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Call (906) 932-4449 Ironwood, MI Brewers baseball Springer’s homer in 10th keys Redsautosales.com Astros’ 3-2 win over Brewers SPORTS • 9 DAILY GLOBE Tuesday, September 3, 2019 Showers likely yourdailyglobe.com | High: 67 | Low: 44 | Details, page 2 FESTIVAL ITALIANO Hurley closes summer in style By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] HURLEY – The long Labor Day weekend was enhanced that much more by a lively celebra- tion of the annual Festival Ital- iano, which drew hundreds of folks to Hurley’s Silver Street and surrounding corridors on Satur- day. The sunny day featured an ongoing procession of meander- ing groups, either pushing car- riages, pulling wagons, or lead- ing kids and curious canines. Patrons came from near and far to take part in the fun, which began mid-morning and lingered till late evening. Jake Ludlow of Pulaski, Wis., P.J. Glisson/Daily Globe was enjoying time with family in DURING A Saturday performance by Marty’s Goldenaires Drum and Bugle Corps at the annual Festival Italiano in Hurley, director Dan this region while also touring the Pitrone, right, lays on the trumpet with his son, Dustin Pitrone, who is the assistant director. The corps was a predictable crowd favorite festival with his wife, Andi, and at the event. kids, Mayson, 9, and, Emmi, 6. Emmi was struggling to con- dunk Jimmy Kivisto, who coach- tain the enthusiasm of their big es softball and basketball at the dog, aptly named Hurley, who school. acted as a town ambassador, Sam Leoni, one of the stu- inspiring ongoing pets and dents, said the seniors also plan smiles from passing strangers. to start “flamingo flocking” on Mayson showed repeated suc- Sept. 9. That event will involve cess in throwing basketballs into charging a fee to place pink plas- a hoop that was set up as one of tic flamingos in area yards or several activities for kids, which lobbies. also included face painting and Saturday’s event also included balloon tricks. basketball and bean-bag tourna- Delicious aromas filled the air ments and a display of trucks as a variety of Italian snacks were from Hurley’s Volunteer Fire served in convenient portable Department. dishes or on sticks, as with meat- Offering a major performance balls. Dago burgers and a variety in the afternoon was the popular of pasta and red sauce were in drum and bugle corps known as abundance, as were additional Marty’s Goldenaires, led by Dan choices such as fish tacos, pulled Pitrone and his son, Dustin, both pork and other picnic treats. of Bessemer. The corps per- Relishing a bowl of Superman formed several songs while cir- ice cream was Levi Burdick, who cled by excited fans who rooted was in the company of his sister, for their favorites, which includ- Brooklyn Burdick. She said their ed “Beer Barrel Polka,” “Wipe- family has homes in both Iron out,” “Hey Jude” and patriotic Belt, Wis., and in Beecher, Ill. tunes. Mingled among food booths Dan Kooping of Franklin, were a number of craft booths, Wis., was one of many folks con- including one from the Hurley K- tent to wander up and down Hur- 12 School, whose students were ley’s main street with his three P.J. Glisson/Daily Globe selling beaded items as a means babies, who included 10-month- BRACING HIMSELF for one of numerous falls into a dunk tank at Saturday’s Festival Italiano in Hur- to raise funds for their senior old twins, Nolan and Christian, ley is Jimmy Kivisto, who coaches softball and basketball at the Hurley K-12 School. Haley Elizabeth class trip and party. and two-year-old Bryce, all of Ann Tull was taking aim at the target as a means to help raise funds for the school’s senior class party The kids also were selling whom were sleeping blissfully in and trip. tickets to people wishing to try to a triple carriage. Ontonagon DNR looks to close Iron County celebrates easement purchase in coming weeks By RICHARD JENKINS to the $4,341,000 price the state’s Labor Day [email protected] Joint Finance Committee By JAN TUCKER MADISON, Wis. – It appears approved in July. [email protected] the agreement to have the Wis- Evers’ approval was the final consin Department of Natural ONTONAGON – It was esti- step needed before setting a clos- Resource purchase an easement mated the Ontonagon Labor ing date, Lemke said. on timber land in Iron County is Festival Parade Sunday broke all The $4.3 million in Knowles- nearly complete. records with crowds three and Nelson Stewardship Fund money Jim Lemke, the DNR’s real four deep along River Street. Per- was lower than the $4.8 million estate section chief, told the Daily fect weather and a reputation for approved by the state’s Natural Globe the department hopes to “home-grown, special floats” Resources Board in February, but Jan Tucker/Daily Globe close on the easement purchase added to the enthusiasm of the Lemke previously told the Daily ALL THE characters from “The Wizard of Oz” graced the top sometime in early September. crowd. Globe the lower number Joint commercial Division Float in Sunday’s parade. The float was The agreement will give the The three stage float of the Finance used was one of several entered by Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital-Long Term Care with public access to 14,352 acres of Norwich Country Club won the figures the NRB had used for its the theme, “There’s No Place Like Home.” land owned by the Keweenaw float competition at the Onton- price tag. Land Association in the towns of agon Labor Day Festival Parade. second depicted the moon the moon. The property covered by the Carey, Knight and Mercer. The country club float was titled launch. A giant rocket raised In second place was the easement is primarily forested Gov. Tony Evers signed off on the Summer of 1969. The first and lowered and at its peak the transaction, according to part was titled Peace and Love made the moon shot. The third Lemke, after the two sides agreed with its Woodstock theme. 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Sports . .9-10 l 2 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 AREA / NATION THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAY FORECASTFOORECAST FOR IRONWOODIRRONWOOD TODAY WEDNESDAYWEDNESDDAY THURSDAY FRIDAYFRIDDAY SATURDAY Showers Mostly SunnySunnny Mostly Cloudy Few ShowersShhowers Mostly Cloudy Likely 67° 44° 64° 46°466° 65° 51° 64° 44° 56° 40° Winds: Winds: Winds: Winds:Winnds: Winds: 1515 mmphph WSWWSW 3-73-7 mmphph WNWWNW 5-85-8 mphmph S 6-146-14 mphmph WNWWNW 55-9-9 mphmph N Ontonagon LOCALL OUTLOOK 62/50 Todayy we will see mostly cloudy Bergland skies with a 90% chance of showers, 66/45 high ttemperature of 67°, humidity of Wakefield Ironwood 74%. West southwest wind 15 mph. Saxon 67/44 67/44 Marenisco The record high temperature for 68/47 today is 93° set in 1929. Bessemer 67/43 Upson Associated Press Hurley 67/45 Watersmeet WESTON LEE, of Vero Beach, stands near the high surf from the Atlantic Ocean, in 67/44 67/44 68/43 SUNS AND MOON advance of the potential arrival of Hurricane Dorian, in Vero Beach, Fla., Monday. 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