Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD -To encourage a community atmosphere, artist Connie Greany and students at All Saints Catholic Academy started making a mural Monday. As a school project, children made tiles and Greany helped the students place them on an outline of the mural she drew. Each tile was placed according to an indication number and a letter. By collaborating and working together, Greany said students were part of a community. Greany said she assigned groups to...
HURLEY — The first in a series of videos on the recovery process from both mental health and addiction issues will be shown at the Hurley K-12 School auditorium Monday. The series, held by the Iron County Underage AODA Prevention Community Coalition, will feature one film a month through April. The first film, shown from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, follows the story of Jackie Nitschke — the first wife of a Green Bay Packers player to admit to struggling with alcohol addiction. “Through interviews with former NFL players, their wives and Jackie’s own fa...
HIGGINS LAKE, Mich. — Donna Marie Telling, 68, died at her Higgins Lake home on Dec. 23, 2015. She was born Dec. 21, 1947, in Bessemer to John and Millicent (Trewhella) Re. Donna attended Bessemer schools until 1959, when she moved to Detroit with her mother and siblings to live with her stepfather, Thomas Yalonen. Completing her education in Detroit, Donna became a hairdresser, working first at J.L. Hudson in Southfield, then to Galveston, Texas, and back to Michigan at Curl Up and Dye in Houghton Lake. Donna and Howard R. Telling were married...
IRONWOOD — The Gogebic County fairgrounds were the place to be this weekend as hundreds of the best drivers in vintage and modern ice oval racing rocked around the historic 1/2 mile track at speeds up to 100 MPH at the Ironwood Snowmobile Olympus this weekend. Even the women and kids got into the act and a drone even showed up to check out the action. And for the first time in three years, there was snowmobile racing on Sunday when many of the important races take place. Race director Tom A...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] While mild temperatures in November and early December meant that ski hills across the Gogebic Range pushed back their opening days, the recent snowfalls and cold weather means that all have at least some runs open and have been seeing skiers anxious to hit the slopes. “The crowds were good over the holidays,” said Bruce Noren, the general manager of Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort, “you know, (just) not as good as we’re used to.” While the delayed snow meant the numbers were down from previous...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] Both the Ironwood Public Safety Department and the Michigan State Police Wakefield Post recently received community investment grants from Enbridge, Inc. According to Brian Trekas, the safety coordinator for Enbridge's Superior Region, the IPSD received $2,500 to help purchase gas-monitoring equipment. Trekas said the equipment can be used in a number of situations where it needs to be determined the amount of hazardous gases in the air, such as...
Even though it took a bit longer than last year for the trails to open, the recent snowfall meant snowmobilers could travel the Gogebic Range, with a parade of vintage snowmobiles traveling from Ironwood to Hurley Friday night to watch fireworks and kick off the weekend's Snowmobile Olympus races in Ironwood. The parade and fireworks were organized by the Hurley Chamber of Commerce, with the help of the White Thunder Riders Snowmobile Club. Beginning in Ironwood's Depot Park, the parade traveled...
IRONWOOD — The city commission this week approved a “carve-out” agreement for the pension fund of Ironwood Housing employees. City treasurer Paul Linn said creating a separate division of the pension fund will allow city officials and the Ironwood Housing Commission board to get a “more accurate picture” of assets and liabilities of the housing employees. Housing employees were previously co-mingled in the plan with employees in other city departments. Linn said a similar agreement was approved for library employees a few years ago. The commiss...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Kiwanis Club will celebrate its 90th anniversary by hosting area businesses in 2016 at its noon luncheons at the downtown Golden Dragon restaurant. Formed on Nov. 3, 1925, the Ironwood club wasn't too far behind the first Kiwanis Club in the nation, which was organized in Detroit in 1915. Current club president Jim Mildren said the motto of the Kiwanis Club is "serving the children of the world." Paul Anderson will serve as...
The November unemployment rate rose in all but one county, Gogebic, in the western Upper Peninsula. The Gogebic County rate fell just a tick, from 6.2 percent in October to 6.1 percent in November. According to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget, both the civilian labor force and total employment rose by 50 in November. Total unemployment remained at 400. One year ago, the unemployment rate was 6.7 percent. Ontonagon County took nearly a full percentage point rise in unemployment in November, from 6.5 percent in...
BESSEMER - The sentencing of Martin Henry Brecke, 33, of Ironwood, has been rescheduled for Jan. 11 after Gogebic County Circuit Court Judge Roy Gotham approved a motion to adjourn Tuesday's sentencing hearing. Brecke pleaded guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter on Nov. 10. An additional felony count of delivery of heroin, resulting in death, was dismissed as part of the plea deal. While the involuntary manslaughter charge carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and/or a...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER - Gogebic County Circuit Court Judge Roy Gotham appointed Nicholas Jacobs as prosecuting attorney Tuesday, replacing Richard Adams. Adams retired earlier this month. Jacobs will serve the remainder of the term, or another year. Jacobs said Adams did a "very good job" in office and stood his ground when it was necessary. "He maintained the respect of the law enforcement community, which can sometimes be a challenge," he said. Jacobs is a...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — The levels of contaminants in the city of Hurley’s drinking water have dropped to acceptable levels for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Letters have been sent out to city residents from water department lead operator Gary Laguna, who said tests on Dec. 8 showed the levels of Trihalomethanes and Haloacetic acids “... have fallen back into and will remain within safe and acceptable limits.” The city water department will continue to monitor the levels according to WDNR monitor...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - With winter-like weather finally upon us, naturalist Licia Johnson, of the North Lakeland Discovery Center, taught area children about snowflakes at Ironwood Carnegie Library Monday afternoon. To begin her winter nature program, Johnson asked the children gathered around her what snowflakes are and how the flakes are formed. "Snowflakes are formed when rain falls and it gets cold enough for it to be ice," said Jayla Finco, 5, of Ironwood....
By JERRY EDDE for the Daily Globe "We were heading south on Lake Road when my wife shouted, 'That looked like a turkey! No, really, I think that was a turkey. Stop and go back." I quickly checked the rear-view mirror for following traffic and the little SUV slid to a stop with the anti-locking braking system pumping furiously. A quick turnaround and I was soon looking at a front porch that was sort of an elevated deck. "No," I said, "That wasn't a turkey. It was seven turkeys and it looks like...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — A 28-year-old Illinois man was incarcerated in the Gogebic County Jail at Bessemer Sunday after crashing a snowmobile in Ironwood. According to Ironwood Public Safety Department reports, Denis Walsh, of Maple Park, was arrested for operating while intoxicated (third offense), driving while his operator’s license was suspended and refusing to take an alcohol breath test. Bond was set at $25,000 in Gogebic County District Court, subject to posting 10 percent to be released. According to office...
By JUSTIN LIBERTOSKI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Wolverine Nordic Ski Trails were open Sunday as many gathered to spend their time skiing the various trails. Among those included Al Limberg and Barb Bradley, of Wausau, Wis. It was their first time at Wolverine this season and said that they weren’t able to get out there earlier because of the weather. They frequent various cross country trails such as ABR and Wolverine, with Wolverine being their favorite. The reason is because of...
BY TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD — Beginning last Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration required people to register their drones. Under the FAA’s new rule, people who own a small aircraft more than .55 pound and less than 55 pounds must register it with the FAA Unarmed Aircraft System before they can fly outdoors. According to FAA’s website, the owner must be 13 or older and must be a legal U.S. citizen or a legal permanent resident. Also called unarmed aircraft systems or quadcopters, drones are a variety of flyin...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - 'Tis the season for traveling. Santa Claus wasn't the only one traveling during the Christmas holiday. Whether traveling by air or vehicle, this year AAA said a record 100 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles away from home to see family and friends. Of the 100 million Americans traveling, the U.S. Department of Transportation said only 5 percent choose to travel via plane. In Ironwood Township, people at the Gogebic-Iron County Airport flew on Air Choice One, to...
IRON RIVER, Wis. — A 54-year-old Iron River man was killed when his vehicle collided with a semi tractor-trailer east of Iron River on Wednesday. Dean A. Lusikka was pronounced dead at the scene on U.S. 2, near Crooked Lake Road, according to the Wisconsin State Patrol. The two-vehicle accident occurred at 11:59 a.m. on Wednesday. Police said a westbound pickup truck driven by Lusikka lost control on the slippery highway during “medium to heavy” snowfall throughout Bayfield County. The pickup slid into the eastbound lane of the highway, where...
