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Articles from the May 29, 2013 edition


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  • Bessemer sweeps Porcupine Mountain Conference meet at Wakefield

    Pat Krause|May 29, 2013

    WAKEFIELD — The Bessemer boys and girls track teams swept the Porcupine Mountain Conference meet in Wakefield on Tuesday afternoon. The Speedgirls built up point total leads in the hurdle events, the 200 meter dash and the 3,200 meter run as they cruised to an 86-69 win over the Cardinals. Watersmeet was third with seven points. The Cardinals shut out Bessemer in the long jump and put up big points in the 800 meter run. On the boys side, Bessemer was strong in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meter r... Full story

  • Threat should be identified before overreacting

    May 29, 2013

    To the Editor: I’m following the case of Robert Gollubske, who has been charged with threatening to bomb the Iron County Courthouse. Now let me see if I have this correct. The FBI, our preeminent law enforcement agency in dealing with terrorism, records a phone conversation where the 75-year-old Gollubske allegedly threatened to blow up the courthouse. But instead of acting on a credible threat, they advise the Iron County Sheriff’s Department of the “danger at hand.” The operative word here is credible. First (and obviously), the FBI did not... Full story

  • Thanks due to Pinardi, county board members

    May 29, 2013

    To the Editor: On behalf of the Iron County residents and taxpayers who signed an April 19 letter to the county board members, I would like to thank Joe Pinardi, chairman of the Iron County Board of Supervisors, for his thoughtful response. The letter was a request of the board to hold a hearing for public discussion of the lease/option of 3,300 acres of Iron County forest to Gogebic Taconite in conjunction with their potential iron mine. Pinardi has agreed to schedule a hearing and we genuinely appreciate that. We would also like to... Full story

  • Favorable weather helps ATV rally numbers

    May 29, 2013

    HURLEY — The 28th annual Memorial Day Weekend All-Terrain Vehicle Rally was a “ball,” according to Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce director Dorren O’Donnell. Both O’Donnell and Mercer Chamber director Tina Brunell said the event was a success, with the weather favorable. “I think it went really good,” Brunell said. “The weather was fantastic, and it was a very busy weekend for Mercer and Iron County, as a whole.” For O’Donnell, after a late spring with no trail riding, the good weekend weathe... Full story

  • Class of 2025

    May 29, 2013

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  • Friends group plans fourth annual park cleanup

    May 29, 2013

    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

  • Organist to accompany World War I silent film

    May 29, 2013

    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

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