Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER — The 17th annual Relay for Life kicks off on Friday at 1 p.m. at Massie Field in Bessemer. The event runs for 24 hours, ending at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Fourteen teams are competing this year, under the theme “Make Cancer Walk the Plank.” Event representative Carol Lillar said the goal is to raise $30,000 for cancer research. Each year, Lillar said that the event hosts a survivor to speak on their battle with cancer. This year’s speaker is Susan Wolfe, of Hurley. In addition to the lap...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Black River Harbor Campground is not yet open, pending water testing results, said Lisa Klaus, public affairs officer for the Ottawa National Forest. Water at the campground is being tested “to make sure water systems are operating at full efficiency,” said Klaus. Test results are expected back within days. An underground waterline had broken, and needed repair so that campers could have potable water. If test results come back clean, the campground could be open as early...
MERCER, Wis. — Mercer eighth grade students celebrated their graduation from middle school June 4 at the Mercer School. The ceremony included remarks from Superintendent Erik Torkelson, an introduction of the class by Isaac Markus, some “words of wisdom” from class president Caitlyn Hiller and two guest speakers, coaches Robin Schoeneman and Kelly Kohegyi, a news release said. Language Arts instructor Grant Nelson shared a video with highlights of the class’ trip to Camp Manito-wish before...
IRONWOOD — The bike ride Michigan Lt. Gov. Brian Calley participated in on Tuesday in Ironwood was only a drop in the bucket compared to the one he plans for the future. Calley and his son, Collin, 9, participated in a mile-long bike ride from Jacquart Fabric Products in the city’s industrial park to the downtown Depot, which will mark the trailhead for a statewide non-motorized trail. The mile ride is a tiny part of the trail that’s in the works. “This is the beginning of a vision to connect al...
IRONWOOD — Grab a leash and some walking shoes because the third annual Hound Dog Hike is set for Saturday at Camp K-Nine in Ironwood. The event kicks off with a walking parade at 9 a.m. and runs through 1 p.m. All proceeds from the event benefit the HOPE Animal Shelter in Ironwood. The goal is to raise $2,500 for the shelter, and according to Donna Matusewic from Camp K-Nine, the goal has been met each year. “It’s really worthwhile to know that the animals are taken care of, and that we have...
HURLEY — The late spring meant a late start on crops, so the Iron County Farmers Market will not be open for business until the second or possibly third week of July. It will be open on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. and Saturdays at 10 a.m., said Sharlene Shaffer, of Powderhorn Farm. New to the market this year will be food demonstrations, recipe sharing, and on Saturdays, children’s activities, Shaffer said. During the first week in August, children can stamp with vegetables, and after the Iron County Fair, Neal Klemme from UW-Extension will teach kid...
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — Fourteen Luther L. Wright High School JROTC cadets recently attended summer camp in Park Rapids with schools from Calumet, Mich., Hancock, Mich., Minneapolis, St. Paul and Mendota. Cadets held leadership positions at the camp, participated in physical training, canoeing, archery, a high ropes course, a leadership reaction course, mountain biking, rappelling, rock climbing and kayaking. They also visited Itasca State Park, which includes the headwaters of the Mississippi R...
GREENLAND — Nic Gareiss held a dance workshop and performance June 6 at Algomah Acres Honey House in Greenland. Gareiss taught flat-footing, a solo, freestyle form of American dance originating in the Appalachian Mountains. Flat-footing has connections to western European, Native American and West African dance. “Using the toes, heels and ball of the foot to strike and slide across the floor, flat-footing is a percussive dance style that articulates the rhythms of mountain fiddle and banjo mus...
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has denied an appeal from the Bad River Band to stop exploratory drilling near Upson. Late last week, DNR waste management director Ann Coakley said the drilling will continue. The Bad River Band of Indians contended the impact of drilling was not fully considered during the 10 days the DNR had to decide on whether or not to allow Gogebic Taconite to drill. Coakley said G-TAc met all of the requirements of the law for exploration and there was nothing in the letter from the tribe to...
BESSEMER — A project in the works to create some green space and honor heritage downtown Bessemer on Mary Street drew ire at Monday’s Bessemer City Council meeting, due to a lack of parking. People have parked on the north side of the street for decades, said Mayor John Frello, but it is the city’s right of way. No one came forward when the project was being planned, said Council member Doug Olsen. “We’re not going to change things at the eleventh hour,” Frello said. “The opportunity t...
IRONWOOD — Bill Bier remembers when his family went to Hazelhurst, Wis., to buy trees from a nursery to plant in their yard on Douglas Boulevard in Ironwood. They bought two trees, and one lived, Bier said. That was 75 years ago. Bier, now 85, moved to the Marysville area after graduating from Michigan Technological University, but still comes to Ironwood to visit every year. On a visit to Ironwood last fall, his daughter, Joanne Wesh, also of Marysville, was surprised that the the blue s...
IRONWOOD — Aspirus Grand View Hospital recently received approval from the board of directors to begin a $4 million renovation to the emergency room, chief operating officer Paula Chermside said. Chermside has been at Grand View for four months, and previously served as vice president of Mid-Michigan Medical Center-Gratiot in Alma for almost 20 years. The project results from patient dissatisfaction with confidentiality issues in the emergency room, as many of the beds in the current c...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — A new handicapped lift has been installed in the Lindquist Center pool at Gogebic Community College, according to Diane Oliver, president of Snowflake Aquatics. The city of Ironwood donated a lift to the pool years ago, Oliver said, but it was not working well and did not meet new federal regulations. The old lift was hydraulic, and the new one is electric. “We would have had to close the pool if we didn’t get the new lift,” Oliver said. Lifeguards are available to assist pool patrons in using the lift during any open or...
MUSKEGON (AP) — Miss Saginaw County Haley Williams has been crowned Miss Michigan and will get the chance to compete for the Miss America title in Atlantic City, N.J., in September. Williams, a 20-year-old from Saline, edged out runner-up Miss Monroe County KT Maviglia and second runner-up Miss West Michigan Mekeisha Alcock to take this year’s crown. The Muskegon Chronicle reports that Williams called Saturday’s win “a blessing” a said she’s confident she can fulfill her duties as Miss Michig...
MERCER, Wis. — Despite more than 7,000 miles separating school districts, children in Mercer and China will learn the same curriculum through a Satellite Education Program. Mercer School District Administrator Erik Torkelson attended a meeting in Madison June 1 to discuss the possibility of creating two American schools in China. The Pittsville, Wis., School District is also a model school for the program. According to Torkelson, involvement in the program came through a former boss. “As with any organization, this opportunity came about as...
MONTREAL, Wis. — John Lauzon’s Hobbit House is a work in progress. The resident of 82 Minnesota Ave. in Montreal is an ardent woodcarver, so when a spruce tree in his front yard became potentially dangerous to his house, he hatched the idea of carving a Hobbit haven. “I hated to cut it down and waste wood,” he said. Lauzon claims Hobbits had been hiding under the deck of his house and they needed a place to stay, so he began carving out the tree as a shelter for the little creatures. That re...
PRESQUE ISLE, Wis. — The Presque Isle Chamber of Commerce and Presque Isle Library will hold an open house with hands-on art demonstrations Wednesday, June 19, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Presque Isle Community Center. Attendees can talk to artists as they work, ask questions and try their hand at broom tying, wool spinning, throwing pottery, hand-building clay pots, painting and woodcarving. A children’s event, “Pages in the Park,” begins at 10:30 a.m. It is an “interactive adventure...
