Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER — The Bessemer Public Library will host its eighth annual Gingerbread House building and decorating event in the Bessemer City Hall’s auditorium on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. The library will hold a second helping of the event on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 10 a.m. to noon, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ironwood, on the corner of Margaret Street and Lake Road. “It’s free and it’s open to kids of all ages, from the littlest ones to teenagers, and whole families,” said library director Melissa Lupino. “It’s not a competition, it...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — Several members of the Sno-Goers snowmobile club attended the town of Mercer Board of Supervisors meeting Thursday, to advocate for improvements to a road that will allow a new trail segment. Residents had complained that snowmobilers were using a portion of Lake Shore Drive that linked trails, leaving snow that eventually created poor driving conditions and damage to the road surface, said John Sendra, board chair. The water also pools in the spring, he said. “There is rel...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] MERCER, Wis. - A Mercer official has spent the better part of a year updating the records of a 110-year-old town cemetery. Opal Roberts, who has been an Iron County Board Supervisor since 2008, was appointed the Mercer cemetery sexton following her election to the Mercer Town Board of Supervisors in April. Roberts said she was familiar with the cemetery as the Mercer town clerk from 2003-2013. As sexton, however, she became apparent of problems...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Luther L. Wright K-12 School's cafeterias were extra crowded during lunch Wednesday as the district hosted the first of this year's holiday meals. During the meals, parents and grandparents could join their children for a meal during the school day. "It's good. We get a good turnout with parents," Food Service Director Mary Hampston Kusz said, regarding the meals. The menu this year features different food each meal - including...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — A gas leak resulted in a brief evacuation of the city of Ironwood Memorial Building on Wednesday morning. When staff arrived to open the building there was a smell of gas, said Karen Gullan, Ironwood city clerk. As a precaution the building was evacuated as staff called Xcel Energy at around 8 a.m., she said. Gullan said the staff were aware that a previous gas leak incident originated from the American Legion Post 5 room in the building. “It was the first place we looked,” Gullan said....
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Snowmobile season in Gogebic County started on Sunday, and it is expected to start in Iron County on Thursday at 8 a.m. That means drivers of such machines have months of riding ahead until trails close in the spring. On Tuesday evening, however, members of the Wakefield Township Board of Trustees were reminded not everyone appreciates the noise associated with the operation of these vehicles. According to Township Supervisor John Cox, that's...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — The boards, commissions, committees and councils that run the city of Bessemer gathered Tuesday night to discuss their efforts over the past year and what they hope to accomplish in 2020. “I think it went well,” Mayor Adam Zak told the Daily Globe after the meeting. “A lot of the ideas expressed here will be great for Bessemer, and it seems like everybody, in some facet … talked about the same things amongst themselves. Now it’s a matter of trying to get together and make it happen.” Re...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Michigan State Police say they are concerned about a recent rise in area residents falling victim to scams. People most often call law enforcement about a possible scam, and they should, said Det. Sgt. Glenn Gauthier of the MSP Wakefield Post. Unfortunately, more people recently are calling after having been scammed for hundreds or thousands of dollars, he said. “We get quite a few calls from citizens regarding scams,” Gauthier said. “People from all walks of life and all educati...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - The second storm of the week brought about 20.1 inches of new snow to the west and northwest of Ironwood over the weekend, said Taylor Prislovsky, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Marquette. The highest total for the Upper Peninsula was 28.2 inches about three miles east of Rapid River in Delta County, he said. The Climate Prediction Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — Home Town Christmas in Ontonagon has become a favorite way to welcome the holidays to Ontonagon over the last 19 years. The festival starts Thursday and ends with a big parade and a visit by Santa Claus Sunday. In between there are dances, games, sales, crafts and Christmas contests. A Christmas concert at the Christian Center kicks off the festivities Thursday at 7 p.m. Friday brings open houses at various business places and the judging of business and residential Christmas lighting. Business i...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] DULUTH — A Chicago man who was sentenced to federal prison for dealing heroin in Bessemer in 2016 was arrested late last month in Duluth, in what authorities there say may be the biggest fentanyl seizure in Minnesota this year. Raymond Valentino Bowser, 35, was one of two men arrested Nov. 21 in Duluth during an undercover operation, according to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Denzel Lavon Hale, 29, of Duluth was also arrested. In addition to the arrests, BCA Superintendent Drew E...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD - Despite a winter storm stirring, locals and tourists packed the Historic Ironwood Theatre on Saturday night to watch the latest Warren Miller film called "Timeless." Before the film even began, shrieks, howls and giggles filled the room and the balcony as emcee Mark Silver announced winners of prizes funded by sponsors. Volunteers then tossed the prizes across the theatre to gleeful recipients. A short trivia game then ensued, with questions abo...
By KIM E. STROM [email protected] BESSEMER - The Citrus Bowl Dancers of the Platinum Dance Studio of Bessemer are one step closer to realizing a dream after Saturday's spaghetti fundraiser. Eight local girls from the dance studio will perform at the Citrus Bowl halftime show in Orlando, Fla. New Year's Day 2020 as the result of a lot of hard work and fundraising. "We're all pretty close to what we need," said dancer Alexa Jilek of the funds being raised for each girl to go. The last...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Erwin Township Hall took on a second life as a bakery Saturday, with loads of cookies, other treats, and holiday wreaths for sale. Hot cider and coffee also were available. The event was a fundraiser for the Erwin Township Historical Society, a nonprofit organization that just formed last summer. The setting was apt since the township hall used to be the repository of the region’s historical artifacts, which include items from pioneer homes and former mines, etc., along with thousands of...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — Hurley K-12 School students have a head start on careers thanks to programs that allow for early college study and school-to-work opportunities. High school students can spend part of the day taking classes online, or attending classes at area colleges so that they can work afternoons with a partnering company in the community, said Kevin Genisot, school administrator. “These collaborations with area businesses present opportunities to pre...
By KIM E. STROM [email protected] A general consensus of three businesses - one each in Wakefield, Bessemer and Ironwood - showed sales were up from last year's Black Friday. "It's been tremendous," said Karen Stevens, the owner of The Leather and Gift Shop in Bessemer, regarding sales during Black Friday's shopping day. "It was really busy," said Nanette Paquette, who owns Nanette's Knits and Gifts in Wakefield. "We're fully stocked. It's been busier this year. There were lots of...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] As the calendar turns from November to December, local school districts are busy preparing for their annual winter concerts. Districts in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties, as well as Iron County in Wisconsin, will host concerts in the coming weeks. Bessemer kicks things off this year with its junior high and high school concert Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. in the A.D. Johnston gymnasium. The district’s fifth, sixth, junior high and high school band concert is scheduled for 4 p.m. Dec. 14 in the A.D. Johnston g...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — As they have since the tradition started, local skiers will likely fill the Historic Ironwood Theatre this weekend as the theater screens Warren Miller’s latest film, “Timeless.” The movie will start at 7 p.m. Saturday, with doors and the theater’s bar opening at 6 p.m. The annual debut of the latest Warren Miller film is seen by many as the unofficial start of the local ski season, something Warren Miller independent promoter Dan Tregembo said has definitely taken place in Ironwood sinc...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - A new St. Vincent De Paul cookbook offers a glimpse of the culinary diversity of the western Upper Peninsula while raising money for a good cause. People associated with the three St. Vincent De Paul conferences of Ontonagon, Bessemer and Ironwood submitted 300 recipes that were combined into this first cookbook project of the organization and now available at the three St. Vincent De Paul locations, the food pantries and Our Lady of...
By KIM E. STROM [email protected] BESSEMER - Over 200 people were served a free Thanksgiving dinner Thursday at the Bessemer VFW Post 3673 in Bessemer. This is the third year the event has taken place, according to organizer Donna Frello. This year, they took 229 reservations, but there was plenty for seconds and even for containers to go. "There were only three chairs left in the whole room," said Frello. "We turned down whole parties at the last minute. There's only so many we can fit...
BESSEMER - Thursday's Thanksgiving dinner will likely be extra special for a Caspian family after Gogebic County Judge Anna Talaska finalized the adoption of two brothers Tuesday afternoon - which happens to also be Adoption Day in Michigan. Colton Earle Houghtaling, 10, and Chase Joseph Houghtaling, 6, sat in the Bessemer courtroom with their new mom, Tina Houghtaling, as the formal process was completed before the family and court staff enjoyed cake to celebrate them joining their "forever fam...
MERCER, Wis. - The recycling committee of the Mercer Lioness Club has discovered a win-win situation for all when it comes to old Christmas lights. The lights can be recycled for the metal inside which can be reused, Habitat for Humanity of Wausau collects them and gets paid by the pound for them, and the lights stay out of the landfills. "We take all sizes of stringed holiday lights. You can recycle new, used or non-working holiday lights," said Martha Pierpont, president of the Mercer Lioness...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission on Monday 4-0 approved a preliminary engineering report for the city’s pump station and water filtration improvements. Commissioner Joseph Cayer was not present with an excused absence. SEH (Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc.) of Minneapolis, was awarded a $45,000 contract as the recommended firm among five engineering firms that specialize in water infrastructure and that replied to the request for proposals, said city manager Scott Erickson. The proposals amo...
