Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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WAKEFIELD - Monday kicked off the annual summer reading program at the Wakefield Public Library, featuring science projects, books and fun. According to library director Denise Engel, the summer program has been going on for many years. The goal is to encourage kids to read and find fun activities to incorporate into it. "I think the kids look forward to this," Engel said. "It keeps them reading, which is important to help them avoid the 'summer slide.'" This year's theme is "Fizz, Boom, Read,"...
IRONWOOD - Two employees of Gogebic Community College - Connie Hicks, of Fifield, Wis., and Sue Forbes, of Minocqua, Wis. - recently received awards of excellence for their contributions to the school. Hicks, a faculty member teaching mechanical design, engineering technology developmental mathematics and English, received the Award for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching. Forbes received the Award for Excellence in Staff Services for her role as director of financial aid. The teaching award r...
MARENISCO - Field ornithologist Allen Chartier, of Detroit, banded several hummingbirds at a local residence in Marenisco Saturday morning. "It's a project I've been doing with hummingbirds since 2001," Chartier said, "It's a very specialized form of banding." According to Chartier, banding hummingbirds takes "a federal and state permit, steady hands, patience and a lot of training." The banding process includes taking measurements for each individual bird then marking the beaks with a bit of...
MERCER, Wis. - Bicycle enthusiasts grabbed their bikes and headed out to the eighth annual Lupine Junefest Saturday in Mercer. The event pays homage to the lupines which grow along the roadside throughout the area. To help attendees view the flowers, the event includes bike tours. Bike tours included lengths suitable for any rider, ranging from 10-50 miles. More than 160 bicyclists registered for the tours, including residents of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Florida. All participants were given...
IRONWOOD - On Friday's throughout the summer, students will have a chance to read a book and grab some lunch during Books and Brunch at the Ironwood Carnegie Library. According to Lynne Wiercinski, assistant director at the library, this is the first year the event is being held. "This is our first year, but it's another way to encourage kids to read," Wiercinski said. The event kick-off took place on Friday with kids enjoying pizza, grabbing a book and performing science experiments. More than...
IRONWOOD - Local horse enthusiasts competed in the Spring Valley Ranch Horsemen's Club Horse Show over the weekend. This year marked the fifth annual event, which was held at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds in Ironwood. More than 40 horses were shown in the event on Saturday and Sunday. Competitions included showmanship, English riding, western riding, jumping classes, speed events and reigning classes. According to event organizer Doreen Passuello, the show is a fundraiser for the horse club....
BESSEMER - Local residents dined on decadent sweets during the annual benefit coffee social in honor of Flag Day Friday in Bessemer The social, hosted by the Bessemer Woman's Club, has been going on for more than 20 years. According to Barbara Karpus, club member, the event is something people look forward to each year. "They look forward to it because of the decorations and the time put into it," Karpus said. Each year, the theme is red, white and blue, in honor of Old Glory. Karpus said the...
LANSING — A measure to reduce regulation and simplify the process for people to treat and control aquatic invasive species received final approval by the Michigan Senate on Thursday. Senate Bill 444 was introduced by Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, at the request of numerous constituents living near lakes in the Upper Peninsula. The residents asked for changes to the law to make it quicker and easier for them to gain approval from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to control invasive plants, such as Eurasian Watermilfoil, in l...
Ruffed grouse populations in Wisconsin have shown another slight decline this spring, but northern Wisconsin numbers were the exception, as they were up about 3 perent, according to a survey. It seems the coldest winter on record in much of the north didn't knock out the grouse. In fact, it helped. In regard to the slight increase in northern Wisconsin, Gary Zimmer, coordinating biologist for the Ruffed Grouse Society, points to winter weather. "While cold temperatures and deep snow are...
HURLEY - The Iron County Finance Committee hired two employees Thursday morning, creating a new position, and backed switching the county's depository to another bank. New bank The committee heard a presentation from Chippewa Valley Bank, which recently opened in the town of Kimball. The committee was informed it could make a lot more money off of the county's deposits in the bank, compared to the current depository, Hurley Associated Bank. County treasurer Mark Beaupre attended the meeting and...
ONTONAGON - The eighth annual Barbecue Cook-off for Life added more than $6,000 to the Ontonagon County Cancer Association. On Wednesday, members of the cook-off staff presented a check for $6,390 to OCCA President Bev Meagher. Cook-off co-chairman Tom Domitrovich noted that the event was a "big success" and brings the total amount raised by the cook-offs to $46,400. He added that it would not be possible without the many generous people and businesses that "dig deep each year and donate to the...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker has a history of forcefully opposing same-sex marriage in Wisconsin, but in the wake of the state's ban on gay marriages being found unconstitutional the Republican leader said Thursday that his own views about the issue do not matter. Walker, who is running for re-election this year and eyeing a bid for president in 2016, continued to largely duck questions about the state's ban he voted for in 2006, as hundreds of gay couples wed in the last week and...
LOS ANGELES (AP) - NASA hopes to try again to launch a "flying saucer" into Earth's atmosphere to test Mars mission technology after losing the chance because of bad weather, project managers said Thursday. The space agency is working with the U.S. Navy on the Hawaiian island of Kauai to see if it can get the experimental flight off the ground in late June. During the current two-week launch window, the team came "tantalizingly close," but winds spoiled every opportunity, said project manager...
CAIRO (AP) - The video, set to sweetly lilting religious hymns, is chilling. Islamic militants are shown knocking on the door of a Sunni police major in the dead of night in an Iraqi city. When he answers, they blindfold and cuff him. Then they carve off his head with a knife in his own bedroom. The 61-minute video was recently posted online by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, an al-Qaida splinter group of Sunni extremists. The intent was to terrorize Sunnis in Iraq's army and police...
IRONWOOD - Renovation of Ironwood's Little League park, including the addition of a second field, could be a three- to five-year project, the city commission learned this week. City manager Scott Erickson said Monday the project will likely begin this year because material from the U.S. 2 construction project is available to be used as fill for parking and trail development at the John Krznarich Little League field near the Pioneer Park Apartments. Commissioners reviewed a concept plan developed...
IRONWOOD - Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood is finishing up its renovation project on a new emergency department that will allow for care of more patients and more convenience for staff. The new emergency department is phase two of a three-part project that began September 2013. The first phase, which was completed in May, brought a new pharmacy and outpatient lab, used for procedures like drawing blood and urine analysis The second phase is the hospital's new emergency department, and...
BESSEMER - The Bessemer Area Sewer Authority's wastewater treatment plant will receive a roof replacement this summer. BASA approved a bid on Thursday with Erickson Roofing in Bessemer to replace the plant's shingles and make other upgrades for $45,000. An evaluation of the facility was conducted on May 22, and it was determined that a new roof was needed. There was no structural damage to the building. The project is expected to begin shortly after July 4 and be finished by the end of the...
IRONWOOD - The Spring Valley Ranch Horsemen's Club will host two all-day horse shows Saturday and Sunday at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds in Ironwood. Competition begins at 8 a.m. both days. Classes for all levels and ages of riders will be featured, including leadline and walk-trot classes for children, rookie classes for beginners in the show ring and higher levels where exhibitors can earn national breed show points. Both days will include "in hand" halter and showmanship classes, English an...
HURLEY - With summer comes sunshine, swimming, barbecues, family vacations and mosquitos, lots of mosquitos. Because of the high-level of mosquitos, people are asked to guard against the spread of West Nile Virus. According to a press release from the Iron County Health Department, the virus is spread to people by the bite of a mosquito infected with the virus. West Nile Virus was first identified in 1937 in Uganda, Africa, and prior to 1999 was only found in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and...
IRONWOOD - Regional recreational leaders and business people gathered at Gogebic Community College Tuesday to discuss how to better capitalize on natural resources. The day-long seminar in the Lindquist Center involved approaches to "building a natural resource economy," or what happens when "nature, culture and community connect." Ironwood Community Development Director Michael Brown told the 50 participants who gathered for the seminar, "It doesn't stop today when you leave this room,"...
