DIDA prepares for holidays

By TOM LAVENTURE

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IRONWOOD — Work has started on downtown holiday decorations with more to come in the weeks ahead, according to reports at the Downtown Ironwood Development Authority on Thursday.

Tim Erickson, city community development specialist, said that Walmart Inc. provided an $150 donation for the lighting. The wreathes are purchased and the next task is selecting the lighting for decorative light poles downtown from samples.

The donations for holiday wreaths, lights and street pole decorations are coming in, said Tom Bergman, director of community dev...