Hurley Carnival Ride Breaks Down, Injuring 4
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Sturgeon struggle Ironwood Soccer Effort is on to boost populations of Red Devils defeat ancient fish on Great Lakes Phillips OUTDOORS • 16 SPORTS • 9 DAILY GLOBE Saturday, May 19, 2018 Partly Cloudy yourdailyglobe.com | High: 67 | Low: 37 | Details, page 2 Hurley carnival ride breaks down, injuring 4 HURLEY — A carnival being held to raise money for the Hurley Fire Depart- ment had to be shut down Friday evening after a ride malfunctioned, injuring four people. Law enforcement offi- cers at the scene around 7:30 p.m. at the Big Snow Country Inn parking lots said one person had been transported from the scene for treatment of unspeci- fied injuries, which did not appear to be life-threaten- ing. The other three people were apparently treated at the scene. The carnival was shut down around 6:30 p.m. when a carriage on a Siz- Steve Newman / Daily Globe zler ride collapsed onto the OFFICER JOSIAH Hewitt of the Hurley Police Department stands guard over the Sizzler ride at the Hurley Spring Carnival Friday night. One pavement. There are three of the three arms on the ride broke down Friday night, injuring four. large metal arms on the low-riding machine, sup- arms. attempting to determine go on as planned today, Entertainment, the compa- fireworks display, mulled porting 12 carriages that Around 8 p.m., the offi- whether they needed to call which was scheduled to be ny that was hired to put on around the parking lot aren’t far off the ground. cers at the scene were in a safety investigator. the last event of three days the carnival as a fund-rais- Four carriages spin around deciding how to proceed They said they did not at the site. er for the volunteer fire off each of the three big with the investigation and know if the carnival would Workers from Spectrum department and its annual CARNIVAL— page 5 Enbridge to hold Bessemer Repairs to begin at Little Girl’s Point open house Tuesday Oman’s Creek landing on Monday By RICHARD JENKINS know where we have an By RALPH ANSAMI will be rebuilt following the flash been allocated for dredging at the [email protected] open house. We’ve got [email protected] flood of July of 2016 that destroyed creek, with the MDNR partnering IRONWOOD — multiple displays set up to IRONWOOD — Plans to repair the Saxon Harbor marinas. with the Gogebic County Forestry Enbridge is holding a show different parts of the boat launch on Lake Superior at A total of $140,000 is being pro- and Parks Department. series of Northwoods open how we operate,” said Little Girl’s Point were discussed vided from a Waterways Capital Boat enthusiasts and Little Girl’s houses next week, includ- Ryan Duffy, an Enbridge Thursday by the Western Upper Outlay Fund. Point residents attending the meet- ing a Tuesday event in spokesperson. “It’s really Peninsula Citizens Advisory Coun- The west side of Oman’s Creek ing offered input and suggested the Bessemer. educational to explain to cil. will be “armored” with boulders the dredging be more flexible, so if The Bessemer event will people what we do to keep The work is scheduled to begin size of Volkswagens by Angelo Lup- there is more than one storm in a run from 6 to 8 p.m. in the the (pipe) line safe, and to Monday, according to Doug Rich, pino Construction, of Iron Belt, week, the creek launch won’t be Bessemer City Hall’s audi- show them were they are western Upper Peninsula Depart- Wis., according to Rich. shut down for many days. torium. ment of Natural Resources parks The goal of the project over the Eric Oman suggested fill be “These are things we do and recreation supervisor. next six weeks will be to rebuild the placed where the boulders will be around the state, you It’s hoped the short-term project boat launch area to pre-storm condi- situated, so boats won’t be damaged ENBRIDGE page 5 — can be completed by the end of June tions. That will mean dredging after by crashing into the rocks. because Saxon Harbor and Black debris is removed from the site. Rich said 90 percent of the groin River Harbor boat landings are also On the long-range basis, a groin project, planned to prevent erosion, MAY FLOWERS closed in a summer that is shaping that could cost $2 million is still up as a nightmare for area boaters. planned to be built into the lake. The mouth of the Oman’s Creek Rich said $40,000 a year has LAUNCH — page 5 Solid Waste Authority to hold June tire collection event By RICHARD JENKINS Marenisco townships, the drop the tires at the solid tires, said Marenisco [email protected] event runs June 4-15. waste authority’s transfer Township Supervisor IRONWOOD — The Residents are limited station on U.S. 2 during Richard Bouvette, who woods of several Gogebic to 10 passenger or light business hours. represents the township County townships will truck tires per house- Tires must be taken on the authority’s board. likely be cleaner by the hold, and need to pick up off their rims before He noted Wakefield end of June, after the a voucher or letter from being taken to the trans- and Wakefield Township Gogebic Range Solid their respective township fer station. collected almost 5,000 Waste Management office before dropping off The transfer station is tires at an event last year. Authority holds a tire col- the tires. open from 8 a.m. to 4 The collection effort is lection event over the Once they have the p.m. Mondays through funded through a Michi- first two weeks of the necessary paperwork Fridays and 8 a.m. to gan Department of Envi- Larry Holcombe/Daily Globe month. showing they are resi- noon Saturdays. ronmental Quality grant. PRIMROSE BLOOM in the morning sun in a garden Open to residents of dents of a participating The townships hope to near Lake Michele in Hurley Wednesday. Ironwood, Bessemer and township, residents can collect around 2,000 Wakefield Chamber issues annual honors, praise at reception By P.J. GLISSON He said about half of the congregation’s they covered all but $14 of the $7,000 cost Organization of the Year [email protected] As honorees and other guests enjoyed 29 members help with the dinner every of the past winter’s program. WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Cham- an array of refreshments, chamber presi- week, and they include young people such Although the food is good, the pastor ber of Commerce bestowed annual honors dent and emcee Dennis Ferson said the as Kayden Otis, Kyler Macarty, Jadelyn said one of the most important compo- for organization of the year, individual of dinner program of the Wakefield United Abigale Breese, Mason and Hudson Con- nents of the program is “the fellowship.” the year, and business of the year at a Methodist Church was the only serious nor, and Katie and K.C. Juntunen Jr. Thursday evening reception in the com- candidate for the organization award. “It’s a labor of love,” said the pastor, Individual of the Year munity room of the Wakefield municipal “This is not a soup kitchen,” said Fer- crediting members Sue Hocking as “our Ferson described individual winner building. son of the Thursday evening supper offer- conscience” and Margaret Running and Linda Dewitt as “a lady of boundless ener- The organization winner was the open ing beef roast, lasagna, chicken cordon others for success via a “team effort.” gy, limitless compassion, and an over- community dinner program of the Wake- bleu, and holiday ham and turkey According to Trudgeon, the church whelming desire to help those in need.” field United Methodist Church. “through the long and cold U.P. winter.” served 25 weekly meals, including more He said Dewitt has transformed her for- Individual winner was Linda Dewitt, Church Pastor Ted Trudgeon told the than 1,600 total individuals served, from mer greenhouse business into “Linda’s founder of Linda’s Helping Hands, and Globe that husband and wife team Tom October of last year through April of this Helping Hands,” so as to help people in business winner was Joel Laessig, owner and Lee Brown organized the dinner pro- year. of Sunday Lake Kayak Rentals. gram five years ago. Donations are not required, but he said AWARDS — page 7 TODAY INDEX Partly Cloudy — Details, page 2 Business . .11 75 cents Classifieds . .13-14 Friday Today’s records Comics . .12 Vol. 99, No. 153 High 79 High 88 (1972) Community . .3 Low 54 Low 22 (1981) Obituaries . .5 Year ago today Precipitation Opinion . .4 High 43 24 hours to 7 a.m. Low 29 Friday 0.00 in. Sports . .9-10 l 2 SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2018 NATION THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAY FORECASTFOORECAST FOR IRONWOODIRRONWOOD SCHOOL SHOOTING TODAY SUNDAYY MONDAY TUESDAYTUESSDAY WEDNESDAY Mostly Cloudy Mostly SunnySunnny Partly Cloudy Partly CloudyC Partly Cloudy 67° 37° 65° 42°422° 64° 47° 70° 49° 68° 45° Winds: Winds: Winds: Winds:Winnds: Winds: 7-137-13 mphmph S 6 mphmph N 3-73-7 mphmph E 7 mmphph WWSWSW 3-83-8 mphmph E Ontonagon LOCALL OUTLOOK 55/37 Todayy we will see mostly cloudy Bergland skies with a slightg chance of 66/36 showeshowers,ers, high temperature of 67°, Wakefield Ironwood humidhumiditydity of 53%. South wind 7 to 13 Saxon 65/36 67/37 Marenisco mph. The record high temperature Associated Press 65/37 for todtodayday is 88° set in 1941.