Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — Mayor Annette Burchell delayed appointments to the Patrick O’Donnell Civic Center board Monday. While in the past the city commission has scrambled to find enough candidates to fill some committees, Burchell said in this case there are numerous applicants and she needs more time to review their credentials and goals. She said having so many candidates is a good thing for the city. Near the end of Monday’s meeting, in commissioner comments, Brandon Tauer said he believes any candidates for t...
By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT [email protected] HURLEY - A quilt show and sale was held at the Iron County Memorial Building Saturday in memory of Jackie Haig, who passed away last April. "She was quite a quilter" said Haig's longtime friend, Linda Yoo. Dozens of Haig's quilts, place mats, fabrics, quarters, supplies, and more were up for sale at the event; along with several more quilts that were raffled off. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Ironwood Carnegie Library and the...
By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT [email protected] IRONWOOD — While he doesn’t official begin his new position until Jan. 1; Gogebic County College’s new dean of instruction, Ryon List, is anxious to begin his new job. “I’m looking forward to the change. I’ve been teaching for a number of years, and I’ve really enjoyed making a difference with students directly in the classroom,” List said. “I’m in a position now where I can make a bit of a difference within the institution itself.” He said he was he excited to serve the college and its stude...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] ONTONAGON - The Ontonagon River was among several streams stocked by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources in an effort to revitalize Michigan's sturgeon population. The DNR said 519 of the prehistoric-looking fish were released in the river on Oct. 5. Statewide, the DNR released more than 7,600 juvenile lake sturgeon this past summer and this fall. The juvenile sturgeon were collected from the wild last spring and reared in streamside...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - Gogebic County Prosecutor Nick Jacobs will have an extra pair of eyes in his office on occasion as Wakefield-Marenisco student Easton Hamel shadows Jacobs. Hamel, a senior, said he approached Jacobs about shadowing him to get a better idea of what an attorney does. "For our careers class, we were trying to look at future careers. I got really interested in the government and the law after going through economics and government (classes),"...
BESSEMER — With ruffed grouse season improving with the falling leaves, both hunters and hikers have a new opportunity to enjoy autumn. The Mosinee Grouse Enhanced Management System is open to the public for hunting, hiking and wildlife viewing. The 4.5 miles of hunter walk-in trails and four wildlife openings have been developed on a 1,136-acre tract of land in the Gogebic County Forest, adjacent to the Mosinee Grade in Bessemer Township, according to Gogebic Conservation District Forester Cory Howes. Funding for the Mosinee GEMS came from t...
IRONWOOD — Trick-or-treating on the Gogebic Range is recommended for 4 to 8 p.m. on Halloween, Oct. 31. Both Ironwood Public Safety Department Director Andrew DiGiorgio and Gogebic County Sheriff Peter Matonich recommend those hours for Ironwood, Bessemer and Wakefield, but said daylight hours are preferable. Hurley will follow a similar schedule. Children should wear light-colored clothing or have reflective tape on their costumes so they can easily be seen by motorists. They should carry flashlights if possible. All young children must be acc...
By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department held its annual fire safety event for local schools Thursday. Around 200 kids showed up. Volunteer firefighter Jenni Jacobson was on hand to give the kids fire safety information. Along with getting to sit in the fire trucks and spray the hose, students were given a tour of the facility and a demonstration of firefighters in full gear. "Kids will tend to hide during a fire, under a bed, in a...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] As sure as the leaves fall every autumn, salmon from Lake Superior enter tributary streams on spawning missions. Cohos and their bigger cousins, chinooks, head upstream to spawn in gravel-bottomed rivers, perpetuating the species. This year, with ample rainfall following an equally wet summer, streams ranging from Black River, in Gogebic County, to the Brule River, in Douglas County, are running high, just as the fish prefer. The females fan their...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] Area residents will have the opportunity to dispose of any unwanted medicine Saturday as Wisconsin is holding another Drug Take Back Day. “Drug Take Back Day provides a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposal, while educating the community about the potential abuse and consequences of improper storage and disposal of these medications,” according to a Wisconsin Department of Justice press release. “Unused or expired medicine should never be flushed or poured down the drain. Water recla...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Iron County has presented the Federal Emergency Management Agency with its initial estimates of the costs to repair Saxon Harbor to its status before the July 11 storm, when heavy rains caused flooding that destroyed the harbor. Iron County Forestry and Parks Administrator Eric Peterson told the county's Forestry and Parks Committee Tuesday that information was presented in a meeting earlier in the day, with the latest repair cost coming...
IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College has received a donation of two birthing beds from the Aspirus Medford, Wis., Hospital. "GCC received two Hill-Rom Affinity II birthing beds that will be used in the nursing skills lab and simulations," said Nicole Rowe, GCC Director of Allied Health programs. The donation enables students to become familiar with the equipment they will be using in the hospital to gain confidence in their skills. "In combination with GCC's birthing simulator, students will be...
HURLEY — The Hurley City Council will consider the budget for 2017 at a special session today at 4 p.m. at city hall. The budgets of the various city departments will be reviewed before the council makes recommendations on a proposed overall budget. The council will also act on approving short-term borrowing for a new truck for the department of public works and to purchase radios for the police department. The meeting will begin with a closed session for bargaining, including a discussion of employee compensation and the police union c...
IRONWOOD - All Saints Academy's playground is getting a new look. Workers were pouring concrete footings around new pieces of bright, primary colored slides, swings and climbing structures Tuesday afternoon. Lead teacher Emily Lightfoot said the students are getting excited to play on the new equipment. The old equipment, which was removed a few weeks ago, was showing its age and needed replacement, said Lightfoot. But the addition of an infants and toddlers program at the school changed the...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - A public meeting on the next steps to help recover lake trout populations in Lake Superior is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Saxon Community Center. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will also hold a meeting at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center in Ashland on Tuesday, Oct. 25. A controversial emergency rule that expired Sept. 30 limited Saxon Harbor area fishermen to a daily bag limit of three lakers - two fish...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Comprehensive Planning/Land and Zoning Committee will need to decide what to do with the county’s uniformed dwelling code program, after Zoning Administrator Tom Bergman informed the committee Tuesday that the person handling inspections for the program would no longer be able to continue his work. Bergman said Rick Clem, who the county contracted with for inspection services, has informed Bergman that his workload is too much to continue serving Iron County along with the...
BESSEMER - Bessemer High School students recently netted the pond at Bluff Valley Park to survey fish numbers as part of their hands-on outdoor curriculum. According to A.D. Johnston teacher Dave Rowe, the netting is a cooperative learning opportunity made possible through the efforts of Michigan Department of Natural Resources fisheries technician Mark Mylchreest and Roger Greil, aquatic lab manager at Lake Superior State University. "The netting and possible development of the pond was the bra...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Area Schools has a golf team again, at least for this upcoming season, after the district’s board of education approved restarting the golf team on a one year trial basis Monday. The vote to restart the team passed by a vote of 4 to 3, with board President Steve Thomas, Marilyn Nezworski and LeRoy Johnson voting no. Athletic Director Gordon Erickson advised against restarting the team, saying the district couldn’t financially support another team and the district’s spring sp...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — Bob Graham, the Ontonagon Area School District’s head mechanic, stressed to the school board Monday the importance of passing the bus millage vote November 8. Graham was replying to a question from board members on the cost of recent expenses for bus repairs. The mechanic said the fleet is plagued with badly rusted undersides on the old fleet and added that inspectors have already failed the 2002 bus, preventing its use. He added the 2006 bus has 176,000 mileage, 2005-190,000; 2004- 200,000 and...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Charles Oslund considers the chainsaw the most dangerous hand tool known to man - capable of causing serious injury, yet it can be purchased over the counter without any qualifications or certifications. Oslund, a chainsaw safety trainer at Bay College in Escanaba, held a workshop at Gogebic Community College Saturday to teach attendees his "safety system" when using a chainsaw. The workshop was put on by the Gogebic Conservation...
By JUSTIN LIBERTOSKI [email protected] IRONWOOD - People gathered for the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church's salad luncheon held on Saturday. A long table featuring many different salad fixings was set up in the front and could be seen right as one entered the room. The middle of the room had tables packed with people enjoying the food. The event had much more to offer than just salad. Tables that featured everything from white elephant items to hand-made crafts and even baked goods lined...
OMA, Wis. — The Iron County Citizens’ Forum and Iron County Lakes and Rivers Alliance are offering a presentation on the importance of wetlands. “Putting Wetlands to Work for Your Community,” by Kyle Magyera, the local government outreach specialist for the Wisconsin Wetlands Association, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. “Healthy wetland landscapes contribute to the health, safety and livability of nearly every Wisconsin community,” Magyera said. “This presentation will share perspectives on how wetlands benefit our communities....
