Lake Linden News

Americans are enjoying their stimulus checks, according to a Web site that collects stories of how people spent their money.

The public health community employs a mineral to fight infectious disease. Cassandra Willyard CDC/Dr. Mae Melvin A photomicrograph of Wuchereria bancrofti in a blood smear.

Paul Erick Karna, 78, of Norway, died Friday, May 9, 2008, at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital in Iron Mountain. via The Daily Mining Gazette

' Dorothy Knight went to sleep at home in Calumet on Sunday evening and awoke in Heaven with her Lord and her beloved husband, Sonny. via The Daily Mining Gazette

“It's nice to see civilization again”

' It was good to be back for Cpl. Erick Baccus of Lake Linden, Friday. When Baccus's plane touched down at about 1:45 p.m. at Houghton County Memorial Airport, bringing the Marine back from a seven-month tour ... via The Daily Mining Gazette

“He screams, he shrieks, he smashes things, he's alive”

' It's not easy, but being involved in special education does have its benefits. via The Daily Mining Gazette

“For the resurfacing project, it's about $2.2 million and then we also obtained a transportation enhancement grant of $400,000 and that's for the paved shoulders”

' Work is scheduled to begin Thursday on an M-26 paving project that will impact the stretch of road from Dollar Bay through Lake Linden. via The Daily Mining Gazette

“I think there's a lot of people that want to wait", said Autumn Foster, a Senior at Lake Linden High School. "But right now they're pressured into having to do it., so people will like them better.”

A former N.C.A..A. All-Star athlete visited Copper Country schools on Tuesday to talk with teens about abstinence, bullying and respect. via WLUC-TV Negaunee

Albert John Klein, 76, a resident of Tamarack City, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2008, at Our Lady of Mercy in Hubbell after recently transferring from Bayside Village in L'Anse. He was born on April 3, ... via The Daily Mining Gazette

WHAT: Staff from the Michigan Department of Transportation Ishpeming Transportation Service Center will share plans for resurfacing M-26 from Dollar Bay to Lake Linden in Houghton County during the 2008 ... via State of Michigan

“I could get a surge to maintain my spot in the top ten.”

Michigan Tech student, Katie Polzien, has sung in public only once but is swallowing her fear for a chance to meet her favorite band, Rascal Flatts. via WLUC-TV Negaunee

Michelle Haapala, 59, of Spring Creek, Nev. and formerly of Lake Linden and White Pine, passed away on March 16, 2008, at her home after a long illness. via The Daily Mining Gazette

“I think every system you're in, you learn things”

Hancock attorney Michael Makinen announced he is entering the race for 97th District Court judge. via The Daily Mining Gazette

“The foundation really doesn't want to be in the building ownership business.”

The truck gets bigger, but the garage stays the same. Such is the dilemma faced by the Bootjack Fire & Rescue Department, and they're taking steps to correct it. via The Daily Mining Gazette

“It's the biggest fundraiser that we have. The entire organization hits the road for three days raising money”

You don't have to be a veteran to be a member of the Forgotten Eagles. You don't even have to own a motorcycle. via The Daily Mining Gazette

“We've actually had times when our phones have gone dead”

According to Randall Roberts, usually the only thing on the Lake Linden-Hubbell Public Schools May ballot is open board of education seats, but this year is different with a request for a Headlee override and a ... via The Daily Mining Gazette

“We're doing lots of Photoshop stuff”

The Easter bunny was a popular figure Saturday at the AmericInn in Calumet. He was there from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. getting his picture taken with children from around the Copper Country. via The Daily Mining Gazette

“We came last year and it was a lot of fun”

Calves, even newborn ones, are still very big. That's the lesson Heather Hurley and her three children learned at Saturday's Family Fun Fair held at the Copper Country Mall. via The Daily Mining Gazette

Mary Bigando, age 96, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2008 at Cypress Manor Nursing Home. via The Daily Mining Gazette

“I would like to see the CDC taken at face value when they say their checking on facts before releasing the report”

DMG Writer LAKE LINDEN - Like many waterways in areas where mining is or was prominent, Torch Lake received much contamination during the copper mining period, particularly from stamp sands, which were a ... via The Daily Mining Gazette