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Articles from the May 2, 2013 edition


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  • Bridges closed as Montreal rises; heavy snow forecast for today

    Ralph Ansami|May 2, 2013

    IRONWOOD — Can the weather get any worse? The Ironwood area was under both winter storm and flooding advisories Wednesday from the National Weaether Service office in Marquette. Both the Silver and Poplar Street border bridges on the Montreal River were closed to traffic Wednesday because of rising water levels as crews piled sandbags to protect businesses. Sandbags piled four high were stacked up in case the river washed over the bridge on Silver Street. As of Wednesday afternoon, the river h...

  • Science fair focuses on consumer products

    Cortney Ofstad|May 2, 2013

    HURLEY — Eighty sixth and eighth graders presented geology, chemistry and consumer-based projects at a science fair at the Hurley K-12 School Wednesday. “We had some students do projects on consumer science, like the best kind of hairspray and the best paper towel,” said sixth grade teacher Steve Lombardo. “The kids did outstanding on their projects.” Ten judges from the community graded students on the use of the scientific method, creativity and originality, overall display of data, whether th...

  • Drivers must be considerate in bad weather

    May 2, 2013

    To the Editor: Friday, April 19, was the worst blizzard and weather conditions that we’ve had this winter. It wasn’t very smart of us to be on the roads, but we had a function to go to and didn’t want to miss it. We are appalled by the number of irresponsible people that drive too fast for such dangerous conditions. It was almost a total whiteout and the roads were very, very slippery. A truck went by us so fast that we had total whiteout for a quarter mile and we had just enough time to miss an accident that had just happened. We pulled over...

  • Wedding reception decor gets creative, personal

    Associated Press|May 2, 2013

    More personal, more inventive. Those are the dominant trends in wedding receptions, experts say, in an era when brides have all the resources of the Internet to plan, share and often produce their own affairs. Many are drawn to something beyond the traditional banquet/speeches/garter throw-and-go reception of the past. Pins, plans Sites like Project Wedding, The Knot, Wedding Wire and Pinterest show a wide variety of designs for fabric and paper decorations, centerpieces, color schemes, food...

  • Sanchez struggles early, Tigers lose to Twins

    May 2, 2013

    DETROIT (AP) — Anibal Sanchez struck out the first two hitters he faced — then the trouble began. A walk. A double. Then another walk and a single. Suddenly, the Detroit right-hander was struggling to get out of the first inning. Sanchez settled down eventually, but this was nothing like his 17-strikeout performance last week against Atlanta. Instead, he gave up three runs in six innings, and the Tigers lost to the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Wednesday. “I think Sanchy was just too excited at the s...

  • Nature takes starring role in stamping

    Associated Press|May 2, 2013

    I was chopping vegetables for dinner recently when my 14-year-old daughter, Grace, disappeared with the unusable end of the bok choy. She returned five minutes later with paper, a stamping ink pad and the pilfered vegetable. “Look, Mom,” she said, and held up a stunner: The bok choy head, refuse to me, had stamped a beautiful blooming rose onto the paper. I discovered what some crafters have long known — the beauties of stamping with food. Part of the pleasure derives from the experimentation, a...

  • Margaret Ella (Tiebel) Perttula

    May 2, 2013

    WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Margaret Ella (Tiebel) Perttula, 74, of 120 Olson Road, Wakefield, entered eternal life on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at her home, after a brief illness. She was born on April 12, 1939, in Wakefield Township, the daughter of William and Amelia (Rast) Tiebel. Margaret was born in a log cabin her dad built on the shores of Lake Superior on Tiebel’s Creek. She graduated from Wakefield High School in 1958. During her younger years, she worked at the S.S. Kresge Co. and the A&P Sup...

  • Larry D. Hamilton

    May 2, 2013

    DAVENPORT, Iowa — Larry D. Hamilton, 75, of Davenport, formerly of Wakefield, Mich., died of cancer on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Davenport. Larry was born on April 20, 1938, in Marenisco, Mich., the son of William and Marion (Heath) Hamilton. He attended school in Bergland, Mich. In 1956, Larry joined the U.S. Air Force. He was based in South Korea and Washington, D.C., and was honorably discharged in 1960. On March 10, 1962, Larry was united in marriage to Sharon Pikka at First Lutheran C...

  • Gladys Ruth MacArthur

    May 2, 2013

    ASHLAND, Wis. — Gladys Ruth MacArthur, 91, of Ashland, passed away Monday, April 29, 2013, at Ashland Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born Sept. 24, 1921, in Ashland, the daughter of Roy and Marie (Schroeer) Goldinger. In 1940, she graduated from Ashland High School. On Jan. 3, 1948, Gladys married Dan MacArthur, in Ashland. For many years, she worked as a laundry aide at Ashland Health and Rehabilitation Center. Gladys also worked other various jobs in Ashland. She was a member of the Presbyterian Congregational Church in Ashland, w...