Showers likely High: 59 | Low: 49 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Saturday, October 7, 2017 75 cents Golden Dragon BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH works to reopen after fire A survivor’s journey By RICHARD JENKINS thereafter. [email protected] The damage from the grease IRONWOOD — While power fire was largely contained to the One-handed has been restored to most of the building’s kitchen area and a building, Golden Dragon owner connecting roof vent, according Anny Lin and a small crew of to Ironwood Fire Marshal Bran- workers used flashlights to navi- don Snyder, with some other organist says gate through the dark kitchen parts of the building sustaining Friday to avoid using electricity some smoke and water damage. in that area as a precaution The building didn’t appear to keep faith, against any water left from the sustain structural damage, effort to put out Wednesday’s according to Snyder. grease fire. In the days after the fire, Lin stay busy While it’s too early to set a said there has been a flurry of date for the restaurant’s reopen- activity and visits from various By JAN TUCKER ing, according to Lin, she hopes professionals needed to repair [email protected] to have a clearer idea of the time- the restaurant. ROCKLAND — Neither cancer, nor loss line next week after meeting “The insurance guy was here, of a functioning hand can stop Caryl Miilu with contractors. The tenants of the contractors were here, the from living life to the fullest. the apartments above the restau- cleaning guy was here,” Lin said Miilu was 44 with a husband and five rant have returned to their during a brief pause before daughters when she was diagnosed with homes, Lin said. returning to work. breast cancer. She is now 82 and one of the Members of the Ironwood While she may not have a date longest survivors of cancer in the area. Public Safety Department and for the re-opening, Lin was clear It was after the Ontonagon Labor Fest Ironwood Volunteer Fire Depart- that the restaurant would be parade in 1979 while she was reading in ment responded to reports of a returning. bed that she discovered a lump in her blaze at approximately 4:38 p.m., “Yes, absolutely (we’re breast. She had just started a new job in with Hurley Fire Department reopening). There’s no question the office of Dr. Robert Johnson DDS and trucks arriving on scene shortly about it,” she said. got the day off to have the lump tested. It was positive for cancer. “It was a scary time,” she said. What followed was a full mastectomy including removal of lymph nodes under her left arm and radiation. She received Hewitt named county treasurer severe radiation burns. But even through that time, Miilu found BESSEMER — Lisa Hewitt, Prior to that, she was something to feel good about. While in of Wakefield, has been selected employed as the administrative treatment she stayed with a dear friend to fill the vacancy in the Gogebic assistant for the family division from college and they had a good time. County Treasurer’s office. of the 32nd Circuit Court. “Everything bad seems to have some good,” Gogebic County Prosecutor Hewitt will be officially sworn she said. Nick Jacobs, who was on the in to assume the treasurer’s posi- Her faith in God, great support from her Jan Tucker/Daily Globe three-person committee to tion on Nov. 1. She will serve husband and family and the determination CARYL MIILU sits at the organ at United Methodist Church in Rockland. Thirty-eight years appoint a treasurer, announced through the 2018 election cycle, to take it “one day at a time” got her ago she was diagnosed with breast cancer, but with surgery and treatments, she credits her the selection on Friday. according to Jacobs, with the through those days, she said. faith in God and support of her family for securing a long and active life. Hewitt replaces Sue Pertile, office appearing on the August She counted down the years — 10 years, who retired effective Oct. 31. partisan primary and November strength not stop her. At one time she with the Theater of the Performing Arts in 15 years — and with each one, her thank- Jacobs noted the committee general election ballots. played organ for three churches, Rockland Ontonagon. Her concern to help others fulness grew. Even as she lost strength in formed under state statuteS The winner of the election will Methodist, Rockland Catholic and Luther- with cancer has caused her to work with her left arm, it did not deter her or stop her completed the process of review- serve the remainder of the term, an. She is still the organist for the United the Ontonagon County Cancer Association, ready, quick laugh. ing applications and conducting which ends Dec. 31, 2020. Methodist Church in Rockland. where she is a member of the board of She was diagnosed with radiation- interviews to appoint the trea- The winner of the 2020 elec- For 20 years, she also has taught music directors. She is also a member of the induced plexopathy and gradually has lost surer for the term of office which tion will then serve the next full and still has three students. Since she Ladies of the Kaleva. the use of her left hand. “I am probably the expires on Dec. 31, 2020. term as treasurer. cannot use that left hand to show them Now with five daughters, 10 grandchil- only one-handed organ player around,” she Hewitt has served as the mag- Hewitt’s becoming treasurer certain moves, she tells students, “Do as I dren and six great-grandchildren, she laughed. istrate for Gogebic County’s 98th leaves the magistrate position say, not as I do,” she laughs. “I have just Music has been a big part of her life and District Court for the past three vacant, Jacobs told the Daily figured ways to do things and overcome.” she was determined that loss of that years. Globe. Miilu has also branched out and works MIILU — page 2 GCC raises funds with truck pull competition P L A I D D AY By RICHARD JENKINS “It’s fantastic, we couldn’t have a more pounds the set distance in 7.28 seconds. [email protected] beautiful fall day to do this — spectacular,” The event was a fundraiser for the col- IRONWOOD — People squared off organizer Janie Williams said. “I think the lege’s service learning trip to Guatemala in against a semi truck — as well as each other people who are pulling are having fun, cer- March. — at Gogebic Community College Friday, as tainly the people watching are getting their Anyone interested in donating to the trip the college held the 18 Legs vs. 18 Wheels fill of entertainment.” can make a check out to the GCC Founda- truck pull fundraiser. Twelve teams entered the event, with tion, Williams said, and earmark it, “Trip Teams of nine used a rope to tow the col- one team paying to compete for a second Scholarship.” lege’s semi truck 20 feet, with the team with time. Anyone who would like to join the trip the fastest time winning a trophy and brag- A team from Extreme Tool won the event, can contact Williams at 906-307-1345, or ging rights. pulling the truck weighing roughly 34,000 [email protected]. Ralph Ansami/Daily Globe GENE SKI performs country western music Friday night for Ironwood’s Richard Jenkins/Daily Globe First Friday “Plaiderday” celebration. The downtown event has CANDY’S RIGGERS, a team from the Gogebic Range Health Foundation, tries unsuccessfully to recapture the top spot in Gogebic Community become so popular that it has been extended into autumn. Stores College’s 18 Legs vs. 18 Wheels truck pull fundraiser Friday. Despite the team’s best effort, it was unable to beat Extreme Tool’s team, which played on the theme by offering plaid clothing deals and a group was able to move the roughly 34,000-pound truck 20 feet in 7.28 seconds to win the competition. photo was taken at 6 p.m. C O N T A C T U S WEATHER HOLIDAY INDEX TODAY Classifieds . .12-14 Daily Globe Inc. Friday Today’s records Subscribers to the High 62 High 81 (1909) Comics . .11 Vol. 98, No. 270 118 E. McLeod Ave. Showers likely Daily Globe will not receive Low 35 Low 23 (1999) Community . .3 P.O. Box 548 —Details, page 2 Monday’s edition in the Ironwood, MI 49938 mail that day because of Obituaries . .none Year ago today Precipitation the Columbus Day holiday. Opinion . .4 High 69 To 7 a.m. Monday’s edition will be yourdailyglobe.com Low 42 Friday none Religion . .6 906-932-2211 mailed along with Tues- Sports . .9-10 day’s paper. Monday’s edition will be available on Mon- day in coin boxes and at vendor locations. 2 l SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2017 THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAYFIVE-DAAY FORECASTT FOR IRONWOODIRONWOAREAOOD / NATIONSEVERE WEATHER TODAY SUNDAYS MONDAYMONDAAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Showers Likely PartlyPaartly Cloudy Partly CloudyCloudy Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy 59° 49° 62°622° 44° 59° 42°4 54° 40° 56° 44° Winds: 5-85-8 mphmph SSWSSW Winds:Windss: 5-115-11 mphmph WSWWSW Winds: 3-73-7 mphmph NWNW Winds: 8 mphmph WSWWSW Winds: 7 mphmph S Ontonagon LOCAL OUTLOOK 60/52 Today we will see cloudy skies with an 85% chance of showers, high temperature of 59°, Bergland humidity of 90%.