Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER — The 35th annual Pumpkinfest was held in Bessemer from Thursday to Sunday, beginning with spaghetti at the American Legion and ending with a roast beef and rotisserie chicken dinner at the VFW. Thousands of people attended this year’s event, event co-chair Donna Frello said. “It went very well despite the weather.” Saturday was jam-packed with activities for all ages, starting with a pumpkin pancake breakfast and including a craft fair, antique tractor display, children’s costume p... Full story
EWEN — Humorous floats carried whimsically-dressed patrons along the main street of Ewen on Saturday for the 37th annual Ewen Log Jamboree. The celebration took place this past Friday and Saturday at various spots throughout the town. On Friday, attendees were able to attend a bake sale and craft fair at Centennial Hall and witness the Log Jamboree Variety Show at the Ewen-Trout Creek School. The events on Saturday commenced with a Logger’s Fun Run/Walk at 9 a.m. Other events included a cra... Full story
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the government teeters on the brink of a partial shutdown, congressional Republicans vowed Sunday to keep using an otherwise routine government funding bill to try to attack “Obamacare.” Congress was closed for the day after a post-midnight vote in the GOP-run House to delay by a year key parts of the new health care law and repeal a tax on medical devices, in exchange for avoiding a shutdown. The Senate is slated to convene Monday afternoon just hours before the shutd... Full story
To the Editor: Once upon a time, one could read the funnies to children. Looks like the comics are going the way of the radio and TV. Twice in the last week the punch line in a strip has used the word “fart.” I would feel terrible trying to navigate around this word while reading to children Does anyone else feel this way, or is it just me? Ted Shultz Hurley... Full story
This is an AP Member Exchange shared by The Macomb Daily (Mount Clemens). ——— ROYAL OAK (AP) — Royal Oak author Pete Wurdock is taking his fourth book, “Bending Water and Stories Nearby,” on the road to the Upper Peninsula where the ideas for his northern Michigan short story collection were formed. Wurdock, 48, is heading north to “shoot videomercials” and incorporate his work on social media as a way to promote the book. “I’m going to real places where these stories take place and shoot one... Full story
