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Articles from the September 1, 2015 edition


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  • Marenisco acquires dam from MDNR

    Ralph Ansami|Sep 1, 2015

    MARENISCO - Michigan Department of Natural Resources Director Keith Creagh recently approved the sale of six acres at the Presque Isle River Dam flooding area to Marenisco Township. The dam is south of Marenisco, off the west side of M-64. "With the dam repairs, this impoundment enjoyed by anglers and hunters is expected to return to a popular waterfowl and warmwater fishing destination for Marenisco Township," said Terry Minzey, DNR Upper Peninsula regional wildlife supervisor. "This is a good...

  • School begins today in Hurley, Mercer

    Richard Jenkins|Sep 1, 2015

    Although they probably wish otherwise, today was the first day of the 2015-16 school year for students in the Hurley and Mercer school districts. Classes began at 8 a.m. for Mercer students and 8:05 a.m. for Hurley, according to information on each district's website. There was a familiar face in a new role when students arrived at the Hurley K-12 School this morning, with Melissa Oja serving as the district's dean of students. Oja had previously worked in the district as a middle-high school...

  • Community Calendar

    Sep 1, 2015

    Tuesday, Sept. 1 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Fat Tire Bicycle Ride, 6:30 p.m., ller Trail, Whitecap parking lot, Ramsay. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org. Government Wakefield Township Board, 5:30 p.m., township hall. Wednesday, Sept. 2 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m.,...

  • David J. Czerneski

    Sep 1, 2015

    BESSEMER TOWNSHIP, Mich. - David J. Czerneski, 63, of Nelson Road, Bessemer Township, passed away peacefully Friday evening, Aug. 28, 2015, at home, with his loving wife by his side, following a courageous battle with mesothelioma. Dave was born Oct. 24, 1951, in Ironwood, son of the late Stanley and Ellen (Swanson) Czerneski, attended Ironwood schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School with the Class of 1970. Shortly after graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served two...

  • Harry J. Dowd

    Sep 1, 2015

    SAGINAW, Mich. - Harry J, Dowd, 82, of Saginaw, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, at his home. Harry Joseph Dowd Jr. was born on June 2, 1933, in Saginaw to the late Harry J. Sr. and Ruth Marie (Miller) Dowd. He married Shirley Ann Christensen at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Saginaw; she preceded him in death on June 14, 2013. Harry graduated from St. Andrew's Catholic High School. He would then serve the U.S. Army as an infantryman. Upon his honorable discharge, he earned his master's...

  • Medical marijuana business planned

    Tom Stankard|Sep 1, 2015

    BESSEMER — Business partners from Wisconsin and South Carolina have recently purchased the old Big Dollar grocery store building in Bessemer. According to City Manager Mike Uskiewicz, the partners are planning to convert the space into a “state of the art” facility for producing medical marijuana. Uskiewicz said their product will be sold out of Gogebic County to down-state facilities that process the marijuana into medicine for treatment of patients with seizures, epilepsy, cancer and other ailments. Uskiewicz said the business will not be op...