Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield City Council on Monday renewed a five-year state trunkline maintenance contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation. The approval was addressed via the passage of Resolution 265, which covers the maintenance period of Oct. 1, 2019 through Sept. 30, 2024. The state defines a trunkline highway as “a road, highway or freeway under the jurisdiction of the department, and usually designated with an M, US, or I preceding the route number.” State trunklines in this regio...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — Three speakers from different backgrounds and circumstances regarding suicide all shared a similar message that depression is not a dead end and that help is there for anyone who reaches out. “We want to make sure that we are tearing down that shroud, and that it’s not shameful or a sign of weakness if you’re suffering from depression to reach out for help,” said Pat Gallinagh, president of the Gogebic Range Suicide Prevention Council, the event co-sponsor of the sixth annual Break the...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - The cool weather proved perfect for around 135 mountain bike riders who participated in the Copper Peak Trails Fest on Saturday in Ironwood. With 7-mile sport race and 16-mile expert race courses navigating the Black River and ascending nearly 600 feet to the Copper Peak ski flying jump, the riders would have overheated in hot weather, said Paul Anderson, race director. The downhill ride was fast and winding with jumps and bridges, he...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — A fundraiser for the Ironwood dog park yields many benefits, according to organizers. H.O.P.E. Animal Shelter and Friends of Miner’s Memorial Heritage Park hosted the second Hound Dog Hike event with proceeds going to maintenance and improvements of Iron King Dog Park at the corner of East Ayer and Bonnie streets in Ironwood. For a donation, dogs and owners walked from the dog park to nearby Miner’s Memorial Heritage Park on Sunday morni...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER - Tourists, as well as locals, will have an easier time finding key sites in Bessemer, thanks to new location maps and wayfaring signs now standing around the city. The signs, which were installed in recent weeks, were the result of a 2018 First Impressions Tourism Grant for $2,000 from the Western Upper Peninsula Development Region. The money, which was matched by an additional $2,000 from Bessemer's Downtown Development Authority, made it possib...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] HOUGHTON — Summertime camps are a popular way to keep students busy when off school. Eliza Stone, a senior at Bessemer High School, attended one of the camps offered by Michigan Technological University this past summer and remembers it fondly. Stone attended the Women in Automotive Engineering program at Michigan Tech, which focuses on introducing young women to the fields of electrical and mechanical engineering within the automotive industry. The program is competitive entry, and this year there w...
HURLEY — The Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension is once again offering a master gardener class. Horticulture educator Darrin Kimbler is offering a Level 1 master gardener training in Hurley beginning Oct. 15. The classes will be held at the Iron County courthouse, according to the program announcement, and runs through Feb. 4. “A master gardener volunteer is an individual who serves (the) community as UW-Extension volunteer educator assisting people with horticultural projects and problems,” Kimbler said. “Potential master gardene...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] OMA, Wis. - For the first time in close to two months drivers are able to use County G in Oma after the road reopened Thursday. A section of the road had been closed since July 8 as a bridge was built where County G crosses the outlet of Long Lake, approximately 8 miles east of U.S. 51. Although the road has reopened to traffic, Iron County Highway Commissioner Mike Swartz said Wednesday some shoulder and striping work will still be completed over...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - A week of activities designed to welcome students and encourage social interaction included Pizza with the President on Thursday at Gogebic Community College. Students streamed through Aces Lounge during lunch hour to meet GCC President George McNulty, who handed out pizza and soft drinks together with Dayle Jackson, director of student outreach and engagement. It was a different way to connect with students by serving them in the...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER— The Bessemer Parks and Recreation Commission on Thursday approved seeking construction materials to build a gaga pit in Bluff Valley Park. “I’m going to suggest we get the brackets and the lumber and build it ourselves,” said commission member Terry Kryshak, who volunteered to supply his construction expertise. He estimates that the project can be completed for $700, compared to ready-to-assemble kits that can run thousands of dollars. According to gagacenter.com, “gaga is a fast-paced, high-ene...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The ride through downtown Ironwood should be a bit smoother now after two blocks got a new layer of asphalt Wednesday. The resurfacing of one block of East Aurora Street and one block of South Suffolk Street is part of the city's routine street maintenance, according to Ironwood City Manager Scott Erickson. "They mill off the existing asphalt - about two inches - and then they put down a new asphalt surface," Erickson said. The block of...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - Students of Gogebic Community College were treated to a barbecue picnic lunch and a carnival as a socializing event to get better acquainted after two weeks of classes. The Samson Fest started 12 years ago as the campus kickoff event in the fall, said Dayle Jackson, director of student outreach and engagement at GCC. Students can stroll through and enjoy a free lunch while playing some games and interacting with students, staff and...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — Members of the Wakefield Board of Trustees learned Tuesday evening that they are in sound financial status for the foreseeable future. Township Supervisor John Cox said the good news came during a presentation by CPA Karl “Gus” Ahonen of Makela, Pollack and Ahonen, PLLC in Ironwood. In a Wednesday phone call with the Globe, Cox said the “mini audit” showed a total fund balance of $521,836. “That’s a very healthy financial picture for the township,” said Cox in echoing Ahonen’s report...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Nearly six months after sustaining damage due to a heavy snow load, work to replace Ironwood Township's gymnasium roof is underway. The roof has withstood Upper Peninsula winters for decades, said Terry Hannu, the contractor with Ruotsala Concrete Construction LLC. It was still doing the job until March 11, when two of the supporting trusses cracked under the weight of 5 feet of drifting snow, he said. "It overloaded the roof,"...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER - At a regular meeting on Tuesday evening, Bessemer city council members addressed Colby Hill Road repairs and Moore Street sewer work. The council voted to approve $39,452 worth of repairs on Colby Hill Road, most of which will be funded by $30,000 worth of grants from the state and from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The city will cover the remaining cost. The Colby repair will consist of adding four inches of gravel to the current sur...
HURLEY, Wis. — A Hurley man was named as having the winning 50/50 ticket from Saturday’s Festival Italiano, according to a Tuesday announcement from the Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce. The winner announced is Nathan Conhartoski. “Thank you to everyone who came out and celebrated all things Italian with food, vendors, game, live music music and more,” said Rita Franzoi, the chamber’s marketing director and events coordinator, in the announcement. The chamber also announced that the next Festival Italiano is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 5,...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The organizers of the Superior Riders' annual lighted bike parade are inviting the public to come out both to participate and watch this year's ride. The parade starts at 8 p.m. Friday in front of Cold Iron Brewing on Lowell Street and will travel a little over 3 miles through the city. "We tried to put it down a bunch of streets this year so people can hopefully come out and watch, see what it looks like," said Sam Davey, one of the...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - A Saturday open house at Wakefield's VFW Post 9084 drew dozens of people who enjoyed burgers and hot dogs while sipping cool drinks on a brand new patio next to Sunday Lake. "It really turned out nice," said post quartermaster Brad Wakefield, who noted the level of attendance was great, given that the VFW was competing with other events during the long weekend to celebrate Labor Day. Wakefield credited the lion's share of event-organizing to...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — It was estimated the Ontonagon Labor Festival Parade Sunday broke all records with crowds three and four deep along River Street. Perfect weather and a reputation for “home-grown, special floats” added to the enthusiasm of the crowd. The three stage float of the Norwich Country Club won the float competition at the Ontonagon Labor Day Festival Parade. The country club float was titled the Summer of 1969. The first part was titled Peace and Love with its Woodstock theme. The second depicted the m...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - After two decades there will be a change of instructors in the construction technology program at Gogebic Community College. Ray Niemi, a contractor who ran the GCC program, has retired. He has elected to stay on for a month to transition the programs over to Dennis Beaudette, who was approved as the construction technology instructor in the GCC building trades department on Monday. Beaudette, of Wakefield, will teach the classroom...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The community got its first chance to see several of the designs the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is considering for the U.S. 2/U.S. 51 interchange in Hurley Wednesday — including the possibility of building a roundabout. The public had the opportunity to provide feedback on three basic designs — rebuilding a modified version of the current overpass design, converting the interchange to a T-intersection with a stop sign on U.S. 51, or a roundabout. Representatives from WisDO...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Range Suicide Prevention Council will host the sixth annual Break the Silence, Walk Through the Pain event on Saturday, Sept. 7, at 10 a.m., at Gogebic Community College. “We call it an awareness and support event,” said organizer Pat Gallinagh. “It’s certainly not a fundraising event. Everything is free, there is no cost to registration no cost for the social hour, the only thing is if they want a T-shirt it’s $10 and that’s pretty cheap by most standards.” The idea is to raise awa...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - Little things can make a big difference. Students who were midway through the first week of classes lined up for free sno cones on Wednesday at Gogebic Community College. It was a welcome back activity, said Dayle Jackson, director of student outreach and engagement at GCC. "We've got a sno cone machine, so hey!" Jackson said. This is a lot different than high school, she said. Outreach and engagement staff address things like...
