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After last years the Gogebic County Fair Board made a decision that
the amusement ride portion of the fair would change for the 2009
event. The decision was made in order to bring more rides at an affordable
price to Gogebic fair goers. The Indianhead Amusement Co. was chosen as this provider for fair amusements. It was quite clear Saturday that the decision was a good one. For just $10. kids of all ages could enter the fair, view the exhibits and ride on or in the amusements rides all day and all night long. Of course you might not want to ride all night long considering the great talent presented on the Big Stage. |
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2009 - Hurley Firefighter's Picnic |
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| Hurley - August 24, 2009 The Hurley Volunteer Firefighters held their 2009 annual picnic Saturday at Riccelli Park. Although the day started off a little on the cool side, it ultimately turned out to be a beautiful sunny "fall day". The picnic was attended by Hurley Firefighters, family members, residents, and Firefighters from, Ironwood Township, Mercer, Montreal and Oma. |
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Foley named 2009 Fair Homemaker |
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| Ironwood - August 24, 2009 Foley named 2009 Fair Homemaker |
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Range Master Gardeners Donate Garden Books |
| Ironwood - August 22, 2009 The Carnegie Library Received a gift yesterday from the Range Master Gardeners. The local volunteer gardeners presented the Carnegie Library with five new gardening books, including "Sow and Grow" a gardening book for young readers. |
| Other donated gardening books included: Reader's
Digest "Container Gardening", "Insect, Disease &
Weed I.D.", "Growing Fruit in the Upper Midwest". The last
book is an excellent source for local gardeners who want
to grow fruit. This book was a text supplement for the
Wisconsin Master Gardener Advanced Fruit and
Vegetable class. These books are available for use by members of the Bessemer and Wakefield Libraries. While at the Carnegie, Lynn gave the Master Gardeners a tour of the recently refurbished children's room in the basement of the library. A few before and after shots can be viewed by using the scroll bars on the above window. The refurbishment has made a great difference in the area. The library volunteers and staff have done a great deal of work on the lower level which includes the teen area previously showcased at IronwoodInfo.com |
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Pasi Cats Pack Pavilion |
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| Covington - August 19, 2009 The Pasi-Cats packed the
Covington pavilion Tuesday night, in what was the finale of the
"Music in the Pavilion Concert Series". |
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In The Mood - A Spending Mood That Is! |
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| Ironwood - August 21, 2009 I.A.S.D. in a spending mood! Students to face hike in Hot Lunch Program. At Monday evenings school board meeting, the board voted
to continue the 4 year old program, even though there is a
question as to whether or not the state will continue to
fund the program. If the state fails to fund the program it
will put the districts surplus in a precarious position. It
might be the item that puts the budget into the red.
SteveThomas called terminating the program "politically
disadvantageous " The board also approved to increase the cost of hot lunches. More than 50 % of the districts students are are receiving free or reduced cost hot lunches. |
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Suppertime Outage Kept Short |
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Hancock MI - August 20, 2009 Just over 1,000 Hancock
residents were without electricity for approximately one half
hour Thursday evening when a bird made contact with a
transformer. UPPCO received the call just after 5:30 PM and
was able to restore service to the majority of affected
customers by 6:00 PM. All customers were back in service
within an hour. |
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Mercer Picnic Draws Firefighters Large and Small |
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| Ironwood - August 18,
2009 Firefighters and
future firefighters alike
gathered in Mercer this past
Saturday. The firefighters
from several communities
attended the Mercer Annual
Firefighters Picnic. The
photo and story have been
submitted by Ken Jacobson,
Asst Fire Chief (IVFD)
who competed in the Water
Barrel Fights for the second
time within a week. |
| The Battle of the
Barrels continues Saturday
at the Hurley FD picnic.
Join the Fun! View last weeks Lake Gogebic Firefighter's Annual Picnic... |
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Calumet Heritage Days Go Italiano |
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| Calumet - August 15, 2009 The theme for this year's Heritage Festival was Italian. The festival is in its seventh year. The festival is the creation of Lucy Nakkula, Calumet D.D.A. member. Lucy and the DDA have been working on reviving Calumet's downtown district. Calumet has chosen to go through the "Main Street Program", a program similar to Ironwood's Blueprints program, but is more structured and has more accountability attached to it. |
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UPPCO to Lower Prickett Reservoir |
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| August 19, 2009 Must complete required maintenance work Houghton MI - Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) must lower the level of the reservoir at Prickett Dam in order to complete required maintenance work. To do the work safely, the water must be drawn down approximately thirteen feet. The drawdown will begin August 19, 2009, and continue at a rate of six inches per day until the minimum level is reached. Flows in the Sturgeon River will be higher during the drawdown period but will approximate the inflow to the reservoir once the working level has been reached. "We'll monitor for stranded fish and other aquatic organisms and will attempt to move them to permanently inundated portions of the reservoir," said Shawn Puzen, Environmental Consultant. "Once the survey is finished, we'll report numbers, species, and condition to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources." Work is scheduled to begin around September 14, 2009, and be completed by October 15, 2009. Once the work is finished, the reservoir will return to its normal level at a rate determined by river inflows at that time. For More Information, Contact: * Shawn Puzen, Environmental Consultant 920-433-1094 * Media Hotline 800-977-2250 * UPPCO Customer Service 800-562-7680 |
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Council Field Narrows to 12 |
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| Ironwood - August 17, 2009 The rumor mill churns very quickly in Ironwood, as it would in any small, rural community. IronwoodInfo has received many inquiries regarding the candidacy of Louise Demasi. As of 10:00am this morning, Louise Has not withdrawn from the city council race. Her name along with the other candidates names has been forwarded to the County clerks office for verification. Earle G. Sell one of the original 13 candidates has been excluded from the race. City officials say Mr. Sell did not meet the required qualifications. |
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New Flea Market Opens in Ironwood |
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| Ironwood - August 15, 2009 Saturday, Roy and Doreen Ahonen, launch what is called " The largest Indoor/Outdoor Fleamarket in the Northwoods" The flea market boasts over 23,000 square feet of indoor space, in addition to the large outdoor facility in the parking lot of the former Pamida store. The Market will be open every Friday from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM "Rain or Shine" |
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Goldenaires Concert at Josephsons |
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| Ironwood - August 13, 2009 Wednesday evening the residents of Josephsons Nursing Home, along with family members, friends, staff and neighbors, were treated to a wonderful music concert, by "Marty's Goldenaires" The Josephsons' residence were gathered on the front patio on the second summer evening of the year. (above 40 degrees). Friends and neighbors all gathered on the front lawn to enjoy what would be a warm evening of "hot" music. |
