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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - Christmas is a time when many friends and families gather from near and far, with many returning home for a visit. Traditions often arise - like attending worship, gathering for meals and even last minute shopping for gifts to be exchanged. Tuesday - Christmas Eve - was busy with last minute shoppers visiting local stores up until most of them closed earlier than usual to allow employees to spend time with families. Ron and Mary Ann...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield City Council voted Monday evening to refer the continuing status of the Split Rock Trail Association to the Planning Commission. At issue is a lease that City Manager Rob Brown drafted at the request of SRTA members. As Brown explained in a related communiqué to council members, the city so far has not engaged in any formal terms with SRTA, which officially formed as a nonprofit corporation in 2019 after several years of working to create about three miles of trails in the area f...
By JERRY EDDE Special to the Globe The tiny birds were perched on a limb hanging over Planter Creek Road and I could see the distinct dark "cheek patch" on the females. I wrote PUFI (purple finch) on my scratch pad, when suddenly, they all flew down on the road for some unknown "treat." Sure enough I could then see the deep purplish-red on the breast of the males thus confirming my identification. This was our 22nd Christmas Bird Count on Saturday and it was the first day of winter. It...
IRONWOOD — The ordinance regarding marihuana establishments will have a public workshop before revisions are considered in the new year, according to business of the Ironwood City Commission meeting on Monday. The commission 3-0 approved an amendment that changed the sunset date of Article I, Marihuana Establishments, Sec. 36-6 of the current Ordinance No. 521, Book 5 from Jan. 31 to March 31, 2020. City Commissioners Rick Semo and Joseph Cayer were not present with excused absences. The reason for the amendment is to allow for a workshop with...
ONTONAGON - A new season kicked off last Friday at the Porcupine Mountains Ski Area in Ontonagon, and skiers and snowboarders were more than ready. "So happy to have the hill open," said Sherrie McCabe of Ontonagon, who added on Saturday that she hits the slopes "every chance I get." McCabe's friend, Winnie Huron of Ontonagon, said she was on the hill all day Friday and then returned for more fun the next day. "It's lovely, especially in the gladed runs in the woods," she said. "There's just a...
IRONWOOD - A Saturday morning "Christmas for Kids" event at the Ironwood Township Hall featured a steady line of children waiting for the chance to tell Santa what they hope to receive for Christmas. The Ironwood Township Volunteer Fire Department sponsored the annual event, which included a gift for each child in attendance. "It makes people happy," said Fire Chief Scott Carlson with a big grin. Also available was a light lunch of hot dogs, chips, Christmas cookies and beverages. After time...
IRONWOOD - It would be hard to fit many more people inside the Contrast Coffee in downtown Ironwood Sunday night as a large crowd turned out to see members of the Ewen-Trout Creek acapella choir perform. The group of 13 students performed acapella renditions of a mix of Christmas and pop songs to the approximately 50 audience members in attendance. E-TC music teacher Brad Besonen said the district's choir has 27 members, but using 13 of the more experienced singers makes it easier for the group...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER - When Sandra Genisot accepted a position last year from the Bessemer Area School District, it was not a random decision. "I knew I was supposed to do this," said the Wisconsin native who was hired to start a choir program at the A.D. Johnston Junior and Senior High School in Bessemer. She also teaches vocal music to students in kindergarten and grades one through six at Bessemer's Washington Elementary School. When Genisot first assembled her hig...
Megan Hughes/Daily Globe The Ayer Street Voices perform “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” at their concert Friday night at the Historic Ironwood Theatre. The group, which consists of seventh and eighth grade students, performed a medley of songs that aimed to capture the spirit of the holiday....
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — Christmas may have come early for the animals at the HOPE Animal Shelter as the Ironwood sixth graders collected goods to donate to the Ironwood animal shelter. Shelter staff and one of the shelter's dogs, Gus, visited the sixth graders Friday to thank them for the donations. “It will all be put to good use … it's stuff that we use on an everyday basis, so it's stuff that's needed,” said HOPE director Randy Kirchhoff. He said the shelter takes care of roughly 500 cats and dogs each ye...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — The Mercer Township Board of Supervisors on Thursday voted 4-0 to support a resolution for the Friends of the Mercer Public Library summer landscaping plans. The action was not required but the supervisors wanted public record to show support for the work to create an outdoor reading space, concrete patio and garden area. Town supervisor Eric Snow was not present. “The Friends of the Library are paying for the entire project and we are not asking for anything from the town,” said...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - Officials from four commercial air service companies were in Ironwood Wednesday to compete for the next two-year contract serving Gogebic-Iron County Airport. Gogebic-Iron County Airport operates with Essential Air Service (EAS) funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The subsidies go to airlines that provide commercial passenger service to rural and small-community airports. The air services that outlined EAS service...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] LANSING — State Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan, recently introduced two bills designed to change how the Michigan Department of Corrections closes prisons, requiring the department to consider the potential economic fallout of the closures and holding a public hearing on the decisions. McBroom said the legislation came after the Senate Oversight Committee heard testimony earlier this year from the state’s Office of the Auditor General that the MDOC hadn’t retained sufficient documentation to support the...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The city of Ironwood is awaiting final approval for funding of two projects that improve the Beltline Trail and Curry Park. The Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund board recommended a $38,100 project to renovate campsites at Curry Park. The board also recommended $14,800 for acquisition of approximately 5 acres of railroad grade to extend the in-town Southern Beltline Trail route in Ironwood. The recommendations are now with the state legislature for review as part of the a...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY, Wis. - The Hurley K-12 School auditorium was packed with parents and grandparents of kindergarten through fourth-grade students Wednesday for the annual Christmas concert. The kindergarten through second-grade performed first, with each grade singing a few holiday songs along with some cheerful dancing, jumping and festive props. The third and fourth-grade students followed an intermission with another round of songs and then all the upper...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer City Council voted Monday evening to adopt Ordinance No. 373, which will grant the planning commission greater flexibility in reviewing site plans for accessory structures, including garages, that have not met existing standards. City Manager Charly Loper reported the action to the Globe on Tuesday. In a written report to council members, Loper stated, “As we have a very old community, many of our existing garages are legally non-conforming.” She added that the ordinance will...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] IRONWOOD — Joyful sounds of the Christmas season will continue at the Historic Ironwood Theatre this week. Coming off last weekend’s Community Christmas show and the Luther L. Wright High School band concert on Monday, the holiday hits just keep coming as LLW’s Accent! will perform on the HIT stage on Friday at 7 p.m., followed by the Blue Canvas Christmas show on Sunday at 4 p.m. The Blue Canvas Christmas features the eight-piece house band of the Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua in Bayfi...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MARENISCO — When the Michigan Department of Corrections closed the Ojibway Correctional Facility a year ago in Marenisco Township, it was not because township and county officials had not fought hard to keep it. Beyond local protests, formal gatherings, and written support from other county and state officials, Marenisco Township had sued MDOC on the grounds of not considering the economic impact the closure would have on this region. Marenisco Supervisor Richard Bouvette also noted that the local p...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - An Ironwood woman will serve at least 11 years in prison for starting the fire above the Pines Cafe earlier this year. Hykesha Deshay Martin, 24, was sentenced to 11-50 years for first-degree arson in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday for the August fire above that destroyed the downtown Ironwood restaurant and apartments above it. "You endangered lives, property - and that's just (the tangible things). There are other things that...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] MONTREAL, Wis. - A gentle, scenic snowshoeing and cross country ski trail system doesn't maintain itself and a group of local volunteers say they do it because the trails are special to the community. The nonprofit Penokee Rangers Inc. have sought members and volunteers to help maintain the non-motorized trails following snow events since 1975, said Charlie Zinsmaster, chief of trails. The group maintains the 10 miles of the Historic Montreal Ski...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — When winter arrives Fran Frye and Mark Stoeger leave Appleton, Wisconsin for the slopes of the Upper Peninsula. The two rent a condo and along with season passes they are ski patrol volunteers at Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort. “It’s our first day at Powderhorn but not our first day skiing this year,” Frye said Monday. “We ski patrol at Pine Mountain and we were there a little while yesterday.” The conditions were perfect, sh...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield-Marenisco Board of Education voted Monday night to begin a pass / fail system for foreign language courses, which the curriculum now requires as part of state requirements. The unanimous vote followed an appeal by guidance counselor Mark Lane, who also leads online education at the Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 School in Wakefield. Lane explained that foreign language courses are available only through the Michigan Virtual Learning Res...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] Watersmeet Township — A Wisconsin man died Saturday after his snowmobile struck a downed tree near Watersmeet Township, according to Lac Vieux Desert Tribal Police Department. The crash occurred at 7:30 p.m., on Trail No. 2, according to Sgt. Nick Christ in a phone interview Monday. A tree had fallen on the trail during the day and it went unreported, the rider, a 54-year-old Almond, Wisconsin man was snowmobiling at night and struck the fallen tree, he said. “He died at the scene,” Christ said,...
