Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - After 50 years of being a member of the National Ski Patrol, Roger "Pat" Bennetts has decided this would be his final season actively patrolling the area's ski hills. "It's been a great 50 years supporting the ski hills and helping injured guests in times of need," Bennetts said. "I'm grateful for all the training that the National Ski Patrol has provided." Over the last half-century, Bennetts has helped skiers as a member of the ski patrols at Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort,... Full story
To the Editor: I am currently a 4th year student at Michigan Tech University and I’m focusing my engineering degree in Mining. On the same note, I’m proud to say that I grew up in Bessemer, Michigan and enjoy the outdoors of the U.P. as any Yooper would. I can see why many residents of the U.P. and Northern Wisconsin would be against the potential mines coming into effect, but I believe it is turning into a necessity for the surrounding areas. The past summer and fall semesters of 2014, I spent on an internship on the Iron Range of MN. For tho... Full story
LEBANON, N.H. - Wilbur F. McLean, Jr., known universally as "Bill,"once remarked, "When I was growing up, we didn't have 'stress' ". Perhaps not, but there were certainly challenges starting with birth. As Marjorie McCandless Morrow McLean labored in the Duluth, Minn., hospital to deliver her only child, Wilbur Fisk McLean Sr. was off in the trenches helping conclude the Great War. The Spanish flu pandemic surged to its awful zenith. And little Bill elected to enter the world on October 13,... Full story
PHOENIX, Ariz. - Glenn Paul Ruby passed away on Feb. 3, 2015. He was born on Oct. 9, 1962, in Ironwood, Mich., to the late Lawrence and Rose Ruby. Glenn worked for almost 30 years in the aerospace industry. He was a friend to all and will be greatly missed! Glenn is survived by his wife, Rachel; two sons, Felix (Chelsea) Carroll and Ruben (Veronica) Carroll; three sisters, Judy Greiten, Donna (Charles) Hessil, and Jane (Mark) Bowman; a brother, Raymond; and five grandchildren, Deidra, Aubrey,... Full story
WAKEFIELD - The ice of Sunday Lake will hopefully fill with fishermen Saturday for the sixth annual Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department fishing contest, weather permitting. The contest will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with prizes offered for pike-sucker and panfish divisions. There are also walleyes in the lake. With a high of minus-2 predicted, the contest could be moved to Sunday in the event of particularly inclement weather. It's Free Fishing Weekend in Michigan, so residents and... Full story