8579 East 250 South – From US-30 and Mill
Street (250 South) go east on CR 250S
to the 2nd house east of Mort's Dairy Farm.
From State Road 15, at the Railroad track turn
east, at US-30 name becomes 250S continue
to 2nd house east of Mort's Dairy Farm.
7th house north of US-30 on SR-5

     Everywhere Sylvia Mort goes, she gets a hug. People tell her they'll pray for her family. They tell her that God will walk her through the grief.   She tries not to go out much anymore. Every embrace and pat on the shoulder brings up memories of her son Bryan Mort. He was killed, along with two other Iron Mountain-area youths, one July day when a camouflaged gunman emerged from the woods on the Wisconsin side of the Menominee River at the state border and started shooting, shaking the small community and devastating families.
      It has been nearly 6 months since the shooting, but the hurt hasn't faded, as the community braces for the criminal trial in March. Scott Johnson of Kingsford is facing first-degree homicide and other charges in the deaths of Bryan Mort, 19, and Tony Spigarelli, 18, both of Iron Mountain, and Tiffany Pohlson, 17, of Norway. The 38-year-old dropped his insanity plea last week, but is still pleading not guilty. He faces life in prison if convicted. The Marinette County district attorney has handed the case over to the Wisconsin Attorney General's Office.
      The Morts already have booked a motel for the trial close to the circuit court in Wisconsin's Marinette County.   "We'll be there," Sylvia Mort said, "every day." Never the same again
      Life has changed in Iron Mountain, a normally quiet, slow-paced town, where conversations still drift back to the shootings.  A memorial has been raised near the East Kingsford Train Bridge, where the youths were killed. Tributes have been made at local concerts. People mourned the loss and went to church faithfully, if only for a few months until the pain started to fade.
      But there is residual grief for family and friends. It's embedded, deep, in the hearts of the moms and dads, the grandmas and grandpas, the snowboarding buddies and pastors. It sneaks up in grocery stores and around holidays, at the sight of pictures and in dreams.
      "They're still searching, still searching," said Pastor David Snyder of Iron Mountain's First United Methodist, Bryan Mort's church, where people have come looking for answers. "Why does God let this kind of stuff happen?" 'One foot in front of the other'
      Tony Spigarelli's grave was decorated for Christmas.  His image, taken from a high school senior picture, is etched on his headstone. His mother, Terri Spigarelli, goes to his grave every day.
      "She told me the other day, that if she doesn't go and say goodnight to Tony, she cannot sleep," Tony's grandmother, Donna Spigarelli, said.
      Sylvia Mort and her family go to the cemetery every day, too. Bryan Mort and Tony Spigarelli's graves are only four plots apart, Sylvia Mort said. When she takes flowers to Bryan, she takes some to Tony, too.   The family tells Bryan "how our day was and how our day was without him," Sylvia Mort said last month from her job at the Iron Mountain Salvation Army. "How we take life every day, one foot in front of the other, without him being around."
      For family members, it doesn't seem possible that five months have passed. Donna Spigarelli thought it had been only three. Tony's room at home, she said, is closed up and his parents still have his Mustang. Donna said Tony's mom, for a while, still had a hamper full of his dirty clothes.
      If he were here now, Tony would be on break from his first semester in college, probably snowboarding every day with his buddies.  "Now," said Christian Harrington, 19, Tony's friend, "it's going to be weird."

What happens next

      There is fear among the victims' families about Johnson's trial. What information will be revealed? Will there be pictures? What will be the outcome?
      "It's all going to come out as to how she was killed," Shirley Pohlson, Tiffany Pohlson's grandmother, said last month. "I don't know how well we'll do."
      According to the Marinette County District Attorney's Office, Johnson, who gave himself up after the shooting, confessed and told investigators that he had been planning a shooting for at least four years.
      His first defense attorney, who is no longer representing Johnson, said Johnson -- a former soldier in the U.S. Army -- may have undiagnosed depression. Johnson's current attorneys could not be reached for comment.
      Donna Spigarelli said she wonders what would have happened if her grandson had stayed on the Michigan side of the river. She thinks a lot about the what-ifs.   She said it's hard to look at Johnson in court.
      "He looks," Donna Spigarelli said, "like a perfectly normal person."   She wonders if he feels remorse.

To Our Neighbors,

The Mort family would like to thank everyone who helped out to save our house, and many thanks to all the people who stopped to bring coffee and snacks. i would like to thank, B+T Mobile Tire, Richard and Lisa to help flag and Greg, Ray and Kevin the hard working friends and family, and to those people who I don't know your names, but you all were a great help ... and I just want to say thank you to all and God bless.

Larry Mort

Bremerton

Lisa Koski and Dusty Mort, both of Port Orchard, plan to wed July 14, 2007, at Farm Kitchen in Poulsbo.

The bride-elect is the daughter of Janus and Dale Koski. She graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1998. She graduated in 2002 from the University of Washington in Tacoma and earned a master's degree in education from Pacific Lutheran University in 2005. She is a third-grade teacher in the South Kitsap School District.

Her fiance is the son of Cindy Choate of Port Orchard and the late Bruce Mort. He attended South Kitsap High School and works at Earth Works Inc., as a heavy equipment operator

     A man faces life in prison after he pleaded no contest Thursday to gunning down three youths and trying to kill six others in a river ambush near the Wisconsin-Michigan state line last summer.
     Scott J. Johnson, 38, of Kingsford, Mich., withdrew his not guilty pleas earlier Thursday and pleaded no contest to 10 felonies. Marinette County Circuit Judge Tim Duket convicted him of three counts of first-degree intentional homicide, six counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide and one count of second-degree sexual assault.
     Johnson's plea spares him a jury trial that was set to start March 16. Duket told Johnson that he could face a maximum of three life terms plus 445 years. The judge will decide at a May 21 hearing whether Johnson will be eligible for parole.
     Prosecutor Gary Freyberg said he had no doubt Johnson would have been found guilty at a trial.
     "We are delighted that the victims don't have to go through the trauma of a trial," Freyberg said. "They have suffered tremendously."
     Johnson's lawyer, public defender Shannon Viel, said it was Johnson's decision to change his plea and that there were no plea negotiations Thursday.
     "He understands his situation," Viel said. "He is not hiding anything. He is not in any denial."
     Johnson dropped an insanity plea in January, and reports filed by court-appointed psychologists who examined him in the fall have not been released.
     Prosecutors said Johnson, an unemployed Army veteran and divorced father of two, fired at a group of youths at a popular swimming spot along the Menominee River in July, killing Tiffany Pohlson, 17, of Vulcan, Mich.; Anthony Spigarelli, 18, and Bryan Mort, 19, both of Iron Mountain, Mich.
     Daniel Louis Gordon, 21, of Kingsford, Mich., also suffered a superficial back wound from shrapnel.
     Johnson, wearing camouflage, hid in the woods overnight and turned himself in the next day.
     The criminal complaint said Johnson thought about committing a random shooting for four or five years. He told investigators he stashed weapons in the woods for at least a year in preparation.
     Johnson also was convicted of sexually assaulting a 24-year-old woman near the river the day before the shooting. He told investigators he knew police would be looking for him after the assault and that he plotted to kill as many officers as he could, then wound up shooting the youths when four of them started climbing toward where he was hiding, the complaint said.
     His mother, Judy Johnson, has described her son as despondent since his wife left him in 2001 and took their children to Ohio. Johnson served five years in the Army and was honorably discharged in 1994, she said.
     David Mort, the father of a victim, said he was relieved there would be no trial. His son was killed near a train bridge between state lines, and he has pushed for Johnson to be tried in federal court in Michigan, where a death penalty would be possible.
     Viel and prosecutors declined to comment on the possibility of federal charges, referring questions to Michigan prosecutors. After-hours messages left at U.S. attorney's offices in Lansing, Mich., and Marquette, Mich, were not immediately returned Thursday.

Edith Mort passed away peacefully at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, Oregon. She died of natural causes. Her family was at her bedside.
      Edith was born to Samuel Butler and Elda Mize in Junction City, Or.
      They eventually moved to Sequim, Wa., where they took up farming. She moved to the Port Orchard area after High School. After losing her first husband in World War II, she met and married Donald R. Mort. They raised four children together. They enjoyed many camping, fishing and boating trips together.
      Edith was best known by the locals for her exceptional talent as a baker and a cake decorator. What started out as a hobby soon turned into a thriving family business. Her beautiful cakes were always in high demand. She also baked pies and pastries for Myhre's Cafe in Port Orchard. After retirement and some traveling, she and her husband settled in with her daughter and son-in-law in Idaho. In 1994, she lost her husband to cancer. Shortly after, she moved to be with her son and daughter-in-law in Bend, Or.
      She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald R.; two sons, Edwin A. and Bruce R. Mort.
      She is survived by a daughter, Kris Kime of Bellevue, Idaho; and a son, Donald of Bend, Or.; as well as many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
      Edith was laid to rest in Bellevue, Idaho, near her daughter's residence.
      A memorial will be planned at a later date.

8579 East 250 South – From US-30 and Mill
Street (250 South) go east on CR 250S
to the 2nd house east of Mort's Dairy Farm.
From State Road 15, at the Railroad track turn
east, at US-30 name becomes 250S continue
to 2nd house east of Mort's Dairy Farm.
7th house north of US-30 on SR-5

ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER OHIO. – The steamer Ohio, Capt. Hilliard, arrived from San Diego yesterday afternoon. She left San Diego on the 4th inst., has experiened fine weather, and brings about fifty passengers.
      We acknowledge the kindness of the purser for furnishing us with a list of passengers, memoranda, and items of news. ...

PASSENGERS Per Ohio— ..., J P Mort, ...

      Six boys, whose ages range from 14 to 16 years, were arrested in San Jose yesterday by police officers of that city. The lads are Warren Halbrook, James Crimmins, Albert Wilson, James Barris, George Mort and Peter McGivney.  All are residents of this city and left their homes to seek their fortunes untrammeled by parental advice.
      Peter McGivney seems to be the prime mover in the wholesale runaway and according to statements made by the parents of some of the lads, young McGivney lured them away from their homes at night and at last pursuaded them to forsake their parents and go with him to seek other fields.
      Peter McGivney, according to several of the parents of the boys, is a wild youngster who did nothing but make trouble for all with whom he came in contact.  He is 16 years old and resides with his mother at 218 Langdon street.  The lad though naturally wild, is not altogether to blame, as the neighbors say his mother has neglected him and permitted him to roam the streets at will.
      Mrs. McGivney was seen last night in a barroom near her home.  When asked about her runaway son, she replied that it was nobody's business what became of him or where he was.
      She finally admitted, however, that he was wild and that he went away from home on Wednesday and that he could stay away as long as he pleased, as she did not intend to send for him, for the simple reason that he was old enough to take care of himself, being nearly 16.
      James Barris is the son of Frank Barris, a grocer at 446 Clementina street.  His father stated last night that the boy had been working in a machine shop.  The father, said that his son had always been a good boy till he met young Mc- Givney. The last named finally induced him to stay out at night and since that time, his father states, he has run wild.
      Albert Wilson is the son of Mrs. Rose Wilson a widow living at 81 Converse street. Mrs. Wilson said her boy told her he was going away to pick hops during vacation and she supposed that he was in good company.  She added that Albert has always been a good boy, but that he must have been influenced by bad companions.  She will x send for him immediately.
      The mother of James Crimmins had a pitiful tale to relate.  Her husband died on the 16th lnst. and left her and her children in destitute circumstances.  James had been workine in a rolling mill and earned $1 a day, the principal support of the unhappy family.  Several days ago he quit work and began associating with young McGivney.
      His mother accompanied him back to work last Wednesday, but he again left his post and went away with McGivney and the others.  Mrs. Crimmins says that she is in destitute circumstances and that she is unable to send for her boy.  She blames McGivney for leading the lad astray as he had always been a good, steady boy before he formed the acquaintance of the last named.

      The members of Local Union 544 of the Furniture and Piano Drivers' and Helpers' Union held their first annual ball last evening in Union Square Hall on Post street.
      The dance was attended by a large number of the drivers, and at 8:30 there were fully two hundred people in line for the grand march.
      At the conclusion of the dance refreshments were served
      Those in charge of the dance were: ... Floor committee — ... C. Mort, ....

      Mrs. Clara Mort Shoop, who has been a student of the Los Angeles conservatory of music and arts for the past few years, gave her graduating piano recital at Metropolitan hall Saturday afternoon.

      Daniel McCarthy, a stevedore, was stabbed under the left arm last night by Hiram V. Wheeler, teamster for the Standard oil company.  In less than two hours, and while being supported to his home in Vermont street near Fifteenth, he was shot down by the same man, and the bullet, piercing the bandage, lodged in the knife wound and caused his death within, five minutes.
      While the dying man was being carried to a nearby saloon, Wheeler escaped.  He was tracked to his home at Ninth and Brannan streets by Sergeant A. D. Layne and Patrolman F. Suttman. They listened outside the door a few minutes and heard Wheeler with friends planning to put up a fight against arrest.  The policemen burst the door suddenly, covered the crowd with revolvers and demanded Wheeler.  He gave himself up and was booked at the central station for murder.
      McCarthy and Wheeler had been at enmity for some time, though the police have not been able to learn the cause of their differences. They have fought several times.  Last night they met at Eighth and Mission streets and renewed their quarrel.  In the fight that followed McCarthy was stabbed.  He was taken by two friends to the city and county hospital, where his wound was dressed.  He refused to tell what the trouble was about and declined to name his assailant.  His friends would not divulge their identity and McCarthy gave a fictitious name.  As soon as his wound was dressed he slipped out of the hospital and got away.
      His friends—who later admitted their identity—Ed Anderson and Joseph W. Mort, state that when they neared the corner of Alameda and Fifteenth streets Wheeler jumped out from behind the shadow of a fence and with revolver leveled at the heart of McCarthy called him a vile name and fired.  McCarthy threw up his hands and. received the bullet in the wound already made by the knife.  The missile sped to his heart and he was dead before he was laid on the table in the saloon at 122 Vermont street.
      Wheeler ran across the railroad tracks, fled through the freight yards and reached his home at Ninth and Brannan streets, where he gathered some friends and was planning, say the policemen, an attack on any arresting officers who might attempt to take him, when the sergeant and patrolman arrived and took him into custody.

Joseph W. Mort was leaving Judge Cabaniss' court yesterday morning after having testified in a criminal case, he was arrested by Detectives Burke and Smith and booked at the city prison on a charge of burglary.  Mort is said to be a member of the "Forty Thieves", gang that robbed the store of C. H. Brown & Co.. Sixteenth and Mission streets, on the night of May 20.  He ventured to the hall of Justice, thinking he was not under suspicion.  Harry Eastman and Myles Jones, charged with the same offense, appeared before Judge Weller yesterday and had their cases continued for a week.

      Six defendants were held for trial in the superior court yesterday. Police Judge Shortall held Louis L. Carillo, a youth, on a charge of burglary for breaking Into tbe residence of Alfred Savage at 2515 Bush street on May 31.
      Judge Weller held William Mort and Harry Eastman for burglary for breaking into the Store of C. H. Brown & Co. at Sixteenth and Mission streets on May 20; Albert C Hawley on two charges and Valle Harris on three charges of forgery for forging the name of Baehr & Finberg to checks, and Emerson Watson for violating a section of the penal code by taking mortgaged property out of the city.  The property consisted of horses, harness and wagons on which he had borrowed $1,000 from Dr. R. C Cottingham.

Robert L. Mort. a bellboy, was booked at the city prison by Detectives Regan and O'Connell yesterday on a charge of grand larceny. On July 10 he was found in the room of Bill Gourdoupares at 307 Dore street. After he had gone $170 that Gourdoupares had under his pillow was missing.

George L. Mort and Lawrence Dundero were booked at the city prison yesterday by Detectives Regan, and O'Connell on a charge of grand larceny.  Robert Mort was arrested Thursday for the same offense.  They are accused of stealing $l70 belonging to Bill Goudoupares. 307 Dore Street, which he had under his pillow.

      As William Edwards of 616 Maple avenue and A. P. Monday of 432 Jackson street were going home shortly after 12 o'clock this morning they stopped for a few minutes in front of the Eureka lodging house at 242 South Main street. Two strangers came up and started to quarrel with them. The newcomers refused to go away and soon a fight started In which one of the strangers drew a revolver and fired two shots at close range, but both went wild.
      Edwards and Monday, being unarmed, ran, but were stopped by Policeman Walsh, who was soon Joined by Policeman Mort.  Both patrolmen attempted to locate the men who had caused the trouble, but they had disappeared.
      The two men who had been attacked are both teamsters and declare that their unidentified assailants mistook them for some one else and tried to quarrel over something that Edwards and Monday knew nothing about.

ARRAIGNED FOR BURGLARY—George Mort, alias Wison, was arrigned yesterday on a charger of burglary for breaking into a hosue at 526 Natima street and stealing a number of plumbing tools.

    A sentence of 15 years' imprisonment was imposed by Judge Conley yesterday on Cecil Jordan, convicted of the burglary of carpenters' tools from a building at 526 Natoma street. Jordan induced George Mort to enter the store and steal the tools; and afterward disposed of them himself.
    He acknowledged two former convictions.
    "You have made up your mind to be a thief, and I am satisfied you will die a thief," said Judge Conley in passing judgment.  "l have no doubt that when you come-out of jail after serving this sentence some other judge will have to sentence you again. I am not sorry for you, but I am sorry for your wife and your child."

LONDON. March 19.—Oxford rowed over the full course from Putney.to Mort Lake to-day in 20 minutes and 50 seconds' on a rough -flood .tide.  The Cambridge crew covered the same distance on Saturday on an ebb tide In 20 minutes and 48 seconds. Amador Ledger Jackson, California March 4, 1910 SHENANDOAH VALLEY Misses Grace and Melva Mort were the guests of Mrs. Ball on Saturday last.

      The funeral of Mrs. John Mort will be held at the First Presbyterian church at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon.  The Women's Relief corps and the members of the Pythian Sisters will attend in a body.

      ABINGDON, VA. February 20.—Three beautiful enterainments were given in Abingdon on the 22d, all suggestive of Washington's birthday. ... The annual banquet of the senior class of Stonewall jackson institute was also gvien Saturday night. The senior colors, violet and white, composed the decorations, and the girls were dressed in white and wore violet ribbons. Those present were: iss Janie Huffard with Mr. John Mort, of Bristol. ... .

      Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 26,—By a premature explosion of dynmite blast at Flintsone, Ga., eight miles from this city, this morning, Cicero Potter was instantly killed and John Morts seriously but not fatally hurt. The men were blasting in a clay bank for the Montague pipe works, and were alone at the time of the explosion. Potter's right arm and left leg were torn from his body. he was 40 years old and leaves a widow and three children.