Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - Spring really is on its way, and nothing shows it better than the blooming of flowers. If the winter weather ever subsides, the Downtown Ironwood Development Authority plans to hang flower baskets again this year in the downtown area near Memorial Day. With the installation of new lights and planting of trees last year, as well as improved parking, the flower baskets were like the "crowning touch" for a fresh downtown appeal, DIDA chairman Tom Williams said. According to Williams,... Full story
Proposed budgets by Gov. Rick Snyder may allow for consolidated schools to receive money if application deadlines are met, grant proposals are accepted and there is still money available. Bruce Mayle, superintendent of the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District, held a meeting Tuesday to inform the public on consolidation. The meeting was attended by many residents interested in the proposed consolidation of Bessemer Area School District and Wakefield-Marenisco School District. Signed... Full story
CINCINNATI (AP) - The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden says its new baby giraffe is a girl. The zoo says 7-year-old mother Tessa gave birth to her calf Monday morning. The event was featured live on Twitter. Mother and daughter will be visible through the viewing glass at Giraffe Ridge. It's Tessa's third calf in three years. She gave birth to Lulu in 2012 and to Zuri in 2011. Zuri broke her leg in a stall at 7 weeks old and had to be euthanized. Tessa and her mating partner, Kimba, have been... Full story
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Area Schools Board of Education performed it's annual evaluation on superintendent Tim Kolesar, during a special meeting Wednesday. According to board president Steve Thomas, the format used by the board calculates a total percentage from different aspects of the evaluation. The evalutation took place under closed session, and during open session it was revealed Kolesar was rated "effective" at 70.91 percent. Members of the board also had requests for Kolesar, including... Full story
TRAVERSE CITY (AP) - Isle Royale National Park's inbred gray wolf population remains dangerously low for a third consecutive year, while the moose on which they feed have doubled during the same period - trends that could lead to long-term problems for the Lake Superior archipelago's ecosystems, scientists said Wednesday. Only nine wolves roamed the park this winter - one more than the eight recorded last year, which was the lowest total since wildlife biologists began observing the... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Vivian A. Kleidon, 96, of Ironwood, died Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in Ironwood. She was born Feb. 7, 1918, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Charles and Lempi (Hakko) Maki. Vivian attended Ironwood schools and graduated from the Luther L. Wright High School. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and the Quilters Club at the church. Vivian volunteered at nursing homes, enjoyed baking and made great gumdrop cake. She was married to Edmund H. Kleidon in Chicago on Aug. 2, 1941.... Full story
To the Editor: More than likely, you have asked someone, or they of you, “A penny for your thoughts?” Trite as those words are, they stand on their own as being the greatest inducement to dialogue. Unless brain-dead, thoughts vastly outnumber spoken words with most people, and if not born with a golden spoon, many fortunes are amassed by thoughts that won’t allow failure. In the greatest-selling book of all time, the holy Bible, the beleaguered man, Job, confessed to God “I know that thou canst do everything, and that no thought can be withhol... Full story
MERCER, Wis. — Roselyn F. “Rosie” Brozzo, 70, of Mercer, died Monday, April 28, 2014, at home. She was born Nov. 25, 1943, in Wakefield, Mich., daughter of the late Bernard and Isabelle (Goodenow) Brozzo, and attended Marenisco, Mich., schools. She lived in Milwaukee and California prior to moving to Mercer in 1973, where she was employed at Simpson Electric up until the time of her death. Rosie was a former member of the Mercer Lioness. She enjoyed traveling, snowmobiling and rummage sales. Surviving are a son, Billy Brozzo, Brainard, Minn.... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Dolores A. “Tudy” Carlson, age 61, of Ironwood, died Sunday, April 13, 2014, at home. She was born Feb. 26, 1953, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Ralph and Doris (Gorski) Bodoh. Tudy was a graduate of the Luther L. Wright High School, class of 1971. On June 18, 1971, she was united in marriage with Robert Carlson. She had been employed at the Kentucky Fried Chicken in Ironwood until its closing, and then at the Bell Chalet in Hurley, Wis. Tudy loved shopping, cooking, writing poetry, reading and television. Her car was a... Full story
