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Gwinn manarraigned on

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By JOHN PEPINJournal Staff Writer

MARQUETTE — A 23-year-old Gwinn man was arraignedThursday on a five-count felonywarrant related to an alleged childrape reported Tuesday.

D o n t r e l lDavon Brownof Gwinn wasarraigned onfive counts off i r s t - d e g r e ecriminal sexualconduct, acrime punish-able by up tolife in prison.

M i c h i g a nState Policetroopers fromthe Negaunee Township regionalpost said a woman had reportedTuesday she found Brown — whowas her live-in boyfriend — sexu-ally molesting her 11-year-olddaughter at their home.

Brown allegedly fled the resi-dence before police arrived. A war-rant for his arrest was requestedand later authorized by the Mar-quette County Prosecuting Attor-ney’s Office. Brown was foundand arrested Wednesday.

On Thursday, a $500,000 cashbond was continued and a prelimi-nary hearing date set for 4 p.m.Feb. 9. Brown remains lodged inthe Marquette County Jail.

John Pepin can be reached at 906-

228-2500, ext. 206. His email ad-

dress is [email protected].

By JOHANNA BOYLEJournal Ishpeming Bureau

I SHPEMING — Kids andskis easily outnumberedcars on the streets of Ish-peming Thursday as the

annual Torchlight Trek kickedoff the Noquemanon SkiMarathon weekend.

Sponsored by the U.S. NationalSki and Snowboard Hall ofFame, Wilderness Sports, the Ish-

peming Downtown DevelopmentAuthority and the IshpemingBusiness Association, the Torch-light Trek provides a ski trail —lit by torches — through thestreets of downtown Ishpeming.

“It’s a very unique setting,”said Bob Hendrickson, outreachcoordinator for the Hall of Fame.“Hopefully we give them a sport

TREKKING TOTORCHLIGHT

Above, kids get help clicking into their skis at the start of the loopthrough downtown Ishpeming for the annual Torchlight Trek. At right,third-grader Rylee Harris, 9, of Ishpeming, is fitted for a pair of cross-country skis. (Journal photos by Johanna Boyle)

BROWN

See Trek p. 6A

Weekend

Gas Gauge

State average: $3.38Marquette: Holiday - $3.49Negaunee: Holiday - $3.49Ishpeming: $3.47L’Anse: Pine’s - $3.15Baraga: Marathon - $3.29Hancock: Holiday - $3.38Munising: Citgo - $3.50Ontonogan: Holiday - $3.59Wakefield: Holday - $3.49I.M.: Walmart - $3.44Menominee: Citgo - $3.25Manistique: Citgo - $3.55Newberry: BP - $3.49Little Lake: Brown’s - $3.49

• Source: AAA and The MiningJournal survey. Prices, rounded to thenearest penny, are as of 8 this morn-ing.

Suspect allegedlyfled scene before

police arrived

Wolf rules change todayBy JOHN FLESHERAssociated Press

TRAVERSE CITY — JohnKoski is itching to pick up his ri-fle after losing dozens of cowsto hungry wolves on his UpperPeninsula farm— and it ap-pears he’ll soon get his chance.

A legal shield that has protect-ed gray wolves in the westernGreat Lakes region for nearlyfour decades disappears today asthe animal leaves the federal en-dangered species list. With thatmilestone, a struggle that waswaged in this area for more thana century will resume, althoughin a more restrained fashion.

“It’s about time,” said Koski,67, one of many ranchers eagerto begin shooting wolves that

prey on livestock. Likewise,hunters are pushing for thechance to stalk a foe legendaryfor its cunning that has longbeen off-limits.

“There has to be a hunt. We’rejust saturated with wolves here,”said Al Clemens, who alreadypursues coyotes in the U.P. Butopponents of killing wolves forsport promise a stiff fight beforestate agencies.

The removal of federal protec-tions in Michigan, Minnesotaand Wisconsin, which followsthe same action last year in theNorthern Rockies, opens a newchapter in a long, violent battlebetween stockmen and wolves— a colorful part of the heart-land’s history.

By JOHN PEPINJournal Staff Writer

MARQUETTE — With graywolves removed from the feder-al endangered species list today,the animals remain protectednon-game species in Michiganand residents can only kill theanimals under limited, specificand controlled circumstances.

A month ago, a decision bythe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv-ice to delist gray wolves in theGreat Lakes states of Michigan,Wisconsin and Minnesota waspublished in the Federal Regis-ter and becomes effective to-day.

The change shifts manage-ment of the species to the statesunder their individual manage-

ment plans, which each differ inthe lethal controls allowed forwolves. In Michigan, there arenow new state laws in effect, al-lowing for a wider range of op-tions in dealing with problemwolves attacking dogs or live-stock.

“Although lethal controlmethods are now legal in cer-tain circumstances, wolves re-main a protected species inMichigan and no hunting ortrapping season is in place,”said Michigan Department ofNatural Resources’ Law En-forcement Division Chief GaryHagler. “The DNR will investi-gate and continue prosecution

Farmers eager for right to kill attackers

In Jan. 19 photos,far left, MilesKuschel examineswolf footprints inthe snow at hisfamily’s Rocking KRanch near Sebe-ka, Minn. The ranchhas lost severalcalves to wolves,but farmers in Min-nesota, Wisconsinand Michigan willget new freedomsto shoot problemwolves starting to-day when the GreatLakes region’sgray wolf popula-tion comes off thefederal endangeredlist and wolf man-agement revertsback to the states.At left, cattle grazeon the Kuschelranch. (AP photos)

States are in charge of management

See Wolf p. 6A

EBEN, Mich. — Joni“Babe” M. Lillis, age 83,of Eben Junction, died onTuesday morning, Jan-uary 24, 2012, at the Ten-dercare Health Center inMunising.

Babe was born Novem-ber 18, 1928, in Detroit,Mich., to Charles andMary (Tomasco) Low-man. She graduatedfrom St. Phillip Neri inDetroit and went on towork several differentjobs. One of her favoritewas being a professionalsinger on WXYZ Radio.Babe was working atShawi Olsen and DimmerC.P.A. firm when she metthe love of her life, Dale.She always said thatwhen he said “Hello” thefirst time she knew hewas the one. They mar-ried on June 27, 1953,and live in St. ClairShores, MI and startedraising their family.

In 1965, she movedwith her husband andfive children to BoyneCity, Mich., where shehad one more daughter.She was fortunate to bea stay at home mom andtaught her children theskills they would use tokeep house and be ontheir own. Babe re-mained in Boy City untiljust after she lost Dale. In1991, she moved downto Coldwater, Mich., nearher oldest son, Chuck.Babe started a wholenew chapter of her lifeand was there for seven-teen years.

She was involved inchurch functions and wasan inspiration to peoplewhen she became anamputee in 2002 and stillhad such a positive out-look. That positive out-look would be testedagain in 2007 when shebecame a double am-putee. Rather than throwin the towel, Babe tookup roots and replantedthem in the U.P. withdaughter Heidi and herhusband Tim and familyfor the remainder of herlife.

Mobility was hampered,but she still made newfriends and inspired morepeople as they experi-enced her positive atti-tude and sheer strongwill taking care of herselfwhile being totallywheelchair bound. Babeloved the casino and shebecame very adept atcomputers and enjoyed

the worldthat the in-t e r n e topened forher being ah o m e -bound per-son. Face-b o o kopened upa whole

new horizon for her.Those that knew Babywell, also knew she lovedto tell how Mickey Mousewas her long lost twin asthey shared the same ex-act date of birth. Hersense of humor was partof her charisma that willlive on.

Babe had a strong de-votion to the SacredHeart of Jesus for her en-tire life and she was amember of St. Rita inTrenary.

Babe was preceded indeath by her husband,Dale; sons MichaelPatrick Lillis andLawrence Michael Lillis;her parents, Charles andMary Lowman; a sisterClaire; her parents-in-law, Charles and Eva Lil-lis; and brothers-in-law,Douglas Lillis and Dou-glas Hovingh. Babe issurvived by children,Charles (Jayne) Lillis ofColdwater, Mich., David(Marcia) Lillis of LakeOrion, Mich., Sue (Mike)Wassenberg of Berkley,Mich., and Heidi (Tim“T.I.M”) Swajanen ofEben Junction; grand-children, Bethany Lillis,Jessie Lillis, JamesJohnson, Brian Johnson,Brandon Lillis, MatthewLillis, Ryan Wassenberg,Lisa Wassenberg, KylieWassenberg, Betty JoSwajanen, and BreannaSwajanen; siblings,Robert (Char) Lowman,Patricia (Rupert) Cooke,Eileen Jameison, andGeraldine Lowman; sis-ters-in-law, Arlene Lillisand Audrey Hovingh; andnumerous nieces andnephews.

A Memorial Mass willbe celebrated by FatherJacek Wytklo on Satur-day February 18, 2012,at 11:00 a.m. at St. Rita’sCatholic Church in Tre-nary. Interment will be atthe Maple Lawn Ceme-tery in Boyne City some-time in the spring.

Babe’s obituary andguestbook may beviewed and signed atwww.bowermanfuneral-home.net.

2A The Mining Journal Friday, January 27, 2012

Ethel CeceliaFoster

BARAGA, Mich. — EthelCecelia Foster, age 80 ofPanama passed away onWednesday, January 25,2012, at her daughter’shome in Baraga.

A memorial service willbe held at a later time.Friends may sign Ethel’sguest book or send condo-lences at www.jacobson-funeralhome.com.

The Jacobson FuneralHome in L’Anse is incharge of arrangements.

Henrietta E.LaCombe

MUNISING, Mich. — Henrietta E. LaCombe,age 97, of 1518 SandPoint Road, died earlyWednesday evening,January 25, 2012, at Har-bour View Assisted Livingin Munising.

A Memorial Mass will becelebrated on Friday,June 1, 2012, at 12:10p.m. at Sacred HeartChurch in Munising andinterment will be at theMaple Grove Cemetery.

Henrietta’s completedobituary will be in Satur-day’s edition of the MiningJournal and may be foundat www.bowermanfuner-alhome.net.

SUOMI LOCATION,Mich. — Ross F. “Finny”Kemp, 86, of 3332 HwyM-35, Suomi Location,died at 3:00 p.m. onWednesday, January 25,2012, at the MarquetteCounty Medical Care Fa-cility where he had beena patient for 5 days.

Ross was born Novem-ber 13, 1925, in NationalMine, was a graduate ofNational Mine HighSchool, Class of 1943and was a lifelong arearesident. He was em-ployed as an under-ground miner and shiftforeman at the J & L Tra-cy Mine for over 20 yearsuntil the mine’s closure.He then owned and oper-ated an excavating con-tracting business for sev-eral years. He and hiswife spent 6 months ofthe year in Lantana, Fla.,for 20 years where Rossworked on various jobs.

Mr. Kemp was a long-time member of OurSaviour’s LutheranChurch, Suomi Locationand was a former mem-ber of the Living WordLutheran Church while inLantana, Fla. He was amember of the BoyntonBeach, Fla., Elks Lodgeand was names Elk Vol-unteer of the Year sever-al times. He and his wifeHelen had the honor ofdancing the last dance ofthe evening at the Elks’functions. Ross was alsoa charter and life memberof the Richmond Town-ship Community Club,and was a member of theHomestead HuntingCamp for over 60 years,having hunted there thispast deer season. Hegrew up on a farm wherehe learned to be a “jackof all trades,” and he

loved to keep busy all ofthe time. He loved hisfaithful companion, Fido.

Surviving are his wifeof 64 years, Helen M.(Hiironen) Kemp; oneson, Tom (Kerry) Kempof Menasha, Wis.; threedaughters: Patricia Mc-Glothen Kemp of SuomiLocation, Peggy (Phil)Breeden of Lantana,Fla., and Liisa Kemp ofSuomi Location; eightgrandchildren: Lee Anne(Tron) Thornton, Kelly(Ryan) Healy, Bradley(Amy) Melchior, Heather(Robbie) Allen, John(Sarah) Vergel, Jamesand Justin Juchemich,Ross Allen Kemp; fiveg rea t -g randch i l d ren :Krista Thornton, ThomasDunham, Joey healy,Tyler Kemp, Adam Mel-chior; 1 great-great-grandson, Lux Ju-chemich; numerousnieces, nephews andcousins. He was preced-ed in death by his par-ents; 3 brothers: Edward,Rudy and Eugene Kemp;2 sisters: Elsie Bell andVianna Niemi.

A memorial service willbe held at 1:00 PM onSaturday, January 28 atthe Community LutheranChurch, Suomi Location,with the Rev. DouglasNorquist officiating. In-terment will be inBakkala Cemetery in thespring. The family willgreet relatives andfriends from 11 AM untilthe time of services at1:00 PM at the church onSaturday and also at areception following theservice in the churchbasement.

Condolences may beexpressed online atw w w. k o s k e y f u n e r a l -home.com.

Weather

! Escanaba

23° I 35°

! Ironwood

17° I 34°

! Houghton

21° I 34°

Marquette and vicinity:

Today, sunny in the morn-ing then becoming partlycloudy. Highs around 34.West winds 5 to 15 mph.Tonight, cloudy with a 50percent chance of snow.Lows 19 to 24. Southwestwinds 5 to 10 mph becom-ing northwest 5 to 15 mphovernight.

Extended forecast:

Saturday, mostly cloudywith a 50 percent chanceof snow showers. Patchyblowing snow in the after-noon. Highs 23 to 28. Westwinds 10 to 20 mph. Satur-day night, patchy blowingsnow in the evening.Cloudy with a20 percentchance of snow showers.Lows 10 to 15. Westwinds10 to 15 mph, exceptwest 15 to 25 mph near theshore. Sunday, cloudy witha 50 percent chance ofsnow showers. Highs 16 to21. Northwest winds 10 to15 mph. Sunday night,partly cloudy. Lows around4 above inland to around13 at the shore. Monday, achance of snow. Cloudy.Highs around 23. Chanceof snow 40 percent. Mon-day night, cloudy. Lows 19to 24. Tuesday, warmer.Cloudy with a 30 percentchance of snow. Highsaround 34.

Lake Superior: Galewarning in effect from Sat-urday afternoon throughSaturday evening. Earlythis morning, west winds20 to 30 knots. Waves 3 to5 feet. Today, west winds20 to 30 knots diminishingto 15 to 25 knots in the af-ternoon. Waves building to4 to 7 feet, then subsidingto 2 to 4 feet. Tonight, westwinds 10 to 20 knots be-coming northwest 15 to 25knots after midnight. Aslight chance of snow.Waves subsiding to calmto 2 feet, then building to 2to 4 feet. Saturday, north-west winds 20 to 30 knots

becoming west gales to 35knots in the afternoon. Achance of snow showers inthe morning, then snowshowers likely in the after-noon. Freezing spray inthe afternoon. Wavesbuilding to 4 to 8 feet. Sat-urday night, northwestwinds 20 to 30 knots.Freezing spray. Snowshowers. Waves 4 to 7feet. Sunday, northwestwinds 20 to 30 knots.Freezing spray. Snowshowers. Waves 4 to 7feet. Sunday night, westwinds 15 to 25 knots di-minishing to 10 to 20 knotsafter midnight. A chance ofsnow showers. Wavessubsiding to 1 to 3 feet.Monday, south winds 10 to20 knots diminishing to 5to 15 knots.

Temperatures: The av-erage temperature Thurs-day at the National Weath-er Service office in Ne-gaunee Township was 28degrees, 13 degreesabove normal. The highThursday was 30 degreesand the overnight low was26 degrees.

Precipitation: Thursday,trace amounts. Year todate, 2.5 inches. Normal todate, 2.03 inches.

Snowfall: Thursday,trace amounts. Season todate, 89.4 inches. Normalto date, 109.7 inches.

Sunset: 5:46 thisevening.

Sunrise: 8:19 a.m. Sat-urday.

Records

LotteryDETROIT (AP) — These

Michigan lotteries weredrawn Thursday:

Midday Daily 3: 7-3-9Midday Daily 4: 0-2-5-5Daily 3: 4-7-6Daily 4: 4-3-1-1Fantasy 5: 1-5-14-17-26Keno: 2-3-6-8-9-11-14-

19-22-23-24-28-33-35-40-43-45-52-65-69-70-79

Today’s Mega Millionsjackpot is estimated at $12million.

Saturday’s Powerballjackpot is estimated at$146 million.

StocksAT&T ....................... 29.45Cliffs N.Resources... 75.18Dow Chemical Co.... 33.41Exxon ...................... 86.77Ford ......................... 12.79General Electric ...... 19.07IBM ........................ 190.98International Paper ..31.25Kimberly-Clark .........71.98MeadWestvaco ....... 30.48Microsoft Corp ......... 29.50Neenah Paper.......... 24.39Oracle Corp ............. 28.29PNC Financial...........58.90Rio Tinto PLC ...........60.61Super Valu Stores .....6.93Target Corp ..............50.50Wal-Mart ..................60.97Wells Fargo & Co .....29.05Wis. Energy Corp......34.78

EDITOR’S NOTE: Closingstock quotations as of 4 Thursdayafternoon were provided by Ed-ward Jones of Marquette.

Obituaries

Pound

Courts

JONILILLIS

For information on placingobituaries or death notices,call 228-2500, Ext. 210.

Ross Filmore KempJoni ‘Babe’ M. Lillis

Ishpeming District

Court

Decisions in the follow-ing cases were made byJudge Dennis H. Girard:

• Eric Dean Peterson,22, 309 E. Main St., Ne-gaunee — Nov. 29, com-bination operating whileintoxicated/unlawful BAC:probation; rehabilitation;serve 36 days in jail withcredit for 1 day; $1,898,pay or jail.

• Patricia IleenBatchelder, 38, 608 Michi-gan Ave., Ontonagon —Nov. 29, assault and bat-tery: probation; rehabilita-tion; serve 93 days in jailwith credit for 33 days,serve 33 days up front,balance deferred; $1,108,pay or jail.

• Robert Michael El-czuk, 34, 633 N. Fifth St.,Ishpeming — Nov. 29, as-sault and battery: serve93 days in jail.

• Steven Michael Van-Horn, 44, 575 Elliott, Ish-peming — Nov. 29, do-mestic violence: serve 93days in jail.

• Daniel Alan Syrjala,26, 418 Marquette St.,Ishpeming — Nov. 29,controlled substance usenon-narcotic: probation;rehabilitation; pay attor-ney fees; drivers licensesuspended 180 days, re-stricted after 30 days;serve 180 days in jail withcredit for 64 days, bal-ance deferred; $1,163,pay or jail.

• Herbert Dennison Ep-pensteiner, 21, 712 E.Ridge St., Ishpeming —Nov. 29, malicious de-struction of property:$478, pay or jail.

• Kelly Jo Pelto, 36, 417Junction St., Ishpeming— Nov. 29, operated withblood alcohol content of.17 or more: probation; re-habilitation; serve 30 daysin jail with credit for 2days, balance deferred;

$1,658, pay or jail.• Matthew Paul Bilinsky,

30, 225 Station Rd.,Gwinn — Nov. 29, carry-ing concealed weaponwhile under the influence:probation; rehabilitation;pay attorney fees; not topossess anyweapon/firearm duringterm of supervision; $763,pay or jail.

Decisions in the follow-ing cases were made byJudge Roger W. Kangas:

• Joshua DavidReinaas, 30, 200 GoldSt., Negaunee — Dec. 7,fourth degree childabuse: probation; rehabil-itation; complete 24hours of community ser-vice work; serve 45 daysin jail with credit for 2days, balance deferred;$608, pay or jail.

• Joshua Allen Roidl,31, 708 Bank St., Apt. 1,Ishpeming — Dec. 7,controlled substance usenarcotic: probation; reha-bilitation; pay attorneyfees; drivers license sus-pended 365 days, re-stricted after 60 days;$1,163, pay or jail.

• Zachary Adam Lewis,17, 81 County Road 480,Negaunee — Dec. 7, as-sault and battery: proba-tion; rehabilitation; payattorney costs; enrollback in school; $1,163,pay or jail.

• Jeffrey Glenn Alexan-der, 48, 10 A HorseshoeLake Circle, Negaunee —Dec. 7, operated whileimpaired by liquor/con-trolled substance: proba-tion; rehabilitation; $858,pay or jail.

• William Paul Stanko-rb, 33, 4461 U.S. 41 Lot10, Ishpeming — Dec. 7,domestic violence, break-ing and entering: serve75 days in jail with creditfor 25 days for eachcount.

Edward Isaac DavisMUNISING, Mich. —

Edward Isaac Davis, age70, of County Road H-58,Munising, died Thursdaymorning, January 26,2012, at his home follow-ing a lengthy illness.

Visitation will be held atthe Bowerman FuneralHome on Sundayevening from 6:00 p.m.until 8:00 p.m. FatherChris Gardiner will con-

duct a Mass of ChristianBurial on Monday, Jan-uary 30, 2012, at 10:00a.m. at Sacred HeartChurch. Interment will beat the Germfask Town-ship Riverside Cemeteryin the spring.

Ed’s obituary will be inSaturday’s edition of theMining Journal and maybe found at www.bower-manfuneralhome.net.

Found and lodged at theUpper Peninsula AnimalWelfare Shelter (formerlythe Marquette County Hu-mane Society) was a graymale toy poodle found inIshpeming; short-hairedblack male manx catfound in Tilden Township;and a medium-haired di-lute tortoiseshell femalecat found in MarquetteTownship. Call 475-6661.

Found and lodged at theAlger County Animal Shel-ter in Munising were a tanLabrador retriever; a blondmale cocker spaniel; along-haired white femalecat; two short-haired blackfemale cats; two medium-haired tortoiseshell femalecats; a medium-hairedblack male cat with extratoes; two short-haired or-ange male cats; a short-haired black male cat; ashort-haired gray tabbymale cat; a long-hairedblack female cat; and amedium-haired black fe-male cat. Call 387-4131.

EDITOR’S NOTE: The fol-lowing information is collectedfrom Marquette City Police De-partment dispatch log booksrecorded at the time the callswere received. The incidents re-ported may have proven to beunfounded once police investi-gated. Some log entries may beedited or omitted due to spaceconstraints.

Thursday! 7:35 a.m.,school bus vi-

o l a t i o n s ,1200 blockof S. Mc-Clellan! 8:05

a.m., tire inroadway, fell

from under-side of vehicle,

Seventh and U.S. 41! 8:29 a.m., unwanted

male subject sleeping in hall-way, 1900 block of FreedomDrive! 9:20 a.m., EMS assist, el-

derly man fell on ice, EastOhio Street! 9:34 a.m., abandoned ve-

hicle, 500 block of PioneerRoad! 9:44 a.m., blocked side-

walk, ticket issued, 400 blockof W. Ohio Street! 9:46 a.m., restricted park-

ing violations, 1300 block ofEighth Street! 9:58 a.m., stalking com-

plaint; unfounded, 500 blockof W. College Avenue! 10:02 a.m., victim of

scam, 1400 block of Wood-land! 10:05 a.m., parking viola-

tion, Kaye! 10:12 a.m., trespasser re-

ported, 900 block of McClel-lan! 10:43 a.m., assistance in

contacting individual, 200block of S. Fifth Street! 11:10 a.m., property

damage accident, 800 blockof Homestead! 11:41 a.m., abandoned

vehicle towed, 1900 block ofLongyear! 12:25 p.m., disorderly pa-

trons, 1100 block of W.Washington Street! 12:47 p.m., unwanted

subject, 100 block of W.Baraga Avenue! 2:12 p.m., complaint of

speeding drivers, 1200 blockof Tierney! 3:16 p.m., traffic crash,

no damage, U.S. 41 andWashington! 3:52 p.m., property dam-

age traffic crash, Lincoln andWaldo! 4:09 p.m., lost dog, 200

block of W. Prospect! 4:29 p.m., disabled vehi-

cle, Seventh and Park! 5:10 p.m., obstructed

driveway, 100 block of W.Ohio Street! 5:25 p.m., property dam-

age accident, Third and Ohio! 5:43 p.m., found iPhone,

400 block of E. Prospect! 5:54 p.m., civil com-

plaint, 1800 block of WrightStreet! 6:07 p.m., 911 calls; two

subjects arguing, throwingsnowballs at each other, 400block of N. Third Street! 6:30 p.m., complaint that

a snowman in front yard hasmale genitals; removed bybuilder, 700 block of N. Front

Street! 8:25 p.m., parking com-

plaint; one vehicle ticketed,200 block of W. Park Street! 10:29 p.m., loud music

complaint; warning issued,300 block of E. Arch Street! 11:25 p.m., disorderly

conduct, 100 block of S.Third Street

Today! 12:10 a.m., possible driv-

er operating while intoxicat-ed, 900 block of W. Wash-ington Street! 12:25 a.m., barking dogs;

area checked, all quiet, Haw-ley and Presque Isle! 1:19 a.m., EMS assist,

subject who reportedly hadfallen, suspect in an assaultinvestigation, 100 block ofW. Washington Street

Friday, January 27, 2012 The Mining Journal 3A

Cliffs reportson financial

results, outlookfor 2012

CLEVELAND — CliffsNatural Resources providedan update Thursday on its2011 expected financial re-sults along with its outlookfor 2012.

The company, which op-erates two iron mines inMarquette County, expectsto report full-year 2011 rev-enue per ton in its U.S. ironore business segment at thelow end of its previous2011 revenue per ton out-look of $135 - $140, with arate of approximately $120per ton in the fourth quarter.

The company expects toreport full-year sales vol-ume and cash cost per ton inline with its previous out-look of 24 million tons and$63 per ton, respectively.

Cliffs will report its com-plete fourth-quarter and full-year results on Feb. 15, andhold a conference call withthe investment communityat 10 a.m. on Feb. 16.

In 2012, Cliffs anticipatesselling approximately halfof its over 45 million tons ofexpected global iron oresales volume to seabornecustomers in Asia, with re-maining volumes sold toNorth American cus-tomers.

The company expectsmodest 2012 growth in theU.S. economy, supportinghealthy demand for Cliff-s’U.S. iron ore business.Overseas, the company ex-pects meaningful growth inemerging economies,specifically China, wherecrude steel production andiron ore imports are antici-pated to reach record annuallevels.

For 2012, the company ismaintaining its expectedsales volume in domesticiron ore of approximately23 million tons. U.S. ironore revenue per ton is ex-pected to be $115 - $125.

Local /RegionLocal briefing

Regional briefing

NMU program wins honorsMARQUETTE —The Student Leader Fellowship Program at

Northern Michigan University and the community of Marquettehave been selected as a joint finalist for the 2012 MichiganCampus Compact Campus-Community Partnership Award.

The winner will be announced Monday at an awards ceremo-ny in East Lansing. MCC is a coalition of college and universitypresidents who are committed to fulfilling the public purposesof higher education.

The SLFP recruits professionals from the area to serve as stu-dent fellow mentors in the first year of the program. During thesecond year, students apply their leadership skills by planning,organizing and implementing a community service internshipwith local organizations. Internships yield about 4,500 hours ofcommunity service annually.

Northern’s SLFP received another honor recently as thisyear’s Dalton Institute Best Practices Award winner.

Superiorland Yesterdays

Police Log

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superior-land Yesterdays is prepared by thereference staff at the Peter WhitePublic Library in Marquette.

30 years ago SHINGLETON — CCI

workers are back to work atthe veneer plant in Shingletonfollowing the collapse of theplant’s roof. According toColby Currier, plant supervi-sor, a 40x60-foot hole hasbeen temporarily patched withcanvas awaiting the arrival ofa 60-foot laminated beam toreplace the damaged one.

MARQUETTE — Theclosing of the Arts Center inMarquette has not put an endto the gallery scene in the area.Northern Michigan Universi-ty’s faculty of the Department

of Art and Design has beencreating exhibits highlightingthe work of its many mem-bers.

60 years ago NEGAUNEE — Fred

Moulton, master mechanic atthe Ore Research Laboratory,was awarded a 25-year medalfor continuous service withthe Jones & Laughlin SteelCorporation.

MARQUETTE — Picturestaken by AP photographerFrank Noel inside a Commu-nist prison camp brought tearsof happiness to the eyes offamilies in a dozen U.S. citiestoday, including Marquette.Among the prisoners inNoel’s pictures was Pvt.Richard Flattely of Marquette.

By JACKIE STARKJournal Staff Writer

MARQUETTE — Michi-gan Democratic Party Chairman Mark Brewer stopped inMarquette Thursday as a partof is annual trip through theUpper Peninsula. His mes-sage? The U.P. is a nationalbattleground in a high stakespolitical fight this year.

Brewer visited severalcities across the U.P., includ-ing Hancock, Manistique andIronwood, and will visit Mu-nising and Newberry today.

Brewer said the purpose ofthe visit was threefold: tomeet with local party offi-cials and discuss the upcom-ing elections, meet local can-didates and meet with themedia.

The 2012 election is a bigyear for MichiganDemocrats and Republicansalike as they fight to win, orkeep control of, both thestate and national legisla-tures.

A key fight in that battlewill center around U.S. Rep.

Dan Benishek and the 1stCongressional District,which encompasses all the ofthe U.P. and part of northernlower Michigan.

“We’ll be mounting a veryvigorous campaign to defeatCongressman Benishek,”Brewer said. “That race, asof last week, became a na-tional target of the nationalparty, so we’ll be workingvery closely with them onthis race.”

Brewer also spoke aboutcuts to both K-12 and highereducation in Michigan,adding that he sees the statesurplus as a good way to pro-vide relief to strugglingschools. Brewer made refer-ence to the Michigan 2020plan, which would follow themodel Kalamazoo is provid-ing — paying tuition forpeople attending Michiganuniversities.

“This could make Michi-gan really stand out amongthe rest of the states in thecountry and show how muchwe value higher education,”

he said. Though he was disappoint-

ed that Gov. Rick Snyderdidn’t mention Michigan2020 during his State of theState address, Brewer washappy that he didn’t com-pletely discount it either.

“The governor has said re-peatedly he believes in edu-cation,” Brewer said. “Well,if you believe in education,you should invest in it.”

Jackie Stark can be

reached at 906-228-2500,

ext. 242. Her email address

is jstark@miningjournal.

net.

Dem party chair:Benishek targeted

MARK BREWERDemocratic Party Chairman

State’s jobless rate jumps LANSING (AP) — Michigan officials say that seasonally un-

adjusted unemployment rates have increased in all 17 majorstate labor markets.

The December figures were released Thursday. Rates rose ev-erywhere, with the U.P. and the northeastern and northwesternLower Peninsulas showing the highest percentage jumps.

Statewide, the unadjusted jobless rate was 9 percent, up from8.4 percent in November. The seasonally adjusted rate has beenfalling for months.

Rates ranged from a low of 5.5 percent in the Ann Arbor re-gion to a high of 12.6 percent in the northeastern L.P.

I t hardly seems pos-sible, but this week-end’s Noquemanon

should be even morethrilling than the past 13editions of this signatureUpper Peninsula winterevent.

That’s because orga-nizers added another dayof action to the alreadyexciting lineup for theNoque.

Now, in addition toThursday night’s Torch-light Trek, today’s Ju-nior Noque and Satur-day’s plethora of crosscountry ski and snow-shoe events, there will betwo Sunday competi-tions.

The Animoosh Skijor12K race is the first newNoque event. In skijor-ing, skiers are pulled bya team of one or twodogs. The skijor race be-gins at 10 a.m. Sundayat the Forestville Trailstart, with racers leavingat 30-second intervals.

The other Noque addi-tion is the World Cham-pionship Snow Bike25K which starts at10:40 a.m. Sunday, alsoat the Forestville Trail.

Both Sunday eventsend at the SuperiorDome in Marquette.

Those wishing to seesome of the action Satur-day or Sunday can headto the Al Quaal Recre-ation Area in Ishpeming,the Forestville Trailhead,Tourist Park in Mar-quette or the finish lineat the Superior Dome towatch great competitorsgive it their all in thiswinter sports extrava-ganza.

Thanks must be givento the Noquemanon or-ganizers, who year afteryear devote endless timeand energy toward keep-ing this winter favoritesomething the communi-ty can look forward towith pride.

Volunteers for theevent also deserve a paton the back for pitchingin to help all along theway.

For more information,visit noquemanon.comand for race results, besure to check The Min-ing Journal.

Mother Nature hasblessed us with abundantquantities of the whitestuff lately: This week-end marks some activi-ties that make that snowtruly sparkle.

The South Carolina pri-mary ended the Thursdaybefore the voting, at around8:05 p.m. That’s whenNewt Gingrich stopped be-rating CNN’s John King forasking him about his ex-wife Marianne’s allegationthat he wanted an “openmarriage.”

He angrily dismissed Mar-ianne’s account as false,even though the balance ofevidence suggests it’s true.Whether he explicitly toldMarianne he wanted anopen marriage or not, he hadoperationally pried opentheir marriage through yearsof unfaithfulness.

He summoned dubiousevidence in his defense, say-ing all their mutual friendsknew Marianne’s chargewas untrue, although therecould have been no witness-es to a private conversation.But his outraged forceful-ness carried the day. At theend of a debate he musthave known he had deci-sively won, he congratulatedKing on his fine moderating— as if his volcanic out-burst had been for show.

Only one other politicianin America could haveplayed the victim card so ex-pertly when confronted bythe story of a wrongedwoman. Only one otherpolitician would havethrown out so many obfus-cating “facts,” or turned hislavish anger on and off soquickly. Only one otherpolitician would have daredhope to turn such an embar-rassing imbroglio to his ad-vantage. If he was watchingthe debate somewhere, BillClinton must have chuckledin admiration and thought,“Well played, my friend.Well played.”

Newt is the RepublicanClinton — shameless,needy, hopelessly egotisti-cal. The two former adver-saries and tentative partnershave largely the same set offaults and talents. They areself-indulgent, prone to dis-regard rules inconvenient tothem and consumed by am-bition. They are glib, knowl-edgeable and imaginative.

Steven Gillon, author of“The Pact,” a book about theGingrich-Clinton interplayin the 1990s, was struck bytheir “unique personalchemistry, which tracedback to their childhoods.”Both were raised by distantor abusive stepfathers andsurrounded by strong wom-en. Both were drawn to poli-tics and wanted to serve, inNewt’s case on a vast, civi-lizational scale. Both wereallegedly sleeping around on

the campaign trail beforethey had won anything.

Yet their personalities aredifferent. Growing up in analcoholic household, Gillonnotes, Clinton was a naturalconciliator. Gingrich wasgiven to defiance. Clintonwas gregarious, a people-pleaser. Gingrich was book-ish, a lecturer at heart. Clin-ton made his way in politicsin the unfriendly territory ofArkansas; he had to dodgeand weave and seduce. Gin-grich climbed through theranks of the House Republi-can conference; he stood outas a partisan provocateur.

And so he remains today.He utterly lacks the Clintonsoft touch. No one will everconsider him a lovablerogue. Quin Hillyer of theAmerican Spectator sayshe’s the “Bill Clinton of theright with half the charmand twice the abrasiveness.”Republican voters lit up byhis debate performances be-lieve he’s the most electablecandidate, even though thethree recent national pollsshow him with a favorablerating in the 20s.

Could he turn it aroundwith smashing debate per-formances against PresidentBarack Obama in the fall?Doubtful. In a presidentialdebate, a candidate’s bear-ing matters. Al Gore mayhave beaten George W.Bush on points in their firstdebate in 2000, but he audi-bly sighed.

That small indicator of anarrogant impatience sankhim. If Gingrich shows theslightest bombast or ill tem-per, if he hectors or gives offa sense of intellectual superi-ority — in short, if he con-ducts himself in a typicalGingrichian manner — hewill lose the debates in a routeven if he bests PresidentObama on the merits.

It’s another reason whywily old Bill Clinton has tobe pulling for his Republi-can alter ego.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Rich Lowrycan be reached via e-mail at [email protected].

JournalTHE MINING

Upper Michigan’s Largest Daily Newspaper

Are facts straight?To the Journal editor:

Welcome back to John Hongisto.We’ve missed him. Although his writ-ing has improved considerably, he isstill having trouble getting his factsstraight.

At the very bottom of this Kennecottcontroversy is the fact that the applica-tion for permits was atrocious, decep-tive and dangerous. Has Mr. Hongistostudied it?

When the Michigan Department ofEnvironmental Quality approved theapplication in 2006, despite the advicefrom their own paid mining expert, theywere apparently shielded by Michiganlaw, but inappropriately. They were notacting in the best interests of their em-ployer: the people of Michigan.

Have you noticed who benefits most?If you believe that the jobs issue is

paramount then ask Kennecott howmany years they plan to mine at the Ea-gle. Then ask why they plan to leavebehind an additional billion dollars’worth of lower-grade ore, which couldextend the life of the mine around 16years. Try insisting on an answer. Iwish you luck.

If you believe that they left 2 percentcopper ore behind when they closed theFlambeau pit “rightfully,” read the RioTinto business plan, which is to seekout and develop projects which will lastmany years, rich enough to prospereven during the low-price portions ofthe business cycle. That justifies theirhigh-grading, does it?

If you believe the Cline/Penokee sto-ry, ask him to show you his orebody be-fore you waste any more time and mon-ey. He cannot do that. He is bluffing.Call his bluff. Tell him to come backwhen he has a workable plan, with the

required environmental impact baselinestudy, including a solution to the problemwith pyrite in their wasterock and tailings.

If you believe the Crandon story, digdeeper. What did the corporate miningexperts say about the nature of overly-ing rock and the likelihood of flooding?They were not likely to go ahead. Thenthe rights were sold “to the Indians.”Find out who actually bought them andhow much he paid. Then find out howmuch the Indians paid him for thoserights. Write back and tell us who madeout as bandits and who were robbed.

I ask that Mr. Hongisto please dothose things. As he learns to think be-fore he writes, he may want to reconsid-er the rest of his well-written letter. Ilook forward to reading his findings. Ithank Mr. Hongisto for the opportunity.

JACK PARKERmining engineer (retired)

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I feel uneasy sleeping in ahouse without functioningsmoke detectors. I lock mydoors at night.

I salt my sidewalk whenit's icy. I always wear myseatbelt. Like most people,I prefer to minimize mychances of getting hurt orwrecking my car or house,despite the fact that myhouse, my car, and myhealth are all (thankfully)insured.

When it comes to agricul-ture and climate change, I'dlike to see our nation takethe same approach. Eventhough most farmers havecrop insurance, we shouldmake sure we are also help-ing them adapt their crop-ping and livestock systemsso that they don't get wipedout by floods and droughtsin the first place.

Climate change is makingextreme weather the newnormal. It's prudent to doeverything we can to pro-tect our food supply.

Unfortunately, most agri-culture lobbyists are toosingle-minded as they try toinfluence the soon-to-be-written 2012 Farm Bill.Several farm state legisla-tors, aligned with commod-ity groups like the Ameri-can Soybean Association,are advocating for what arecalled "shallow-loss" rev-enue insurance programs,in which up to 95 percentof farmers' revenue is guar-anteed.

But in this push to givefarmers unprecedented lev-els of financial risk avoid-ance, there has been nomention of the need to helpfarmers prevent crop andlivestock losses in the firstplace.

Farmers have alwaysbeen at the mercy of theweather, which is why thefederal government has of-fered subsidized crop insur-ance since the late 1930s.This kind of income insur-ance is critical to help keepfarmers on the land, but ourfood supply needs insur-ance, too.

Right now, there are norequirements for farmersreceiving subsidized cropinsurance to comply witheven the most minimal con-servation measures thatwould help keep topsoilfrom washing away duringfloods, much less are theyrequired or even encour-aged to adopt farming prac-tices that might help themavoid losing fields of foodwhen extreme weather hits.

This puts not only ourfood supply, but also tax-payers’ pocketbooks, at

risk. There is currently nolimit on how much the fed-eral government can spendon crop insurance payouts,and none proposed if insur-ance programs are expand-ed.

There are ways to makeagriculture more resilient toextreme weather. Farmerscan plant more perennialcrops, which require lesswater and hold on better tosoil during floods. Indrought-prone regions, theycan select drought-tolerantcrop varieties or changegrazing or irrigation meth-ods, among other strategies.

In the same way that I geta lower car insurance ratebecause my car has airbags,we must encourage farmersto adopt measures likethese to reduce risk on theground. Taking steps tomake food production morestable in the face of climatechange is good for farmersand for taxpayers.

It's clear from the morethan $11 billion the federalgovernment spent on cropinsurance in 2011 that ourcountry values keepingfarmers in business. If wealso value our food supply,we need to couple crop in-surance with "climate in-surance" to make sure thatin the wake of the nextround of floods anddroughts, our food is safe,and so are our farmers.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Julia Olm-stead is a senior associate atthe Institute for Agriculture andTrade Policy.

Gingrich is the GOPversion of Clinton

RICH LOWRY

Climate changemenaces food supply

Our reps• Gov. Rick Snyder(517) 373-3400• U.S. Rep. Dan Benishek(202) 225-4735• U.S. Sen. Carl Levin(202) 224-6221• U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow(202) 224-4822• State Sen. Tom Casperson(517) 373-7840• State Rep. Matt Huuki(517) 373-0850• State Rep. Steve Lindberg(888) 429-1377

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Contact ManagingEditor Bud Sargent at(906) 228-2500, exten-sion 244 or via email [email protected].

By BARBARA SURKAssociated Press

BAGHDAD — A suicidebomber detonated an explo-sives-packed car near a fu-neral procession in southeast-ern Baghdad today, killing atleast 32 people — half ofthem policemen who wereguarding the march — in thelatest brazen attack since theU.S. troop withdrawal fromIraq.

Police said the bomb ex-ploded at 11:00 a.m. in thepredominantly Shiite neigh-borhood of Zafaraniyah,where mourners had gatheredfor the funeral of a personkilled the day before. Theysaid 65 people were wound-ed in the attack, including 16police. Hospital officials con-firmed the death toll.

Across Iraq, at least 200people have been killed in a

wave of attacks by suspectedinsurgents since the begin-ning of the year. Erupting justweeks after completion of theU.S. military withdrawalDec. 18, it raised concernsthat the surge in violence andan escalating political crisismight deteriorate into a civilwar.

Most of the dead have beenShiite pilgrims and membersof the Iraqi security forces.

A sectarian-based politicalcrisis has added to the con-cerns of descent into vio-lence.

Salam Hussein, a 42-year-old grocery store owner inZafaraniyah, said he waswatching today’s funeral pro-cession, which was heavilyguarded by police, when theblast blew out his store win-dows and injured one of hisworkers.

BENTON, Ky. (AP) —Two spans of a southwestKentucky bridge collapsedafter being struck by a cargoship that carried aviationparts. No injuries were im-mediately reported, statetransportation officials said.

The Delta Mariner struckthe main span of the EggnerFerry Bridge on Thursdayevening at U.S. Highway 68and Kentucky Highway 80,said Keith Todd, spokesmanfor the Kentucky Transporta-tion Cabinet. State inspectors

are on their way to determinehow much of the bridge,which opened to traffic in1932, was damaged.

“At this point, we don’t be-lieve there was any loss oflife,” Todd said.

He said there also were noinjuries on board the boat. Hewas unable to say where theship was traveling when itstruck the bridge.

Officials said the bridgewas closed to traffic, causingvehicles needing to cross theKentucky Lake reservoir and

the Tennessee River to be de-toured for dozens of miles.The Coast Guard alsoblocked access to boat trafficat the bridge site.

Robert Parker, 51, ofCadiz, Ky., said he and hiswife were traveling north-bound on the highway afterleaving his stepson’s house inMurray, Ky. They were driv-ing in the rain along the dark-ened bridge around 8 p.m.when they suddenly noticeda missing 20-foot piece ofthe bridge, which at that sec-

tion stands at least 20 feetabove the water.

“All of a sudden I see theroad’s gone and I hit thebrakes,” he said. “It gotclose.”

Parker said he stopped hispickup within five feet of themissing section. Two cars be-hind him stopped on hisbumper and he saw anothercar on the other side of themissing section stopped. Hesaid he didn’t feel the vesselstrike the bridge but “felt thebridge was kind of weak.”

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State / Nation /WorldFord posts $13.4B profit in 4Q

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford has said it made$13.4 billion in the fourth quarter, largely due to an ac-counting change. Without the gain, Ford Motor Co. earned$1.1 billion, or 20 cents per share, falling short of WallStreet’s expectations. Analysts polled by FactSet forecastearnings of 25 cents per share. Ford earned 5 cents pershare in the same quarter a year ago.

Quarterly revenue rose 6 percent to $34.6 billion. It wasFord’s 11th straight quarterly profit. The company recordeda big one-time gain after moving deferred tax assets backonto its books.

For the full year, the Dearborn-based company made$20.2 billion, or $4.94 per share. Without the accountinggain, Ford earned $8.8 billion, or $1.51 per share, its high-est operating profit since 1999. Full year revenue was$136.3 billion.

State briefing

Economists predict slowdownWASHINGTON (AP) — A weak year for the economy

likely ended on a hopeful note.The economy likely grew at annual rate of 3 percent in

the October-December quarter, according to a survey byFactSet. The Commerce Department will release the ac-tual figure today.

The gain would representmodest improvement fromthis summer, when theeconomy grew just 1.8 per-cent. However, even withthe strong finish, economists believe the economy ex-panded just 1.7 percent for the whole year — roughlyhalf the growth in 2010.

And growth is expected to slow in the first threemonths of this year. A key reason is wages have failed tokeep pace with inflation. That will likely force many con-sumers to pull back on spending after splurging over theholidays.

Consumer spending is important because it makes up70 percent of economic activity.

Grandma found in storage unitCLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida found

a woman’s skeletal remains, which were being kept in astorage unit. The discovery Thursday came after the man-ager of the self-storage business in Clearwater called awoman because she was behind on her rent. The womantold him her grandmother was in the storage unit.

Police found the remains inside a blue coffin.The Tampa Bay Times reported the woman told police

her own mother told her about the remains as she was onher deathbed last year.

Police recovered a death certificate for the woman, whodied in 1995. Medical examiners told police the grand-mother’s body had been properly processed for burial butit was unclear why she was in the storage unit.

Police said they don’t believe she died under suspiciouscircumstances.

National briefing

Occupy protesters offered meetingDAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The head of the World

Economic Forum has invited members of the ‘Occupy’movement to meet him in person to discuss their concernsabout the annual gathering of global business and govern-ment leaders.

A spokesman for the organizers said forum founder KlausSchwab offered to meet the activists on Saturday.

Protester David Roth said the group is mulling whether toaccept the offer.

Earlier today, half a dozen protesters peacefully attemptedto enter the high-security venue in the Swiss ski resort ofDavos but were turned away.

Syrian city of Homs under siegeBEIRUT (AP) — Armed forces loyal to President Bashar

Assad barraged residential buildings with mortars and ma-chine-gun fire, killing at least 30 people, including a familyof women and children during a day of sectarian killingsand kidnappings in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, ac-tivists said today.

Two activist groups said the death toll in Homs on Thurs-day was at least 35, but the reports could not be confirmed.Witnesses on the ground told The Associated Press theywere still gathering information but that the city was rocked

by sectarian killings, gunfire andexplosions for much of Thurs-day.

Many of the reported vic-tims were inside a buildingin the Karm el-Zaytoun

neighborhood.Activists sayat least 22

civilians werekilled in thebuilding, includ-ing children.

World briefing

Obama to target

rising tuitionBy JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press

ROMULUS, Mich. —President Barack Obamawants to shift some federaldollars away from collegesand universities that aren’tcontrolling tuition costs tothose that are. He is alsoproposing competitionsamong higher education in-stitutions to encourage themto run more efficiently.

Obama will spell out hisplans today during a speechat the University of Michi-gan in Ann Arbor focusedon college affordability.

On Tuesday, during hisState of the Union address,Obama put colleges and uni-versities on notice to controlsoaring tuition costs or facelosing federal dollars. Themoney Obama is targeting iswhat’s known as “campusbased” aid given to collegesto distribute in areas such asPerkins loans or in workstudy programs. Last schoolyear, about $3 billion of the$142 billion in federalgrants and loans distributedwent to these programs.

Portion of bridge collapses

The Delta Mariner, an oceanfreight vessel sits under thecollapsed 200-foot segmentof the Eggner's Ferry Bridgeover Kentucky Lake Thursday.The Delta Mariner struck themain span of the Eggner Fer-ry Bridge on Thursdayevening at U.S. Highway 68and Kentucky Highway 80,said Keith Todd, spokesmanfor the Kentucky Transporta-tion Cabinet. (AP photo/Kylie,The Murray State News)

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Ironwood residentarrested for arson By JOHN PEPINJournal Staff Writer

IRONWOOD — A 17-year-old Ironwood residenthas been jailed, pending ar-raignment, accused of set-ting a home on fire andcausing damage to twoIronwood businesses Tues-day.

Officers with the Iron-wood Department of PublicSafety were dispatched atabout 5:55 p.m. CST Tues-day to a structure fire, lo-cated at 700 N. Lake Streetin Ironwood.

Public safety officers andvolunteer firefighters ex-tinguished the fire. Thescene was cleared by 10p.m.

Officers said the homewas determined to be a to-tal loss, and the cause ofthe blaze was quickly dis-covered to be suspicious.Assisted by other local arealaw enforcement agencies,Ironwood Department ofPublic Safety officers be-gan surveying the scene foradditional evidence of ar-

son and possible suspects.Police did not say how theylinked the 17-year-old tothe fire, but investigatorssaid the teen was also de-termined to allegedly be re-sponsible for malicious de-struction of property at twobusinesses located near thehome that was destroyedby the fire.

Police arrested the teenat about 10:45 p.m. Tues-day. Charges included ar-son of a dwelling, a 20-year felony; a felony ofbreaking and entering abuilding and malicious de-struction to personal prop-erty.

The teen was lodged inthe Gogebic County Jail ona 10 percent of $200,000bond.

Police said Wednesdaythey planned to releasemore information after thearraignment.

John Pepin can be reached

at 906-228-2500, ext. 206.

His email address is

[email protected].

of any wolf poaching cases.”Illegally killing a wolf is

punishable by up to 90 daysin jail and a $1,000 fine, orboth, along with reimburs-ing the state for the cost ofprosecution. The DNR nowhas the authority to managewolves in Michigan.

“Delisting is a victory forthe state and for Michigancitizens who have been af-fected by this issue,” DNRDirector Rodney Stokessaid. “The state’s healthywolf population is a re-

minder that Michigan stillhas places where wild ani-mals such as wolves canlive and thrive. Fully imple-menting the state’s WolfManagement Plan will al-low us to more effectivelyrespond to problem wolves,while maintaining a self-sustaining wolf populationand increasing social ac-ceptance of the species as awhole.”

The DNR will continue torecommend nonlethal meth-ods of control as the firstoption for residents. How-ever, in cases where non-lethal methods are not

working or are not feasible,state officials will now havegreater flexibility to uselethal means to removeproblem wolves when ap-propriate. In addition,Michigan residents will beable to legally protect theirlivestock and dogs if an animalis being attacked by a wolf.

In 2008, the Michiganlegislature passed lawswhich take effect today.Those laws allow livestockor dog owners, or their des-ignated agents, to remove,capture, or, if deemed nec-essary, use lethal means todestroy a wolf that is “in the

act of preying upon” (at-tempting to kill or injure)the owner’s livestock or dogor dogs.

In a news release today,the DNR outlined the guide-lines for dog or livestockowners who kill a wolf:! Report the lethal take of

a wolf by calling the ReportAll Poaching (RAP) hotlineat 800-292-7800 no laterthan 12 hours after thelethal take.! Retain possession of the

wolf until a DNR official isavailable to take possession.A DNR official will re-spond to the scene within

12 hours of notification.! Do not move or disturb

the dead wolf. The only ex-ception to this rule is if awolf has been killed in theact of preying upon live-stock and leaving the wolfin place would impede nor-mal farming practices. Inthat case the wolf may bemoved to a secure locationonce photographs are takenof the wolf and the areawhere lethal means wereused.

The DNR estimates theUpper Peninsula wolf popu-lation to be 687 animals.Under the delisting, federal

officials will continue tomonitor wolf populationsfor several years to ensuretheir viability.

Suspected poaching viola-tions may be reported 24hours a day, seven days aweek to the DNR’s RAPhotline at 800-292-7800.Expanded details on Michi-gan’s Wolf ManagementPlan are available on theDNR website atwww.michigan.gov/wolves

John Pepin can be reached

at 906-228-2500, ext. 206.

His email address is

[email protected].

Trek from 1A

By JACKIE STARKJournal Staff Writer

MARQUETTE — TheAlger Energy Savers pro-gram wrapped up with onefinal award of $2,500 worthof Energy Star appliances toa Munising couple.

The program was devel-oped by Pictured Rocks Na-tional Lakeshore and the Su-perior Watershed Partner-ship and Land Trust in Mar-quette. Funding was provid-ed by the U.S. Environmen-tal Protection Agency’sGreat Lakes Restoration Ini-tiative. Installation and ener-gy outreach discussions wereconducted by Michigan En-ergy Options, also of Mar-quette. ICY Internationalcontributed with program de-sign, analysis and branding.

The AES program was ini-tiated to educate citizens inAlger county about climatechange and its affects on Na-tional Parks, to quantifiablyreduce energy usage and tomotivate citizens to pursuefurther energy saving solu-

tions in theirhomes andbusinesses.

“Our ener-gy consump-tion habitslead to emis-sions that are known to cre-ate climate change, and cli-mate change affects all of us,particularly the resourcesfound in a national park,”said Greg Bruff, thepark’s chief of heritageeducation.

In total, the programreached 305 homes, in-stalled 3,194 energy effi-ciency measures in homesand worked with 30 localbusinesses.

Bruff said the PicturedRocks National lakeshore isalready beginning to see thenegative effects of climatechange.

“Some of the change we’reseeing in our environmentare shorter winters, less iceon Lake Superior, and Mu-nising Bay is an example,”he said. “This affects not on-

ly the naturalecosys tembut also oure c o n o m i cecosys temhere in theUpper Penin-

sula.”Whitefish populations in

Lake Superior may be indanger, Bruff said, as a resultof warmer temperatureswhich create less of an icecover on the lake. Whitefishare somewhat dependent onthat ice cover to protect theireggs over the winter.

Also, with warmer temper-atures comes an increase ininvasive plants and animalsthat will begin to replace thenatives in the area, such as anincrease in deer ticks, whichcan carry Lyme disease.

“It’s projected that the for-est cover we enjoy right nowhere in the U.P. is going tochange to trees and otherplants that can toleratewarmer, drier conditions,”Bruff said. “We’ll probablycontinue to see new animal

species that have not beencommon here before as theclimate warms.”

The energy efficiencymeasures taken by the AEShome visit program resultedin an estimated 1,783,000kilowatt hours of electricitysaved over the lifetime of theproducts and an estimated re-duction of 2,054 tons of car-bon dioxide, a primarygreenhouse gas. Residentsare expected to save$320,900 over the lifetimeof those measures.

Through 30 business vis-its, the AES program provid-ed 527 free energy efficien-cy measures for the business-es to install, resulting in anestimated 124,430 kilowatthours saved over the lifetimeof the products and an esti-mated carbon abatement ofmore than 150 tons, savingthe businesses $9,100.

Jackie Stark can be reached

at 906-228-2500, ext. 242.

Her email address is js-

[email protected].

Wolf from 1A

Alger Energy Savers program reaches out to community

that will last a lifetime.”With free ski rentals —

courtesy of WildernessSports — the trek is achance to introduce kidswho might not have skiedbefore to the sport.

More experienced youngskiers from the IshpemingSki Club and the Superior-land Ski Club were also en-couraged to attend, givingall the kids a chance to takepart in the big ski raceweekend.

“She just started at schoolthis year,” said Angela Har-ris of her daughter, Rylee,9, of Ishpeming.

Usually downhill skiers,the family attended the trekfor the first year after Ryleebegan skiing at the crosscountry program at theBirchview ElementarySchool.

“She wanted to try it thisyear,” Angela Harris said.

Originally the youth eventfor the Noquemanon, whichnow includes the JuniorNoque competitive races,the Torchlight Trek remainsan important part of theweekend, Hendrickson said.

“This was kept downtownto have a fun event, a non-competitive event wherekids can experience crosscountry skiing,” he said.“It’s definitely a memorythey’re going to hold forev-er... It’s just a celebration.”

The event drew around 75kids this year, who also en-joyed free hot dogs and hotchocolate after their skiingadventure.

Noquemanon events con-tinue in Marquette and Ish-peming today, Saturday andSunday.

Johanna Boyle can be

reached at 906-486-4401.

Her email address is

[email protected].

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The Marquette Redmen’s Forest Folker (24) skates around the Escana-ba Eskymos’ Quintin McCarthy (20) in the offensive zone during the sec-ond period on Thursday at Lakeview Arena in Marquette. (Journal photoby Adelle Whitefoot)

Tie at Lakeview Arena unsatisfying for MSHS

By STEVE BROWNLEEJournal Sports Staff

MARQUETTE — Playing atLakeview Arena, the hometownMarquette Senior High SchoolRedmen usually have higher ex-pectations than any visitor willingto venture into their lion’s den.

And it seemed that way listeningto both coaches after Escanaba es-caped with a 3-3 overtime tie in agame that Marquette never led.

“We didn’t play very well for alot of this game,” Marquette headcoach Joe Papin said. “Especiallyin the first period, there was a lot ofcheerleading going on instead of

guys getting into the play.“When you only have 24 games

in a high school season, you can’tafford to take any games off.

“You could see how bad Escana-ba wanted it. They won most of thepuck battles in the corners.”

Eskymos coach Tim McCarthywas much more positive after thegame left both teams at 8-6-1.

“Our guys are there, our will isthere,” he said. “I’ve told our guysthat they have to want it more, andthey showed they did. There wasjust a lot of determination out there.Lakeview always is a tough placeto play.”

McCarthy knows it’s often an up-

hill battle playing an establishedteam like Marquette.

“Our program is so small,” hesaid about youth hockey in hiscommunity, “that we struggle tohave even one or two Bantamteams.

“We haven’t always been com-petitive with the Marquettes andCalumets, so now that we are, it’seasier to be motivated to becomebetter and better.”

While the scoring slowed downas the game went on — no goalscame in the third period or eight-minute overtime — the chances re-ally didn’t.

Goalies Austin Young of Escana-ba and Evan Kyle of Marquettewere up to the task, sometimes evenwhen that task looked impossible.

One that stuck in observers’

Visiting Eskymos happier than Redmen

with 3-3 deadlock

Up next:! Kingsford at Marquette, 7 p.m., Tuesday

See Tie p. 3B

Patriots fallshort at Iron

MountainBy BURT ANGELIIron Mountain Daily News

IRON MOUNTAIN —Iron Mountain survived aMid-Peninsula Conferenceboys basketball dogfightwith Westwood on Thurs-day.

The Mountaineers, behindJosh Beauchamp’s 21points, turned back the Patri-ots, 60-55.

“I knew going in this was-n’t going to be easy,” Moun-taineer coach Harvey“Bucky” Johnson said.“Give Westwood credit forplaying pretty good basket-ball.

“They played hard andhave improved.”

The Patriots, who lost by16 to the Mountaineers ear-lier this month, struggled ina 48-43 setback to Norwayon Tuesday.

“This was our best gameof the year,” Westwoodcoach Ryan Reichel said.“That’s a very, very goodIron Mountain team.

“We were patient on of-fense. That doesn’t mean‘not shoot’ and we scored55 points. This is a big scor-ing night for this team.”

Westwood’s three-pagescouting report on IronMountain indicated more ofa Tyler Thomann (six points,eight rebounds) impact. ButBeauchamp delivered sevenpoints in the final 5:33.

“That Beauchamp is a phe-nomenal player,” Reichelsaid of the 6-foot-2 seniorguard. “He’s one of the bestplayers we’ve faced. He’s atough guy for us to match upwith.”

The Mountaineers’ NikFlood chipped in 12 points,six coming in the fourthquarter. Alex Herman tackedon eight points and four as-sists.

Westwood (3-9 overall, 1-6 M-PC) showed balancedscoring with Jarrett David-son getting 13 points, ZachFrench 12 and Ethan Cou-ture 11.

In the fourth quarter,Davidson produced a con-ventional three-point playoff a steal to shave IronMountain’s lead to 48-45with 5:55 to go.

Three minutes later,Davidson drained a tripleand followed with two freethrows to narrow the gap to54-53.

“I like seeing a three-yearvarsity starter taking the bigshots,” Reichel said. “Hemade some great drives and

Up next:! Marquette at Westwood, 7:45 p.m.,Tuesday

See Pats p. 3B

Munising survives 20-0run by Gwinn

By Ogden Sports StaffMUNISING — Not many

basketball coaches couldsmile when talking about theopposition’s 20-0 scoringrun against their team.

But Munising’s Matt Matt-son could.

The Mustangs survived afrigid late second and earlythird quarter to outlastGwinn 51-44 in a girls bas-ketball game played in Mu-nising on Thursday night.

Trailing 27-14 with a fewminutes left before halftime,Gwinn (1-10) scored the fi-nal five points of the secondquarter and the first 15 ofthe third to take a 34-27 ad-vantage.

“It was a Jekyll-and-Hydeperformance,” Mattson said.“We got down seven points,but our girls fought back.

“We got a little stagnanton offense and didn’t re-bound the ball as well as weshould.

“We called timeout (in thethird quarter) and tried tosettle the girls down.”

It worked as the Mustangs(4-8) pulled with two, 36-34, by the end of third quar-ter and outscored the Model-towners 17-8 in the final pe-riod.

“We executed much betterand made some free throwsdown the stretch,” Mattsonsaid.

Junior guards Emily Des-Jardins of Munising and Ly-dia Asplund of Gwinnshared scoring honors with21 points apiece, whileModeltowners freshmanguard Ellie Olsen, a recentJV callup, scored 10 points.

In addition, Munising jun-ior Katie Immel added sixpoints, eight rebounds andfive steals, while teammateSheena Sowa had 12 re-bounds to go with six points.

Gwinn won the JV game,46-22.Norway 52,Manistique 34At Norway, the Knights

got double-figures scoringfrom Megan Kangas andBailey Grayvold to win thisMid-Peninsula Conferencegame.

Kangas tallied 16 pointsand six assists whileGrayvold accounted for 11points and five steals.

“We got our legs back,”said Norway coach CarliKelly. “We were sprintingand got down the courtquickly.

Kelly also noted theKnights’ rebound edge, withnine from Danielle Bjork-

Up next:! Gwinn at Negaunee,3:30 p.m., Saturday

See Hoops p. 3B

The Ishpeming Hematites’ Jordann Grigg (14) passes around the Westwood Patriots’ Jeannine Barna (12) duringthe third quarter on Thursday at Westwood High School. (Journal photo by Adelle Whitefoot)

Ugly winPatriots outlast Hematites in sloppy rivalry game

By CRAIG REMSBURGSenior Sports Writer

ISHPEMING — Asked to de-scribe his team’s 35-29 Mid-Peninsula Conference girls bas-ketball win over visiting Ishpem-ing Thursday night, Tom Hammarhesitated only briefly.

“It wasn’t very pretty,” the vet-eran Westwood High School headcoach said in an understatement.

The two teams combined tomake just 17 of 89 shots fromthe field, 27 of 50 free throw at-tempts and committed 38turnovers reported by statisticiansfor the two clubs.

“It was definitely ugly,” IHShead coach Mark Dellangelo said,whose Hematites have nowscored 29 points in two gamesthis season. “It was a struggle toget the basketball in the basket.”

The Hematites wound up mak-ing just 7 of 43 shots for 16.2percent, while the Patriots were10 of 46 for 21.7 percent.

So offensively challenged werethe two teams that Westwood (5-

6 overall, 2-3 M-PC) led at thehalf, 12-10.

“That first half set offensivebasketball back 20 years,” Ham-mar said. “Neither team couldcontrol the ball and both teamshad many turnovers.

“We just didn’t make any shots.But our defensive intensity thewhole game was good. It kept usin the game.”

IHS (5-7, 4-3), which got 3-point buckets from Jordann Griggand Melanee Bess, led 8-3 afterone quarter.

But the Hematites notched just

two points in the following eightminutes while the Patriots wenton a 5-0 run just before halftimeto hold the two-point advantage atintermission.

“Turnover city for both teams,”said Megan Manninen of WHS,who scored seven points — all inthe fourth quarter. “We were allso hyped, it being a big rivalrygame. We couldn’t settle down.”

Taryn Moyle led the Patriotswith eight points, while RachelWealton chipped in seven to gowith a team-high seven rebounds.

Despite being tagged with ninefouls in the third quarter, West-wood managed to eke out a 21-16 lead heading into the finalstanza.

“We had a hard time with (Ish-peming’s 2-3) zone,” Hammarsaid. “They had someone onMegan all the time (defensively).We didn’t do a good job gettingher many open shots.”

But the senior guard nailed a 3-

“That first half set offensive

basketball back 20 years.

— TOM HAMMAR, head coach

WHS girls basketball

See Ugly p. 3B

Sports lookSubject to change

TodayHigh school boys basketball

Ewen-Trout Creek at L’Anse, 7:20 p.m.

Munising at Gwinn, 7:30 p.m.

Baraga at Republic-Michigamme, 7:30 p.m.

Negaunee at Manistique, 7:30 p.m.

Newberry at Cheboygan, 7:30 p.m.

High school girls basketball

Menominee at Marquette, 7:20 p.m.

Cheboygan at Newberry, 7:30 p.m.

High school cross country skiing

Junior Noquemanon, Marquette, 4 p.m.

NMU activities

Hockey: at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

SaturdayHigh school wrestling

Munising at Gaylord Northern Michigan Champions,

10 a.m.

High school bowling

Marquette, Ishpeming, Westwood and L’Anse, at

Holiday Lanes, Menominee, boys at 11 a.m., girls at

2:30 p.m.

High school gymnastics

Negaunee at Red Robin Invitational, Antigo, Wis.,

noon

High school cross country skiing

Noquemanon Ski Marathon, Marquette

High school girls basketball

Gwinn at Negaunee, 3:30 p.m.

NMU activities

Women’s basketball: at Northwood, 1 p.m.

Men’s basketball: at Northwood, 3 p.m.

Hockey: at Miami, 7 p.m.Junior hockey

Marquette Electricians Midget AAA at Shattuck St.Mary’s AAA, Faribault, Minn., 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Prep hockeyMarquette 3, Escanaba 3 (OT)

Summary:

First period — 1. Escanaba, Dan Williams (LeMire,

Eastin) ppg, 7:00; 2. Escanaba, Derek Chaillier

(LeMire), 9:35; 3. Marquette, Collin Schwemin

(Smith, Jackson), 11:25

Second period — 4. Marquette, Mike House (Gen-

schaw, Chapman), 0:13; 5. Escanaba, Bryce Wolf

(unassisted), 2:50; 6. Marquette, Eric Chapman (Car-

riere), 16:14

Third period — No scoring

Overtime — No scoring

Power-play opportunities: Escanaba, 1 of 4; Mar-

quette, 0 of 2

Penalties: Escanaba, 2-4; Marquette, 4-8

Goalie saves: Escanaba, Austin Young, 29 (4-8-10-7);

Marquette, Evan Kyle, 23 (9-6-6-2)

Prep gymnasticsEscanaba 124.1, Negaunee 122.2

All-around - 1, Sara Pakkanen, N, 36.05; 2, Drew Matt-

son, E, 33.75; 3, Leni Erhardt, N, 29.35.

Floor exercise - 1, Pakkanen, 9.5; 2, D. Mattson, 8.4;

Kylee Taavola, N, 8.1.

Uneven bars - 1, Pakkanen, 9.1; 2, Megan Heidt, E,

8.4; 3, D. Mattson, 8.25.

Balance beam - 1, Pakkanen, 8.75; 2, D. Mattson, 8.5;

3, Heidt, 7.75.

Vault - 1, Pakkanen, 8.7; 2, D. Mattson, 8.6; 3, Kristi

LaMarche, E, 8.4.

Prep girls basketballMunising 51, Gwinn 44

Summary (field goals, free throws, total points)

GWINN — Asplund, 8-3-21; Arnsparger, 2-0-4;

McGuire, 1-0-2; Olsen, 4-2-10; Bruce, 2-2-6;

McGeshick, 0-1-1. Totals, 17-8-44.

MUNISING — Hach, 1-0-2; McLaren, 3-2-9; Sowa, 1-

3-6; DesJardins, 7-7-21; Decet, 3-1-7; Immel, 1-4-6.

Totals, 16-17-51.

Score by quarters:

Gwinn 7 12 17 8 — 44

Munising 12 15 7 17 — 51

FG shooting: Gwinn, 17 of 62 (27.4 percent); Munis-

ing, 16 of 63 (25.4 percent); FT shooting: Gwinn, 8 of

17 (47.1 percent); Munising, 17 of 30 (56.7 percent);

Rebounding, Gwinn, not available; Munising, 41

(Sheena Sowa, 12).

Westwood 35, Ishpeming 29Summary (field goals, free throws, total points)

ISHPEMING — O’Brien 1-5-7; Zhulkie, 2-3-7; Grigg, 1-

0-3; Bess, 1-1-4; T. Croley, 0-2-2; Provo, 1-2-4; G. Cro-

ley, 1-0-2. Totals, 7-13-29.

WESTWOOD — Manninen, 1-4-7; Barna, 1-0-2; He-

witt, 1-2-4; Pietro, 1-0-2; LaFreniere, 1-3-5; Wealton, 2-

3-7; Moyle, 3-2-8. Totals, 10-14-35.

Score by quarters:

Ishpeming 8 2 6 13 — 29

Westwood 3 9 9 14 — 35

FG shooting: Ishpeming, 7 of 43 (16.2 percent); West-

wood, 10 of 46 (21.7 percent); FT shooting: Ishpem-

ing, 13 of 22 (59 percent); Westwood, 14 of 28 (50

percent); Rebounding, Ishpeming, 34 (Molly Provo

10); Westwood, 30 (Rachel Wealton, 7).

Norway 52, Manistique 34Manistique 10 10 4 10 — 34

Norway 18 14 11 9 — 52

MANISTIQUE — Lockwood 2, Vaughn 12, Lafayette

4, Lauzon 7, Jenerou 5, Zellner 4 FT: 6-13. F: 10.

NORWAY — Matonich 2, Kangas 16, Vanderlin 8,

Kraemer 4, Grayvold 11, Bjorkman 6, Gagne 4,

Boulden 1. FT: 12-19. F: 14.

3-point FG: Kangas, Lauzon, Jenerou. FG shooting:

Manistique 13-48 Norway 19-49. Rebounding: Nor-

way 30 (Bjorkman 9), Manistique 28.

Prep boys basketballIron Mountain 60,

Westwood 55Westwood 14 13 10 18 — 55

Iron Mountain 12 16 14 18 — 60

WESTWOOD — Honkala 2, Annala 3, Couture 11,

French 12, Davidson 13, Prophet 5, LeSage 2, Quayle

5, Richards 2. FT: 12-17. F: 22. Fouled out: Quayle

(2:11, 4th).

IRON MOUNTAIN — Huotari 2, Flood 12, Secinaro 7,

Herman 8, Beauchamp 21, Thomann 6, Brock 4. FT:

15-27. F: 13.

3-point FG: Beauchamp 3, Couture, Nicholas, French,

Davidson, Prophet. FG shooting: Westwood 19-50,

Iron Mountain 21-49. Rebounding: Iron Mountain 26

(Thomann 8, Beauchamp 8), Westwood 26.

College basketballMen

BIG TEN CONFERENCE Conference All Games

W L PCT W L PCT

Ohio St. 6 2 .750 18 3 .857

Michigan St. 6 2 .750 17 4 .810

Michigan 6 2 .750 16 5 .762

Wisconsin 6 3 .667 17 5 .773

Illinois 4 3 .571 15 5 .750

Purdue 4 4 .500 14 7 .667

Indiana 4 5 .444 16 5 .762

Minnesota 3 5 .375 15 6 .714

Iowa 3 5 .375 11 10 .524

Nebraska 3 6 .333 11 9 .550

Northwestern 2 5 .286 12 7 .632

Penn St. 2 7 .222 10 12 .455

Thursday’s Games

Nebraska 79, Iowa 73

Wisconsin 57, Indiana 50

Saturday’s Games

Purdue at Northwestern, 4 p.m.

Illinois at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Sunday’s Games

Michigan at Ohio St., 1 p.m.Iowa at Indiana, 6 p.m.

GLIACNo. 20 Hillsdale 89,

N. Michigan 41NORTHERN MICHIGAN (8-10, 4-7 GLIAC) —TJ

Cameron 5-10 0-2 11; Rashano McRae 3-4 2-4 8;

Quinten Calloway 2-7 2-2 8; Haki Stampley 2-4 2-3 7;

Matthew Craggs 1-3 1-2 3; Joseph Simon 1-4 0-0 2;

Kendall Jackson 0-4 1-3 1; Jared Benson 0-3 1-2 1;

Brian Carter 0-1 0-0 0; Spencer Huss 0-1 0-2 0; Curtis

Pettit 0-1 0-1 0; DeAndre Taylor 0-4 0-2 0. Totals 14-46

9-23 41.

HILLSDALE COLLEGE (16-2, 10-1 GLIAC) — Tyler

Gerber 5-9 4-4 16; Nick Washburn 6-6 2-2 15; Brad

Guinane 5-6 2-2 14; Brent Eaton 3-9 2-2 11; Tim Dezel-

ski 4-6 2-2 11; Cody Smith 3-5 1-1 7; Darius Ware 3-6

0-0 6; John Bagge 1-2 2-2 4; Ryan Choiniere 1-1 0-0 3;

Brandon Crane 1-1 0-0 2; Brandon Pritzl 0-1 0-0 0;

Matt Clarke 0-0 0-0 0; Tony Nelson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals

32-52 15-15 89.

Northern Michigan............. 25 16 - 41

Hillsdale College......... 46 43 - 89

3-point goals-Northern Michigan 4-12 (Quinten Cal-

loway 2-5; Haki Stampley 1-2; TJ Cameron 1-3;

Kendall Jackson 0-1; Matthew Craggs 0-1), Hillsdale

10-21 (Brent Eaton 3-7; Tyler Gerber 2-4; Brad

Guinane 2-2; Ryan Choiniere 1-1; Nick Washburn 1-1;

Tim Dezelski 1-1; Darius Ware 0-3; Cody Smith 0-2).

Fouled out-Northern Michigan-Rashano McRae,

Hillsdale-None. Rebounds-Northern Michigan 25

(Kendall Jackson 4), Hillsdale 35 (Brad Guinane 7).

Assists-Northern Michigan 7 (Kendall Jackson 2; TJ

Cameron 2), Hillsdale 20 (Tyler Gerber 7). Total fouls-

Northern Michigan 14, Hillsdale 20. Technical fouls-

Northern Michigan-Kendall Jackson 2, Hillsdale-Dar-

ius Ware. A-515

WomenGLIAC

Hillsdale 68, N. Michigan 62NORTHERN MICHIGAN (8-10, 4-7 GLIAC) — Alyssa

Colla 6-12 0-0 17; Chelsea Lyons 4-11 9-10 17; Annie

Rubendunst 4-10 0-0 10; Courtney Lemon 2-9 1-2 5;

Hillary Bowling 1-12 1-4 4; Lauren Gruber 1-2 0-0 3;

Brooke Coenen 1-2 0-0 2; Staci Beckel 1-1 0-0 2;

Abbey DeBruin 0-2 2-2 2; Katie Becker 0-1 0-0 0; Eryn

Maday 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-64 13-18 62.

HILLSDALE COLLEGE (9-9, 5-6 GLIAC) —Chelsea

Harrison 5-9 10-10 22; Lea Jones 7-10 3-3 19; Eliza-

beth Brannick 5-13 2-2 12; Katie Bildner 2-6 0-0 5; An-

gela Bisaro 0-8 5-8 5; Abbey Lovat 1-2 0-0 3; Marissa

DeMott 0-4 2-2 2; Kadie Lowery 0-0 0-0 0; Megan Fogt

0-0 0-0 0; Chelsea Farrell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-53 22-25

68.

Northern Michigan............. 29 33 - 62

Hillsdale College............. 34 34 - 68

3-point goals-Northern Michigan 9-34 (Alyssa Colla

5-10; Annie Rubendunst 2-6; Lauren Gruber 1-2;

Hillary Bowling 1-8; Katie Becker 0-1; Eryn Maday 0-1;

Courtney Lemon 0-5; Chelsea Lyons 0-1), Hillsdale 6-

13 (Lea Jones 2-3; Chelsea Harrison 2-3; Katie Bildner

1-2; Abbey Lovat 1-1; Chelsea Farrell 0-1; Marissa De-

Mott 0-2; Elizabeth Brannick 0-1). Fouled out-North-

ern Michigan-Brooke Coenen, Hillsdale-None. Re-

bounds-Northern Michigan 46 (Chelsea Lyons 9),

Hillsdale 36 (Lea Jones 9). Assists-Northern Michigan

14 (Chelsea Lyons 6), Hillsdale 15 (Lea Jones 6). Total

fouls-Northern Michigan 18, Hillsdale 14. Technical

fouls-Northern Michigan-Team, Hillsdale-None. A-

375

College hockeyCCHA

By The Associated Press

W L T SW Pts GF GA

Ohio State 10 6 4 1 35 58 51

Miami (Ohio) 10 8 2 1 33 51 44

Western Michigan 9 6 3 3 33 49 42

Michigan 9 7 4 1 32 60 47

Ferris State 9 6 3 1 31 48 45

Notre Dame 9 6 3 0 30 48 42

Lake Superior 8 9 3 3 30 51 54

Michigan State 8 7 3 2 29 52 46

Northern Michigan 6 7 5 2 25 48 50

Alaska 5 11 4 2 21 43 54

Bowling Green 2 12 4 3 13 25 58

OVERALL RECORDS: Alaska 8-12-4, Bowling Green

7-14-5, Ferris State 15-8-3, Lake Superior State 13-11-

4, Miami (Ohio) 14-10-2, Michigan 15-9-4, Michigan

State 13-9-4, Northern Michigan 11-8-5, Notre Dame

14-9-3, Ohio State 14-7-4, Western Michigan 12-9-5.

Today’s games

Bowling Green at Western Michigan

Michigan State at Ferris StateOhio State at Lake SuperiorNorthern Michigan at MiamiNotre Dame at Alaska

Saturday’s games

Michigan State at Ferris State

Northern Michigan at Miami

Ohio State at Lake Superior

Western Michigan at Bowling Green

Notre Dame at Alaska

WCHABy The Associated Press

W L T Pts GF GA

Minnesota 13 5 0 26 61 35

Minn.-Duluth 11 3 2 24 66 37

Colorado College 11 7 0 22 69 57

Nebraska-Omaha 9 6 3 21 57 56

Denver 8 5 3 19 56 50

North Dakota 9 9 0 18 47 49

Michigan Tech 8 7 1 17 53 49

St. Cloud St. 7 8 3 17 54 52

Wisconsin 7 9 2 16 51 55

Bemidji State 5 9 2 12 41 55

Minn. St.-Mankato 4 13 1 9 46 70

Alaska Anchorage 3 14 1 7 37 73

OVERALL RECORDS: Alaska Anchorage 6-14-2, Be-

midji State 11-11-2, Colorado College 14-9-1, Denver

13-8-3, Michigan Tech 11-12-1, Minnesota 17-9-1,

Minnesota Duluth 17-4-3, Minnesota State, Mankato

8-17-1, Nebraska-Omaha 12-10-4, North Dakota 13-

10-2, St. Cloud State 10-12-4, Wisconsin 12-10-2.

Today’s games

Michigan Tech at Minnesota-Duluth

St. Cloud State at Minnesota

Minnesota State, Mankato at Bemidji State

Wisconsin at North Dakota

Denver at Alaska-Anchorage

Saturday’s games

Minnesota at St. Cloud State

Minnesota State, Mankato at Bemidji State

Michigan Tech at Minnesota-Duluth

Wisconsin at North Dakota

Denver at Alaska-Anchorage

Pro basketballNational Basketball Association


All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 12 6 .667 —

Boston 8 9 .471 3 1/2

New York 7 11 .389 5

New Jersey 6 13 .316 6 1/2

Toronto 6 13 .316 6 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 13 5 .722 —

Atlanta 13 6 .684 1/2

Orlando 12 6 .667 1

Washington 3 15 .167 10

Charlotte 3 16 .158 10 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 16 4 .800 —

Indiana 12 5 .706 2 1/2

Milwaukee 7 10 .412 7 1/2

Cleveland 7 10 .412 7 1/2

Detroit 4 15 .211 11 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GBSan Antonio 12 7 .632 —Dallas 11 8 .579 1Memphis 10 8 .556 1 1/2Houston 10 8 .556 1 1/2

New Orleans 3 15 .167 8 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 15 3 .833 —

Denver 13 5 .722 2

Utah 10 6 .625 4

Portland 11 8 .579 4 1/2

Minnesota 8 10 .444 7

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 10 6 .625 —

L.A. Lakers 11 8 .579 1/2

Phoenix 6 11 .353 4 1/2

Golden State 6 11 .353 4 1/2

Sacramento 6 13 .316 5 1/2

Thursday’s Games

Boston 91, Orlando 83

L.A. Clippers 98, Memphis 91

Today’s Games

Charlotte at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Washington at Houston, 8 p.m.

Orlando at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

New York at Miami, 8 p.m.

Utah at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Toronto at Denver, 9 p.m.

Phoenix at Portland, 10 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Washington at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

New York at Houston, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

Memphis at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Sacramento at Utah, 9 p.m.

Pro hockeyNational Hockey League


All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 47 31 12 4 66 132 96

Philadelphia 48 29 14 5 63 162 142

Pittsburgh 49 28 17 4 60 152 127

New Jersey 48 26 19 3 55 129 136

N.Y. Islanders 48 19 22 7 45 115 143

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 47 31 14 2 64 171 102

Ottawa 52 27 19 6 60 157 160

Toronto 49 25 19 5 55 151 147

Montreal 49 19 21 9 47 130 134

Buffalo 49 20 24 5 45 119 149

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 48 26 19 3 55 136 137

Florida 48 22 15 11 55 122 136

Winnipeg 50 22 22 6 50 124 143

Tampa Bay 48 21 23 4 46 136 165

Carolina 51 18 24 9 45 130 159

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 50 33 16 1 67 160 117

St. Louis 49 29 13 7 65 124 102

Nashville 50 30 16 4 64 140 127

Chicago 50 29 15 6 64 162 144

Columbus 49 13 30 6 32 115 163

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 49 30 15 4 64 158 122

Minnesota 49 24 18 7 55 115 126

Colorado 51 26 23 2 54 131 144

Calgary 50 23 21 6 52 120 137

Edmonton 49 18 26 5 41 122 142

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 47 27 14 6 60 131 110

Los Angeles 50 24 16 10 58 111 111

Dallas 48 25 21 2 52 126 136

Phoenix 50 22 20 8 52 130 134

Anaheim 48 18 23 7 43 124 144

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loss.

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quette Senior High Schoolled all Superiorlandschools with six membersnamed to the 2012 U.P.Football All-Star GameEast squad, according torosters released this morn-ing by the events’ titlesponsor, Excel SportsTraining.

Ishpeming will be repre-sented by four players onthe East team while Ne-gaunee, Westwood, Munis-ing and Newberry havetwo. Gwinn, Superior Cen-tral and Manistique eachhave a represenative.

Gwinn head footballcoach Billy Harrison willbe an assistant for the Eastsquad.

Below are the completerosters for the East andWest, which will meet at 3p.m. on Saturday, June 30at the Superior Dome inMarquette.

2012 U.P. Football All-Star Game Rosters

EastCoaches —Head

Coach: Joe Noha, Menom-inee Asst Coach; AsstCoach: Jamie Schomer,Menominee Asst Coach;Asst Coach: Dave Math-ieu, Menominee AsstCoach; Asst CoachLesterLivermore II, EngadineHead Coach; Asst Coach-Billy Harrison, Gwinn HeadCoach.

Players— Andrew Bar-ley-Newberry; Tyler Beau-mont-Negaunee; NickBenda-Westwood; JakeBerglund-Rapid River;Jared Bush-Pickford; MikeCornman-Menominee;Mitchel Crothers-Mar-quette; Tanner Delpier-Marquette; Kyle Desotell-Menominee; DakotaEland-Menominee; JaredErickson-Marquette; JacobF i n e g a n - I s h p e m i n g ;Spencer Helgren-West-wood; Jacob Henes-Menominee; Matt Hill-Cedarville

Mike Hill-Ishpeming; An-drew Kelto-Munising; Ja-cob Kleiman-Bark River-Harris; Kasaim Koonala-Marquette; Jordan LaVi-gne-Pickford; DonnieLewis-Brimley; Dan Lippo-nen-Sault Ste Marie;Lester Livermore III-Enga-dine; Tanner Maccoux-Menominee; Zach Mar-shall-Negaunee; Brian

M e y e r s - M a r q u e t t e ;Nathaniel Miller-Engadine;Nate Montie-St. Ignace;Mitch Narkooli-Rapid Riv-er; Kenya Oas-Munising;Bobby Olsen-Menominee;Lucas Pedersen-Menomi-nee; Garrett Pentecost-Marquette; James Pepin-Escanaba; Brett Rushford-Newberry; Derek Slone-Ishpeming; Kyle Tiglas-Manistique; Bill Torongo-Superior Central; JacobWells-Gwinn; Tyler Wil-son-Rudyard; Jordan Win-dahl-Ishpeming; AustinYoung-Escanaba.

WestCoaches — Head

Coach-Doug Hodges,Baraga Head Coach; AsstCoach-Eric DeMink, Bara-ga Asst Coach; AsstCoach-Kevin Bellefeuil,North Central HeadCoach.

Players — Dan Ander-son-Stephenson; KielAtansoff-West Iron Coun-ty; Bryce Bilski-North Cen-tral; Billy Burklund-Nor-way; Josh Carlson-Iron-wood; Jake Divine-ForestPark; Dan Domitrovich-Ontonagon; Nikolas Flood-Iron Mountain; TylerFroberg-Calumet; JeffGregory-Kingsford; ColeGrenier-Iron Mountain;Zach Hautala-Forest Park;Alex Herman-Iron Moun-tain; Cory Johnson-NorthDickinson; Cody Kurta-Ironwood; Sam Lanctot-Calumet; Kyle Lefebvre-Kingsford; Tyler Lovato-Forest Park; JacobL u d t k e - B e s s - W a k e -Maren; Joel Maki-Han-cock;

Devon Marcell-WestIron County; Brent Mar-cusen-Stephenson; BenPainter-Forest Park; CalebPellizzer-West Iron Coun-ty; Kane Rasner-Stephen-son; Tyler Roberts-Onton-agon; Nate Secinaro-IronMountain; Jacob Siler-For-est Park; Jimmy Spicer-West Iron County; AndySteber-Calumet; BenStorm-Calumet; ShaneTestini-Lake Linden-Hubbell; Tyler Thomann-Iron Mountain; Josh Tu-runen-Baraga; Alex VanWagner-L’Anse; CodyWhitens-North Central; Dil-lon Wilczynski-Stephen-son; Connor Wilson-Iron-wood; Jacob Yaklyvich-Ontonagon; Marcus Zan-der-Calumet.

U.P. FootballAll-Star Gamerosters released this morning

By Journal Sports StaffHILLSDALE — Fresh-

man guard Alyssa Collaand senior guard ChelseaLyons scored 17 pointsapiece Thursday night, butthe Northern MichiganUniversity women’s bas-ketball team still lost tohost Hillsdale, 68-62.

Coach Troy Mattson’sWildcats are now 8-10overall this season and 4-7in the GLIAC. Hillsdale is9-9 and 5-6, respectively.

The two teams battledback-and-forth the firsthalf, with Hillsdale takinga 34-29 lead at the break.

NMU took its final leadof the game when sopho-more Annie Rubendunsthit a 3-point shot to make it37-36 with 17:54 left onthe clock. Rubendunstscored 10 points in the sec-ond half.

The Wildcats were laterable to get to within fourwhen Colla drained a 3-pointer with eight secondsremaining, but were forcedto foul. The Chargerssealed the win at the chari-ty stripe.

Lyons turned in a career-high six assists, while Col-la’s point total — helpedby a 5-of-10 effort frombeyond the arc — was acareer high.

The Chargers were led byChelsea Harrison with 22points. Harrison was 10-of-10 from the line.

NMU shot only 31.3 per-cent (20-of-64) from thefield and 26.5 percent (9-of-34) from 3-point land.

The Wildcats outre-bounded the Chargers, 46-36.

Chargers trampleWildcat men

HILLSDALE — TheWildcats of head coachDoug Lewis suffered an89-41 loss to No. 20 Hills-dale on Thursday in thesecond half of a GLIACmen’s and women’s doubleheader.

With the loss, NMU fallsto 8-10 on the season and4-7 in the GLIAC. Hills-dale improves to 16-2 and10-1, respectively.

NMU held Hillsdaleclose through the first 12minutes of play, trailingjust 20-19 after a layup bysophomore Matthew Crag-gs with 8:09 left.

But from there, theChargers went on a 17-0run for the next six minutesbefore taking a 46-25 leadinto intermission.

NMU went nearly sixminutes without scoring inthe second half before jun-

ior forward TJ Cameronsank a layup to end thedrought. By then, theChargers had scored eightunanswered points andnever looked back.

In the final 20 minutes,Hillsdale outscored NMU43-16.

NMU was led byCameron, who scored 11points and contributed twoassists. Senior forwardRashano McRae addedeight points and threeboards.

The Chargers were led byTyler Gerber with 16points.

NMU shot 30.4 percent(14-for-46) from the fieldand 39.1 percent (9-for-23) from beyond the arc.

The Chargers outre-bounded the Wildcats 35-25 and outscored NMU’sbench 33-19.

Northern women fall short at Hillsdale in GLIAC play

Fielder: Joining Tigers is ‘kind of a dream’By NOAH TRISTERAP Sports Writer

DETROIT — PrinceFielder was born in 1984,the last time Detroit wonthe World Series.

After luring Fielder toMichigan with the fourth-largest contract in baseballhistory, the Tigers are hop-ing he will help usher in anew championship era forthe Motor City.

“This is awesome,”Fielder said Thursday afterfinalizing a $214 million,nine-year deal with Detroit.“It’s kind of a dream cometrue. I’m excited.”

Detroit began seriouslypursuing Fielder after des-ignated hitter Victor Mar-tinez tore the anterior cru-ciate ligament in his leftknee during offseason con-ditioning. Now the Tigershave three of baseball’sbiggest stars — Fielder,Miguel Cabrera and JustinVerlander — all in theirprimes. Detroit won the ALCentral by 15 games lastyear but lost to Texas in theAL championship series.

When the Tigers intro-duced Fielder on Thursday,the message was clear:

“We’re trying to winright now,” general manag-er Dave Dombrowski said.“We tried to win last year.We were close. I thinkwe’ve reached a point now,

on a yearly basis, we feelthat way. When you look atthe core of our group ofplayers, there’s a lot ofguys that are on that fieldright now that are qualityplayers.”

Fielder’s father Cecil be-came a big league starwhen he returned to themajors from Japan and hit51 home runs with Detroitin 1990. Cecil played withthe Tigers into the 1996season, and young Princemade a name for himselfwith his prodigious powerdisplays during battingpractice at Tiger Stadium.

Detroit plays at ComericaPark now, and times havechanged. The Fielders’

strained relationship hasbeen well documented, andPrince didn’t elaborate onit Thursday.

“I’m just ecstatic aboutbeing with the Tigers,”Prince Fielder said. “I’mjust here to enjoy the day.”

It will be up to managerJim Leyland to figure outwhere to play all of hispowerful hitters. He saidThursday the Tigers willmove Miguel Cabrera fromfirst base to third to makeroom for Fielder. He alsolisted a possible batting or-der, with Cabrera hittingthird and Fielder fourth.

It’s a lineup based onpower, not speed.

“If they hit it where

they’re supposed to hit‘em, they can trot,” Ley-land said. “We’re goingback to the old-fashionedbaseball. We’ve got big-time power on the cor-ners.”

Fielder’s contract in-cludes a limited no-tradeprovision. He can be tradedto 10 clubs without hisconsent before 2017, whenhe gains rights to block alltrades under baseball’s la-bor contract as a 10-yearveteran who has been witha team for at least fiveyears.

He will earn $23 millionin each of his first twoyears with Detroit, thenwill make $24 million an-nually in the final sevenseasons of his contract, ac-cording to terms obtainedby The Associated Press.

The move carries plentyof risk for the Tigers.Fielder is 27 and has beenextremely durable duringhis career, but Detroit iscommitting to him for al-most a decade.

“I go by my instinct, likeeverybody else does,” saidowner Mike Ilitch, the Lit-tle Caesars pizza mogulwho signed off on thismassive deal after whathad been a quiet offseasonfor the Tigers. “My in-stincts told me that this isgoing to work out fine.”

Jadyn Fielder, 7, answers a question next to his father,Prince Fielder, who agreed to a $214 million, nine-year con-tract with the Detroit Tigers, during his introduction atComerica Park in Detroit on Thursday. (AP Photo)

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heads came with about 3:45left in regulation whenYoung, stationed on the leftside of the goal, stopped aslapshot by a Redmen playerfrom the left circle, thensomehow scooted across thegoalmouth to stonewallMarquette’s Tyler Jackson,who was camped out onright edge of the crease.

“That one time late in thethird period, I could see thewhole net was open,” Papinsaid, since the location of theMarquette bench gave himJackson’s view into the net.“Austin Young’s a terrific

goaltender.“Evan (Kyle) played well,

too. Remember, Escanabafor the most part was out-working us.”

Escanaba held an 11-5edge in shots in the first peri-od, aided by nearly back-to-back power plays that pro-duced the game’s first goalexactly seven minutes in.

Just 11 seconds into thesecond man-advantage, theEskymos’ Dan Williamswaited at Kyle’s doorstep,knocking in a rebound off aninitial shot taken from nearthe blueline.

About 2 1/2 minutes later,the partisan Marquettecrowd was stunned when

EHS went up 2-0 on a shotby Derek Chaillier from theright point that flew over theshoulder of a screened-outKyle.

It was a wake-up call forthe Redmen, who neededless than two minutes to geton the scoreboard whenCollin Schwemin knockedin a second or third reboundfrom close range.

MSHS tied it just 13 sec-onds into the second periodas Mike House ended aflurry of shots that startedat the point, moved close into the goal, and finishedback at the right point withsome help screening outYoung.

But Esky retook a 3-2 leadabout 2 1/2 minutes later onyet another rebound that fol-lowed an initial long shotand produced a flurry of ac-tivity right on the goalie’sdoorstep.

This one was credited toBryce Wolf, and was unas-sisted following Marquettegetting possession but notable to clear the puck awayfrom Kyle.

The Redmen survived sev-eral more shorthanded situa-tions later in the second peri-od, paying off with thegame-tying goal by EricChapman 46 seconds beforeintermission.

He was the third man in on

a rush up the left side startedwith a shot by Kyle Carriere.The initial trailing manfanned on the rebound be-fore Chapman buried ithome with Young sprawledaway from the play.

Marquette finally got itsfirst power play in third peri-od, and had one in OT too,but despite some qualitychances, couldn’t get anoth-er puck past Young as theRedmen finished outshoot-ing Esky, 32-26.

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point shot at 6:23 of thefourth quarter to give herteam a 24-20 lead, then fol-lowed with a free throw toput the Patriots up by five.

Ishpeming, which got

seven game points apiecefrom Alesha O’Brien andMary Zhulkie, got to with-in 29-27 with about 2 1/2minutes left, but couldn’tovertake the Patriots.

“We just got anxious inthe fourth quarter,” Dellan-gelo said. “We made mis-

takes in the game you justcan’t make. But we didplay good defense.”

WHS, which sank just 14of 28 free throws, got oneapiece from Caitlin Hewittand Manninen, then twofrom Berkley LaFreniere inthe final 43 seconds to seal

the win.“We came together late

because we all wanted thesame thing,” Manninensaid. “We worked to makeit happen. It’s a win.”

Added Hammar: “I wasmost proud of my kids’ ef-fort. They didn’t leave any-

thing on the floor.”Ishpeming won the junior

varsity game, 37-34.

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played with fire. When heplays with fire, he’s a greatplayer.”

Westwood dominated thefirst-half offensive boardsand trailed by just 28-27 athalftime despite threestarters watching much ofthe second quarter.

“We have to get in there,mix it up and do the dirtywork,” Johnson said of therebound wars. “It was atough game but a goodgame to win because we

had to grind it out.”Neither team carried more

than a seven-point lead allnight.

In the final 2:32, IronMountain (9-2, 6-1) owned

a 6-2 edge with the Moun-taineers converting fourfree throws in the last 81seconds.

Westwood won the JVgame, 58-38.

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man.“They looked better and

looked tough,” Kelly said.“They were determined towin.”

Norway, now 9-4 overalland 4-3 in the M-PC, led32-20 at halftime and

moved it to 43-24 afterthree quarters.

Ashley Vaughn’s 12points led the Emeralds (5-8, 2-6).

Norway won the JVgame, 61-27.BOYS

Marquette 63,

Kingsford 45

In Marquette, the Redmen

moved into a tie for firstplace in the Great NorthernConference at 3-1 bypulling away in the secondhalf.

James Daniels’ triple atthe halftime buzzer liftedMarquette (5-6 overall) toa 27-25 lead. The Red-men, who also led 11-8 af-ter one quarter, began the

first four minutes of thethird quarter on a 9-2 runen route to taking a 47-34lead by the end of the thirdquarter.

“They were hitting fromthe inside and outside, andit snowballed from there,”Flivvers coach Dan Olkko-nen said. “They played re-ally well defensively.”

Kingsford (8-3) made 10second-half turnovers.

“They pressured us hardand really took us out ofour game,” Olkkonen said.“We couldn’t get anythinggoing.”

Larry Burnette led theRedmen by scoring 15points, while Daniels added14, Mark Pap 11, Andy

Nyquist nine and AJGrazulis eight.

Kingsford’s Jeff Gregoryscored 12 of his game-high16 points in the secondhalf.

The Flivvers converted 9of 11 free throws and theRedmen 6 of 9.

Marquette won the JVgame, 55-40.

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Escanaba edges Negaunee in gymBy DENNIS GRALLEscanaba Daily Press

ESCANABA — Ne-gaunee’s Sara Pakkanen isthe class of Upper Peninsu-la gymnastics this season,but the Escanaba Eskymosovercame her brilliance towin a tight dual meetThursday against the Min-ers.

Both teams hit state qual-ifying scores, with Escana-ba getting 124.1 and theMiners 122.2. It was Es-canaba’s second qualifyingscore, with four needed toreach state regionals as ateam.

“The highlight to me wasEscanaba and Negauneeboth have qualifyingscores,” said Escanabacoach Theresa Pascoe.

She said solid depth wasa key to edging the Miners,who get a big boost fromPakkanen, a sophomoreforeign exchange studentfrom Finland whose overallskill set is superior to anyU.P. gymnast this year.

“We know where we areas a team standing with Ne-gaunee having Sara,” saidPascoe. “She is two pointsahead of us in all-around, ifnot three. We don’t worryabout Negaunee’s second,third and fourth place girls,we are only focused on ourtop four girls.”

Pakkanen had a 36.05all-around score, one of thehighest by a U.P. girl in re-cent years, and won each ofthe four disciplines. Shesparkled in her favoriteevent, getting 9.5 (out of10) in floor exercise.

Pascoe, a veteran coachand one of the best U.P. na-tive gymnasts in her career,was impressed with Pakka-nen, who practices 6-8hours a day at home inHelsinki, but does not getnear that time here.

“Her execution, her am-plitude, the way she pres-ents herself and carries her-self. She is very clean andsolid,” said Pascoe.

Noting her poise as well,Pascoe added “she is sim-ple but plays to the (floorexercise) music. She likesand enjoys what she is do-ing. She makes her routineslook easy, the elegance ofthe elements you are per-forming.”

Her difficulty level onbalance beam is also no-table, although Pascoequestioned her use of a dif-ficult mount that does not

allow her to get into astrong early groove.

Drew Mattson andMegan Heidt helped Es-canaba offset Pakkanen’seffort, with Mattson secondin all-around (33.75) whileKristi LaMarche and ErinMattson also made goodcontributions. Erin Matt-son, in particular, showedprogress after battling amental block since the holi-days.

“She is starting to comeback and be the gymnastwe all know she is capableof being,” said Pascoe. ErinMattson was fourth in all-around.

“Our bars picked uptremendously,” Pascoesaid, noting continuedstrong efforts from her sec-ond, third and fourth placegirls will make it easier toreach 120 points in futuremeets.

“Sara is their star, but ourdepth is finally starting tobuild and we are gettingstronger day by day,” saidPascoe, indicating the Es-kymos are perfecting theirroutines while insertingmore difficulty.

She said newcomer RyleeDoucette is also makingprogress and providing ex-tra depth.

Pascoe insists her girlsput in solid practice onbars, and said Heidt ismaking good progress onbars.

“We’ve switched her rou-tine until she has her fourqualifying scores, thenwe’ll go back to the moredifficult routine she wasstruggling with earlier inthe season,” said Pascoe.

Both teams are in theAntigo Invitational Satur-day.

“Her execution,her amplitude,

the way shepresents

herself and carries herself.

She is veryclean and solid.

— THERESA PASCOE,Escanaba coach,

on Negaunee’s Sara Pakkanen

By KEITH SHELTONEscanaba Daily Press

POWERS — The youngSuperior Central Cougarsmay have an advantage inathleticism, ball handlingand shooting ability mostnights, but they couldn’tgrow bigger overnight tomatch up with North Cen-tral on Thursday night.

Intimidated at times, butnot undaunted, the No. 3-ranked SC girls basketballteam persevered for a 58-47 victory in a Central Up-per Peninsula Conferencegame.

It didn’t come easy. Though Superior Central

(13-1 overall, 8-1 CUP)seemed ready to run awaywith the game multipletimes, holding a lead of 16points at halftime, the Jets

(7-6, 4-3) showed confi-dence and a steady resolve,drawing 23 fouls while of-ten driving into the lane.

“They’re a big team, andathletic as well,” SC coachGreg Trowbridge said.“We kept putting NorthCentral on the free-throwline and got players in foultrouble. They did a goodjob against our press andhad good composure.”

The Cougars came outflying and never trailed.Leading scorer VanessaFreberg took two quickpasses inside for a coupleeasy layups, and defensive-ly, Freberg and TeslynTyner each grabbed stealsin the Jets offensive zoneduring the first few min-utes.

Freberg led SC with 19points and eight rebounds,while teammate Jamie Sep-panen scored 14 points andKelsey Coleman had ninepoints and nine rebounds.

North Central settleddown after falling behind6-0. The Jets began to clog

up the paint and box out,making Freberg and Seppa-nen work for their points.The Cougars missed a lotof shots Trowbridge saidthey shouldn’t have.

“It just wasn’t a goodnight offensively,” he said.“Almost all our shots werein the block, but (NorthCentral) is intimidatingwith their size inside. Wehad good drive but didn’tfinish. We didn’t get sec-ond efforts either, and if wedid, we’d get called for afoul.”

Halfway through the sec-ond quarter, the Jets con-tinued to stymie the SC of-fense, though they stilltrailed 19-12. Just beforehalftime, the Cougars gothot, sparked by a three-point play from Freberg, totake a 35-19 lead into in-termission.

North Central coach JonLorenzoni, while pleasedwith his team’s effort,pointed to things the Jetsneeded to do better.

“A few times we were

hurt by a lack of communi-cation on the floor. We dida good job of defending thelane and closing out ontheir shooters, but we wereonly 6 of 16 from the free-throw line in the first half,”he said.

“We talked about twothings going in. Handletheir pressure and defend-ing well.... I thought we didhandle their pressure andwe did defend well. Wejust let the opportunity slipthrough our fingers.”

NC narrowed theCougars lead to nine pointsearly in the third quarterwith the help of a Dana Ro-chon triple and three-pointplays from Sydney Camp-bell and Siena LaBonte.

In the fourth quarter, theJets cut the Cougars lead to48-41 with 5:52 remain-ing, but that was as close asthey would get.

The Jets were led byMorgan Wells with 16points and 10 rebounds.Darcy Rochon added 10points.

Cougars overcome bigger Jets to remain undefeated

Up next:! Engadine at SuperiorCentral, 7:30 p.m.,Tuesday

SuperiorCentralguard TeslynTynerpausesand preparesto pass to a teammateas NorthCentraldefenderDana Rochoncloses inThursdayat Powers.(EscanabaDailyPressphoto byKeithShelton)


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for Washer/dryer, Surety, references, no pets. $550.00 + utili-

ties. 906-228-3065 after 2pm.

HUARD APTS W.ISH2 BDRM 3 levels, 1.5 bath w/ garage & pa-tio, satellite ,w/ nfl &

w/d $525. plus utilities Paul 906-458-8234

Ish 2 BD, all appli-ances, lg laundry area, very clean & quiet. no pets, 906-371-2946

ISHP.Beautiful 3 BDRM lower, all utli-tuies included except electic 906-250-5600

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Ishpeming: 2 BDRM 1 bath apt. In clean,

quiet, modern building. On ground floor with no stairs. Ideal for

seniors. No Smoking/pets. $550.

plus heat. 906-486-8394

Ishpeming Hills Townhouses. 2 bdrm, 1 bath, all appliances incl. 1000 sf, $760/mo & 1200 sf, $825/mo.

No pets. 906-485-4686

ISHP: Upstairs 1 bdrm, quiet, refer-ences required, no

pets, $425. mo, +surety. Lv msg at

906-485-6443

3006 - Apartments Unfurnished

3004 - Apts. Fur-nished

2502 - Private

KI: 2 & 3 bdrm town houses (lawn care and snow removal includ-ed) Starting at $300. 1

free month rent! 3 bdrm duplexes starting

at $325. and 4 bed-room duplexes starting at $450. Pets allowed.

Northern Eagle Realtors, Les

906-361-6266 or the office @ 906-942-7699

LG 2 BDRM, 331 Fish-er, $575.+ utilities.

Surety, no pets, lease required, no-smoking,

906-235-6262

Move in Special2 bdr, secure bldg

starting at $590. inc. all util. but elec. Laun-dry. Security deposit & lease. 906-228-6713

MQT: 2 Bdrm upstairs apt. $700./month incl.;

heat, water and plowed parking -

No pets 906-235-8006

MQT: Newer 3 bdrm apt incl w/d, dishwash-er, heat, water, trash.

$1200. Ridgeview APTS.

www.MarquetteLiving.com 906-225-1532

MQT Sm 1 BDRM Cabin/HME. $500. in-cludes heat, lights &

water. No pets. Lease required. 906-235-6262

Neg: 1-2 bdrm, porch, shared backyard. In-

cludes heat/hot water. Non smokers $575/mo

906-475-7718

Newer quiet 2 BDRM in MQT. W/D hook up. Deck with senic view, includes snow & gar-bage removal. Utilites

except lights. Non smoking, avail now $750. 906-359-4825

Quiet, beautiful 3 BDRM townhouse

style apt in MQT. At-tached 2 car garage,

2.5 bath, w/d hook up, deck with senic view, includes snow & gar-bage removal, utilities

except lights. Non smoking, avil 3-1-2012 . $995. 906-359-4825

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SUNNY, quiet 2 bdrm. 1100 Northland Dr. $540/ mo. Water &

plowing incl. 906-228-8249

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ISHP 3 BDRM, rent W/option to buy.

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458-0112

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$198,600. minus $5,000. in closing

costs. 906-250-2290

MARQUETTE: 5 Bdrm, 2.5 Bath, New

hardwood flooring, carpeting, kitchen,

bathrooms, windows, Move in Ready.

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3008 - Houses for Rent

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800-562-7811

Hi-Fi EquipmentPair Bryston 7B- ST Amps $3,000. Mark Levinson 390S CD Player $3,000, Pair Magneplanar MG

3.6 R Speakers $2500. 906-869-2880

Teddy Bear ShihTzu, wormed, shots ready to go, $350. female,

$300. male 485-5046

2 year old, hunting dogDrathaar, neutered, short coat, hunted

over, points, honors and retrieves. Drk

brown with wht ticking. $650 Ph 387 1838

Harley Davidson Beer Stein Collection Call 228-3385 for more

information.

3528 -Miscellaneous

4506 - Rummage Sales

5006 - Audio/Video Equipment

5500 - Dogs

6000 -Miscellaneous

Double recliner lazy boy couch & matching

recliner chair. $250. 906-249-3376

Large inventory of parts to repair small equipment and small engines. opportunity

for a person wanting to start a business. Huge

discount! Write PO BOX 270 Negaunee,

MI 49866

Micro Fiber Tan CouchModern style couch, 3

years old $300. 360-9557

Paying Cash for US & Foreign Silver/Gold

coins, bullion, curren-cy, mint & proof sets. Tom, 231-357-2105

Drafting tablemetal base drafting table with slide ruler

$150. 360-9557

Prom dress-Night Moves, flr lgth, sz 4, blue, strapless lace bk. $250 475-6028

7 1/2’ Western plow unit, fits 79-94 Dodge trucks & Ramcharger

models too. $850 906-372-9186.

An 11 drawer Dresser/mirror $75.00

485-1363

Antique Vanity/mirror $75.00 485-1363

DOWNHILL SKIS $95. 906-228-5093.

Frigidaire Elite refri-gerator in working con-

dition. very nice $100.00 906-439-5425

Handicap Walker $65.00 Walking Cane

$25.00 485-1363

Treadmill, great for walking, incline does

not work, $100. 906-249-9288

Two car stereo box 10” speakers $100. obo. 906-360-4785

Two power pc 225 am-plifiers for car stereo system-equalizer, all connections, #100. 906-360-4785

Under counter fridge3 months old $100

360-9557

Weight bench w/leg lift & weights. $50. 906-249-9288

Hardwood. Cut, split, delivered. 4 face cord loads. $65/face cord. Bob, 906-362-9433

6004 - Household Goods

6024 - Machinery & Tools

6034 - Furniture

6044 - Wanted toBuy

6046 - Nifty $250

6062 - Snow Remo-val Equipment

6064 - Nifty $100

6512 - Firewood

2006 Buck LacrosseCX, higher mileage,

Good runningcondition.

$4,950. 906-272-2163

2008 Cadillac SRX 22k Pristine condition. All options. V6, $24,000

906-228-4465

2004 Chev Malibu.4 Cylinder 4 door. Au-tomatic, nice car great fuel economy. $3729.

906-249-4448

1999 Chevy Cavalier.4 door, white. 200k, good condition & runs great. $800. OBO 906-458-8288

2005 Chevy Impala, Exc. Cond., 70,000 miles, Below Book $8,900. No rust. 906-475-6181

2001 Chevy Lumina V - 6. Runs great. $800. OBO 906-228-3960

2006 Chevy Uplander AWD, fully loaded, rear entertainment,

only 45k miles. $13995. 906-228-7279

2007 Dodge Caliber SXT 4 cyl automatic. PW/PL, cruise, great

MPG’s $10995. 906-228-7279

2011 Ford Focus, SES, 4dr, 28K, NADA

book $16,900 $15,500. 906-

486-9212/339-4451Bernie’s Auto & Marine

2006 Ford fusion 82,000 v - 6. Leather ht/pw drivers seat, re-mote starter $9,300

906-360-1561

2000 For Taurus V- 6 4 door automatic. 86 k Great car w/ warranty. $2499. 906-249-4448

2008 Honda Fit Sport.Automatic, 32+ MPG, red 56k (mostly hwy)

miles. $12,000 906-346-3188

Loaded 1995 Pontiac Bonneville super-

charged. Color, Black, leather interior. $3000

906-235-1544

2005 Mercury Montego premier, AWD, 80,000 miles,new tires,heated leather interior, all op-tions, good condition. $8,300. 906-486-8991

1997 Mercury Sable GS 3.0 V6.Interior like

new, no smoke. 140,000 $2950. OBO

906-869-4101-

1999 Park Avenue4Dr,Great Running Car,Newer engine, Loaded $2,300.00 Call 906-458-0834.

PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR AD for any errors the first day it runs and let us know if there is a problem. We will be happy to make adjustments for one day only. T H A N K YOU....Mining Jour-n a l C l a s s i f i e d Department.

2001 Pontiac Grand Am GT. Engine

Changed in May. $2700. 906-346-7055

2007 Pontiac Grand Prix, 75K, FL no rust,

$9900. 906-339-4451/486-9212

Bernie’s Auto & Marine

2007 Subaru LegacyAWD, Loaded

57K miles! $13995.906-228-7279

7000 - Autos

7000 - Autos2010 TDI diesel Jetta

Sedan, great cond. 45-50 MPG. $21000. Firm. 906-852-3382

2000 Chev Silverado 1500. 4wd, V-8 5.3 Vortec. Reg. cab.

100,000 miles. $6,500. 715-589-4359.

Chevy Avalanche, 2004, blue/grey, load-ed, brand new tires,

brakes, 90K, $10,800. OBO 486-6306

2011 Chevy Silverado, 1500, 4x4, Z71. 10,500K, Slvr

w/extended cab. 906-235-0282$27,500 OBO

CHEVY 1996 Silvera-do, Z71, Ext cab,

1/2T, runs exec., new tires, $2200. OBO

906-236-3791, 906-236-3797

1998 Dodge Dakota 4x4 w/plow, new en-gine & remote start

84,000 orig. miles $5900. 475-6101

2002 Ford F250, w/Boss Snowplow,

97,000 miles,$5,800. OBO

Call 906-892-8386

2004 Ford F150 4 WD super crew, lariet

package 5.4 v - 8, leather, cap. Great

condition 127 k $10,900 OBO 906-458-4764

Ford Ranger, 2005, 4x4, 4.0L 5spd, cap,

bed liner, very gd cond, 87K, $10,400

OBO 475-5287

PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR AD for any errors the first day it runs and let us know if there is a problem. We will be happy to make adjustments for one day only. T H A N K YOU....Mining Jour-n a l C l a s s i f i e d Department.

2005 Buick Rendezvous

alwd 70k 3.4 liter $8,500. 906-376-2317

2003 Ford Escape XLT 136,000K, new brakes/

tires, $5500. call (906) 339-2164 or (906) 361-0324

2000 HONDA CRV, AWD, 5 spd, 4 dr, no rust, loaded. 174k, New T- Belt, struts.

$4700. 906-573-2213

2002 Jeep Wrangler, Sahara, auto, AC, hard top, 86K. FL no rust.

906-486-9212/339-4451

Bernie’s Auto & Marine

2007 Toyota four runner, 4x4, 4000 miles, loaded, sun roof, Ext. warranty,.

V6, showroom condition. $23,900.

906-273-1012

2006 Chevy Uplander LS Ext., 36,000 miles, Golden color, cleaninside & out. Asking

$9500. OBOCall 906-452-6356 L/m

2005 Chrylser T&C Braun entervan handi-

capped conversion. 10” lowered floor w/

side ramp. 24k Excellent condition for pictures or more info

please call 906-346-7330 or 906-235-5612

7002 - Trucks

7004 - SUVs

7006 - Vans

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3006 - Apartments Unfurnished

The Mining Journal 5BFriday, January 27, 2012

2004 Ford Freestar Van SEL, FL no rust,

87K, $7900. 906-339-4451/

486-9212Bernie’s Auto & Marine

1993 Chervolet 2500 4x4, W/Boss V Plow, $3500. 906-486-4027

2006 Polaris sportsman 500

w/winch, exc. cond., only 1030 miles,

$4500. 906-346-6977

ARCTIC CAT Z570, 2003. Runs great

$1400. 906-361-4459

Artic Cat, 2008 Crossfire 500 w/cover

3,000 miles, exc. cond. $4200. also Artic Cat, 1998 ZL500, Very good cond., many new

parts $1200. 906-475-5085

7008 - 4-WheelDrive

7014 - ATVs

7032 - Snowmobiles

2000 Polaris Indy sport touring, 2-up. 550cc, reverse , 3700K, exec. cond. $1500. OBO 906-235-8844.

Polaris Snowmobile suits Men’s XL $75. &

Women’s L Jacket w/2XL Bibs $75. 906-346-6960

1987 Polaris Sprint 340 twin cylinder. Electric

start, $350 OBO 906-346-4332

2001 Skid-oo MXZ, 136 track, SHR 840 motor, Fast, Clean,

Dependable sled. 7800 miles, Call for details

$2250. OBO 989-430-3345

1982 Yamaha Enticer, 340, great shape, lit-tle & light. Great for k i d s $ 6 0 0 906-250-1707

FORSYTH TOWNSHIPZONING BOARD OF APPEALSNOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING

PLEASE BE NOTIFIED THAT there will be a

Legals

public hearing of the Forsyth Township Zoning Board of Ap-peals on February 15, 2012 at 7:00 P.M., at the Gwinn Clubhouse, 165 N. Maple Street, Forsyth Township, Marquette County, Michigan.

1. Mary & Ray BrownRequesting a variance to build a 28’ x 52’garage / carpentry shop 3’ from 3189 W. Albert Lane the East side property line. The Forsyth Township zoning ordinance

Gwinn, MI 49841requires a minimum setback of 12’ for a garage in a Lake Residential

Zoning District.

A lso requesting a Class A Designation for the house built in 1963,

located 5’from the West side property line, and a Class A Ex-pansion to

build a7.5’ x 19.5’ addition to

the southwest corner of the camp, which will sit 4’ from the West side property line. A setback of 20’ is re-quired

for a a main structure in a LR Zoning District.

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Anyone wishing to give testimony will be given an opportunity to be heard. Written tes-timony will be accept-ed at the Forsyth Township Office dur-ing regular business hours or by mail (P.O. Box 1360, Gwinn) un-til the date of the hear-ing.

This notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as a m e n d e d ( O p e n Meetings Act), MCLA 41.72a (2) (3) and the Americans with Disa-bilities Act (ADA).

The Forsyth Township Board will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids, and ser-vices, such as signers for the hearing im-paired and audio tapes of printed ma-terials being con-sidered at the meet-ing, to individuals with disabilit ies at the meeting or public hearing upon 10 days notice to the Township Board.

Henry DeGrootZoning Administrator 1

1 time 1-27-2012

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale

THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT-TEMPTING TO COL-LECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OF-F I C E A T T H E NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY.

ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be res-cinded by the foreclos-ing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten-dered at sale, plus in-

terest.MORTGAGE SALE -

Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Joseph S. Stana-way, a single man, ori-ginal mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for lender and lender’s successors and/or as-signs, Mortgagee, dat-ed June 28, 2005, and recorded on July 8, 2005 in instrument 2005R-08492, and assigned by said Mort-gagee to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P. as assignee as docu-mented by an assign-ment, in Marquette county records, Michi-gan, on which mort-gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of S e v e n t y - E i g h t T h o u s a n d S e v e n Hundred Ninety-Four and 94/100 Dollars ($78,794.94), includ-ing interest at 5.875% per annum.

Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the sta-tute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the place of holding the circuit court within Marquette County, at 10:00 AM, on February 23, 2012.

Said premises are situat-ed in Charter Town-ship of Chocolay, Mar-quette County, Michi-g a n , a n d a r e described as: The East 10 feet of Lot 4 of Block 4 and Lot 5, Lot 6, Lot 7, Lot 8, Lot 9 and Lot 10 lying Southwesterly on US 41 right of way, all of Block 4 of the Village of Harvey, according to the recorded plat thereof

The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accor-dance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale.

Dated: January 20, 2012For more information,

please call:FC X (248) 593-1302Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer31440 Northwestern

Highway, Suite 200Farmington Hills, Michi-

gan 48334-2525File #342032F02

4 times1-20, 27, 2-3, 10-2012

NOTICE PURSUANT TO MCL 600.3205a(4)

NOTICE is hereby pro-vided to Mark Nelson and Maranda M. Nel-son, the borrowers and/or mortgagors (here inaf ter “Bor-rower”) regarding the property located at: 409 Excelsior St, Ish-p e m i n g , M I 49849-2424.

The Borrower has the right to request a meeting with the mort-gage holder or mort-gage servicer. The agent designated by the Mortgage Servicer a n d / o r M o r t g a g e Holder to contact and that has authority to make agreements under MCL sections 6 0 0 . 3 2 0 5 b a n d 600.3205c is: Trott & Trott, P.C., 31440 Northwestern High-way, Suite 200, Farm-i n g t o n H i l l s , M I 48334-2525 at (248) 593-1311

The Borrower may con-tact a housing coun-selor by visiting the Michigan State Hous-ing Development Au-thority’s website or by calling the Michigan S t a t e H o u s i n g Development Authori-t y a t http://www.michigan.gov/m s h d a or at (866) 946-7432.

If the Borrower requests a meeting with the agen t des igna ted above by contacting an approved housing counselor within 14 days from January 25, 2012, forec losure proceedings will not be commenced until 90 days after January 25, 2012.

If the Borrower and the agen t des igna ted a b o v e r e a c h a n agreement to modify the mortgage loan, the mortgage will not be foreclosed if the Bor-rower abides by the terms of the agree-

ment.The Borrower has the

right to contact an at-torney. The telephone number of the State Bar of Michigan’s Lawyer Referral Ser-v i c e i s ( 8 0 0 ) 968-0738.

THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT-TEMPTING TO COL-LECT A DEBT.

ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Date: January 27, 2012For more information,

please call:FC J (248) 593-1311Trott & Trott, P.C.Attorneys For Servicer

a n d / o r M o r t g a g e Holder

31440 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200

Farmington Hills, MI 48334-2525

File # 395214F01

1 time01-27-2012

STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT

COUNTY OF MARQUETTE

FILE NO. 12-321690-DE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Decedent’s Estate

Estate of: Joyce E. Lar-son

Date of Birth: 07/07/1928

TO ALL CREDITORS:

NOTICE TO CREDI-TORS: The decedent, Joyce E. Larson, died 12/08/2011.

Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever b a r r e d u n l e s s presented to Timothy J. Larson, named per-sonal representative or proposed personal representative, or to both the probate court at 234 W. Baraga Avenue, Marquette a n d t h e named/proposed per-sonal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice.

Date: 01/25/2012

Kenneth J. Seavoy P42703

128 W. Spring StreetMarquette, Michigan

49855(906) 226-2543

Timothy J. Larson2215 W. Grove StreetMarquette, Michigan

49855(906) 226-8095

1time01-27-2012

STATE OF MICHIGAN 41ST JUDICIAL CIR-CUIT

705 S. Stephenson Ave-nue; Iron Mountain, MI 49801

(906) 774-2266

ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION /POSTING AND NO-TICE OF ACTION

C A S E N O : D11-16915-CH

Beverly M. Beauchamp, Trustee of the Beau-champ Family Trust UAD 2-5-04

4358 Barnes RoadTraverse City, MI 49684Plaintiff

D a n i e l M . J a s p e n

(P41091)PO Box 649iron Mountain, MI 49801(906) 774-8770Plaintiff’s attorney

Raymond M. Beau-champ

173 N. Low StreetGwinn, MI 49841Defendant

TO: Raymond M Beau-champ

IT IS ORDERED:

You are being sued in this court by the plain-tiff to enforce agree-ment. You must file your answer or take other action permitted by law in this court at the court address on or before February 20, 2012. If you fail to do so, a default judgment m a y b e e n t e r e d against you for the re-lief demanded in the complaint filed in this case.

A copy of this order shall be published once each week in The Min-ing Journal for three consecutive weeks, and proof of publica-tion shall be filed in this court.

Marquette County Sheriff shall post a copy of this order in the court-house, and at 173 N. Low Street, Gwinn, MI 49841 for three con-tinuous weeks, and shall file proof of post-ing in this court.

Date: 1-10-2012

Judge: Mary B Barglind Bar No. P36160

3 timesJanuary 13, 20, 27- 2012

STATE OF MICHIGAN96th JUDICIAL DISTRICTJUDICIAL CIRCUIT234 W. Baraga Ave, Marquette, MI 49855

ORDER FOR SERVICEBY PUBLICATION / POSTING AND NOTICEOF ACTION

CASE NO. M11-681-GCMarquette General Hospital, Incplaintiff

Randolph B. Osstyn (P26052)

419 West Washington StMarquette, MI 49855906-228-3650plaintiff’s attorney

V

Charles R. Hough Jr261 Co Rd 550Marquette, MI 49855(906) 228-3610

TO: Charles R. Hough Jr.

IT IS ORDERED:

1. You are being sued by plaintiff in this court to recover monies for medical services ren-dered. You must file your answer or take other action permitted by law in this court at the court address above on or before March 9, 2012. If you fail to do so, a default judgment may be en-tered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint filed in this case.

A copy of this order shall be published once each week in The Min-ing Journal for three consecutive weeks, and proof of publica-tion shall be filed in this court.

A copy of this order shall be sent to Charles R. Hough Jr. at the last known address by re-gistered mail, return receipt requested, be-fore the date of the last publication and the af-fidavit of mailing shall be filed with this court.

Judge Dennis H. GirardP36190

This communication is from a debt collector. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Predatorhunts plannedacross region

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Bush ‘N’ Brook

T here’s a special feeling being in the UpperPeninsula woods in the dead of winter. Theblanket of snow smooths out the forest floor,making travel much easier, whether you’re on

snowshoes or skis.The naked hardwood

branches mingled inamong evergreens add apleasant contrast to thesky while allowing clearvision through the woods.

Cold, crisp air can beinvigorating, as well,leaving the woods visitorwith a clear mind andsharp senses.

Year-round inhabitantsof the northwoods haveclear minds and sharpsenses, too, making it dif-ficult to get a good lookat any of the many crea-

tures of the forest. And some of the more stealthy animals of the woods

are those that hunt for survival, including such predatorsas the coyote, fox and bobcat.

However, there are a lot of hunters who are gettingpretty good at finding these predators in the forests of theU.P., and the legion of predator hunters continues to grow.

Not only does pursuing predators offer great sport and achallenge during the winter months, but it also serves as away to help keep predator numbers in check. As mosthunters and others who spend a good amount of time inthe woods knows, predator populations have soared insome areas of the U.P., so hunting them is encouraged bymany organizations.

In fact, many of these groups offer contests to help curbthe growth of predator populations, while also generatingsome friendly competition among participants.

A pair of these hunts get under way next week in thearea, including the fourth annual Predator Pursuit that be-gins Wednesday and the ninth annual U.P. Predator Chal-lenge that kicks off Thursday.

Sponsored by the Big Bay Sportsmen’s Club and U.P.Whitetails Association, the pursuit runs through Feb. 15and covers Marquette County and the fringes of adjacentcounties.

The cost of the Predator Pursuit is $25 and hunters canregister for the pursuit from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the BigBay Sportsmen’s Club clubhouse, which is located onCounty Road 510 a few miles south of County Road550. Registration can also be made by mail by sendingcheck to the club at P.O. Box 185, Big Bay, MI 49808.

There will be $1,000 in cash prizes awarded for the tophunters, as well as door prizes and 50-50 drawings dur-ing the check in, which will be during the evening of Feb.15 at the clubhouse.

The U.P. Predator Challenge — billed as the U.P.’soriginal predator hunt — will begin at 7:30 p.m. nextThursday at the Skandia Township Hall on Kreiger Drivein Skandia.

Sponsored by the West Branch Sportsmen’s Club, thisyear’s hunt runs through Feb. 5. The cost is $35 perhunter, with hunters being able to hunt alone or in a teamof two people. The entry fee includes a dinner and T-shirt.

The rules are the same as previous predator hunts, withbobcats worth 30 points each, coyotes 25 points and fox-es 20 points. Winners will be decided by total points,with weight used as a tie-breaker. Hunting can only bedone over bait, by calling or stalking, with no dogs, trap-ping or road kill allowed.

Hunters must have the appropriate licenses to hunt,which includes a small game license for coyote and furharvester license for fox and bobcat.

The top hunters will receive $800 for first place, $400for second, $200 for third and $100 for fourth. Therewill also be a special prize for the hunter who travels thefarthest to the check in, which is at 2 p.m. Feb. 5 atthe club’s facilities on Engman Lake Road in Skan-dia.

Registration can be made online at www.uppredator-challenge.org, by calling 942-7004 or toll-free at 877-471-4868, or via mail at West Branch Sportsmen’sClub, P.O. Box 118, Skandia, MI 49885.

There are a few other outdoor related items coming upsoon that deserve a little mention. Included are:! The deadline to apply for a spring wild turkey permit

is Wednesday. For hunters not interested in a specifichunt period and location, Wednesday is also the deadlineto purchase a a turkey hunting license for hunt 234,which runs from May 7-31 and includes most areas ofthe state open to turkey hunting.

Hunters can get more information at license dealers orby logging onto the website at www.michigan.gov/turkey.! Hunters and anglers can offer input through next Fri-

day on ways to improve the state’s annual hunting digestsand fishing guides.

Feedback gathered from focus groups and surveys con-ducted over the next several months will aid the Michi-gan Department of Natural Resources in making the pub-lications more useful.

Anyone who has ever hunted, trapped or fished inMichigan can complete a brief survey by next Friday.

To complete the hunting and trapping digest survey,visit: www.surveymonkey.com/s/MichiganHuntTrapDi-gest.

To complete the fishing guide survey, visit: www.sur-veymonkey.com/s/MichiganFishingGuide.

EDITOR’S NOTE: City Editor Dave Schneider can be contactedat 906-228-2500, ext. 270. His email address is [email protected].

DAVE SCHNEIDER

By The Associated PressInland lakes in the Upper Peninsula

are producing a variety of fish for iceanglers, although ice hasn’t formed yeton Keweenaw Bay or other Lake Su-perior bays, the Michigan Departmentof Natural Resources said Wednesdayin its weekly fishing report.

Ice jams may cause fluctuations inriver levels, so caution needs to beused. The DNR said anglers shouldremember to wear a life jacket, test theice before they go, not go out alone,and be sure to tell someone wherethey will be and when they plan toreturn.

UPPER PENINSULALake Gogebic: Fishing has

picked up for walleye and yellowperch.

Keweenaw Bay: Has no ice as

of this report.Teal Lake: Near Negaunee, is pro-

ducing some perch.Manistique Lakes: Had slow ac-

tion with only a few walleye andnorthern pike caught. Tip-ups withminnows caught the most fish. Therewas some snow cover on the ice. Besure to check the ice ahead of you anduse caution.

Munuscong: Anglers are fishingperch in 3 feet of water toward GrassyIsland. Catch rates were slow but afew nice fish were caught when jig-ging or using tip-ups with minnows.Those targeting walleye were in thebay or out in waters 25 feet deep.

Cedarville and Hessel: The actionin Musky Bay has slowed; however,some perch were still caught on wig-glers in 10 to 12 feet of water. LittleJoe Island is also producing some

perch. Ice shantieswere out in Hessel Bay,which provides good

northern pike spearing oppor-tunities this time of year.

SOUTHEAST LOWERPENINSULA

Poor ice conditions are limiting ar-eas to fish. A few anglers were brav-ing the unstable ice conditions but theycaught very little.

Lake Erie: Only had a few bluegillsand some perch caught at Metro Park.Anglers are dock fishing only, as thereis no ice.

Detroit River: Small perch werecaught off Ballenger Park.

Lake St. Clair: Had very little fish-able ice and with the rain and warmtemperatures this week, conditions arenot expected to change.

Outdoors

Gone fishin’

It’s called SKIJORINGBy KYLE WHITNEYJournal Staff Writer

MARQUETTE —When he first sawa sled dog team up close while onthe trail of the U.P. 200 a fewyears ago, Nate Demers thought itwould be neat to one day own hisown racing dogs.

Just a few years later, Demers has his dogs, though hestill doesn’t own a sled.

For the last year, he and his wife, Lindsay, havelearned the ins and outs of skijoring, in which a skier ispulled along a trail by a small group of harnessed dogs.They now own eight racing dogs.

In just the last year, Lindsay topped the Indian RiverSled Dog Race’s skijor division and the pair competedin the Tahquemanon Country Sled Dog Race. They al-so competed in the Barkie Birkie in Hayward, Wis.,which is the pet-friendly offshoot of the AmericanBirkbeiner, the largest cross-country ski marathon onthe continent.

The transition into the sport was fairly simple for thepair, who were already avid skiers. They use skate skisand actively ski as one, two or three dogs run in front ofthem, attached to the skier by elastic cords.

Skijorers often exist in a gray area between skiing andsled dog racing, according to Nate Demers, who refers tohimself as a musher who uses skis instead of a sled.

“Some people jockey and let the dogs pull, but beingskiers, we like to ski with them,” he said. “Some skiersthink it’s cheating because we’re using dogs, but somedog-sledders think we’re cheating because we shouldlet the dogs do all the pulling.”

Though she has only been involved with skijoring forslightly more than a year, Lindsay Demers has seen achange in the sport’s popularity. Last year, she said,they saw very few skijorers in the area.

“When we’re out here now, a lot of people ask us

what we’re doing and want to interact with the dogs,”she said.

This increased popularity can be seen in the growingacceptance of skijoring. Nate Demers volunteers withthe Noquemanon Trail Network, plowing and groom-ing trails. The NTN now allows limited skijoring; se-lect trails — roughly 15 miles worth — are dog-friendly.

“There aren’t too many ski areas that allow (dogs),”he said. “We try to do whatever we can do. By being avolunteer, you help further the sport.”

Smaller skiing and sled dog events around the countryare beginning to open their doors to skijorers, accordingto Nate Demers. A long-term goal, he said, is to seesome larger sled dog races begin to accept skijorers.

In fact, for the first time in 14 years, this weekend’sNoquemanon Ski Marathon will include a skijor divi-sion, the Animoosh Noque Skijor Race. Lindsay De-mers will be competing.

Nate Demers, who is also the skijor race director,hopes such exposure gets even more people interestedin the activity.

“If you want to come out with a little dog and ski withit and it’s hooked to you, that’s just as fun,” he said.“Going for a ski with your dog is kind of the point.”

To that end, the couple is also spearheading a Noque-manon Skijor Club. Meetings of the club, which typi-cally meets every other Wednesday, are free to attend.

“You have a lot of various interest levels within thatgroup,” Lindsay Demers said. “Some people want torace and some people just want to get out and get exer-cise with their dogs.”

More information on the club can be found on theirFacebook page, Noquemanon Skijor Club, or by call-ing the Noquemanon Trail Network at 906-235-6861.

Kyle Whitney can be reached at 906-228-2500, ext.

250. His email address is [email protected].

Popularity of sport on the increase

Lindsay Demers enjoys askijor training run with herdogs Wednesday. Demers,who has been skijoring for

only a year, will be competingin the Animoosh Noque Skijor

Race, a component of thisweekend’s 14th annual No-

quemanon Ski Marathon.(Journal photo by Matt Keiser)

Have an idea for an Outdoors page story? Contact Managing Editor Bud Sargent at 906-228-2500, ext. 244. His email address

is [email protected].

2C The Mining Journal

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Sat-urday, Jan. 28:Mercury is still at it. Yesterdayhe sassed Saturn, and today hetakes a shot at Jupiter, the plan-et of abundance. What you saywill affect what people feel likegiving you. This could have todo with affection and attention,but it also has to do with cold,hard cash. Do you make an im-pression that inspires generosi-ty in others?

ARIES (March 21-April 19).Being a good friend takes a lot

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spectable work. Look at whatyou’ve accomplished, and ap-preciate it. Your solid characteris what makes this all possible.Acknowledge yourself.GEMINI (May 21-June 21).Lately, many businesses want

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CANCER (June 22-July 22).Your life stories are interesting

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you get out. Actually, that’s notentirely true. You’re puttingsuch intensity into your worknow that you’re likely to get outthree times what you put in.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).Your sense of loyalty will be

highlighted as you work in asmall group. There’s a deal onthe table to consider. Unless thearrangement will benefit the en-tire group, you have no interest.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).Close your eyes and soften

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

You have distanced yourselffrom the one who has acted inself-interest, much to your dis-may. Your friend senses thathe’s done something to upsetyou, but he’ll never fully “getit” unless you spell things out.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.

19).Filter out the superfluous, and

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18).

You will be quick to sort outwhat is going on inside you, beit in your family, education orsocial life. However, maintain-ing a willingness to take actionto direct the process conscious-ly will be a challenge.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).You’ll enjoy money manage-

ment as an activity in its ownright. You like to feel on top offinancial affairs, and it will feelgood to know, to the exact num-ber, what you have to workwith.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY(Jan. 28).

You know the right course ofaction because you feel it inyour bones. It’s as though yourskeleton is magnetized to suc-cess. Seek supportive personalrelationships in February. Buildyour team. You’ll be a hero inMarch. May is your chance tobond with kin. June brings do-mestic improvement. Capricornand Cancer people adore you.Your lucky numbers are: 40, 1,43, 19 and 50.

SAGITTARIUS 2012 AT A

GLANCE:JANUARY: A healthy level of

stress will trigger a series ofsmart moves. FEBRUARY:Others won’t know how to treatyou until you teach them.MARCH: Take initiative, andshine when the moon is new inyour fellow fire sign of Aries onthe 22nd. APRIL: Helpingmakes you happy and inspiresothers to be generous, as well.MAY: Your intuition will beactive. Keep track of your ob-servations and gut-level impres-sions. JUNE: The lunar eclipsein your sign on the 4th remindsyou that vulnerability is a bond-ing agent. JULY: Explore anddiscover fresh outlets for yourcreative energy. AUGUST:Friendship and romance areboth favored. And there will bea novelty to enjoy during theblue moon at the month’s end.SEPTEMBER: Easygoing per-sonalities around you will makelife a pleasure. A pressure willbe lifted. OCTOBER: Mars en-ters your sign to rev up yourschedule with an increasednumber of projects, errands andobligations. NOVEMBER: Aflexible attitude will help youweather the Mercury retro-grade. Remember that there aremany ways to get things done,and be open to the various ap-proaches of those around you.DECEMBER: The sun turns upyour influence, and you’ll getfollowers after the new moon inyour sign on the 13th.CELEBRITY PROFILES:Golden-voiced Sarah McLach-

lan has won Grammys and soldout concerts all over the world,but true to her Aquarian nature,some of her proudest profes-sional accomplishments centeraround the millions of dollarsshe’s raised for women’s chari-ties, AIDS sufferers and inner-city children. McLachlan wasborn when both the sun andcommunication planet Mercurywere in Aquarius.

Editor’s note: Astrological forecastsshould be read for entertainment val-ue only. Such predictions may nothave any reliable basis in scientificfact.

WITH TANNAH HIRSCH

©2011 Tribune Media Services, Inc.

ComicsFriday, January 27, 2012

Horoscopes by HolidayArlo & Janis By Jimmy Johnson

Peanuts By Charles Schulz

Dilbert By Scott Adams

Frank and Ernest By Bob Thaves

For Better or Worse By Lynn Johnson

Garfield By Jim Davis

Born Loser By Art & Chip Sansom

Beetle Bailey By Mort Walker

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Many years ago, we came across this quo-tation: “It makes no difference who you are;it’s all the same, somehow.” East-Westfound that to be true on this deal.

North’s bid of five hearts showed a reluc-tance to defend, so South decided that therewas unlikely to be a substantial penalty atthe six-level and so elected to bid on — a

reasonable gamble.West led his singleton diamond, East’s

jack losing to the queen. East discarded a di-amond when declarer led a trump to theking, and a relatively simple contract sud-denly posed quite a problem. South was upto the task.

The queen of spades was run and, when itheld, declarer repeated the finesse, East cor-rectly withholding the king. Three morerounds of trumps forced East to discard twomore diamonds and a club. Declarer cashedthe ace of spades, he played off the remain-ing two trumps, carefully retaining the Q 3of clubs along with a diamond on the table.On the last of these East had no safe discard.Down to K 9 of diamonds and A 10 of clubs,East could not discard a diamond and couldnot afford to hold on to the ace of clubs lestdeclarer exit with a club to force a diamondreturn into the A 10 tenace.

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IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHO YOU ARE

EDITOR’S NOTE: Informa-tion for the Community Calendarshould be submitted in writing nolater than one week before theevent. Send to The Mining Jour-nal, Attention: Newsroom/Com-munity Calendar, Box 430, Mar-quette, MI 49855.

SaturdayGwinn SHARE — distribution is

7-8 a.m., Gwinn Clubhouse.Call 346-5326 or visitwww.sharewi.org.

Lake Superior Zendo —Zazen (Zen Buddhist medita-tion) meets at 7:40 a.m., 8:30a.m.; morning service at 9:10a.m. Call 226-6407 for loca-tion and details.

Marquette SHARE — distribu-tion is 7-7:30 a.m., Lake Su-perior Village, 1901 LongyearAve. Call 250-6666 or visitwww.sharewi.org.

Munising SHARE — distribu-tion is 8-9 a.m., Lake ShoreManor, 200 W. City ParkDrive. Call 387-2751.

12-Step Recovery Groups —offered daily at the AlanoClub, 1202 S. Front St., Mar-quette. For a complete AAmeetings list visit www.aa-marquettecounty.org.

Munising SHARE — distribu-tion is 8-9 a.m., Lake ShoreManor, 200 W. City ParkDrive. Call 387-2751.

Ishpeming SHARE — distribu-tion is 8:30-9 a.m., VFW, 310Bank St. Call 486-4891 or800-548-2124 or visitwww.sharewi.org.

Soo Bahk Do Karate — classfor orange belt and higherages 7-adult and white beltteens/adults offered 9-10a.m., beginners age 7-12 10-11 a.m. Private lessons byappointment. Marquette SooBahk Do Academy, 1200 S.Front St., Marquette. Call226-4723.

Alcoholics Anonymous —meets 9 a.m., First UnitedMethodist Church, Mar-quette. Handicapped acces-sible. Call AA Hotline at 249-4430.

Zumba — Latin-inspired cardiodance fitness class offered 10a.m. Saturdays at Dawn DottDance Studio, Marquette.Cost: $5. Call 360-9287.

Bariatric Surgery — supportgroup meets 10 a.m.-noonfourth Saturdays, MarquetteGeneral Hospital ConferenceCenter. Call 226-2236.

Schwan Fundraiser Sale —Bothwell Middle School Par-ent Organization sponsorsSchwan truckload sale 10a.m.-4 p.m. in the Shunk Fur-niture/Shopko parking lot,Marquette. Proceeds benefitthe BPO.

Al-Anon — non-smoking meet-ing, 10 a.m. Saturdays atChurch of Christ, Marquette.

Karate — Spirit Warrior TangSoo Do martial arts with aChristian approach at theMarquette YMCA: hard corekarate for adults is 10-10:50a.m.; family karate (age 4 andolder with a parent) is 11-11:50 a.m.; Karate Kids (ages6-14) is noon-1 p.m.; specialneeds karate is 1:15-2 p.m.Call the Y at 227-9622 orJoyce Tredeau at 360-0479.

Alcoholics Anonymous — BigBook study group 10:30 a.m.Saturday, Back Room in Uni-versity Center at NorthernMichigan University. Handi-capped accessible.

Bridge Lessons — offered10:30 a.m. Saturdays, Mar-quette Senior Center, 300Spring St., Marquette. Call225-1456.

Ninjitsu — class offered noon-1:30 p.m. Saturdays, North-ern Lights Martial Arts Center,Marquette. For details call346-9054.

Puppet Shows — presented at1 p.m. Saturdays at the Ish-peming Carnegie Public Li-brary.

Bridge — played 1 p.m Satur-days, Marquette Senior Cen-ter, 300 Spring St., Mar-quette. Call 225-1456.

Open Skate — 1:30-3:20 p.m.Saturdays and Sundays atLakeview Arena. Schedulemay be affected by tourna-ments and holidays. For moreinformation, call 228-0490.

Collage Club — meets 2-5p.m. fourth Saturdays at theJoy Center, 1492 SouthwoodDr., Ishpeming. Bring yourown or materials provided.Cost: $5. For details, call 361-6254.

Family Night — is 6-9:30 p.m.Saturdays at First BaptistChurch of Gwinn. Freegames, movies, popcorn. Call346-6115.

Alcoholics Anonymous —meets 7 p.m. Saturdays,Presbyterian Church, 300Bensinger, Big Bay. Handi-capped accessible.

AA/Alanon — open meeting7:30 p.m. Saturdays aboveParties Unlimited, 105 S.Main Ishpeming.

Narcotics Anonymous — can-dlelight open meeting at 9p.m. Saturdays at Grace Unit-ed Methodist Church, 927 W.Fair Ave., Marquette.

SundayBreakfast — is 8-11 a.m.,

American Legion Post 340,Hermansville.

Tai Chi — intermediate class of-fered 8-10 a.m. and begin-ners class offered 10 a.m.-noon Sundays in Marquette.For details call 235-8510.

Breakfast — is 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Sundays, Negaunee EaglesClub.

Rainbow Recovery Group —meets 9:45-10:45 a.m. Sun-days, Lake Superior ChristianChurch, Marquette. Ridesavailable. Call 226-6514.

12-Step Recovery Groups —offered daily at the AlanoClub, 1202 S. Front St., Mar-quette. For a complete AAmeetings list visit www.aa-marquettecounty.org.

Ninjitsu — class offered 1-2:30p.m. Sundays, NorthernLights Martial Arts Center,Marquette. For details call

346-9054.Open Skate — 1:30-3:20 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays atLakeview Arena. Schedulemay be affected by tourna-ments and holidays. For moreinformation, call 228-0490.

Bingo — Early Bird session at1:30 p.m., regular session at2 p.m. at American LegionPost 349 in Little Lake. Con-cession stand will be open.

Aikido — class offered 3-4 p.m.Sundays, Northern LightsMartial Arts Center, Mar-quette. For details call 361-5282.

Dear Annie: I am abartender andwaitress at a small

local restaurant. We re-cently worked a big partythat included drinks and athree-course meal. When itcame time to pay, the cus-tomer left us a fairly largetip. When my boss foundout how much money theyleft, he decided to take aportion of it. He said he de-served it because he pro-vided the atmosphere anddecorations and alsohelped cook the meal.

I was under the assump-tion that a tip goes to theserver. Wouldn’t the cus-tomer be insulted to knowthat the owner is not onlygetting the profits from therestaurant, but also takingthe tips? Am I beinggreedy, or does this seemwrong to you? — Michi-gan

Dear Michigan: In most in-stances, owners are not legal-ly entitled to take the tipsgiven directly to theirservers, even if the ownersare helping out in the kitchenor at the bar. If your bossmakes a habit of this, youcan report him to your locallabor board.

Dear Annie: I neverthought I’d be writing, buthere I am. I was a singlemother and struggled toraise my children withouthelp. They are all goodkids.

One daughter, “Susan,”

lives 2,000 miles away fromthe rest of the family. Sheleft home early, went to thebig city and educated her-self. She is the only mem-ber of the family to have adegree, and we are veryproud of her. Susan hasworked hard to distanceherself from her blue-col-lar roots. She has high ex-pectations of the rest of herfamily in terms of our be-havior and attitudes, andwe invariably disappointher. Recently, Susan cut offall contact because thestress of dealing with us is“making her ill.”

Next spring, Susan willbe marrying into a wealthyfamily. She has made itclear that we are not to be-have in any manner thatembarrasses her and in-formed me that she willhave friends “keeping aneye on us” throughout the

event. It hurts all of us thatwe are not up to par for thesocial circles she is now apart of.

If I go to the wedding, Icannot genuinely be my-self. I was looking forwardto meeting her new in-laws.(I haven’t met them in thefive years she’s been withher fiance.) I want to sharein Susan’s joy, but I feel I’llbe an actor in her play. Shedoesn’t truly want methere. She only wants me tofill a role.

Do I bow out of the cele-bration and regret it forthe rest of my life? Or do Iattend and participate inthis charade? — Heartbro-ken Mother of the Bride

Dear Mother: You’ve an-swered your own question. Ifyou don’t attend, you’ll re-gret it for the rest of yourlife. So go. Most weddingsrequire a certain amount ofplay-acting and being onone’s very best behavior.Surely you can manage it fora few hours on Susan’s wed-ding day. Yes, she seemsmore than a little snobby, butif you don’t focus on howmuch you dislike your role atthe wedding, you might evenenjoy yourself. Please try.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Annie’sMailbox is written by KathyMitchell and Marcy Sugar, long-time editors of the Ann Landers col-umn. Email questions to annies-mailbox@ comcast.net, or write to:Annie’s Mailbox, P.O. Box118190, Chicago, IL 60611.

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Community

‘Love’ exhibit at Oasis GalleryMARQUETTE — The Oasis Gallery in Marquette will

feature the romance-themed exhibit “Take A Shot AtLove” Monday through Feb. 24. There will be a recep-tion from 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 3, with poetry, “love games,”candy and cupcakes.

Much of the art will feature images from the weddingof former area residents Mary Kinnunen and Jeff Eaton.There will be photographs by Kinnunen, Eaton, AndyGregg and Tom Buchkoe, paintings by Mike Letts, videoby David Gasowski and illustrated poetry.

Benefit to aid Cody DagenaisMARQUETTE — A benefit for 20-year-old Cody Da-

genais of Gwinn will take place from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturdayat the Knights of Columbus Hall in Negaunee.

Dagenais, who played sports at Negaunee High Schooland has been a football coach there, was recently diag-nosed with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, which is a possiblylife-threatening skin condition. He and his parents have in-curred great expense in diagnosis and battling the disease.

The fundraiser will include a spaghetti dinner, a bakedgoods sale, 50/50 raffle, silent auction, raffle and more.Cost for the dinner is $5 for ages 13 and up and $2 foryounger.

An account is set up at Marquette Catholic Credit Unionunder Cody Dagenais Benefit. Call 906-228-7080 or stopin to donate. For any type of donation for the fundraiser,contact Ashley Havel at 906-458-4419 or Michelle Ellisat 906-373-9036.

MCAC talk at 1st PresbyterianMARQUETTE — First Presbyterian Church of Mar-

quette will present a program titled “Medical Care AccessCoalition — Ten Years Later” at 7 p.m. Sunday in thechurch social hall. The concept of coalition was initiatedduring a meeting of the church’s Social Education andAction Committee. Since then, hundreds of individualshave received free medical care from volunteer physi-cians in the area, and MCAC has become a model forsimilar programs across the nation.

Representatives from MCAC will speak about changesover the past 10 years, and what is anticipated for the or-ganization’s future. Afterward, individuals may obtaininginformation about enrolling in MCAC and meet with rep-resentatives.

MSHS Class of ‘82 to plan reunionMARQUETTE — The Marquette Senior High School

Class of 1982 will have a class reunion informationalmeeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Third Base Bar inMarquette. The reunion is scheduled for July 6.

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Saturday

Nielsen ratings

1. NFC Championship: N.Y. Giants vs. San Fran-cisco, Fox, 57.64 million.

2. “NFC Championship Post-Game Show,” Fox,31.04 million.

3. “American Idol” (Wednesday), Fox, 21.93 mil-lion.

4. “American Idol” (Thursday), Fox, 18.02 million.5. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 15.84 million.6. “Person of Interest,” CBS, 14.4 million.7. “The Mentalist,” CBS, 14.22 million.8. “Betty White's 90th Birthday,” NBC, 13.86 mil-

lion.9. “NCIS,” CBS, 13.23 million.10. “Two and a Half Men,” CBS, 13.02 million.

Listings include theweek’ s ranking, withviewership for the weekand season-to-date rank-ings in parentheses. An“ X” in parentheses de-notes a one-time-only pre-sentation. Data providedby the Associated Press.

January16-22

21.3 million (11.6 rating, 18share)

9.3 million (5.9, 9)

6.7 million (4.2, 7)

5.8 million (3.7, 6)

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Masons back Salvation Army

Local Republicans support TFH

Marquette Kiwanis donates to NTN

MACMSA supports Beacon House

Spotlight

Megan Dixon, center, president of the Marquette/Alger County Medical Society Alliance, pre-sents a check to Beacon House Director of Operations Kellie Barry-Angeli, left, and ReneePrince, Beacon House board president. Also pictured are Lily and Nolan, Dixon’s daughterand son. The MACMSA is comprised of the spouses of physicians practicing medicine in Mar-quette and Alger counties. Dixon, along with Lynn Moon, past president of the alliance, creat-ed a special fundraiser at the alliance’s annual holiday dinner, selling raffle tickets for home-made wreaths and poinsettias to the physicians and guests. They raised $750 and donated itto Beacon House for any special needs for guests and their children. In addition, Dixon andher children donated a variety of toys for the Beacon House playroom. Beacon House is a hos-pitality house for patients receiving treatment at area medical facilities and their families.

Marquette Kiwanis members Don Hurst, left, and Mike Morgan present a $1,000 check to JeriMommaerts of the Noquemanon Trail Network at a recent Kiwanis meeting. Kiwanis donationsare made possible through the club’s annual chicken barbeque and peanut sales fund raisers

Teal Lake Masonic Lodge Worshipful Master Douglas Jarvi, left, presents a check to Salva-tion Army Lt. Stephen Larsen for the Ishpeming Salvation Army food bank. The lodge spon-sored a family charity bowling and Halloween costume contest with the help of IshpemingCountry Lanes and the support of numerous local businesses. With matching funds from theMichigan Masonic Charitable Foundation, $1,430 was raised for the food bank. The lodge plansto make this an annual event.

At its Christmas party, the Marquette County Republicans collected food and monetary do-nations to support Teaching Family Homes. Pictured presenting a check to TFH Director Chris-tine Myers are, from left, State Sen. Tom Casperson, State Rep. Matt Huuki, Marquette Countyparty Chairman Dan Adamini and State Rep. Ed McBroom.

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