Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - Reclamation, the 2015 budget and a project update from Gogebic Taconite were discussed by the Iron County Mining Impact Committee Wednesday. Committee chair Leslie Kolesar, of Saxon, said the goal is to have a reclamation plan in place by November to be included in the local agreement with G-Tac. Recently, the committee opened itself to ideas from county residents regarding reclamation at the proposed mine site near Upson. "We already have some ideas coming in, which is exactly what we...
The Community Foundation of Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties announced grants have been awarded pursuant to the Community Foundation's two priorities: Business Development and Youth Development. One $500 grant was awarded to Dan Greenough, from Eclipse Technical Services LLC, and the other was awarded to Ironwood Fighting Yoopers Ice Hockey League managed by Scott Kellett. The Community Foundation of Gogebic and Ontonagon counties raises money locally and returns the money to the local community...
Dear Editor, A windblown dandelion seed a token, that some promises were kept and some promises were broken. Time has less light as night approaches. Autumn on the moon encroaches. An empty husk a symbol of departed life and the sure sweet absence of immortal strife. Is it my age, or was that one of the quickest summers on record? At least here in the north country we are blessed with four distinct seasons. None of that dual repetition of perfect climate for us. We are true cheeseheads and yoopers through and through. Who needs boring shifts...
MARQUETTE, Mich. - Rose Patrick, 97, of Marquette passed away peacefully Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 at Mill Creek Assisted Living, her home for the last 6 years, surrounded by family and under the care of U.P. Home Health & Hospice. She was born in Detroit in 1917 to Italian immigrants, Costabile and Concetta Pacifico Carpinelli. Rose was one of seven children. After WWII she married her sweetheart, George Patrick, Sr., and they raised their three children in Detroit. Upon retirement, Rose and...
ONTONAGON - The Ontonagon Rotary Club Wednesday presented the Ontonagon Amateur Hockey Association a check for the "Skates for Kids" program at the recreation facility. Jason Clinesmith, president of the hockey association, and Shannon Clinesmith, treasurer, accepted $800 as the proceeds of the Rotary log sale during the Ontonagon Labor Festival. The Clinesmiths said the skates will be purchased and rented free to skaters using the rink. The pair explained the new efforts to keep the recreation...
