Superior Telegram (Superior, WI) articles from December 2008

Superior Telegram (Superior, WI) archives from December 2008

Douglas County a good place to do business.
December 31, 2008... Byline: Shelley Nelson Dec. 31--Overall, the communities of Douglas County are a good or excellent place to do business, according to a survey of local business executives. That wasn't the case in 2002, when the first business retention...

Kitten survives cold ? barely.
December 31, 2008... Byline: Maria Lockwood Dec. 31--December was spotted two days before Christmas. A driver from Superior Water, Light & Power noticed the fluffy gray kitten passing his truck. He opened the door, and she hopped in, ears bleeding. The kitten...

Superior knocks off top-ranked Madison Edgewood.
December 31, 2008... Byline: Ken Olson Dec. 31--DULUTH -- The Superior High School boys hockey team finished in third place in the Duluth Marshall Hilltopper Holiday Classic with a 4-1 over Madison Edgewood Wednesday afternoon at Mars Lakeview Arena. Picking...

Obituaries.(Obituary)
December 30, 2008... Dec. 30--The Daily Telegram, Superior, Wis., Obituaries John R. Kurtz, 93, Superior, died Sunday, December 28, 2008 in Villa-Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center following a short stay. He was born in Superior on October 21, 1915 to Allen and...

Spartans win Hilltopper Classic opener.
December 29, 2008... Byline: Ken Olson Dec. 29--DULUTH -- The Superior High School boys hockey team kicked off the Duluth Marshall Hilltoppers Classic with a 4-2 win over the New Ulm (Minn.) Eagles Monday afternoon at Mars Lakeview Arena. Superior coach Jason...

Obituaries.
December 29, 2008... Dec. 29--The Daily Telegram, Superior, Wis., Obituaries Marvin Clayton 'Tiny' Olson, 83, of Rice Lake, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008, at his home. Visitation is noon until the 1 p.m. funeral service Dec. 29 at the Bethany Lutheran...

Obituaries.(Obituary)
December 27, 2008... Dec. 27--The Daily Telegram, Superior, Wis., Obituaries Virginia Mae Sass (Wheeler) died on Dec. 21, 2008, at home in Robbinsdale, Minn. She was born on Jan. 20, 1948, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Superior. She was preceded in death by...

Library offers showcase space for artists.
December 26, 2008... Byline: Maria Lockwood Dec. 26--For 16 years, a trio of Italian dioramas have greeted guests in the lobby of the Superior Public Library. This year, the space will get a monthly makeover from local artists. Watch for felt dolls, driftwood...

Construction begins at historic downtown site.
December 26, 2008... Byline: Shelley Nelson Dec. 26--Construction is getting underway to rehabilitate the three-story Washington Block in downtown Superior. The turn of the century building, 1517 Tower Ave., is expected to receive a $4.5 million facelift as...

Move into Northwestern addition delayed.
December 26, 2008... Byline: Emily Kram Dec. 26--Two levels of the new academic wing under construction at Northwestern High School are nearly complete, but students must wait longer than expected before getting a chance to see the new space. In a meeting...

Northern Lights students make fitness a game.
December 26, 2008... Byline: Maria Lockwood Dec. 26--It happens every Wednesday at Northern Lights School. Students trickle into the gymnasium, shuck their coats and line up. "Phew, I got here in time," said Hudson Ojeda as he hustled to the line Dec. 10. The...

Obituaries.
December 26, 2008... Dec. 26--The Daily Telegram, Superior, Wis., Obituaries Rudolph Sykora, 86, of Haugen, Wis., died Monday, Dec. 22, 2008. Visitation will be 11 a.m. until the noon funeral mass Dec. 29 at Holy Trinity Church in Haugen. Burial will be in the...

No holiday for some Northland workers.
December 24, 2008... Byline: Maria Lockwood Dec. 24--Fires don't take holidays. Neither do accidents. Like crime, they can happen any time. This Thanksgiving, a multi-car pileup near Hibbing sent injured people to area hospitals, including St. Luke's. ...

Community helps couple rebuild.
December 24, 2008... Byline: Maria Lockwood Dec. 24--If you're hankering for a story, Bill Howland is your man. He can tell you about buffalo rides, courtroom escapades, Mother Nature, Toby the Swamp Booger and the many children he's taught to carve. "We joke...

United Way donations strong.
December 24, 2008... Byline: Shelley Nelson Dec. 24--The economic news has been dire for more than a year. Businesses are laying off people on the heels of the global economic crisis, and the need for services that benefit the less fortunate are on the rise, even...

Salvation Army gives Christmas to family.
December 24, 2008... Byline: Maria Lockwood Dec. 24--Danyel Berka has heard Salvation Army bells ringing in Superior for years. They chime for people from all walks of life -- children who participate in the organization's Rookie Basketball League; families...

Obituaries.(Obituary)
December 24, 2008... Dec. 24--The Daily Telegram, Superior, Wis., Obituaries Blanche Hudrle, 97, died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008, at Rice Lake Convalescent Center. Visitation begins one hour prior to the 11 a.m. service Dec. 26 at Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church in...

Solon Springs boys defeat Northwood in 'Yooper Bowl'.
December 24, 2008... Byline: Emily Kram Dec. 24--Since the start of the season, Northwood boys basketball coach Paul Vaara has been looking forward to the Evergreens' annual game with local rival Solon Springs. The players who took the court Monday night are...

Spartans skate away from Raiders.
December 24, 2008... Byline: Ken Olson Dec. 24--WISCONSIN RAPIDS -- The Superior High School Spartans defeated the Wisconsin Rapids Red Raiders 5-1 Saturday afternoon at the South Wood County Recreation Center. Two days after recording a nine-point game in a...

Connolly's Tom & Jerry tastes like Christmas.
December 23, 2008... Byline: Leslee LeRoux Dec. 23--It would not be Christmas without a Connolly's Tom and Jerry, that hot, steaming cup of sweet, sugary goodness with a nice little kick of holiday spirit. For decades, the original family recipe was mixed...

Obituaries.
December 23, 2008... Dec. 23--The Daily Telegram, Superior, Wis., Obituaries Cecelia M. Somers, 86, of Sun Lakes, Ariz., passed away Dec. 6, 2008. She is survived by her husband C. J. Somers, son James Somers, brother Chad Hunter, sister Lou Hendrickson,...

Obituaries.(Obituary)
December 22, 2008... Dec. 22--The Daily Telegram, Superior, Wis., Obituaries Leo E. Hermann, 90, of Rice Lake died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008, at his home. Visitation runs 4-7 p.m. Dec. 22 and one hour prior to the 1 p.m. funeral service Dec. 23 at Appleyard's Home for...

Superior beats Wisconsin Rapids.
December 20, 2008... Byline: Ken Olson Dec. 20--WISCONSIN RAPIDS -- The Superior High School Spartans defeated the Wisconsin Rapids Red Raiders 5-1 Saturday afternoon at the Southwood Rec Center. The Spartans outshot the Red Raiders 48-19 in improving to 3-3...

Obituaries.(Obituary)
December 20, 2008... Dec. 20--The Daily Telegram, Superior, Wis., Obituaries Maurice Leo Brunette, 56, of Rice Lake passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones on Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, Wis. Visitation runs...

Obituaries.(Obituary)
December 19, 2008... Dec. 19--The Daily Telegram, Superior, Wis., Obituaries John Fernquist, 89, passed away in La Mesa, Calif., on Dec. 12 from complications following a hip fracture. He was born in Superior on Aug. 31, 1919. He was the fifth of 10 children and...

Alcohol fuels gun incident at rural bar.
December 19, 2008... Byline: Maria Lockwood Dec. 19--A Minnesota man accused of pointing a loaded handgun at another man outside a Dairyland bar, then shooting the gun into the air, waived his preliminary hearing in Douglas County Circuit Court on Wednesday. ...

OPINION: EDITORIAL: Life without a car not so bad.(Editorial)
December 19, 2008... Byline: Maria Lockwood Dec. 19--The weekend blizzard gave me a chance to reconnect with my childhood. It all started Monday morning when I learned, to my horror, that my cute little Kia was not designed with deep drifts in mind. After...

Spartans lead Crookston 4-1 in second period.
December 18, 2008... Byline: Ken Olson Dec. 18--The Superior High School boys hockey team leads the Crookston Pirates 4-1 miday through the second period tonight at Wessman Arena. Sean Hoff gave the Spartans an early 1-0 lead with his first goal of the...

Judge considers revoking probation for sex offender.
December 17, 2008... Byline: Maria Lockwood Dec. 17--A Superior sex offender accused of violating rules of his supervised release by having topless hugging sessions with the mother of a young child and providing her with prescription pills may be...

Obituaries.(Obituary)
December 16, 2008... Dec. 16--The Daily Telegram, Superior, Wis., Obituaries George L. Root, 61, Superior resident, died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident while doing volunteer work for the Salvation Army. He was born in...

Study looks at freight flow through Northland.
December 16, 2008... Byline: Shelley Nelson Dec. 16--Getting commodities to market is the subject of a comprehensive study underway in northern Wisconsin and Minnesota. Freight flows throughout the area heavily impact the transportation system -- roads, railroads...

Probation ordered in eye gouging case.
December 16, 2008... Byline: Maria Lockwood Dec. 16--A Duluth man accused of trying to gouge another man's eye during an alcohol-fueled incident will spend two years on probation. Joseph Thomas Saari, 29, pleaded guilty in Douglas County Court last week to...

Storm blows in business.
December 16, 2008... Byline: Maria Lockwood Dec. 16--The word blizzard brings a flurry of business to some Northland stores. "In retail grocery we always get a big surge of business prior to a storm," said Greg Kremer, manager of the Super One Foods store on...

Obituaries.(Obituary)
December 15, 2008... Dec. 15--The Daily Telegram, Superior, Wis., Obituaries Scott M. Roske, 46, of South Range died suddenly Dec. 12, 2008 in Cloquet, Minn. Scott was born in Superior on March 15, 1962, and graduated from Superior High School in 1980. He went...

Northwestern girls looking for a leader this season.
December 12, 2008... Byline: Emily Kram Dec. 12--You have to play the best to be the best. It's an old truism often repeated in the sports world, but the Northwestern High School girls basketball team is taking it to heart this year. The Tigers added some...

Milroy relinquishes city council seat in April; nomination papers available.
December 12, 2008... Byline: Shelley Nelson Dec. 12--Representative-elect Nick Milroy, D-Superior, announced today he will not seek re-election to the Superior City Council. Last month Milroy was elected state representative of the 73rd Assembly District with...

Spartan hockey team youngest in years.
December 12, 2008... Byline: Ken Olson Dec. 12--How quickly things can change. Just last season, Superior High School boys hockey coach Jason Kalin was relying on a defensive oriented squad that advanced all the way to the semifinals of the WIAA State...

SHS girls suffer huge loss even before season begins.
December 12, 2008... Byline: Ken Olson Dec. 12--The season wasn't even started yet when the Superior High School girls basketball suffered its worst defeat of the season -- losing senior point guard Britnee Blake to a knee injury. "She originally hurt is...

Tigers may be the team to beat.
December 12, 2008... Byline: Emily Kram Dec. 12--Last season, the Northwestern High School boys basketball team was looking to regroup after losing a very strong senior class. The young Tigers were not favored to win the Heart O' North Conference and finished the...

Eagle boys hope to stay low-key.
December 12, 2008... Byline: Emily Kram Dec. 12--The Eagles are not going to make many predictions this year. They'd rather take the season as it comes. "I don't really like to say much because last year we had all this hype, and we lost in the second round...

Conference should be close for 'Green girls.
December 12, 2008... Byline: Emily Kram Dec. 12--The Northwood High School girls basketball team lost valuable seniors from last season, but so did nearly every other team in the Central Lakeland Conference. "I think it's going to be more of a competition this...

Olympic year yields more gymnasts.
December 12, 2008... Byline: Emily Kram Dec. 12--When 30 girls signed to join the Superior High School gymnastics team this season, Coach Lynda Ritsche knew it was an Olympic year. "I think 27 showed up for the first practice and it was like, 'Oh no, we've got...

Girls hockey team in rebuilding mode.
December 12, 2008... Byline: Ken Olson Dec. 12--Superior High School girls hockey coach Scott VanDamme said before the season started that it would be a rebuilding year for his Spartan squad. He wasn't kidding. To go along with the departure of nine seniors...

Spartan boys off to 2-0 start.
December 12, 2008... Byline: Ken Olson Dec. 12--The Superior High School boys basketball team enjoyed a successful 2007-08 season. The Spartans went 16-4 during the regular season and won their third straight Lake Superior Conference championship at a perfect...

Spartans lead Andover 3-1 after two periods.
December 12, 2008... Byline: Ken Olson Dec. 12--The Superior High School boys' hockey team increased its lead over the Andover Huskies to 3-1 after two periods tonight at Wessman Arena. Superior struck first as Dan Kolenda scored his second goal of the season...

Obituaries.(Obituary)
December 11, 2008... Dec. 11--The Daily Telegram, Superior, Wis., Obituaries John "Pete" Nelson, 70, Superior, died Tuesday, December 9, 2008 in St. Mary's Medical Center Hospice Unit, Duluth. He was born on May 31, 1938 in Superior, WI to Leonard J. and Mabel...

Obituaries.(Obituary)
December 10, 2008... Dec. 10--The Daily Telegram, Superior, Wis., Obituaries Betty J. Johnson, 81, of Superior passed away Dec. 9, 2008. She was born Feb. 15, 1927, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Jacob and Catherine Yepma. Betty worked at the London House and later...

UWS men win pair of road games.
December 10, 2008... Byline: Ken Olson Dec. 10--EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is an installment of "The Yellowjacket Buzz," which runs Wednesday's in The Superior Telegram. Men's Hockey The University of Wisconsin-Superior men's hockey team completed a...

Tiger boys are 2-0.
December 10, 2008... Byline: Emily Kram Dec. 10--The Northwestern High School boys basketball team will have a height advantage over many opponents this season. With 6-foot-7 Donnie Hissa, 6-6 Aaron Corry and 6-4 Steve Tecker prowling for rebounds, the Tigers are...

Obituaries.(Obituary)
December 9, 2008... Dec. 9--The Daily Telegram, Superior, Wis., Obituaries Gerald Joseph "Jerry" Stariha, 67, of Superior, died unexpectedly in St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth, on Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, following surgery. He was born Jan. 31, 1941, in Shell...

Obituaries.(Obituary)
December 8, 2008... Dec. 8--The Daily Telegram, Superior, Wis., Obituaries Gertrude Bechtel, a former Superior schoolteacher and daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. Leslie A. Bechtel, former Superior residents, died Sunday in an Atlanta, Ga. hospital at age 94. ...

UWS women fall to Northland College in home opener.
December 4, 2008... Byline: Emily Kram Dec. 4--The University of Wisconsin-Superior women's basketball team hosted Northland College in its home opener Tuesday evening, but the Yellowjackets couldn't get a win on their home court as they fell 76-69. With the...

City, UWS contemplate waterfront research center.
December 4, 2008... Byline: Shelley Nelson Dec. 4--The Waterfront Initiative is just a concept. However, city and university officials are working together on this idea to create a Great Lakes research facility on the Montreal Pier on Superior's waterfront....

County explores options for Government Center space.
December 4, 2008... Byline: Shelley Nelson Dec. 4--Douglas County's administration committee is recommending exploration that could finally utilize undeveloped space in the Government Center. The committee Thursday voted to explore the possibility of...

Move over Jerry Lewis, Superior students air telethon to aid Salvation Army.
December 4, 2008... Byline: Maria Lockwood Dec. 4--Move over Jerry Lewis; there's a new telethon in town. The seniors in Superior High School's TV production class kick off a telethon of their own from 2-9 p.m. Dec. 13 on Channel 14. Every penny raised during...

Obituaries.(Obituary)
December 4, 2008... Dec. 4--The Daily Telegram, Superior, Wis., Obituaries William A. White Jr., 87, of 1215 Weeks Ave., died peacefully following hip surgery Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, at St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth. He was born May 9, 1921, in Superior,...

Changes in store for pair of SHS classes.
December 3, 2008... Byline: Emily Kram Dec. 3--Superior High School will likely restructure two of its economics classes for the 2009-10 school year. At the committee of the whole meeting Monday, the board voted unanimously to move forward a proposal to...

The Yellowjacket Buzz.
December 3, 2008... Byline: Ken Olson Dec. 3--Men's Basketball It took all of one half for the University of Wisconsin-Superior men's basketball team to seize control of its non-conference basketball game against the St. Scholastica Saints Saturday...

UWS women fall to Northland College in home opener.
December 3, 2008... Byline: Emily Kram Dec. 3--The University of Wisconsin-Superior women's basketball team hosted Northland College in its home opener Tuesday evening, but the Yellowjackets couldn't get a win on their home court as they fell 76-69. With...

Obituaries.(Obituary)
December 2, 2008... Dec. 2--The Daily Telegram, Superior, Wis., Obituaries Howard W. Wells went home to be with his Lord on Nov. 26, 2008. He was born in Superior on Dec. 10, 1918. He graduated from Central High and attended State Teacher's College in Superior....

Obituaries.
December 1, 2008... Dec. 1--The Daily Telegram, Superior, Wis., Obituaries Helen M. Beckstrom, 83, of Mikana, Wis., died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008, at the Pioneer Nursing Home in Prairie Farm, Wis. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Our Savior's...