Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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GLADSTONE - It was a long bus ride to Delta County and a short stay in the Class C regional volleyball tournament for the Ironwood Red Devils as they fell to the Calumet Copper Kings 25-22, 25-11, 25-7 in Tuesday's opener. The Copper Kings needed just 55 minutes to seal the verdict as they seized the momentum behind an eight-point service run by junior Catherine Frantti for a 9-2 lead in the second set. "Calumet is definitely a tough team," said Ironwood coach Lisa Graham. "They have some big hi...
IRONWOOD - The ending may not have been executed perfectly, but 5-0 is 5-0. The Gogebic Community College Samsons won their home opener 73-66 over Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Tuesday at the Lindquist Center. "In my wildest dreams, I didn't think we'd be 5-0 at this point," Gogebic coach Dennis Mackey said. "But at the same time, every game we go to, we expect to win. With our size, or lack of, we've had to do certain things by committee. I'm happy." With the game in the balance in...
IRONWOOD - Behind a big first half, the Gogebic Community College Lady Samsons picked up their first win of the season, defeating Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College 73-57 on Tuesday night. "It's real exciting coming after the tournament this weekend," Lady Samson Brittni Kisul said. "It's nice to win and you have to start somewhere, so why not have it be your first home game?" Gogebic coach Mark Movrich said it "definitely" felt good to get that first win, but he and the team are still...
IRONWOOD - High school students in Megan Maki's honors English class practiced literary law and order Tuesday. The project involved arguing for or against charging a character from William Golding's "Lord of the Flies" with involuntary manslaughter. The book involves a group of British school boys being stranded on a deserted island. Over time, the boys take on a savage nature, resulting in dangerous situations and the untimely deaths of a few of the children. "Because this is an honors class, I...
To the Editor: Does the White House really expect rational Americans to adhere to their pusillanimous, mean-spirited programs? If a cabal of our servants consisting of senators, judges, attorneys, etc., came to your door and stated that you must buy this unworkable refrigerator from them, even if it is deleterious to you and the entire country, and if you don’t, you will face a fine and imprisonment, would you, under that duress, sign the contract? That’s tantamount to what the greedy Washington types are perpetrating on Americans. They hav...
MARQUETTE, Mich. — Robert M. Thurmaier, 73, of Ontonagon, passed away Nov. 4, 2013, at Marquette General Hospital. He was born Sept. 15, 1940, in Evergreen Park, Ill., to Michael and Johanna (Appel) Thurmaier, and grew up in Crystal Lake, Ill. He attended Bradley University and the Illinois Institute of Technology, graduating from the latter institution with a degree in civil engineering. He worked as a civil engineer for the Illinois Department of Transportation for 35 years, inspecting bridges for Cook County as well as serving as a d...
PARK FALLS, Wis. — Eleanor M. “Sally” Halweg, 89, of Mercer, died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, at Park Manor Nursing Home in Park Falls, with her loving husband by her side. She was born Dec. 28, 1923, on a farm in Galena, Ill., one of 12 children. She left the farm on her 18th birthday and moved to Savanna, Ill., where she worked at the ordnance plant there during the War. Moving to Seattle, she also worked as a welder in wartime shipyards. Over the years, she lived in various cities and worked as a waitress in some large hotels. She was marri...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Robert Carl Goetz, 85, a longtime resident of Bessemer, passed away early Tuesday morning, Nov. 12, 2013, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was born on May 14, 1928, in East Saint Louis, Ill., the son of Edgar Carl and Frieda Fay (Wright) Goetz. Bob proudly served as a Ranger in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War. On Jan. 4, 1965, he was united in marriage to Julie A. (Agriesti) Westeen in Bessemer. For many years, Bob was an operating engineer...
HANOVER PARK, Ill. - Frank J. Delimba, 89, of Ironwood Township, Mich., passed away peacefully on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, in Hanover Park, with his wife of 64 years, Shirley, by his side. The first son of Frank and Josephine (Wawer) Dolimba, Frank was born in Ironwood on Dec. 22, 1923, and raised in Jessieville. He attended Newport Grade School and graduated in June 1942 from Luther L. Wright High School. After briefly working in Detroit, he was drafted into the Army in January 1943, serving as...