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MARQUETTE, Mich. - Dorothy Winona Carpenter, 94, of 222 South Fifth Street, Marquette, formerly of Ironwood, died Tuesday, July 26, 2016. Dorothy was born Aug. 1, 1921, in Washburn, Wis. She was a daughter to the late Frederick and Elsie (Cordts) Sanger. Dorothy graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood with the class of 1940. She married Samuel Leonard Carpenter on Dec. 28, 1945, and they set about establishing a family home in Ironwood. Dorothy was employed by Brookfield Dairy,... Full story
HURLEY - Children put on safety goggles and filled Hurley Public Library with bubbles Wednesday while learning about the science behind them. When asked to describe bubbles, the children said bubbles can get really big, are clear and pop easily. Licia Johnson, from the North Lakeland Discovery Center, asked the child scientists what bubbles are made of. "Soap and water," one child said. Because bubbles contain water, Johnson said bubbles are a liquid. But she said bubbles also contain a gas....
CONWAY, S.C. - Cassie and Somchai Rollins, of Sumter, S.C., didn't plan to have their second child in Conway, some 80 miles away, but their newborn daughter had other ideas. Cassie's doctor assured her it was OK to travel in her late-term pregnancy to see a minor league baseball game in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Somchai is a Kansas City Royals fan, so they made to the trip to watch the Wilmington BlueRocks, a Royals farm team, visit the Myrtle Beach Pelicans on Saturday night. Their 2-year-old son, Som...
BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners commended the county road commission Wednesday evening for its response to the severe storm that devastated the area, particularity Little Girl’s Point, two weeks ago. “On behalf of the county board, thank you for the road commission,” board chairman Joe Bonovetz said. Road Commission Manager Darren Pionk said temporary repairs are still ongoing. He said the National Guard saved the road commission “a ton of money and time” needed to make the Lake Road and Powers Road area passable. T...
Thursday, July 28 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., Hurley High School Tennis Courts. Cuddlebugs Story Time, 9:30 a.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Babies and toddlers welcome. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., all welcome, The Inn Bed and Breakfast, Montreal, Wis. 906-663-0308. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11;... Full story