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Call (906) 932-4449 Ironwood, MI Volleyball Victory Wakefield-Marenisco takes home Redsautosales.com district championship win. SPORTS • 9 DAILY GLOBE Saturday, November 9, 2019 Snow, snow, snow yourdailyglobe.com | High: 35 | Low: 21 | Details, page 2 Gravel pit reopening GRAVEL ROADS proposal sparks concerns By KIM E. STROM Watersmeet.” Bolich said, “We will be leaving [email protected] While Giannola understands a natural border of trees and earth WATERSMEET – The Gogebic the need for the county to make between the gravel pit and U.S. 2 County Road Commission has use of a gravel pit, he would to buffer noise from the site. proposed reopening an old gravel rather see it somewhere else. We’re doing everything within pit in Watersmeet Township and “Would you want a gravel pit our power to minimize the some residents are concerned put across from your house?” he impact. We understand where the about the impact it could pose for asked the Daily Globe. “They will water tables are. EGLE (The the area. Especially concerned is have loaders come in. There will Department of Environment, Watersmeet Trout Hatchery and be trucks coming and going with Great Lakes and Energy for the fish farm owner Dino Giannola noise and dust. As it is, the opera- state of Michigan) came on site whose business and home are tion will go on less than a hun- and evaluated it,” he said. located directly across the road dred feet from my window. That’s The road commission has from the site. unacceptable.” applied for a voluntary permit, The road commission has Even more concerning to Gian- Bolich said, and it is waiting for a retained Coleman Engineering to nola is the potential negative response. do a plan on the best use for the impact it could have on his busi- “It’s important for us to have pit, according to road commission ness. that resource (gravel pit),” he said. manager Barry Bolich. “The coun- “I agree they need a gravel pit, “There are not many resources left ty has owned that property since but not right across the street on the east end. We are planning 1926 and it was purchased for the from my business,” he said. “I for the future and being responsi- natural gravel on the property,” he understand they want to have ble to the Gogebic County resi- told the Daily Globe in a recent one, I understand there’s good dents.” interview. “As sources dwindle, rock but it’s not worth what it will Giannola said he doesn’t we’re looking at future resources do to my business.” believe the road commission will on the eastern end of the county.” “Run-off water from gravel pits protect the water table in the area. “We’re going to start using that compromises water quality for “They tell us they’ll stay 16 feet resource the county has owned trout and puts the hatchery’s fish above water level, but ground for several years. If we had to inventory at risk,” said Giannola shifts are still a concern to us,” truck it in from Bessemer or other in an outline he sent to the Daily Giannola said. “Our sole reliance sources, it would be cost pro- Globe describing why he is is spring water. It comes out of the hibitive,” he said. “The township against the location of the gravel ground at a rate of about 1,000 Submitted photo of Watersmeet, and especially the pit. “Gravel pits raise water tem- gallons per minute.” THE GOGEBIC County Road Commission has proposed re-open- road commission, will benefit perature, increase sediment in the Giannola is also worried ing a gravel pit belonging to the county. The entrance to the greatly by having this resource to water and impair the water chem- gravel pit on old U.S. 2 sits across the road and uphill from the maintain our roads in istry,” he said. Watersmeet Trout Hatchery which is privately owned. GRAVEL — page 5 WITC among Aspen Prize contestants WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wis- employment outcomes.” vital role in developing talent consin Indianhead Technical The 150 community colleges and enabling social mobility College is among 150 schools were selected from a pool of across the country, and it’s criti- nationwide competing for a $1 nearly 1,000 public two-year col- cal for them to get better at what million Aspen Prize for Commu- leges nationwide using publicly they do,” said Josh Wyner, exec- nity College Excellence. available data on student out- utive director of the Aspen Insti- The announcement came comes. The colleges represent tute College Excellence Program. from Aspen on Tuesday. Only the diversity and depth of the “We’re pleased to see evidence 15% of community colleges community college sector in 39 that these institutions are nationwide have been invited to states, serving as few as 500 stu- improving, that more are deliv- apply. dents and as many as 75,000 ering on their promise. We’re The award is considered a students. also pleased to play a role in signature recognition of high Mott Community College is honoring outstanding commu- achievement and performance the only Michigan school among nity colleges and sharing what among community colleges. The the 150 contestants. The other works to ensure great outcomes criteria for the honor is based in Wisconsin schools include for students – through gradua- part on strong and improving Chippewa Valley Technical Col- tion and beyond.” student outcomes in learning, lege, Fox Valley Technical Col- The top ten finalists for the completion rates, employment lege, Lakeshore Technical Col- 2021 Aspen Prize will be named rates, earnings and equity. lege, Moraine Park Technical in May 2020. The Aspen Insti- “National recognitions are a College and Southwest Wiscon- tute will then conduct site visits Kim E. Strom/Daily Globe positive reflection of the dedica- sin Technical College. to each of the finalists and col- FROM LEFT, Hadda Patzke, Judy Ivey and Dorothy Wahner, all of tion and commitment of our Data show that over the last lect additional quantitative data, Mercer, stand in line with others at the “Soup for You” soup tast- employees to our students,” said two years, student retention, including employment and earn- ing and recipe sharing event Friday at the Mercer Public Library. WITC President John Will. graduation rates, and degree ings data. A jury will make This is the second annual event and the turnout made it a suc- “We’re proud to provide North- completion have improved at the award decisions in spring 2021. cess, according to library director Teresa Schmidt. west Wisconsin residents with top tier of 150 Aspen Prize-eligi- high quality programming and ble colleges. that result is exceptional “Community colleges play a Soup tasting draws crowd PRIZE — page 5 By KIM E. STROM During the main episode, MERCER – Hot soup on a Kramer states that mulligatawny cold day is just what the library soup is an Indian soup, but Vic- Marenisco plans next steps after Tuesday marijuana vote ordered Friday in Mercer at the tor states it’s actually an English By P.J. GLISSON “The people have spoken,” ers were under the mistaken second annual “Soup for You” soup made after an Indian recipe [email protected] said Marenisco Supervisor impression that, by giving the soup tasting and recipe sharing that was not really a soup but a MARENISCO – Prior to Tues- Richard Bouvette, who expected ordinance a thumbs down, they event. sauce derived from a word mean- day’s election, Marenisco was and hoped to get the public’s would be preventing the use of It was a full house and a good ing “pepper water” and it was poised to become the first gov- approval for the ordinance. recreational marijuana altogeth- turnout similar to last year’s served over white rice. ernmental entity in Gogebic Bouvette told the Daily Globe er. event, said library director Tere- Besides the mulligatawny, County to open its doors to recre- Friday that “And of course that’s not the sa Schmidt. there was Hungarian mushroom, ational marijuana enterprise. the opposi- case,” said the supervisor, who There were 12 different soups garlicky kale, squash and farro The township board already tion must suspects that some folks do not to try, and many of them creative soup, pillsbury biscuit chicken had voted on June 17 to pass an have rallied a realize that last year’s vote to and out of the ordinary, such as dumpling soup, stuffed green ordinance allowing a carefully s t r o n g legalize recreational marijuana in the mulligatawny soup. pepper, wonder soup (meatless) calculated formula of growers, turnout for Michigan is intact, meaning that Victor with the blog “Craving and Ukranian borscht, which is a manufacturers and distributors, the vote. any citizen living in or visiting Tasty” shared a bit of history on deep red beet based soup just to as well as safety compliance facil- Moreover, he the state has the right to use mar- the soup. Of course many may name a few. ities, specialty transporters, and also had ijuana products on private prop- remember the episodes of Sein- “It’s a wonderful community “micro-growers” who would have expected that erty. feld and the “soup nazi,” espe- outreach,” said guest Terry the luxury of both growing and younger vot- In general, said the supervisor cially the one where Jerry has to Kumpher of Mercer. Schmidt transporting on a limited scale. Richard ers might out- about persons who voted out the choose between his girlfriend stated that it was a nice opportu- A summer petition, however, Bouvette number any ordinance, “I think they pretty and a bowl of soup because the nity to have lunch with the com- resulted in putting the ordinance naysayers.

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