Painesdale News

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

George Russell DeRosier Jr., 35, a resident of Painesdale, passed away early Friday morning, May 9, 2008, due to injuries received in an automobile accident. via The Daily Mining Gazette

The names of the men killed in a fiery vehicle crash last week in Houghton County have been released by authorities. via WLUC-TV Negaunee

The Houghton County Sheriff's Department Sunday released the names of the victims of Friday morning's fatal crash at the corner of Onkola's Corner Road and the Chassell-Painesdale Road. via The Daily Mining Gazette

Kevin Richard Kyllonen, 37, a resident of Painesdale, passed away early Friday morning, May 9, 2008, due to injuries received in an automobile accident. via The Daily Mining Gazette

“That particular corner kind of comes up fast for some people at night”

Two men died in a single-vehicle crash early this morning in Houghton County's Portage Township. via The Mining Journal

' George A. "Turkey" Kaiponen, 88, of Atlantic Mine, died on Monday, April 28, 2008, at his home. via The Daily Mining Gazette

Theresa M. Hall, a resident of College Ave., Houghton, passed away following years of declining health. via The Daily Mining Gazette

Salvatore J. "Sal" Bianchi, 92, a resident of South Range, died on Sunday, March 30, 2008, at Omega House. via The Daily Mining Gazette

“That's really going to allow things to die down”

No, it isn't an April Fool's Day joke. Several days of bare sidewalks and balmy weather came to a close with a storm that dropped several inches of snow on the Copper Country. via The Daily Mining Gazette

North Dickinson and Painesdale-Jeffers will clash in the first semifinal Monday in the Class D boys basketball regional tournament at Michigan Tech University. via The Daily News

William F. "Si" Seiler, 87, of Calumet, died on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at Keweenaw Memorial Medical Center after a long battle with many health issues. via The Daily Mining Gazette

Alma M. Pekkala, 93, of South Range, died Tuesday, February 19, 2008, at Memorial Medical Center in Ashland, Wis. 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

The weather of 2007 was warm and dry, with the period from May through October the warmest ever in Iron Mountain-Kingsford, the National Weather Service reported. via The Daily News

“That's giving us our gusty winds that we see, and of course, blowing and drifting snow”

White. That's what many Copper Country residents saw when they looked outside this morning. via The Daily Mining Gazette

“So there's a job opportunity for anyone that's looking.”

In the 1940s, there were six jewelry stores between the downtowns of Hancock and Houghton and Miller's Jewelry was one of them. via The Daily Mining Gazette

The Lord brought Theresa DeForge home to begin her eternal life with Him on Saturday, November 3, 2007, after a courageous battle with Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson's disease. via The Daily Mining Gazette

“And when they were doing it they weren't thinking about what was going to happen when the railroad was dissolved because they were building railroads, not dissolving them.”

Railroads once connected the Keweenaw and its copper mines with the Midwest and beyond. via The Daily Mining Gazette

Lillian "Mu-Mu" Wiitanen, 84, of Gaylord, died Tuesday, October 16, 2007. Born February 22, 1923, in South Range, she was the daughter of Emil and Aliina Liimatainen. via The Daily Mining Gazette