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Articles from the October 16, 2013 edition


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  • Borseth aces 15th hole for LSSU golf team

    Oct 16, 2013

    Andy and Jill Borseth went to the Ferris State Bulldog Women’s Golf Invitational Saturday to see their daughter Hallee, who plays for the Lake Superior State University golf team. But it was Hallee, pictured here, who surprised them. On the 154-yard par-3 15th hole, Borseth got a hole-in-one as her delighted parents looked on. She used a 4-hybrid. Hallee finished 50th with a score of 88-86—174 at Big Rapids. Borseth won three U.P. Division 3 golf titles for the Ontonagon Gladiators. She als...

  • JROTC

    Oct 16, 2013

  • Library program hosts auditions for theater production despite funding cuts

    Katie Perttunen|Oct 16, 2013

    IRONWOOD — Despite Ironwood Township’s decision to cut nearly $14,200 in funding to Ironwood Carnegie Library Monday, youth programs continued on Tuesday, with the 25 members of the grade six-12 drama group formally auditioning for a production slated at the Historic Ironwood Theatre on Dec. 10. Mary Hansen and Gene Goss have been directing the group of budding thespians since mid-September, Goss said. They will perform “Crimson Parasol,” “Henny Penny,” and “Bremen Town Musicians.” ...

  • Obama presents Afghan war veteran with Medal of Honor

    Oct 16, 2013

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Four years after risking his life in Afghanistan, William D. Swenson solemnly received the Medal of Honor on Tuesday in a case of battlefield bravery with some odd twists: The young Army captain questioned the judgment of his superiors, and the paperwork nominating him for the award was lost. He left the military two years ago but wants to return to active duty, a rare move for a medal recipient. The nation’s highest military honor — a sky blue ribbon and medal — was clasped...

  • Ontonagon mystery

    Oct 16, 2013