IRON COUNTY—Crews of tree trimmers from Iron County are on the scene in New Jersey in response to power outages caused by Hurricane Sandy.
“We have four crews and their general foreman out there right now,” according to Asplundh Tree Expert Company vice president Joe Schneider. “We don’t know for sure how long they will be on that job.”

CRYSTAL FALLS—The Iron County Board of Commissioners has delayed a decision regarding funding for an Upper Peninsula drug task force.
“I just hope this is something I hope we can support,” Board Chairman Wayne Wales said at the Oct. 23 regular meeting.

Members of the West Iron County School Board of Education gathered in the high school gymnasium to view a donated wood carving commemorating the rivalry between the Iron River and Stambaugh schools. The carving was donated to the school by Gary Anderson (third from right) and Jim Wicklund (not pictured). Pictured with Anderson are, from left, School Board members Gary Pisoni, Faye Atanasoff, Rob Possanza, Roy Polich and Arthur Sacheck.

IRON RIVER—At its  October meeting, the West Iron County Board of Education had the opportunity to thank the driving force behind a recent donation.
Gary Anderson, who along with Jim Wicklund recently donated a wood carving commemorating the Iron River and Stambaugh school rivalry, was at the meeting to present the carving to the School Board.
The carving, by Ken Schels of Eagle River, Wis., was a long-time coming, Anderson explained, with the idea of memorializing the area’s competitive spirit beginning four years ago.

IRON RIVER TOWNSHIP—The Iron River Township Board held a special meeting prior to its regular October meeting, informing voters of the importance of passing the township’s operational millage on Nov. 6.
The township has been running without operational millage funds for the past three years, and according to board members, cuts will have to be made in the near future if the millage request fails again.

CASPIAN—The city of Caspian’s Rural Development sewer project is expected to wrap up in the next few weeks, as reported by GEI Consultants’ Mark Stoor at the Oct. 10 meeting of the Caspian City Commission.
Stoor told commissioners that the project is close to complete with pipe in the ground and paving crews in town ready to go.

NHS CEO Bruce Rampage
IRON RIVER—NorthStar Health System has announced the retirement of CEO/President Bruce Rampage, effective Nov. 16.
Rampage has ben NorthStar’s CEO since December 2007.

Iron County Sheriff deputies were at the scene of an accident on Friday, Oct. 12, involving a loaded logging truck and a pickup pulling a horse trailer. According to reports, neither driver nor the trailered horse were injured in the accident. (Iron County Sheriff’s Office photo)
CRYSTAL FALLS—On Friday, Oct. 12, the Iron County Sheriff’s Office investigated a motor vehicle crash that involved a loaded logging truck and a pickup pulling a horse trailer.

CRYSTAL FALLS—The Iron County Board of Commissioners postponed appointing a member to the U.P. State Fair Authority at its Oct. 9 meeting, hoping to clear up some controversy over the issue.
Chairman Wayne Wales explained that the county appoints a member to the fair committee, which is operated solely by the Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress (UPCAP).

GAASTRA—The city of Gaastra’s soccer field restroom project may be temporarily on hold after bids came in over budget.
GEI Consultant’s Rob Anderson reported on the project at the Oct. 11 meeting of the Gaastra City Commission.
Two bids were received, with the low bid coming in almost $16,000 over the amount allotted for the restroom project.

ESCANABA—The Michigan Departent of Transportation (MDOT) reopened U.S. 2 to traffic in Iron River Tuesday, Oct. 9, completing the major reconstruction project 10 days ahead of schedule