County Board Hears Storm Damage Assessment
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Call (906) 932-4449 Going the distance Ironwood, MI Top marathon runner Redsautosales.com trains local kids SPORTS • 9 DAILY GLOBE Thursday, June 28, 2018 Mostly sunny yourdailyglobe.com | High: 82 | Low: 64 | Details, page 2 County board hears storm damage assessment By LARRY HOLCOMBE ment Agency officials today and con Ambulance with $200,000 instead the various governmental many people – elected and other- [email protected] then those people “will go back for services in the county, minus units in the county were on board wise – who have worked very BESSEMER – The Gogebic to Washington to meet with the Watersmeet Township, for the for half. hard on the issue. “It’s good to County Board heard key presen- President.” remainder of 2018. Lorenon Each city or township will pay see all these governmental units, tations from Jim Loeper and Jim Loeper said he also had plans explained Watersmeet has its on their percentage of the coun- the college and hospital work Lorenson Wednesday evening. to inspect some damaged houses own contract for ambulance ser- ty’s population. County adminis- together. There was good discus- Loeper, the county’s emergen- today and understood all roads vices for 2018. trator Julianne Giackino said she sion, tough questions asked and cy management and 911 coordi- in the county have been repaired Board member Jeff Wasley had received many of the city and people worked together in good nator, updated the board on dam- to where they are passable. said the board was on record say- township’s signed contracts faith.” age assessments from mid-June’s Board Chairman George Peter- ing it would reimburse already. rain storms. son thanked Loeper for his Watersmeet at the same rate per Lorenson said all the money Ballot proposal He’s recorded $244,314 in efforts. “Great job.” person. Other board members from those government units will The board also saw proposed damages to public property in agreed that was the plan. Loren- go through the county. Siirila language for a ballot proposal to the county and $100,000 to pri- Ambulance service son said that agreement is out- asked that the contract be amend- fund ambulance service from vate property. This clearly puts Lorenson and Loeper both side the contract that was being ed to show what each unit will 2019-2021. There was much dis- the county over the $60,000 spoke about efforts to secure presented at this meeting. pay. He also praised Lorenson for cussion about the amounts listed threshold to be part of the state’s funding for continued ambulance Board member Dan Siirila his work on the issue. “Without – 1 mill raising $510,000 annual- disaster declaration. service in the county. The board said the contract made it sound you, this wouldn’t have gotten He said he planned to meet was presented with a six-page like the county was on the hook done.” with Federal Emergency Manage- contract that would provide Bea- for the entire $200,000, while Lorenson said there were GOGEBIC — page 5 C U R B C H E C K Gile man faces child sex charges By RICHARD JENKINS by Iron [email protected] County HURLEY – A Gile man S h e r - accused of sexually i f f ’ s assaulting a child is going Depart- to have to come up with m e n t $50,000 to get out of jail S g t . after Iron County Judge M a t t Patrick Madden set a cash Foryan. bond in that amount at a I n hearing Wednesday. the first Phillip R. Laguna Jr., 68, Phillip R. i n c i - Laguna Jr. is charged with two counts d e n t , of 1st degree child sexual Laguna assault-contact with a child is accused of assaulting the under the age of 13, felony victim while he slept. The intimidation of a victim victim said Laguna and physical abuse of a stopped the alleged assault child-intentionally causing when he noticed the victim physical harm. was awake. The next day, “Mr. Laguna there’s no according to the com- question you do have posi- plaint, Laguna said he tive attributes and you would hurt the victim if he have responsibilities, but I ever told anyone what hap- have to take the facts that pened. Larry Holcombe/Daily Globe have been presented by the The 2014 incident also MIKE YOWELL, of L’Anse, paints a curb yellow on East Aurora Street Wednesday morning. He was part of a state as something I have allegedly happened at three-man crew from JCS Construction, of Baraga, painting curbs and crosswalks around Ironwood. A differ- to respond to appropriate- Laguna’s house, when the ent company is scheduled to paint stripes down the streets soon. ly,” Madden said, when set- victim fell asleep playing ting the bond. “Given the video games. According to seriousness of the charges, the complaint, the victim given the number of woke up to Laguna sitting charges, given the history on the bed rubbing his GCC Board of Trustees deals with staffing of charges related to this; I genitals. When the victim IRONWOOD – Personnel was “Forbes has been a driving force campus committees. As chairperson think the request for the yelled, Laguna allegedly the main topic at the regular month- in the financial aid community of the Compliance Committee, she $50,000 is within the swore and threw him into a ly meeting of the Gogebic Commu- throughout the Midwest,” said Dean has ensured that all departments of scope of reason.” chair. nity College Board of Trustees Tues- of Students Jeanne Graham. “She the college have policies in place The charges against “This caused victim day evening. has worked tirelessly on processing that align with federal regulations.” Laguna stem from a pair of pain in his back and neck The board accepted the retire- thousands of applications the col- The board authorized adminis- incidents – one in March for a couple weeks,” the ment request from Sue Forbes, lege has received throughout the tration to begin the process to seek a of 2011 or 2012 and the complaint reads. financial aid director, after 25 years years. Sue has also traveled the other in late 2014, accord- of service to the college, effective region presenting workshops to par- ing to the criminal com- plaint in the case, signed Jan. 1, 2019. ents as well as serving on numerous GCC — page 5 LAGUNA — page 5 E.coli closes Bond Falls TREE LIGHTING MARQUETTE – The officials would like to high levels of E.coli that remind people to play it have closed beaches and safe and abide by the tem- lakes throughout the West- porary closure imposed by ern Upper Peninsula has the WUPHD until they impacted another popular have determined the area body of water, as the Upper is safe for recreational use.” Peninsula Power Company Most Western U.P. announced Wednesday it waters remain closed to was closing the Bond Falls swimming and other recre- Reservoir. ational activities. An UPPCO spokesman The contamination of said the Western Upper the bodies of water Peninsula Health Depart- appears to be related to ment found high levels of storms earlier this month, E.coli and/or fecal coliform when heavy rains caused bacteria in surface water flooding across parts of samples taken at the reser- Minnesota, Wisconsin and voir. the U.P. “As a result, the Both health department WUPHD has closed the and UPPCO officials said Larry Holcombe/Daily Globe Bond Falls Reservoir to all they recognize the closures BESSEMER’S FOURTH of July celebration began Wednesday evening with the lighting of a Tree of Honor on recreational activities until Sophie Street and the reading of veterans names which appear on the placard standing next to the tree. further notice,” the Marty’s Goldenaires Drum and Bugle Corps offered several numbers as part of the ceremony including the spokesman said. “UPPCO national anthem and “Taps.” E.COLI — page 5 TODAY INDEX Mostly sunny — Details, page 2 Celebrations . .7 75 cents Classifieds . .12-14 Wednesday Today’s records Comics . .11 Vol. 99, No. 186 High 75 High 96 (1913) Community . .3 Low 62 Low 39 (1968) Obituaries . .none Year ago today Precipitation Opinion . .4 High 72 24 hours to 7 a.m. Low 50 Wednesday none Sports . .9-10 l 2 THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2018 AREA / NATION THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM ALEXANDRIA FIVE-DAY FORECASTFOORECAST FOR IRONWOODIRRONWOOD OCASIO- CORTEZ, is pho- TODAY FRIDAYY SATURDAY SUNDAYSUNDAY MONDAY tographed while being inter- viewed in Rock- efeller Center, Wednesday, in New York. The Isolated Scattered Scatteredered Chance Mostly Sunny 28-year-old T-stormss T-storms T-stormsorms T-storms political new- comer who 82° 64° 90° 69°699° 80° 61° 73° 58° 74° 60° upset U.S. Rep. Winds: Winds: Winds: Winds:Winnds: Winds: Joe Crowley in 2-92-9 mphmph WSWWSW 11-1611-16 mphmph S 6-96-9 mmphph SSWSSW 7-117-11 mphmph W 7 mphmph SWSW New York’s Democrat pri- Ontonagon LOCALL OUTLOOK mary on Mon- 68/60 Todayy we will see mostly sunny day says she Bergland skies with a highg temperaturep of 82°, brings an 82/63 humidhumiditydity of 44%. West southwest Wakefield “urgency” to the Ironwood wind 2 to 9 mph. The record high Saxon 81/63 fight for work- 82/64 Marenisco tempetemperatureerature for today is 96° set 82/64 in 1911913.13. ing families. Bessemer 82/62 Upson Hurley 81/64 Watersmeet Associated Press 82/64 82/64 82/61 SUNS AND MOON Mercer 82/64 Manitowish Shock, then ambition: Ocasio-Cortez 83/64 SunriseSunri .