tcastelaz@ironmountaindailynews.com THE IRON MOUNTAIN DOWNTOWN Development Authority awarded Eden Property Collection a $5,000 Facade Improvement Grant for work on the Franklin Square property at 333 S. Stephenson Ave. in downtown Iron Mountain. From left are DDA Program Director Amber Pipp, Eden Property Collection President Beau Anderson, Eden Property Collection Executive Administrator Claire Valeski and DDA Business Development committee member Betsy Sawicky. (Terri Castelaz/Daily News photo) EDEN PROPERTY COLLECTION used a $5,000 Facade Improvement Grant from the Iron Mountain Downtown Development Authority to improve the Franklin Square property at 333 S. Stephenson Ave., downtown Iron Mountain. The new look for the Ben Franklin building includes installation of black metal over its existing rock forehead, wood undertones and new lights. (Terri Castelaz/Daily News photo)
Jan 30, 2021
The Dickinson Area Community Foundation has awarded a $250 mini-grant to Florence County Chamber of Commerce and the town of Florence. The grant will assist in funding 20 metal flower baskets that will be attached to utility and light poles in the downtown area of Florence, Wis. From left, local fabricator and metal artist Ronnie Bradke, creator and manufacturer of the baskets, and Rick Knepper, president of the Chamber of Commerce, accept the check from Tamara Juul, director of the Community Foundation. The mission of the community foundation is to improve the quality of life for the residents of our communities. If you would like information on the available grant funding, contact Juul at 906-774-3131 or go to www.dickinsonareacommunityfoundation.org.
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FLORENCE, Wis. The Florence County Board of Education has approved spending $7,880 in Common School Funds to replace 20 iPads.
The iPads will purchased from Apple Inc. because they offer the best price with the education discount, said Monica Chartier, the district’s director of technology.
The iPads will be placed in the library for student use but also will be used by 4-year-old kindergarten students when needed. The district in 2020 eliminated maintaining separate one-to-one devices for 4K.
In other business, the board: Learned the district is up four students from its September third Friday count. Enrollment is at 381, with total membership up from 465 students to 473 students, Superintendent Ben Niehaus said.
IRON MOUNTAIN First National Bank & Trust has promoted Russell Kassin and Matthew Lutz.
Kassin has been named executive vice president, chief lending officer. He will oversee all lending functions as well as develop new commercial and residential loan business.Â
Kassin graduated from Northern Michigan University with a degree in personal finance, then from the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin. He has obtained Series 7 and Series 66 health and life insurance licenses and the Certified Financial Planner designation. He previously worked with Lincoln Financial and Wells Fargo and has been with First National Bank & Trust for nine years.
janderson@ironmountaindailynews.com
THE DICKINSON COUNTY BOARD will have a public hearing tonight at the county courthouse in Iron Mountain on the proposed $9.9 million general fund budget for 2021. (Betsy Bloom/Daily News photo)
IRON MOUNTAIN Dickinson County will remain under a state of emergency for COVID-19, the county board decided Monday.
Although the rate of new cases is down from when the declaration was reinstated in late October, it should be kept in place, said Pete Schlitt, the county’s emergency services coordinator.
A key reason, he said, is to designate public works employees as “essential,” which gives officials flexibility in responding to storms and other disruptions. The declaration also allows the county to share pandemic resources with other agencies and governmental units, he said.