Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER TOWNSHIP - A crowd of around 20 people gathered outside the Bessemer Township township hall Saturday morning for a rededication ceremony for the township's veterans memorial. The memorial is made from three stone slabs. The one in the center is approximately 7 1/2-feet tall and is engraved with a message that says, "In memory of the men and women of Bessemer Township who served in the armed forces of our country to preserve the freedom of...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — The Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts group hopes to soon become a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Almost one year ago, the group represents a wide variety of activities, according to Will Andresen, with the University of Wisconsin Iron County Extension Office, who has worked with ICORE over the past year. “They were created to fill a void in the community, and that void is kind of the silent sports part of the outdoor recreation scene,” Andresen said. He explained that sile...
WAKEFIELD - Karen Varian, of Wakefield, has always been an optimistic, energetic and ambitious woman, always on the move and ready to take on the next task. She and her husband moved to the Wakefield area just over two years ago from Connecticut when the cost of living was becoming too much. Varian's father was born in Wakefield, with lots of her relatives still in the area and she has grown up visiting here, so the decision to move was a relatively easy one. Since moving here, she found a lump...
HURLEY — It wasn’t a big bear, but it sure caused a lot of commotion. A black bear was shot and killed in downtown Hurley on Friday afternoon. It was apparently the same bear that had stolen corn from Krist Oil in an early Tuesday morning caper and had made some dashes down Silver Street in broad daylight. A dispatcher at the Iron County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Friday evening that detective Paul Samardich had shot the bear, which was too close to humans for comfort. There was reportedly concern that the bear might get too close to childr...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] WAKEFIELD - A 66-foot spruce from Wakefield was selected to become Michigan's 30th official Christmas tree. The tree was donated by Florence Daniels in memory of her late husband, Jim, a teacher in the Wakefield School System for 30 years who coached basketball, track and football. "His passion was coaching and dealing with kids," Mark Daniels, Jim's son, said. "He worked his way up in the coaching ranks and the teams were very successful throughout...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - A black bear was spotted at Super One Foods in Ironwood Thursday. Gary Jackson, of Ironwood, said he saw the bear sleeping under a semi truck around 12:30 p.m. The local resident said someone told him a bear was spotted sleeping in the Dumpster earlier, so he said he went out back and he saw the bear sleeping again. When it awoke underneath the semi truck, Jackson said the bear was startled and then proceeded to jump the guard rail and r...
By KELSEY HANSEN [email protected] IRONWOOD - For breast cancer awareness month, a community roundtable was hosted Wednesday night at the Aspirus Grand View Hospital. Nearly 30 people attended the dinner, presentation and discussion, all free to the public. Doctors Donna Cataldo, Enrico Braucher and Ather Mehboob spoke to the group about understanding breast cancer, detection, the surgical process and treatment options. Roughly 230,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year in...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] WAKEFIELD - To celebrate the community and school spirit, the Gogebic Miners had a parade and cheered at a pep rally Wednesday during Homecoming Week. On a "beautiful" fall evening, students from Bessemer Schools and Wakefield-Marenisco came together to show their school spirit. With the sound of a police siren, the parade got underway, led by a fleet of fire trucks, ambulances and patrol cars from local law enforcement departments. Close behind, the...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Ironwood students will soon get a chance to try their hand at hydroponic gardening thanks to the Michigan State Police Wakefield Post after the post donated several pieces of hydroponic equipment to the school district Wednesday. The school will use the equipment to teach students about food production. "We hope to start raising our own fruits and vegetables for snacks for the children," said second grade teacher Michelle Trier, who...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners is seeking to fill three positions on the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority. On Wednesday, the board agreed to advertise for candidates. The terms on the board are for three years. Neil Beckman chairs the authority. County clerk Gerry Pelissero said while the board is made up of nine members, there are now only eight seated. Two terms are expiring, so that creates three vacancies in total. The two members whose terms are expiring can choose to s...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley City Council agreed Tuesday to seek a grant that would assist in re-opening the former Super One grocery store off Tenth Avenue. Kendall Building, of Menominee, the developer of the project, would lease the building to Silver Lining, of Houghton. The project developers plan on investing about $2.5 million in the store project, with a June 1 completion date specified in the development agreement. The city of Hurley will apply for a $250,000 Community Development Investment Grant thro...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER - To encourage anti-bullying at school, Michigan State Police Trooper Jerry Mazurek visited Washington Elementary in Bessemer. Early in the afternoon, Mazruek talked to Jonelle France's first grade class. Mazurek said bullying comes in two different forms -physical and verbal. To get children involved, Mazurek asked the children to give examples of bullying. "Pushing somebody," a child said. Mazurek said pushing someone is physical bullying....
WAKEFIELD — The city of Wakefield invites the public to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the city’s newly purchased municipal building on Monday at 6:30 p.m. Wakefield City Manager Margot Anderson said, “100 years after the completion of city hall at 311 Sunday Lake St., the city has moved its new operations, and wishes to formally open the new location.” From 2014-’15, Anderson said Wakefield leased the building from the Diocese of Marquette and then purchased it in October for $101,899, using general funds. The Wakefield Municipal...
By JUSTIN LIBERTOSKI [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Wolverine Nordic Ski Club hosted the first fall walk on Saturday, where guests were able to walk the trails and participate in other activities to celebrate the fall colors and experience what the ski club has to offer. "It's a way to show the community our trails," said Susan Spaete, event organizer. The Wolverine Nordic Ski Club is a non-profit group of volunteers that work all year at the trails, hosting events and maintaining the...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] HURLEY - Local residents and the cast members of "Mary Poppins" had a tea party at Sharon's Coffee Company on Sunday. To set the mood, volunteers decorated the coffee shop. The walls were lined with "Mary Poppins" posters with famous quotes on them. Tables were decorated with colorful table cloths, tea pots and balloons "soaring above it all." As the sun shined outside in the afternoon, several party guests checked in with volunteer Kathy Santini then...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] HURLEY — The public is invited to attend “The History of Hurley: The Frontier Phase” presented by Hurley attorney Paul Sturgul today at 6 p.m. at the Iron County Historical Museum. Sturgul, a Hurley native, said he will focus on the “early settlement of Hurley as a boom town on the Gogebic Range.” The keynote presentation on Columbus Day will be a continuation of a presentation he gave about the comprehensive history of Hurley at the Michigan Upper Peninsula Historical Convention in June. Sturgul s...
HURLEY — Members of the Wisconsin Investment and Local Impact Fund Board met Friday to discuss four applications for reimbursement of costs incurred by communities related to Gogebic Taconite’s failed development of a mine site near Upson, awarding $203,611 in funds. The towns of Anderson and Morse, as well as Iron and Ashland counties, applied for funds from the board for a number of costs relating to everything from legal fees and developing ordinances to environmental consulting and water testing. To ensure some money would remain for fut...
IRONWOOD - Directors for Theatre North and Ironwood Theatre's joint production of "Mary Poppins" had a big surprise at auditions in May when a couple with three children all tried out for the show. The Steckling family had no expectations, but were excited to participate in the community theater project set to open Oct. 14 at the Historic Ironwood Theatre. To their surprise, the directors chose all of them for principal parts in the show. The eldest daughter, Hannah Steckling, was cast as Mary...
MANITOWISH WATERS, Wis. - The cranberry harvest is now in full swing and Ironwood's second graders got a first-hand look into what exactly goes into wrangling the tart berries. They took an adventure Monday as they travelled down U.S. 51 to visit the Vilas Cranberry Marsh in Manitowish Waters. The students took a tour of the marsh and received a demonstration on the process of harvesting the berries. The day was led by Bob Winters, owner of the marsh, who taught the students about the life...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Given the lack of specifics available at Thursday’s meeting, the Iron County Board of Supervisors’ Finance Committee needed more information regarding a plan to purchase videoconference equipment for use by the Iron County Sheriff’s Department and court system. The video equipment would be used by the sheriff’s department, court system and Iron County District Attorney’s office, according to Sheriff Tony Furyk, to reduce the amount of travel by county employees. According to Furyk, the...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Ironwood's sixth through 12th graders have been enjoying the option of smoothies several times a week after the district received a commercial-grade blender as part of a grant program from the United Dairy Council of Michigan. According to information on the council's website, the grants were designed to increase the amount of dairy used in the schools. "Statistics show that milk-based smoothies continue to be a beverage of choice among...
