Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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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...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY, Wis. - Parents and students of the Hurley K-12 School had an open house Thursday to help take the anxiety out of the first day of fall semester classes on Tuesday. Amanda Jewell, Montreal, said she and her daughters going into kindergarten, third and sixth grade, were able to see their class schedules, meet their teachers and find their lockers. "I think it's a great idea," Jewell said. "This is the first time I came and I think it's been...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — When Ironwood teachers returned to their classrooms Tuesday they had some help from the district’s Parent Teacher Organization with the cost of classroom supplies. The PTO made $75 available for classroom supplies, PTO president Clancey Byrne said, for any interested teachers to use as they saw fit. “They say the average teacher spends about $200 of their own money for school supplies,” Byrne told the Daily Globe. “Seventy five dollars doesn’t cover it, but it makes a dent.” Byrn...
SAXON, Wis. — It’s been 3 years, 1 month and 19 days since flooding from the July 11, 2016 storm, destroyed Saxon Harbor. Today, for the first time since that storm, boats will be able to use the harbor’s marina again. The marina’s new docks and boat launches are open for public use, however, county officials are asking visitors to be patient over the next few weeks while some of the final cosmetic work is completed around the marina. “Go down and enjoy, but understand there’s still some work that’s being finished up,” Iron County Forestry...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — In what they called the first step in the process, several Xcel Energy officials provided the Iron County Board of Supervisors with a broad outline of a proposal to reroute transmission lines through northern Iron County Tuesday. The power lines in question run between Ironwood and Ashland, Wisconsin, crossing U.S. 2 near the Saxon Pump substation before crossing the highway again on the Bad River reservation. “(The lines) are nearing the end of their lifespans and they present some cha...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD- Members of the Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department welcomed local citizens to their main street Fire Hall for a Wednesday open house on a cool, pleasant day. The guys offered a light supper, along with an array of equipment on display. Among the items on view was a thermal imaging camera that chief Lou Boetto said could be used to track human beings thrown from a vehicle or lost in a smoky house. "We can also see if there's a fire behind a...
IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College reported Monday that formal notification reaffirming its accreditation status has been received from the Institutional Actions Council of the Higher Learning Commission. GCC has been continually accredited since 1949. A Higher Learning Commission evaluation team visited GCC in April and met with faculty, staff, various committees, trustees and community members. The Institutional Actions Council concurred with the evaluation team's findings that GCC met all...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER — The city of Bessemer has received a $28,000 grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, according to a Tuesday announcement. Targeted for the Bessemer Industrial Park, the grant was awarded through MEDC’s Michigan Build Ready Sites Program, which is part of the corporation’s Site Readiness Improvement Program. “The city is very excited to have the opportunity to develop more robust packets for developers and entrepreneurs to help attract new businesses and jobs to our industrial p...
BESSEMER - The Gogebic Conservation District has a program to locate and control or eradicate Japanese knotweed and multiflora rose, among other invasive plant species, in Ontonagon County and Gogebic counties. The work is being conducted under a Joint Chiefs grant, so named because the funding is made available by the leaders of the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the U.S. Forest Service. Work so far has included development of a brochure titled "A Field Guide to Common Terrestrial...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — The 63rd anniversary of the Ontonagon Labor Day Festival, Aug. 30 through Sept. 1, will feature some changes. The biggest change will be the kiddie parade which will be Saturday, Aug. 31, instead of Labor Day itself. The change will put an emphasis on Maxwell Street Day, with the kids parade, music, sales on the street, lip-sync contest, food and an expanded bed race. Margo Anderson and Tanya Weisinger, festival co-chairs said with large crowds on Maxwell Day, the work that parents and kids put i...
