Superior Telegram (Superior, WI) articles from July 2011

Superior Telegram (Superior, WI) archives from July 2011

Northwestern graduate sets new joggling world record.
July 29, 2011... Byline: Emily Kram July 29--During the peak of last week's heat wave that lingered over the Midwest, former Northwestern High School athlete Trish Evans (Weyandt) set out to break a world record. She ended up breaking three. Evans, a...

BRIEF: Planning panel holds public hearing on CASDA permit.
July 29, 2011... July 29--The public gets a chance to weigh in on a special use permit that would allow the Center Against Sexual and Domestic Abuse to move into the former East End Clinic. CASDA is purchasing the building from Essentia Health to serve as...

Maple teachers, board reach agreement.
July 29, 2011... Byline: Emily Kram July 29--The Maple School Board and district teachers are once again on good footing, but it took and few tense months of negotiations and uncertainty to get there. "We got a contract extension -- and that's what we...

Teaching the teacher.
July 29, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood July 29--Thirty five area history teachers headed back to the classroom this week to study the Civil War. They received in-depth information on topics ranging from the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery, and...

Wet weather wreaks havoc on roads.
July 29, 2011... Byline: Shelley Nelson July 29--Wet weather has made it a rough ride on some Douglas County roads this year. First, a sinkhole opened up on County Road UU after a 72 inch and another smaller culvert failed, and the road washed out near...

Senate takes another crack at unemployment extension.
July 29, 2011... Byline: Shelley Nelson July 29--About 40,000 thousand Wisconsin families remain in limbo after the state Legislature failed to come to an agreement on a 13-week extension of unemployment benefits last week. But the Wisconsin Senate is...

Bail set in child porn case.
July 28, 2011... Byline: Shelley Nelson July 28--Bail has been set at $10,000 cash for a 47-year-old Superior man arrested for possessing child pornography. Timothy D. Urbanski is expected to be charged today. An initial hearing has been set for 1:30 p.m....

Board honors decades of service to the village.
July 27, 2011... July 27--For more than half his life, James "Pat" Cosgrove has served on the village board in Solon Springs, many of those years as its president. So, when he resigned his post for retirement last month, the board he'd long serve on decided...

O'Leary, Showalter head small, but strong, field at Nemadji Invite.
July 27, 2011... Byline: Emily Kram July 27--Numbers are down for this year's Nemadji Women's Invitational, but a strong field of local golfers will be battling in the championship flight today at Nemadji Golf Course. "In the top flight, they're in it to...

Sold!
July 26, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood July 26--Murphy Oil Corp. has reached an agreement to sell its Superior refinery to Calumet Specialty Products Partners, an Indiana-based refiner and processer of specialty petroleum products. The sale will not impact...

Musical highlights talents.
July 22, 2011... July 22--Superior school district students perform the story of a Chinese girl who saved the Emperor next week. Disney's "Mulan Jr." will be staged at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday, and 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the Superior High School...

Music festival offers family fun.
July 22, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood July 22--A medley of local musicians and a performance by American Idol contestant Caleb Hawley is featured when Northwoods Music Festival returns to the Barker's Island pavilion Saturday. The recipe for...

Red Cross lends hand after storm.
July 22, 2011... July 22--Severe weather left two Northland families homeless Tuesday in separate incidents, and the Red Cross responded to help eight people after the storms. The Northland Chapter of the American Red Cross is helping a family of six,...

Legislature fails to extend unemployment benefits.
July 22, 2011... Byline: Shelley Nelson July 22--About 40,000 thousand Wisconsin families -- the long-term unemployed -- remain in limbo after the state Legislature failed to come to an agreement on a 13-week extension of unemployment benefits. The failure...

Sisters reunite after 20 years for birthday suprise.
July 20, 2011... Byline: Shelley Nelson July 20--Josephine Saari of Superior got the surprise of a lifetime when a "waitress" at Applebee's Neighborhood Grill walked up to the table. "Josie, what would you like?" the "waitress" asked. Saari questioned how...

Tree program honors memories, events.
July 20, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood July 20--Years ago, the Superior High School class of 1984 gathered to help a friend. This spring, they teamed up to remember him. A tree was planted in honor of Jody Anderson through Superior's Tribute Tree Program....

Red Cross helps Lake Nebagamon family who lost home in fire.
July 20, 2011... July 20--Severe weather left two Northland families homeless Tuesday in separate incidences, and the Red Cross responded to help eight people after the storms. The Northland Chapter of the American Red Cross is helping a family of six,...

Beating the heat.
July 19, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood July 19--Superior experienced a reprieve from the Midwest heat wave Tuesday, but the National Weather Service has issued excessive heat warnings for Douglas County through today and dangerous heat and humidity are...

Business of relaxation.
July 14, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood July 14--Joseph DiPuma's goal is to turn his clients into noodles. With sweeps from his arms, pinpoint pressure from fingers and the kneading of knuckles and hands, the owner of Royal Treatment Therapeutic Massage does...

Making room to grow Twin Ports businesses.
July 14, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood July 14--Although it helped launch businesses ranging the gamut from restaurants and publications to manufacturing, the Superior Business Center keeps a low profile. "The facility is unknown to most citizens," said...

State to halt seedling production at Hayward nursery.
July 14, 2011... July 14--The Department of Natural Resources is consolidating its tree and scrub seedling production and ending operations at its Hayward Nursery. The Griffith Nursery at Wisconsin Rapids and Wilson Nursery at Boscobel will pick up the slack...

Planning begins for Wisconsin Point.
July 14, 2011... Byline: Shelley Nelson July 14--Councilor Tom Bridge has long fought for a Wisconsin Point free of illegal dumping and signs that some people just don't care. That ideal led him to contemplate the notion of having the state take over the...

Wisconsin makes good on Minnesota tax debt.
July 13, 2011... Byline: Shelley Nelson July 13--Wisconsin paid off its $60 million debt owed to Minnesota under the former tax reciprocity agreement between the states, Gov. Scott Walker announced today. The debt was left unpaid by the previous Wisconsin...

Taxi service helps break down barriers.
July 13, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood July 13--Financial issues and transportation are two of the biggest barriers owners face when trying to spay or neuter their animals. Animal Allies Humane Society, the Northland Spay/Neuter Clinic and Go Green Taxi...

Working together to help veterans.
July 13, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood July 13--Disabled American Veterans (DAV) stands behind its mission with volunteer efforts. "We build better lives for disabled veterans and their families," said K.C. Johnson, commander of the DAV Department of...

Washburn County man charged in brother's death.
July 13, 2011... July 13--The Washburn County Sheriff's Department took a man into custody Thursday on charges of first-degree intentional homicide. According to a news release issued by the department, deputies responded to a call about a deceased individual at...

'She doesn't hold back'.
July 13, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood July 13--Like other teens, Ariahna Edwards just wants to fit in. Because of a genetic disease she's had since birth; however, there are things she can't do. "She's never going to be able to wear high heels," said...

BRIEF: Police confiscate illegal fireworks.
July 8, 2011... July 08--Superior Police officers responded to about 35 fireworks complaints Monday. Over the course of the day, they confiscated many illegal fireworks -- those that leave the ground require the user to have a permit. According to a...

Wachter takes lead at UWS.
July 8, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood July 08--If you want to know how the new University of Wisconsin-Superior chancellor feels about her move to Superior, take a look at her car. Chancellor Renee Wachter had the classic 1977 MGB roadster repainted...

Volunteers spruce up for the fair.
July 8, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood July 08--Young volunteers lent a hand to spruce up the Head of the Lakes Fairgrounds last week. Douglas County 4-H club members spent Friday morning painting more than 40 picnic tables, which will be placed throughout...

Parade organizers announce winning entries for 2011.
July 7, 2011... July 07--Thousands of parade-goers lined the streets of Superior Monday for the Fourth of July parade. "We had a very good turn out," said Dave Stannard co-chairman of the Citizens Fourth of July Committee that puts on the annual event. "The...

WIAA discontinues Super Tuesday games.
July 6, 2011... Byline: Emily Kram July 06--The one-year experiment in Division 1 basketball is over. At its regular meeting in June, the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Board of Control voted to eliminate the Super Tuesday games...

Superior Ice 14U softball team wins Ashley Abrahamson Tournament.
July 6, 2011... July 06--The Superior Ice 14U softball team took first place in the 2011 Ashley Abrahamson Tournament in Cloquet, Minn. June 25-26 at Braun Park, finishing with a 5-0-1 record. Superior opened tournament play with a 5-4 victory over the...

Dogs for show at the fair.
July 6, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood July 06--With a little coaxing and a few treats, Bert and Duke were ready to perform. The two curly-haired dogs wound in and out of their trainers' legs, then balanced on their hind legs Friday at the Head of the Lakes...

Pitchers and catchers dominate all-area team.
July 1, 2011... Byline: Emily Kram July 01--Without Teagen Harings on the mound and Lisa Featherly behind the plate, the Northwood Evergreens would have been a very different team this season. The same can be said for Northwestern High School, where Liz...

Season of obstacles couldn't distract Northwood pitcher.
July 1, 2011... Byline: Emily Kram July 01--With the Northwood softball team's conference opener against Cameron looming on the horizon, Teagen Harings should have been thinking about the pitches she'd throw to shut down the Comets. Instead she found herself...

Relay for Life more than a fundraiser.
July 1, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood July 01--Marlene Anderson has at least 10 reasons to strike back against cancer. The South Superior woman, a cancer survivor herself, lost her father and father-in-law to the disease. Six of her cousins have contracted...

BRIEF: Nurse gets probation for stealing controlled-substance.
July 1, 2011... July 01--A nurse from Superior was sentenced in federal court Wednesday for entering a hospital, falsely representing herself as a nurse employed and the facility and stealing a pain killer. Maria Ann Mihalik, 31, was sentenced to three...

Summer learning.
July 1, 2011... Byline: Maria Lockwood July 01--Learning lurked around every corner at Northwestern Elementary School on Thursday. Using meal worms, hot melt glue, kickball, drama and more, summer school teachers were busy tuning kids in to education. ...