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Articles from the May 23, 2017 edition


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  • Ironwood district faces deficit from missing township taxes

    May 23, 2017

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Area Schools is facing the threat of a potential deficit, although not necessarily one of its own making. Superintendent Tim Kolesar told the district’s board of education Monday the district has yet to receive any of the expected $389,805 in tax funds from Ironwood Township. “There’s a lot of uncertainties when it comes to our finances right now, based on this,” Kolesar said. “We’re dealing right now with calling our state representatives … we’re contacting the De...

  • Heart of the North takes Tasters Choice Award

    May 23, 2017

    By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT [email protected] MERCER, Wis. - The Taste of the Northwoods had a large turn-out despite cloudy weather on Sunday. Mercer's finest food establishments showcased their best menu items for the event at the Community Center. Nine local establishments were involved in the fourth annual event. Each table offered a variety of foods. At the end of the event, the table with the "tastiest" entry was given the People's Choice Award. This year, that honor went to the Heart...

  • Bessemer board hires new teaching staff

    May 23, 2017

    By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer School District Board of Education voted to accept four new hires for the upcoming school year. The board voted to hire Nicholas Heikkila for K-12 Physical Education, Eli Zelinski for Spanish and English, Micaela Redders for English, and Robin Bock as a half-time counselor. According to Superintendent Dave Radovich, there is only one position left to fill and the offer is on the table. The potential applicant is waiting for a...

  • Community calendar

    May 23, 2017

    Tuesday, May 23 Friends of the Ironwood Carnegie Library, 9:30 a.m., Library. Pickleball, 9 a.m. to noon, good weather: Patterson Tennis Courts, bad weather: Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Woods and Blooms Garden Club, 6:30 p.m., H...

  • Jean Erspamer

    May 23, 2017

    HURLEY, Wis. - Jean Erspamer, 95, of Hurley, died peacefully at Sky View Nursing Center in Hurley on Saturday, May 20, 2017. The former Jean Underwood was born May 13, 1922, in Ingham County, Mich., daughter of the late Thomas and Maud (Haven) Underwood. She went to grade school in a one-room school house in Onondaga, Mich., and graduated from Leslie High School, Leslie, Mich., in 1940. She then attended Lansing Business College. She was employed as a secretary for the Michigan State Police in J...

  • Evelyn Irene Forsberg

    May 23, 2017

    HARTFORD CITY, Ind. - Evelyn Irene Forsberg, 88, passed away at 12:10 p.m. May 9, 2017, at Heritage Pointe in Warren. She was born in Ironwood, Mich., on July 24, 1928, to George E. Johnson and Sylvia S. (Kempi) Johnson. Both parents precede her in death. Evelyn married Carl A. Forsberg on Sept. 2, 1950, in Ironwood. She was a homemaker and a member of Zion Lutheran Church. Evelyn will be sadly missed by her husband, Carl A. Forsberg; sons, Paul M. Forsberg, of Golden, Colo., Glenn A. (Cathy)...

  • Christina M. Watt

    May 23, 2017

    ONTONAGON, Mich. — Christina M. Watt, 77, passed away on Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital. Christina was born June 13, 1939, in Ontonagon to John and Alice (Lenneville) Kioski. Chris graduated from Ontonagon High School with the class of 1957. After graduating, she continued her education taking horticulture classes and worked at the family flower shop and greenhouse until it closed. Chris went on to work at the Ontonagon Memorial Hospital for 33 years before her retirement. She married Charles “Chuck” Watt on May 21, 1988,...