Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - Iron County was recently represented at an international conference, as members of the Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension Office and a Hurley student presented on ways the county has involved its youth in community development projects. The Community Development Society and National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals 2017 conference held in Big Sky, Mont., ended Wednesday. "We were there for the project we did in October with the trailhead designs,"...
LANSING - The Michigan House of Representatives passed its version of Senate Bill 76 Thursday, which funds Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund projects across the state, including several in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties. Rep. Scott Dianda, D-Calumet, praised the bill's passage, which would provide funding for 11 projects in his 110th Congressional District. "I am excited to announce these projects, and eager to see this work start in communities throughout House District 110," Dianda said...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Ironwood Township Planning Commission approved a special use permit for a new gravel pit following a public hearing Thursday. The pit, which will be operated Angelo Luppino Inc., is located off Black River Road, near Maple Creek, north of Copper Peak. Township zoning administrator LeRoy Johnson said while one party expressed concern about road easements in connection with the pit, the commission’s jurisdiction doesn’t include the roads surrounding gravel pits — leading to the permit’s approval. While there a number of...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — Gogebic County residents who need money to pay their taxes are again offered help through the Step Forward program, according to county treasurer Sue Pertile. She told the county board Wednesday the program is again available to help homeowners by offering interest-free loans of up to $30,000 to cover delinquent property taxes, mortgage payments and condominium association fees. The loans are forgivable at 20 percent each year, as long as the property remains the homeowner’s primary res...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer Historical Society Thursday heard from Dick Steiger of a recent donation the society received. Steiger said Jim Maccani gave the society an old ledger from the Sylvania Club, near Watersmeet. Without digging into the new historical artifact yet, some names leapt off the pages of the tome. A.D. Johnston, the namesake of the school in Bessemer, was one of the initial investors and a frequent guest at the club. Henry Ford also stayed and left his name in the ledger. Looking at t...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - If anyone happened to notice a large number of people wearing purple in Iron County Thursday, it wasn't some strange coincidence, rather the employees of the Iron County Human Services Department and other community partners wore the color to mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. In Wisconsin, elder abuse applies to anyone over the age 60 being physically, sexually or emotionally abused, as well as those being neglected or financially...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer Women's Club hosted a "Benefit Coffee Social" in the auditorium of the city hall in Bessemer Wednesday afternoon. The club has been in existence for 98 years, spending that time raising money for scholarships, the library, books, and other donations for local causes, said Sue Abelman. The "Flag Day" social itself has been going on for 25 years, said Barbara Karpus, chairperson. Abelman said they had about 100 people visit the...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] ERWIN TOWNSHIP — The Erwin Township Board of Trustees updated the township fee schedule Wednesday. The board addressed several fees, including introducing a scale for the cost of a special use permit. Whereas permits were previously $600, they will now cost between $250 and $600 depending on the costs the township has for notifying neighbors and holding a hearing as required by the permits. Township Supervisor Larry Grimsby said the goal of the fee should be to cover township costs, while not i...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday approved an employees’ pay and classification study on a 5-1 vote. The study will be done by the MGT Consulting Group at a cost of up to $26,715. The study will attempt to determine department employee salary structures, including recommendations for raises. The board’s personnel and negotiating committee voted May 31 to begin the study. Jeff Wasley, of Ironwood, who cast the lone no vote Wednesday, said, “I’m not sure this study wil...
PERRYSBURG, Ohio - Kay Burzinski, 81, of Toledo, passed away June 10, 2017, at Heartland of Perrysburg Nursing Home. She was born in Pence, Wis., the oldest of Anton and Catherine Calvi's two daughters. In 1953, Kay graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley, Wis., and headed to the University of Wisconsin's Madison campus to study music. Four years later, she graduated from the university Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Music degree, and started her career teaching elementary music in...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Even though area schools are out for the summer, Ironwood Area Schools' Food Service program is hard at work on the district's summer lunch program. Ironwood Food Service Director Mary Hampston Kusz said over 200 students attended Tuesday's meal at Ironwood's Depot Park, enjoying not only a nutritious lunch but also an activity that gets them out of the house. "During the school year, they have a place to go and a place to meet that has...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley City Council on Tuesday approved a parcel purchase for the non-motorized Iron Belle Trail. The deal had been negotiated over many months. The council agreed to pay $5,000 to Canadian National for the small parcel. Mayor Joe Pinardi praised city attorney Ray O’Dea for getting the railroad to come down on its original asking price of $22,000. A grant from the Gogebic Range Health Foundation will cover the $5,000, Pinardi noted. The city will send in $1,000 in advance for the par...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — An Ironwood man was sentenced to prison Tuesday in Gogebic County Circuit Court. Kevin Russell Schuelke, 44, was sentenced to between 29 months and 60 months in prison for the felony charge of arson-preparation to burn. Schuelke was also sentenced to 93 days in jail for domestic violence and between 16 and 24 months for resisting and obstructing officers, however, Gogebic County Prosecutor Nick Jacobs said the sentences all run concurrently — meaning Schuelke will serve the sen...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Michigan Department of Treasury delivered its long-awaited report on the discrepancies with Ironwood Township’s 2015 audit to the township’s Board of Trustees Monday. The department’s investigation — which led to a criminal investigation into former treasurer Jyl Olson-DeRosso’s alleged embezzlement of township funds — included a total of 15 findings regarding the township’s water and sewer, trust and agency and tax collection funds. The state report shed some light into how...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] UPSON, Wis. — A man clad only in his boxer shorts was hospitalized Sunday after he was found by a volunteer trail worker near Upson. Joe Kravetz, of Ironwood, a North Country Trail Heritage Chapter volunteer, was returning to his home from a trail work outing when he found the pantsless, confused man around 2 p.m. “I talked with the man briefly as they stopped to let the man use my cell phone. Evidently, what happened was the man lost his backpack and pants while trying to cross a river. The keys to...
By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield City Council held a public hearing during their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday night. The hearing addressed the 2017-2018 budget as well as the .44 percent increase in property taxes. The council heard from members of the public, primarily regarding clarification of the tax increase. Paul Anderson of Coleman Engineering was present at the meeting to update the council on the Maria Lane Street Improvement project. There was a bid from Angelo Luppino, Inc. to c...
By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT [email protected] MERCER - Despite the intermittent rain, there was a large turnout for this year's 11th annual Lupine Junefest at Carow Park in Mercer. The bike tour winds through some of the area's most pristine back-country roads scattered with the iconic purple lupine flowers. There are four route options for bikers to choose from, 10, 26, 28 and 50 miles. After enjoying the ride, bikers could relax and enjoy snacks and beverages in the pavilion while...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] WAKEFIELD — Nanette’s Knits and Gifts sponsored an educational fiber demonstration Saturday in Wakefield by inviting three fiber groups to join her for some outdoor knitting on World Wide Knits in Public day. The fiber knitting groups came together from Woodruff, Presque Isle, and of course Wakefield. Nanette Paquette owns seven alpacas, becoming an alpaca owner in 2009. Paquette shears and turns their fur into yarn, which she sells in her store. Acc...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD — Floydian Slip, founded in 1999, with members who have known each other and have been playing together since as early as 1982 is coming to the Historic Ironwood Theatre July 8. The theater’s website says the doors and bar will open at 6:30 p.m., while the show starts at 7:30 p.m. Advanced ticket costs are $15 for adult general admission and $5 for students. Add $3 for tickets purchased at the door on the day of the show. Andy Noyes, guitarist, says despite the name, they are not a Pink Floy...
