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Articles from the January 14, 2017 edition


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  • Nancy Rae (Sobolewski) Nemacheck

    Jan 14, 2017

    ROCHESTER, Minn. - Nancy Rae (Sobolewski) Nemacheck, 63, passed away peacefully at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, on Dec. 26, 2016, after fighting a courageous battle against breast cancer and pulmonary hypertension. She was preceded in death by her mother, Marian L. Sobolewski. She is survived by her husband, Tom Nemacheck, of Iron Mountain, Mich.; children, Nicole (Stephen) Thumm, of Rochester, and Christian Colasacco, of Ironwood, Mich.; stepdaughters, Katie Smith, of Kingsford, Mich., and Kim...

  • Harriette B. Norman

    Jan 14, 2017

    SARASOTA, Fla. - Harriette B. Norman, of Sarasota, passed away peacefully on Dec. 16, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, James D. Norman; two sisters, Nan M. Beasley and Olivia B. Powell; and one brother, William L. Beasley. She was born in 1932 in Draper, N.C., and graduated from nursing school of City Memorial Hospital and as a nurse anesthetist from the Bowman Grey School of Medicine in Winston Salem, N.C. Her career began in the Memorial Hospital of Charlotte, N.C., in 1956, and...

  • Community Calendar

    Jan 14, 2017

    Saturday, Jan. 14 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Jan. 15 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Chamber Singers Tryouts, 6 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church basement, Ironwood. Call Marie Eggleston at 906-932-0578 to schedule time. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74....

  • Speedgirls stick with No. 1 ranked Vikings for 3 quarters

    Jason Juno|Jan 14, 2017

    BESSEMER - Bessemer stayed with the Upper Peninsula's top-ranked Class D girls team, Baraga, for three quarters, but the Vikings pulled away for a 42-24 Copper Mountain Conference victory Friday night. "We had the No. 1 team in the U.P. at our house and we played them solid for three quarters," Bessemer coach Gerry Pelissero said. "I told the girls after the game, 'OK, are you convinced you can play with anybody left on our schedule?' Certainly, we can." The Speedgirls (2-9, 2-6) returned home...

  • Chassell's size too much for Wakefield-Marenisco

    Pat Krause|Jan 14, 2017

    WAKEFIELD - Chassell used its big edge in size and quickness to overcome Wakefield-Marenisco 63-44 in a Copper Mountain Conference match-up in the Cardinal Gym on Friday night. "We had an advantage with our height and our guard's quickness," Chassell coach Brandi Hainault said. "Our guards did a good job of moving the ball and our post players really pounded the boards. Our defense really helped the offense with turnovers. I'm a big defensive person. I believe it's the only way to win in the...

  • County board approves UP panel appointments

    Ralph Ansami|Jan 14, 2017

    BESSEMER — Three appointments to Upper Peninsula agencies were approved at Wednesday’s reorganizational meeting of the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners. Joe Bonovetz, of Bessemer, who stepped down as chairman of the county board earlier in the meeting, was named to all three appointments. On the Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress, it was a reappointment for Bonovetz. The UPCAP board of directors will meet in February to act on the nominations from the various counties. On the Michigan Works Upward Talent Council Board, Bon...