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Group Hears
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Ironwood - April 23, 2009
Tuesday evening there was a town hall meeting at
the Ironwood Memorial Building. The purpose of the
meeting was to receive input from residents
relative to their vision for downtown Ironwood.
The city has become a Blueprint city, evidently
one of a select few chosen for the project. The
meeting was conducted by Dolores Palma of Hyett-Palma,
a nationally recognized "downtown" consulting
firm. Ms. Palma was joined by Doyle Hyatt, her
partner, Cathi Cole from the Michigan Economic
Development Corporation. Cathi is a Business
Development Manager and Community Assistance
Specialist. Also on hand was Joseph B. Borgstrom
who is Director of Specialized Technical
Assistance & Revitalization Strategy Division. Joe
is the go to guy in this project. He will be
finding sources for all that we need to make our
revitalization project a success. Good luck Joe! |
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Cheap Is
What Cheap Gets |
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The Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Authority
and The Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Board met
concurrently Wednesday morning for their
monthly meeting. The meeting was brief due
to other commitments by the City of
Ironwood representatives.
Of interest to taxpayers would be the
outcome of near fatally wounded front end
loader previously discussed in
IronwoodInfo. You may recall that the
Wastewater front end loader was in poor
repair. It was old and tired and just as
we all have faced this situation with our
own automobiles, the choices were limited.
Pay to repair the existing one or buy a
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Late Winter Storm Creates
Hazardous Driving Conditions |
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| Ironwood - Aril 21, 2009 The late season storm that hit the
local area brought hazardous driving conditions for
motorists. Pictured above a small vehicle went off US 2 just east
of the Industrial Park entrance. There were no injuries to either
car or passengers, however the wrecker was required to retrieve
the vehicle from the ditch. Ironwood Public Safety Officers were
at the scene and traffic was moved to the extreme left lane.
Over six inches of snow have fell so far with more to come.
The Winter Storm Warning is now in effect until 1 PM CDT this
afternoon.
Wet snow will continue to fall heavy at times this morning with
additional amounts of 1 to 4 inches expected. The most snow will
fall inland from Ironwood to Marenisco. The heavy wet snow
combined with wind gusts to 25 mph today could damage trees and
produce power outages.
The last heavy snowfall event that happened in Late April
or even May would have been back in 2002, states Andrew Just of
the National Weather Service in Negaunee Township.
That storm was on on April 28 and it produced 8.5 inches, but
this time around, the NWS is expecting around a foot of snow at
their office by the time the storm winds down Tuesday night.
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A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow means severe winter weather
conditions are expected or occurring. Significant amounts of
snow are forecast that will make travel dangerous. Only travel in
an emergency. If you must
travel... keep an extra flashlight...food... and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. |
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Bessemer, Ewent-Trout Creek, Ontonagon and Watersmeet Schools have been closed for the
Day.
Ironwood Schools are reporting a two hour delay! |
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Shedding Cabin Fever |
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| Ironwood/Houghton - April 20, 2009 From Ironwood
to Houghton folks were leaving their cabin fever behind this past
weekend and taking off for spring shopping. In Ironwood, the
action was at the Pat O'Donnell Civic Center, where the Annual
Spring Craft Show took place. Vendors selling every kind of arts and
crafts imaginable were on hand at the Pat. The Spring craft show
like the Home Show prove how the Civic Center earns its keep in
Ironwood.
At the Copper Country Mall in Houghton there were
plenty of shoppers out looking for items to improve their homes.
Many shoppers told us they would be fixing up and staying home for
the near future. Perhaps the national recession will be a plus to
local business men and women.
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Kidde
XL Recall |
From I.V.F.D.
Chief Ken Jacobson |
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Kidde Recalls to Replace Fire Extinguishers Due to
Failure to Operate
On March 12, 2009, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, announced a voluntary recall
of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using
recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of product: Kidde XL Fire Extinguishers
Units: About 167,000
Distributor: Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Inc., of Mebane, N.C.
Hazard: The pressurized cylinders in the recalled fire extinguishers
could lose pressure and fail to operate. In the event of a fire,
this failure could put a consumer and property at risk.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: This recall involves the Kidde XL Fire Extinguishers
with model numbers FX340SC, FX340H, FX340GW, XL5MR, FX210R,
FX340SC-2, FX210W, XL2.5TCZ-4, E-340-3 and with manufacture dates
between October 2007 and April 2008. "Kidde" and the model number
can be found on the label on the front of the extinguisher. The
manufacture year is on the bottom of the extinguisher. If your
extinguisher is one of the listed model numbers and is marked with
the year 07 or 08, contact Kidde to determine if you have a recalled
extinguisher.
Sold at: Department, home, and hardware stores nationwide from
October 2007 through April 2008 for about $35.
Manufactured in: Mexico
Remedy: Consumers should immediately inspect the pressure gauge. If
it points to the red zone, contact Kidde to receive a free
replacement extinguisher. If the gauge is not in the red zone, but
you have questions about an extinguisher within the listed model
numbers, please contact Kidde for additional information.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Kidde at (888)
345-4407 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit
the firm’s Web site at www.Kidde.com |
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Kidde, in conjunction with the Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC), is announcing a voluntary recall to replace
certain XL Fire Extinguisher units because they may lose pressure faster
than others due to an off-specification lubricant. This loss of pressure
may result in the extinguisher failing to operate when activated. The
affected units were manufactured in Mexico between October 2007 and April
2008. Kidde has no record of injuries due to the affected extinguishers.
All extinguishers have the potential to lose pressure, and the gauges on
the affected units continue to function and will alert you to any pressure
loss. Because Kidde is concerned with product quality, we are working
voluntarily with the CPSC to replace those affected extinguishers whose
gauges are in the red. |
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Affected
Items:
XL
Models:
FX340SC
FX340H
FX340GW
XL5MR
FX210R
FX340SC-2
FX210W
XL2.5TCZ-4
E-340-3
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| For further information: http://www.kidde-fireextinguisher.com/kidde/_cs/supporthome.aspx?sSessionID= |
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Spring Has Sprung in Downtown Ironwood |
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| Ironwood - April 17, 2009 The Ironwood
Downtown Pocket Park has begun its spring bloom. While not there are not a
great many blooms as of today, the spring show has surely started.
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| Crocus, windflowers and other early
spring bulbs have pierced the frozen tundra and started this years spring
show. Shortly, tulips, daffodils and other early blooms will put on the
main event. The Range Master Gardens have already been in the park doing
their spring cleaning.
Soon one more small section of the park will be renovated and new plants
will be added along the large brick wall.
Trash cans are back in the park, so please use them and help keep the
park looking great.
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"A Sense of Place." |
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| HANCOCK, MI - April 17, 2009 Author Jan
Worth-Nelson presented a Writer's Journey seminar Thursday, at
the Finlandia University Chapel of St. Matthew, Hancock.
The topic of her seminar was "A Sense of Place"
Jan divides her time between Flint and San Pedro Ca. She has
written poems about Michigan and Ohio and those poems express a
different feeling then those she wrote about California. |
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Wakefield Council
Supports 911 Ballot Issue |
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| Wakefield - April 16, 2009 Monday
evening the Wakefield City Council voted
unanimously to support the E911 rate
surcharge request on the May ballot. 911
coordinator, Jim Loeper address the city
commissioners prior to the vote. Jim, has
been traveling to local government meetings
spreading the information relative to the
surcharge request. As previously reported in
IronwoodInfo, the increase in the rate
surcharge was brought about by the
significant increase in costs of dispatch
services. The current dispatch services are
performed by the State Police in Negaunee.
The Gogebic 911 Committee is hoping to move
the service to nearby Iron County and to
bring those services to Gogebic County when
economically feasible. Last month the increase in the 911 line surcharge was
also endorsed by the Wakefield Township
board.
In other matters the council approved the
use of the city pavilion for this summer's
Memory Walk, a fundraiser event for the
Alzheimer Association. |
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April 17, 2009
Declared
"Ted Finco Day" |
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| Wakefield - April 14, 2009 |
| April 17, 2009
was proclaimed "Ted Finco Day" by Mayor
Richard Bolen and the Wakefield
City Council. At the regularly scheduled Wakefield
City Council meeting last night friends and family
came to honor Ted Finco. Ted has retired as
Chief of the Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department
after being Chief for fourteen years., but he
remains on board as a Volunteer Firemen.
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