Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield City Council voted on Monday evening against retaining the traffic light at its main street intersection. During this year, the Michigan Department of Transportation had converted the stoplight to a flashing light and four-way stop, but it now intends to remove the stoplight next week. “A detailed study evaluating the safety and operational performance of this intersection has been completed, and it was determined the intersection does not warrant a traffic signal,” said MD...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Gogebic-Iron County Airport Board on Monday evening voted to approve a request to plan for a program wherein student driver training would be held several times a year at the airport. Board members first heard a related presentation from Trooper Joe Renaud of the Michigan State Police. Aimed at youth drivers, the training replicates common road hazards at a lesser degree so the driver knows from experience how to best handle the real situation. “I have been training with my department to...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER — At a Monday evening meeting, the Bessemer City Council approved former utility clerk Lisa Selin as the new deputy clerk. She will replace Samantha Zacovec, recently named by the council as the clerk/treasurer. Zacovec, in turn, had replaced Mandy Lake, who also was named this fall as city manager. Lake had served as interim city manager since early this year while retaining her original title as clerk/treasurer. Lake said Selin was the only city employee who showed interest in the positio...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER — A public hearing for a new recreation plan for Bessemer will take place on Dec. 19 at 5 p.m. in the City Council chamber of the City Hall. The public now has an opportunity to study the plan, which is available to view, print or download on the city’s website. The plan is titled “Five-Year Recreation Plan Update 2025-2030,” and it was developed by city staff and members of the Bessemer Parks and Recreation Commission, chaired by Eric Longhini. The commission acts on behalf of the City Co...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD — Members of the Board of Education for Ironwood Area Schools heard at their Nov. 25 meeting a presentation on Professional Learning Communities. Trisha Winn, who is the English 7-12 department chair for Luther L. Wright K-12 School, provided the slideshow. Winn is also the district’s PLC coordinator and so reviewed the program’s achievements, as well as its goals. According to her, the PLC process starts with an analysis by teachers of what every student needs to learn at his or her grade level...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission received on Monday evening an annual report on the city’s Planning Commission. Tom Bergman, the city’s community development director, presented the report for the fiscal year of 2023-24. He also directs the Planning Commission. “This is part of what we do as a Redevelopment Ready Community,” said Bergman regarding the annual report. The report lists Planning Commission responsibilities as follows: 1. preparing and implementing the city’s comprehensi...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON - Three days of the 22nd annual Hometown Christmas in Ontonagon wound up Sunday with a festival parade featuring the home-made floats for which the city is known. The overall winner in the open division was the Greenland 4th of July Committee with its gingerbread House. The committee puts on its own festival on the Fourth of July, and its float Sunday reminded the shivering crowd that summer will come. First place in the youth division depicted...
By BRENDA MOSELEY [email protected] IRONWOOD — When it comes to yuletide cheer, nobody knows it better than the Gogebic Range Concert Band. Its members just presented their annual Christmas concert on Saturday night in the Historic Ironwood Theatre. The venue and the music provided comforting warmth directly after listeners most likely had attended the Jack Frost Parade, which traveled right past the theatre. Now directed by Anthony Hanson-Lynn, the band is known for providing a broad array of tunes, including pop and classical carols, a...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] GOGEBIC RANGE - A five-day Thanksgiving weekend storm brought about 16.75 inches of snow to the Northwoods, with the actual number varying greatly in the immediate region and throughout the U.P. That was the estimate of Lily Chapman, meteorologist with the National Weather Service, which is affiliated with Marquette but stationed in Negaunee. Chapman, who spoke to The Globe by phone on Tuesday evening, said the storm period from Nov. 28 to Dec. 2 had...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER — At their most recent meeting, members of the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners acted not to reappoint three members of the Gogebic County Fair Board. The Nov. 20 action actually was a lack of action in that a motion by Commissioner James Byrns to accept the reappointments of Quinlan (“Tom”) Hampston, Melinda Kostac and Linda Nelson died for lack of a second. “If we don’t act, the terms expire,” said James Lorenson, who chairs the county board and also is a member of the Fair Board....
BY SARAH LAUZON Globe Student Intern [email protected] IRONWOOD — This weekend, a variety of celebrations will take place as part of Ironwood’s Jack Frost Festival. In relation to the city’s First Friday event, several organizations will offer a number of festive activities. Downtown Ironwood Development Authority will offer “Frost Friday,” featuring a vendor crawl throughout downtown Ironwood. More than 25 arts and crafts vendors will have booths in various local businesses, displaying and selling their wares. Additionally, the Ironw...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield City Council approved the allotment of $190,000 to fund an inspection of municipal wells installed in the Chicago mine drift. The action at the council’s Nov. 25 meeting was reported in a Nov. 26 email from city manager Robert Brown Jr. Brown said the topic had been added to the agenda after the city received its sanitary survey that day. He described the survey as “an annual review of the city’s drinking water infrastructure.” Moreover, added Brown regarding Michigan...
By BRENDA MOSELEY [email protected] BESSEMER - Blustery winds and snow did not stop 220 people from attending VFW Post 3673's annual Thanksgiving meal in Bessemer.Every seat was occupied at the free event. "Everybody's happy and talking - families, veterans, seniors and singles who would otherwise be alone," said Post Commander Donna Frello. While smiling and watching the crowd, she said it was just the kind of comaraderie she was hoping for when she and other post members initiated the...
BY SARAH LAUZON Globe student intern [email protected] GOGEBIC RANGE — Beyond Ironwood’s Jack Frost Festival, the coming weekend also will feature many other holiday events, with various organizations in the area offering a range of Christmas festivities for all ages. On Saturday, the Wakefield Historical Society will hold a Christmas craft fair and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at VFW Post 9084 on U.S. 2 in Wakefield. Bessemer Public Library will offer its 13th annual gingerbread house event on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the C...
By BRENDA MOSELEY [email protected] HURLEY - After completing three November classes in snowmobile safety, students who benefitted from the instruction now are just waiting for enough snow to hit the trails. The White Thunder Riders Snowmobile Club hosted the course taught by Kayla Hemming, Brodie Erickson and apprentice instructor Tia Hiller in the club's classroom and garage on County Road C. Hemming is certified by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Open to youth aged 11...
EWEN - The 13th annual Southern Ontonagon County Thanksgiving dinner was deemed a huge success in Ewen. "The weather held and we were able to bring the community together for indoor dining at the Centennial Hall and also offered pick-up and delivery to those home-bound," said Melanie Pelkola of Trout Creek. She and her husband, Ken Pelkola, prepared 130 meals together with their children, grandchildren, other family members and a core group of volunteers. The free event consisted of a...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer City Council on Monday evening voted to approve an employment agreement with Samantha Zacovek, newly named as the city’s clerk/treasurer. Zacovek had been been working as deputy clerk since earlier this year when former clerk/treasurer Mandy Lake began also serving as interim city manager. The council recently hired Lake as city manager. Until this month, Zacovek also had served in recent years as a part-time administrator to the Downtown Development Authority. Cou...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission on Monday approved a proposal submitted by the Michigan Baseball Congress, which wants to use Randa Field for its adult baseball league. The city field, which the league hopes to use as of the spring of 2025, is near the iconic “Big Indian” and the Norrie Amateur Sports Club Inc. City manager Paul Anderson said that the congress approached him about a month ago with the “unique opportunity.” “We noted that it does need some significant work in order to pl...
