Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - Singer-songwriter Natalie Mae Palms brought her dad, Mark Palms, and singer-songwriter Billy King with her to perform at the Ironwood Theatre Sunday. Born and raised in Manchester, Mae was inspired by her professional musician parents. "Growing up listening my parents play and watching them work together, it was very special," she said. "My parents are so different musically, and it's fun to see both butt heads and work together." When she was younger, Palms used to watch her...
IRONWOOD - Saturday's Festival Ironwood schedule featured a full day of activities, ranging from a Walk, Run and Roll in Norrie Park in the morning to a performance by Shotgun Kelli that filled the dance floor to close out the evening, as well as a classic car cruise and a host of other events offering something for the whole family. "This year's festival was very good," said Keith Johnson, one of the organizers. "It was an excellent event. We had a lot of good reviews, a lot of good comments...
ONTONAGON — Up to a thousand Ontonagon Area High School graduates and their families and friends are expected to celebrate the 2015 All School Reunion in Ontonagon this upcoming Friday and Saturday, July 24-25. The reunions have been held every five years. This year’s event features two new co-chairs, Ontonagon County Clerk Stacey Preiss and Rich Ernest. The pair took over the massive work of organizing the event, which hundreds of former students are expected to attend, after longtime chairman Andy Lockhart retired. Preiss said the org...
IRONWOOD — Many of the 118 people who donated to Ironwood's new Art Park attended the Friday afternoon ribbon-cutting ceremonies on Aurora Street. Jen Tucker, a community assistance specialist with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, presented Ironwood Community Development Director Michael Brown with a plaque on the occasion. The city received a $10,000 grant through MEDC to develop the Art Park after more than $15,000 was pledged locally toward the effort. Brown said there's still some money left over for project improvements. T...
MANITOWISH WATERS - A group of Iron County kids spent the week exploring nature at the North Lakeland Discovery Center during the 15th annual Iron County 4-H summer camp. The camp ran from Tuesday to Friday, July 7-10, and was open to third through fifth graders, according to Neil Klemme, the youth development agent with the University of Wisconsin's Iron County Extension Office, who runs the camp. Klemme was pleased with this year's camp. "Things are going great. It's been a good week," said...
HURLEY — The Hurley City Council agreed to add one-chair beauty salons to its conditional use ordinance on Tuesday. Mayor Joe Pinardi said a woman on Maple Street plans on opening a one-chair salon in her house, but the ordinance didn’t cover it. Adding beauty salons to the list will allow her to receive a permit to operate the business. In other action Tuesday, the council approved Jake Hodgdon as a part-time police officer, to be used as needed by Police Chief Dan Erspamer. The new officer had been riding along with other officers to acquaint...
HURLEY - The Iron County Forestry and Parks Committee decided against altering its grant application seeking funds for improvements to the county's campground at the Lake of the Falls park so that all-terrain vehicles could continue to access the park. The decision came after Forest Administrator Eric Peterson read an e-mail from Jillian Steffes, with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, that clarified that the use of Knowles-Nelson Stewardship funds to finance the renovations would...
IRONWOOD — Relay for Life is set to begin at Gogebic Community College on Saturday, July 25. As part of the American Cancer Society, Relay for Life is the organization’s biggest fundraising event. More than just a relay, the Relay is a time to unite as a community, recognize those who’ve been touched by cancer and remember those who lost the battle, according to an ACS spokesman. Anybody can sign up. Participants can be on a team or be involved by themselves. This year’s Gogebic County RFL chairman is Helen Slining. She is one of 10 members...
IRONWOOD - Opened to the public for a week, the Ironwood end of the non-motorized trail has been receiving positive feedback. On Wednesday, the Montreal River bridge was christened by Ironwood and Hurley officials, marking a major footstep for the Western Gateway Trail and Gov. Rick Snyder's goal of Michigan becoming the trail state. "The governor announced three years ago that he wants Michigan to be a trail state and this is the key part of the trail," said Paul Anderson, WGTA member. Snyder c...
IRONWOOD — The National Weather Service office in Marquette has logged some soggy statistics about June in Ironwood. The 5.4 inches of rain for the month was 150 percent above normal, according to Kevin Crupi, of the Marquette NWS office. It was also a cool month, with the average temperature of 60.2 coming in at 1.1 degrees under the long-term average. The high temperature reached above 80 only three days during the entire month. It was 81 on June 27 and June 28. The normal for June is eight days above 80 in Ironwood. Crupi said the jet s...
IRONWOOD — Some blight issues and major payments will be considered by the Ironwood City Commission this evening. The meeting will begin at 5:20 p.m. with a public hearing on a blight violation at 225 Frenchtown Road. During the regular agenda, the commission will consider rejecting a demolition bid for blighted property at 206 Southwest St. and may seek a rebid. The following partial and final payments will be acted on: —A partial payment to Ross Peterson Construction, Hurley, of $21,896 for construction of the Art Park on Aurora Street. —A...
IRONWOOD - The sun shined down on John Krznarich Little League Field for a long day of Little League 9-10-year-old District baseball and softball tournament play Sunday. Before any pitches were thrown, Jeff Wiemeri, Ryan Niemi and Shaun Munn of the host Penokee Range Little League, prepared the field for a day's worth of baseball and softball. Under the warm sun with temperatures in the 80s, they raked the base paths, watered the grass and then watered it again. When the dirt was dry, Munn...
WHITE PINE - After nearly six years of planning, fundraising, design, and construction the White Pine American Legion Post 462 has completed it's new memorial to those killed in action. The effort to construct a new monument started because the original monument was crumbling and no longer suitable to honor "our fallen comrades from Carp Lake Township," said Ron Howard of the Ontonagon County Veterans Association. Bob Lubbers, adjutant at the time, spearheaded the effort. There was a...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Gogebic Community College's David G. Lindquist Center is receiving a facelift. During the summer, areas receiving renovations and maintenance work are the student lounge, the Courtside Cafe, formerly known as the Snack Bar, the gymnasium and the hallway. When the upgrades are complete, Lindquist Center Director Dorie Fornero said the center will be more modern and accessible. "We're making cosmetic changes to the facility to update it and make it more user-friendly for our...
IRONWOOD - Ironwood Mayor Kim Corcoran doesn't know Lowell Joerg, a retired insurance salesman from California. It seems he knows a little bit about Ironwood, however. Corcoran was opening her city mail a few months ago when she received a "redistribution of happiness" letter from Joerg that contained a postcard of an 1899 blizzard in Ironwood. "He has a hobby of returning bits of history back to the cities of origin," Corcoran said. She researched social media and found numerous examples of...
IRONWOOD - Construction of Ironwood's Safe Routes to School project has begun on Curry Street. Ironwood City Manager Scott Erickson said sidewalks will be improved and new sidewalks will be installed in an effort to improve students' safety. "The goal of Safe Routes is to increase pedestrian safety around Luther L. Wright," he said. Lake and Park streets are also part of the project. Erickson said the walking route will connect streets, spurs of trails and the Gateway Trail to Luther L. Wright...
IRONWOOD - Enbridge Pipelines conducted hands-on training exercises for employees Tuesday outside Tacconelli's Down Towne restaurant in Ironwood. Scott Paquette, an Enbridge employee who lives in Bessemer, explained it was "confined space entry" training, simulating what might happen when employees respond to a pipeline emergency. A large tripod rigged with a cable was set up to lower employees into a huge tube, then crank them back up. Enbridge conducts the annual training sessions locally and...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - A elderly Kimball, Wis., man Wednesday described how his house was raided Monday by federal and county law enforcement officers in a continuing investigation of the Fourth of July blast at the nearby Northwoods Paving quarry. Robert "Barrel Bob" Gollubske walked into the Daily Globe offices to complain about damages at his home he said were caused in the Monday raid. Gollubske said he was handcuffed and questioned for about two hours before...
BESSEMER — A 32-year-old Ironwood man has been arraigned in Gogebic County District Court on a charge of delivery of heroin, causing death. Martin Henry Brecke, of 114 Flink St., appeared in court in Bessemer, charged in the death of Patrick Mullen, 32, of Iron Belt, Wis., according to the Ironwood Public Safety Department. The IPSD received a 911 call around 1:55 a.m. Tuesday, saying there was an unresponsive 32-year-old man at 610 E. Oak St. Mullen had been dropped off there by Brecke, according to the report. IPSD officers, along with B...
IRONWOOD - Carnegie Library's "Every Hero Has a Story" summer reading program continued Wednesday at Burger King. Assistant Library Director Lynne Wiercinski read "Hilda Must be Dancing" to a group of children. Written by Karma Wilson and illustrated by Suzanne Watts, the popular children's book is about a hippo named Hilda who loves to dance. But whether she tangoed, square danced or boogied to the music, Hilda couldn't help but make a lot of noise. "Ka-bump!Crash! Smash! Thumpity-bump! Boom!"...
