Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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CRYSTAL FALLS - It took 14 years, and all 48 minutes before Hurley could leave Dick Mettlach Field and Crystal Falls happy. And were they ever happy. Hurley crafted a comeback for the ages, scoring 12 unanswered points in the final 6:30 of the fourth quarter, including a one-yard touchdown run by Devin Czerneski as time expired to give Hurley the 18-14 win. Since joining the conference in 2000, Hurley had never won here. That included their last visit here when the Midgets tripled the offensive...
MERCER, Wis. - Around 200 people in the Mercer community and school district came together to help one of their own, Peyton Towne, a fourth-grade student who has a progressive liver disease called Byler's. A fund-raiser was held Friday afternoon at Carow Park on County J, where people gathered to purchase baked goods and other items to help the Towne family. "We did this very quickly," said Dee Rice, a Mercer school employee who helped organize the fund-raiser. "For the short-term notice, we wil...
BESSEMER - The Gogebic County Sheriff's Department has received a $4,000 grant from the pipeline that cuts through the county. Sheriff Peter Matonich said the money from TransCanada Corporation has been used to purchase a trailer for transportation of the department's varied equipment for both emergencies and patrol work. Matonich applied for the grant through TransCanada's Community Investment Program, in which the company supports local initiatives. "I thank TransCanada Corporation for its...
HURLEY - Hurley K-12 School now has two fully stocked libraries - even if one of them is only a small wooden box outside the front entrance. The box is known as a "Free Little Library," a movement crossing the globe to increase reading and literacy. "We just filled it (with books) this week," said Shannon Dahlbacka, high school English teacher and services learning coordinator, who helped with the project. Dahlbacka said the project started over the summer, but once school was back in session, i...
EAGLE RIVER, Wis. — Don Kahn, 89, of Watersmeet, Mich., died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, in Eagle River. Don was born in Wausau on Sept. 25, 1924, and was a long-time resident of Tomahawk, where he worked as a manager at the Owens-Illinois paper mill until his retirement. After retirement, he moved to Watersmeet to enjoy fishing the lakes of Sylvania. Don was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Navy aboard a patrol craft in both the European and Pacific theaters. Don was preceded in death by his wife, Essie Kahn, to whom he was m...
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. — Roberta L. (Morrison) Shelby, 59, of Bergland and Iron Mountain, died Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital. She was born on June 9, 1955, the daughter of Ronald and Joan (Nystrom) Morrison. Roberta graduated from New Buffalo High School in 1973 and received her bachelor’s degree from Northern Michigan University. Roberta was a special education teacher for North Dickinson and Wakefield schools. She also was a substitute teacher for Wakefield and Ironwood schools. Spending her summers at her fam...
AKELEY, Minn. - Sharon Ruth Litfin, of rural Akeley, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014, after a year-long battle with cancer. Sharon was born Sept. 21, 1945, in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and received her United States Naturalization Certificate in 1988. She had earlier moved to Akeley and was married to Richard Ebaugh. Within that marriage, Sharon gave birth to three daughters. Sharon and Ebaugh were divorced in 1994. Sharon continued to live in her Akeley residence and worked at Aw Gwah Ching...
HURLEY, Wis. - Wanda Bolich, 100, formerly of Ironwood, Mich., died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, in Hurley. She was born July 8,1914, in Ironwood, the daughter of the late Albert and Martina (Novak) Kasper. Wanda attended local schools and was a waitress at the St. James Hotel in Ironwood. On Aug. 20, 1934, she was united in marriage to John Bolich at St. Michael's Catholic Church by the late Rev. Charles Szygula. John preceded her in death on Nov. 2, 1977. With her husband she owned and operated...