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Bessemer Council
Meet Monday Dec
6 The
Bessemer City
Council will
hold a regular
meeting Monday
evening,
December 6, 2010
at 6PM in the
Council Chambers
at City Hall.
On the agenda
will be an
overview of the
City Zoning
ordinance
Representatives
of the Planning
Commission and
UPEA consultants
will be present
to introduce
Council to the
proposed new
Zoning Ordinance
and to offer an
overview of it.
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Deck the Halls:
Fine Art &
Crafts Sale and
Raffle Fund
Raiser
FREE Admission
Fri 12/3,
3pm-7pm
(In conjunction
with the Jack
Frost Parade;
we'll be serving
FREE hot
chocolate!)
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Hurley
Wisconsin's
November
Vacation Getaway
Winner Selected |
Thanks for
entering in the
November
Vacation
Getaway.
The winner
has been
selected and is
Ross B. from
Garner, IA. As a
consolation
prize, you will
find a few
coupons below
that you may use
on your next
trip to Hurley.
Snowmobile
Trails will
tentatively open
on Monday,
December 13,
2010 conditions
permitting. We
have Lake Effect
Snow Warnings to
continue until
Friday morning.
This should give
us a pretty good
base for the
trail opening.
Whitecap
Mountains Ski
Resort tentative
opening date is
Thursday,
December 9, 2010
conditions
permitting.
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Three MTU
Football Players
Named All Region
For 2010
by Wes Frahm,
director of
athletic
communications
and marketing
Three
football
players--Matt
Desotell (Green
Bay, Wis./Ashwaubenon),
Phil Milbrath
(Norway, Mich.)
and Todd Storm
(Calumet,
Mich.)--have
earned
Daktronics
All-Super Region
3 First Team
honors.
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MTU Volleyball
Recruits
Wisconsin Player
by Wes Frahm,
director,
athletic
communications
and marketing
Volleyball
coach Orlando
Gonzalez
announced that
Brianna Wethal
(Oregon, Wis.)
has signed a
National Letter
of Intent to
continue her
volleyball
career and
education at
Michigan Tech.
Wethal is a
6-0 middle
hitter who led
Oregon High
School in blocks
and kills this
past fall. She
was the Badger
Conference Most
Valuable Player
selection as a
senior after
being named
all-league first
team as a junior
and second team
as a sophomore.
The versatile
Wethal paced the
team in assists
as a junior.
"We were
really pleased
to secure
Brianna, as she
has been a top
prospect for us
for over a
year," said
Gonzalez. "Her
physical size
and strength
will enhance our
options
systematically.
She is a
versatile player
who has
tremendous
experience
competing for
one of the elite
club teams in
Wisconsin. In
addition, she
possesses the
character and
work ethic on
and off the
court that will
help our program
achieve the
goals we have
set for
ourselves."
Wethal will
join 14
returning
players on
Michigan Tech’s
2011 volleyball
roster.
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Holiday Energy
Use Can Add Up!
UPPCO Offers
Holiday Energy
Savings Tips
(Ishpeming,
MI) - Upper
Peninsula Power
Company (UPPCO)
offers a wide
array of energy
saving ideas and
safety tips for
customers during
the holiday
season. UPPCO
urges customers
to consider
using
light-emitting-diode
(LED) holiday
lights as they
use up to 90
percent less
electricity,
last up to ten
times longer
than standard
bulbs, produce
almost no heat
and are very
durable. LED
lights, while
more expensive
to buy, have an
encased
solid-state
semi-conductor
chip that
provides a
bright light at
significantly
less operating
cost than a
conventional
filament bulb.
There may be
incentive
rebates
available
through local
retailers to
encourage the
purchase of LED
lights. The cost
to keep a string
of 100 LED
lights operating
for an entire
month is only
about 10 cents,
compared to
conventional
lights that
could cost
$1.00.
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Santa Needs Your Help!
With Thanksgiving just three weeks away, thoughts are already
focusing on the Christmas holidays. In Gogebic county that will mean
a great deal of work for the volunteers that will make Christmas
brighter for all of the Counties children.
Again, Santa Central will gather toys, blankets and other items for
those that might not otherwise enjoy the basics at Christmas time.
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Ontonagon's Hometown Christmas 2010
December 3rd, 4th, and
5th
The weekend begins Friday Dec, 3rd with a
community tree trimming party on the main
street of Ontonagon. Other attractions that
evening include, extended shopping hours,
mule drawn wagon rides and lighting and
decorating contests.
Saturday, There will be a Children's Time at
the Michigan Works Building along. The
Michigan Masons with the help of the
Ontonagon Sheriff's Dept., will be holding
their Michigan Child Identification Program.
Also, their will be a reindeer run,
Fireworks and a Snowball Dance with Music by
Borderline, at the Eagles Hall.
Sunday will end our weekend with the Holiday
Tour of Homes and the Hometown Christmas
Parade. Santa Claus will be at the Firehall
following the parade to visit with Children.
If you would like to be a part of our
parade.... Just show up and have some fun!
No early registration necessary! There are
great prizes for the parade and contests
winners and they will be announced at the
fire hall during the Santa visits.
More events are being added so please listen
to Y101.1fm and watch the local paper for
updates and a complete list of events.
Hometown Christmas is a Free Event for
families of all ages to enjoy. Our committee
relies on donations and fund raising in
order to bring you this Holiday Celebration.
If you would like to make a donation to
Hometown Christmas you may send it to:
Hometown Christmas
c/o Bob Burrows
700 Braceburn Ct.
Ontonagon, Mi. 49953
Your Committee members are, Annete Trail,
Theresa Miller, Bob and Carmen Burrows, Gina
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Hurley Wisconsin's /
October Vacation
Getaway
Winner Selected
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Hurley Wisconsin's /
October Vacation Getaway Winner Selected
Thank you for entering in the October Vacation
Getaway.The winner has been selected and is
Melissa F. from Chippewa Falls, WI. As a
consolation prize, you will find a few coupons
below that you may use on your next trip to
Hurley.
Join Us on December 31st through January 2nd
for the Vintage Snowmobile Olympus. Snowmobiles
from the past return to race again on the World
Famous 1/2 mile Oval Track.
Friday, December 31 - Testing 9am-4pm . After
the testing join us for a Vintage Snowmobile
Parade from the Fairgrounds in Ironwood to
Silver Street in Hurley. Kick-off your New
Years!.
Saturday, Jan 1 - Qualifying Racing 9am to
4pm
Sunday, Jan 2 - Finals 11am to 3pm
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Marty's @
Lambeau I don't know if you heard
the news. Marty's will be playing the half
time show December 5th at Lambeau Field. The
Packers will be playing SanFrancisco. It is
the Packer's throwback game. They will be
wearing their blue and gold uniforms from
the 20's (not the actually uniforms , but
replicas, ha ha). They asked us , in honor
of the throwback game, to play some of our
big band swing music. As most of us know,
half time shows are not televised but, I'm
sure we will have video of our performance
at a later date.
We have put on literally thousands of
performances over the years. I think I can
say that this is our biggest. We have played
for some big crowds but, never have we
played for 78,000 people at one time. We are
honored and humbled by this invitation to
play on the most hallowed of grounds in the
NFL, Lambeau Field.
Rob Coleman
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Practice Practice
Practice
Last night the U.P's
favorite Drum and
Bugle Corps spent
two hours practicing
at A.D. Johnson High
School in Bessemer.
Pictured on the
left, Director Dan
Pitrone, takes the
Goldenaire Horn
players threw their
routine in what is
the groups last
scheduled rehearsal
before their Sunday
performance at
Lambeau Field.
The Golenaires
will be playing the
half time show at
the Packer's
throwback game. They
will be wearing
their blue and gold
uniforms from the
20's.
In keeping with
the theme of the
throwback game the
Corps will play some
their big band swing
music.
The show
half-time will not
be televised, but
hopefully, video of
the performance will
be on IronwoodInfo
Sunday evening.
Thanks to
Goldenaire Rob
Coleman for all his
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Local Hoops
GCC men's team
defeats Itasca, but
Lady Samson's fall
to Itasca women's
team.
Gogebic Community
College 12/1/10
basketball scores
from games at Itasca
Com. College, Grand
Rapids MN.
Gogebic Women: 59
Itasca Women: 72
Gogebic Men: 72
Itasca Men: 57
Dennis Mackey,
GCC Men’s coach
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Township
Firefighters Offer
Tour of #10
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP -
Fire Chief Jamie
Peite and
Firefighter
Josh Ludtke will be
introducing local
residents to Engine
#10; the brand new
Pierce Fire Truck
that now calls
Ironwood Township
home.
The truck arrived
late Tuesday night
from Appleton.
There is a lot to
see on this truck
and kids of all ages
will enjoy the tour.
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Kruisers Kruzin'
With Jack Frost
The Klassic Kruiser
usually have one of
the best floats in
the Jack Frost
parade. The Kruisers
are working overtime
to see that this
year is no
exception.
Club members are
preparing a float
that is keeping with
this year's parade
theme "A Family
Christmas"
IronwoodInfo
stopped by the
garage to get a
sneak preview of
this Klassy Klasic
Float.
See the real
thing Friday evening
at the Jack Frost
Parade
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Wilho Saari
Tradition Bearer
of The Finnish
Kantele
Finlandia Foundation
National Performer
of the Year For 2011
Finlandia Foundation
National is proud to
announce Wilho Saari,
a distinguished
kantele master from
Naselle, Washington,
as a 2011 Performer
of the Year. He can
trace the tradition
of kantele playing
back five
generations in his
family. His
great-great
grandmother, Kreeta
Haapasalo, is one of
Finland’s notable
kantele matriarchs,
a kantele-heroine,
as she is often
called.
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Grace College MBA
Program Approved to
be Fully Online
Grace College is
now offering
two-year, fully
online Master of
Business
Administration
degree. The program,
offered through
Grace’s School of
Adult and Community
Education, will
provide a curriculum
and environment
where current and
future business
professionals will
be able to study the
discipline from a
distinctly biblical
perspective –
without interrupting
students’ current
careers.
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ACLU
Sues Cities For
Banning Medical
Marijuana
Lawsuit Challenges
Ordinances in
Birmingham,
Bloomfield Hills,
and Livonia
DETROIT – In an
effort to defend the
rights of medical
marijuana patients
and caregivers
throughout the
state, the American
Civil Liberties
Union of Michigan
sued the cities of
Birmingham,
Bloomfield Hills,
and Livonia today on
behalf of a
registered medical
marijuana patient
with multiple
sclerosis and her
husband who fear
arrest and
prosecution by local
officials if they
grow or use medical
marijuana in
compliance with
state law. In the
past year, each of
the cities adopted a
local ordinance that
completely bans
medical marijuana —
in direct violation
of the Michigan
Medical Marihuana
Act.
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GCC
Trustees Approve
2010-2011 Budget
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The
Gogebic Community
College Board of
Trustees met last
evening for a Budget
Hearing. The Budget
Hearing was immediately
followed by the Board’s
November Board Meeting.
The nearly ten million
dollar 2010-2011 General
Fund Budget was
described to the
trustees by Erik Guenard,
the Dean of Finance at
GCC.
The revenues for
2010-2011 are projected
to be $9,966,970 an
increase of $500,652
over the adjusted
2009-2010 budget. An
increase of 5.29%
The projected 2010-2011
Expenses are $9,809,917,
an increase of $581,267.
A 6.3% increase.
The bottom line to GF is
an increase of $157,053,
down from last year’s
increase of $237,668.
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New
Fire Truck Arrives in
Ironwood Township
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - It
wasn’t Saint Nick in Red
Sleigh that was spotted
on Lake Road last night.
It was a bright red,
brand new fire truck on
its way to the Ironwood
Township Fire Station.
Monday, Ironwood
Township Fire Chief
Jamie Peite accompanied
by two other
firefighters, Josh
Ludtke and John Baracovi
drove to Appleton to
receive delivery of the
latest addition to the
Township’s fire fighting
arsenal.
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Local
College
Hoops |
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Lady Samsons
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G.C.C. - 18th
ANNUAL LINDQUIST CLASSIC
Sunday, November 28, 2009 |
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WOMEN’S Division,
Sunday, November 28, 2009
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10 am,
Women, 3rd Place
Western Tech, LaCrosse WI
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Vermilion Com. College, Ely, MN
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2 pm, Women,
Championship
Hibbing Com. College, Hibbing
MN
77
Gogebic Com. College, Ironwood
MI 81 |
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MEN’S Division,
Sunday, November 28, 2009 |
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3rd Place
Hibbing Com. College, Hibbing
MN
79
Gogebic Com. College, Ironwood
MI
84 |
4 pm, Men’s
Championship
Western Tech College,
LaCrosse WI 85
Vermilion Com. College, Ely,
MN
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Hibbing #12 – Jenna Zmyslony
Hibbing #14 – Kelly Turk
Gogebic #21 – Tara Tregembo
Gogebic #31 – Ellyn Davies
Gogebic #33 – Jesse Mackey #
Vermilion #23 – Reality Edmondson
Western Tech #11 – Melissa Hirsch
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Hibbing #22
–Orlando Edwards
Gogebic #10 – Tony LaPlant
Gogebic #1 – J.J. Borseth
Vermilion #0 – Taylor Smaller
Vermilion #25 – Walter Willis
Western. Tech #25 - Seth Goodman
Western. Tech #5 – Clayton
Oehrle
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View Complete GCC Sunday Box
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Two Wisconsin Recruits to Play
Men’s Basketball
by Wes Frahm, director of
athletic communications and
marketing
Coach Kevin Luke has
announced the signing of Phil
Romback (Seymour, Wis.) and Ben
Stelzer (Manitowoc, Wis./Roncalli)
to national letters of intent to
attend and play basketball at
Tech.
"These two recruits are great
examples of the type of
student-athletes we’re looking
for," said Luke. "They’re both
strong academically and will fit
very well into our systems on
the basketball court as well.
We’re very happy to have them in
our program."
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Road
Commission Curtails Snow Removal
BESSEMER - The Gogebic County
Commissioners received and placed on
file a letter from the County Road
Commission, dated November 9, 2010. The
letter written by Darren Pionk,
representing the Gogebic County Road
Commission describes to the County
Commissioners, the new and improved plan
for county snow removal. Of course since
the Road Commission doesn’t really
remove snow – just push it to the side,
one has to wonder why we always refer to
it as snow removal.
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Wastewater Authority:
Biosolids A Concern IRONWOOD - Disposal of Biosolids has been foremost on the minds of
the local Wastewater Board and Wastewater Authority. The matter was
discussed in this week’s meeting of the Authority/ Board. Currently
the Biosolids are delivered to and spread out on local farms. The
problem is that there is an ever decreasing number of working farms
within the area where the delivery of waste material is cost productive.
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Tech MBA Online Listed by Bloomberg In the News Michigan Tech's MBA Online, offered by the School of
Business and Economics, is mentioned in the Bloomberg Business Week
Business School Rankings and Profiles.
The Tech MBA Online is one of 50 listed in the distance learning
section, and the site says, "Advances in educational technology have
made distance learning programs a viable alternative to attending
bricks-and-mortar campuses."
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A.D. Johnston Jr/Sr High School Honor Roll
2010 First Quarter Honor Roll
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Quarter 1 Honor Roll
(4.0 quarter GPA)
(Grade 12)
Taylor Pelissero, Molly Reil, Nikki Sprague
(Grade 11) Megan Ahnen, Paige
Berwald, Haley Jacobson, Ashley Johnson,
Jake Zielinski
(Grade 10)
Samm Lehmann
(Grade 9)
Mark Montonati
(Grade 8)
Rachael Hoeft, Nick Matonich, Valerie Rowe,
Daniel trekas, Molly Wieringa,
Zachary Mazurek & Jess Mazzon
Quarter 1 Honor Roll
(3.0 GPA or above)
(Grade 12) Sarah Ahnen,
Zachary Appner, Joseph Blodgett, Jordy
Chiapuzio, Brad Cossi, Evan Czerneski,
Shiann Dean, Dakota Easley, Dominic Fabbri,
Mary Foster, Jessie Jacobson, Megan Janczak,
Chelsea Kuchinski, Cassie Mussatti, Brianna
Mykkanen, Jenna Pedrin, Levi Perez,
Cody Reed, Josh Ringsmuth, Steven Selin,
Casey Smith, Randi Vukusich, Brittany Webb,
& Bridgette Whitburn
(Grade 11) Lily
Anderson, Stephanie Carey, Blake Demaray,
Jennifer Hautala, Jacob Heinz, Jackson
Hellman, Rachael Hendges, Alison Hoeft,
Avery Jackson, Alexandria Jacobson, Payton
Kangas, Ross Kellas, Dalton Longhini, Jacob
Ludtke, Molly Maleitzke, Taylor Newhouse,
Breanne Popkowski, Jeremy Pospeck, Amelia
Sackmann, Abby Samardich, Heather Selin,
Aspen Siirila, Jasmine Thiede, Daniel
Trudgeon, Jory Turula, & Rudy Verbos
(Grade 10) Cheyenne Colberg, Derek
Gheller, Stephanie Johnson, Darian Jokela,
Elizabeth Maves, Jeffrey Meinke, Kelsey
Meinke, Daniel Noren, Harmony Osborn,
Mikayle Piehl, Nissa Pikka, Hendrick Schwarz
(Grade 9) Jonathan Ahnen, Julie Ahnen,
Aleatha Amsley, Hunter baker, Drew Bennetts,
Carley Bishop, Brenna Bogaczyk, Kaitlyn
Carpenedo, Kimberly Carver, Nicholas Cossi,
Maxwell France, Kevin Gerovac, Allyson
Hansen, Casey Heinz, Josie Hellman, Ashton
Hocking, Thomas Jackson, Kate Karling, Emma
Lackmann, Jenika Laukka, Francesca Lillie,
Miah Marchello, Nicholas Obradovich, Sarah
Rand, Josh Romans, Mikhayla Sampson,
Brittany Schwartz, Zachary Taivalmaa, Claire
Tourville, Sarah Trudgeon, Ben Zielinski
(Grade 8) Abby Aijala, Taylor
Appner, Dennis Ian Aspinwall, Kristopher
Behrendt, Lance Berwald, Paul Buerger,
Tianna Carlisle, Ann Dahlin, Alex Hooyman,
Claire Jackson, Ben Jacobson, Emily
Jacobson, James Jendrusina, Amy Kennedy,
Nicole Lekies, Katya Mattson, Zachary
Mazurek, Jess Mazzon, Jazzmyn McGeshick,
Andrew Metas, Rachel Moon, Alec Nelson,
Catalina Palm, Samantha Piete, Andrew
Peterson, Hunter Reed, Scott Selin, Josh
Suzik, Whitney Trcka, Anna Wacker,
(Grade7) Julia Dahlin, Rebecca Dietz,
Anthony Fabbri, Collin Gagnon, Abby Glatczak,
Rachel Kellas, Bradly Kitto, Nicholas Maki,
Ben Matazel, Jordyn Mazanec, Rachel Mazurek,
Veronika Nelson, Caitlyn Pelissero, Destinee
Rosemurgy, Dryden Sutcliffe, Austyne
Wasielewski, Jayda Wrobelewski
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2010 - 1st Quarter Honor Roll |
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2010-2011
1st Quarter
Honor Roll
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1212 Grade
Amber Buch
Marissa Burke (All A's)
Allison Grosso
Montana McGeshick
Abigail Ryskey
11th Grade
Peter Lievense
Gertrude McGeshick
Alissa Peterson
Chloe Ross
Elizabeth Steere
Karly Yablonski (All A's)
Mariah Zelinski
10th Grade
Tori McGeshick
Travis Williams
9th Grade
Israel Bolton
Michaela Burke
Hayley Garrison (All A's)
Ashley Peterson
Lauren Ryskey
Moneejon Scott
Chelsea Williams
8th Grade
Jessica Barajas
Megan Caron
Josie Cornella
Michael McGrath (All A's)
Connor Voegtline
Dante' Wenberg
Frances Zelinski
Sarah Zelinski-Sauter
7th Gradeb>
Amanda Caron
Sierra Griffin
Maurice Shively
Brea Simms
6t6th Grade
Mathilda Caron
Krysta Charbarneau
Marcus Edwards
Nicholus Fernandez
Dylan Grosso
Hunter Groves
Ronald Peterson Jr.
Owen Ryskey (All A's)
5th Grade
Rebecca Caron (All A's)
Ashley Erickson
Kobe Lorendo
David McGeshick
Dyllin Smet
Joshua Zelinski
4th Grade
Kaitlyn Brownell
Isabella Garrison (All A's)
Katelyn Grosso (All A's)
Madesyn Jilek
Ember Oelrich
Benjamin Winkka |
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LUTHER L.
WRIGHT MIDDLE SCHOOL
2010-2011 FIRST QUARTER
HONOR ROLL
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Quarterly Grade Average of 3.900 – 4.000
EIEIGHTH GRADE: Robert Burchell, Allison
Clemens, Matthew Dary, Jacob DiGiorgio,
Jared Joki, Christy Moore, Katie Piispanen,
Emma Tervonen
SEVENTH GRADE: Brett Mattson, Ryan
Sobolewski
HIGH HONORS
Quarterly Grade Average of 3.500 – 3.899
EIGHTH GRADE: Caitlyn Agee, Mariah
Beaudette, Katherine Erickson, Sarah
Johnson, Jesse Moore, Sarah Nelson
SEVENTH GRADE: Bailey Barthel, Ashley
Basso, Elizabeth Beekman, Martina Buchko,
Vanessa Clausen, Emily DiGiorgio, Danielle
Duray, Erin Halvorsen, Luke Hewitt, Rachel
Hudacek, Alyssa Huotari, Amanda Kytola,
Danielle Rigoni, Emily Ruotsala, Desmond
Sackmann, Brittany Stella, Nicole Taivalmaa,
Jordan Walker
HONORS
Quarterly Grade Average of 3.00 – 3.499
EIGHTH GRADE: Ryan Broemer, Jesse
Carroll, Colin Clausen, Marissa Combs,
Richard Garrison, James Giannunzio, Rebecca
Kapelka, Charles Artem Lorenson, Alyson
McCullough, Neil Obremski, Ross Rantanen,
Lacey Rimkus, Jared Sobolewski, Michael
Tregembo
SEVENTH GRADE: Chelsea Allen, Kathleen
Aspinwall, Isaac Aukee, Shane Buckley, Grace
Heffner, Michael Kostac, Timothy Lorenson,
Jacob Mickelson, Timmy Minier, William
Newberry, Sean Robinson, Kaylee Saari,
Lathan Soumis, Kelly Spies, Cara Thomas,
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WRIGHT HIGH SCHOOLr>
2010-2011 FIRST QUARTER HONOR ROLL
HIGHEST HONORS
QuQuarterly Grade Average of 3.900 – 4.000
SENIORS: Natasha Anderson, Erica Basso,
Kelsey Dowd, Taylor DuFault, Maria
Fairfield, Emily Stolt, Jason Suckow
JUNIORS: Miranda Anderson, Liam
Greenberg, Ashleigh Niemi
SOPHOMORES: Victoria Agee, Ellen Hagstrom,
Brian Heckathorn, Rachel Klumpp, Maighlin
Kolesar, Aleah Maki, Bradley Torni
FRESHMEN: Noner>
HIGH HONORS
Quarterly Grade Average of 3.500 – 3.899
SESENIORS: Deema Bowyer, Jared Estola,
Vitoria Faccin, Ashley Geesey, Emily Gheller,
Hailey Goebler, Michael Gotham, Jennifer
Grewe, Tyler Kitzman, Crystal Lakvold, Henry
Moon, Dana Niemi, Alexandra Pirmann, Cody
Rye, Caitlin Soulia, Tiffany Strand, Joseph
Weickert
JUNIORS: Breyanna Agee, Anna-Marie Buchko,
Joshua Carlson, Taylor Delich, Mikayla Holm,
Ashley Kieber, Shayla Kutz-Davis, Kayla
O’Leary, Miriam Ruegsegger
SOPHOMORES: Melissa Ball, Noel Chiapuzio,
Krystal Ferrell, Brittany Heckathorn, Kassi
Huotari, Danielle McCullough, Amanda
Mickelson, Alicia Oliver, Tiah Pusakulich,
Cole Stevens, Korrie Trier, Alyssa Williams
FRESHMEN: Payton Aho, Danielle Begalle,
Neva Bentley, Jessica Gering, Logan Jacisin,
Ethan Johnson, Adam Mackey, Jacob Roberts,
Bryant Rowe, Matthew Weber
HONORS
Quarterly Grade Average of 3.00 – 3.499
SENIORS: Jacob Ansami, Alan Arthur, John
Colassaco, Tyler Gottschalk, Donald Heffner,
Nicholas Heikkila, Krystina Kontney,
Jacqualyn LaChapelle, Cody Mukavitz, Jacob
Osier, Cassandra Peite, Jose Perez, Ashley
Rahko, Angelica Such, Andrew Templer,
Kathleen Wales
JUNIORS: Amberae Dahl, Derek Erickson,
Jayde Giannunzio, Dusten Kitzman, Alexa
Kokely, Mikayla Koval, Jessica Lakvold,
Emerson Lemmons, Kayla Mickelson
SOPHOMORES: Mitchell Anderson, Aunica
Bolen, BreAnne Bowyer, Dalton Bressette,
Kendra Fahrner, Laura Federica, Jenna
Fingeroos, Aaron Kostopolus, Max McPherson,
Jessica Mukavitz, Brayden Niemi, Hannah
Palmeter, Sarah Palmeter, Maggie Randall,
Alyssa Schwab, Marcus Thomas, Celeste Tuttle
FRESHMEN: Michael Barto, Adam Beals, Gage
Dahlbacka, Jonathan Erickson, Paul Garthwait,
Jerad Hinds, Matthew Hoff, Jacob Kavinsky,
Joshua Kennedy, Catherine Key, Miranda
Kokely, Michael Kytola, Mariah MacLeod,
Dylan Neill, Zachary Rollins, Jonah Ruotsala,
Tyler Saari, Alexander Smith, Daylin Suckow
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Bessemer school District Considers Land Deal BESSEMER - The Bessemer School Board last night approved the
resignation of Lori Hendges as the Junior High Student Council
Advisor. Ms. Hendges will be remaining with the District in her many
other capacities. In addition to her role as Senior High Student
Councilor Lori is the coach of the Jr. High Quiz Bowl Team.
The Board approved the posting for a replacement for the Junior High
Student Council Advisor position.
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Ironwood School District Receives More Good News IRONWOOD – Last evening was another good night for the Ironwood
School District. School Board members were told that the total
district student population had increased by four students since
last month’s meeting. To further the good news, Superintendent Tim
Kolesar told the trustees that two more students were added to the
roles today. Unofficially, that would make the up-to-the-minute
student count 862.
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Weather blamed for many local
accidents SlSlippery roads for hazardous
driving yesterday. The acccident pictured on the
left occurred approximately 3:00 PM on US 2 in
Ironwood.
An unidentified female was taken to Grandview
Hospital by Beacon Ambulance.p>
The accident was just one of many occurring
yesterday. The Weather Bureau is forecasting
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Endurance athletes at Gogebic
Community College are transitioning from
cross-country running to Nordic skiing.
Press Release
Endurance athletes at Gogebic Community
College are transitioning from cross-country
running to Nordic sking. The Samsons enjoyed a
successful fall running season, competing
throughout the upper midwest and beating some
four-year college teams. For the first time,
three Gogebic men bested the difficult 30-minute
barrier in the 8K and all runners greatly
improved their times as the season progressed.
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Cross Country Season
Concludes
HOHOUGHTON - The cross country teams closed the
2010 season at the NCAA Regionals last Saturday
(Nov. 20). Senior Brian Stetter, who was the
only member of the men's team competing,
finished 25th in a time of 32:13 over the
10-kilometer course. The Tech women's team had
all seven of its runners finish the
six-kilometer course in under 24 minutes.
Freshman Deedra Irwin paced the women's team
with a 51st place finish in a time of 23:04. The
Huskies were 11th of the 22 teams at the race.
Pictured on left Brian Stetter, winning his
second consecutive XC Season Opener in Houghton.
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Beginning To Look a Lot
Like Christmas
IRONWOOD - The Luther
L Wright ACCENT Choir
performed Christmas
songs and carols at the
Downtown Pocket Park
last evening.
While
some people gathered in
the park found the
weather a little nippy,
everyone warmed with
Cocoa, Hot Cider and the
sounds of the season
performed by the choir.
The choir singers will
be caroling downtown
again on December 3rd
prior to the Jack Frost
Parade.
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Township Moves Forward With Master Plan
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Members of the Ironwood Township Board met
Thursday evening and continued their work on the new Township Master
Plan.
The group was slowed by
the misconception that
the Township’s Code of
Ordinances should be a
part of the master Plan.
Once it was determined
the planners began to
review and analyze the
current Master Plan.
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Kearly, Milbrath and
Storm Honored as GLIAC
Announces Football
Awards
by Wes
Frahm, director of
athletic communications
and marketing
Head coach Tom Kearly,
running back Phil
Milbrath (Norway) and
defensive end Todd Storm
(Calumet) all received
major awards from the
GLIAC this week. In
addition, a
school-record-tying 10
Huskies were named to
All-GLIAC teams.
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Bessemer Wiz Kids
Prevail Over Manistique
MARQUETTE - Tuesday, the
Bessemer Wiz Kids traveled to
Marquette to compete in the 2010
WMNUTV High School Bowl. The
team would face Manistique early
Wednesday morning. Manistique
played Ironwood in their first
round game and won that match
scoring well over 200 points.
The Bessemer team drew a bye in
the first round however,
just three
weeks ago, the team won the
Varsity Division of the GOISD
Quiz Bowl at GCC
.
It was believed that the
Bessemer - Manistique match
would be a tough one and that
certainly proved to be the case.
Trailing through most of the
match Bessemer came on strong
with just seconds to go and won
the match 250-240. That is a
high scoring game on High School
Bowl. Ten points is as close as
it gets, just one bonus
question.
David Rowe, the Bessemer Coach
said “It was the most exciting
match we have ever played in.”
The match will air on January
1st and 3rd .
Bessemer will play again on
January 12 in the third round.
Congratulations once again to
Dave and the Quiz Bowl Team!
Photo Left- GCC Dean of
Instruction Ken Trzsaska
presents trophy to Dave Rowe and
the Bessemer Quiz Bowl Team,
that won the Varsity Division. |
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Northern
Initiative Readies Visitor
Survey In September
Chris Rector , Director Regional
Strategies for Northern
Initiatives and a marketing team
visited Gogebic and Ontonagon
Counties on a field trip to
visit some of our area's
attractions. The field trip was
to help the team that is working
on developing a tourism campaign
for our area. The campaign is in
partnership with our state
tourism agency, Travel Michigan.
Rector, came to Gogebic and
Ontonagon to meet with members
of the local business
communities, government
representatives and members of
the Ottawa Forest Service.
The focus of the meetings held
at Black River Harbor Pavilion
and the Folk School at Porcupine
Mountain State Park was to seek
information for the upcoming
cooperative advertising
campaign.
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Bemidji State
Defeats Finlandia 84-63
The Bemidji Men's basketball
team defeated the Finlandia
Lions 84-63 at Hancock last
night.
Bryce Tesdahl, Bryce was the
high scorer for Bemidgi with 23
points.
Jonathan Moore lead the Lions
with 17 points.
View Complete Box Scores
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ACLU Lawsuit
Challenges Life Without Parole
For Michigan Juveniles
Locking Up
Children Without Possibility For
Release Is Unconstitutional,
Says ACLU
DETROIT, MI – The American
Civil Liberties Union and the
ACLU of Michigan today filed a
lawsuit on behalf of nine
Michigan citizens who were
sentenced to life in prison
without the possibility of
parole for crimes committed when
they were minors. The lawsuit
charges that a Michigan
sentencing scheme that denies
the now-adult plaintiffs an
opportunity for parole and a
fair hearing to demonstrate
their growth, maturity and
rehabilitation constitutes cruel
and unusual punishment and
violates their constitutional
rights.
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Allyn
Decker Named Director of New
Orthopedic Graduate Program at
Grace College
WINONA LAKE, IN – Grace
College, which recently
partnered with OrthoWorx to
create the nation’s first
graduate certificate program in
orthopedic regulatory and
clinical affairs, is excited to
name Warsaw’s Allyn Decker as
director for the new program.
This program, offered by
Grace College’s OrthoWorx Center
of Excellence in Regulatory and
Clinical Affairs, through
Grace’s School of Adult and
Community Education, is being
launched to meet a crucial need
within the orthopedic sector.
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Finlandia
University's 2010 Fall Fashion Show
HANCOCK - Saturday evening students and Alumnae
of Finlandia's International School of Art and Design produced
its 2010 Fall Fashion Show.
This year’s event at the Finnish American
Heritage Center was much larger than years past. The
largest audience to date came to see the latest fashion designs
and those in the audience were well rewarded for attending the
show.
more...
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Gogebic Community College
Saturday Nov. 27
LINDQUIST CLASSIC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
WEWESTERN WISCONSIN vs HIBBING CC WOMEN 1 PM
WESTER WISCONSIN vs HIBBING CC MEN 3 PM
VERMILION vs GCC LADY SAMSONS 5 PM
VERMILION vs GCC SAMSONS 7 PM
LINDQUIST CENTER GYM
Dennis Mackey / Stephanie Justinak
Sunday Nov. 28
LINDQUIST CLASSIC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
WOMEN’S 3RD PLACE GAME 1 AM
MEN’S 3RD PLACE GAME NOON
WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 2 PM
MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 4 PM
LILINDQUIST CENTER GYM
Dennis Mackey / Stephanie Justinak
GOOD LUCK SAMSONS & LADY
SAMSONS!! |
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Finlandia
Women downed by Sault Ste.
Marie (Ontario)
In a Saturday afternoon exhibition game on the ice
in Hancock, The Sault Ste Marie Wildcats got by the
Finlandia Women's Hockey team 3-2 in the final
exhibition game of the weekend.
Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario) Wildcats 3 @ Finlandia
2
View Complete Box Scores
December Schedule for Finlandia Women's Hockey
3 UW-Stevens Point, 7
pm CST (away)
4 UW-Stevens Point, 2:30
pm CST (away)
11 St. Scholastica, 7 pm
(home)
12 St. Scholastica, 2 pm
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Milbrath
and Irwin Named Michigan Tech Student-Athletes of
the Month
by Ian Marks, assistant director of athletic
communications p>
Senior football player Phil Milbrath and freshman
cross country runner Deedra Irwin were named
Michigan Tech Student-Athletes of the Month for
October. The award is sponsored by the Michigan Tech
Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC).
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Finlandia University
Student-Athletes of the Week
November 18, 2010
Janele Linna, Women's Basketball. Linna, a freshman
forward from Ontonagon, scored 18 points and pulled
down 5 rebounds in her collegiate debut against
Minnesota-Crookston Monday, November 15, 2010.
Ryan Donovan, Men's Ice Hockey. Donovan, a senior
goaltender from Pinckney, made 30 saves in a 3-1
victory over Concordia-Wisconsin Friday, November
12, 2010, and saved 20 more shots against the
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Bessemer Students Honor
Veterans
Bessemer's
Veterans Day program took
place yesterday in the A.D.
Johnson High School
Gymnasium.
The
program began with the
presentation of the Flag by
the V.F.W. and American
Legion Honor Guard. The A.D.
Johnston HS Band Directed by
Mary Jo Mykkanen then played
the "Star-spangled Banner"
The Master
of Ceremonies made opening
remarks. He then introduced
the members of the R.O.T.C.
students Nathan Davis, Katie
Suchand Hannah
Douglass
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Honoring Veterans at
Ewen -Trout Creek School
The Ewen Trout Creek School held its Veterans Day Program yesterday
in the High School gymnasium.
The E-TC Program began with a welcome message from Lacey Kaare, the
Student Council President. Following Lacey the Jr./Sr. School Choir
sang the National Anthem
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Finlandia’s Mikko Malminen
named to 2010 WIAC Men’s
Soccer All-Sportsmanship
Team Hancock, MI. -
November 11, 2010: One
member of the Finlandia
University Men’s Soccer team
was honored today by the
Wisconsin Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference. Mikko
Malminen was named to the 5
member All-Sportsmanship
Team for the 2010 season.
Malminen, a freshman Finnish
exchange student from
Hyvinkaa, Finland was
honored for his exemplary
sportsmanship throughout the
season.
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Blizzard's Happy to be Home
by Jennifer Donovan,
director of public relations
Blizzard T. Husky is back
on campus. Due to bad
weather, electrical problems
and other space-age
gremlins, the space shuttle
launch that he traveled to
see at the Kennedy Space
Center in Florida did not
occur. But Blizzard calls
the trip a great success
anyway.
more...
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"We
commemorate not the
victory of war;
we commemorate those who
made the victory
possible"IRONWOOD - The residents of Ironwood and the
students of the Ironwood Area School District joined together
Veterans Day to commemorate the annual event that pays tribute
to our country's servicemen and servicewomen; those both
deceased and living.
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Conservation
District Holds Annual Meeting IRONWOOD - Wednesday evening the Gogebic
Conservation District held its Annual Meeting at the Fox and
Hound in Ironwood. The meeting, as are all District meetings was
opened to the public. Just prior to the meeting there was a
Pizza Buffet and Creaser Salad for those attending the event.
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ACLU
Says Lawsuit Charging
Wal-Mart With Wrongfully
Firing Medical Marijuana
Patient Should Proceed
Michigan State Law
Passed In 2008 Protects
Employees Who Use
Marijuana To Treat
Debilitating Diseases
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – An
attorney for the
American Civil Liberties
Union told a federal
judge today that the
lawsuit against Wal-Mart
for wrongfully firing an
employee for lawfully
using medical marijuana
in accordance with state
law to treat the painful
symptoms of an
inoperable brain tumor
and cancer should
proceed.
more...
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Pennington Named
President of American
Geological Institute
Chair Wayne Pennington (GMES)
has been named president
of the American
Geological Institute (AGI).
Pennington's other
leadership roles include
being the first vice
president of the Society
of Exploration
Geophysicists (2002-03).
Pennington was
installed at the annual
meeting of the
Geological Society of
America in Denver, Colo.
According to its
website, AGI is a
nonprofit federation of
47 geoscientific and
professional
associations that
represents more than
120,000 geologists,
geophysicists and other
earth scientists. AGI
was founded in 1948 and
provides information
services to
geoscientists, serves as
a voice of shared
interests in the
profession, plays a
major role in
strengthening geoscience
education, and strives
to increase public
awareness of the vital
role the geosciences
play in society's use of
resources, resiliency to
natural hazards and
interaction with the
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Men's
Hockey: Finlandia
U Defeats
Concordia 3-1
HANCOCK -
The Finlandia Lions
(1-4-0) Defeated
Concordia-WI (0-7-0)
at Hancock, Friday
night.
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Finlandia
University Announces
Fitness Walking Schedule
Hancock, MI. – November
11, 2010: Finlandia
University would like to
announce that they will
continue to offer
fitness walking in the
Paavo Nurmi Center
gymnasium every weekday
morning from 7:00 a.m.
to 9:00 a.m. for the
months of November 2010
through April 2011.
Fitness walking is open
to the general public
FREE of charge. For more
information on the Paavo
Nurmi Center, please
contact Facilities
Manager Curtis
Wittenberg at 487-7214. |
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Women's Basketball Ranks
17th in Preseason Top 25
by Wes Frahm, director
of athletic
communications and
marketing
The Women's
Basketball Coaches
Association has released
its 2010 Preseason USA
Today ESPN Division II
Top 25 Coaches Poll, and
Michigan Tech ranks
17th.
The Huskies closed
out the 2009-10 season
at fifth in the national
poll after making its
second straight trip to
the NCAA Elite Eight.
They have been
nationally ranked in
every poll since Jan.
22, 2008.
Tech is one of two
GLIAC teams in the top
25. Grand Valley State
is 23rd.
Michigan Tech opens
its 2010-11 season at
home against Finlandia
on Friday, Nov. 19.
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Marine Corps celebrates 235th
anniversary The Marine
Corps will turn 235 today November
10th, 2010, its vigor undiminished
by age.
This year Marines and Navy corpsmen
who are attached to Marine Corps
units stationed around the world, as
well as those who have served in the
past, join together greeting each
other with their familiar sayings of
"Hello Marine" and "Semper Fi"
("Always Faithful") at hundreds of
Marine Corps and Marine Corps League
sponsored events to celebrate the
235th birthday of the U.S. Marine
Corp's founding at Tuns Tavern in
Philadelphia on Nov. 10, 1775.
more...
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Hurley Council
Passes 2011 Budget HURLEY -
The Hurley City Council held a
budget hearing last night for the
purpose of hearing public comment on
the proposed 2011 budget and tax
levy. There was no public comment
and the item was moved on to the
regular meeting that followed.
The 2011 Budget estimates the year
end revenues for the budget period
to be $2,185,739 . The 2010 Budgeted
revenues were 2,083,789. An increase
of 4.89%
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City Politicos
Invade Township Meeting One
might have thought that they were at
a City of Ironwood Commission
Meeting rather than a meeting of the
Ironwood Township Trustees. A former
city commissioner and a current
member of the City’s planning and
Zoning Commission showed up at the
Township wanting to share their
years of experience with the
trustees.
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In Da Woods
by Melanie B. Fullman, US Forest
Service
If you build
it, they will come!
There’s been two arched
culverts in a small creek on a local
Forest road for years. The culverts
worked fine for passing water and
vehicles. Over time, the corrugated
pipes even accumulated gravel and
small rocks, so their bottoms were a
bit more natural – slightly less
intimidating and metallic. Back in
the day, there had been reports of
brook trout in that stream. But
eventually, the fish, peering into
what must have seemed like a 50’
tunnel, decided the culverts were
dark and scary. So they went away.
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Gogebic-Ontonagon GSC goes the extra mile for
children By Brenda Brissette-Mata
BERGLAND -- Gogebic and Ontonagon counties are at the
western-most point of the Upper Peninsula. More than 500 miles from
Lansing, the counties are sparsely populated, economically depressed
and geographically closer to the capitals of three other states.
None of that, however, stops the Gogebic-Ontonagon Great Start
Collaborative
<http://www.gogreatstart.org/?p=857> from working to
improve coordination, delivery and access to early childhood
services for families in the region.
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NCHA
Hockey News and Standings
This weekend the women hit the ice
for the first conference games of
the year while the men play their
second weekend
UW-Stevens Point goalie Pomering
named women's player of the week
UW-Stevens Point sophomore goalie
Staci Pomering (Roscoe, Ill. /
Hononegah) has been selected Player
of the Week in the Women's Division
for her 40-save performance last
weekend in two wins over St. Thomas.
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Huskies Remain at
No. 7 in NCAA Regional Poll
by Wes Frahm, director of
athletic communications and
marketing
Michigan Tech stayed at No. 7 in
the NCAA Division II Football Super
Region 3 Rankings, released this
week. The rankings are used to
determine the teams that will make
up the field for the NCAA playoffs
beginning Nov. 20th.
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Come and Dance
with NOSOTROS
NOSOTROS, the Hispanic Student
Organization, is hosting a
family-friendly Latin music social,
from 8 to 11 p.m., Friday, Nov. 12,
in Memorial Union Ballroom A.
The evening will begin with an
hour of free dance lessons, followed
by two hours of open floor with
salsa, merengue, bachata and much
more. No partner is needed.
For information, contact Alessia
Uboni at auboni@mtu.edu .
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New
"Frontier" For Area Flyers?
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Area travelers may
soon be flying by way of Frontier
Airlines. Last night, the Airport Board
held a Public Hearing at Gogebic
Community College for the purpose of
choosing a new airline to service the
area. Duane DuRay, the airport manager
provided the large audience with power
point presentation that described the
current bids for the GICA service. DuRay
provided information about the times of
service, aircraft proposed and subsidy
requested by each carrier.
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Township Site
of Women's Expo
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Superior Events and Expos brought its Women’s
Expo to Ironwood this past Saturday. The event took place at the
Caribou Lodge. The event included twenty-two vendors that came from Mellen, Wisconsin to Crystal Falls, Michigan. More than five
Counties were represented at this event. Five other businesses
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Shop With a Cop Bowl Off Fundraiser
HURLEY -
Members of the Ojibway Correctional Facility
Employee Club have sponsored the “Shop With
a Cop Bowl Off”. This year the
American Legion Lanes in Hurley have
Co-Sponsored the event. The Legion
provided the lanes for the event at a
greatly reduced cost, allowing more of the
proceeds (100%) to go to kids and that of
course is the purpose of the event. |
November
is Native American Heritage Month
Information courtesy of
the Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
What started at the turn of the century as an effort to gain a
day of recognition for the significant
contributions the first Americans made to
the establishment and growth of the U.S.,
has resulted in a whole month being
designated for that purpose.
One of
the very proponents of an American Indian
Day was Dr. Arthur C. Parker, a Seneca
Indian, who was the director of the Museum
of Arts and Science in Rochester, N.Y. He
persuaded the Boy Scouts of America to set
aside a day for the "First Americans" and
for three years they adopted such a day.
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Presidential
Proclamation--National Native American
Heritage Month
For millennia before Europeans settled
in North America, the indigenous peoples of
this continent flourished with vibrant
cultures and were the original stewards of
the land. From generation to generation,
they handed down invaluable cultural
knowledge and rich traditions, which
continue to thrive in Native American
communities across our country today. During
National Native American Heritage Month, we
honor and celebrate their importance to our
great Nation and our world. |
State Fire Marshal
Urges Caution When Using Turkey Fryer
State Fire Marshal Ronald Farr urges
consumers to use extreme caution when
preparing their holiday meals with a turkey
fryer because of the dangers frequently
associated with the devices. Tests have
shown that the fryers have a high risk of
tipping over, overheating, or spilling hot
oil, leading to fires, burns, or other
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Siegler Exhibit Opens at
Finlandia University
HANCOCK - It has been 18 months since Jorden
Siegler graduated From Finlandia University;
that is when the Finlandia Alum graduated
from the International School of Art and
Design with a BFA degree. Yesterday, Jordan
returned to a reception at the University’s
Jutila Campus where he is currently
the featured artist in the Reflection
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"People,
Place and Time: Michigan's Copper Country
Through the Lens of J.W. Nara, 1874-1934."
HANCOCK, MI - On Wednesday, November 3,
at 12:30 p.m., Erik Nordberg, archivist at
Michigan Technological University, gave a
presentation titled, "People, Place and
Time: Michigan's Copper Country Through the
Lens of J.W. Nara, 1874-1934." Nordberg will
discuss how Nara, a Finnish immigrant to the
Copper Country, captured the life and times
of the Keweenaw Peninsula with his camera.
A
multi-panel exhibit about J.W. Nara and his
photographs is on display in the lobby of
the Finnish American Heritage Center until
early December. |
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Ontonagon Economic Partnership Completes
First Year |
The Ontonagon Economic Partnership met last evening at the Ewen –
Trout-Creek School. The meeting was one of some historical
significance, in that the Partnership was completing its first year
of business.
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NCAA Division III Men’s
Hockey: Lake Forest College 6, Finlandia University 5
Finlandia University vs Lake Forest
College (11/5/10 at Lake Forest, Ill.)
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Football Seventh in First
Edition of NCAA Region Rankings
by Wes Frahm, director of athletic
communications and marketing
The football team ranks seventh in the
first edition of the NCAA Division II Super
Regional Rankings released this week. The
rankings are used to determine the teams
that will make up the field for the NCAA
Playoffs, beginning Nov. 20. Six teams will be selected from each of
the nation's four super regions to comprise
the 24-team field.
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GM Brings Chevy Volt to
Campus
A Chevy Volt is
visiting campus today and
Friday. You can see GM's
electric vehicle by the clock in
front of the Memorial Union. The
car arrived Wednesday courtesy
of a team of GM technical
experts, who are touring campus
labs and investigating potential
research collaborations. They
are guests of the Advanced Power
Systems Research Center. |
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Press Release
Carter dismissed from Finlandia University Men’s
Hockey team
Hancock, MI-
- November 2, 2010: Finlandia
University Men’s Hockey coach John McCabe
announced today that forward Jimmy Carter has
been dismissed from the program for violating
Finlandia athletic policy and Finlandia
student-athlete codes of conduct. Carter, a
freshman from Victoria, British Columbia played
in 1 career game for the Lions during the
2010-2011 season.
Contact: Matt Farrell, Sports
Information Director
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Grace College GOAL Program for
Adult Learners is Approved to be Fully Online
Grace College has received official
accreditation from the Higher Learning
Commission to offer an adult degree-completion
program fully online. The Grace Opportunities
for Adult Learners (GOAL) program is now
completely online, beginning with the January
2011 cohort. The Grace College GOAL program is
designed to help adult students complete a
Bachelor of Science in Management degree in as
little as 16 months.more...
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The Gogebic County Transit (GCT) or better known
as the “Little Blue Bus” has been the recipient of
another ARRA grant. The taxpayers and residents of
Gogebic will find traveling on the Little Blue Bus a
lot more comfortable this winter |
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Water Project Wraps Up For
Winter IRONWOOD - With winter approaching, Coleman Engineering and Overstar
Construction have decided to call it a wrap on the
Jessieville Water/Sewer projects. Phase one got off
to a late start however, rain and poor weather
conditions were blamed for the delays in the
project. |
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Road Plan Still Flexible The Township
Board of Trustees reviewed the Township five year
road plan at its last Board meeting. The plan is
updated each year based on road needs and budgetary
considerations.
In 2010 the Township completed work on Bluffview
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Election Summary
Report
Gogebic County, MI
2010 General Election
Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All
Races |
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Woods: Do you know C O? by Melanie B. Fullman, US Forest
Service
Like many area fire departments in
the past few weeks, the Bessemer City FD
and Forest Service recently visited with
local elementary students to help them
better understand their role in
preventing fires. Smokey Bear came
along, too, to demonstrate proper
techniques for putting out campfires and
to share information about forest fires.
(And to get enough bear hugs to last him
through the winter, of course!) |
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City Eyes Norrie
Playground Equipment IRONWOOD -
The famous Ironwood Parks and Recreation
Committee met last night and focused
mainly on how to divvy up the Norrie
School playground equipment. Steve Frank
would like to have the equipment stay
where it is at the Norrie School
Location. However, the Buyers of the
school building do not want to retain
the equipment citing liability issues. |
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Bessemer Council
Makes Quick Work of Agenda Items - The Bessemer City Council met last night
in what might have been the groups
quickest meeting; having lasted just
under fifteen minutes. During that time
the Council approved the minutes of the
previous meeting, approved paying
claims, and considered new business
items: MERS RESOLUTION: HEALTH RETIREE
EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION MERS has provided
a resolution to facilitate employee
contributions (beyond the defined City
contribution) to the individual health
retirement accounts. The Council
unanimously approved the resolution. |
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The Silence Was “Deafening"
- IRONWOOD - At last week’s City Commission meeting, James Albert
lashed out against the City Commission for failing to treat him
fairly. Albert and Steve Frank own the Chronicle through am
intermediate holding company The Focus Group. |
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Consumer confidence hits five-year high in
Michigan
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Despite Michigan’s
continued economic malaise, residents’
optimism about the future is at its highest
in nearly five years, according to Michigan
State University’s latest State of the State
Survey.
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Blueprint Data Flawed IRONWOOD -
The Downtown Ironwood Development Authority
met this past Thursday and on the Agenda was
the “Blueprints” plan for downtown. There
was an interesting development regarding the
Downtown Benchmarks that were given to MSHDA
in conjunction with the plan.
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E-T.C. Hosts Health Expo
The Ewen - Trout Creek School hosted a
countywide Health Expo This past week. The
event was organized by Pam Bessonen. The Expo also included a Blood Drive and
the Upper Peninsula Blood Center
Blood-Mobile was on hand seeking for donors.
Isn’t there something spooky about, blood,
blood mobiles two days prior to Halloween,
or am I just Paranoid? Is there really such
a thing as a Vampire? I just saw one or two
at the Watersmeet School!
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Range Suicide Prevention Council
As you drive west on US 2 between Grand View Hospital and section 12
road, you might notice a billboard on the north side of the highway
stating: DEPRESSION # 1 Cause of Suicide with our local 800 number
and a web site
"preventsuicidetoday.org".
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LLW Construction On Time!
IRONWOOD - Contrary to rumors that are
floating around the Ironwood area, the new
addition to Luther L Wright will be
completed in time for the planned move
during the Christmas break.
Superintendent, Tim Kolesar "absolutely guaranteed" it to me during
my recent visit to Superintendent's Office.
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