Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD — The Friends of Miners Memorial Heritage Park will host their fourth annual spring cleanup in the park Saturday starting at 9 a.m. Volunteers will meet at Hiawatha Park in Ironwood before focusing on the westernmost area of the park, part of the old Norrie Mine between Burma Road and Alfred Wright Boulevard. “Miners Memorial Heritage Park includes 167 acres of city-owned land and has deep subsidence areas resulting from iron ore mining that occurred during the first half of the 20th ce... Full story
CRYSTAL FALLS — Crystal Theatre’s 2013 “Gem of a Season” opens Saturday at 7 p.m. Theater organist Jim Riggs will accompany the World War I silent film “Wings” on the theatre’s Moller pipe organ. Riggs has toured across the nation, in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand for more than 30 years. During his 20-year tenure as house organist at the Art-Deco Paramount Theatre in Oakland, Calif., he performed at every major Bay Area movie house equipped with a theatre organ. His music has... Full story
IRONWOOD — Ironwood residents were able to attend three ceremonies on Memorial Day, at the Memorial Building, Veterans Monument downtown and Riverside Cemetery. The first ceremony included performances by the Memorial Chorus, under the direction of Denise Woodward and memorial prayers from Father Rob Jurkovich, Rev. Kurt Kovanen and Brittany Delich. The second ceremony including veterans marching through downtown Ironwood to the Veterans Monument, on the corner of Suffolk and Ayer streets. Membe... Full story
IRONWOOD — Seventy-two Luther L. Wright High School graduates were celebrated during the school’s 123rd commencement ceremony Sunday afternoon in Ironwood. “This has been an amazing journey,” superintendent Tim Kolesar said. “You have been tried and tested and you are still standing. … Be proud of all your accomplishments.” Those accomplishments include academic achievement, with 48 students earning scholarships and more than half the class graduating as honor students, athletic triumph, succ... Full story
By KATIE PERTTUNEN [email protected] BESSEMER — Saturday was the Western Upper Peninsula Trail Association’s Inaugural Mud Run in Bessemer behind Stempihar’s, featuring two big mud pits and two six-foot high hills for all-terrain vehicles to traverse. Clubs all over the Upper Peninsula are organizing to get the trails connected from Ironwood all the way to Copper Harbor and Sault St. Marie, said Skip Schulz, president of the U.P.’s Off-Road Vehicle Trail Association. He testified at Michigan State Senate’s Natural Resources... Full story
HURLEY — Saturday’s graduation ceremony at the Hurley K-12 School focused not only the accomplishments of the graduates, but of those who helped them get that far. Forty-five seniors walked across the stage to receive their high school diploma, after thanking parents, teachers, family and friends for their help. At the beginning of the ceremony, superintendent Chris Patritto said that the school would also be recognizing the faculty and staff in the district. “They have a big impact on these... Full story
BESSEMER — Monday morning brought a special Memorial Day service at Hillcrest Cemetery. “For too many Americans, Memorial Day is just a day off and the start of summer,” said Mayor John Frello, “and not a tribute to soldiers who have fallen.” City Manager Micheal Uskiewicz gave the address. Uskiewicz said he was humbled to be given the opportunity to speak at a service honoring service members. “We are a grateful nation and can stand together and say thank you,” Uskiewicz said. “We praise th... Full story
WAKEFIELD — Wakefield-Marenisco senior class president Bethany Engel on Friday recalled good times and not so good times of the graduating class of 2013. There was the day in grade school when an impromptu hockey game broke out and classmate Aaron Fetters was hospitalized after being hit in the face with a makeshift hockey stick. That obviously wasn’t one of the good days. She also remembered all of the hard work that teachers put in to prepare the students for the world away from school. Tho... Full story
EWEN — Twenty graduates turned their tassels from right to left after receiving diplomas at Ewen-Trout Creek High School’s 46th annual commencement ceremony Friday night in Ewen. The class was hailed by E-TC staff members as hard-working, determined and goal-oriented. “This class has been especially a pleasure to work with in terms of achieving the goals they’ve set for themselves,” class advisor April Syria said. “Whether it was a homecoming project or personal goals, they were very on tar... Full story
LITTLE GIRL'S POINT — For more than 30 years, area students have attended Camp Superior at the Extension Camp at Little Girl’s Point on Lake Superior. That tradition continued this week with more than 100 kids attending. Despite cold temperatures, volunteer coordinator Jackie Rowe said it didn’t stop the kids from enjoying their time. “It was muddy and cold, but the kids had fun,” Rowe said. “I didn’t hear one complaint about the weather.” Sixth grade students from Ironwood, Bessemer, Wakefield-... Full story
NEW YORK (AP) — This summer, high rollers are flying to lavish hot spots for their vacations. The rest of us are driving to less luxurious places like nearby campgrounds. The good news: At some U.S. campgrounds these days you get live bands, air guitar contests and chocolate pudding slip ‘n slides. Americans’ plans for summer travel mirror the current state of the economy. Rising home prices and a soaring stock market are encouraging those at the top of the income ladder to take more extra... Full story
HURLEY — Students at the Hurley K-12 School shared hands-on environmental science concepts on last week. Members of Diane O’Krongly’s eighth grade environmental science class passed on their knowledge to fourth grade students in Monica Kolpin’s and Rhonda Olkonen’s classes. The eighth graders also worked with Neil Klemme, of the Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension office, this year on several environmental units, including Project Wild about the deer population, Project Wet about the... Full story
IRONWOOD — Although monsoon season continued in Ironwood on Wednesday, at least the rain was slacking off a bit. Ironwood recorded .39 inch of rain for the 24-hour period to 7 a.m. Wednesday. That brought the total precipitation for May to 6.76 inches, most of it in the past week. Ironwood’s 100-year record for total May precipitation is 7.18 inches, set in 1942, according to National Weather Service statistics. Rain fell for the fifth straight day as creeks and rivers continued to flood and mos... Full story
IRONWOOD — Kindergarten students at Sleight Elementary School were able to see the behind-the-scenes action that takes place at the Historic Ironwood Theatre on May 16. More than 60 students toured the theater throughout the day, and according to Bruce Greenhill, managing director for the theater, the kids had fun. “It was just a wonderful opportunity for us to let the kids experience the theater,” Greenhill said. “We had over 20 students in the morning and over 40 that afternoon, and they ha... Full story
LITTLE GIRL’S POINT — An elderly couple luckily escaped injury when a sinkhole broke open on County 505 (Lake Road) under their vehicle around noon Tuesday. The collapse of the county road was the result of more than 5 inches of rain in less than three days. Gogebic County Road Commission Engineer Darren Pionk said there had been quite a bit of damage from flooding throughout the county and he had been in contact with Federal Emergency Management Agency officials about getting funding ass... Full story
ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon Area Board of Education Monday agreed to ask for bids on all non-instructional Ontonagon Teacher Education Association schedule B positions. Superintendent Gray Webber said the board has been trying to reach an agreement with the education association to separate coaching and non-instructional pay from fringe and retirement benefits for the past three years. “We could not reach that agreement and will institute it ourselves,” he said, adding many other school districts... Full story
WAKEFIELD — Gogebic County Community Mental Health is planning a “Walk a Mile in My Shoes” rally on Wednesday, May 29, with registration at 10:30 a.m. and the rally beginning at 11 a.m. at the new pavilion at Sunday Lake in Wakefield. If inclement weather arises, the event will take place at the Wakefield VFW. It is the second year of the rally in Gogebic County, which commemorates May as Mental Health Awareness Month, according to a news release. “The walk-a-mile event is to help people see wha... Full story
LANSING — The Colby Mine Memorial Ceremony in Bessemer won “Best Local Commemoration of Michigan’s 175th Birthday” on April 6, according to a press release from the Michigan Daughters of the American Revolution. The Colby Mine Memorial Ceremony was held last summer during Bessemer Blast in recognition of the area’s mining past and Michigan’s 175th birthday. It included music by the Gogebic Range Concert Band, presentation of colors by local color guard and the recitation of the United Stat... Full story
HURLEY — Bond was continued at $10,000 cash Monday in Iron County Court for a Kimball, Wis., resident who’s alleged to have threatened to blow up the courthouse. Robert (Barrel Bob) Gollubske, 75, appeared for his continued initial appearance with attorney Peter Bear, who asked that a signature bond be set. Gollubske is charged with a felony bomb threat. Bear said Gollubske has lived in Iron County for 18 years and he doesn’t pose a flight risk and is not a public safety threat, since all of hi... Full story
