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Bessemer's New Brand Unveiled Mostly cloudy High: 54 | Low: 35 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Friday, September 29, 2017 75 cents Pay dispute holds up BE completion of Iron Belle MDNR trails grant By RALPH ANSAMI portation is scheduled to make a [email protected] ruling within 30 days after a sec- BESSEMER — The Gogebic ond meeting in Escanaba. If County Board on Wednesday unresolved there, the dispute extended the Ironwood-to-Besse- could head to Lansing, but mer hiking-biking trail project Anderson said he hoped that grant agreement while payment wouldn’t happen. issues are being debated. He said there are funds in the Paul Anderson, of Coleman grant to cover the extra money Engineering, appeared before that’s being requested, but the the county board and explained payments are being challenged why the project had to be extend- as a “matter of principle” so a ed for six months from an origi- precedent isn’t set. nal March closing date. Gogebic County sponsored the “We’ll probably need another Michigan DNR Trust Fund grant six-month extension next that was supported by the local month,” Anderson told county trail authority with a 2.6 percent board members. contribution. Ruotsala Construction of Iron- Anderson said the $32,000 wood is disputing costs for Gogebic County is owed isn’t in paving the Iron Belle Trail near jeopardy and will be paid when the Walmart store and for work the project is officially closed Ralph Ansami/Daily Globe on the bridge in Bessemer, out. CONNIE PRICCO unveils the city of Bessemer’s new branding logo Thursday evening. according to Anderson. The county board authorized He said an offer was made to chairman George Peterson, of Ruotsala, but rejected at a meet- Watersmeet, to sign the six- ing at Crystal Falls and the month extension that runs Bessemer’s new brand unveiled Michigan Department of Trans- through the end of this month. By RALPH ANSAMI framed by its towering bluffs, was well “Be” in Bessemer. [email protected] received by about 75 people who attended The brand logo was presented to the city BESSEMER — After unveiling Besse- the Big Reveal unveiling ceremony at a new council on Sept. 5 and unanimously mer’s new branding logo Thursday evening, pop-up business called Lily Trout Art and approved. city officials explained how they might use Design on Sophie Street. Terry Kryshak, representing the brand- Bonovetz elected to MAC board it. “Many minds came together for this,” ing committee, said Loper and Dustin Filip- LANSING — A Gogebic Coun- Vice President Ken Borton, an The logo could represent a new begin- Whitburn said, spurred by Charly Loper, pini were instrumental in creating the logo. ty Board of Commissioners mem- Otsego County Commissioner; ning for the city, along with Bessemer’s the young city manager who helped to initi- Filippini said he is “excited about what ber has been elected to the Second Vice President Veronica revised master plan, said Mayor Kathy ate the effort in her first few days on the job. Michigan Association of Counties Klinefelt, of Macomb County, Whitburn. “They knocked it over the Bluffs,” the The logo, with the BE in Bessemer mayor said of the focus of what a person can board for the organization’s and immediate past president BESSEMER — page 5 2017-’18 term. Shelley Taub, an Oakland Coun- Joe Bonovetz, of Bessemer, ty Commissioner. was elected at the annual MAC “Our new leadership team conference Sept. 24-26 at the brings a great variety of skills Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. and experiences to our board,” County board approves 2018 Extension pact Bonovetz is a past chairman of said Stephan W. Currie, MAC’s By RALPH ANSAMI The agreement basically pays It covers the county’s budget and presentations to the com- the Gogebic County Board, executive director. “We have a [email protected] for two half-time positions in the year, which begins on Oct. 1. munity. which is currently comprised of great team in place as we begin BESSEMER — The Gogebic Gogebic County MSU-Extension The county makes quarterly The mission of MSUE “...is to seven members. to implement our strategic plan County Board of Commissioners office, namely for a 4-H program payments. help people improve their lives Matthew Bierlein, a Tuscola adopted by the board at the Wednesday approved a one-year director and a paraprofessional In addition to a 4-H program, through an educational process County commissioner, was annual conference.” agreement with the Michigan staff member. MSUE also provides agricul- that applies knowledge to criti- sworn in as MAC president. Joe Stevens, of Dickinson State University-Extension The county provides office ture, agribusiness, health, cal issues, needs and opportuni- Joining Bierlein on the County, is also on the large MAC office that calls for $70,952 in space for the Extension program nutrition, community and eco- ties,” according to the agree- board’s executive team are: First board. payments from the county. under the agreement. nomic development programs ment. Iron County Miners’ Homecoming next week By IAN MINIELLY Marenisco is hosting the home- mobile [email protected] coming game against Bark WAKEFIELD — With the River-Harris on Saturday, Oct. 7. addition of Ironwood to the Goge- The junior varsity game is sched- food pantry bic Miners cooperative football uled for noon, with the varsity program this year, Homecoming game following. Between the two is becoming an even more grand contests, Parents Day introduc- recognized spectacle for the three schools tions are scheduled for all three and their respective communi- schools, grades 9-12. By RICHARD JENKINS ties. The players and their parents [email protected] Ironwood, Wakefield-Marenis- for both the varsity and jayvee HURLEY — The Iron County co and Bessemer will hold their football teams, plus the cheer- Mobile Food Pantry has been own Spirit Week festivities daily leaders, and all three bands will recognized by the Second Har- Oct. 2-6, but they will come be introduced and recognized vest Northern Lakes Food Bank, together jointly as a football pro- between the two games. which gave those who operate gram and rallying cry for the the pantry its 2017 Volunteers of community Friday night. the Year award. This year, Wakefield- “Initially, Iron County was MINERS — page 5 the least served in our eight- county region, and after launch- ing our region’s first mobile food pantry program here over four years ago, (the volunteers) Former US Attorney Miles helped us supply over 388,000 meals to hundreds of families, enters Attorney General race children and seniors throughout GRAND RAPIDS — Pat “Michigan needs an Attorney Iron County,” Second Harvest Miles, former U.S. attorney for General who sees injustice in program director Dan Wilson the Western District of Michi- Flint or anywhere else and said. gan, announced Thursday he’s stands up to protect people Second Harvest is a Duluth- running for Michigan Attorney regardless of their race, income based nonprofit, serving north- General. or who they love.” eastern Minnesota and north- Submitted photo “We live in dangerous times Miles served as U.S. attorney western Wisconsin. VOLUNTEERS DISTRIBUTE food at the Iron County Mobile Food Pantry, seen in 2014, to residents in need and the office of Michigan Attor- for the Western District — which Along with the Iron County on the last Monday of every month. The volunteers — which include the Iron County University of Wis- ney General is more important encompasses 49 counties, includ- consin-Extension office employees, the Iron County Human Services Department, members of the Iron than ever before,” Miles said in County Board of Supervisors and others — recently received the Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food announcing his campaign. Bank’s 2017 Volunteers of the Year award. AWARD — page 5 MILES — page 5 C O N T A C T U S WEATHER INSIDE INDEX TODAY HOUSE OF THE Business . .6 Daily Globe Inc. Thursday Today’s records High 65 High 85 (1922) WEEK Classifieds . .12-13 Vol. 98, No. 263 118 E. McLeod Ave. Mostly cloudy P.O. Box 548 Low 46 Low 21 (1945) Comics . .11 —Details, page 2 Country farmhouse Ironwood, MI 49938 Community . .3 Year ago today Precipitation features extra storage Obituaries . .2 High 56 To 7 a.m. areas yourdailyglobe.com Low 46 Thursday none Opinion . .4 906-932-2211 — Home & Garden Sports . .9-10 page 14 2 l FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 AREA / NATION THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAYFIVE-DAAY FORECASTT FOR IRONWOODIRONWOOOD Obituaries TODAY SATURDAYSAATURDAY SUNDAYSUNDAAY MONDAY TUESDAY Clifford Roy Saari GREEN BAY, Wis. — Clifford Roy Saari encounters with students dur- died Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, at Woodside ing this time. Mostly Cloudy Sunny Mostly CloudyClooudy Few Showers Few Showers Lutheran Home with his family at his side. He Doris died in 1999. In 2002, was 95 years old. Cliff was born June 6, 1922, Cliff married Iris (Erspamer) 54° 35° 62°622° 48° 64° 53°5 65° 54° 66° 51° in Ironwood, Mich., to the late John A. Saari Nelson, whom he had known and Pearl (Ronn) Saari. at Hurley High School. They Winds: Winds:Winnds: Winds: Winds: Winds: 5-95-9 mphmph ENEENE 5-85-8 mphmph S 10-1310-13 mphmph SSESSE 10-1310-13 mphmph S 6-106-10 mphmph SWSW He grew up on the family farm in Kimball were together until 2012, Ontonagon LOCAL OUTLOOK Township, about 10 miles west of Hurley. He when Iris passed away. 55/41 attended grade school in a one-room school During his career and in Today we will see mostly cloudy skies, high of house near the farm.
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