Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - A lot of people are going to Florida and Arizona this time of year. The Samsons are going to North Dakota and are thrilled about it. The Gogebic Community College Samsons beat Dakota County Technical College 85-78 in a NJCAA Division II Region 13 semifinal at the Lindquist Center Wednesday. That sets up a region final Sunday at 2 p.m. at Dakota College at Bottineau. The Samsons finished a perfect 11-0 at home and look to complete back-to-back region championships this weekend by winni...
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To the Editor: I attended the Feb. 20 board meeting of the Aging Unit of Iron County. Speaking as one who was raised in Hurley and moved to Mercer, Wis., in 1957 — and worked closely with the Aging Unit years ago — I could not believe what I saw and heard. To think anyone in their right mind would arbitrarily cut off meals in the dead of winter to an elderly disabled man living in poverty is beyond my comprehension. For the executive director of the Aging Unit to drop someone from the meals program without a careful evaluation of that per...
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MARQUETTE, Mich. — Pete (Norman) Allen, of Ewen, passed away on Feb. 24, 2014, at 4:30 a.m. at Marquette General Hospital, following a courageous and valiant battle with colon and liver cancer. Never losing his dignity or good nature, he is an unforgettable example of good character and the true definition of a friend. Pete was born in Ewen to Robert and Ethel (Hicks) Allen on June 6, 1956. He attended Ewen-Trout Creek School and graduated in 1974. He was employed at J.W. Toumey Nursery in Watersmeet for more than 20 years as a b...
WATERSMEET, Mich. - Rudy Brownell, 81, of Watersmeet, passed away Feb.21, 2014, at his home. He was born in Calderwood on Jan. 6, 1933, to Homer and Gertrude (Christie) Brownell. His parents passed away while Rudy was young, and he was raised by his siblings with the help of his aunt and uncle, Ada and Lynn Brownell. Rudy was a proud veteran of the Korean War, during which he received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. He was a member of VFW Post 8400 in Land O' Lakes, Wis., and American Legion P...
DULUTH, Minn. - Willard A. "Mr. Willard" Maki, 82, of 725 E. Margaret St., Ironwood, Mich., died Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, as St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, with his niece, Vicky, at his side. He was born April 18, 1931, in Mass City, Mich., son of the late Arthur and Taimi (Kovanen) Maki. On June 26, 1953, he was united in marriage with Alice V. Sanders at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Ironwood by the late Msgr. Joseph Seifert. Along with his wife, Alice, he owned and operated Mr....
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Leaders of Ukraine's protest movement on Wednesday proposed a top legislator as the country's next prime minister, while Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered major military exercises just across the border in a show of force and apparent displeasure over the country's new direction. The new government, which is expected to be formally approved by parliament Thursday, will face the hugely complicated task of restoring stability in a country that is deeply divided...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Glenn Robinson III wanted this win more than any other. Michigan coach John Beilein put the opportunity squarely in his hands. After Beilein took his final timeout, the sophomore forward caught an across-the-court lob pass in the right corner, spun away from a defender and rolled in a mid-range bank shot as the buzzer sounded to give No. 16 Michigan a 77-76 overtime victory on his father's former home court. "My teammates knew how much this game meant to me with my...
