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Articles from the November 8, 2014 edition


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  • HIT Idol show tonight features 2011 finalist

    Ralph Ansami|Nov 8, 2014

    IRONWOOD - Naima Adedapo, a top 11 "American Idol" finalist, arrived in Ironwood Friday for a brief performance that night and a longer one today at the Historic Ironwood Theatre. Forty-five area singers competed at the theater Friday night, all trying to become the opening act for Adedapo's performance tonight in a 90-minute show. HIT members greeted Adedapo Friday afternoon at the Maplewood Steakhouse on Cloverland Drive. She had been in town just long enough to watch a blast of Big Snow... Full story

  • Wakefield casino needs to include employment for everyone

    Nov 8, 2014

    Dear Editor: Some years back I went to the casino in Ashland, Wis., to put in a job application for employment. On the application it said “preference given to Native Americans and are you Native American?” Since I’m not, I can assume my application ended up in the trash. If this is the policy of all Native American casinos how is that helping the employment problem in this area? I’m sure a big majority of the people here aren’t Native Americans? The area businesses who are proposing this project need to investigate this thoroughly and make... Full story

  • William (Bill) R. Carlson

    Nov 8, 2014

    William R. Carlson, 69, died peacefully at his home on Oct. 22, 2014. Bill was born in Ironwood, Mich., on May 30, 1945, to Clarence and Ann Carlson. After graduating from Washington Park High School in 1963, Bill attended the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and graduated in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science degree in parks and recreation administration. He then earned his master's degree in recreation administration at Indiana University-Bloomington. Bill began his career at the Evanston... Full story

  • Mark Joseph Pospeck

    Nov 8, 2014

    DULUTH, Minn. - Mark Joseph Pospeck, 45, of Bessemer, Mich., passed away Monday, Oct. 27, 2014, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. He was born in Wakefield to Patricia (Hill) and James Pospeck on Feb. 27, 1969. He graduated in 1987 from A.D. Johnston High School is Bessemer. Mark was united in marriage to Holly Wuorinen on May, 27, 1995, at the Iron County courthouse by Judge Patrick Madden. He truly loved life and love to travel, camp, hunt and fish with his inseparable wife. Mark was the... Full story

  • Lady Samsons withstand Stormers

    Jason Juno|Nov 8, 2014

    IRONWOOD - No basketball team is a polished product a week after Halloween. The Gogebic Community College Lady Samsons held on to beat Milwaukee Area Technical College 64-59 Friday night in the Tri State Classic. The teams combined for 53 fouls and 65 free throws. Neither team, though, made more than half of them. Milwaukee turned it over 36 times, Gogebic 28. Milwaukee shot "better" from the floor at 30.4 percent. But even though the Lady Samsons missed free throws all night, they made them... Full story

  • Samsons calm Stormers in season opener

    Jason Juno|Nov 8, 2014

    IRONWOOD - Collin Miller is from Milwaukee, but he made sure the team from Wisconsin's largest city lost Friday night. Miller scored 11 points in the final 2:43 as the Gogebic Community College Samsons defeated Milwaukee Area Technical College 77-69 Friday night in the first day of the Tri State Classic and Gogebic's season. Momentum appeared to be on Milwaukee's side when it closed the gap to two points, 64-62, and GCC turned it over with 3:22 left. But the Stormers couldn't tie it and Miller... Full story