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Articles from the April 6, 2013 edition


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  • Open for business

    Larry Holcombe|Apr 6, 2013

    IRONWOOD — Some kids spend their spring break visiting grandma’s house. Others are able to enjoy a trip to Florida, which maybe also includes a trip to grandma’s house. Still others fashion the week closer to home resting from a long winter’s study, waking up sometime around noon and spending the rest of the day on the couch playing Xbox. Ironwood seventh graders Austin Danielson, 14, and Jayson Pietrocatelli, 13, had a different idea Friday. They went into business. They opened a coffee sh...

  • Never too early to learn

    Cortney Ofstad|Apr 6, 2013

    HURLEY — Elementary students at the Hurley K-12 School learned about improving their overall health during the annual Health Fair on Friday. According to Iron County health officer Zona Wick, the event “went well,” with students learning about staying active, eating right and other healthy choices. Representatives from the Wisconsin Dairy Council, Iron County Health Department, North Country Independent Living, Domestic Violence Escape, the office of Dr. Paul Hagemann, DDS, Aspirus Grand View Ho...

  • NYC 'zombie' finds Long Island cat in Times Square

    Apr 6, 2013

    NEW YORK (AP) — It took a zombie to find Disaster at the Crossroads of the World. Two years after he disappeared from his Long Island home, Disaster the cat was found this week in the heart of Manhattan — by a Times Square haunted house promoter dressed up as a zombie. Jeremy Zelkowitz, who sells tickets for the Times Scare haunted house, spotted Disaster early Saturday morning crossing 42nd Street. He snatched up Disaster, a black and white cat who appeared to be well-kept and neat, and brought...

  • Yvonne Lynn (Reichardt) Hall

    Apr 6, 2013

    OAKDALE, Minn. — Yvonne Lynn (Reichardt) Hall, 64, passed away peacefully at home on March 25, 2013, with her husband, Dan, at her side. After a long battle with cancer, God granted her eternal rest. Vonnie, as we fondly called her, will remain in our hearts and will be remembered for her remarkable courage and strength. She will be deeply missed by all whose lives she touched. Vonnie was born July 19, 1948, and attended Watersmeet (Mich.) High School and Gogebic Community College and retired from State Farm after 32 years of service. She w...

  • Dennis D. Oliver

    Apr 6, 2013

    ADDISON, Mich. — Dennis D. Oliver, 52, of Addison, passed away on Feb. 14, 2013. Dennis was born on July 28, 1960, in Ironwood, son of the late Charles and Lorraine (Anderson) Oliver, where he attended Central Grade School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1978. He graduated from Michigan Technological University with a degree in electrical engineering. Dennis was employed by Hughes Aircraft and General Motors in California, and General Motors in Detroit. On June 8, 1991, D...

  • Spring Thaw tips off

    Apr 6, 2013

  • At the lake

    Apr 6, 2013