Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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With Christmas 2014 officially in the books, local residents are enjoying time with family and friends, eating leftovers or maybe even opening a late present or two. Many were seen out and about Wednesday, shopping locally to grab some last minute gifts. At Mattson's TV and Appliance in downtown Ironwood, things were busy the last few days before Christmas. Co-owner Randy King said there were quite a few last-minute shoppers in the store, similar to last year. "Televisions and cell phones have...
IRONWOOD - After seeing success in reading and math scores at the elementary level, teachers in the middle and high school level in the Ironwood Area School District decided to incorporate similar programs to enhance student learning experiences in the classroom. With the help of Accelerated Math and Accelerated Reading 360, through Renaissance Learning, teachers have been able to individually assess students ability levels through testing. What separates the programs from other...
Editor's note: Jerry Edde, retired from the U.S. Forest Service, conducts an annual Gogebic Range bird count from his home in Bessemer, asking area bird watchers to call in their results to him. This year's count was conducted last Saturday. BESSEMER - There was just enough light to see the pointed crest and black mask of a northern cardinal picking up sunflower seeds beneath my bird feeder. Christy could see from a better angle and she said, "It's definitely a male, I can see the red." This is...
A building that was constructed by the Village of Ontonagon in the early 2000's as an incentive to bring business to the area has finally achieved that goal. In a special meeting Monday, the speculation building, located in the former Renaissance Zone was sold to a relatively young new business. Following the closing of the Ontonagon paper mill, several men headed to the oil fields in North Dakota. Several of them were fabricators and found they could make and improve on equipment used in...
7 marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most beloved holiday classics of all time, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." Rudolph originally premiered on NBC on Dec. 6, 1964, and is still loved by children and adults alike. "The Rankin-Bass animated film production company used Japanese puppets and stop motion to tell the tale," said CNN writer, Lisa Respers France. The story follows Rudolph, the son of Santa Claus's reindeer, Donner, and his wife. With a bright, glowing, red nose, Rudolph...
IRONWOOD - Students at Luther L. Wright School in Ironwood used their Christmas spirit to help out some furry friends on Friday. Students in Michelle Giackino, Michelle Trier, Tony Bunt and Rachel Boyd's second grade classes and Nicole Mesich's special education class donated numerous items to HOPE Animal Shelter. "The students have done this for a number of years, so we just carried on the tradition," Giackino said. The students gave donations to the shelter instead of exchanging gifts in the c...
GILE, Wis. - Santa Claus made a visit to Burgers Bar & Grill Saturday afternoon to have lunch with some kids and their families. Escorted by the Montreal Fire Department's Fire Chief Cookie Laguna, Santa Claus made a grand entrance on a shiny, red fire truck for lunchtime. Kids were able to hang out with Santa, sit on his lap and get their pictures taken with him and of course tell him what they want for Christmas. All the kids received treat bags, as well. Burgers Bar & Grill offered free...
IRONWOOD - Students at Luther L. Wright School had a busy day Friday, before heading out for Christmas vacation. Throughout the morning, students at Sleight Elementary (kindergarten through second grade at LLW) were treated to a concert by Accent, received a visit from Santa and held classroom parties. The day kicked off with the annual Student of the Month celebration in the elementary gym, followed by a drawing for an iPad mini for students who participated in the summer education program....
IRONWOOD - Students in Ted Sim's history and social studies classes listened to presentations by fellow students on the harmful effects of methamphetamines throughout the day on Thursday at Luther L. Wright School in Ironwood. Juniors Madison Ofstad and Scoti Tanula, along with school resource officer Adam Clemens, of the Ironwood Public Safety Department, discussed different aspects of meth in the community and the impact it has on the body. According to Ofstad, she and Tanula decided to do...
WAKEFIELD - It was a big day Thursday for Wakefield-Marenisco elementary school students. The students in grades pre-kindergarten through fourth entertained family and friends at an evening Christmas concert. For first grade students in teacher Mary Ann Mazari's class, a Christmas project added to their enthusiasm for the holidays. The students fashioned evergreen boughs into Christmas balls, adding ribbons to them, and planned to surprise their parents with the gifts. "They're bringing them...
IRONWOOD - Congregation and community members gathered at Wesley United Methodist Church in Ironwood on Wednesday night for a "Christmas Love" dinner. Pastor Rosemary DeHut said they hold this event each year, and this year, they served ten families from local communities. Before the meal, DeHut said a prayer and thanked everyone for coming. "Bless this food, this fellowship, and this night," she said. During dinner, classic Christmas tunes were performed by Dale and Roberta Goman, along with...
IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College's board approved the hiring of three new personnel at their meeting on Tuesday night. GCC almunus and Ironwood native, Adam Arthur, will fill the newly created position of Marketing Coordinator, effective Jan. 5. The Director of Student Outreach & Engagement, Cindy Franck, recently resigned her position. The spot will now be filled by Dayle Jackson, the current Director of Student Support Services at GCC. She has been working for the college for 11 years....
BESSEMER - First graders at Washington Elementary in Bessemer, along with some teachers, parents and grandparents built gingerbread houses on Monday afternoon. Chattering echoed in the cafeteria as those in attendance built and decorated cardboard structures and graham cracker houses. Frosting, pretzels, marshmallow gingerbread men, gumdrops, cereal and much more were used for decorations and snacks. First grader Whitney Rose, whose milk carton was mostly covered in purple frosting, said purple...
BESSEMER - The Bessemer School Board at its Monday meeting heard absenteeism is up recently due to illness. Teacher Sherry Nyquist was suppose to make a presentation to the board, but was out sick for the day. Many students were also out sick or went home sick from Washington Elementary on Monday, said head teacher Diana Hansen. "Today we were at about 37 by the time the day was out, of students out with sicknesses and sent home," Hansen said. Tax concerns Superintendent Dave Radovich discussed...
BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board couldn’t decide whether to support House or Senate transportation legislation on Wednesday, but commissioners agreed there somehow should be an increase in funding for roads. Gogebic County Road Commission Engineer-Director Darren Pionk told the board the effort to change transportation funding, including the way gas tax money is distributed, is in the “11th hour” because this is the last week state legislators will convene. There’s legislation in both the House and Senate pertaining to transportation, and co...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Ironwood Township Board of Trustees approved a 2015 proposed budget of $913,729 Dec. 8. The fund balance for 2015 is $398,371, down nearly $100,000 from 2014. The millage rate will remain at 4.2714 after residents approved a road millage during the November mid-term election. A millage rate is the amount of tax per $1,000 of property value, the road millage replaced an expiring fire truck millage. The millage is for 1 mill and will last from 2014 to 2018. The township began collecting the millage on Dec. 1 as part of t...
ONTONAGON - An attendance record was broken at the Ontonagon Theater of the Performing Arts Friday with the presentation of the "Christmas in the Snow." More than 350 people packed the theater, where the previous record was 329. This year marked the sixth annual Christmas show with performers Jim Jessup, Mike Urbis, Yvonne Blake and friends. The music and comedy between Jessup and Urbis featured Urbis as the reindeer hauling Santa, played by Jessup on the sleigh, Urbis as a hobo going "Home for...
