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 will offer its first "Coffee with Council" session this morning in the council room of the municipal building in Wakefield. The session will run from 9-11 a.m. with council members Kay Wiita and Dale White available during the first hour and mayor pro tempore Amy Tarro and White available in the second hour. Council members hope that a casual atmosphere and treats will encourage local residents to share their ideas an...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Downtown Art Place held a reception Friday evening to mark the opening of its "Birch" exhibition on display in the concourse of the Historic Ironwood Theatre. The exhibit features 25 people, according to organizer Peg Sandin, who submitted approximately 56 pieces. "Art is alive and well in Ironwood," Sandin told the Daily Globe. "We've had a lot of people here all night. ... It's well attended." Entries came from Minnesota, Wisconsin...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — It may only be a symbolic action, but Iron County will likely join other counties around the state in asking Madison to eliminate the state’s 0% levy cap, after the Board of Supervisors’ finance committee forwarded a resolution on the issue to the full county board Thursday. “What are they going to do if all 72 counties send it in? They’re going to have to take some sort of action,” board member Scott Erickson said, regarding the resolution. “They’ve got to recognize it at least, right?” T...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Kimball man accused of making threats around the area in a pair of Iron County cases was found not competent to stand trial in an Iron County courtroom Thursday. Price County Judge Kevin Klein ruled Robert “Barrel Bob” Gollubske, 82, not competent based on a report from the Wisconsin Forensic Unit, suspending the two criminal cases that were the subject of Thursday’s hearing. “The doctor opines that based upon the current evaluation … the defendant, Robert Gollubske, is presently rende...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] HURLEY - A new logo for the Hurley Northstars was chosen during a rebranding committee meeting Tuesday evening held at Hurley K-12 School. Kevin Genisot, district administrator for the school, said 38 students on the committee narrowed down 36 citizen generated submissions. The group chose a logo which incorporated the letter "H" using font similar to the letterman sweater from 1949. "The one that the committee voted on was the old nostalgic type of b...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Wakefield Township residents with opinions about how best to move the area forward can now share them via a door-to-door survey this month. The township has hired two young men, Austin Ahonen and Niko Hewitt, to conduct the survey as a means to gather data for its new master plan. Thursday was their first day to begin knocking on doors, said township supervisor John Cox, adding the boys will work as a team. Cox said that township board members...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Roughly 50 children participated in Gogebic County 4-H's Summer Day Camp held at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds on Wednesday. Ashley Dennis, 4-H coordinator for the county, said the three day event was planned to offer a variety of activities geared for the younger crowd. "We partnered with a couple organizations each day so that way we can have some fun activities for them," she said. The kids started with tai chi in the morning to learn...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield planning commission voted Monday to approve a garage variance for Kent Leach, who owns property on the corner of Hill Street and Ahola Avenue. The vote occurred directly after a public hearing, and the matter now will be referred to the city council. City Manager Rob Brown and Commissioner Marco Movrich both voted no, and members Marsha Vestich and Dion DelFavero were absent. After the session, Brown told the Globe that, before voting, he would have liked more time to clarify det...
By STEVE NEWMAN [email protected] WATERSMEET — On a sunny summer day, young people in Watersmeet could be found congregating together in school, working to improve their education. Watersmeet’s summer program, termed “summer skills camp,” is a chance for students to catch up and advance their education, according to principal George Peterson. Peterson said he is gratified by the participation in summer, with up to 65 of the 140 students in the school participating over the summer, and over 40 in the building Tuesday. While the main pu...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has released general aid to school districts for the 2019-20 school year. General aid to the Hurley School District this year increased 5.67% or $143,559 from $2.52 million in 2018-19 to $2.67 million in 2019-20. General aid is unlimited financing for general educational programs of school districts, as opposed to categorical aid that is restricted for specific purposes. The increase in the state general aid doesn’t add additional revenue to the b...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] OMA, Wis. - A portion of County Road G in Iron County closed Monday as work got underway building a new bridge. The work is being done where County G crosses the outlet of Long Lake, approximately 7 miles east of U.S. 51. The bridge will replace the two existing culverts, which Iron County Highway Commissioner Mike Swartz said badly needed to be replaced. He said he recognizes the road closure may inconvenience some, but the work couldn't be...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD — Members of Ice Crystals Figure Skating Club and Polar Bear Hockey sought information about the status of the Pat O’ Donnell Civic Center from Ironwood’s City Commission during Monday night’s meeting. Mat Sommer, board member of the civic center and youth hockey league, said the closure of the civic center is affecting both clubs. “I cannot stress enough how important this building is to us as club members and taxpayers,” he said. Robin Phillips, president of the Ice Crystals, said the cl...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Women's Club room was filled to capacity Monday evening during a city commission workshop to address the quality of water in Ironwood. Ironwood City Manager Scott Erickson said the city's water system was built in the early 1900's and served close to 20,000 customers during the "hay-day" of ironwood's mining days. "Now we're serving about 5,200," he said adding that the issue is water quality versus water clarity. Separating...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON - The Ontonagon Village Council acting as the Zoning Board of Appeals Monday held a public meeting and later approved a small campground to be located on the Ontonagon River. Keith Penagor, Ontonagon, proposed a three site campground for Tiny Houses, RV's and tents on his property which has 219 feet of frontage on the Ontonagon River. His lot is 1.4 acres but the zoning regulation allows campgrounds as a conditional use and requires a minimum lot...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Ironwood Township became the latest Gogebic County community to ban recreational marijuana businesses after the board of trustees passed Ordinance 57 Monday. “This does not … permanently shut the door (to future commercial businesses),” Clerk Mary Segalin said. “This (discussion) could be reopened after the state comes and gives us their full rules and regulations. But, from here until then, this is prohibiting recreational establishments from opening doors. “This does not me...
WATERSMEET - The region's Fourth of July celebrations concluded on a sunny, warm Saturday with a full schedule of events in Watersmeet, which offered a parade, picnic, and fireworks, along with numerous activities. The parade route along U.S. Hwy. 45 featured flags posted on intermittent light poles, with people lining the street on both sides for a procession led by local veterans. "Yooper Pride" was the parade theme, which was boldly expressed by Nordine's Plaza in Watersmeet, which won first...
GREENLAND TOWNSHIP - Residents from Greenland and surrounding communities gathered at Stenson Park on Saturday to celebrate the independence of America. Greenland's Forth of July committee coordinators, Sue Turin and Trisha Mcintyre, organized the event so anybody can participate. "It's open to everybody," Turin said. "It's not just a community event." The festivities started with a walk, roll or run followed by cornhole tournament and a kickball game which had eight teams vying for the top...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — Members of the Wakefield Township board may use a state option of shared costs to address problem roads within township boundaries. According to Wakefield Township supervisor John Cox, board members discussed the possibility at their Tuesday evening meeting this week. “We’re looking at special assessment districts as a way to fund roads,” said Cox, who declined to share any roads under consideration at this time. An article on the website of the Michigan Townships Association defines a speci...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] Marenisco’s fireworks postponed on Thursday were planned for Friday as Fourth of July festivities continue tonight with food and beverages being served in Mercer’s Carow Park followed by fireworks over Grand Portage Lake at dusk. As the celebration continues, people are checking their pockets, wallets, purses or anywhere else which could contain the winning ticket for a number of 50-50 drawings around the area. The winning numbers for Bessemer are 6899 and this year’s jackpot is $36,996, up $2,31...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MARENISCO - The final day of 4th of July activities in Marenisco included a well-received picnic lunch in the pavilion of Lake Gogebic County Park on Friday. The relaxed crowd enjoyed a free picnic lunch, including brats grilled by Marenisco Township trustee Dave Hagen, whose wife, Sally, was nearby. "It's nice today," said Hagen of the day's balmy weather. "Good brats, too." Afterward, kids played wiffle ball on the neighboring lawn under the direction o...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER - An extended thunderstorm late Thursday afternoon did nothing to dampen the spirits of persons viewing or participating in that evening's 4th of July parade on the main street of Bessemer. Some sprinkles fell off and on during the event, but few people noticed and nobody cared. At least a couple viewers wore garbage bags rather stylishly in a spontaneous effort to stay dry. Most folks, however, were decked out in patriotic versions of hats sungla...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] MERCER, Wis. - The rain held off long enough for Mercer to hold its Fourth of July parade downtown Thursday and an afternoon of food and games at Carow Park, but the evening's fireworks were postponed until Saturday at dusk due to a line of thunderstorms that moved through later in the day. In the morning, people lined both sides of main street to watch the parade on the theme, "America to the Moon and Back: 50 Years" to acknowledge the first...
