Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY — Hurley shut down Gogebic’s offense, including drives inside the Hurley 25 to start both halves, as the Midgets rolled for a 30-0 victory Friday night. Hurley completed its toughest part of the schedule with a 3-1 record, recovering fully from a 31-14 loss to Crystal Falls Forest Park two weeks ago with wins at Northland Pines and Friday against Gogebic. “I’ve really been happy with how we responded after that loss,” said Hurley fullback Mark Saari, who rushed for 232 yards and score...
I am one of those “seniors” who made the trip to Gogebic Community College Saturday, Sept. 21, to take advantage of the community flu shot clinic. I was able to use the drive-up part and thought it was great for those of us who have trouble walking. Kudos to the Iron County Health Department, the Western U.P. Health Department, Aspirus Grand View Hospital and GCC’s nursing program for sponsoring such a well-run clinic. Thank you. Margaret A. Boline Bessemer...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Time running short, the Democratic-controlled Senate passed urgent legislation Friday to avert a government shutdown early next week, and President Barack Obama lectured House Republicans to stop “appeasing the tea party” and quickly follow suit. Despite the presidential plea — and the urgings of their own leaders — House GOP rebels showed no sign of retreat in their drive to use the threat of a shutdown to uproot the nation’s three-year-old health care law. “We now move on t...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Kyle G. Thiede, 46, of Ironwood, died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, at home. He was born Jan. 27, 1967, in Ironwood, son of the late Marvin and Dorothy (Fisher) Thiede, attended A.L. Norrie Grade School, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1984. He worked in cranberry marshes in Manitowish Waters, Wis., for many years and was a screen printer at Arts Unlimited in Hurley, Wis., for 15 years until illness forced his retirement in 2009. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, c...
DAVIE, Fla. — Dr. James H. Stage passed away at his home, surrounded by family and friends, on Sept. 19, 2013. He will be missed by so many family members, friends and former patients. Dr. Stage was raised in Ironwood, Mich., but relocated to Miami-Dade County in 1958 where he practiced medicine at North Shore Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Agnes; their four children, Laurie Cliburn (Tom Cliburn), Mitch Stage, Jon Stage (Gail Stage) and Greg Stage; and seven grandchildren. He is also survived by his three remaining siblings, E...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Frances H. Ellis, 86, of Garden Estates, Hurley, Wis., died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, in Ironwood, with her loved ones by her side. She was born April 28, 1927, in Anvil Location, Bessemer Township, to the late Boris and Mary (Plese) Mladenoff, attended Puritan School, and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer in 1945. Frances was employed for two years at the St. James Hotel in Ironwood, for 10 years at the Four Seasons Motel in Hurley, retiring as a sales clerk at the Ben Franklin Store in downtown Ironwood a...
DETROIT (AP) — Obama administration officials said Friday that they are sending someone to Detroit to oversee a federal effort that includes millions of dollars in grants to help fix the beleaguered city — a situation one adviser described as “an exceptional circumstance.” Don Graves will coordinate the public and private money going to hire more police and firefighters and clear out blighted neighborhoods, among other things, officials said. Graves, a Treasury Department official, serves...
