Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Jon Parker, of State Farm Insurance in Ironwood, donated a 2012 Ford Escape Hybrid to the Gogebic Community College Automotive Technology program. Parker has arranged a partnership between State Farm and GCC with automotive technology instructor Jon Werkmeister to donate a vehicle every year for use as a teaching aid. The project began in December, said Parker. “It took a few months to get what they needed,” he said. The vehicle was shipped from Bartlett, Ill. The partn... Full story
ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon Area Board of Education Monday hired a new superintendent- principal combination for the 2013-2014 school year. The board approved a one-year contract with Jim Bobula. Bobula graduated from the Ontonagon school system and has been a longtime teacher, and in the past year, principal and athletic director. The hiring of Bobula came following a letter of resignation of five-year superintendent Gray Webber. Webber spent 27 years as a teacher in the system and was hired i... Full story
HANCOCK — Local nurses, health educators and peer trainers will facilitate a series of workshops to help cancer survivors manage chronic symptoms like fatigue, pain and depression that can accompany completion of cancer treatment. The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department will offer PATH, or Personal Action Toward Health, a series of six weekly workshops that help people learn to manage their own health conditions, in several locations across the Western Upper Peninsula to be determined depending on interest. The health department seeks c... Full story
It’s hard to believe the longest day of the year has already come and gone on the Gogebic Range, as Friday marked the summer solstice. At 1:04 a.m. Friday, the summer solstice arrived, marking the astronomical start of summer. Now area residents are seeking some extended sunshine, like the bright skies of Monday, to dry up last week’s rainfall. The Farmers Almanac predicts an “oppressively hot” July for the Midwest and other areas of the country, but not as bad as in the last two years. The 197-year-old publication also predicts normal amounts... Full story
BESSEMER — Despite wet weather and having to move indoors, the 17th annual Relay for Life went “very well,” according to event organizers. “Even though we were banished inside, it was nice to still have the option to have it indoors,” Carl Fulsher, community representative for Relay for Life, said. Relay was originally set to take place on Massie Field in Bessemer, but was moved inside the gym at A.D. Johnston High School because of rain Friday afternoon. However, 24 hours later, the event wra... Full story
WAKEFIELD — New Beginnings Pregnancy Services of Ironwood hosted its sixth annual “Walk, Run and Roll” event Saturday morning at Sunday Lake to raise funds for families experiencing crisis pregnancies. About 40 people walked, ran or rolled. Each registrant got a raffle ticket, and director Harry Swanson said that local businesses were so generous with their donations that it looked like everyone who participated would get a prize. Denise and Jonathan Haas provided music. The agency served 47 pe... Full story
HURLEY — The Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension office has three new faces helping out throughout the summer. Caitlin Ahlberg and Adrienne Fedora will be running the Trailblazers program as AmeriCorps Vistas, and Nicole Hissa is the summer assistant in the office. All three are new to the job, but find the experience to be “exciting.” “It’s exciting because we get to control what we do each day,” Ahlberg said. “We get to plan the program and be in charge of it.” Trailblazers st... Full story
BESSEMER — The 17th annual Relay for Life kicked off in a big way on Friday, despite damp weather. The event was originally scheduled to be held at Massie Field in Bessemer, but because of soggy conditions, it was moved inside the gymnasium at A.D. Johnston High School. “We’re sad that we had to move inside,” Carol Lillar, planning committee chairman, said. “Even though it cleared up a bit in the afternoon, the field is just too wet.” During the opening ceremony, it was announced that almost... Full story
HURLEY — A felony robbery count and three misdemeanor charges were filed in Iron County Court Friday against a Stevens Point woman in a June 11 heated confrontation at the site of a proposed iron mine. Katie Kloth, 26, is alleged to have committed the crimes near the site of the mine in the town of Anderson, near Upson, during a protest demonstration. The criminal complaint filed by Iron County District Attorney Marty Lipske charges that Kloth used force to grab and destroy a camera, wrestling it away from a Gogebic-Taconite employee, who s... Full story
BESSEMER — Local senior citizens are voicing their opinions about cuts in federal funding for senior programs nationwide through a medium that they are not necessarily familiar with. Paper plates. Seniors have been writing messages to state representatives on plates through the “Don’t Empty My Plate” campaign. According to Chris Trolla, senior programs director for the Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency, the response has been good. “We’ve had a lot of seniors participate, by writing mes... Full story
IRONWOOD — St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store in Ironwood is facing challenges because of some of the donations that are received. According to store manager Terri Cvengros, the store has been receiving a number of unusable donations, including broken and stained items. In addition to the unusable items, items have been dropped off after store hours and on weekends, left in the rain. Cvengros said items left in the rain or snow had to be hauled to the transfer station. Some usable items that were... Full story
IRONWOOD — Twenty-nine fancy young ladies attended the Ironwood Carnegie Library’s fourth annual Fancy Nancy tea party and story hour Thursday. The party was held in the women’s club rooms on the second floor of the Ironwood Memorial Building, which provided an elegant setting. Assistant library director Lynn Wiercinski read the young ladies a story. She told the girls, “Being unique is even better than being perfect.” The girls dined on tea party fare of grapes and cheese, strawberr... Full story
EAGLE RIVER, Wis. — Vilas County Sheriff Frank Tomlanovich, 61, died Wednesday at his home following a short illness. A news release from the Vilas County Sheriff’s Department said Tomlanovich’s family was by his side. Funeral services are pending. Tomlanovich was employed with Vilas County for 34 years, beginning in 1979 after working for the Eagle River Police Department. He was a sheriff’s department patrol deputy for about 15 years and was promoted to the detective sergeant’s position in 1994, serving in that capacity for 16 years, ac... Full story
FAIRPORT, Mich. (AP) — After nearly a week of searching the muddy Lake Michigan bottom, a research team has failed to find the wreckage of a 17th century ship — but leaders said Thursday they weren’t giving up. The mission to locate the Griffin, which was commanded by the French explorer Rene Robert Cavelier de la Salle and disappeared in 1679, was buoyed earlier this week as French underwater archaeologists inspected a wooden beam protruding 10.5 feet from the lake bed. They said it appea... Full story
HANCOCK (AP) — A big man in Hancock history has a new honor in his Upper Peninsula hometown. The Daily Mining Gazette of Houghton says a monument to “Big Louie” Moilanen was unveiled Wednesday on the first day of FinnFest. The statute stands 8-feet-3-inches tall, which was said to be Moilanen’s height. It’s near the entrance to the Finnish American Heritage Center. Dana Richter organized efforts to raise money to build the monument. He says Moilanen was born in Finland and immigrated to the U.... Full story
SAXON, Wis. — A fatal all-terrain vehicle accident that occurred Tuesday evening at Saxon Harbor is under investigation by the Iron County Sheriff’s Department. The accident involving a Milwaukee area couple occurred around 7 p.m. The brakes on the ATV reportedly failed and the machine went down a cliff on Lake Superior, killing the female passenger and injuring the male driver, 44. Sheriff Tony Furyk said Wednesday the ATV failed to negotiate the sharp corner on Harbor Drive and it went over the steep cliff, landing on the lake’s beach. The 4... Full story
MADISON, Wis. — Gogebic Taconite, LLC, has submitted a plan to the Department of Natural Resources outlining five sites where the company is proposing to excavate and sample rock to assess the mineral deposits. The WDNR received a bulk sampling plan June 17 from the company for mining activities related to the Gogebic deposit located near Upson, in the Penokee Range of Ashland and Iron counties. The company also submitted a pre-application notification, including a preliminary description of the potential mining project. The additional ore samp... Full story
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... Full story
