Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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WAKEFIELD - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources issued a use permit to Orvana Resources U.S. Corp., a subsidiary of Highland Copper, to conduct exploratory drilling. The drilling is on a one-mile-square piece of property situated along the westernmost edge of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Gogebic County. The drilling began Sunday and is scheduled to continue into early March, depending on weather conditions. "This drilling project will affect a very small portion of...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] WAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP — Wakefield Township residents will see a new truck collecting their garbage this spring, as the township recently switched collection services to the Gogebic Range Solid Waste Management Authority. The change will take effect April 1, after the township board awarded the contract to the authority’s low bid. According to Wakefield Township Supervisor John Cox, the authority is charging the township a monthly fee of $14.35 per household. The township’s previous collector, Waste...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] OMA, Wis. - A gem of a snowshoe trail marked with blue diamonds is available to the public on Iron County land just south of Schomberg Park in Oma. John Bates and a handful of members of Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts trekked the 1.7-mile trail on a perfect Saturday, as the county forest shielded the wind and the temperature was around 20 degrees. Bates, a naturalist, offered observations along the way and was impressed with the quality of...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - Some like it red, others creamy, but for the Midwest Cat Clowder at Big Powderhorn Mountain on Saturday, conditions were excellent, with intermittent snow and mid-20-s temperatures. Sno-Cat enthusiasts gathered to show off their machines and talk to other hobbyists, as well as an interested public. The Sno-Cat is the brainchild of the late E.M. Tucker, Sr., who grew up walking to school through deep snow in the early 1900s near Grant's...
By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT [email protected] IRONWOOD — Warren Nelson and Friends (Otis McLennon, Ed Willett, Cheryl Leah, and Nelson’s son Rowan Nelson-Ferris) gave a lively show at the Historic Ironwood Theatre on Saturday night. The show opened with HIT Idol high school category youth vocalist Eddie Corrothers from Ewan-Trout Creek on piano. The group comprised of Nelson on guitar, Otis McLennon on harmonica, Ed Willett on cello, Cheryl Leah on vocals, and Nelson’s son Rowan Nelson-Ferris on banjo, playing an array of Northwoods theme...
BESSEMER - The Bessemer library is preparing a return of its Family Fun events the first Saturday of the month at 11 a.m. Family Fun consists of stories, art projects and treats. According to Melissa Rajala, librarian, it has been some time since the library offered Family Fun and this is a great opportunity for people to use their local library. Upcoming themes for Family fun are: -Feb. 4: Valentine's Day. -March 4: Dr. Seuss's Birthday Day. -April 1: Easter. -May 6: Mothers Day. In June, the...
BESSEMER — The Michigan State University Extension office in Bessemer is hosting parenting classes every Monday from 4-5:30 p.m. Classes will be at the Extension office on North Moore Street. Last year, the classes were early in the afternoon and according to Erin Ross, interfered with many peoples’ work schedules. This year they made the classes later in the day to accommodate schedules, while also still being available for public transportation. Ross said, “beyond those required to take the parenting classes by the MDHHS, many day care provi...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley Fireworks Committee has two events planned to generate funds to pay for the summer fireworks display. On Saturday, the Mid-Winter Snow Ball at the Iron County Memorial Building is being held and on Feb. 11 the Gile Snowshoe, bonfire and music festivus closes the fundraiser. Snow Ball live entertainment kicks off at 4 p.m., featuring Brad Emmanuel. At 8 p.m., The White House Players perform and are scheduled to play through...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Vintage Sno-Cat machines will once again journey to Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort Saturday as the ski hill plays host to the third annual Midwest Cat Clowder. As closed-cabbed, tracked vehicles, Sno-Cats and other groomers have been used from Alaska to Antarctica for jobs ranging from building pipelines to grooming ski hills. The clowder — the name of a group of Cats — is one of four shows in the country for those who collect the vintage machines, according to Powderhorn Gener...
IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Planning Commission Thursday approved a five-year Capital Improvement Plan for the city. The plan will go before the five-member city commission for final approval. The CIP is part of the city’s comprehensive plan and is a sort of “wish list” of projects that might be tackled if funding is available. Many of the projects are contingent on the availability of grants. Many park projects in the city, for example, were funded in the past five-year CIP, which is necessary in the grant application process. In other busines...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - Jim Morrison, the deceased lead singer of the Doors sang, "This is the end, beautiful friend. This is the end, my only friend, the end. Of our elaborate plans, the end. Of everything that stands, the end. No safety or surprise, the end. I'll never look into your eyes, again," in their hit song, The End. These lyrics are apropos for the end of the Chamber in Bessemer. Former Bessemer Chamber of Commerce president Kathy Whitburn said, "The...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — More seasonable temperatures have returned to the Ironwood area as the January thaw has come to an end. The slippery conditions produced by temperatures near freezing have been replaced by more frigid air, with lows near zero. There’s more bitter cold temperatures and some sunshine in the forecast. Saturday, with a high of 24 forecast, should be ideal for the snowshoe hike from 1 to 3 p.m. beginning at Schomberg Park in Oma, along U.S. 51. It was a sunny 13 degrees at noon on Wednesday in...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] Gogebic and Ontonagon counties are among the most vulnerable counties in the state to the potential repeal of President Barack Obama’s health care law, according to a Bridge Magazine report published in January. The report, which looked at the correlation between the number of residents using either Medicaid expansion or Obamacare plans and how each county voted in the presidential election, found the two counties were among 27 in Michigan with more than 11 percent of their populations through s...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - While the plan to rebuild Saxon Harbor following its destruction in the rain and flooding during the July 11 storm continues to take shape - with the Iron County Board of Supervisors voting to reroute County A through the old campground Tuesday - several items remain on hold while the county awaits decisions from various parts of the federal government. The county board voted in December to rebuild Saxon Harbor's marina and campground to...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - On Tuesday afternoon the GCC board convened to conduct school related business and heard an update on a grant increase they approved last year for the TRiO Mentoring Program operated by Jessica Leinon-Novascone, TRiO Director. The grant increase totaled $7,427 for the 2016-17 academic year. According to Leinon-Novascone, the TRiO program pairs first year students as mentees with a second or third year student as a mentor. The mentor and...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Parks and Recreation Committee will consider plans for a playground north of U.S. 2 at its Monday meeting at 5 p.m. at the Memorial Building. Committee members will review a proposed playground design. The city’s comprehensive plan addresses the need for park and playground improvements in the community north of the highway. The playground was addressed when the city commission recently set its goals for 2017. The city is working with Zion Lutheran Church to obtain own...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] CHEBOYGAN - The three people apprehended Thursday following a crime spree across the Upper Peninsula have been charged in Cheboygan County Court with numerous felonies. Their trip across the U.P. began after the trio stole a vehicle in Mellen, Wis., according to authorities. Arraigned Friday were Norman Kastan, 44, and Kensey Kaseno, 28, both of Mellen, and Rachel Greenwood, 21, of Park Falls. A be on the lookout warning was issued by police Wednesday...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — As the yearly flu bug travels around the area, Iron County Health Department officials are advising residents on the different types of flu, specifically the difference between influenza and norovirus. While both are often referred to as the flu, Iron County Health Officer Katie Hampston, said only influenza is technically the flu. “A lot of people will say, ‘I have the flu.’ But you have to clarify the real flu — influenza — is respiratory and the stomach flu is norovirus … and is the vo...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] WATERSMEET — Thirty-one times the Phelps-Land O’Lakes Lion’s Club has hosted the Great Northern Fishing Tourney in Watersmeet and thirty-one times people have come for the fundraiser held on the last weekend in January. Last Saturday the temperatures were above normal, which was nice for the fisherman, but according to Lion, Wally Beversdorf, “the wind was tough on the fisherman and the ice more risky than other years.” Beversdorf said, “The tourney is usually 8 hours and awards 10 different p...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Residents had a chance to get out and enjoy music and a roaring fire at the Norrie Club's eighth annual Light Up the Night Christmas Tree Burn Saturday. "We're very pleased (with how the night is going). We had the fireworks going, we've got people here having fun. The music will probably be going until midnight. It should be a good time," said club president Steve Lehto Jr. "It's just a good time to get out - everybody has cabin fever...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] SAXON - Roast beef and mashed potatoes were on the menu at the Saxon Community Center Sunday as the Saxon-Gurney held its annual Roast Beef Dinner. The dinner is one of the department's primary fundraisers, with this year's money designated to a previous purchase. "We already spent the money," joked Chief Stacy Ofstad. "We've bought $4,500 worth of hose to outfit our engine." The purchase of a total of 1,500 feet of firehose was enough to outfit one...
By JUSTIN LIBERTOSKI [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — The SkiMECCA Cabin was filled with warm beverages, snacks, treats and chili for skiers and snowshoers to enjoy during the Candlelite Ski/Snowshoe held Saturday night on the MECCA trails. The event has been held on the last Saturday in January for more than 20 years according to MECCA secretary Kelly Martinko. Between 100 and 130 candles were lit in preparation for the event and placed along a one-mile loop of the trails. Some of the candles were placed in home-made lanterns crafted by...
