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90 percent chance of snow High: 36 | Low: 27 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Saturday, April 6, 2013 75 cents HEALTH & WELLNESS Never too early to learn n Elementary students learn about healthy lifestyle choices By CORTNEY OFSTAD [email protected] HURLEY — Elementary stu- dents at the Hurley K-12 School learned about improving their overall health during the annual Health Fair on Friday. According to Iron County health officer Zona Wick, the event “went well,” with students Larry Holcombe/Daily Globe learning about staying active, EARL GORDON, of Ironwood, purchases a cup of coffee from Austin eating right and other healthy Danielson, 14, of Ironwood, at his roadside coffee stand at the corner of choices. Lake and Florence streets Friday afternoon. Representatives from the Wisconsin Dairy Council, Iron County Health Department, North Country Independent Liv- ing, Domestic Violence Escape, Open for the office of Dr. Paul Hagemann, DDS, Aspirus Grand View Hos- pital and Iron County Universi- ty of Wisconsin-Extension spoke to students on a variety of top- Cortney Ofstad/Daily Globe ics. MALINDA PETERSON, left, and Pamela Niemi, right, speak to students on behalf of Domestic Violence DOVE representatives Escape, of Ironwood, on Friday at the annual Health Fair at the Hurley K-12 School. business Malinda Peterson, Wisconsin case manager, and Pamela said. “While kids have fears of Students also participated in get extra protein in their diets,” Niemi, Michigan children’s the monster under their bed or activities like jumping rope and said Deb Leonard, Wisconsin They opened a coffee shop on advocate, told the students it’s the dark, we tried to tie fears in mini golf to help them stay Nutrition Program educator for n Middle schoolers the northwest corner of Lake and OK to be afraid, using examples with what we deal with in rela- active. They also learned about UW-Extension. “Protein helps mark spring break Florence streets at about 11 a.m. from the Disney/Pixar film tion to sexual and domestic vio- eating healthy, and finding build muscle, so I helped kids Friday. In what looked more like “Monster’s Inc.” lence. Kids can be scared by peo- nutrients in unexpected places. identify different types of beans, by opening coffee a lemonade stand than a Star- “We wanted to engage stu- ple yelling or violence, so we talk “My segment was called ‘Go stand bucks, business was brisk on a dents to have an open discussion to them about how they handle Lean with Protein,’ and it’s about being afraid,” Peterson it, and what they should do.” about eating things like beans to cool, yet sunny day. HEALTH page 5 By LARRY HOLCOMBE Their friend Trinity Duncan, — [email protected] 13, also a seventh grader, visit- IRONWOOD — Some kids ing from Eagle River, Wis., spend their spring break visiting joined the business venture. grandma’s house. Others are As cars pulled up to the corner able to enjoy a trip to Florida, on busy Lake Street, and just a Study looks at deer-predator which maybe also includes a trip block north of U.S. 2, the young to grandma’s house. entrepreneurs jumped into Still others fashion the week action. Most customers were closer to home resting from a served without even getting out numbers in northern Wisconsin long winter’s study, waking up of the car. sometime around noon and The menu was simple — one By RALPH ANSAMI assist in his assessment of Wis- Although population esti- etc.) are complex and not always spending the rest of the day on item: 75 cents for a cup of coffee [email protected] consin. mates do not exist for coyotes, intuitive,” Kroll wrote in the the couch playing Xbox. according to the handprinted, Wisconsin’s so-called “white- Among the hundreds of pages annual harvests have more than report. Ironwood seventh graders bright orange signs slapped up tailed deer trustee” has issued a included in the report, the doubled since the early 1990s, “Statewide deer population Austin Danielson, 14, and on three sides of the small struc- report that says while the north- researchers studied the many and coyote sightings have estimates have continued to Jayson Pietrocatelli, 13, had a ern deer herd has faced predators that deer face in increased throughout Wiscon- increase throughout the entire different idea Friday. They went increased predation, that hasn’t northern Wisconsin. sin, except for the northern for- period of wolf recovery and con- into business. caused deer numbers to plum- Kroll noted wolves were near- est region, where sightings current increases in black bear, COFFEE page 5 — met. ly extinct in the state in the remained relatively stable coyote and bobcat. In addition, Dr. James C. Kroll entered 1970s, but now there are around through the 1990s, but have Wisconsin continues to maintain into a contract with the state of 800. been slowly increasing since some of the largest white-tailed Wisconsin to conduct “an inde- Black bears have roughly about 2000. deer buck and antlerless har- pendent, objective and scientifi- tripled since 1985, with a 2006 “With the large increase in vests in total, and per square cally-based review” of deer man- population estimate of roughly predator numbers in recent mile, as well as one of the high- agement practices. 33,000. decades, one might intuitively est in herd productivity (recruit- He hired Dr. David Guynn, a The bobcat population more expect to see obvious negative ment rates) in the country,” he wildlife management professor than doubled between 1993 and impacts on the deer population. said. at Clemson University in South 2003, going from roughly 1,600 However, predator/(deer) rela- “Though Wisconsin’s Carolina, and Dr. Gary Alt, a to about 3,600, but has dropped tionships and all the other fac- former Pennsylvania Game back down to about 2,500 in the tors in their environment (win- Commission deer manager, to past few years. ter severity, habitat quality, DEER — page 5 Name released in case of officer Rise of drug use causes tribe shooting Champion woman to declare state of emergency NEGAUNEE — The two When officers arrived, Lee officers who were involved in pointed a rifle at officers and LAC DU FLAMBEAU, Wis. (AP) — The Lac du Flambeau Band the fatal shooting of a 50-year- when she refused officers’ of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians has declared a state of emer- old woman in Humboldt Town- commands to put the firearm gency because of a rise in the use of synthetic and other illegal ship Thursday evening have down, a trooper fired, striking drugs, tribal officials said Wednesday. been placed on administrative Lee. Officials said the tribe has seen a proliferation of synthetic mar- leave, according to Michigan Police from the Negaunee ijuana and cathinones, also called “bath salts,” which mimic the State Police. post said the officers involved effects of cocaine, amphetamines and other illegal stimulants. Lori Lee, 50, of Champion, are a 17-year veteran of the The drugs are made of legal chemicals, can cause mind-altering was shot to death after officers MSP and a five-year Mar- effects, and have been linked to bizarre and violent behavior, Larry Holcombe/Daily Globe responded to a 911 call from quette County Sheriff’s according to law enforcement officials. JAYSON PIETROCATELLI, 14, of Ironwood, from left, Trinity Duncan, 13, Lee reporting a domestic dis- Efforts on the reservation to combat their use will include swift of Eagle River, Wis., and Austin Danielson, 14, of Ironwood, pause pute at a residence on County prosecution of those who use and sell the drugs, as well as exten- between sales at their roadside coffee stand. Road FS. sive rehabilitation services, tribal officials said. SHOOTING — page 5 C O N T A C T U S WEATHER INSIDE INDEX TODAY FINAL FOUR Classifieds . .11-13 Daily Globe Inc. Friday Precipitation Vol. 94, Ed. 81 118 E. 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One of the was not even at the first side worst slurs kids have about 36º 27º 39º 27º 41º 26º 42º 30º 40º 23º street when the losing coaches another is that “he is a loser.” were fired. One coach was fired We certainly don’t want to Winds: 5-15 mph SE Winds: 5 mph NW Winds: 10-15 mph NW Winds: 5-10 mph SW Winds: 5-10 mph W when he lost the first game and teach kids to lose, but we have to OUTLOOK one after he won the first and let them know it is permissible, Ontonagon lost the second. More heads will Jan understandable and human to 34/30 Today we will see mostly cloudy skies with a probably roll when the last net is Tucker lose sometimes.