Mass City News

Helen Irene Hedler, 82, Mass City, Mich., passed away Monday, May 12, 2008, at North Central Health Care, Wausau. via WisInfo

Dennis "Dinky" Hencdrickson, 64, passed away Friday, February 22, 2008 at his home in Mass City. via The Daily Mining Gazette

Eleanor E. Kangas, 87, formerly of Painesdale, Mass City and Ontonagon, died on Wednesday, February 13, 2008, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where she had been a resident patient. via The Daily Mining Gazette

Gary John Alapert, 45, of Mass City, passed away on December 23, 2007 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. via The Daily Mining Gazette

Gary J. Alapert, 45, of Mass City, passed away Sunday, Dec. 23, 2007, at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital. via The Daily Mining Gazette

“Companies will give us more money for fuel only when their wood supply is down. When supplies are good, no money will be forthcoming”

A small but determined group of log haulers braved inclement weather Saturday to meet at the Breitung Township hall in Quinnesec to discuss the impact of high fuel prices on the log truck industry. via The Daily News

Gertrude Harju, 87, a former resident of Mass City and Calumet, passed away in Grandville, Mich. via The Daily Mining Gazette

Gertrude Harju, 87, a former resident of Mass City and Calumet, passed away in lower Michigan, on Tuesday evening, Dec. via The Daily Mining Gazette

“Do we park our trucks and go fishing or should we ask for more input from the mills to help address this problem?”

Marty DeHaan, left, of DeHaan Forest Products of Mass City addresses a large crowd of logging industry professionals at Breitung Township Hall in Quinnesec on Saturday. via The Daily News

“The recommendation is made because we want desperately to keep those extracurricular, hold on to those electives, and have our vocational ed program.”

Ontonagon Area School District will move all its students into one building in the fall of 2009 if voters approve a bond issue to fund construction of an elementary wing on the Ontonagon Area Junior-Senior High ... via The Daily Mining Gazette

Mary Ann Blake went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, Nov. via The Daily Mining Gazette

“They're getting the end product so we need their participation to help fix this problem.”

Log truck drivers plan to meet at Mass City Town Hall Saturday to discuss solutions for the adverse affect high fuel prices are having on their business. via The Daily Mining Gazette

Lucia Lydia Peterson, 85, of Ontonagon, passed away November 24, 2007, at Aspirus Long Term Care Facility in Ontonagon. via The Daily Mining Gazette