Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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MARENISCO — Michigan Department of Corrections officer Bruce Barthel has been selected as the Ojibway Correctional Facility’s Officer of the Year for 2013. Barthel began his career with the Michigan DOC in 2006, and was recognized for his “exemplary professionalism and attention to detail.” As a corrections officer he also “understands the importance of leading by example and maintaining a positive attitude throughout his duties,” said Linda Tribley, warden of the Marenisco facility. B...
MERCER, Wis. — A steady downpour didn’t dampen many spirits in Mercer Saturday morning as residents came out to celebrate Claire d’Loon’s a-May-zing Birthday Bash. Many residents braved pouring rain at the Mercer Chamber of Commerce Saturday morning to kick off the day’s events celebrating the 32nd anniversary of the town’s loon statue being built on May 22, 1981. “If you were a loon, this would be a perfect day for you,” said chamber president Vic Ouimette during a ceremony in front of the st...
IRONWOOD — Ironwood residents lined up for blocks in the rain Saturday morning to participate in the city of Ironwood’s tenth annual Spring Cleanup. A line of vehicles, many with trailers, stretched from the vacant lot on the 300 block of Ayer Street at times to Luther L. Wright School at 638 E. Ayer St. as residents waited to dispose of unwanted items. A steady rain didn’t seem to hold participants back, according to Mayor Kim Corcoran. “People plan for this, so they’re here rain or shine,” she...
IRONWOOD — Sunday morning a group of seven came to the Miner’s Memorial Heritage Park to plant trees for the third year in a row. This year, Mike Fauerbach donated 200 trees to the effort; 100 white spruce and 100 white pine trees. This year the planting was focused along the SISU ski trail area, as it gets quite windy during cross country skiing, said Monie Shackleford, president of Friends of Miner’s Memorial Park. The park consists of 167 acres, and the cross country ski trail is 2.6 miles...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Lawrence Kutz family and Beacon Ambulance recently donated a 1998 ambulance to the Allied Health program at Gogebic Community College. Randy Forstrom, operations manager at Beacon Ambulance and GCC’s emergency medical services program instructor/coordinator, spearheaded the effort to procure the donation, said Kim Zeckovich, director of admissions, marketing and community relations at the college. “When I took over the EMS coordinator position at GCC, I approached the K...
SAXON, Wis. — Middle and high school students from the Hurley K-12 School participated in a service learning project at Saxon Harbor Friday. Juniors and seventh-grade students helped clean up the park and beach by raking leaves, picking up garbage, cleaning fire pits and more. “I am so thankful that they are here, especially this year, with everything being so late,” Kathy Koski, Saxon Harbor Boating Club member, said. “We really appreciate it.” According to high school English teacher S...
HURLEY — Highline Corporation won the 2012 Inspector’s Award on Jan. 23 for achieving excellence in wayside maintenance for the Iron, Ashland and Vilas Counties rest areas. The award started in 2008, and has been awarded to Highline Corporation all four times. “Our employees take great pride in their jobs,” said Donna Reinerio, chief executive officer of Highline Corporation. “This award is a reflection of this dedication and pride. I am so very proud of all of them. We are honored to be recogn...
IRONWOOD — It was pancakes in the morning, pancakes in the evening, pancakes at suppertime at the annual Ironwood Kiwanis Pancake Day at Tacconelli's in Ironwood on Thursday. Hundreds of people dined on flapjacks and sausages from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. "Things have been steady," Kiwanis member Joe Cayer said. "It's a great time for our guests to not only have a great meal, but have coffee and socialize." More than 100 pounds of sausage and 130 pounds of pancakes were served throughout the day, w...
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Habitat for Humanity spent years in a North Texas suburb, helping build many of the 110 homes in the low-income area. But its work was largely undone during an outbreak of 10 tornadoes Wednesday night that killed six people and injured dozens. On Thursday, authorities combed through debris in Granbury for another roughly half-dozen still missing, while residents awaited the chance to see what was left of their homes. Witnesses described the two badly hit neighborhoods a...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, seeking to regain his footing amid controversies hammering the White House, named a temporary chief for the scandal-marred Internal Revenue Service Thursday and pressed Congress to approve new security money to prevent another Benghazi-style terrorist attack. The efforts did little to satisfy Republicans, who see the controversies as an opportunity to derail Obama’s second-term agenda. House Speaker John Boehner suggested the White House had vio...
BESSEMER — Kenneth Wayne Peters, 50, of Bessemer, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing his wife, 79-year-old Ethel Grzena-Peters, in August. Peters was found guilty of first-degree murder and second-degree vulnerable adult abuse on May 1 by a jury following a lengthy trial. First-degree murder carries maximum punishment of life without parole in prison, while vulnerable adult abuse carries a maximum sentence of 15 years. Gogebic County C...
GORDON, Wis. — Wildfire crews from the Department of Natural Resources worked through Tuesday night, joined by more than 100 municipal firefighters, in surrounding a wildfire that scorched 8,700 acres in Douglas and Bayfield counties. The Germann Road Fire was battled for a second day on Wednesday as firefighters fought the largest forest fire to hit northern Wisconsin in 33 years. “With wind out of the northwest, our concern has been the southern and eastern flanks of the fire,” said WDNR...
IRONWOOD — “The only time I missed donating was when I had my knee surgery. Each pint of blood saves three lives,” said blood donor Jean Yurchak at Wednesday’s blood drive at the Ironwood Memorial Building. Eighty-two pints of blood were collected, said volunteer Dick Armstrong, which is slightly down from an average of 90 pints of blood. Each blood drive relies on the assistance of between 15 and 20 volunteers, mostly Kiwanis, said Armstrong. The Red Cross Nurses come from as far away as Gree...
HURLEY — A small group of folks, some wearing masks of woodland animals, gathered Saturday in Hurley to protest a proposed iron mine near Upson, Wis. Robert Menard of Ashland, Wis., spoke to the group of around 15 at the visitor’s center, warning them of the dangers of continuing an industrial society. The group then headed downtown to the offices of Gogebic Taconite. G-Tac is conducting exploratory drilling at the site along the Iron and Ashland county line near Wisconin 77. Menard, former und...
UPSON, Wis. — Gogebic Taconite plans to drill 13 test holes at its proposed Upson area mine site, where hundreds of core samples were removed in the past, according to an application to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The company is seeking to develop a mine in Iron and Ashland counties and the exploration license request by the WDNR submitted Thursday must be acted on in 10 business days under a mining law. Most of the surface and mineral rights for the land containing the d...
HURLEY — The Fat Tire Bicycle group met Tuesday night behind the Iron Nugget to enjoy its second night of riding this season in 80-degree temperatures. Group members have been riding together for more than 20 years, said rider Chet Kanipes. Tuesday night events are usually between eight and 12 miles of off-road riding, and Wednesday nights feature road riding of up to 25 miles. The Wednesday night rides begin next week, departing from Maplewood Steakhouse on Cloverland Drive in Ironwood. The g...
MERCER, Wis. — Organizers of Claire d’Loon’s a-May-zing Birthday Bash finalized plans at a meeting Thursday in Mercer. The birthday party for the town’s loon statue will be held Saturday in downtown Mercer. Events include: Claire’s birthday wreathing and ceremony, 10 a.m., Mercer Chamber of Commerce grounds, birthday parade to follow; Mercer Lioness luncheon and fashion show, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Mercer Community Center; children’s birthday activities, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Mercer Public Libr...
HURLEY — A small group of folks, some wearing masks of woodland animals, gathered Saturday in Hurley to protest a proposed iron mine near Upson, Wis. Robert Menard of Ashland, Wis., spoke to the group of around 15 at the visitor’s center, warning them of the dangers of continuing an industrial society. The group then headed downtown to the offices of Gogebic Taconite. G-Tac is conducting exploratory drilling at the site along the Iron and Ashland county line near Wisconin 77. Menard, former undersheriff in Ashland County, said G-Tac’s propo...
