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Roland W. Bird Jr., 83, of Mashpee, died unexpectedly on Thursday, February 9.

Local Catholic Schools in Janesville will be celebrating National Catholic Schools Week Jan. 30-Feb. 5. Gov. Tony Evers officially proclaimed the celebration in the state of Wisconsin on Jan. 26.

JANESVILLE Teachers spend careers without knowing how they affected the lives of the kids who passed through their classrooms. Mike Dean, who spent 38 years in the Janesville School District, is hearing from dozens of former students at a time when he needs the words the most. He is in a hospice, suffering from an inoperable brain tumor. Dean’s son, Steve, set up “Mr. Dean Memories” on Facebook in November, and memories flooded in from former students and colleagues. “I have never met anyone as dedicated to the craft of teaching as my father was,” Steve said. “He...