Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] WATERSMEET — The Michigan county land auction for Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties will be held at noon CDT on Saturday at the Northern Waters Casino in Watersmeet. Lisa Hewitt, treasurer for Gogebic County, said the county recommends “doing your homework” before purchasing any property, but she added when properties are sold through the foreclosure process most liens are discharged, except IRS and other liens filed by governmental agencies. She directed inter...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Road repairs are progressing in Wakefield Township, but there seems to be no shortage of continuing problems. Township supervisor John Cox made that clear at a Tuesday evening meeting of the township board of trustees. Cox, who is also the board chair, said some projects already have been addressed, such as general patchwork, culvert repair on Blackjack Road, and improvement of the intersection at Chippewa Drive and Planter Road. Meanwhile, he...
IRONWOOD - The Ottawa National Forest of the U.S. Forest Service on Monday announced plans for a prescribed burn in the Johnson Lake area. The proposed burn of approximately 350 acres of forested land will occur within the next two weeks in the Kenton Ranger District, east of Bond Falls between Forest Road 530 and Forest Road 4500. The burn is dependent upon weather conditions. Signs will be posted in and around the area of the burn. At this time it is not anticipated that any roads will be clos...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Among the invasive species the Gogebic Conservation District works to combat locally is giant hogweed. Locals had a chance to see the plant in bloom Saturday during a tour led by members of the conservation district and the Northwoods Cooperative Weed Management Area. A group of about 12 people gathered at a location on U.S. 2 close to Curry Park and the Gogebic County Fairgrounds to see a blooming giant hogweed and some plants that are o...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield planning commission voted Monday evening to approve progress on a new 180-foot x 90-foot parking lot across from the Gogebic Medical Care Facility. The action came in response to two letters dated July 25, one from Mark Ahonen, director of maintenance and service support at GMCF, and one from site contractor Paul Luppino, who is president of Angelo Luppino, Inc. in Iron Belt, Wis. “This lot will be located directly to the northwest of the facility, across North Street from the...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - A unique ceremony was held Saturday at the graveside of a Civil War veteran in Lake View Cemetery in Saxon. More than 100 people watched as five members of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - Old Abe Camp 8 post near Appleton, honored Chester Huntsinger, who passed away in 1914 as Iron County's last surviving Union veteran of the Civil War. Members of the area American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Vietnam...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - The town of Saxon was the hot place to be this weekend as the Iron County Fair drew crowds from around the region. "(The fair) went really well. We were blessed with beautiful weather all three days," said Cortney Ofstad, the fair's marketing coordinator. "Our attendance Friday was excellent with our Five Dollars after Five promotion. We had great, great attendance yesterday - the carnival was as packed as I've ever seen it ... lots...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — A Saturday evening “Music in the Park” event was a huge success next to Wakefield’s Sunday Lake, thanks to a light-hearted crowd of folks who enjoyed each other’s company, along with a live band and balmy temperatures. The Wakefield Chamber of Commerce sponsored the four-hour affair in Eddy Park as a fundraiser for the town’s Split Rock Trails that are just east of the park in the former Fink location. The band Flashback was stationed inside of the John Siira Pavilion, on the east side of the...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - The midway wasn't officially open until 6 p.m. Friday, but that didn't stop hundreds of people from coming early to play games, eat food and listen to music at the Iron County Fair. "I really like the fair," said Tate Guenard, 19, of Hurley, who sang the national anthem to open the Iron County Fair. "It's a community happening that brings people together, and makes money for 4-H and the area farms." Guenard has been a singer his...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Although a brief rain shower cut one concert short, there was plenty of music in downtown Ironwood Friday for the city's August First Friday celebration. A section of East Aurora Street was closed off in the evening as people set up lawn chairs or took a seat on the curb to enjoy a performance by Four Shillings Short at the Ironwood Carnegie Library. Comprised of Aodh Og O'Tuama and his wife, Christy Martin, Four Shillings Short...
ONTONAGON — Representatives from Ontonagon County Emergency Management and the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department are working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency following an accidental mercury spill at an abandoned garage and vacant lot in Mass City. “The spill was small, has been contained and is not a threat to the surrounding neighborhood,” said a press release Friday from Michael Kocher, Ontonagon County emergency management coordinator. The incident was first reported to law enforcement on Sunday, according to the relea...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] SAXON - Tables were hosed off by the Saxon/Gurney fire department and animals bathed on Thursday in preparation for Iron County Fair. Brock Swartz, vice president of the fair committee, said the fair is made possible by a collaboration of volunteers, children and local business owners. "This is our big weekend," he said. Forrest Movrich, from California, said his family is friends with the owners of a neighboring farm and was asked if he wanted to sho...
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...
