Dedication Held for Northwoods Manufacturing Expansion

Call (906) 932-4449 Ironwood, MI Volleyball Wakefield-Marenisco wins conference Redsautosales.com with win over Ewen-Trout Creek SPORTS • 9 DAILY GLOBE Friday, October 25, 2019 Mostly Sunny yourdailyglobe.com | High: 45 | Low: 36 | Details, page 2 PREPARING & EMPOWERING DIDA hears ‘First Impressions’ report By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD – The Down- town Ironwood Development Authority heard a new type of community assessment report on Thursday that gives a glimpse of the city’s assets and challenges through the eyes of first-time visitors. The First Impressions grant allows for visitors from the Michigan State University Exten- sion to visit and report on obser- vations and experiences on cer- tain aspects of the city, said Tom Bergman, the community development director for the city of Ironwood. Around 40 people attended the public forum to hear the results on Monday. “The purpose was really to give a community an idea of how outsiders see the community to help base future decisions,” Tom LaVenture/Daily Globe Bergman said. “They did a good SEVERAL GUESTS tour the Northwoods Manufacturing portion of Hurley school on Thursday, during an open house event to cele- job to let us know in a way that is brate the $1.3 million expansion completed over the summer. not too critical but as an analysis of where they see the community at right now.” A community leadership team Dedication held for Northwoods is working on a more detailed report, he said. More details will Manufacturing expansion come when the team goes DDA page 14 By TOM LAVENTURE — [email protected] HURLEY, Wis. – Hurley School District dedicated its FBI action Northwoods Manufacturing expansion Thursday with several area business and community confirmed leaders present. The project adds 6,500 in Ironwood square feet, nearly double the original shop building, said Kevin Genisot, school adminis- Township trator. The expansion offers By RICHARD JENKINS more space for teaching and [email protected] equipment. Discussions for col- IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP – laboration and shared resources Although details remained rela- are underway with area K-12 tively scarce Thursday, the FBI school districts and Gogebic was involved in “law enforce- Community College. ment activity” in Ironwood “By providing manufacturing Township Wednesday. education, we know some stu- Special Agent Mara Schneider, dents will use the skills to com- the media coordinator with the plete projects at their future FBI’s Detroit Field Office, home while others go on to Tom LaVenture/Daily Globe declined to comment beyond make it a career,” Genisot said. WOOD AND metal class students use their own initiative to work on inventory, marketing and the confirming the bureau’s pres- The school district goal is to business side of Northwoods Manufacturing on Thursday at Hurley School. From left, Bransen ence in the area, citing the ongo- ensure a curriculum that expos- Williams and Shane Lynch, seated; Mason Lee, Mason Genisot, Tanner Nelson and Jace Kutz. ing nature of the investigation. es students to careers that await Locals told the Daily Globe them, he said. Manufacturing general fund that budgeted a “We can do almost anything wise drop out of school to find the activity appeared to involve a offers something that is needed $1.3 million project without a here now,” Simonich said of direction, he said. property near Vanderhagen and even if it’s not for everyone, he referendum – with the help of Northwoods Manufacturing. “I really appreciate this pro- Nylund roads in the township. said. private donations and a “We have to keep moving for- gram,” Mullard said. “My grand- The Detroit office covers the Mackenzie Backman, a $100,000 boost from the Hurley ward and we have to encourage son went here as one of the first. entire state of Michigan, includ- junior, plans to become an X-ray Education Foundation. our young people to stay and to He did a good job and got a ing the Upper Peninsula, accord- technician, but said learning “That simply doesn’t happen make a living here and raise a scholarship to Appleton and ing to the bureau’s website. woodworking helped her learn much in the state,” Genisot said. family.” now he works in plastics.” attention to detail and diligence. Former district administrator It’s very seldom that a school Other speakers included “This teaches me to get things Christopher Patritto said the district takes on a large project major donors Gloria Fauerbach together and to do things the school isn’t afraid to try new without a referendum, said State and Mike Zacharias. Iron County right way,” Backman said. things and was among the first Rep. Beth Meyers, D-Bayfield. Fauerbach’s late husband, She wanted to learn the fun- with a laptop program. The The school and the community Mike, left a legacy donation to damentals and then computer school board is always breaking came together to make this hap- the school when he passed away. holds hunter numerical control machines. new ground, he said. pen, she said. She recalls seeing end tables and She used her skills to make cut- “The school board has a goal “Wherever I go in the state of coffee tables the kids were mak- safety course ting boards for the 4-H auctions. of doing what’s best for the kids Wisconsin and I’m talking to ing at a local furniture store. By KIM E. STROM The wood shop was cramped and the community,” Patritto schools or parents about how “That closed the sale for me [email protected] before the expansion with peo- said. “They think outside the you engage students and young knowing the furniture was made HURLEY – After a review of ple, machines and carts, she box and do things others aren’t people into the trades, I always by Hurley students,” Fauerbach what was learned in the first said. doing to get a step ahead.” say, look up north at North- said. “I get to tell the story when- class, students in David Vuoren- “It was crazy, Backman said. Joseph Simonich, school woods,” Meyers said. “What you ever people come to my house maa’s hunter’s safety course were “This is great.” board president, said there was have here truly is a gem and you and admire the tables.” ready for a “hands on” session Hurley Board of Education a time when people commonly should all be very proud of your Hurley is ahead of the curve Thursday. Vuorenmaa teaches members, past and present were told graduates to leave Hurley if accomplishment.” as other school districts are just for the Wisconsin Department of credited as the visionaries who they wanted to succeed. Indus- Hurley Mayor Paul Mullard now looking at how to prepare Natural Resources in Iron Coun- recognized the need for manu- tries here today offer good pay- said the equipment is very mod- facturing education. They were ing jobs for people right out of ern. The expansion will do a lot called good fiscal stewards of a school, he said. to help kids who might other- EXPANSION — page 5 SAFETY — page 14 TODAY INDEX Mostly sunny — Details, page 2 Business . .8 75 cents Thursday Today’s records Classifieds . .12-13 High 40 High 76 (1989) Comics . .11 Vol. 100, No. 285 Low 31 Low 15 (1933) Community . .3 Year ago today Precipitation Obituaries . .7 High 50 24 hours to 7 a.m. Opinion . .4 Low 23 Thursday 0.02 in. 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