Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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The National Finnish-American Festival Chorus preformed its annual Mother's Day Concert on Sunday at the Zion Lutheran Church in Ironwood. Gary Schlais opened the concert with a few solo pieces on the accordion. Under direction of Gale Hellier, the chorus sang several traditional songs from Finland with a focus on giving thanks to mothers. Susan Kontny accompanied on the flute, while Sandy Rowoldt played the piano. Other soloists on the program included Dorothy Walesewicz on accordion and Susan...
IRONWOOD - Thunder and flashing lights occurred both inside and outside the Gogebic Community College Lindquist Center gymnasium at Friday's graduation ceremonies. The inside stuff was flashing light bulbs from cameras, while the outside thunder and light show came from Mother Nature. GCC president James Lorenson was nearly drowned out by the thunder as he began to introduce the 82nd GCC commencement speaker, Dr. Randy Smith, president of the Rural Community College Alliance. Smith, from...
IRONWOOD — With temperatures reaching the low 90s across the Gogebic Range Friday, weather records were broken. It soared to 93 degrees on Friday afternoon in downtown Ironwood and that far surpassed the previous record for May 6-7 of 86 set in 1926. The Marquette office of the National Weather Service keeps records for Ironwood dating to 1901. It wasn’t a muggy type of heat as the humidity ranged in the mid-20s throughout Friday, with a slight south breeze adding to the fire danger in the area. Ironwood had received only .10 inch of rain in...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - Ironwood Township resident Donald Kirby, 28, entered guilty pleas to possessing heroin with intent to deliver and a felony firearm charge Thursday in Gogebic County Circuit Court, as part of a deal with Gogebic County Prosecutor Nick Jacobs. The possession charge carries a potential maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and/or a $25,000 fine. The felony firearms charge carries a maximum two-year prison sentence. Jacobs told the Daily...
While parts of the county are still experiencing wet conditions associated with early spring, Iron County’s all-terrain vehicle trails open today. The Thursday announcement came from the Iron County Forestry and Parks Department. “Please be respectful and stay within the marked trail beds,” Trail Coordinator Tara Krall said. “Off-trail riding will lead to trail closures.” ATV trails have been closed since the end of snowmobile season on March 10. —Richard Jenkins...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] Unlike other recent fishing openers where large snowflakes greeted fishermen, Saturday's weather looks good in northern Wisconsin. It won't be quite as warm as today's 80-degree predicted temperature, with readings in the low 60s, but snowsuits won't be required, either. Fishermen will head to their favorite streams and lakes and they have hundreds of choices in northern Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has been conducting...
Friday, May 6 Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Church Women United May Friendship Day, 1:30 p.m., Wesley Methodist Church, Ironwood. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org.... Full story
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] UPSON, Wis. — The traditional kids’ fishing opener on Weber Lake has been moved back a week this year to Saturday, May 14. The Youth Fishing Jamboree is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon and the first 50 children to be signed up will receive a free rod and reel combination and a lunch of hot dogs, bratwursts and soft drinks, sponsored by the Superior Bass Fishing Club. Members of that club, with the help of many other volunteers, will assist youths and their families at the jamboree. Bait will be pro...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - The newly formed Eating Healthy and Physical Activity Coalition announced its plan Wednesday to encourage healthy living throughout the area. For the past year, Andrea Newby, from the Iron County Human Services Department; Amy Nosal, from the University of Wisconsin Extension office; Megan Martell, from the Michigan State University Extension office; and Jackie Powers, a local health advocate, have been meeting to establish the core of the...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — Former Erwin Township Clerk Prisilla Gerovac entered a no contest plea to an embezzlement charge in 32nd Circuit Court in Bessemer Tuesday as part of a plea agreement. The agreement calls for Gerovac, 45, of East Pioneer Road, to plead no contest to the charge of embezzlement by an agent or trustee of an amount more than $1,000 and less than $20,000, a five-year felony. There is also the possibility of a fine of up to $10,000 or three times the amount embezzled, whichever is greater. A...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON - An ongoing trail improvement project at the Ontonagon Area School was dedicated Tuesday to a teacher whose career spanned 30 years of the district. Francis Fritz Zimmer taught biological sciences in the district from 1953-83. That period spanned the time the district went from Ontonagon to later include Greenland Township and Rockland. When the new school was built, Zimmer celebrated Earth Day by having students plant trees in an area adjacent to...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER — Area residents and the Bessemer City Council Monday evening heard Northwoods Paving Company announce they are seeking permission to put an asphalt mixing plant on Tamarack Avenue. In front of large audience, Eric Brye, of Northwoods Paving Company in Ashland, Wis., said the company recently applied for a special use permit to operate an asphalt mixing plant at Pat Steiger’s old sawmill on Tamarack Avenue, which is located within an M-1 district. Brye said the plant will be located 1,4...
PENCE, Wis - The already good fishing in the Gile Flowage will hopefully improve over the next few fishing seasons as an additional 5,000 bluegill were released at the Pence Park Boat Landing Monday. The fish-stocking effort is part of a three-prong strategy to increase the number of panfish in the flowage and protect the population from predators to ensure the long-term sustainability of the population. "(The Gile Flowage) is really a predator-dominated system, and so if you just put bluegills...
IRONWOOD — Gogebic Community College is pleased to announce Dr. Randy Smith, current President of the Rural Community College Alliance, will be the graduation speaker for the 82nd commencement ceremony Friday, May 6, at 6:30 p.m. held in the Lindquist Student and Conference Center gymnasium. Smith has been involved in higher education for over twenty-two years. He holds a Ph.D. in higher education leadership, Master of Science in emergency health services administration and a bachelor’s degree in political science. He also completed the Edu...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] HURLEY - Over 50 years ago, a B-47 Stratojet disappeared from radar during a low-level training mission approximately 10 miles south of Hurley. Three months later, another aircraft disappeared near the same area, a densely wooded place about 3 miles east of U.S. 51. The planes were part of the Air Force's 40th Bombardment Wing from Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka, Kan. The missions took place because the area's terrain is similar to locations that...
HURLEY - The Gogebic Iron Range Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 529 held their 26th annual Steak Feed Fundraiser Saturday evening at the Iron County Memorial Building. "I've waited all day for this," said attendee Tina Martinsek "Every year, the steaks are good." The event kicked off with a raffle and door prizes. Out back, Kyle Thompson and Terry Seibel stood over a grill flipping dozens of steaks. "Our steaks are awesome; they're hand-cut and everything," said Thompson. Over 400 steaks...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] Waterfall watchers should enjoy a banner weekend after the 2 to 2.5 inches of rain fell across northern Wisconsin this week rivers are roaring. The weekly report of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources notes river levels have risen throughout the north. Potato River Falls offers some free waterfall watching, while people willing to pay a state park fee might visit Copper Falls State Park near Mellen. The numerous waterfalls near Black River Harbor are also a good destination for a drive. Altho...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic Conservation District initiated a garlic mustard eradication program this month in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service. The aim is to keep garlic mustard infestations in the Ironwood-Bessemer area from jumping into private, county and national forests, according to GCD Administrator Jim Finley. Originally brought to the U.S. from Europe as a food plant, garlic mustard can escape from gardens “and spread like wildfire,” Finley said. “The plant has the ability to change the so...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - After about two hours of deliberation, a 12-person jury cleared Jason Charles Roberts, 35, of Ironwood, of all charges in Gogebic County Circuit Court Thursday. Roberts was facing a felony charge of torturing an animal and misdemeanors for cruelty to an animal and failure to kill wounded game stemming from a YouTube video showing hunting dogs attacking and killing a wounded coyote in Ironwood Township. "(We're) very pleased with (the...
By Daily Globe Staff [email protected] WAKEFIELD - With high school prom season here, Michigan State Police advise students to make smart decisions and take extra precaution to stay safe while celebrating. On Thursday, Community Service Trooper Jerry Mazurek from the Wakefield Post spoke to Ironwood high school students. "Prom is an exciting time for high school students, and we want to encourage teens to have fun by making good choices," he said. "Students should know the consequences of...
