Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - After three performances in four days, "A Claudette Christmas Card" has wrapped for the holiday season. Hundreds of people attended the shows, watching performers sing, dance and laugh on the stage. On Sunday, however, the audience witnessed a performer injured after falling off the stage. A Von Drake dancer fell into the orchestra pit during the group's performance. The show took a brief intermission and theater volunteer Mark Silver announced to the audience to please remain in...
BESSEMER - With an assortment of treats and candies to choose from, local children decorated gingerbread houses during the annual workshop at the Bessemer Public Library on Saturday. This is the third year the workshop has taken place, and according to library director Melissa Rajala, the event gets more popular each year. "I had some new names registering this year, so that was nice to see," she said. Rajala said she always wanted to do the workshop, but when she was working at larger...
BRUCE CROSSING - Many gathered for the 25th annual "Christmas at the Crossing" Children's Christmas Party held on Saturday. The Settler's Depot Gallery had a wide display of goods, including homemade mittens and hats, dishcloths, jewelry, baked goods, blankets, art, and more. Santa and Mrs. Claus were also in attendance, as they are each year, taking pictures and asking children what they wanted for Christmas. Each child who visited with Santa went home with a little bag of treats. All pictures...
IRONWOOD - As Jack Frost parades go, the weather was downright balmy for Friday's annual winter celebration in Ironwood. Compared to recent years of windchills well below zero, the 25-degree temperatures, absent any wind, brought out about twice as many people - and animals - as in recent years. Floats headed down Aurora Street to an appreciative crowd. "It's certainly a nice night," Mayor Kim Corcoran said before the parade. Young children had a ball playing in the deep snow under the blue...
HURLEY - The Hurley PTO lit the first School Spirit Tree on Thursday night at the Hurley K-12 School. Despite chilly winds, about 40 people attended the event, listening to singing and waiting for the tree to shine. "On behalf of the Hurley School District, thank you all for being here," superintendent Chris Patritto said. "When the PTO first came to us with this, we thought it was a great idea." The PTO decided to do the tree as a way to celebrate students, alumni, staff and their...
Lake Superior continues to rise, as above average precipitation has returned the level above long-term averages. The lake continued its trend of above-normal water levels in November, although it dropped a typical 2 inches for the month. That's average for November, according to the International Lake Superior Board of Control. The lake remained around 9 inches above its level of a year ago, thanks in large part to 11 straight months of above-normal water supply to the lake from increased...
MERCER, Wis. - The annual Candy Cane Festival is set for Dec. 13 in downtown Mercer. It marks the third year the festival has taken place, featuring a parade, baking contest and other activities. Each year, the planning committee selects "Candy Cane Royalty," including a Peppermint Princess and Candy Cane Queen. Winners are selected through an essay contest, with students in fourth through eighth grades competing for princess and ninth through 12th grade students competing for queen. Essays were...
NEW YORK (AP) - Thousands are celebrating in the heart of Manhattan as they await the lighting of the 85-foot-tall Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center. Performers for Wednesday night's broadcast included Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett, Mariah Carey and Cyndi Lauper. Seventy-year-old Patricia Donnelly, of Greenwich, Connecticut, was there watching the lighting ceremony for the first time in 20 years. She was squeezed into a police-barricaded pen with her significant other, 74-year-old, Joseph...
IRONWOOD - A Tuesday morning raid of a residence in Ironwood's Norrie Location led to five people being taken away in handcuffs in a bust involving heroin and other drugs. The Gogebic-Iron Area Narcotics Team raid at 251 Oak St. occurred around 8 a.m. Interviews were continuing into the afternoon at the Ironwood Public Safety Department office. According to a GIANT press release, a search warrant was executed and three men and two women were arrested. They were incarcerated in the Gogebic...
IRONWOOD - The 24th annual Tree of Love dedication ceremony took place at Aspirus Grand View hospital on Tuesday night. Around 50 people gathered to witness the lighting of both the Tree of Love and Celebration Tree to honor and celebrate loved ones, hosted by the Aspirus Grand View Auxiliary. Virginia Keczko, Tree of Love chair, said the number of those in attendance was "shy compared to what we normally have here," citing cold temperatures as a major factor. Singers Maggie Hokans, Anna Hill...
IRONWOOD - November will long be remembered as one of the most brutal weather months in Ironwood's history. Statistics from the National Weather Service point out just how severe it turned out to be. The month ended on a quiet note on Sunday, giving way to below-zero temperatures on Monday in Ironwood and a biting wind. The November snowfall total of 89.2 inches set a record. It compares to the long-term average for the month of 24.5 inches. The average temperature of 21.9 degrees fell short of...
With snowmobile trails opening Monday, the Western U.P. Convention and Visitor Bureau urges riders to be on the lookout for groomers. With 92 inches of snow already, there's plenty of snow to groom on the high terrain, but the swamps are still full of water. "Pull over or at least slow down and wait for the operator to signal you by whenever you see them," the bureau advised. Riders are also encouraged to stay on marked trails, so area snowmobile clubs don't run the risk of losing landowner...
By ALISSA PIETILA [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer City Council met Monday night to hear the recent audit report, as well as look at old business surrounding a water leak detector, excavator and Eagle Waste. Christina Smigowski, of Rukkila, Negro and Associates in Houghton, presented an auditor's report which said they did not find anything wrong with the city's financial reports. Smigowski encouraged the city to keep pursing joint ventures, as "the state of Michigan has encou...
GURNEY, Wis. - Santa Claus made an early visit Saturday to begin the Christmas season at the eighth annual Gurney Gopher 4-H Club's pie social in Gurney. About 20 children, ranging in ages for newborn babies to older kids, were able to sit on Santa's lap and tell him what they wanted this holiday. According to club leaders Jessie Bender and Amy Simonar, the event has become popular in Gurney. The event originally started as a way to "give back" to the people of Gurney, and grew from there....
Local businesses took part in Small Business Saturday, a tradition spreading across the country, annually following Black Friday's focus on large retail shopping. Brambleberry in Ewen, which sells crafting items, fabrics and offers professional quilting, had a couple other vendors to add to their small business spirit. Deana Voigt, of Bruce Crossing, who was selling Tastefully Simple, said they had many customers come in throughout the day. Nancy Byrne, of Ewen, was making and selling handmade Christmas stockings. Brambleberry was one local...
IRONWOOD - Aspirus Grand View Hospital will host its 24th annual Tree of Love ceremony on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. The annual event features two trees, highlighting passed loved ones and celebrations throughout the year. "The Tree of Love is usually in memory of loved ones who passed this year, or years before," David Sim, manager of marketing at AGV, said. "The celebration tree can be for a new baby, marriage, great accomplishment or just for a good year." Lights are purchased throughout the year,...
By ALISSA PIETILA [email protected] WHITE PINE — Crafters and shoppers filled many areas of the Konteka Black Bear Resort on Saturday for a craft fair. Vendors Annette Trail and Theresa Miller said that turnout was pretty good, and displayed a quilt made by the North Country Quilters as well as other raffle items. The quilt is being raffled off with a drawing to be held during Hometown Christmas next weekend in Ontonagon. A table, manned by Roleane Daniels and Carol Brown, displayed homemade baby items, dish cloths and mittens. The m...
WAKEFIELD — Indianhead Mountain opened to skiing on Friday, after record snowfall has fallen this year. “We’ve been fortunate to get all this natural snow and cold weather so we can also make snow,” said general manager of Indianhead, Barry Bolich. “Indianhead will be able to offer some of the best early season skiing in years,” he said. The hill opened at 9 a.m. and by mid-afternoon, the hill and lodge were bustling with skiers and snowboarders. Rick Martin, of Menasha, Wis., said the skiing...
Shoppers across the country were out looking for the best deals during Black Friday sales, with some shoppers starting as early as Thursday. According to the National Retail Federation, more than 140 million customers are expected to take advantage of in-store and online discounts and deals through the holiday weekend. It was no different for businesses in Bessemer and Ironwood. Steiger’s Home Center in Bessemer celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday, offering sales starting Wednesday. The sales ar...
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the White House now that the official tree has arrived. A horse-drawn wagon hauled the 20-foot white fir up the driveway to the North Portico for inspection on Friday morning. Receiving the tree were first lady Michelle Obama, daughters Malia and Sasha and family dogs Bo and Sunny. The family circled the tree, smelled it and conferred before the first lady said, "Thumbs-up. It's a go. We're taking the tree." Malia, holding Bo's...
