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Articles from the December 24, 2014 edition


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  • Ironwood Schools commit to Accelerated programs

    Cortney Ofstad|Dec 24, 2014

    IRONWOOD - After seeing success in reading and math scores at the elementary level, teachers in the middle and high school level in the Ironwood Area School District decided to incorporate similar programs to enhance student learning experiences in the classroom. With the help of Accelerated Math and Accelerated Reading 360, through Renaissance Learning, teachers have been able to individually assess students ability levels through testing. What separates the programs from other...

  • Christmas panorama of birds

    JERRY EDDE, retired from the U.S. Forest Service|Dec 24, 2014

    Editor's note: Jerry Edde, retired from the U.S. Forest Service, conducts an annual Gogebic Range bird count from his home in Bessemer, asking area bird watchers to call in their results to him. This year's count was conducted last Saturday. BESSEMER - There was just enough light to see the pointed crest and black mask of a northern cardinal picking up sunflower seeds beneath my bird feeder. Christy could see from a better angle and she said, "It's definitely a male, I can see the red." This is...

  • WHOSE NOSE IS THAT?

    Dec 24, 2014