Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM STANKARD [email protected]. IRONWOOD — To help ensure a successful future for snowmobiling in the area, the Western Upper Peninsula Snow Shakers held a joint meeting Thursday afternoon with the Michigan Snowmobile Association and Michigan Department of Natural Resources. In front of about 50 area residents at Gogebic Community College, Ron Yesney, DNR trails coordinator, said the DNR is charged with the duty to provide and develop facilities for outdoor recreation and to implement a statewide recreational and snowmobile t...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - The second day of Jason Charles Roberts' trial on animal cruelty charges in Gogebic Circuit Court consisted of testimony by Department of Natural Resources Sgt. Grant Emery Wednesday. Roberts faces a felony charge of torturing an animal and misdemeanors for cruelty to an animal and failure to kill a wounded animal. The first charge carries a maximum sentence of four years in prison, while the others have maximum sentences of 93 days and...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Four airline companies have submitted proposals to provide essential air service at the Gogebic-Iron County Airport. County board chairman Joe Bonovetz, of Bessemer, told the Daily Globe Wednesday the current passenger airline, Air Choice One, from Chicago, is seeking to continue at the airport and has submitted a proposal for a four-year deal. On April 18, 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a contract to Air Choice One. The airport board could now choose any one of...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER — Local gardening enthusiasts gathered at Washington Elementary School in Bessemer Wednesday evening for the inaugural Gardening 101 Club meeting. Gail Maki-Dalbec, club organizer, said she organized the club because she felt inspired after attending a gardening workshop at Michigan Technical University and later received a $3,200 grant through the Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative she’s using for funding. During Wednesday’s meeting, the club learned about planting potatoes and how to ma...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — The trial of Jason Charles Roberts, 34, of Ironwood began Tuesday in Gogebic County Circuit Court. Roberts is facing three animal cruelty-related charges in connection to a YouTube video of hunting dogs attacking a wounded coyote. Roberts faces a felony charge of torturing an animal and misdemeanors for cruelty to an animal and failure to kill a wounded animal. The first charge carries a maximum sentence of four years in prison, while the other have maximum sentences of 93 days and 90 d...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER — The process of assigning coaching positions for the Bessemer Area Schools District was discussed Monday night by school board members and Athletic Director Tim France. Al Gaiss, Extra Curricular Committee chairman, read the minutes of the committee’s meeting on March 28, which was attended by the board of education, coaches and parents. Gaiss said the committee received requests from the public, suggesting all coaches be interviewed prior to being hired and that coaching positions sho...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] Weekend rainfall in the western Upper Peninsula means streams should be flowing high and cold for Saturday's trout season opener. With most of the snowmelt gone, creeks had dropped low, but more than two inches of rain over the weekend restored flows to more normal spring levels. Inland trout season for Type I and II streams and Type A and D lakes opens on the last Saturday in April and closes Sept. 30. The daily bag limit is five trout, with no more...
By JUSTIN LIBERTOSKI [email protected] IRONWOOD - A crowd of 200 people gathered at the Gogebic Community College's seventh annual Taste of the Gogebic Range fundraiser to sample the the finest food 13 area restaurants had to offer at the Lindquist Center Monday evening. The annual event raises money for the foundations various projects, said GCC President Jim Lorenson, including scholarships, student activites and student lounges. Each restaurants offered small portions of one of their...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER - With music in the air, the Bessemer Area School's Board of Trustees Monday evening honored staff member LJ Roderick for his 16 years of service. At the beginning of the meeting, Roderick - the elementary vocal music teacher, played a song, wishing students - staff and residents to stay young forever. Bob Berg, school board president, presented Roderick with a certificate of recognition. "It's been a great ride and I appreciate everything th...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Gogebic Range Water Authority will be paying the full cost of repairs to the Margaret Street sewer system after the Ironwood Township Board of Trustees voted against contributing to the project Monday. The work will repair issues with the road that were the result of earlier work done on the sewer lines, Township Supervisor Alan Baron said. “We’ve been after this since I’ve been here to repair the road that was done improperly on Margaret Street,” Baron said. “It’s bee...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Runners and walkers from across the Gogebic Range gathered at Sunday Lake in Wakefield Saturday morning to participate in DOVE's first color run. The Domestic Violence Escape organization held a run/walk last year, said DOVE Director Jeanine Winkowski, but this was the first year the group added the powdered chalk thrown on runners - who often wear plain white shirts for the events - to make it a color run. "Hopefully we are going to do...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - Nineteen youngsters spent Saturday learning off-road vehicle safety at Gogebic Community College. The eight-hour class was taught by certified instructors Ross and Kim Kolesar, of Ironwood, members of the Western Upper Peninsula Trail Association. They were assisted by Gogebic County Sheriff's Department deputy Brandon Lyons. David Sim, marketing director for Aspirus Grand View Hospital, stopped by in the morning to drop off first aid safety...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] Iron County’s employment numbers improved in March, but they were still the second worst in the state. The March Iron jobless rate of 9.7 percent was better than the 10.6 percent of February, according to the Department of Workforce Development. In March 2015, the Iron County jobless rate was 10.7 percent. Ashland County improved from 7.8 percent in February to 7.6 percent in March, according to the DWD. Vilas County moved from 9.3 percent to 8.6 percent and Oneida County went from 7.7 percent to 7...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] EWEN - The Ewen-Trout Creek School District joined with other area districts Wednesday in approving a later school starting time for the 2016-'17 school year this fall. Students in grades sixth through 12th will have an advisory period in the morning from 8:35 a.m. to 8:52 a.m., with classes to begin at 8:55 a.m. Elementary students will begin classes at 8:35 a.m. Superintendent Alan Tulppo said parents who need to drop off students at school earlier than the s...
IRONWOOD — Two events related to the Ironwood stretch of the Iron Belle Trail are planned. Next Saturday at 10 a.m., a trail clean-up effort is planned. Volunteers will meet at Depot Park, behind the post office building, where they can pick up garbage bags and receive directions. The Friends of the Iron Belle Trail will provide grilled bratwursts and drinks for volunteers. On Sunday, May 8, there will be a Mothers Day Walk along the trail, hosted by the FIBT. The community walk will begin at 2 p.m. from Depot Park. “This will be a fun opp...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Representatives from almost 20 businesses gathered in Luther L. Wright's gymnasium Friday for Ironwood's career day. The district's seventh through 12th graders were broken up into three sessions to allow the students to interact with the business representatives. A number of industries were represented at the event, ranging from Beacon Ambulance and the Michigan Department of Corrections to Extreme Tool and Engineering and Snow Country...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — With the passage of Tuesday’s filing deadline, the August primary ballot has become clearer for Gogebic County voters. At the county level, Prosecutor Nicholas Jacobs, Clerk Gerry Pelissero, Treasurer Sue Pertile and Drain Commissioner James Loeper are running unopposed. All identified as Democrats, except Loeper, who is running as a Republican. Also on the Democratic ballot, Sheriff Pete Matonich is being challenged by Gordon Koski. On the county board, Dan Siiirila is running uno...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley High School music program tuned to a new idea in 1985 and more than 30 years later, the Silver Express is still alive and well, said director Beth Bordner. This year's Silver Express Spectacular is set for next week Wednesday through Friday at 7 p.m. at the Hurley K-12 School auditorium. Like in years past, Bordner said about 30 students auditioned to be part of the select group of students which puts on the popular annual show....
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - To make education fun, area sixth and seventh grade students learned hands-on about various science, technology, engineering, art and math activities during STEAM Day on Thursday, hosted by Gogebic Community College's math and science division. Inside the Lindquist Student Center gymnasium, more than 200 students enjoyed experiments, activities and demonstrations. Wearing a lab coat, Serena Mershon Lohkamp, event organizer, said GCC...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MERCER, Wis - The ballots cast in the April 5 race between incumbent Victor Ouimette and John Sendra to represent Mercer's District 11 on the Iron County Board of Supervisors were recounted Wednesday and the final result remains the same - a four-vote Sendra win. The recount consisted of verifying the number of voters in the poll book was correct, verifying the number of ballots was the same as election night and then recounting the ballots. While...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — Ontonagon County voters will face several millage renewal issues in the August primary election after the county board approved language for several ballot measures Tuesday. The board authorized placing a request for one mill for four years for the Ontonagon County Transit, one mill for four years for the SONCO Ambulance and three-tenths of a mill for the Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency. Regarding the CAA ballot request, commissioner John Cane was concerned because the agency had used t...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] Lake Superior water levels were from nine to 10 inches above normal at the end of March and two inches higher than last March. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the levels of all of the Great Lakes were well above normal at the end of the month. Lake Superior was at 601.96 feet above sea level on March 31, compared to the long-term daily mean of 601.15 feet. During the month, the lake rose about five inches, according to Army Corps statistics. Kevin Crupi, of the National Weather Service o...
