Gogebic Board Sides with Citizen in Crooked Lake Culvert Dispute
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Mostly cloudy High: 72 | Low: 56 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Friday, August 28, 2015 75 cents C A R F I R E Gogebic board sides with citizen in Crooked Lake culvert dispute By RALPH ANSAMI fears the bigger culvert off the [email protected] 600-acre lake in the Ottawa BESSEMER — A Watersmeet National Forest will deplete the area resident received support lake level. She said she was told from the Gogebic County Board the Michigan Department of of Commissioners on Wednesday Environmental Quality has said in her effort to fight bureaucrats there will be no effect on the lake over placement of a culvert. level with the new set-up, howev- Kathy Stupak-Thrall said the er. flow of water from Crooked Lake Stupak-Thrall said she figures has been altered because a for- the lake level will go down mer 36-inch culvert was replaced because what was once a small with a 12-foot box culvert trickle from the lake has become installed by Angelo Luppino a stronger flow that empties into Construction, of Iron Belt, Wis., the middle branch of the Onton- about three weeks ago. agon River. Stupak-Thrall said she real- She said sand bags had previ- ized the county board has no ously been placed around the authority in the matter, but said rock formation to hold back she would appreciate its support. water. She said a natural rock forma- Stupak-Thrall said she called tion and the 36-inch culvert had maintained the water level in the lake at an even keel. Now she GOGEBIC — page 5 Richard Jenkins/Daily Globe MEMBERS OF the Ironwood Public Safety Department and volunteer firefighters respond to a car fire in the parking lot of Our Lady of Peace Lac Vieux Desert gives Catholic Church Thursday. Among those who responded were, from left, Scott Carlson, Ken Jacobson and John Colassaco. While the cause of the fire had yet to be established, responding firefighters say it was likely caused by the vehicle’s electrical system. to Watersmeet School By TOM STANKARD school renovated the gym floor. [email protected] On Thursday, tribal members WATERSMEET — The Lac Cheryl McGeshick, Mitchell DIDA continues facade program Vieux Desert Tribe continued its McGeshick, Smith and Anna longstanding relationship with McGeshick visited the school to Watersmeet Township Schools see the newly refinished gym By TOM STANKARD resulting in more economic opportunities. the last year’s program. Stem’s Flower Shop by sharing a portion of its semi- floor, made possible by the funds. [email protected] “The city of Ironwood has taken a number was given $1,500 to upgrade its siding and annual revenue fund with them. Cheryl McGeshick said she liked IRONWOOD — The Downtown Ironwood of actions toward improving the business Brewster’s Northwooods Bar used $1,000 to Twice a year, the tribe pre- the new floor and it will make Development Authority approved $2,000 for atmosphere in downtown through its Down- renovate its front steps and columns. sents the money, also known as 2 Nimrod fans proud. the city’s facade program during Thursday’s town Blueprint Plan and comprehensive This year, Brown said there was no fund- percent funds, to local units of “Every time we do an regular meeting. plan and this program is another example of ing available. government as part of a 1994 improvement, whether it’s the The program is part of the city’s compre- that effort,” said Michael Brown, Communi- For next year’s program, interested busi- compact with the state. gym floor or the scoreboard, it hensive plan, and is structured to provide ty Development Director. nesses can receive funding in the spring. For This year, tribal member makes fans proud,” she said. downtown commercial buildings façade The program is a one-to-one match with a more information, contact Brown at 906- Henry Smith said it presented The finished product has the improvements that create a high impact minimum award of $625. The property 932-5050, ext. 126. the school with a check of school’s Nimrod, or mighty visual and minimize deterioration. owner must complete the project and submit Also at Thursday’s meeting, the authori- $174,000. hunter, logo in the center. The With the program, the city hopes exterior invoices and pass inspection by the city ty: Using a portion of the 2 per- word “Nimrod” and the Michigan improvements will stimulate private invest- building inspector to receive reimburse- cent funds, George Peterson, ment in the buildings and the surrounding ment. Watersmeet K-12 principal and area, thus attracting more customers, Brown said two businesses applied for athletic director, said the K-12 DIDA — page 5 WATERSMEET — page 5 Vanderhagen Road Suicide prevention paving wraps up walk-run set By RICHARD JENKINS ment, with the actual repaving By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] started Monday morning. [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — “I think the public will defi- IRONWOOD — Pat Galli- Driving down Vanderhagen nitely appreciate the better road nagh, of Ironwood, continued his Road will soon be smoother as through the S curves and it will suicide education crusade this work on the section of road nears make it a safer road to travel,” week as both the Ironwood City completion, according to Darren Pionk said, “(It also) shows Commission and Gogebic County Pionk, the engineer-manager progress and we hope this will Board of Commissioners with the Gogebic County Road continue in the future with the declared Sept. 6-12 Suicide Pre- Commission. township.” vention Week. The paving of the section of The project is financed The local proclamations mir- roadway, starting at the S curves through a combination of fund- ror a nationwide effort. and continuing north seven- ing from the road commission Gallinagh, who heads the tenths of a mile to just south of and Ironwood Township, and Range Suicide Prevention Coun- Sunset Road, was expected to be meets the commission’s require- cil, addressed the city commis- completed Thursday, Pionk said. ment, by state law, that a certain sion Monday, saying suicide is This would leave some shoulder proportion of its local road work preventable, if people recognize work, which Pionk hopes is com- come from sources other than the some of the symptoms of people pleted either today or sometime commission. they know who are suffering next week. “We at the road commission from depression. “It’s a fairly quick project that put money aside for this match “It is not fate,” he said. we were able to work with Iron- program, where the townships The former area high school wood Township on,” Pionk said. Richard Jenkins/Daily Globe Work began earlier in the NORTHEAST ASPHALT, of Woodruff, Wis., repaves a section of Vanderhagen Road in Ironwood Township summer with a culvert replace- Thursday. Among those working on the road are, from left, Tim Kiel and Andrew Burzynski. TOWNSHIP — page 5 WALK-RUN — page 5 C O N T A C T U S WEATHER INSIDE INDEX TODAY FIRST RUN Classifieds . .10-11 Daily Globe Inc. Thursday Today’s records Vol. 96, Ed. 203 118 E. McLeod Ave. High 75 High 90 (1991) Comics . .9 Mostly cloudy Ironwood, Gogebic, Hurley Community . .3 P.O. Box 548 —Details, page 2 Low 38 Low 32 (1982) compete at Ashland Invita- Ironwood, MI 49938 tional cross country meet Home & Garden . .6 Year ago today Precipitation Obituaries . .12 yourdailyglobe.com High 65 To 7 a.m. — Sports Opinion . .4 Low 47 Thursday none page 7 906-932-2211 August total 2.52 in. 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