Superior Telegram (Superior, WI) articles from April 2011

Superior Telegram (Superior, WI) archives from April 2011

First candidate steps up for 2012 bid for congress.
April 29, 2011... Byline: Shelley Nelson April 29--With the November election only a few months behind us and the next fall election more than 18 months away in Wisconsin, one candidate has already stepped forward to challenge U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Ashland...

Communication open as construction season begins.
April 29, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood April 29--Businesses on Banks Avenue are bracing for construction season. At a meeting Wednesday, assistant public works director Jeff Goetzman laid out the plan and timetable for three blocks of work along Banks Avenue...

Students perform fractured fairy tales.
April 29, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood April 29--These aren't your typical fairy tales. Cinderella and Snow White duke it out during an interview over "Who's the Fairest"; Alexander T. Wolf tells how he was framed by the three little pigs; Jack and the...

Spring shop hop takes place in Superior.
April 28, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood April 28--Six Superior businesswomen throw open their doors to the community this weekend, offering a "shop hop" as distinctive as their wares. During the "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" event, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m....

Kloppenburg gains one vote.
April 28, 2011... Byline: Shelley Nelson April 28--Twenty towns and villages are counted again. Only the town and city of Superior -- 11 more districts -- remain undone after two days as Douglas County election officials have reconciled poll books,...

Little changes in early stage of Supreme Court recount.
April 27, 2011... Byline: Shelley Nelson April 27--With three precincts largely counted and 28 left to go, Douglas County started its part of a statewide recount in the Supreme Court race. The vote totals for each of the candidates in Bennett and...

Kucharyski's game-winning homer helps keep Yellowjackets' playoff hopes alive.
April 27, 2011... Byline: Ken Olson April 27--The University of Wisconsin-Superior softball team kept its playoff hopes alive with a doubleheader split with WIAC front-runner UW-River Falls Monday afternoon at Liebaert Field. After the visiting Falcons...

Money disagreements land county, speedway manager in court fight.
April 27, 2011... April 27--A dispute over revenue, costs and venue changes at the Head of the Lakes Fairground has landed in court. Douglas County and the Head of the Lakes Fair, Inc., filed a civil suit in Douglas County Circuit Court on Thursday against the...

Invisible Children make big impression.
April 27, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood April 27--Superior students greeted Invisible Children with tears and hugs Tuesday. Members of the humanitarian group gave a presentation to the entire student body at Superior Middle School in the morning. About...

Poetry inspires grace, literacy.
April 26, 2011... Byline: Shelley Nelson April 26--My father knew how to plough. One horse would do it for a farm no bigger than the boundaries of hope. For 13 years, the beginning lines of the poems filled the "unconscious" mind of Dr. George...

Voters favor wolf control measures.
April 22, 2011... Byline: Emily Kram April 22--Wisconsinites may be divided on politics and policy right now, but on at least one issue they seem to have reached agreement. At the 2011 Department of Natural Resources Spring Rule Hearings last week,...

New ADA brings years of experience.
April 22, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood April 22--There's another new face in the Douglas County District Attorney's office. Assistant District Attorney Ruth Kressel brings 18 years prosecution experience and a strong work ethic. "It's a very new and...

Jauch makes plea for statewide synthetic marijuana ban.
April 22, 2011... April 22--Wisconsin Sen. Bob Jauch, D-Poplar, is urging fellow legislators to ban the manufacture, possession and distribution of synthetic marijuana statewide. Jauch encouraged the Assembly Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee to...

County says 'no' to stormwater fees.
April 22, 2011... Byline: Shelley Nelson April 22--Douglas County is taking a stand against Superior's stormwater fees. The county board on Thursday approved a policy that would deny payment to the city of stormwater fees attached to properties taken for...

GEARS helps kids make the grade.
April 22, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood April 22--After a snack of muffins and juice April 7, Gabriel Walker tackled pi -- the math kind. "Right now I'd rather be doing anything, anything," the seventh-grader said. "I'd rather be doing health than math."...

Unions plead case for fairness.
April 21, 2011... Byline: Shelley Nelson April 21--Douglas County's unions shared their displeasure with the board's failure to adopt labor agreements that were negotiated in good faith last year and were ratified by the unions in January. That was before...

Telegram photog no match for Turner.
April 20, 2011... Byline: Jed Carlson April 20--It's not every day that you get the opportunity to compete against an NCAA Division I recruit, but I got the chance to go head-to-head with one Friday afternoon right here in Superior. I bet some of you are...

Spartan softball team loses home opener.
April 20, 2011... Byline: Ken Olson April 20--Duluth Central spoiled the Superior High School softball team's home opener with a 13-4 victory Tuesday evening at Liebaert Field. The Trojans touched Spartan pitching for 19 hits while Central's pitching...

Students earn recognition for academic success.
April 20, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood April 20--The Upward Bound program is effective, and it has the numbers to prove it. Since 1999, 100 percent of the high school students enrolled in the program at the University of Wisconsin-Superior have graduated....

Heading off disaster by design.
April 20, 2011... Byline: Shelley Nelson April 20--The city and University of Wisconsin-Superior has a plan designed to head off disaster. The Superior City Council on Tuesday adopted a multijurisdictional update of its Hazard Mitigation Plan. The...

New leadership steps up.
April 19, 2011... Byline: Shelley Nelson April 19--New councilors are sworn. A new mayor has taken office. And, the council leadership is chosen anew. After more than three months without a mayor in Superior, the administration and council are...

City worker goes to jail.
April 19, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood April 19--A former city finance employee accused of stealing more than $1,000 in city funds will spend a year on probation and 10 days in jail. Ruth Ann Olson, 58, pleaded no contest Monday in Douglas County Circuit...

Spartans rally past Hermantown.
April 18, 2011... Byline: Ken Olson April 18--The Superior High School baseball team led early but then had to rally to defeat the Hermantown Hawks 8-7 Tuesday evening at Morrie Arnovich Field. The Spartans led 5-1 after three innings before the Hawks took...

Team of a lifetime, team of the future.
April 15, 2011... Byline: Emily Kram April 15--At Northwood High School, the Evergreens are losing the team of a lifetime. Superior, meanwhile, is building the team of the future. Three of Northwood's seven seniors this year have been developing their...

The beginning of a legacy.
April 15, 2011... Byline: Emily Kram April 15--Decades from now, Jessica Lindstrom hopes to be telling stories about the old days, about those years when the Superior High School girls basketball team moved from being an afterthought to a serious contender. ...

Updated: Wisconsin canvass complete, Prosser leads with 7,316 votes.
April 15, 2011... April 15--MADISON -- With the submission of the Milwaukee County canvass report, the Government Accountability Board has received the results of the Supreme Court election as certified by all 72 Wisconsin counties, according to a news release...

Hagen hits ground running Superior.
April 15, 2011... Byline: Shelley Nelson April 15--Mayor-elect Bruce Hagen may not be the city's mayor officially, but that hasn't stopped him from stepping up to begin tackling the job that's been vacant for more than three months. Wednesday, he started the...

High flying senior project.
April 15, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood April 15--John Edwards took his senior project to new heights Wednesday. The Superior High School senior flew a helicopter into the Richard I. Bong Airport in Superior as community and school evaluators looked on. His...

Hero's memory.
April 15, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood April 15--As Sean Duffy campaigned for the 7th District congressional seat, Jeremy Vrooman was with him. A gray wristband with the fallen cavalry scout's name on it circled the Ashland man's arm throughout the campaign....

Pennies for a child's heaven.
April 14, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood April 14--Kindergarten students in Kay Gordon's class at Great Lakes Elementary School enjoyed the taste of victory Tuesday. They were served ice cream with chocolate sauce and sprinkles for donating the most...

PREVIEW: Influx of freshmen promises bright future for SHS girls soccer team.
April 13, 2011... Byline: Emily Kram April 13--A youth movement is underway on the Superior High School girls soccer team. Freshmen outnumber seniors 8:1 this year, and the younger players have almost single-handedly filled out what was once a meager junior...

PREVIEW: Tigers return experienced golf team.
April 13, 2011... Byline: Emily Kram April 13--Three strokes separated the Northwestern High School boys golf team from the WIAA Division 2 State Tournament last season. This year, the Tigers are looking to grasp the opportunity that slipped away. "Everyone...

PREVIEW: Tough schedule awaits Spartan baseball team.
April 13, 2011... Byline: Ken Olson April 13--Pitching and defense will be key for the Superior High School baseball team for the 2011 season. The Spartans will also need to hit the ball if they want to fare well against what may be the strongest schedule...

Phantom Galleries Superior offers surprises downtown.
April 13, 2011... Byline: Shelley Nelson April 13--Be prepared to be surprised when you head to downtown Superior this summer. Today's empty storefronts are about to come to life -- a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week art gallery that promises new surprises and new...

Doggie doo a springtime plight.
April 13, 2011... April 13--Every year when the snow starts melting, the phone in Chris Wagner's office starts ringing. "I get a lot of calls about animal waste and clean-up," said Wagner, community service officer for the Superior Police Department. As ice...

BRIEF: Union Street becomes no parking zone.
April 13, 2011... April 13--Union Street in the village of Oliver is now a no parking zone. One sign went up Friday on the stretch of State Highway 105 that winds through the village of Oliver, also known as Union Street. A second sign is expected soon. By...

Billings Park gets a facelift.
April 13, 2011... Byline: Shelley Nelson April 13--The public has spoken: Billings Park needs a makeover. And that makeover begins next week when a plumbing contractor, Young Plumbing, begins boring through the park to run water lines for a new $70,000...

'The Light' keeps burning 48 years later.
April 13, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood April 13--With the flip of a switch, WWJC hit local airwaves on April 26, 1963. Through the years the radio station, AM 850 "The Light," has stood the test of time. The pioneer voice of Christian radio in the Twin Ports...

Spartans open with 14-7 win over Duluth Central.
April 12, 2011... Byline: Ken Olson April 12--The Superior High School baseball team opened the 2011 season with a 14-7 victory over Duluth Central Tuesday evening at Morrie Arnovich Field. The Spartans opened up an 11-0 lead and were three outs from...

First 'Saltie' Hits the Twin Ports
April 11, 2011... April 11--The first oceangoing vessel of the 2011 navigation season arrived in the Port of Duluth-Superior this morning. The Cyprus-flagged Federal Leda sailed beneath the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge at 7:10 a.m. and headed to Cenex-Harvest States...

Superior's Lindberg repeats as Telegram's Player of the Year.
April 8, 2011... Byline: Emily Kram April 08--Thirty-seven years. For Superior High School senior Joel Lindberg, that's more than twice the span he's been alive. But Lindberg and his teammates can stop counting now. The Spartan point guard wiped the slate...

All-area team includes 3 Spartans and Tigers, one Eagle and 'Green.
April 8, 2011... Byline: Emily Kram April 08--In Superior, 2011 will long be remembered as the year the Superior High School boys basketball team ended its 37-year sectional title drought. Fans of the Northwestern Tigers will likely retell stories of...

BRIEF: Retirements cut DMV staff in half.
April 8, 2011... April 08--Lines at the Superior Department of Motor Vehicles are growing longer. Half the center's staff retired, and with the current state of the budget, it is uncertain when more will be hired. "We'll continue to serve customers as we have,"...

Event aims to prevent child abuse.
April 8, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood April 08--Everyone can play a part in preventing child abuse and neglect. It can be as simple as offering others a helping hand or sharing a family meal. Easing stresses on families -- watching their children for a...

Budget impacts schools.
April 8, 2011... Byline: Emily Kram April 08--Since Gov. Scott Walker released his biennial budget proposal more than a month ago, school districts have been scrambling for ideas on how to absorb millions of dollars in cuts to education spending. In...

Emergency supplies for small patients.
April 8, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood April 08--When Superior firefighters respond to a child accident call, they no longer have to try to fit adult-sized splints, bandages, blood pressure cuffs or air masks on their small patients. On Thursday, the...

Lifesaving gift honors parents.
April 8, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood April 08--Neil Vanderport's tribute to his parents could save a life. The automated external defibrillator (AED) he donated Thursday will hang on the wall at Cathedral of Christ the King Church, a link in the chain of...

Douglas County voters pick Kloppenburg but Prosser takes state in unofficial results as underreported tallies come in.
April 7, 2011... Byline: Shelley Nelson April 07--The results of Tuesday's election for Supreme Court remain unchanged in Douglas County after the board of canvassers met Thursday. While adjustments were made to write-in votes with partial or unnamed...

Every day criminals share lesson in ethics.
April 6, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood April 06--Three inmates of the Federal Prison Camp in Duluth shared their stories with business students from the University of Wisconsin-Superior last week. Hedge fund manager Brad Weaver made a quick decision to...

BRIEF: State budget hearing moves to Superior.
April 6, 2011... April 06--A state budget hearing planned for Friday in Minong has been moved to Superior. The Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee takes testimony from the public 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at Wessman Arena at the University of Wisconsin-Superior....

It's Hagen again.
April 5, 2011... Byline: Shelley Nelson April 05--Superior's next mayor is going to be its former mayor, Bruce Hagen. Nearly 24 years after city voters ousted the three-term mayor, they ushered him back into city hall by nearly a 2-to-1 margin. In...

Superior's Mike Sislo signs with New Jersey Devils.
April 4, 2011... Byline: Ken Olson April 04--DURHAM, N.H. -- Former Superior Spartan Mike Sislo of the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team has signed a two-year entry-level NHL contract with the New Jersey Devils. Sislo, the son of Superior's...

Keyport: A wine for every palate.
April 2, 2011... Byline: Shelley Nelson April 02--Whether you're trying wine for the first time, seeking purported health benefits of wine or you're just looking for something different, Keyport Liquor in Superior has the expertise on hand to please any...

New stars hoping to emerge at Packy Invite.
April 1, 2011... Byline: Emily Kram April 01--A new generation of track and field athletes are preparing to make their mark today at the annual Packy Paquette Invite at the University of Wisconsin-Superior Health and Wellness Center. Superior High School,...

Everyday heroes.
April 1, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood April 01--Heroes filled the Solon Springs Community Center Tuesday night. "Putting someone else above yourself, that's what all these people have done," said Jim Ohm, a trustee for the Village of Solon Springs. He...

Wi-fi and a cup of Joe.
April 1, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood April 01--If you're searching for a Migraine, the Red Eye, the Urinal or a Mellow Man, Average Joe's Coffee House has what you need. The Superior business promises clients above average coffee for below average prices....

Half-century plus of good spirits.
April 1, 2011... Byline: Shelley Nelson April 01--In 1957, jobs in Superior were scarce and tough to get. So, Jim Bolin set out to make his own opportunity. In September 1957, he bought President's bar. Then, the bar industry was very different than...

Speak out against sexual violence.
April 1, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood April 01--Last year it was a project; this year it's a passion. Four women are once again challenging the community to raise their voice against sexual violence during the second annual "Speak Out Superior" event. The...