Lee Dewyze Adds Glam to Seventh HIT Idol Event by P.J
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Partly cloudy Vote Nov. 7th, 2017 write in: High: 30 | Low: 19 | Details, page 2 Bill McDonald BESSEMER CITY COUNCIL # Experienced # Veteran # Community Minded Authorized and Paid for by Bill McDonald, 309 E. Silver St., Bessemer, MI 49911 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Monday, November 6, 2017 75 cents RINK RESURRECTION Lee DeWyze adds glam to seventh HIT Idol event By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — Hundreds of people filled the Historic Iron- wood Theatre Saturday as final- ists of this year’s HIT Idol com- petition entertained the crowd before and after learning who the six winners were. Adding to the fun was the par- ticipation of Lee DeWyze, Season 9 winner of “American Idol,” who performed with the contestants and also gave a concert of his own. Winners of the 2017 event were as follows: —Young Adult Category: Veronica Bolton and Kristine Mieloszyk, both of Ironwood; —High School Category: Dustin King of Ewen-Trout Creek and Breyanna Schutte of Ashland; and —Youth Category: Emily Den- Larry Holcombe/Daily Globe THE HIT Idol banner hangs above the Historic Ironwood Theater stage nis and Haley Mead, both of Hur- before Friday’s performance where 29 contestants competed in three ley. age categories. The winners were announced during Saturday’s per- Twenty-nine total contestants formance with American Idol Season 9 winner Lee DeWyze headlining had performed at the theatre on the event. Friday night, which was Part 1 of the two-night event, and the win- including the harmonic, opening his latest album, “Oil and ners gave an encore performance performance of the song “Proud,” Water,” which was released in Saturday night’s show. by Peter John Vettese and 2016. The finalists also performed Heather Small, which began He also sang a cover of group numbers with six of the with the group of youth walking “Father and Son” by Cat Stevens, eight 2016 winners (two of the down theatre aisles, clapping from whom DeWyze said he 2016 winners were unable to and singing as they then pro- learned that songs can tell sto- attend), and the six 2016 win- ceeded onstage to finish the ries. ners also entertained as a sepa- number. He showed great rapport with rate group. During his personal concert, HIT Idol participants, whom he Emcee Mark Silver ran Satur- which occurred after the inter- commended for their “amazing” day evening’s show, which was a mission at Saturday’s event, colorful collection of youthful DeWyze played a number of his energy and melodic talent; own songs, including some from HIT — page 5 Community raises funds for Hurley trailhead By RICHARD JENKINS the section of non-motorized trail the Gogebic Range Health [email protected] paved in October has already Foundation’s grant that went HURLEY — Trail supporters proved to be popular. toward purchasing the trail- gathered at the East Wing in “The day it went in practical- head’s land. Richard Jenkins/Daily Globe NATHAN BORTH, of Ironwood, puts together the Depot Park ice rink in preparation of another winter sea- Hurley for the Iron County Out- ly, people were out there using The planned trailhead would son Sunday. Borth said he and the crew of volunteers are re-using almost all the materials from previous door Recreation Enthusiast’s it,” Fauerbach said. not only provide a parking lot for years when building the rink. trailhead fundraiser Sunday, Fauerbach — who was both motorized and non-motor- within view of the planned trail- involved with the regional trail ized users, it would also serve as head’s location. group before it merged with a starting point for the effort of “We had a really good ICORE and now sits on the extending Michigan’s non-motor- turnout,” said Mike Fauerbach, ICORE board of directors — esti- ized trail into Iron County. C R A F T S A L E one of the organizers. “There mated roughly 130 people ate “People want to see this trail Hunters were a lot of people from Iron- dinner, and said, “A lot of people happen beyond just the trail- wood, we had lots of people from who didn’t come to eat (also) con- head. The trailhead — that’s the Mercer.” tributed.” next thing we’ve got to do, but rescued in The planned trailhead will be While the final numbers are that’s not the end of this project,” located between the motorized still being calculated, Fauer- Fauerbach said. and non-motorized trails on the bach said the group raised over Along with a buffet meal, the Bessemer 500 feet of land between the $2,500 Sunday. Along with rais- event featured a raffle of over 20 Montreal River and Second ing funds for the construction of items, a 50/50 drawing and tick- Avenue in Hurley. a trailhead, the money fulfills ets were on sale for a bike that Township Even without the trailhead, the local match requirement to will be raffled off Nov. 30. BESSEMER TOWNSHIP — Two hunters have received med- ical attention after their hunt Superior Range Shooters holds spaghetti feed went awry. The Gogebic County Sher- By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] iff’s Department received a report of two hunters being IRONWOOD — Spaghetti P.J. Glisson/Daily Globe was on the menu Sunday at the unable to move in a swamp at VENDORS AT the Friends of the Marenisco Public Library Christ- approximately 6:36 p.m. Satur- Breakwater Restaurant, as the mas Craft and Bake Sale at the Marenisco Town Hall Saturday restaurant played host the Supe- day. include, from left, Carol Bury and Linda DeWitt. The father and son had rior Range Shooting Club’s become “stuck waist deep in a spaghetti feed. swamp and unable to move,” Friends of Marenisco Public The money raised from the while tracking a deer in Besse- fundraiser will go toward the mer Township, according to a Library offers crafts, bakery general operating costs of the GCSD press release. club’s shooting range on Black The pair were rescued from By P.J. GLISSON able at the seventh year of the River Road — such as insurance the cold water with assistance [email protected] event, said Barbara Dunbar, costs and the purchase of targets from the Gogebic County Search MARENISCO — The Friends treasurer. and other supplies — as well as and Rescue, Bessemer Township Marenisco Town Hall was Tables packed to the brim any special projects the club Fire Department and Beacon loaded with cheer Saturday as featured wreaths, center- decides to undertake. Ambulance; according to the shoppers enjoyed the annual pieces, candles, soaps, cards, “(The paper targets, which release. Christmas Craft and Bake matted photos, jewelry, toi- are free to members) don’t just The two were transported to Sale by Friends of the letries, agates, woodwork, drop down from the sky,” club president Gary Kusz joked. Richard Jenkins/Daily Globe Aspirus Ironwood Hospital for Marenisco Public Library. SUPERIOR RANGE Shooting Club president Gary Kusz, left, and vice treatment. Fourteen vendors and president Phil Blank take dinner tickets at the Breakwater Restaurant —Richard Jenkins nearly 30 tables were avail- in Ironwood Sunday during the club’s spaghetti feed fundraiser. SALE — page 5 RANGE — page 5 C O N T A C T U S WEATHER INSIDE INDEX TODAY VETERANS HONORED Classifieds . .10-11 Daily Globe Inc. Sunday Precipitation High 37 48 hours to 7 a.m. Comics . .9 Vol. 98, No. 294 118 E. McLeod Ave. Partly cloudy Commemorating those who Low 29 Sunday 0.24 in. Community . .3 P.O. Box 548 —Details, page 2 served. Ironwood, MI 49938 Year ago today Snowfall Education . .6 High 70 48 hours to 7 a.m. — Inside today Obituaries . .2 Low 33 Sunday 0.8 in. yourdailyglobe.com Today’s records Snow depth 4 in. Opinion . .4 906-932-2211 High 72 (1975) Season total 16 in. Sports . .7-8 Low 0 (1951) Last year none 2 l MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2017 AREA / NATION THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAYFIVE-DAAY FORECASTT FOR IRONWOODIRONWOOOD Obituaries Rand Paul TODAY TUESDAYTUUESDAY WEDNESDAYWEDNESSDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Dorothy C. DiGiorgio recovering from WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Dorothy C. DiGiorgio, 90, of Hurley, Wis., died peacefully Thursday morning, Nov. 2, 2017, at 5 broken ribs FewF Snow Few Snow Few Snow Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield, surrounded by Partly Cloudy Mostly CloudyClooudy FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Showers Showers Showers her loving family. U.S. Sen. Rand Paul was recov- The former Dorothy Nygard was born Aug. 5, 1927, in Iron- 30° 19° 29°299° 18° 27° 20°2 28° 17° 31° 23° ering Sunday from five broken wood, daughter of the late Amund and Verna (Hill) Nygard, ribs after he was assaulted by a Winds: Winds:Wiinds: Winds: Winds: Winds: 5-85-8 mmphph WSWWSW 8 mphmph W 8-118-11 mphmph WSWWSW 1010 mphmph NWNW 9 mphmph S attended Hurley schools and graduated from Lincoln High neighbor who tackled him from School in 1945. She attended Gogebic Community College for Ontonagon LOCAL OUTLOOK behind at the senator’s Kentucky one year and worked at the Hansen Glove Fac- home, officials said. 35/28 Today we will see partly cloudy skies with a tory in Ironwood for one year. She then was Senior Adviser Doug Stafford high temperature of 30°,3 humidity of 65%. West employed as deputy treasurer/secretary at the Bergland said it is unclear when the southwest wind 5 too 8 mph. The record high Iron County Courthouse in Hurley for 22 and a Republican will return to work 32/22 temperature for todayy is 72° set in 1975. half years, retiring in 1989.