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Accent On Christmas Joy!

 
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The Luther L Wright High School Choir and Accent Choir entertained the many friends and relatives that filled the Theater North Tuesday evening. More...
Christmas Performances at A.D. Johnson

BESSEMER - The students of A.D Johnson Jr. High School and A.D. Johnson High School presented their Annual Christmas Program last week. This the third such program covered by IronwoodInfo. It is amazing that with each visit this outstanding music program gets better each time. Regrettably for Bessemer parents, resident’s and friends, this was the last Christmas Concert under the direction of Mary Jo Mykkanen. The very talented music director is retiring at the end of the current school year.

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Bessemer Washington School Students Spread Christmas Cheer

BESSEMER - The students and faculty of Bessemer's Washington School presented their annual Christmas Concert this past Friday. As usual the students under the direction of L.J. Roderick, the did a fantastic job. Music Director Roderick always has his students ready for a great performance. As is usual at Washington School, the gymnasium was packed with family and friends. By show time it was standing room only.

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Ewen-Trout Creek Christmas Celebration

EWEN - TROUT CREEK -The Christmas Concert Season concluded Friday evening at the Ewen - Trout Creek School.

Friends and family gathered in an evening of fun and entertainment in a way we've come to expect at this school district. While E-TC is a small school district it is a great big family in much the same way as Watersmeet and Wakefield-Marenisco.

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LLW Christmas at Theater North

IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The Luther L Wright Middle School Choir presented their Christmas program Tuesday night on stage at Theater North. The middle school program was the first of two performances Tuesday evening; the young sigers were followed by the High School Choir and ACCENT!

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Wakefield Marenisco School Presents Christmas Holiday Program

WAKEFIELD - The students of the Wakefield- Marenisco School District celebrated the Christmas Season this week, when they participated in the Annual Christmas Holiday program. From Pre-K to 12th grade, students sang and played Holiday songs for the very large audience gathered in the gymnasium.

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A Joyous Noel


WATERSMEET -This year’s Christmas program at Watersmeet proves once again that good things come in small packages.

Kim Johnson the Watersmeet Music Director, the school staff and students produced a great big old fashion Christmas celebration. The program titled “A Joyous Noel” included singing, instrumental performances and a Christmas skit.

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Open Skating at the
Pat O'Donnell
Civic Center

There are many occasions for skating through the holidays. Open skating times are:
Monday Dec 20, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Tuesday Dec 21, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Wednesday, Dec 22, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Thursday, Dec 23, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Friday, Dec 24, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Saturday Dec 25, 6:30pm  – 8:30pm (try out those new skates from Santa!)
Sunday, Dec 26, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Monday Dec 27, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Tuesday, Dec 28, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Wednesday, Dec 29, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Thursday, Dec 30, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Friday New Years Eve. 8:00pm - Midnnight

   

In Da Woods - Wonderful Frost

by Melanie B. Fullman, US Forest Service

The other morning, we awoke to a wondrous sight: half-inch hoar frost that clung to everything – tree branches,  bird feeders, last summer’s grass stalks, the door to the wood shed – and SPARKLED in the early morning sun. It was amazing!

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Mount Zion Now Open

MOUNT ZION – The Ski season has opened at Mount Zion. Saturday local skiers and snowboarders were on the slopes at GCC]s Mount Zion Ski Hill. In addition to snowboarders and skiers the Tubing Park was a busy place too.

The family ski facility will be open through the holidays on a modified schedule displayed below.

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Holiday Season Ski & Snowboard
December 18th - January 2nd 2011
Open Dec.18, 9am - 4pm
Dec.18 - Jan.2 (closed Christmas Day) 9am - 4pm
Dec.25 Closed
Jan.3 - Jan. 6 Closed
Jan. 7 4pm - 9pm
Jan. 8 9am - 9pm
Jan. 9 12pm - 4pm
Jan.10 - 13 Closed

Holiday Season Snowtubing
Open Dec. 18 11am - 9pm
Dec. 18 - 2311am - 9pm
Dec. 24 11am - 4pm
Dec. 25 Closed
Dec. 26 - Jan. 1 11am - 9pm
Jan. 2 12pm - 4pm
Jan. 3 - Jan. 6 Closed
Jan. 7 4pm - 9pm
Jan. 8 9am - 9pm
Jan. 9 12pm - 4pm

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Hurley School 2010
First Quarter Honor Roll

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Upper Peninsula Power Company Reaches Agreement to Transfer Cataract Hydroelectric Project License

Ishpeming, MI. – Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO), a subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group (NYSE: TEG), announced an agreement to transfer the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) operating license for the Cataract Hydroelectric Project to U.P. Hydro, LLC., a wholly-owned subsidiary of North American Hydro. North American is the largest independent hydroelectric power producer in the Midwest.
Terms of the sale were not disclosed. The transfer has been approved by the FERC. UPPCO expects to close the transaction in the first quarter of 2011.
The Cataract facility is on the Escanaba River near Gwinn Michigan.
For More Information, Contact:
• Charles Severance
General Manager - Wholesale Power & Renewable Energy
920-433-5716

• UPPCO Customer Service
800-562-7680

 

In Da Woods:
Project FeederWatch

by Melanie B. Fullman, US Forest Service

So perhaps you talked to Santa a coupla weeks ago, about buying a bird feeder for someone else, or putting one on YOUR list. Now, in addition to merely watching birds, you can help count them! More than 800 bird species inhabit the United States, for some or all of each year. They face daunting challenges from environmental threats such as urbanization, agriculture, pollution, and climate change. No single scientist or team of scientists could possibly document where all of them are, or how their numbers change from one year to the next.
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Rewarding Those Who Have Served the U.S.

by Dennis Walikainen, senior editor

Michigan Tech has instituted a new fellowship program for graduate students who have served in the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps or the military.

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Wakefield Marenisco School Presents Christmas Holiday Program

WAKEFIELD - The students of the Wakefield- Marenisco School District celebrated the Christmas Season this week, when they participated in the Annual Christmas Holiday program. From Pre-K to 12th grade, students sang and played Holiday songs for the very large audience gathered in the gymnasium.

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Fiber Arts Students Receive Kuhlman Grants

HANCOCK - Eight Finlandia University Fiber Arts students recently received grants totaling $10,455 from the Barbara L. Kuhlman Foundation.
The New York-based Kuhlman Foundation provides merit-based grants to students studying in fiber arts programs across the country.
This is the sixth year that Finlandia students have been awarded grant monies from the Kuhlman Foundation.
Since 2004, 19 Finlandia Fiber Arts students—some of them more than once—have received the annual Kuhlman Foundation grants. They are current and former students and graduates Abbi Zablocki, Amanda Moyer, Anne Patrick, Ansley Knock, Audrey Chamberlain, Betsi Arend, Chaslyn Duffek, Eileen Sundquist, Emily Pierce, Eric Hinsch, Kari Heikkinen, Heidi Wiitanen, J.R. Demers, Lindsey Arness, Pamela Kotila, Ronda Jones, Sara Heikkinen, Stacy Karvonen, and Susie Danielson.
For information about the Finlandia Fiber Arts program, contact Phyllis Fredendall at 906-487-7376 or phyllis.fredendall@finlandia.edu.

Upper Peninsula Power is Updating Emergency Action Plans for its Hydroelectric Dams

Ishpeming, MI - In the coming months, Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) will work with local county Emergency Government Agencies to ensure that residents and other users of the water below dams understand the need to be prepared to evacuate the area in extreme circumstances. UPPCO expects to complete updating its Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) in 2011.
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LLW Christmas at Theater North

IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The Luther L Wright Middle School Choir presented their Christmas program Tuesday night on stage at Theater North. The middle school program was the first of two performances Tuesday evening; the young sigers were followed by the High School Choir and ACCENT!

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Garfield R. "Skip" Drake, III, Memorial Nursing Scholarship established at GCC

A new scholarship has been established at Gogebic Community College in memory of Garfield R. "Skip" Drake, III. According to Skip's family, he always had a love of nursing that started when he worked with the Disabled Vets Program. "He would be glad to know that now he is helping others who want to pursue a career in the nursing field," said his mother, Cleo Mary Drake.

Skip attended Ironwood schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1967. He then attended Gogebic Community College for 1 ˝ years.

A dedicated veteran, Skip was a life member and past commander of Ironwood American Legion Post 5, and served in the Post 5 Honor Guard, a life member of Ironwood Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1823, and life member and past commander of Northland Chapter No. 66, Disabled American Veterans.

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Wakefield-Marenisco School District Post First Quarter Honor Roll
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UPPCO Provides "Best Practices" When Using Space Heaters

Ishpeming, MI) - Electric space heaters can help homeowners stay warm this winter if used appropriately and safely. Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) reminds customers there are safe ways and potentially dangerous ways to use space heaters. There are also substantial energy costs associated with operating multiple space heaters in a home or office. UPPCO advises using a space heater in a smaller confined area or office work space to provide supplemental heat that the building's regular heating system cannot provide.
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