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News and Weather
02/08/2010 09:18:56 AM 
A 51-year old Munising man was rescued Saturday
morning after he broke through the ice outside of
Munising bay. The man was out ice fishing on the west
side of Grand Island when he broke through the ice and
was in the water for nearly 45 mine before rescuers from
the Alger County Sheriff’s Department were able to get
to him. Deputies utilizing ice rescue equipment and a
hovercraft had to get across approximately 150 yards of
open water to get to this man. He was retrieved from the
icy water and then brought to shore by snowmobile where
he we was taken to Munising Memorial Hospital where he
was treated and released.
Friday morning troopers from Michigan State Police
Wakefield Post were dispatched to a snowmobile accident
on Lake Gogebic near the Hoop N Holler bar. A group of
six snowmobiler’s were traveling north on Lake Gogebic
at a high speed, when a 37 year old man from Illinois
failed to slow and struck a picnic table which was on
the shore line. The male was ejected from the snowmobile
and landed in the parking lot of the Hoop N Holler Bar.
The subject was taken to Grand View hospital then
transported to Duluth MN. He was charged with Operating
While Intoxicated.
A semi-gasoline tanker from Green Bay crashed and rolled
over on M-35 early Saturday morning. The crash happened
at Evergreen Road, just north of the city of Menominee.
Several houses had to be evacuated as the tanker lost
between 40 to 80 gallons of gasoline on the ground.
The Michigan State Police Gladstone Post responded to a
two-vehicle accident Friday morning on M-35 north of
Rock. A pickup truck heading southbound struck a deer in
the roadway. The driver of truck lost control of the
vehicle crossed the centerline and went into the path of
a vehicle heading northbound. 41-year old Dawn Lampinen
of Rock was trapped in the vehicle, which needed the
Jaws of Life. Lampinen was transported to Marquette
General hospital where she later died from her injuries.
The driver of the pick up truck is a 33-year old Gwinn
man who was treated and released.
The Marquette Area Public Schools Board of Education
Special Meeting planned for today has been cancelled.
MAPS next regular board of education meeting is
scheduled for Tuesday February 23rd at 5:30 in the
Marquette Senior High School Library. Grade alignment
will be among agenda items to be addressed by the Board
at the next meeting.
Today:
Light snow showers and flurries
Highs: mid 20s
Tonight:
Scattered light snow showers and flurries
Lows: mid teens to around 20
Tues:
Becoming breezy...snow showers
Highs: mid 20s

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