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MERCER, Wis. - Mercer's annual Lupine Junefest went to the birds on Saturday. It was the ninth celebration of the colorful lupine plants, but first year of the bird festival at the Loon Capital of Wisconsin. Mercer was named one of Wisconsin's Bird Cities and Saturday featured a large tent devoted to birds and building wooden houses for them. The star at the bird tent was 3-year-old Ruby, a red-tailed hawk that resides at the Wild Instincts Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Rhinelander. Ruby...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Although bad weather delayed its completion, the mural decorating the base of one of the train trestles that connect Ironwood and Hurley over the Montreal River has been completed. While organizers originally hoped that to complete the mural before school let out so the Hurley students who helped design the mural could finish the project, the plan shifted to have the organizers complete the mural, according to Amy Nosal, an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer with the University of Wisconsin's I...
BESSEMER — When two people suspected of dealing heroin in an Ironwood motel were arraigned in court this week, it was accomplished by videoconferencing, even though the Gogebic County Jail is only a short walk from the county courthouse in Bessemer. There are many reasons videoconferencing is working effectively in courtrooms throughout Michigan. Michigan Supreme Court Justice David F. Viviano reported this week expanded use of videoconferencing technology to create "virtual" courtrooms has saved the Michigan Department of Corrections nearly $5...
IRONWOOD - For some, horseback riding is hobby. For lady long-rider Bernice Ende, it's a way of life. During an adventurous coast-to-coast horseback ride, Ende stopped in Ironwood Tuesday to rest for a couple days. Beginning from her home in northwestern Montana, Ende rode her horses Montana Spirit and Essie Pearl all the way to Maine. Spending the last winter on the East Coast, she has now embarked on a journey to the West Coast along a route that will take her across the breadth of the U.S....
IRONWOOD - The Historic Ironwood Theatre got a makeover on Thursday as around 15 volunteers came together for the theater's spring cleaning effort. Volunteers scrubbed chairs, dusted the chandeliers and swept the floors, as well as performing other needed tasks. Former theater board president Tom Williams thanked all the volunteers for their support. "None of this would be possible without them," he said. During a break from cleaning, the volunteers enjoyed complimentary snacks and drinks as a...
HURLEY — With a summer schedule full of activities for the younger residents of Iron County, the 4-H program continues to seek ways to fund the various activities it offers. While Neil Klemme, the youth development agent with the University of Wisconsin’s Iron County Extension Office, said while almost two-thirds of the funding for the popular 4-H summer camps comes from community donations, he recently obtained $10,500 in grant funding to help expand the programs offered. Klemme used a $500 healthy programming grant through the UW-Madison cam...
ERWIN TOWNSHIP - The Erwin Township Board of Trustees appointed Vicky Finco as the township's new clerk at the board's Wednesday meeting, following the resignation of Prisilla Gerovac. Gerovac's resignation, effective June 5 according to a resignation letter read by Township Supervisor Larry Grimsby, was accepted by the earlier in the meeting. Grimsby said that Finco was chosen, along with two others, from the pool of qualified township residents who had applied for the township's treasurer...
BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday approved signing paperwork for the $1,176,000 summer airport taxiway project. The west end of the parallel taxiway will be constructed, the second half of the project at the Gogebic-Iron Airport. Commissioners agreed to sign the contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration. It is hoped the project will begin by July 6. The FAA is paying the bulk of the project’s cost, at $1,116,250. MDOT’s share will be $29,375 and the local share...
MERCER, Wis. - The ninth annual Lupine Junefest is coming to Carow Park in Mercer on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A classic car show, arts and crafts, birding activities, silent sports demonstrations, silent auction and the main event - a bicycle tour - are planned. Starting and ending at the park, the bike tour varies from 10 to 50 miles to cater to various skill levels. Along the way, participants will ride on paved roads, through forests, alongside lakes, rivers and, of course, beautiful...
IRONWOOD - Around 10 students showed up for Ironwood Area School's summer program on Tuesday where they read books and completed online assignments in the school's library. Designed to prevent students from losing skills over the summer, the program is open to students in grades one through 10 in the 2014-15 school year - those starting second through 11th grade next year - to take lessons through the school's accelerated math and language software. The program, staffed by both elementary and mi...
IRONWOOD - The first day of Camp 911 kicked off Monday at the Ironwood Public Safety Department, with 41 youngsters participating. The camp, for children aged 8 to 12, is designed to teach youngsters about fire and bicycle safety, drug prevention and first aid, among other safety topics. "This is the first time we've done this. We planned for 50 kids, but 41 is a good turnout," said IPSD Director Andrew DiGiorgio. Xcel Energy officials were to address the children today about safety with...
IRONWOOD — Approval of the 2015-16 city budget on Monday was preceded by advice from a city resident at a public hearing as to how costs can be reduced. John Rudberg, of 218 N. Lowell St., suggested the city “decommission” parts of neighborhoods to eliminate sewer and water costs. He said in sparsely populated neighborhoods, residents could be relocated, basically ending the need for city services. Rudberg said it might cost the city money upfront, but would save Ironwood money in long haul. He noted the infrastructure of the city was desig...
WAKEFIELD — At around 8 p.m. on Saturday, the Gogebic County Sheriff's Department responded to a report of a suicidal male at his Wakefield residence, according to a department news release. Officers on the scene, along with a family member, were able to establish contact with the 30-year-old man, who was in the home with his 3-year-old son. The man refused to leave the home and, according to the release, threatened to shoot the officers on the scene. This led to the activation of the Gogebic/Iron Area SWAT Team and a request was made for t...
BESSEMER - The sun was out for the sixth annual Go Ride R Range Ride on Saturday. Beginning in Bessemer's Bluff Valley Park, the roughly 50 cyclists who participated biked to Rigoni's Bar and back to the park, according to organizer Jim Mildren, a route of roughly 20 miles. "The day was perfect," Mildren said. Following the completion of the ride, the group enjoyed entertainment provided by the band Sugar and Spice, who played a number of popular country songs. It was especially fitting that...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Ten organizers of the recent "The Way We Worked" exhibition and other interested members of the community gathered in the court room on the second level of the Iron County Historical Museum on Saturday for a debriefing session following the conclusion of the Smithsonian's stay in town. Among the items discussed were lessons learned from hosting the exhibit and how the community can move forward with other events. Most of the meeting...
BESSEMER - Growing up in Ramsay, Molly Wieringa has become accustomed to living in a small town. "The sense of community while growing up in a small town, that will always be with me. I know people here, and they've always supported me." As a child, Wieringa was always outside playing or inside reading a good book. For as long as she can remember, she said reading has been a big part of her life. "You can learn so much just by reading, even if it's not an instructional book," Wieringa said....
IRONWOOD — The 2015-’16 budget the Ironwood City Commission will consider Monday includes a small increase in city property taxes. According to the proposed budget resolution, property taxes of $1,777,000 are projected, compared to the $1,675,000 approved a year ago, or less than a 1 percent increase. The city’s fiscal year runs through June. The total general fund budget to be considered Monday by city commissioners is $3,168,000, up $41,000 from a year ago. The total of all expenditures in the city for the upcoming fiscal year, inclu...
IRON BELT, Wis. - The man who brought the color pink to his Iron Belt construction business, Angelo Luppino, died this week of cancer at 82. He was born and raised in Hurley, graduating from the Hurley High School in 1952. He married Nancy Nelson in 1953 and they had two children, a son, Paul, and a daughter, Karen. Luppino met his wife on a blind date and knew from the moment he met her that she was the one. "He met me and that was it," she said. They had a long and happy marriage of 62 years....
