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Articles from the June 3, 2015 edition


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  • Ironwood students celebrate end of year

    Richard Jenkins|Jun 3, 2015

    IRONWOOD - Ironwood's youngest students celebrated the end of the school year with a special reward during recess on Tuesday as they got to tie District Superintendent Tim Kolesar to the playground equipment with streamers as a reward for good behavior. The brainchild of the district's playground monitors, the kindergarten through second graders each repeated the event while Kolesar played along, pleading for mercy before breaking free of the bonds at the end of each recess. Following Kolesar's... Full story

  • Rare sight in woods

    Jun 3, 2015

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  • Ironwood teachers hope summer program prevents backslide

    Richard Jenkins|Jun 3, 2015

    IRONWOOD — Even though the the Ironwood Area School District won’t be offering a traditional summer school, several teachers will be volunteering to continue offering math and reading lessons for students to try and ensure that the students don’t backslide and lose knowledge over the summer. The program will allow students in grades one through 10 in the 2014-15 school year — those starting second through 11th grade next year — to take lessons through the school’s accelerated math and language programs. The program, staffed by both elementary a... Full story

  • Community Calendar

    Jun 3, 2015

    Wednesday, June 3 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families, South Ontonagon County and Watersmeet, noon to 2:30 p.m. EST, fire hall, Bruce Crossing. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. 4-H Tech Wizard meeting for children, 1 to 3... Full story

  • Jean L. Culligan

    Jun 3, 2015

    ASHLAND, Wis. - Jean L. Culligan, 76, of Ashland, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2015, at Memorial Medical Center in Ashland. She was born Jan. 2, 1939, in Painesdale, Mich., the daughter of Clarence and Lucille (Luoto) Pakkala. Jean attended A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer, Mich., and Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College in Ashland, where she studied to be an office assistant. Jean enjoyed gardening, reading, sewing, shopping and especially enjoyed her grandchildren. She is survived by... Full story