Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — A scavenger hunt is underway in northern Iron County. Participants have until Aug. 11 to attempt to solve a series of clues and visit 11 sites around the northern part of the county. The hunt is designed to promote wellness and show off some of the lesser-known tourist sites in the region. “We wanted to get people outside, (as well as) include the heritage and sites that people might not be aware of,” said Rita Franzoi, the Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce’s events coordinator. “Things...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] BESSEMER - Residents will soon see four Little Free Library boxes at locations around the city of Bessemer, as volunteers plan to complete the work over the next few weeks. "It's a way to get people reading and kids especially," said Cheryl Olsen, a member of the Bessemer Recreation Commission at the Thursday meeting. The four boxes were constructed and painted and the varnishing and lettering is currently underway, said Ron Zaleski, commission...
IRONWOOD — Aurora Street will be blocked off in front of Carnegie Library for a concert event during First Friday’s festivities in Downtown Ironwood. The Four Shillings Short will be performing at the library from 5 to 7 p.m. followed by Josh Davis and May Erlewine singing on the stage of the Historic Ironwood Theatre at 7:30 p.m. “It will be a night full of music,” Lynne Wiercinski, director of the library said. Four Shillings Short plays traditional music from the Celtic lands, medieval and renaissance Europe, India and the Americas. “They a...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Lake Road will close starting Monday at Little Girl's Point while a culvert is replaced. The Gogebic County Road Commission announced Wednesday the road will be closed between the day parking area and the boat launch at the Point. Barry Bolich, the road commission manager, said the box culvert being replaced wasn't one of the ones destroyed in the July 2016 storm that caused numerous washouts on Lake Road at the Point. He said...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - A fair without 4-H is not much of a fair. Around 41 members of 4-H will present more than 250 projects at the Iron County Fair from Friday through Sunday in Saxon, the most in recent memory, said Neil Klemme, the area 4-H director and youth development educator for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension. Members of the Hurley Lucky Clovers, the Iron County Green Team, the Saxon Emerald Knights and the Penokee Range...
SAXON, Wis. - Six people are safe after the U.S. Coast Guard and local personnel rescued them Tuesday after they became stranded on the shores of Lake Superior in northern Iron County. The Ashland County Sheriff's Office contacted the Iron County Sheriff's Office at approximately 5:45 a.m. Tuesday about three adults, three children and a dog stranded on Marble Point. One adult and two of the children were stranded after hiking east along the shore from the Madigan beach area Monday, according...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — It was a blissful afternoon for youth and adults who attended the Butterfly Fun event Tuesday at the Evelyn BeDore Butterfly Garden in Ironwood. “Telling the kids just how important the butterflies are to us is very important,” said Sharlene Schaffer, one of the butterfly park creators. “We just want to let them know the butterflies are here and how important they are in a way that is just having some fun with it.” Kathy Kafczynski, a pro...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — It may be little consolation to the fact Iron County has to borrow close to $1 million, but the loan the Iron County Board of Supervisors approved Tuesday is for less money than what was borrowed last year. The board voted to borrow $947,583 from Chippewa Valley Bank to cover placement costs the county incurred in 2018. “That’s about $300,000 less than last year,” Clerk Michael Saari said. Placement costs relate to a variety of services, but generally cover residents being sent to facilit...
GREENLAND - The Ontonagon County Fair was held Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Adventure Mountain Complex in Greenland. The first Adventure Amateur Idol competition at the Ontonagon County Fair saw many entries and an enthusiastic audience Friday night, according to fair officials. Kaitlyn Gielpse took home the first place and $100. She was followed by Kylee Uotila and third place by Lexie Voigt. The large audience voted for the winners. The fair also sponsored Glitz and Glam Princess...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY, Wis. — Members of the 2009 Hurley High School class reunion wanted to do something meaningful to remember two former students who were lost to suicide and so raised more than $4,000 for the Gogebic Range Suicide Prevention Council. The reunion committee set up a Hurley Class of 2009 Suicide Prevention Mission page at gofundme.com that has so far received $3,400 from 54 people as of Monday, said Jay Aijala, a 2009 graduate. The class r...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] ERWIN TOWNSHIP — Erwin Township residents are now able to purchase federal flood insurance. The township became eligible to participate in the “emergency phase” of the National Flood Insurance Program May 29, according to an announcement of the news. The emergency phase is a community’s initial participation in the program when there are coverage limits in place. Cassie Ringsdorf, a FEMA Region 5 spokesperson, said the emergency phase can mean no flood hazard information is available for a communi...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley K-12 Commons Saturday was full as the community gathered to see the Hurley Education Foundation induct four new distinguished alumni. The foundation's Class of 2019 featured Maj. Gen. Rodney R. Hannula, Phyllis Schlecht, Edward "John" Wiita and Mike Fauerbach. For each of the four inductees, there were introductory remarks about their background before the inductee or a family member gave their remarks. The speeches made clear...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MERCER - When most people think of gardens, they envision flowers and vegetables, but five properties in a Saturday garden show in Mercer illustrated just how many other elements can be incorporated to create an artistic effect. The Woods and Blooms Garden Club sponsored the self-guided event, complete with maps, in part to share the beauty of each site and in part to raise funds for the club's causes. The property of Carol and Darrell Swearingen on...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] HURLEY — The streets of Hurley were packed as the smell of food and the sound of music by Shawn Kitto and Ray Haapala drew in crowds of people during St. Mary’s Church Bazaar on Sunday. Nancy Sturgul, chairperson for the bazaar committee, said the event is the church’s largest fundraiser of the year. The money raised goes to help people throughout the community as well as items needed for the church, she said. “We try to help where we can,” she said. Dubbed as an old time church social, the event...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] HURLEY - The Highline Corporation held an open house of its production facility on Friday while staff conducted tours of the building's 20,000 square foot factory which also doubles as a community rehabilitation program center. Donna Reinerio, CEO of Highline, said the corporation started in 1966 by local businessmen who foresaw a need in the area for a vocational rehabilitation training center. "They knew their was a need for people with...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Early last year, there was a recognition among local citizens that younger athletes at Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 School were not getting enough practice in their chosen sport. Mark Lane, the school's athletic director, told the Daily Globe that it was "tough" to give every level of students the attention they needed when he and other coaches had to prioritize varsity-level athletes. He estimated that at least half of the school's nearly 300...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday he is looking for applicants interested in filling Patrick Madden’s seat as Iron County Circuit Judge. Madden died unexpectedly in his sleep while at his home on July 9. He served on the bench for 33 years, starting as an appointee himself after Gov. Anthony Earl appointed him in June 1986 to replace retiring judge John Varda. Gary Carlson, of Medford, is serving as a reserve judge for the county until Evers appoints Madden’s replacement. Whoev...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The 2019 Stock and Junior National Championships ended late Thursday morning just as a growing breeze began to be an issue on Wakefield’s Sunday Lake. “It was quite windy and rough,” said Jay Fox of Bay City, who was among final participants in a memorial race in honor of the late James “Jimmer” Hagerl of Cloquet, Minn., a former championship winner who died last year of cancer. Fox said his particular race felt “more like a marathon.” Wi...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] KIMBALL, Wis. - A group of volunteers gathered at the Kimball town park Wednesday for a work bee to touch up the area. The grassroots group Northern Iron County Engaged Residents, or NICER, organized the event that consisted of primarily giving several of the picnic tables and benches in the park a fresh coat of paint. "I think it really spruces up the area. Kimball Park is a beautiful spot to come down, listen to the water of the Montreal River rus...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners approved receiving a grant for an addition to the Iron Belle Trail during Wednesday evening’s meeting. Paul Anderson, an engineer for Coleman Engineering Company, presented the board with details for the trail extension from Bessemer to Ramsay. “There’s a lot of layers and complexities to this agreement through the attachments that I have provided to basically protect the county board (and) their interests in this project,” he said. The total cos...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MADISON, Wis. — The state legislature’s Joint Finance Committee approved purchasing an easement to open access on over 14,000 acres of land in Iron County Tuesday — at $500,000 less than expected. If approved, the conservation and access easement would give the public access to 14,352 acres of land owned by the Keweenaw Land Association in the towns of Carey, Knight and Mercer. The state’s Natural Resources Board approved purchasing the easement using $4.8 million from the state’s Knowles-N...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY, Wis. — A group of youth became skilled ‘bubbleologists’ on Wednesday as part of the Hurley Public Library’s summer library program. The session was taught by Annie McDonnell, a naturalist at the North Lakeland Discovery Center in Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin. The kids got a brief lesson before making their own bubbles inside and then went outside for some giant bubble-making art. “We talked about bubbles and where they are found in nature...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Qualifying races on Tuesday served as an opener for the 2019 Stock and Junior National Championships taking place this week on Sunday Lake in Wakefield. During the event, Eddy Park has taken on a new culture, with rows of small, colorful tents and resting boats that feature nicknames such as "Dadeo the Mad Polock" or "Brother Thunder." A running commentary on each race division blared from a loudspeaker as race participants, crew, family and fr...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD — Citizen’s Tempers flared during Ironwood’s City Commission meeting on Monday. Ironwood resident Paul Grbavcich expressed his dissatisfaction on how he feels city officials have not addressed Ironwood’s water quality. “You did not answer these people’s questions, you were not prepared, you people don’t care,” he said. “You people do not care about this water.” Grbavcich referenced a water quality workshop on July 9 which he said the citizens were ignored and not allowed to voice their conce...
