Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Gogebic Range Trail Authority held an all-terrain vehicle safety course on Saturday at Gogebic Community College. Deborah Fergus, certified Instructor through the Michigan's Department of Natural Resources, stressed to a class of 13 the importance of riding safely and respectively so trails will remain open. "If you go downstate below the bridge, you can not ride like we ride up here," she said. Many roads in the upper peninsula can be...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] HURLEY - Penokee Range 4H Livestock Club hosted a "Haymakers 'n Hotdogs" fundraising event Friday at Cary Mine Market. The event raises money for the club, which in turn is partly used for the "betterment of Iron County's fairgrounds," 4H leader Brock Swartz said. "We have our main show at the market sale," he said. "The kids all display their animals at the fair." The club has installed concrete in the barns to contain any biohazards, he said,...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] MARENISCO — A dozen nature lovers joined an Ottawa National Forest hosted hike to Kakabika Falls on Saturday. The falls is gaining popularity after being selected by the U.S. Postal Service as one of 2019’s ‘Wild and Scenic River’ postage stamps. Ian Shackleford, botanist for the forest service, led a tour down a short trail to where photographer Tim Palmer stood to take his picture of the river back in June of 2013. “I found the very spot,” he said. While walking to the falls, the guide pointed out...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] KIMBALL, Wis. - A two-vehicle crash temporarily closed U.S. 2 in Kimball Friday afternoon. The two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision at around 2 p.m. Friday, Iron County Sheriff Paul Samardich told the Daily Globe, on the highway near Defer Road. Four people were transported by Beacon Ambulance to Aspirus Ironwood Hospital as a result of the crash. The highway had re-opened by 4 p.m. The Iron County Sheriff's Department continues to...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] Bessemer - The auditorium in Bessemer's City Hall filled up fast for Bessemer's Woman's Club Flag Day social on Friday. Barbara Karpus, club secretary and organizer of the social, said the event originated years ago as a way to differentiate themselves from other fundraisers. "A lady who is now deceased, Vivian Paynter and I thought 'Why not have a coffee social on Flag Day,'" she said. "It's a day you can remember, and it went over well." Karpus...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — After seven years of ministering to the spiritual needs of Ironwood Roman Catholics, the Rev. Robb Jurkovich said his next role will be as chaplain of OSF St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group in Escanaba. Jurkovich is pastor of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood. The 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. masses this Sunday will be his last before moving to his next assignment. “I definitely believe there has been an overall growth and strength and love of the faith in this church,” Jurko...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] HURLEY - Outside walls are nearly erected at Hurley K-12 School's Northwoods Manufacturing expansion project and work on the roof deck is expected to take place within a week. The combination of nice weather and contractors doing good work has resulted in no issues and the project is progressing "better then expected," Greg Phillips, construction manager for the school said. "So far everything has gone smoothly and ahead of schedule," he said. In a...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — In a special meeting Thursday, the Gogebic Range Solid Waste Management Authority’s board took steps to fill several unexpected vacancies that disrupted trash collection several weeks ago. Following the departure of two of the authority’s drivers/collectors at the end of the Memorial Day weekend, authority officials said the remaining staff scrambled to complete the garbage routes along with some temporary help they enlisted. “It was rough, but we are back on schedule,” said Administr...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] BESSEMER — Awareness has improved but people are still victimized by scammers that change and adapt with new technology to stay ahead of prevention efforts, according to local law enforcement. “The scam complaints are a fraction of the daily load but they are increasing every day,” said Sgt. Jay Kangas, with the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department. “They are picking up slowly.” Recent scam complaints include the fake IRS calls, where someone threatens negative action including arrest or lawsuits i...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The Oman's Creek boat launch and adjoining parking area was closed to the public this week as workers took soil boring samples on a barge close to shore. The launch was closed Tuesday through today, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, to allow the work to be completed. "This work is part of a site improvement project that is aimed at providing better public access and shoreline erosion control," said James...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - A ceremony to mark the transition of maintaining the garden box at Longyear Park will take place just prior to the Gogebic Range Concert Band concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The "Forget Me Not" flower garden is to honor the memory of people with Alzheimer's Disease. The garden is adjacent to the Mathias Holemo Band Shell in Longyear Park, 299 W. Arch St., in Ironwood. The garden had been cared for by staff and volunteers of Regional Hospice...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners listened to a 2018 audit of the county at its meeting Wednesday evening. Sue Buitenhuis, certified public accountant at Gabridge & Company, said as an auditor, they are responsible to express an opinion on the financial statements of the county. “The financial statements present fairly in all material respects the respective financial position of the governmental activities,” she said. At the close of the fiscal year combined fund balances equaled...
LANSING — The proposed Michigan Department of Corrections' budget that passed the state house Tuesday included language proposing Ojibway Correctional Facility as a potential training site for corrections officers. State Rep. Greg Markkanen, R-Hancock, said Tuesday he added the prison in Marenisco Township to the list of locations being considered for a potential training facility. “The closure of the Ojibway prison devastated the surrounding communities,” Markkanen said in a statement. “Rather than letting the vacant facility continue to dete...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] BESSEMER — Various highway, bridge and street projects in Bessemer this summer are meant to make driving a lot less bumpy, officials said. “The work is to improve the ride quality of the roadway,” said Phil Strong, an engineer with the Gogebic County Road Commission (GCRC). The Michigan Department of Transportation and the GCRC plan to soon start milling an inch-and-a-half of asphalt road surface off the top of U.S. 2, Strong said. The 1.25 mile project will start from where the highway comes...
By Bryan Hellios [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley City Council met Tuesday to raise resident’s water rates by a 3% increase to offset the cost passed on by the city of Ironwood. Robbie Lanctoe, chairperson for the public works, said they have had a lot of phone calls about the “black water.” “Just all the dirty water we’ve had the last three weeks before this and then they (Ironwood) raise it 2.8%,” he said. Lanctoe doesn't know what happened to the water quality in Ironwood and said he even asked them for guidance. “We...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Ironwood Township Board of Trustees approved seeking bids for a sewer project Monday evening. An approximately 180-foot section of the sewer line between GCC Drive and Lake Road needs to be replaced, according to Treasurer Maria Graser. “It’s been an issue now for probably the last 4 years, it’s getting a little bit worse,” Graser reported, adding the line has problems backing up. There had been plans to address the problem a couple years ago, Graser said, but those wer...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield City Council voted Monday evening to double the compensation of campground hosts for the Eddy Park Campground on Sunday Lake. According to city manager Rob Brown, the city in past years has paid the hosts $1 for each reservation generated. As of Monday's vote, that rate now will be $2 per reservation. Jim Anderson was the only council member to vote against the raise, but he said afterward that it was only because he expected the...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] RAMSAY — Recent disruption of garbage pickup to six municipalities has led to the dismissal of two drivers and hiring of their replacements, according to the supervisor’s report of the Bessemer Township Board on Monday. “We have two new hires,” said Jeffery Randall, supervisor of Bessemer Township. “They will be officially sanctioned at a special board meeting Thursday night.” The two former drivers were dismissed from the Gogebic Range Solid Waste Management Authority, the garbage pickup firm...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — Participants of the 13th annual Mercer Lupine Junefest said warm weather and sunshine made for a great event — even if the lupine were not yet in bloom. “This is our seventh year doing it,” said Gail Ondresky, of Mercer. Ondresky completed the shorter 10 mile ride with her 4-year-old grandson in a tandem seat and a 6-year-old granddaughter was made the ride all on her own. Other riders opted for the 28 mile and 50 mile tours. “It’s j...
By Tom LaVenture [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — For groups involved with the fifth Mercer Bird Festival on Saturday, the event has increased its visibility by joining the annual Lupine Junefest at Carow Park. The Bird Festival is a collaboration with the Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce and it’s still a work in progress but is doing well, said Licia Johnson, education director and naturalist at the North Lakeland Discovery Center, which started the birding event five years ago. This is the second year together with the Lupine Junefest. ...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — The 15 women at a firearms training event Saturday expressed a variety of reasons for participating but said they were excited with the opportunity to expand their knowledge, gain some skill and enjoy the company of other women. “I have a fear of guns,” said Tanya Thomas of Ironwood, who attended the fifth annual Ladies-Only Shooting Clinic at Superior Range Shooters’ Club in Ironwood Township, together with her mother, Debra Pate of Iron Mo...
