Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
By RICHARD JENKINS
IRONWOOD — Young students in the Ironwood Area Schools will have some extra reading options this upcoming school year, as members of the community recently donated funds to purchase new books.
Enough money was raised to ensure each Ironwood kindergartener through second grader will receive a new book each month throughout the school year, according to district staff.
Kindergarten teacher Kallie Westcott — one of the first teachers involved in the donation effort — said she asked for members of the community to donate $9 to sponsor a child for the...