Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Ironwood Township Board of Trustees authorized a revised contract with the Michigan Department of Treasury Monday, expanding the department’s review of into the township’s finances. The new agreement will involve the years 2014 through 2016; and expands the investigation to “assist with reconciling accounts in the Trust and Agency fund” and “reconciling accounts in the Tax Collection fund,” according to the agreement. The agreement also includes a provision that if discr...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - With the snow on the ground not deep enough to hit the slopes, ski fans went to the Historic Ironwood Theatre Saturday night to see the premiere of Warren Miller's latest film, "Here, There and Everywhere." The film travels around the world - including Alaska, Montana, Greenland and Switzerland - in search of thrills and adventure. Using talking-head interviews, as well as a mixture of GoPro and traditional footage set to a soundtrack of...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - Groom it and they will come. The parking lots at the Active Backroads Retreat trails off West Pioneer Road, near Norrie Park, were full Saturday morning as cross country skiers got a jump on winter. The ABR groomer machines were heading out again around 10:30 a.m. to smooth the trails as temperatures reached the mid-30s. "It's the only game in town," Bill Richie, who was selling ABR ski passes, said from his small booth, explaining the good c...
Wisconsin gun-deer hunters still have time to fill out Deer Hunter Wildlife Surveys, which help play an important role in wildlife management. “The surveys provide a great opportunity for hunters to let Department of Natural Resources staff know which types of animals they see in the wild. “Thanks to the continued efforts of hunters, department staff can better track population changes and improve management decisions, especially for animals that are very hard to monitor. Hunters are encouraged to record all hunting activity, even if no wil...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] October jobless numbers in northern Wisconsin held steady and continue at their lowest rates in about 15 years. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development released the job rates for counties on Wednesday and Iron County continued with the second worst numbers in the state. Iron County’s unemployment rate of 5.9 percent for October dropped a couple notches from the 5.7 percent rate in September. A year ago, the county stood at 6.6 percent. Other area Wisconsin counties didn’t change much or sta...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] With the turkey eaten and slept off, area shoppers turned to the annual search for deals known as Black Friday. Some Walmart shoppers told the Daily Globe they had just gone out for a grocery item or two, but were taking the opportunity to explore the electronics department and other parts of the store. Other shoppers went out with the goal of Christmas shopping. Patricia Mattila, who lives in Tennessee, made sure to stop while visiting relatives...
BESSEMER — Three members of the Gogebic County Fair Board are seeking to be reappointed. Tom Auvinen, Shelley Suckow and Tom Fiala are all seeking reappointments to the board. The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners will act on the appointments at its meeting next Wednesday. James Gribble, fair board chairman, said the board has recommended to the county board that all three be reappointed. Auvinen has been a member of the fair board for many years and volunteers countless hours in preparation of projects and events. Gribble noted he has b...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD — In 1998 Sue Robishaw wanted to publish her own book. She discovered it was not such an easy thing to do and figured she was probably not alone. She took out an advertisement, invited people interested in publishing their works to come, and then waited until the date arrived. Robishaw expected three or four people, but 30 showed up. She realized the group of authors could navigate the publishing world and learn from each other’s mistakes and gain experience as a group. The Upper Pen...
IRONWOOD - The driver of one of the vehicles involved in a Tuesday accident on Cloverland Drive was airlifted to Aspirus Wausau Hospital with life-threatening injuries. According to a Wednesday press release from the Ironwood Public Safety Department, preliminary reports from the accident indicate the 81-year-old driver was attempting to turn right onto Luxmore Street from the eastbound lane of Cloverland Drive, at around 1 p.m., when he turned in front of oncoming westbound traffic. The...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - The 81-year-old driver of one of the vehicles involved in a Tuesday afternoon accident on Cloverland Drive was pulled from the car unconscious following the crash. Beacon Ambulance and the Ironwood Public Safety Department responded to the accident at the Luxmore Street intersection around 1 p.m. The driver of the van that smashed into the compact car said the Ironwood man had turned right in front of her on Cloverland Drive and she slammed...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Mary Hampston Kusz, food service director for the Ironwood Area K-12 School District, arranged to feed parents of Ironwood's K-5 students Tuesday. She expected 85 parents, but would feed more than 700 people total. Kusz had over a dozen volunteers from grades 6-12 to assist serving. Kusz prepared a traditional Thanksgiving meal with turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, cranberry sauce and her very own home-cooked pumpkin pie. It is...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Comprehensive Planning/Land and Zoning Committee agreed Tuesday to try and continue its uniformed dwelling code program by seeking a new contractor rather than turning the program over to the state. Last month, former zoning administrator Tom Bergman told the committee that the county’s current inspector, Rick Clem, would no longer be serving the county beginning next year. As inspector, Clem is responsible for inspecting the private residential structures being built in...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Lynne Wiercinski, the director of the Carnegie Library in Ironwood. and City Manager Scott Erickson discussed completion of the renovation project, which began in 2011. In 2011, Elaine Erickson, the prior director, successfully had the library added to the National Registry of Historical Places. Being added to the registry opened up grant money otherwise unavailable. Elaine Erickson began the process for receiving grant approval through...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — Bruce Johanson, Vice Chairman of the Ontonagon Area Board of Education, handed a letter to Board President Dean Juntunen, Monday and left the regular scheduled meeting. In the letter, Johanson said that as a result of the recent election, “I see no point in remaining as a member of the Board of Education.” Johanson was defeated in the two year term by Julie Kolpack. In the letter to Juntunen he recommended the board appoint Kolpack to the seat he is vacating so she can become established as a mem...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — While Hurley elementary students nearly scored a five-star rating in state testing, the middle-to-high school students did not fare as well, the school board learned Monday. The elementary students earned a report card score of 79.8, or near the tops of the “exceeds expectations” category, with a four-star rating from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Middle-high school students, however, scored 71.7, or three stars, in the “meets expectations” class. Five-star schools are those...
By JUSTIN LIBERTOSKI [email protected] IRONWOOD - The weather did not seem to deter locals from getting out to Luther L. Wright K-12 school Saturday for the annual Jack Frost Gingerbread House Workshop. Parents and kids busied themselves putting together gingerbread houses. The contest started about 20 years ago according to Arlene Schneller, vice president of Snow Country Contracting and former coordinator of the event. It has been held at different locations throughout the years such as...
By JUSTIN LIBERTOSKI [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley K-12 School was filled with curious shoppers meandering their way through the tables filled with everything from wreaths to homemade teddy bears. Booths were set up in the commons area as well as the gymnasium and each had plenty of hand crafted jewelry, clothing and many other items. There were also tables set up so that people could enjoy the food that was offered during the event. The event saw a lot of people throughout the...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Historic Ironwood Theatre is showing Warren Miller’s latest movie, Here There and Everywhere on Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m. for fifteen dollars. Miller, camera in hand for the past 67 years, has awed audiences world wide with skiing adventures most people lack the imagination to even dream of. The movie showcases the talent of JT Holmes, Jeremy Jones, Grette Eliassen, Collin Collins, Ingrid Backstrom, Tyler Ceccanti, Wendy Fisher, and more as they travel to Alaska, Montana’s Glacier Count...
WATERSMEET, Mich. — Martin Schutte, 83, a resident of Watersmeet since 1986 and formerly of Milwaukee, passed away on Nov. 2, 2016, at his home. Martin was born on Nov. 7, 1932, in Ironwood, to Martin and Edith Schutte. After graduating high school, he proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict. He married his wife, Jean, on June 25, 1955. Martin worked for 25 years as a general foreman at Caterpillar in Milwaukee. He served as the Watersmeet town treasurer and was a member of the Watersmeet Volunteer Fire Department. M...
HURLEY — The Hurley School District has received its 2015 report card and results will be reviewed at Monday’s school board meeting in the high school library. According to Kevin Genisot, pre-K through grade 5 principal, the district has scored a 79.5, which is better than the previous two scores. Genisot said for the 2012-’13 school year, Hurley received a 70.9 and for the following year, the score was 75.3. He said there was no report card issued for the 2014-’15 school year. “I have had a chance to analyze some of the reported data and...
