Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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WAKEFIELD — It was a game the Gogebic players will want to talk about when they come back for their class reunions. And it was the kind of game that left a satisfied smile on coach Mark Mazzon’s face a long time after it was over. The Gogebic Miners overcame the heat, their own mistakes and an evenly-matched Hancock Bulldogs team and won an exciting 28-26 season-opener in overtime at Cardinal Field on Saturday. Gogebic’s Jess Mazzon scored the game-tying touchdown in the only overtime and Paul...
HURLEY — Hundreds of people celebrated their Italian heritage, or pretended to be Italian for a day, during the annual Festivale Italiano in downtown Hurley Saturday. Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce director Dorrene O’Donnell said the event was “humbling” in terms of community support. “It is just nice to see,” O’Donnell said. “To have this many people show up for a community event is wonderful.” Attendees dined on authentic Italian foods, including spaghetti, raviolis, gnocchis and other dishes...
ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon Labor Day Festival Parade brought large crowds, music and ingenious home built floats to River Street Sunday. Float competition was close. “Judging this was really tough,” said Don Lutz. He was in Ontonagon for his 50th class reunion and to serve as one of five float judges. The first place went to the Norwich Country Club with its three-part float. The first section featured WLUV TV weatherman Karl Bohnak, a weary ice fisherman and the tough winter of 2013. The secon...
DETROIT (AP) — Labor union supporters and the governor who made this the first right-to-work Labor Day in Michigan marched on opposite ends of the state Monday as America observed the holiday honoring working people. Gov. Rick Snyder set a fast pace as he led thousands of walkers across the 5-mile Mackinac Bridge that links Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas. In Detroit, Teamsters union national President James Hoffa was among the thousands of participants in the annual Labor Day rally. Sny...
IRONWOOD, Mich. – Kathryn M. “Dolly” Brunello-Aho Lehto, 78, of Ironwood, passed away late Friday evening, Aug. 30, 2013. Kathryn was born on Jan. 20, 1935, in Wakefield, the daughter of Albino and Sadie K. (Dahlbacka) Brunello. She attended Hurley (Wis.) schools, and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in 1953. On Oct. 24, 1953, Kathryn was united in marriage with Lloyd E. Lehto in Hurley. They were blessed with two sons. She and Lloyd celebrated more than 55 years of marriage before his p...
HURLEY, Wis. — John M. “Jack” Poole, 79, of Ironwood, Mich., died Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, in Hurley as a result of an automobile accident. He was born May 9, 1934, in Sheboygan, Wis., the son of John M. and Margaret (Wynhoff) Poole. Jack graduated from Sheboygan North High School in 1952 and Michigan Tech in 1956 as a civil engineer. He worked in the cities of Ely and Cook, Minn., ending his career and retiring in Ironwood. Jack served in the U.S. Navy from 1956-1958, being honorably discharged...
