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IRONWOOD — Lisa Delichintended for years to open abusiness in downtown Iron-wood, but there was anotherreason she chose to open PursePalace — she saw five otherwomen carrying the samepurse at a function she attend-ed.

For that reason, she ordersonly two or three items alikeand when those are sold out,she doesn’t reorder.

All of the bags come fromLas Vegas, Delich said. “They’rethe same ones you’d find on theStrip.”

Purse Palace, located onAurora Street, between Lowelland Suffolk streets, is gearedtoward the generation ofwomen who consider theirpurse as much an accessory totheir wardrobe as jewelry andshoes. The 500-square-footstore is lined with shelves fullof bags of every color and style

to suit every need of a fashion-ista. Prices range from $29 to$49, Delich said.

“If you buy it for an outfit,you’re not going to break thebank,” Delich said of her purs-es.

The store carries everyaccessory for an outfit, though.Scarves are hung in the hall-way. Unique jewelry to fit anytaste is displayed around thestore. A small selection of shoesis lined along one wall. Delichplans to include sandals andflip flops in the spring.

Delich is proud of her down-town location and of downtownIronwood in general. She triesto compete with other businessby not offering brands or stylesthat other downtown business-es carry.

A store located elsewhere inIronwood was not an option toher after working for years inher father’s downtown shoestore.

Delich bought the downtownlocation from the family of afriend who had died. She knewthe sale would go through onceit was set in motion so sheplaced merchandise orders

even before the closing. Afterthe sale closed, she was openfor business within a week, justin time for Festival Ironwood2010.

“This is meant to be,” shesaid.

To open, Delich tore downone wall, but left much of thebuilding the same in honor toher friend, the former owner,who had enclosed two rooms forthe privacy needed for massagetherapy.

“I wanted to keep her space,but be able to utilize it,” Delichsaid. “I think she would bethrilled.”

Business has been goingwell, she said. She has a widevariety of customers, includinglocals and tourists, adding thattourism in Ironwood is doingvery well.

“It’s been fantastic,” shesaid.

Delich has always shoppedlocal and believes the down-town Ironwood businesses com-plement each other, offering awide variety of goods and serv-ices.

“I think Ironwood is a dia-mond in the rough,” she said.

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IRONWOOD — The Down-town Ironwood DevelopmentAuthority is working to defineand deliver further downtownenhancement projects for thecity, following an expression ofstate support for roughly$730,000 in additional work.

During an informal DIDAworkshop held Feb. 10, Iron-

wood City Manager ScottErickson told DIDA membersthat the Michigan Departmentof Transportation had sent hima letter of conditional commit-ment for a streetscaping grantproposal.

The grant, if ultimatelyawarded, would build uponphase one of the city’s down-town blueprint, which providesroughly $610,000 for projects,including repaving city parkinglots on McLeod Avenue andAyer Street, new and improvedstreet lighting, improvementsand repairs to the AuroraStreet Pocket Park, and newwayfaring signs. The work will

be paid forthrough aMichigan Eco-nomic Devel-opment Cor-poration Com-munity Devel-opment BlockGrant, whichrequires anapproximate-ly $91,575local match.

E r i c k s o nsaid the

MDOT’s conditional commit-ment included planning appro-priation for the work, but thatmore state review will be need-ed to lock in the money.

Still, he said, “the likelihoodis good that money will be therefor the downtown.”

Because the MDOT proposalincludes work shared with thephase one, such as landscapingand improving street lighting,the DIDA and Erickson begandiscussion of how to merge theprojects.

Erickson described planningfor the grant, prior to confirma-tion of receiving it, as necessaryto show the state Ironwood wasprepared for the work, as wellas to more quickly implementit. He estimated that construc-tion could begin next year, if thereview goes smoothly.

Given that the MDOT grant

would require a $262,890 localmatch, Erickson explainedanother reason to merge theMDOT and MEDC projects.

“What we’re looking at doingis using the money we alreadyhave, the $610,000 that’salready been approved, andusing that as a match... you’reusing your existing grant toleverage the new grant,” Erick-son said.

Erickson said that mightrequire modifying how thephase one grant allocatesmoney, but he didn’t think itwould be a problem, given thesimilarities in the MDOT andMEDC work.

CONSTRUCTION SEASON AHEADWith the scope of downtown

work poised to expand, Erick-son, community developmentdirector Merritt Bussiere andDIDA members set a goal ofgetting several phase one proj-ects ready for the biddingprocess by March. Under thistime frame, Erickson and theDIDA hoped to see May con-struction.

For the city parking lots onMcLeod Avenue and AyerStreet, the DIDA called forplans to include more signs forthe lots, which Bussiere saidwere easy to miss, along withbetter lighting, planting treesand installing bike racks.

For street lighting, DIDAmembers initially wanted plansfor installing new street lights,but Erickson said the MDOTgrant would not fund thatwork, which would requiretearing up sidewalks. TheMEDC grant would pay for newstreet lights, including orna-mental ones, meant to highlightdowntown entrances.

The DIDA instead askedErickson to look into brighter,more energy-efficient bulbs forexisting lights, as well asselecting possible styles for newstreet lights. DIDA memberLee-Ann Garske offered toassist him.

For the Pocket Park, theDIDA called for sturdier,wrought-iron archways toreplace the wooden archwaysover each entrance. PocketPark work also includes repair-ing the wall of the Pines Cafe,which overlooks the park.

For other phase one projects,which aren’t connected to theMDOT grant proposal, theDIDA named “project drivers”to further research and planthe projects, in consultationwith various community mem-bers. These projects includeexpanding parking for thememorial building, improvingrestroom access in the down-town, and acquiring and devel-oping the Depot Park.

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IRONWOOD — A new con-signment gallery and frameshop is Z Place to go for originalartwork and custom framing.

Janice Wyssling of The RealEstate Store is using propertyher company owns on the eastend of the Walgreens block ofU.S. 2 as a gallery that reflectsher taste and, she hopes, that ofothers who appreciate art.

Z Place opened in early Feb-ruary, with the work of 11artists, including gallery man-ager Amy Anderson of Onton-agon. Wyssling has many moreartists from a wide region linedup for her shop.

There are watercolors, printsand photos; carved wood walk-ing sticks, fish and birds;mobiles and wearable art fash-ioned from driftwood, beachglass and rocks polished by theaction of Lake Superior waves;beaded jewelry; and pottery.

Among the artists are wellknown local talents from north-ern Wisconsin and the westernUpper Peninsula — paintersPeg Sandin and Jan Wise,printmaker Carol Bohn, ceram-icist Joan Molloy Slack, woodcarver John Lauzon and pho-tographer Gerard Lauzon.

Other artists are newer tothe Ironwood gallery scene —Anderson, who makes drift-wood and beach glass mobilesand also paints; Mike Salli, whocarves wood and builds rusticfurniture; photographer Chris-tine Collinsr; Phil Kitzman,who adds twigs and antlers toold furniture to create one-of-a-kind Northwoods decor; andPaul Wilson, a painter ofabstract oils.

Work yet to be displayed at ZPlace includes more jewelryand furniture, silk scarves,purses, ironwork, stained glassitems and other unique wear-ables. Wyssling has found tal-ent across the country.

She also plans to showcasearea youth talent.

“I would like to focus onextremely beautiful art in goodprice ranges for the piece you’rebuying,” Wyssling said. “And itdoesn’t necessarily have to befrom here — just extraordinarywork.”

Wyssling has selected thework of about 40 artists to showin her gallery. She plans to

unveil new work bit by bit —the gallery was two years in theplanning and the concept isstill taking form.

In scouting artwork for ZPlace, Wyssling said she lookedfor “art that stops you, whereyou have to have it.”

CUSTOM FRAMINGIt was a serendipitous day

when John Wyssling sold ahouse to Lewis Brown-Coon.

Coon is a picture framerwith certified talent and thetools of the trade. Wyssling’sreal estate company owned aformer art gallery that hadhoused a framing business onthe lower level. Janice Wysslingwas planning to open a consign-ment art gallery in the build-ing.

“The framing was integralinto the direction of the shop,”Janice Wyssling said Feb. 17.

Earlier this month, Z PlaceGallery and Framing opened,with Coon setting up shop inthe lower level frame shop.

He’s still moving in equip-ment and building displaypieces, doing the dusty work athis new home nearby.

Coon and his wife movedhere from Idaho because theirdaughter, son-in-law and threegrandchildren live here. Somepeople retire and head for thesun, Coon said. He chose to fol-low his family.

Coon worked for the state ofAlaska as a juvenile correctionsofficer for 20 years. Framingwas a side job.

He completed Larson-JuhlCustom Framers Training in1994.

Before he’d unpacked histools here, 250 pounds of Lar-son-Juhl frame samples hadbeen delivered to Z Place.

Coon said he talks to cus-tomers to get an idea of thestyle frame they want, then

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“I enjoy finding creativeways to frame,” he said, turningover a framed Valentine hegave his wife to reveal a doublemat that shows his message onthe inside of the card.

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Located on Aurora Street,Superior Shoes is approachingits sixth year in business,according to store managerLeah Gramith. Beyond its localvenue, Gramith said SuperiorShoes has two stores in Dallasand one in Bloomington, Ind.

Gramith described SuperiorShoes as truly shining in thedigital marketplace, however.

“We’re shipping a ton ofstuff,” Gramith said, acknowl-

edging that footwear doesn’tinitially seem like a good fit forweb-based business. “Shoesseem like a weird thing to buyonline, because you have to trythem on.”

Customers seem quite con-tent to buy online, however, andGramith said, “We had a reallyawesome quarter from the holi-day season.”

Sales have been so strongthat Gramith said the Iron-wood store recently hired twonew employees, bringing totalemployment up to 10.

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also brings the challenge ofcompeting with stores nation-wide.

“There are huge companiesyou’re competing with, so youhave to find what makes youspecial,” Gramith said.

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The company also closelymonitors and pounces on popu-lar items, including whatGramith called the “barefootshoe phenomenon.”

The shoes, with minimalsoles and individual slots foreach toe, are designed to fit thewearer like a glove and pre-serve their natural stride.

Gramith said many runnersnationwide swear by them, andsaid the company has been “rid-

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Other popular items includesandals made of the samematerial used in yoga mats andhomeostatic Smartwool socks,Gramith said.

Aside from running with thelatest footwear crazes, Gramithsaid the company focuses oncustomer service and offers freeshipping. Many of their brandsalso come with six-month orlonger warranties.

INCREASING BRANDS, BETTER VISIBILITY

In the coming months,Gramith said the companyplans to expand the number ofbrands sold in Ironwood, cur-rently around 15-20. Company-wide, Gramith said SuperiorShoes has about 40 brands,and, if the Ironwood store does-n’t have an item the customerwants, other Superior Shoesstores can ship the item here inthree to seven days.

Superior Shoes also plans tostep up its community presence— Gramith said the companyplans to sponsor athletic eventsthis summer, including thePaavo Nurmi Marathon.


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Superior Shoes’ owner Rachel Hubbard and manager Leah Gramith, from left, have many shoes to fillas their business competes across the nation for customers. In addition to its store on Aurora Street inIronwood, Superior Shoes has three stores in other states and sells many products online. Gramith saidthe store focuses on a high quality of service and offering higher quality footwear than large departmentstores.


By MARGARET [email protected]

IRONWOOD — If you wantto learn the skills of kayaking,Steep Creek Outfitters andCafe and Whitecap Kayak isthe place to go.

Owned and operated by Nealand LeeAnn Schroeter of Iron-wood, Steep Creek is uniquebecause it not only instructsboth youth and adults on tech-niques to be taught in the art ofkayaking, but Steep Creek alsoprovides mentoring for theyouth who want to learn how toinstruct others on the properkayaking. Those instructors arethen available to teach novicekayakers how to master the artof kayaking.

Neal Schroeter is the pastorof the Range Community BibleChurch in Hurley and is also aphysician at Aspirus GrandView Hospital.

LeeAnn Schroeter is a physi-cian at the Grand View Clinicin Hurley.

The one-stop outfitterinstructional shop, with a cafe,is managed by Becky Castle,with Lara Schroeter as assis-tant manager and senior guide.

Steep Creek employs aboutfive instructors during thesummer months, and since itsopening in 2008, has hadbetween 35-40 adults andyouth come and go, all taught tobe instructors in kayakingskills and mentored on lifeskills, Neal Schroeter said.

Schroeter said he and hiswife started the business to cre-ate an environment in which towork with youth, teachingthem skills in leadership, com-munications and responsibility.

“That is what we are mostlyabout,” he said. “We’re trying tohelp them live their faith in thereal world outside the church.”

The Schroeters are generallyoutdoor folks.

“We would like to be thekayak instructional home forthe Gogebic Range, but we alsosupport outdoor communityevents, cross-country skiing,snowshoeing and snowboard-ing,” LeeAnn Schroeter said.

“We are here to serve thecommunity and encouragehealthy living through outdooractivities,” she added.

Over the years, Steep Creekhas worked with Boy Scouts ofAmerica groups from through-out the country, church youthgroups, summer camps, fami-lies and individuals.

Steep Creek is open from 10a.m. to 8 p.m., Mondaysthrough Fridays, and 9 a.m. to5 p.m. on Saturdays.

THE BEGINNINGThe Schroeters started their

kayaking venture eight yearsago at Whitecap Mountain,west of Iron Belt, Wis.

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Mountain, Neal Schroeter said.The initial kayak business pro-vided guided kayak trips andinstruction on the art of kayak-ing.

With the business expand-ing, the Schroeters moved theirbusiness, Steep Creek Outfit-ters and Cafe, into Ironwood in2008.

A kitchen was added to theoutfitter shop in 2009 so thatthe Schroeters could preparefood for camping trips. The cafethen emerged.

Today, outdoor enthusiastsnot only can have meals pre-pared at Steep Creek for theirkayaking and camping ven-tures. anyone else that’s look-ing for a healthy lunch can also

enjoy healthy food in the cafethat is located in the rear of thebusiness.

Serving fresh wraps, sand-wiches, soup and salads,LeeAnn Schroeter said, “It isour desire to demonstratehealthy food options.”

KAYAK SALES AND INSTRUCTIONSSteep Creek not only sells

kayaks and gear, it also pro-vides instructions and guidedtours for both white water andsea kayaking.

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Steep Creek Outfitters and Cafe owners, from right, NealSchroeter and LeeAnn Schroeter, assistant manager and seniorguide Lara Schroeter, and manager Becky Castle stand in front of arecreational kayak that’s on sale at the Cloverland Drive shop. Alongwith providing instruction on kayaking techniques, Steep Creep alsosells fishing, sea, and white water kayaks.

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By DIANE [email protected]

IRONWOOD — IronwoodTheatre accomplished a majoroffstage goal in the final days of2010.

Now, the theater, with fund-ing from the city and privatebenefactors, is poised to finallytake ownership of the ornateentry concourse.

From the iconic gryphonsguarding the corners of themarquee to the interior murals— where some of the paint isstill wet — the acquisition willprotect access to the historictheater into the future.

The closing on the sale of theSeaman Building, whichincludes the concourse, is setfor March 25, according to citymanager Scott Erickson.

Nothing will change immedi-ately.

The city, which owns the the-ater, will own the SeamanBuilding.

The theater, which opened in1928 and has a 100-year leaseon the concourse, will continueto pay rent.

RESTORING ORIGINAL ELEGANCEOn Tuesday, mural artist

Kelly Meredith taped off anoth-er scene from the myth ofBellerophon high on the wallabove the street entrance doorsto the concourse.

Meredith completed otherscenes from the myth on themezzanine. She painted new,edgier gryphons — like thecreatures Bellerophon mighthave encountered— to replacethe gilt gryphons over the doorsfrom lobby to theater.

The restoration of the con-course, with its barrel-vaultedceiling, began with volunteersstripping non-original wallpa-per more than a year ago.Meredith painted a period sten-cil design along the upper wallsof the concourse, which hasserved as an art gallery.

Last fall, the city agreed topay $50,000 to buy the con-course portion of the Seamanbuilding and allocated another$20,000 for construction to wallit off from the rest of the build-ing.

Publicity about the proposedpurchase led unnamed benefac-tors to offer $40,000 so that thecity could buy the entire build-ing.

Erickson said donors hadpledged another $21,000 forrenovations.

City ownership of the build-ing might provide access togrants available for public/pri-vate partnerships to makeimprovements and alterations,according to Erickson.

The city’s goal is to marketthe building to tenants for theshort-term and ultimately, pri-vate owners.

Blueprints from an ambi-tious 1980s proposal show amassive renovation of the Sea-man Building to add modernground-level restrooms andaccess between that buildingand the theater on ground andmezzanine levels.

This could offer a way toaddress the shortage of publicrestrooms downtown, Ericksonnoted.

At this time, according totheater board president MarkSilver, the theater plans to keepits office in the nearby store-front.

Rent paid by current tenantsin the Seaman Building —including the theater for itsoffice space — will cover thecost of utilities and other build-ing expenses, Silver said.

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Mural artist Kelly Meredith paints scenes from the myth of Bellerophon on the wall above the street entry to the concourse at IronwoodTheatre on Feb. 15. Meredith, of Butternut, Wis., painted the vintage stencil designs topping the long walls of the concourse and otherBellerophon scenes on the mezzanine. She also repainted the gryphons over the doors leading into the theater. Below, theater board pres-ident Mark Silver discusses the project with Meredith.

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By DAVID [email protected]

IRONWOOD — Annie Lin knowshow to seize an opportunity when shesees one.

Since opening Golden Dragonrestaurant in Ironwood in August2009, she has quickly turned it intoone of the most popular restaurants inthe area.

Now Lin has decided to expand therestaurant into a whole new world ofcuisine.

Lin, originally from eastern China,moved to the U.S. in 2004 and workedin the restaurant industry for fiveyears before she thought she mightwant to starting something on herown.

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Steep Creek also sells camp-ing gear and active outdoorclothing and equipment.

Instructors from SteepCreek instruct people onkayaking at an actual site, gen-erally Lake Superior, NealSchroeter said.

Instructions continuethrough the winter months,utilizing the swimming pool atGogebic Community College,Schroeter said.

“We give both private dayinstructions and group instruc-tions,” he said.

Although the maximumnumber of participants in agroup is 24, group instructionsare generally given to nine or10 people, and most peoplehave little or no experience inkayaking, Castle said.

Steep Creek provides oneguide for every six people.

There’s one senior guide andthree to four other guides oneach outing, LeeAnn Schroetersaid.

“It could be for three or fournights, or just one day,” Castlesaid, noting both food andinstructions are provided.

All the novice kayakers haveto provide are sleeping bags,their clothes and other person-al effects, Neal Schroeter said.

Castle said Steep Creekgives special deals to locals, ifcombined with an establishedtrip.

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By RALPH [email protected]

ERWIN TOWNSHIP —Development of a master planfor Erwin Township is a keygoal for 2011, according tosupervisor William Sullivan.

Through the change, Sulli-van said the town will movefrom a zoning board to a plan-ning commission.

A new master plan for thetown, with a population of 357,is mandated by the state ofMichigan and must addressmany issues in addition to zon-ing.

Sullivan said he’s not surewhen the plan will be complet-ed, but he said the town hasthus far met the state’s intentrequirement of the plan, pub-lishing a notice about theprocess that carried a 63-dayadvance.

Sullivan said Tuesday he’sreviewed the master plandeveloped by Bessemer Town-ship. “I’ve taken a look at it.Our plan won’t be as compre-

hensive as that,” he said.The township has zoning

ordinances in place now thatcan be revised or left the samefor the master plan.

Sullivan said he sees theplan as a vision for the commu-nity that will provide tools forimplementation. Since thetown won’t receive a grant todevelop the plan, he said hedoubts that a consulting firmwill be hired, as was the case inBessemer Township.

Recently retired, Sullivannoted Erwin Township officialsserve on a part-time basis andthey will develop the masterplan throughout the year.

He said the township contin-ues to cooperate with the coun-ty on input for road projects forthe coming year. He said thecounty and town officials willbe closely watching the statebudget in an effort determinewhat effects state funding cutsmight have on area road proj-ects.


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Erwin Township officials plan to develop a master plan in 2011.

Erwin Townshipcrafting master plan

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By KIM MATTSONCharter Township of Ironwood Supervisor

The Charter Township ofIronwood was among the com-munities recommended toreceive a Michigan NaturalResources Trust Fund develop-ment grant of $291,400 for thedevelopment of the AirportRecreation Park.

A total of 165 applicationswere evaluated, and we wereone of 69 local outdoor recre-ation development projects tobe selected. Improvements tothe park include additionalparking, playground equip-ment, sand volleyball, a pavil-ion with indoor lavatory facili-ties, and walking/biking trails.

During the repaving of LakeRoad, four-foot bike lanes wereadded to each side of Lake Roadfrom Margaret Street to SunsetRoad. We continue to look forfunding sources and workingwith other municipalities tocontinue the bike lanes out tothe Airport Recreation Park,Little Girl’s Point and BlackRiver Road.

Our water and wastewaterprojects are progressing.Wastewater line improvementswill continue in the spring.Improvements completedinclude new sewer lines alongLake Road, from nearForslund’s to Lake Road Veteri-nary Clinic, and on the westend of Sunset, around the pre-vious sewer plant.

I r o n w o o dTownship is amember ofthe GogebicRange WaterA u t h o r i t y.The GRWAconsists ofI r o n w o o dT o w n s h i p ,B e s s e m e rT o w n s h i p ,W a k e f i e l dTownship andthe cities of

Bessemer and Wakefield.The new water mains have

been installed under LakeRoad, U.S. 2, Jackson Road,Greenbush Road, West Mar-garet Street, SunnysideAvenue, Slade Road, Oak HillLane and Welch Creek Lane.Work will resume on SunsetRoad in the spring. As the 6,800feet of 16-inch water main,from Jackson Road along thenorth side of U.S. 2 to GrandView Hospital, is installed, weare purchasing water fromBessemer.

We hope to attract new busi-ness along U.S. 2 and furtherdevelop existing business in thetownship, like Top Notch Acces-sories and Wal-Mart. We thankour residents for their patiencewhile these projects are workedon.

There will be two more phas-es of work for our water system:water source phase and projectcompletion. Both will be bid inthe spring of 2011.

The township is a mixture ofnatural resources, homes,farms and businesses. Thetownship planning commissionis in the process of updating the

master plan in order to attractmore business, help existingfarmers, and attract new con-struction, while protecting ournatural resources and develop-ing and creating new opportu-nities in parks and recreation.

We offer excellent opportuni-ties for summer and winterrecreation in the township withour beautiful naturalresources, including LittleGirl’s Point, Black River Har-bor, Lost Lake and manystreams.

The most exciting news forthe next decade is the Copper-wood Project mine, located inIronwood Township. If all goeswell, the mine will open in2013.

The Charter Township ofIronwood fully supports theCopperwood Project. OrvanaResources U.S. Corp Copper-wood Project has been helpingthe community in many ways,like donations to economicdevelopment, fire departments,and setting up scholarships.The estimated cost of buildingthe mine is about $150 million.What a boost to the local econo-my when this mine opens!

We have implementedSpring Clean-Up Day andMake A Difference In YourCommunity Day. Thank you toall who participated and wehope to provide these servicesin the next decade. We welcomeany new suggestions from ourresidents for other servicesthey would like to see provided.

For more information aboutthe Charter Township of Iron-wood, visitironwoodtownship.org.

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Mary Ann Johnson, left, east nursing station clerk, reviews apatient’s medical chart with nursing student intern NatashaAnderson at Aspirus Grand View Hospital. Anderson, a seniorat Luther L. Wright High School, is participating in the Con-tracting Program coordinated by the Gogebic-Ontonagon Inter-mediate School District and Ironwood Schools, along with localbusinesses. The program allows students the opportunity togain skills in a career area outside of the traditional school set-ting. Anderson is working and learning about the field of nurs-ing under the supervision of Cathy Nasi, R.N., case managerat Aspirus Grand View. Anderson has learned how to put heartmonitors on patients, take temporal pulse rates and doechocardiograms. She has also observed catheter and IVinsertions and has reviewed patient medical charts to learnabout medical history and terminology. Observing in the emer-gency room, Anderson shadows registered nurses to learnmore about patients and how trauma events are handled. Sheis taking the Certified Nurses Aide training offered by theGOISD and plans to take the test to become a licensed CNAthis spring. “This experience has helped me to determine whatI want to do for my future career,” Anderson said. “I now knowthat I will enjoy working in the health care field, thanks to myhands-on experiences here at the hospital.” After graduation,Anderson will attend St. Scholastica College in Duluth, Minn.,to earn a bachelor of science degree in nursing.

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THEATREorgan restoration, led by volun-teer curator Tom Peacock.

Filling the theater’s seats,restored in the 1980s, remains achallenge.

As the population shrinks, sodoes the potential audience.

Silver notes that it is no lesslabor intensive to prepare andstaff the theater for a regional actthat brings in 100 people than fora local dance recital that sells outthe house for three shows.

Finding local talent with thetime to direct and perform the bigcast musicals that are popular isanother challenge.

The Gogebic Range Players,home troupe at the theater, didnot stage a production in 2010.The Players are known for musi-cals with multi-generationalcasts, but a plan of two new,younger directors to stage “OneHappy Fella” ended at the audi-tion stage.

Over the past two decades, thestalwarts of the community stagehave aged out of many roles. Thepool of new talent may be youngand deep, but it is smaller.

VOLUNTEER ENTHUSIASMLast January, the theater went

to an all-volunteer operation.

That eliminated an annualpayroll of about $38,000 for themanaging director and paid part-time staff of two office workers,one custodian and one technicalperson.

Silver said there are no currentplans for resuming paid staff.

In September, Phil Kucera,named managing director in sum-mer of 2009, resigned, citinghealth issues. Longtime treasurerand board member Helen Martinresigned at the same time.

More recently, Tom Brown leftthe theater board. Brown hadserved as facility manager; hiswife, Lee Brown, wrote grantapplications, staffed the office andsold tickets at the door of events.

But whenever the theater isshort-handed, new volunteersappear and veterans return tolend a hand.

Silver said he’d like to increasethe current board of five people toat least 10. Besides Silver, boardmembers are Jackie Powers,Karen Oliverius, Tom Williamsand Jim Wahner.

“We need people who have apassion for doing this. It’s work,”Silver said, adding emphatically,“It’s good work.”

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Guest organist

Tom Hoehn sitsat the Barton

organ at IronwoodTheatre in Sep-tember. Organ

curator Tom Pea-cock looks on

during Hoehn’srehearsal for a

multi-performancecelebration of the

return of therestored organ

console.

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