Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - Government and business leaders from all six counties that comprised the Western Upper Peninsula chambers of commerce in Gogebic, Ontonagon, Iron, Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw counties gathered at the Maplewood Steakhouse in Ironwood on Jan. 22 to socialize and discuss new ideas for helping the region prosper for the chamber's "Thirsty Thursday" meeting. "We view the event as an opportunity to connect with each other, share best practices and gain understanding of what is happening...
GILE, Wis. - Organizers of the Hurley 4th of July fireworks held their second annual fundraising Snowshoe Extravaganza Saturday afternoon on the Gile Flowage. A total of 144 race participants showed up to take on the powder in their snowshoes. This year the Fireworks Committee added a bonfire and music at the Gile Park, with cooperation of Montreal city officials and fire department members. The Hurley Fire Department also helped. Rita Franzoi, event director, said they added a Family Fun Night...
Marisa Buerger, right, leads a choreographed routine as the Lil' Dribblers practice for their performance at halftime of tonight's Ironwood girls' varsity home basketball game against Bessemer. The Lil' Dribblers is made up of second through seventh graders and led by Buerger as well as Rachel Boyd and Doug Foley. In addition to tonight's performance, they will also perform Friday during the halftime of the Ironwood boys' varsity home game....
BESSEMER - Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort hosted the Midwest Cat Clowder all day Saturday. Vintage sno-cats and groomers were on display at the base of the hill. The owners of these machines were available to talk with people about their machines and about their group. Kirk Citurs of Scranton, Iowa, traveled nearly 500 miles for the event. Citurs brought along his restored 1962 Snow-Trac he purchased a few years ago in Seattle. Snow-Tracs were manufactured in Sweden and only about 2,500 were...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Gogebic Community College will host a college financial aid assistance event on Wednesday as part of the Michigan-wide collaborative “College Goal” program designed to improve access to financial aid. Volunteers will be in the computer lab on the second floor of the Jacob Solin Center for Business Education from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. to assist families in filling out and submitting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which is required to obtain financial aid, including grants, loans and many scholarships. “If you are...
BESSEMER - Vintage snowcat enthusiasts will gather at Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort Saturday as part of "Clowder in the Powder," an opportunity to display their machines and meet with other fans of these unique over-the-snow vehicles. The vehicles will be on display from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., after which they will be driven to Caribou Lodge for dinner, followed by a night tour of the Powderhorn Mountain slopes. The only event of its kind in the Midwest, Clowder in the Powder could feature 14 of...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Ironwood resident Gary Jackson takes a lot of photos. So many in fact, he forgets how many he has taken. The subjects in Jackson's photos vary, among animals, people, structures and nature, and he travels around the area, searching for his next photo. One summer day in 2014, Jackson was walking along the beach at Little Girl's Point in Ironwood, when he came across his niece and her family playing in the water. He thought of the moment as a photo opportunity. "I was just...
IRONWOOD - A million dollars is within reach for some local youth after years of hard work and dedication. The Gogebic County 4-H Market Livestock Group is within $50,000 of hitting the million-dollar mark through its annual livestock auction during the Gogebic County Fair in August. The group, originally called The Hidquarters, started in 1972 after beef breeders and other interested parties started planning to put together a youth steer project for the fair, allowing the youth to show and...
After a horrid November produced numerous snowstorms, the Gogebic Range has settled into a relatively normal winter. In fact, January's snowfall of 21.6 inches in Ironwood was about half the long-term norm of 44.2 inches for the month. The average temperature for January was 18.5 degrees, below Ironwood's long-term average of 20.3. The National Weather Service station at the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Treatment Plant off Cloverland Drive recorded 2.2 inches of snow for the 24-hour period to 7 a.m....
WAKEFIELD - A faulty transformer at Xcel Energy's Ironwood substation led to the 26-hour power outage in parts of Wakefield on Jan. 23-24, according to city manager Margot Anderson. She said Tuesday the transformer that went down has since been replaced by Xcel. Anderson explained why Wakefield was one of the last communities to be completely restored to power. "When power is not available through Xcel's lines, no city action at the substation can be taken to restore power," she said. She noted...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - With only a few weeks left to finalize the details, one of the American Birkebeiner founders took time to help with another Beiner-themed event on Monday. Ernie St. Germain attended a planning meeting for the annual YooperBeiner snowshoe race/tour at Wolverine Ski Trails to help plan to the timing of the event. The YooperBeiner is set for Feb. 21 at Wolverine. St. Germain is the only skier to race in all 41 of the Birkebeiner races, also called the "Birkie," in Hayward, Wis....
BESSEMER - In a short meeting on Monday night, the city council heard of a downtown business closure. La Panetteria, a bakery on Sophie Street, plans to close the doors on Friday at 4 p.m. Bessemer Chamber of Commerce President, Kathy Whitburn, was saddened when she heard the news early Monday. "I think it behooves us as a city and as a community to reach out to a business if we hear that they are having some type of difficulty and are going to be closing their doors, because it means lost...
IRONWOOD - Nevermind the fact that Warren Nelson is an accomplished guitarist, or the founder of the Northland's most unique music festival in Big Top Chautauqua. As a man who has written an ode to the very stage on which he stood Saturday night, Nelson's local charm had the audience's heart before he even struck a chord at the Historic Ironwood Theatre. To the delight of the nearly half-full theater, Nelson was, in all his prose personable and never short on an anecdote. Thumping along to that...
BESSEMER - As if summoned by the great skier himself, large and very much needed snowflakes fell Saturday afternoon on Big Powderhorn Mountain just in time for the fourth annual Gugli Challenge. Seventeen local skiers took to the hill in the National Standard Race (NASTAR)-style event to vie for one of three trophies and pay homage to the late Dominic "Gugli" Guglielmotto, who won more than 700 medals in the sport. The afternoon included skiing, refreshments and live music from Gugli's grandson...
BRUCE CROSSING - Eight quilters were registered for Brambleberry's 10th Souper Bowl Sundae quilting retreat held at the Stannard Township hall on Sunday. "2006 was our first one," said Vicki Kurtti, of Bruce Crossing, who owns Brambleberry. "We always have a tail gate party." "And a prize for each quarter," added Deana Voigt. The group plans a lot of their festivities using football terms, as the event takes place each year on the NFL's Super Bowl Sunday, usually the first Sunday in February....
BESSEMER - Students from local schools took part in a cardio-pulmonary resuscitation training course in the A.D. Johnston High School library in Bessemer on Friday. Jim LaJoie, executive director of the Superior Health Foundation in Marquette, said funding for the event was run through SHF. "Essentially, the American Red Cross submitted a mini-grant to us," LaJoie said. According to the SHF website, "The Superior Health Foundation provides funding in the form of mini-grants for projects that...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The University of Wisconsin System president fired back Thursday against Gov. Scott Walker's suggestion that faculty teach more classes as a way to help absorb a $300 million funding cut, saying the governor doesn't understand professors already face a huge workload. President Ray Cross told The Associated Press he's frustrated by the suggestion, saying the governor shouldn't target professors at the system's 26 campuses. Cross said he partly blames himself for not...
