UP CNA). The decision will provide a full-time trainer for the program focusing on the Houghton campus, said Glen Ackerman-Behr, director of workforce development at GCC. There are opportunities for CNA training in Ironwood but there is more demand in the Houghton County area, he said. In Gogebic County the CNA training is offered at GCC, through the G...
MERCER, Wis. - Luis Segura-Martel was named the winner of the annual Mercer School Spelling Bee on Tuesday, according to an announcement. Segura-Martel and fellow seventh-graders, Laken Walker, second alternate, and Adrienne Konneker, third alternate, will travel to Ashland on Feb. 5 to participate in the CESA No. 12 Regional Spelling Bee, according to Sheri Kopka, interim school district administrator....
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - The trial of an Ironwood man facing several counts of criminal sexual conduct continued in Gogebic County Circuit Court Wednesday. Jeremy James Richards, 42, is charged with four counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct-personal injury and one count of assault with intent to do great bodily harm-strangulation. Each of the criminal sexual conduct charges carries a potential life sentence as the maximum punishment. The charges stem fr...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - At a special meeting on Tuesday evening, the Wakefield Planning Commission voted to recommend that a three-year lease for the Split Rock Trail Association be submitted to the City Council for review. The council is expected to consider the lease at its next meeting on Feb. 10, after which the lease will be returned to SRTA members for final review. Termed as a "surface use lease," the agreement refers to about 10 acres of land in the Section...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] EWEN — Work on a fabrication laboratory at the Ewen-Trout Creek School District is moving fast as the ETC board heard at their regular January meeting. Superintendent Dave Radovich reported thatDon Sidlowski of the Northwoods Economic Development Coalition will present to the staff and board on Friday to talk philosophies and procedures for having a Fab Lab and MakerSpace as part of the ETC curriculum. Radovich noted that instructor Nina Fiorucci will be attending training this summer for the FabLab and D...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - A redesign of the Lindquist Student Conference Center will not include the existing swimming pool, following a decision of the Gogebic Community College Board of Trustees on Tuesday. The Trustees 5-2 approved the administration's recommendation to close the pool permanently and to authorize the college to research options to develop the space for future use. "If we were to repurpose the space, a number of academic programs could...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The members of the Ironwood Township Board of Trustees want to run their road work plan by the Gogebic County Road Commission before formally adopting it, but the consensus Monday was they should seek to maximize the available funding. The board discussed four general options the township received from the road commission — completing milling work on roughly 0.35 miles of Sunset Road east of Section 12 at a cost of roughly $75,000, repaving 0.25 miles of Mountain View Road fro...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield City Council received good news on Monday evening in the way of a “clean audit” from CPA Karl “Gus” Ahonen of Ironwood. According to City Manager Rob Brown on Tuesday, the city has no deficits to file with the state, and Ahonen reported no other problems either. The CPA’s report shows that the general fund balance at the end of the previous fiscal year on June 30, 2019 was $535,464 and that the city paid $156,000 in “extra” pension contributions to the state’s Municipal Employe...
BESSEMER - The Monday evening meeting of the Bessemer Area Board of Education resulted in a lot of people in new positions, including a new position of dean of students/head teacher at A.D. Johnston Junior and Senior High School shared by two teachers. After a unanimous vote by the board, Richard Matrella now will assume that role for grades nine through 12, and Mark Movrich will assume the same role for grades seven and eight. Both men also will retain their current teaching positions at the sc...
