Post 17 says thanks
To the editor:
Alfred Branchini, American Legion Post 17 of Iron River would like to thank Post 17s Sons of the Legion, Unit 17 Ladies Auxiliary, post members, the Iron River Police Department, WIC Fire Department, and especially all the trick or treaters and relatives who made this year’s Halloween parade a success.

Over the weekend, we were talking with a friend who works at a retail store about Black Friday—our new national holiday for shopping mania. She was telling us about how crazy people get—even up here, far from the big cities.
The megastores are trying to undercut one another again this year. Walmart is starting its Black Friday at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Too bad if their employees had been looking forward to some quality family time centered around Mr. Tom Turkey and several NFL games.

‘Thanks for blood donations’
To the editor:
On behalf of the U.P. Regional Blood Center, I would like to thank the people of Iron County for donating at our recent blood drive.

Thankful for new streets
To the editor:   
Thank you, thank you to “the powers that be” for our wonderful, new Iron River streets.

‘Education cuts affect our future’
To the editor,
On the heels of next week’s presidential elections comes “American Education Week,” Nov. 11-17, celebrating quality public education.  Local educators and school staff take pride in what is accomplished for the children of our communities, given cuts in funding, limited resources and larger class sizes.