The Ontonagon Herald “Serving Ontonagon County and Surrounding areas since 1881” ______Volume 128 No. 52 $1.00 Copy Wednesday, December 30, 2009 Ontonagon, Michigan______49953 A candid interview OASD may build new garage Lake Gogebic Chamber honors By Anne Sussex an At Risk student would be low with Representative Lahti The Ontonagon Area school MEAP scores, if a student is eligible member and citizen of the year Harold S. Riter, Reporting board met for its regular monthly for a free or reduced lunch, and fam- The Herald had a surprise visitor meeting on Monday, December 21. ily marital status. on December 21, when 110th Dis- President, Dean Juntunen called the The board then moved on to trict State Representative Mike meeting to order with all members approve a second reading of the Lahti dropped in for a brief chat. Of present. A group of high school stu- Jr/Sr High Handbook which further course, this reporter is always anx- dents were present to observe the defines the meaning of a closed ious to talk with and also to talk at proceedings. campus. The board also approved a our lawmakers, so Lahti’s dropping At the last meeting, Member first reading of a policy change for by was most welcome. He had just Bruce Johanson asked for an students who wish to graduate early. arrived home from Lansing on Sat- accounting on the music/band pro- This policy would require a student urday and was taking a quick swing gram for the school. Music teacher, to be enrolled as a senior and main- through the district to talk to various Ben Mayer sent a written memo that tain a full schedule. If a student organizations and individuals. outlined how the elementary and wants to graduate in advance of Being involved with education, junior/senior high school band and their current class, they would have this reporter decided to open up the music classes are conducted. Mayer to petition the board to be advanced chat on that subject. Currently, indi- State Representative Mike Lahti noted in his memo that the number to the level of a senior student. vidual Michigan school districts are funds are meant to shore up failing of students in band programs has They would then be a member of the being asked to sign on to a promo- schools, or to replace them, “...and almost doubled. Johanson asked if class. A student who requests early tion being pushed by the Depart- we don’t have any failing schools up the school was providing instru- graduation after the start of the ment of Education as well as by US here,” he continued, suggesting that ments for students and who was the school year would not be considered Secretary of Education, Arne Dun- jumping through a number of hoops vendor for any rentals. Johanson as a class member and would Chamber Treasurer Dick Armstrong presents Ron Searles with the can. and amending State school laws just also indicated that he was not happy receive their diploma through the 2009 Chamber “Member of the Year” Award. Certain powers that be in Lans- to get the federal money didn’t with the lack of ‘beginning” instru- mail. ing are really pushing this “Race to promise that any of it would reach ments. The board also approved a virtu- the Top’ as a way of getting ahold of the schools in this area. The board then agreed to al class access policy. This policy $400 million dollars. We asked Rep. As for the Michigan school increase the At Risk services for the outlines requirements for a student Lahti about his feelings on this mat- funding crisis, Lahti said, “We have Jr/Sr High school by one hour per to enroll in a virtual class as part of ter. to make cuts or raise taxes. Resolu- school session day through the end their curriculum. “It’s a red herring that will lead tions don’t solve problems. Talking of the current school year. Superin- Webber then introduced a to bringing in more charter about something else (such as ‘Race tendent Gray Webber indicated Retirement Incentive Plan. This schools,” replied Lahti. He to the Top’ keeps us from facing the there was enough money in the plan is a onetime deal outside of the budget and with the high percentage regular contract for teachers who explained that the “Race to the Top” Please see Page 3 of At Risk students that it would be don’t fit parameters of the contract. a good move on the part of the Webber explained that it would be Traxys considers expanding board. The cost for the extra hour less costly than a layoff. He said that would be about $3,000 for the a maximum of five people would renewable power business semester. Some criteria that define Please see Page 3 Traxys is a global raw material “green” steam to neighboring indus- marketing and sourcing firm spe- trial plant and is recognized as An afternoon at the museum cializing in base metals and concen- Michigan’s first biomass green plant trates, minor and alloying metals, since Governor Granholm passed industrial minerals and chemicals, the “Renewable Energy Portfolio materials for steel mills and and Energy Efficiency Act” in 2008. 2008 Chamber “Citizen of the Year” Tom Chase presents Melanie foundries, and carbon products. It Mike Reid, Vice President of Fullman and Bill Baer with the 2009 “Citizen of the Year” Award”. holds investments in various mining Traxys’ Power Division, indicated Submitted by Chamber Treasurer, search and rescue, the Ottawa His- operations around the world and that Traxys is interested in expand- Dick Armstrong torical Center in Bergland and operates both coal handling facili- ing its green business to 115 The Lake Gogebic Area Cham- active in the Back Country Horse- ties and power generation assets in megawatts using four different sites ber of Commerce held its’ annual man Association and more. the U.S. The company has 21 located across the Upper Peninsula. meeting at the Konteka in White Ron Searles from West Shore offices worldwide and in 2008 post- According to Reid, “It makes good Pine, December 6, with the naming Resort was honored with the Cham- ed revenue of $4.5 billion. sense to take idled existing coal of the Citizen of the Year and Cham- ber Member of the Year award for The Traxys Power Division is plants and convert them to biomass, ber Member of the Year along with his long service on the board of located in the Upper Peninsula of since wood is such an abundant the election of officers and direc- directors, 15 years of activity in Michigan. The Group operates a 40- resource in the Upper Peninsula. tors. snowmobile trail signing and brush- megawatt coal plant in White Pine Biomass power is the most reliable Melanie Fullman, Ottawa ing, building and donating snowmo- and a 20-megawatt plant in L’Anse, source of renewable energy with an National Forest Ranger and Bill bile trail map boxes and fish display MI. The L’Anse facility is a biomass 85% dispatchable rate, compared to Baer, Ottawa National Forest Recre- cases for the chamber booth at sport plant that burns over 400 tons of wind and solar power, which are 30- ation Manager were presented with shows, is chairperson of the Cham- waste wood per day, supplies 40% dispatchable”. the chamber “Citizen of the Year” ber’s Communications Committee Award for their support in the devel- and a member of the fishing com- opment of Multi-Use trails in the mittee. He has placed fish cribs for Lake Gogebic Area as well as being the Lake Improvement Association active on the National Ski Patrol, and writes articles for the Gogebic Bessemer Fire Department, local Please see Page 3 Eddie Stevens at the organ By Anne Sussex he hadn’t played it before. The first What kind of excitement could a time was a bit hesitant, but by the Stupak coming to Ontonagon person expect at the Ontonagon third time he played “Unchained By Anne Sussex omy and an opportunity for local museum on a cold wintry Saturday Melody” so well that visitor Linda Congressman Bart Stupak’s residents to let him know what is on afternoon? Plenty if you were lucky Koski sang along while he played. office has announced that he will be their minds. Stupak said in a press enough to stop by last weekend. Eddie played the pump organ, visiting the Western UP in January release that he “looks forward to Eddie Stevens, who now informs and his Christmas songs sounded to hold town hall meetings. having discussions with residents in me that he is 10, spent the afternoon, wonderful. He said it took him a few He will be in Ontonagon on Jan- Ironwood, Ontonagon and playing four different instruments minutes to figure out how fast to uary 6, at the Ontonagon Jr/Sr High Houghton. These town hall meet- and making the day merry and pump the organ so the sound just School. He is scheduled to hold a ings provide me with valuable feed- bright. Young Mr. Stevens who is a poured from the organ. Eddie meeting from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. back and help to spur dialogue on fifth grader at Land O Lakes ele- brought his cornet with him and He will also hold meetings on important issues within the First mentary school says he likes com- gave a great rendition of Silent The 40-megawatt plant in White Pine will be converted from coal to January 5, at Gogebic Community District.” ing to the museum to play the musi- Night. But when he picked up the biomass using the existing infrastructure. The engineering prefeasibili- College and in Houghton on Janu- It will also be an opportunity for cal instruments. This was his second antique Wurlitzer accordion and ty study is underway and environmental permitting will be submitted ary 7. local residents to speak directly to visit to the museum and this time a started playing polkas a lot of feet in early January 2010. This will be an opportunity for Stupak about their concerns for Please see Page 3 group of people were waiting to see started tapping right along. He then Mr. Stupak to speak on a variety of Ontonagon County. what he was going to play. This moved on to the “square” piano. topics from health care to the econ- reporter had a favorite piece of There were about 20 people listen- music dating back quite a few years. ing to him play and he told the Newspaper delivery problems? Eddie looked at the music and said Please see Page 3 If you are having trouble receiving your Ontonagon Herald in a timely manner, please HOLIDAY EARLY contact the U.S. Postal Service Complaint Weekly Department at 1-800-275-8777. Snowfall DEADLINE NOTICE Report Due to the New Year Holiday, all ads Index and articles must be in the Herald Classifieds ...... 13 Sports ...... 10, 11 office Wednesday, December 30 for Editor Page ...... 3 Sudoku Mania . . . . . 2 Snow Fall for the week of December 22 - 28: 21” inclusion in the following week’s Kid’s Page ...... 14 Sudoku Solution . . . 6 Total for 09’-10’ Season: 113” As reported to the NOAA’s National Weather Service by local issue. Obituaries ...... 6 Year in Review . . . 8, 9 Weather cooperative observers along the shore of Lake Superior Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - Ontonagon Herald - page 2______The Year in Review 2009 Harold S. Riter, Reporting stretches back to 1881 in Ontonagon? proposals as well, by a significant majority. A year ago, when commenting on the year 2008, we wrote, “2008 was a There was even greater frustration voiced over this turn of events which In February, it was announced that Gray A. Webber, who had been serv- year that many are happy to see gone.” Unfortunately, we may have some was compounded even more when Smurfit-Stone, in mid-December, ing as interim Superintendent of Schools at Ontonagon, would be offered a things to say about 2009 that make 2008 seem like a cakewalk. announced the permanent closing of their Ontonagon Mill and invoked the regular three year contract to serve as part-time Superintendent of Schools. In closing out 2009, we are confronted with the closure of the County’s WARN Act...a required 60 day advance notice of permanent closure. This Webber had retired after 27 years in the District as manual training and single largest remaining employer, Smurfit-Stone Container and the cast a pall over the County reminiscent of a Christmas in 1953 when Nation- building trades instructor. impending financial crisis this means to many families in Ontonagon and al Container, then owner of the Ontonagon mill decided on very short notice The Ontonagon Elementary School, recognized as one of the most out- surrounding communities. There has been a pulp mill operating in Onton- to close its doors. As the old saying goes, history repeats itself...what goes standing architectural design was 70 years old in February, being dedicated agon since 1920, and that same mill has been producing high quality paper around comes around. Is there a new prospective owner in the wings? Is on February 2, 1939. This building, stands as a monument to the role that since 1925. Though it was reported in the December 16 Herald, that execu- Smurfit-Stone willing to sell a working paper mill? The weeks ahead will the federal government can, and perhaps should play in public education. tives of Smurfit-Stone had informed the employees that “historically, if a reveal the end of this tale. 50% of the cost for construction was financed as a Works Progress Admin- mill is shut down, it will not run again.” We remind our readers that histor- The Porcupine Mountains Convention and Visitors’ Bureau, formed in istration project in 1938. ically, the Ontonagon Mill, has been shut down twice before, once in 1921, 2004 to collect the 2% lodging (pillow) tax to be used for the sole purpose The Ontonagon Gladiatorettes Varsity Basketball team took the 127th and was resurrected in 1922; and more recently, it was shut down in 1954, of marketing the specific area from which is was paid held a marketing sym- District Championship winning over Bessemer 61-29, a repeat performance stood idle for just under two years, and became productive again. Until posium in January at Silver City. Originally, the “pillow tax” had been paid for the Ontonagon teams. Shortly thereafter, Ontonagon’s ladies of the bas- Smurfit-Stone closed it this year, the mill has run constantly since 1956. to the Western U.P. Convention and Visitors’ Bureau in Ironwood and was ketball court captured the Regional title with a 58-41 victory over North Folks, there is always hope. used in an effort to market the entire Western U.P., but it had been felt that Central. In the meantime, there was some relief in gasoline prices and tourism, a large portion of this was being used to promote Big Snow Country and that Not to be outdone, the Ewen Trout-Creek Panther boys captured the Dis- for all its limited affect on the local economy, seemed to bounce back some- Ontonagon County was not receiving enough benefit by being part of the trict 127 title over the Ontonagon Gladiators, giving them a perfect 0-22 sea- what. larger effort. The firm of Pilch & Bernet was contracted to promote the local son. On the national level, a year that started off as full of promise from a new area through a “destination marketing’ approach. It was revealed, shortly after the successful passage of the bond propos- leadership in Washington, health care reform was bogged down in partisan While not directly affecting the Port of Ontonagon, the Soo Locks al, that a majority of the Ontonagon Area board of Education members bickering. Health care reform, which had been touted as being the major ear- opened officially on March 25, starting the navigation season on Lake Supe- wished to pursue a single campus approach, and would do so by moving the mark of the new Administration was so tied down in Congress, that the orig- rior for the year 2009. elementary pupils into the high school building, following extensive reno- inal ideals of a public option and containing the cost of health insurance for The Ontonagon County Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting vations, which would be paid for out of borrowing from the General Fund those who would now be required to purchase it were buried in even more on March 31, which featured presentations by Sheryl Mason, Assistant over a period of roughly 20 years. This departure from the duel campus was partisan wrangling, as the people who elected and trust the representatives Manager of Pamida; Mike Drew representing Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital; necessitated by declining enrollment and thus, declining income for the dis- in Congress grew more and more disillusioned with what was taking place. and Tom Cogswell, Village Manager. trict, which was struggling to remain operating “in the black.” The elemen- A war half a world away that has been draining national resources and a Yet another blow to the area’s economy became known on June 18, tary school building would remain in use for the 2009-10 school year and generation of our young people was about to switch fronts from the unfor- when it was announced that Hudbay Minerals, the Canadian mining com- the new elementary classrooms at the Parker Avenue campus would be tunate venture in Iraq back to Afghanistan, where it all began in 2001, pany that has been shipping copper to the White Pine refinery will be clos- ready for the start of the 2010-11 school year. amidst expressions of dismay from those who have felt that a major contrib- ing its smelter at Flin Flon, Manitoba in July of 2010 and its White Pine Over the summer, the massive task of replacing the roof on the Onton- utor to the country’s economic problem is an undeclared war with no specif- Refinery shortly thereafter. agon Area high School was accomplished. A membrane-like product called ic goals stated and no end in sight. The Ontonagon County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) DuraLast was in place with only a bit of finish work to be done by the time On the State level, the public schools were once again being held hostage was without an Administrative Secretary as of the first of the year following school opened right after the Labor Day weekend. by a legislature that is either unable or unwilling to address financing of the resignation of Mary Smith. Ten applications had been received, but no The annual School election on May 5, returned Ann Cleary to the Board public schools to the point that public schools all over the State of Michigan decision to interview applicants had been made, instead, the hours of the of Education, confirmed Michelle Wilber for the three years remaining of are teetering on the edge of insolvency. The image of Nero fiddling while office secretary were increased and filling the Administrative Secretary’s the term of the late Mary Jane Rubich, and placed Marjory “Peg” Carrothers Rome burned comes to mind position was put on hold. of Greenland Township on the Board. Carrothers, however, resigned after In our own County, Ontonagon schools are just hanging on and only by The late Brian Paulson of Upper Lakes Coal assured the EDC that the serving only until September and was replaced by the appointment of the regrettable action of closing one of the two remaining campus’ and put- fire danger of the coal stored on the EDC dock near the historic Ontonagon Charles Yost of Ontonagon. ting all pupils under one roof. Harbor Lighthouse was minimal. He also informed the EDC Board that The Music and Art departments of the Ontonagon Area High School The Ewen-Trout Creek School was strong-armed by the Department of White Pine Electric Power had purchased the entire stockpile of stored coal. shared the limelight with the first of their “Fine Arts Nights.” A band con- Education into a debt reduction plan that would create havoc with elemen- In January, there were approximately 53,000 tons of coal in storage and cert featuring the high school and junior high bands, as well as the 5th grade tary class division and size, as well as high school electives. There was a real through the year, much of this coal was removed. beginners’ group, a dance troupe, the school choir and several displays of concern that this large school District could survive as an independent enti- The EDC learned of a huge appropriation for harbor dredging of the artwork created by local students in the art department. It was a grand ty for another year. Losing this District would be a real disaster for the chil- $800,000, roughly twice the amount required in previous years to clear the display of creativity. dren was well as the communities it serves. channel of silt. Harbor dredging got underway on May 21. The White Pine School District was officially dissolved in March, with Maple Manor Nursing Facility closed its doors in September which cre- One of the primary roles of the EDC is to process and recommend loans the territory becoming part of Ontonagon Area Schools, making the Onton- ated a forced relocation of many local elders to unfamiliar surroundings, from the County Revolving Loan Fund. Ontonagon County has roughly agon Area Schools the largest school district, in squares miles, in the State separated from family and friends by distance. Beacon Ambulance, which $368,000 available for business loans. The EDC was alarmed about plans of Michigan. The children of the former White Pine Schools are now Onton- was affiliated with the corporation that owns Maple Manor created a crisis to bring all of the revolving loan funds in the region into one fund which agon pupils, unless, by school of choice, they wish to attend classes else- by announcing their plan to abandon ambulance service to the northern 7 would end the exclusive local control over this money. Ontonagon County where. Townships in Ontonagon County. This was met by a resourceful response has a relatively large balance available for business loans, whereas other The Ontonagon Area Board of Education, struck out at the restrictions of from our people, the story of which is contained in the following report. units had as little as $28,000. Authorities pressing for this regionalization of the Michigan Merit Curriculum by endorsing HB 4410, a provision that What follows is not an attempt to cover every happening of the past year, RLF money made it clear that it w as not a mater of “if,” this would take would allow for accumulating mathematics credits as part of a Career Tech- but only to skim the top of the news and events that make up our lives in this lace, but when. If an EDC chose not to join the regional loan fund, the state nical Education program. Better known as the Sheltrown Bill, this was later special corner of the world. threatened to “recapture” all the loan fund money anyway. By year’s end, adopted into law by both Houses of the Legislature. Business: the consensus of opinion on the EDC Board was to do nothing, neither to A team of history buffs from the Ontonagon Area High School compet- The Pamida store in Ontonagon has gone out of its way, over the past cooperate or resist the State of Michigan in this matter. ed in the 7th annual History Smackdown at Calumet on April 20. This is the year to become an accepted member of the community. The Pamida Foun- A Regional Innovation Grant had produced some interesting results. Led sixth time that a team from Ontonagon has taken part, and out of those six dation presented $1,000 to last year’s St. Nicholas Project, a local charity by Northstar Economics, a consulting firm, had analyzed data collected over tries, Ontonagon teams have brought home the traveling trophy three times! effort to make the Christmas holidays a bit brighter for those in need in the the past year from Ontonagon County, across the Upper Peninsula and the This year, Ontonagon had three teams participating, and the winning group County. Pamida has made several other donations throughout the year to northern counties of Wisconsin, with a regional development plan evolving consisted of Thane Fuller, Francesca Picotte, and Matt Wetsel. The compe- worthy causes as well, including $1,000 to the County Food Pantry, $640 from the study. The EDC was urged to get involved and take action on this Please see Page x to the Ontonagon Area Schools, and another $1,000 to this year’s St. plan. Nicholas Project, as well as $1,000 to SONCO North to help tide things over Chamber of Commerce President Victoria James addressed the EDC until the election in February, and $1,000 to the Ontonagon County Veter- strongly urging them to find someone who knows marketing and get them ans’ Association. on board as soon as possible. Sudoku Mania The Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCo), divested itself of some In July, Avanti Corporation, operators of Maple Manor Nursing Center of its real estate holdings to local businessman Norman Pestka. The land announced the permanent closing of the nursing facility at Ontonagon. involved includes parcels surrounding the Victoria hydroelectric dam reser- Lower occupancy coupled with reduced funding from the State of Michigan voir in Rockland Township and also the area surrounding the Prickett hydro had made the operation unprofitable. Maple Manor had served the needs of in Baraga County. the elderly in the Village for over 30 years. UPPCo also started lowering the water in its reservoirs somewhat earli- In mid-August, Avanti Corporation, parent firm of Maple Manor offered er, anticipating a heavier spring run-off due to the abundant snow fall expe- to turn over to the Village the real property of Maple manor; that is the build- rienced in the last months of 2008 and early in 2009. ing and grounds, for a waiver of current taxes. Council moved eagerly to Smurfit-Stone Container, parent firm of the Ontonagon mill, filed for accept the building, though there were cautionary words from one council protection under Chapter 11 bankruptcy laws in January. Smurfit-Stone had member who reminded the Village that it would be expensive to maintain closed the Ontonagon mill, “due to market conditions” in November of this building without a specific purpose in mind, and that by accepting it, 2008. Ontonagon’s mill is one of 14 paper mills operated in North America they were giving away roughly $4,000 a year in taxes. By year’s end, the by Smurfit-Stone, and the Ontonagon mill had become a cornerstone in the paper work had not been processed transferring the property. It then became local economy as a generational employer. It had been announced that the known that there were some problems with the transfer that the Village mill would reopen some time in January, but the long-delayed resumption of could not accept. By mid-December, all bets were off and Avanti was offer- operations did not began until late May. ing the building to the EDC, but again, with stipulations that they too could Ironically, Smurfit-Stone reported its safest year in company history for not accept. It is left to the new year, or beyond to determine the fate of the 2008 when CEO Patrick J. Moore announced “Our employees dedication to former hospital. working safely every day continues to move us closer to our goal of an acci- With the closing of Maple Manor, Avanti Corporation, which also owns dent free workplace.” These words fell hollow on local ears where a closed and operates Beacon Ambulance Service announced that as of August 30, plant certainly contributed to the company’s safety record. they would be removing their ambulance service from Ontonagon County. After a little over three months of profitable operation, Smurfit-Stone SONCO Ambulance, a service supported by voted millage in the south end again announced the closure of the Ontonagon mill to take place in mid-Sep- of Ontonagon County temporarily extended its license to include the north tember. The reason given was, again, market conditions. During the sum- end and Aspirus provided an ambulance vehicle to be based at Ontonagon. mer, the Smurfit-Stone mill had utilized trucks for transportation of its prod- Special appeals for funding brought the entire County together. Jackie Each Sudoku has a unique solution that can be reached logically uct, abandoning rail transportation in spite of its reportedly much lower cost. Strauch, EMT, took the lead in evangelizing the need for support for an without guessing. Enter digits from 1 to 9 into the blank spaces. The big white Swift Trucking semitrailer trucks rolled through the streets of extended ambulance service and soon became coordinator for SONCO Every row must contain one of each digit. So must every column, as town, many using outdated maps or GPS devices that showed a now nonex- north. Thanks to her concern for a special need and the dedicated emer- must every 3x3 square. Solution in this issue istent bridge across the river. One fully loaded Swift semi carrying 40,000 gency staff that rallied to the need, ambulance service has been provided. A pounds of paper product was overturned on the Norwich Road attempting to county-wide election is scheduled to make the arrangement permanent in a take a short cut to M -28. special election in February, 2010. In October, the E & LS Railroad announced that it was in the early stages UPPCo announced plans to replace the main spillway gate at the Bond NEW Trash Collection Service of beginning official abandonment of the railroad tracks north of Mass City Falls dam with a two gate structure during the summer of 2010. Of some leading into Ontonagon, and possibly, all of the trackage between Sidnaw concern was the limited amount of water flowing down the middle branch Available in Ontonagon County! and Ontonagon. This would leave the Village of Ontonagon without rail of the Ontonagon River. In its announcement, UPPCo stated that a by-pass transportation. It was reported that an industrial crane company that was will allow water to flow over bond falls and down the Middle Branch to sup- TUMPJUMPER NTERPRISES NC considering Ontonagon as a location for a new plant canceled consideration port aquatic life (trout). The project is expected to be complete by Novem- S E I . of Ontonagon as a site for a new plant upon hearing of the possible rail aban- ber of 2010. The original spillway and gate were installed in 1937. donment. Abandonment of the rail line would leave the local paper mill as Education and the Schools: Offering NEW WEEKLY the only paper mill in Michigan without rail facilities and make the closed Following the defeat of a bond issue to replace the failed roof on the mill practically unmarketable. Ontonagon Area High School and to build a new elementary school wing Commercial & Residential Congressman Bart Stupak waded into the railroad issue in October with onto the high school building (shutting down the older campus on the a strongly worded letter to both the E & LS Railroad and to the Heartland Greenland Road), a new proposal had been formulated by the Board of Edu- Garbage Collection Services Business Bank of Dubuque, Iowa stating his opposition to any rail abandon- cation which presented to the voters a proposal to replace the roof using ment to Ontonagon and his intention to direct his staff to investigate ways QZAB low or no interest bonds, a project that was considered absolutely in Ontonagon County and means to stop any such attempt to leave Ontonagon without rail service. vital to keep the building safe and usable. Besides replacing the roof with a Reportedly, the Heartland Bank is demanding that the E & LS abandon the rubber membrane material, the proposal was to include repairing water dam- • 2 yard or 4 yard dumpsters. rail link to Lake Superior and use the salvaged iron of the rails to pay off age, adding additional insulation, and addressing several other health and part of its accumulated debt. The Smurfit-Stone bankruptcy had left the E & safety issues to include replacing several windows and ceiling tile. Two • Prices comparable or less! LS with $1.3 million in freight charges unpaid. other projects were also presented, one was to replace nonfunctioning On Saturday, November 21, a sad procession of rail cars left the Smur- kitchen equipment and upgrade the building in several other areas. The third fit-Stone mill yard wending its way down the tracks towards Escanaba. proposal was to replace a part of the current heating system with a wood Call TODAY to arrange pickup Within a week, not a piece of railroad rolling stock belonging to the E & LS fired boiler to burn locally obtained wood chips. On February 24, the elec- Railroad remained in Ontonagon. Does this end a tradition of railroading the torate of the district approved not only the roof proposal, but the other two (906) 355-2226 ______Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - Ontonagon Herald - page 3 Traxys considers expanding An afternoon at the museum Letters to the Editor: Continued from Page 1 play a song, but he didn’t know it. renewable power business group he was working on an opera. The lady sang the song to him and This section is designed to allow people the opportunity to express Continued from Page 1 The adults didn’t really believe him Eddie played it back for her. their opinions. until he pulled out his handwritten Eddie has a younger sister who All submissions are limited to 400 words and must be dated, sheet music and started to play. has a talent of her own. She is an signed by the writer and contain an address and phone number for ver- Later when he took a break, artist. While sitting and talking to ification. Any submission that does not include this information and/or Eddie was asked why he likes to the visitors, she drew a humming- the envelope does not include a return address, will not be read by the come to Ontonagon. He said it was bird that was really very good. editor and/or staff or published. the lake. He says that Lake Superior Eddie and Gracie spent several The opinions of the writers are not those of the editor. sings to him. He said he also likes to hours with the museum and said go to Bond Falls, because it sounds they would be happy to come in the Editor’s Mail: their families. A permanent closure like a timpani. Eddie said that he spring. Gracie said she would bring December 21, 2009 of Smurfit Stone’s Ontonagon plant can hear music almost anywhere. At some art work, and Eddie will bring The Honorable Judge Shannon will mean a permanent end to a once one point, a visitor asked him to his music! 824 N. Market St. 3rd floor fine community. Wilmington, DE 19801 I’ve been following closely the Re: Case number 09-10235-BLS closure of the mill. On January 26, Chapter 11 2009 a motion for an interim order Dear Honorable Judge Shannon: prohibiting utility providers from This letter will most certainly disconnecting services was filed in not be your first and only regarding Bankruptcy Court. I respectfully the Smurfit Stone bankruptcy, nor request that a similar order be put will it be your last. I am one of many into effect to assist in maintaining The L’Anse Warden site is already operational and is supplying 20- concerned people regarding the clo- and sustaining the mill until it is megawatts of green energy and steam on a daily basis. sure of the Smurfit Stone mill in purchased or ownership is trans- Ninety minutes to the west of L’Anse is the Sawyer site, which sits on 23 Ontonagon, MI. Having been born ferred. Without an order of this kind acres. It is planned that Sawyer would be is a 30-megawatt plant with and raised in Ontonagon, I know the with additional provisions to main- 50,000 pounds per hour of green steam and is in final engineering and value the mill has in the community. tain a minimum staff to control vital permitting. My family owned and operated a electrical and heating systems, the small business in Ontonagon for mill will essential cripple and die over 60 years. In that time, I was and become useless to potential lucky to live through some good future production. This future pro- economic times, and watched this duction is the only hope that could fine community stick together save Ontonagon. Eddie (l) and Linda Koski, with Eddie’s grandma (r) looking on through some hard times. Onton- This bankruptcy goes so much agon is a unique community; nes- deeper than the hundreds of legal Lake Gogebic Chamber honors tled on the south shore of Lake filings and motions of another failed Superior in Michigan’s Upper corporation due to tough economic member and citizen of the year Peninsula where logging and min- times. There are very real human, ing has been this area’s mainstay for family and community issues. The Continued from Page 1 The Chamber is sponsoring a well over a hundred years. The initial loss of almost 200 jobs from Times. “Fun Run” which began on Decem- White Pine copper mine and the Ontonagon will be the beginning of Barry Drews of Bear’s Nine ber 15, and will run through March local shipyard closed in the 1990’s. the end. The domino effect of eco- Pines resort was re-elected president 15, 2010 with $200 “Snowbuck This was a huge economic blow to nomic hardship will eventually and of the Chamber for 2010 with Dale drawings to participants each the county. With a 19.5% unemploy- swiftly silence the heartbeat of this Kuivanen, Bergland, Vice President, month. Visitors to the area visiting a ment rate, the residents of Onton- fine community. Dick Armstrong Treasurer, Mary minimum of 10 of the more that two agon still remained strong and hope- This letter by Thomas Escanaba; Traxys and the City of Escanaba are in exclusive negotia- Lou Driesenga secretary and Lindy dozen business sponsors in the Lake ful. Many residents were forced to Rosemurgy Jr. of Chassell, MI will tions for the purchase of the existing coal plant that would be convert- Moen – Konteka, Tom McCarthy – Gogebic Area will be eligible for the move from the area to provide for be continued in next week’s issue. ed to 25-megawatts of biomass. Bergland Bay Bar and Julie Berquist drawings. – Gogebic Lodge elected to a two- The Lake Gogebic Area Cham- The combined plants will use intent of being burned for energy year director term. Returning direc- ber represents over 80 businesses in about 800,000 tons per year of bio- consumption and the ash from the tors are Kent McDonough, Ron the Lake Gogebic Area in Gogebic A candid interview mass utilizing a combination of wood is returned to the field for fer- Searles. and Ontonagon Counties. open loop and closed loop biomass. tilizer; open loop wood consists of with Representative Lahti Closed loop biomass is agricultural waste wood and wood bi-product Continued from Page 1 the Legislature agrees that the product grown with the specific materials. OASD may build new garage issue,” Lahti said. (we found it inter- Michigan Merit curriculum must be Continued from Page 1 for IDI services would be $3,972, esting that Lahti would say some- amended or fixed, but we didn’t get qualify for the incentive. Webber however, if the building is not thing such as this in the face of such into more details. also believes that if a teacher has to approved, IDI administration fees slogans from Mike Flannigan, Supt. Briefly we discussed the situa- be laid off, the retirement incentive would not be invoiced. This propos- of Public Instruction, who keeps tion with the railroad and the mill would be less expensive for the dis- al was passed by the board with telling school leaders to “Re-imag- closure. Both Lahti and Senator trict than having to pay unemploy- Bruce Johanson and Michele Wilber ine education,” and to support the Mike Prusi have been in contact ment. Member Ann Cleary said she voting no. Race to the Top as a “leap of faith.”) with E & LS railroad president, would like to have more details on The board discussed a memo of The gist of the matter is that John Larkin, and Lahti told this the savings stating the board had understanding as a request by the these temporary federal funds are reporter that one of the problems just completed the negotiation Michigan of Education’s request. just that, temporary, and once they with getting new industry into process. Member Nancy Mattson Webber said the State is hoping to are spent, they are gone, and the Ontonagon is the uncertainty of the agreed stating that she thought this receive up to $400 million from the problem of properly financing pub- railroad’s situation. The mill closure matter would have brought before federal government as part of the lic education remains. make it harder to justify the rail- the board sooner. Cleary also asked Race to the Top initiative. While Lahti also pointed out that the road’s existence, and precludes how many people had been offered Michigan has not yet been offered total state budget is shrinking, pre- other industry, such as industrial and that without knowing the partic- the money, the State superintendent dicting that soon we will have a crane manufacturers, from locating ulars, the incentive would be hard to called it a “leap of faith” and school budget the size that it was in 1965, here. support. Webber responded by say- attorneys advised schools to pro- “but we still have to have fire and Lahti alluded to the develop- Traxys Power Division has about 40-acres of hybrid willow and poplar ing there would be one less teacher ceed “at your own risk.” Johanson police protection, and take care of ments at the Copperwood Project, closed loop material growing in Skandia and White Pine. The test plots next year and that it could either be said that State Representative Lahti our old folks,” he added. but was quite clear that the Mi- will yield about 25 tons per acre of biomass on a 4 year rotation. Reid a layoff or through a retirement. had called the move a “red herring” We broached the subject of the Water ballot proposal, if it makes it says this is an opportunity to take unproductive, abundant farmland The superintendent recommend- stating that it would allow down- Michigan Merit Curriculum, an to the voters, must be defeated and utilize it for cash crops, specifically biomass. In full production, it ed the board accept a proposal from state districts to establish more char- unfunded mandate that is causing We thanked Mr. Lahti for his is the goal of Traxys to have 10,000 acres under management. the Wolgast Corporation for ter schools. After some discussion schools to limit even more the num- time and invited him back when he $20,000 to act as the construction the board agreed to take no action ber of electives for the students. can stay longer for an extended The capital expenditure of the needed to fuel the plants. manager for the school renovation. on the memo of understanding. Lahti told this reporter that most of grilling. plants would be approximately $120 The Traxys Power Division is in As construction manager, the com- The board also approved an million with an 18 to 20-month con- the process of securing long term pany will oversee the bidding overnight trip for the Quiz Bowl struction period and would require green energy supply agreements process and the bid letting. They team. The team is now in the third NOTICE over 200 tradespersons to build the supplemented by 15-year fuel would take care of all subcontracts round and will be going up against facilities. Once commissioned and agreements. Reid commented,” VILLAGE OF ONTONAGON DDA and all paperwork and permits. The Houghton. running, the Traxys Power Division With those agreements in place, the board agreed to this proposal. Head teacher Jim Bobula DOWNTOWN FAÇADE PROGRAM would directly employ over 100 Upper Peninsula of Michigan will Webber then introduced the idea thanked Kirsten Menigoz for her people to run the plants, as well as see many jobs created in construc- of abandoning the current school efforts for the Kaboom Play Day The Village of Ontonagon DDA is accepting applications create an additional 100 to 125 spin- tion, farming and the trucking of the bus garage located at the elementary contest. The Kaboom organization for the 2010 Façade Improvement Program. Only business- off jobs with the aggregation of the fuels needed to supply the plants” school and building a new facility at is trying to get an NFL player to open loop and closed loop fuel es in the DDA District are eligible for the program. Maxi- the high school. The superintendent come to the elementary school for a mum grant is $1,500.00 and the maximum loan is $3,500.00. asked the board to accept an engi- presentation later in the year. neering proposal from Integrated Principal John Shiner said the Contact or stop by the Village Office, 884-2305, for program YOUR CENTRAL Designs to engineer and spec the Christmas concerts went very well. details and to pick up an application. building for the amount of $3,972. He also wanted to thank the Booster Deadline for submission is 4:00pm January 29, 2010 BOILER DEALER! Webber had some information Club for the financial support which showing the cost of the current is allowing the gym floor to be EWEN BUILDING SUPPLY, INC building compared to a new build- refinished. Shiner also informed the 19834 State Highway M-23, Ewen, MI 49925 ing. According to the information, board that snowmobile safety for
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - Ontonagon Herald - page 4______Santa visits Stenson Park Pilot project in Michigan’s U.P. aims Sleighful of Gifts winner to keep more ash trees alive The emerald ash borer (EAB), were injected with insecticide. an exotic wood-boring pest, contin- The EAB survey size in Moran ues to spread, killing millions of ash doubled this summer from a 3-mile trees in Michigan and surrounding radius to a 6-mile radius because of states. Now scientists and state and additional EAB finds in that area, federal officials are working to find according to Owen. ways to slow the rate of ash tree Survey methods to detect EAB death in EAB-infested outlier sites included using purple prism in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula as “sticky” traps in ash trees. The traps part of the SLAM – SL.ow A.sh are baited lures that may attract M.ortality pilot project. Outlier sites adult EAB beetles. They are placed are infestations of EAB that are well in trees early in the summer when beyond the infested area in the EAB beetles begin flying, then state’s Lower Peninsula. removed in the fall once the beetles The research partners from are gone. Another method involves Michigan State University (MSU) using ash trees themselves as and Michigan Technological Uni- “detection” trees. Researchers have versity (MTU), and officials from shown that EAB beetles are attract- the Michigan Department of Agri- ed to stressed ash trees and lay more culture (MDA) and the USDA Ani- eggs on stressed trees than healthy Ontonagon County Telephone Company’s annual Christmas Sleighful mal and Plant Health Inspection ash trees. To survey for EAB, select- of Gifts winner was Pam and Dale Karttunen of Green. The sleigh was Service (APHIS), and forest health ed ash trees are girdled in spring by filled with a variety of gifts for every family member worth approxi- specialists from the Michigan removing a band of bark around the Santa makes his grand entrance mately $150. Congratulations to Pam, Dale and their family! Department of Natural Resources trunk. This affects the ability of and the USDA Forest Service trees to move nutrients from the involved in the SLAM pilot project leaves to the roots and slowly are continually surveying EAB starves the tree. In fall, the girdled The Night Sky infestations to track the spread of trees are felled and the bark is the pest and to develop ways to slow removed to see if EAB larvae are January 2010 the build-up of the EAB population. feeding on the tree. Knowing which MOON & PLANETS hard time explaining) is called retro- The goal of the project is to delay trees are infested and how many lar- Jupiter is the bright white object grade motion. This motion is in part the spread of ash mortality in the vae are on the trees helps the SLAM low in the southwest in the early due to Mars reaching opposition on area. Lessons learned in the pilot partners monitor the growth of the evening sky. Mercury can be the 29th. Opposition takes place project will benefit not only Michi- EAB population. Partners in the glimpsed in the early morning sky when a planet is opposite the sun gan, but other states dealing with SLAM project are also using insec- after mid-month. It will be extreme- from us just like a full moon. It EAB. ticides to help slow the build-up of ly low in the southeast shortly takes Mars about two years to orbit “The data gathered this year in EAB populations. Once the data are before sunrise. High in the south the sun and during this time the the communities of Moran and St. gathered and processed, the approx- before dawn are Mars and Saturn. Earth is moving faster in its orbit Ignace are giving us a better idea of imate density and spread of the EAB Saturn usually outshines the much and overtakes Mars. The Earth the EAB population, how it grew population in a given area can be smaller Mars, however for the next moves ahead of Mars just like a and how it is spreading,” said Bren- estimated. two months Mars will be brighter. faster horse at a racetrack taking the da Owen, SLAM project coordina- The SLAM pilot project, which Saturn is slightly dimmer than aver- inside rail position. From our point Santa visits with Lucas Kin tor. “We know that EAB will never will continue in 2010, is providing age due to its rings appearing almost of view, Mars appears to start mov- edge-on, while Mars is rapidly ing backwards as we pass it. Every Submitted by Nancey Withrow tures were also taken and printed be totally eradicated, but we are new options for managing areas brightening as it moves toward two years as Mars reaches opposi- Santa arrived at the log cabin in while you waited. All of the extra developing ways to slow it down. If with low densities of EAB. Results opposition at the end of January. tion it is closer to the Earth than any Stenson Park, located in Greenland bags of candy were then distributed we can buy time, other control will be shared with managers in Reddish Mars rises well before mid- other time in its orbit. Mars will be on Sunday December 20, where to the senior citizens of Mass and options may become available.” other states such as Wisconsin, Min- night preceding Leo and yellowish 62 million miles away on the 27th. there was a group of children and Greenland. This event was made In the St. Ignace area, EAB lar- nesota, New York and Missouri, Saturn rises around midnight fol- For all of January and February, adults awaiting his arrival. Santa possible due to donations from the vae were found in four areas this where EAB has recently been lowing the Lion. The crescent moon Mars appears very bright to the came prepared with 100 bags of people, and Greenland’s 150th Cel- summer. One was just inside the found. is to the right of Jupiter on the 17th unaided eye and large enough in candy and passed out over 50 bags ebration Committee. state park boundary, another was in Not only will the SLAM pilot and above it on the 18th. The moon even moderate-sized telescopes to of candy to all the children. Pic- the city and two infested trees were project slow the rate at which EAB outside the park and city bound- impacts ash trees, it also provides is near Mars on the night of the 2nd be able to glimpse some surface fea- aries. No EAB were found in the employment for another year for at and by Saturn on the 5th. tures. Gustafson graduates from basic downtown of St. Ignace in ash trees least 15 Upper Peninsula residents. STARS & CONSTELLATIONS For more astronomy information that were girdled or had purple More information on EAB can Mars starts out January in Leo on line: http://www.space.com, combat training prism traps in them during the sum- be found at www.emeraldashborer but by month’s end it moves back- http://skytonight.com, mer. Fifty trees in St. Ignace with no .info, or www.michigan.gov/eab. wards into Cancer. This backward http://www.astronomy.com Army Pvt. Shane E. Gustafson armed and unarmed combat, map visible signs of EAB infestation movement (which the ancients had a has graduated from basic combat reading, field tactics, military cour- training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, tesy, military justice system, basic South Carolina. first aid, foot marches, and field During the nine weeks of train- training exercises. Visitor Center winter hours ing, the soldier studied the Army He is the son of Robert The Ottawa National Forest Vis- Operated jointly by the USDA- mission, history, tradition and core Gustafson of Hemlock Street, White itor Center in Watersmeet will begin Forest Service and the Ottawa Inter- values, physical fitness, and Pine, Michigan, and Susan its winter operating schedule on pretive Association, the “Bear’s received instruction and practice in Gustafson of M-28, Merriweather, January 3. Beginning in January, the Den” gift shop offers many environ- basic combat skills, military Michigan. Visitor Center will be open to the mental books, unique gifts, and weapons, chemical warfare and bay- Gustafson is a 2009 graduate of public Tuesday thru Saturday from other nature-related items for pur- onet training, drill and ceremony, Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated 9am to 5pm (CST) and closed on chase. Proceeds from these sales, marching, rifle marksmanship, School, Ewen, Michigan. Sundays and Mondays. after expenses, goes back to the The Center provides an excel- Ottawa National Forest in the form lent source of information about the of grants for interpretive projects local area and recreation opportuni- around the Ottawa. NEW BEGINNINGS ADULT FOSTER CARE ties (snowmobiling, hunting, fall For additional information, Tina & David Aho, Owners color tours, hiking, maps, forest about the Visitor Center, call 906- product 358-4724 or visit www.fs.fed.us/r9/ • 24 Hour Care in Home Environment permits). ottawa. • All Adults Age 18 or Older • Temporary, Long Term or Permanent Placements

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Engineer Company (Sapper) of Ontonagon County a warm welcome home! Written by financial, personal, work related, The workshop is free of charge The Village of Ontonagon, Ontonagon Area Schools and Students, Steve Hofstetter, Keith Alberstadt, Ryan Murphy, and Chris Strait health-the list of sources is endless. and open to the public. Preregistra- Peninsula Graphics, and the Shamrock Bar - thanks to all! The New Orleans Saints lost. Now the only ones with 14 victories are Over the long-term, stress can affect tion is requested by January 4th, Thank you to the local businesses and individuals for donating toward the Indianapolis Colts and Tiger Woods. your everyday life, including your 2010. Childcare will be provided by the cost of the welcome home page in the Ontonagon Herald: Ontonagon health, finances, your job and your members of the Ontonagon County County Telephone Company, Pat's Foods, White Pine Electric Power, White PGA commissioner Tim Finchem believes the Tour can survive without personal life. This one-hour seminar Children’s Trust Fund for children Pine Copper Refinery, Ontonagon Herald, Lake Superior Credit Union, Cit- Tiger Woods. Though the groupies might get a bit lonely. will assist you and your family in age 3 and up. For more information izens State Bank along with employees, Renee Tarnowski, Debra Haas, learning how to handle stress and or to register, contact the Ontonagon Michele Smith, Joan Wilber, Nickie Weiner, Gerald Platzke, Fay Deiter, Only 2,600 fans showed up to watch the Clippers beat the Sixers in prevent it from affecting your every- County MSU Extension office at Maureen Pettit, Wendy Pence, Mary Ross, Gail Miilu, Laurie O'Connell Philadelphia. And half of that was Allen Iverson's posse. day life. Taryn Mack, of Copper 884-4386. and Willie DuPont. Country Mental Health, will provide Thank you to all the businesses who displayed banners, posters and Nate Robinson's agent has issued a trade request. He'd like to be traded "Welcome Homes"! to another client. Your thoughts, support and donations were much appreciated! Please continue to support our troops as many are still serving this great And Mike Holmgren is interested in joining the Cleveland Browns. Now country! CCoorrkkyy’’ss he just needs to find some players who will do the same. Happy Holidays from the Soldiers, Families and Friends of the 1431st Engineer Company (Sapper) "Good As Done" San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich picked up his 700th career ~~~~~~~~~~ CCoorrnneerr victory. New Jersey Nets coach Kiki Vandeweghe is hoping for his 3rd. Thank you to anyone who helped us out in any way during the loss of HAVE AN ICE DAY Mom is not immune to gravity our home. “Have an ice day,” the typo read. either, though. One of our family Greg Oden believes he can still return this season. Just as long as the rest Some of you we do not even know, but your overwhelming generosity Not hard to do this time of year. But stories centers on the time she broke of the league also fractures their left patella. will not be forgotten. dealing with ice can be anything but her hip. The driveway had been Thank you to-- Vivian Fish LeMoine, who took us in the night of the fire nice. clear except for one tiny patch of ice Larry Holmes said Tiger Woods shouldn't be punished for a series of until my parents got there; the Village Manager and his wife, who gave us My brother proved that one win- - the one her non-grip boot found. meaningless "30 second" encounters. In related news, Larry Holmes is ter- clothes to put on; the Ontonagon Volunteer Fire Department; Tammy Lan- ter when he wiped out while deliver- Somehow she dragged herself to rible in bed. cioni and other faculty at the Ontonagon High School who started a fund ing pizza. Unable to brace himself the front porch, where she extended for us and then Tammy and friend who took the girls shopping in Houghton; with his hands, “my keester took the the scraper as far as she could reach Terrell Owens complained that he is being underused by the Buffalo American Red Cross; Maurices of Houghton; Walmart of Houghton; full impact,” he said. But he takes to ring the bell. Dad looked out, saw Bills, and might move on after the season. His agent is excited to see what Tammy Lancioni’s Mother who works at Marquette Walmart and the Man- pride in the fact that the pizza nothing, and resumed his business. team he can alienate next. ager there; Employees of K&W Landfill in Greenland; Employees of Waste remained unscathed. So she rang it again, adding her Mangement of Houghton and Iron River; Department of Social Services and “Oh sure,” my sister replied voice for emphasis. That got his And free agents Jason Bay and Bengie Molina are still interested in the Employees; St. Vincent DePaul; Paula Domitrovich’s office; Domitrovich when I asked. “I try to fall once or attention. Mets. Mainly for the health insurance. Insurance; our Neighbors, Friends and Family; whomever Kaylene is. twice a year.” She relayed the time All of the commotion drew MY Again thank you to everyone who said a kind word, donated food, cloth- she finished her night shift and car- attention, as well. When I realized For more of the Sports Minute (Or So), visit minuteorso.com ing, furniture and money. We will be forever grateful. ried a mug of cocoa to her car. Mom was hurt, I added idiocy to George Bittner, Jr & Daughter, Nicole Sis slid on some ice and, though injury by fainting, thus giving my Parents, George & Nickie she didn’t go down, her arms flailed father two patients for the price of Sister, Peg & Family in an effort to keep her balance. one. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency Brother, Joe & Wife Cocoa splashed onto a neighboring But it’s not just fall in the fami- and Alex Denman Senior Meals Program vehicle and promptly froze to its ly. Plenty of non-relatives wipe out ~~~~~~~~~~ Ewen/Trout Creek/Bruce Crossing/Bergland windshield. “Not one of my more this time of year and live to laugh shining moments,” she recalls. about it. Others fail to see the Tues., Jan. 5: Chili con carne, coleslaw, juice, bread, margarine, apple. Mom likes to share the story humor. Like the folks who sue the SCHOOL VFW Cribbage Thurs., Jan. 7: Salmon patties,baked potato, creamed corn, bread, mar- about the time her mother fell when owner of the premises on which December 22, 2009 garine, apricot whip. they were out running errands. they land. Instead of paying rent. LUNCH MENU M. Hill & R. Gonzales . . . . . 964 The Senior Meal Program is for people 60 and over or a spouse of some- Grandma made a soft landing in a Then there’s the Illinois man Milk served daily T. Marzack & D. Marzack . . 941 one 60 years of age or over. The suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. snowbank, her legs dangling under who took a digger that prompted R. Akerlund & R. Shamion . . 939 Anyone under age can also eat at any of the sites but it will be a charge the car. My mother tried repeatedly nearby kids to laugh. He pulled out 1/4 to 1/8 C. Ross & T. Schuster ...... 938 of $6.00 per meal. to help Grandma to her feet before a gun and shot one in the ankle E-TC HIGH SCHOOL F. Jezek & M. Zimmer . . . . . 934 Ewen meals are served on Tuesday and Thursday at the Cloverland the ladies dissolved into a fit of gig- before making his escape. Milk, fruit, bread & peanut butter D. Kekke & J. Schuster . . . . . 929 Senior Center. This site also cooks for Trout Creek and serves at the Luther- gles. So much for having a nice day. served daily. W. Solberg & W. Kempen . . . 926 an Church. Meals are served at 12:00. All meals include bread and milk. Monday: No school. D. Bussiere & S. Morin . . . . . 925 Ewen also provides the Home Delivered Meals for Ewen, Bruce Cross- Tuesday: Tacos, meat, shell, let- S. Schuster & B. Pajak . . . . . 922 ing and Trout Creek. tuce, onion, tomato, cheese. S. Hennings & J. Pattison . . . 922 Call: Ewen 906-988-2463, Trout Creek 906-852-3426, Wednesday: Chicken nuggets, T. Frazer & M. Schuster . . . . 916 for more information or to sign up for meals. momentum potato rounds, green beans. R. Myllylahti & G. Besson . . 909 Thursday: Toasted cheese sand- J. Reid & N. Schnell ...... 906 Be a part of Weight Watchers NEW Momentum Progam wiches, tomato soup, crackers. L. Kekke & S. Roehm ...... 903 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency J. Broemer & P. Bailey . . . . . 898 and lose weight with the support Friday: Pasties, coleslaw. Congregate & Home Delivered Meals of friends and neighbors in your community. ********** D. Guzek & J. Leinonen . . . . 897 ONTONAGON AREA J. Gertz & M. Bradley ...... 891 Ontonagon/Greenland/Mass City/Rockland JOIN WEIGHT WATCHERS. RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW. SCHOOL DISTRICT D. Morin & S. Huff ...... 866 400 Block on River Street, Ontonagon ONTONAGON HOUSING, 100 Cane Court, Ontonagon Milk served daily. Bread, butter, High Hands M. Schuster ...... 24 Tuesday, January5, 2010 peanut butter & jelly will not be Tues., Jan. 5: BBQ pork rib, oven roasted potato, winter blend, chunky served on days when other sand- P. Bailey ...... 24 applesauce, oatmeal raisin cookie, bread, margarine, beverage. 5:30 p.m. Weigh-in • 6:00 p.m. Meeting wiches are on the menu. J. Leinonen ...... 24 Tues., Jan. 7: Chiken cacciatore, noodles, carrots, tropical fruit, sherbert, Minimum number required to join for series to resume Monday: Cheeseburger, bun, J. Leinonen ...... 23 bread, margarine, beverage. Reserve your seat early and get a free gift! S. Huff ...... 21 and all members required to pay for full series on January 5 French fries, mixed fruit. Portions sizes are 1/2 c. (#8 scoops) for fruit, veggies, potatoes, pasta & or more information call: (800) 848-3372 Tuesday: Ravioli, green beans, D. Guzek ...... 20 rice. Desserts are 1/2 c. (# scoops) servings or 1/4 c. (#16 scoops) for pineapple. P. Bailey ...... 20 Diabetics. Meat portions are approximately 4oz. servings. Casserole meals Wednesday: Vegetable soup, F. Jezek ...... 20 are 8oz. portions (or 2-#8 scoops). Gravy is 2oz. serving, or 1oz. for tuna salad, lettuce, pears. R. Myllylahti ...... 20 Diabetics. Thursday: Chicken nuggets, ***** Cost: $3.50 donation for seniors on all incomes. ONTONAGON GOLF CLUB mashed potatoes, gravy, Mandarin Meals are served on Tuesdays and Thursdays. NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING oranges. Economic advance is not the same Mass City meals are Tuesday and Thursday at the Greenland Township Friday: Pizza, fresh veggie, thing as human progress. Community Building. Meals are served at 12:00. This site serves Home January 1, 2010 fresh fruit. - John Clapham Delivered Meals to Mass City, Rockland and Greenland. Call 884-2106 for more information or to sign up for meals. To the Stockholders of the Ontonagon Golf Club: Notice is hereby given that the Annual Joint Meeting of the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of the NOW BUYING Ontonagon Golf Club will be held at the Golf Club on the 27th day of January, 2010 at 7:00 o’clock p.m. for Standing merchantable the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction and sub-merchantable timber. of any other business that may come before the meeting. Everything from Chip Wood to Veneer If unable to attend, please sign and return the enclosed Call Pestka Construction proxy to PO Box 236, Ontonagon, Michigan, 49953. 906-884-4527 or 1-888-280-4171 Linda Johnson, Secretary-Treasurer

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Forrest 10:45 AM Morning Worship, 6:30 PM Evening Service. Wednesday- 3:30 Melvin P. Forrest of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan died Wednesday, Decem- PM K-6 Wed. School, 6:30 PM Adult Bible Study & Face It Youth Group Early in 1975, I found myself they’re doing? ber 2, 2009 at his home. He was born July 2, 1918 in Brimley, Michigan. seated on a cross-country flight next Yes. Many of them don’t. which meets at the Heritage House, 209 S. Steel St. He was a Member of American Legion Post #3; Life Member of Welsh to a green new senator from Ohio But even the many others who McKenna Post #3676 VFW; Life member of Elks Lodge #552 and a Veter- BAPTIST named John Glenn. And he wasn’t do know what they’re voting on are an of the U.S. Navy having served during WWII. Ontonagon Baptist Church, 615 Greenland Road, Pastor Brian Mason green because he was airsick. able to learn what’s in a bill without Melvin is survived by his wife, Delema ‘DOOD’ Forrest whom he mar- - 884-2453/390-0067. Sunday: Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Morning Wor- Airsick was my job. But I didn’t personally reading every word in ried August 9,1947 in Ontonagon, Michigan. Delema is the former Delema ship, 11 a.m.; Evening Service at 6 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study and happen to be airsick that day. I was every one of the thousands of bills “Dood” Geist from Ontonagon and she graduated in 1945 from Ontonagon sitting next to a guy who had calm- they encounter each year. They do Prayer Time, 7:00 p.m. High School. He is also survived by daughter, Loris (San Man) McKerchie; ly sat atop the controlled explosion that with teamwork. Just as nobody sister, Patricia Stevens; brother, Weldon Forrest; grandchildren, Diane Dias, CATHOLIC of a space rocket and then whirled in football can simultaneously play C.B. Kempf, Wayne (Sara Slayton) McKerchie. great grandchildren Aman- Holy Family Catholic Church, Ontonagon, Michigan Ave. & Pine St., around the globe in a bouncy little quarterback, center, left tackle and da Kempf, Tadd Hill, Cassandra Dias and Madison McKerchie; and great- Daily Mass – Tuesday 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9:00 space boat without losing his lunch. defensive back, nobody on a legisla- great granddaughter, Haydon McLean. a.m. Saturday Confessions at 11:00 a.m. with Mass at 6:00 p.m. I also had a steady stomach that day. tive team can simultaneously play He was preceded in death by his parents, Eugene and Carrie Mongeon Sunday Mass at 9:00 a.m. Fr. Michael Jacobus, Pastor. Maybe freedom from airsickness is speaker, minority leader, left waffle Forrest; son, Eugene Forrest; sisters, Delia Lessard, Lenna Sims, Elva catching. or offensive hack. Alexander, Helen Hardychuk and Regina Deuman. St. Mary Catholic Church, Rockland. Saturday - Confessions at 3:30 But Glenn was legislatively So the members specialize. Funeral services took place December 5, at Clark Bailey Newhouse p.m. with Mass at 4:00 p.m. Fr. Michael Jacobus, Pastor. green. He sounded like some citi- Some make themselves experts on Funeral Home with Deacon Bill Piche officiating. St. Jude Catholic Church, White Pine, Sunday Mass at 11:00 a.m. with zens I hear today talking about the defense bills, some education bills, Final resting place will be at Bay View Cemetery in the spring. Memor- Confessions after the Mass, Fr. Michael Jacobus, Pastor. astonishing size of a new bill before some wheat bills. And when you ial Contributions may be made to the VFW Post 3676 Children’s Christmas St. Ann Catholic Church, Bergland, Father Thomas Ettolil, Pastor. Sun- Congress. have a large bill like health care Party. “Good Lord,” some hysteric on before you that threatens to remodel day Mass at 11:00 a.m. a cable news show will say, “that the entire national health system, the LUTHERAN bill is 2,000 pages long! Does any- members specialize on various Carole Anne LeRoy Apostolic Lutheran Church, 15121 W. State Highway M-28, Bruce body ever read it?” aspects of it, asking each other and Carole Anne LeRoy, 69, of Menominee, Michigan, passed away at home Crossing, Church Phone: 827-3295. Interim Pastor, Jesse Aho. Summer Similarly, John Glenn, freshman Senate staff specialists about all the on Saturday, December 12, 2009, surrounded by her family. Carole was Worship Service 9:00 a.m. Holy Communion 2nd Sunday. senator, was boggled because he details before voting. born on February 24, 1940, in Trout Creek, Michigan to the late Robert and was encountering that problem for So there’s no reason a novice Apostolic Lutheran Church, M-28, Watton, MI 49970. Worship servic- Effie (Bonnin) Mackey. the first time. He sat there fishing like John Glenn, who was just trying Carole married Loran LeRoy in 1973. He preceded her in death in 2000. es at 10:00 a.m. Worship service on fourth Sunday at 2 p.m. thick bills out of two briefcases to do his new job well, should have Carole was a member of the North Shore Baptist Church in Menominee. Bethany Lutheran - M-28 West, Bruce Crossing. Pastor Robert Oberg, stuffed with proposed legislation. At been embarrassed about being over- Carole worked as a nurses aid. She also like playing bingo, working on puz- (715) 561-3242. Sunday Worship 5:00 pm one point, he turned to me almost in whelmed by two fat briefcases glut- zles, crocheting and arts and crafts projects. First Lutheran - ELCA, Ewen, Pastor Gerald Anderson - Interim Pas- aguish. ted with long, boring bills. He didn’t Carole is survived by her children, Ann Schmidt of Mesa, Arizona, Pam “Look at all of this!” he said in a know any better. tor, (906) 667-0891, 988-2594, Saturday Worship 4:30 p.m., Wednesday Gibson and Kenneth (Lori) Kopsi, both of Menominee, Michigan, Linda lament typical of a new legislator But some of the legislative vet- LeRoy of Green Bay, Wisconsin, Patti O’Connor (Ralph) of Stephenson, School after School. who had never realized the volume erans we’ve seen lately making a Michigan, Peggy Aho (Bob) of Marinette, Wisconsin. and Mike LeRoy of First Lutheran - ELCA, M-26, Winona, 883-3602, Pastor John West, of bills before state and federal leg- grand show of how large a bill is Menominee, Michigan; twenty-six grandchildren and twenty-seven great- 883-3450. Worship 11:30 a.m. with Holy Communion on the 1st & 3rd islative chambers. The new senator actually do know better. They’re grandchildren; three sisters, Leona (Ted) Banks of Las Vegas, Nevada, Ellen Sunday of each month. said a person could read bills day funning us about their outrage and (Bill) Holden of Casper, Wyoming and Judy Komenda of Carla, Montana; and night and still not get through they probably should be embar- Our Saviour Lutheran Church - ELCA, Paynesville, Pastor Gerald three brothers, Don (Alice) Mackey of Kenton, Michigan, Fran (Mary) all of them before he had to vote. rassed about that. Mackey of Safety Harbor, Florida and Raymond (Cindy) Pittsley of Glen- Anderson - Interim Pastor, (906) 667-0891, 988-2594, Sunday Worship His concern was common Mind you, I’ll bet I could cut at rock, Wyoming; many nieces and nephews and her special friend, Amy. 9:00 a.m., Friday School after School. among beginners. In every new ses- least 10 percent of any of those bills Along with her parents and her husband, Carole was preceded in death by Redeemer Free Lutheran Church - By the bridge, Ontonagon. Rev- sion of the state legislature or of without hurting them. But some of three sisters, Betty, Grace and Virginia and one brother, Bob Mackey. erend David Nelson. - Sunday worship 9 a.m. Fellowship following the Congress there are always a few them, trying to plug loopholes and Funeral services for Carole were held at the Cadieu Funeral Home on brave and conscientious freshmen cover all bases, do require a lot of service. Communion - last Sunday of month. Wednesday Noon worship December 16 with the Reverend Tim Gunderson officiating. like John Glenn who are determined detail. They aren’t meant to read A memorial fund has been established in Carole’s name. music; 1 p.m. Praise Team Practice; 7 p.m. Youth at Heritage House; 7 p.m. to read every word of all the bills like novels. Bible Study. Thursday 10:30 Women’s Bible Study. that come before them. A legislative bill is a lot like the St. Paul’s Lutheran - ELCA, 1409 Ridge, Mass City, 883-3602, Pastor In truth, it can’t be done. Too blueprints for a space capsule. You John West, 883-3450. Worship 10:00 a.m. with Holy Communion on the 1st many bills. Not enough hours in the hope it covers everything crucial in day. long and boring detail. In Loving Memory of & 3rd Sunday of each month. I now hear a lament lately simi- And that reminds me of what Reino (Ray) Metsala St. Paul Lutheran Church - Pastor Howard Neider - 906-884-4788 lar to John Glenn’s complaint. Peo- John Glenn once said: Wed., Dec. 30, No Bible Study in the Book of Isaiah. No Church School ple trying to stop some huge bill like Asked what it feels like to sit November 27, 1921 ~ December 28, 2008 & Confirmation Class in the Upper Rooms. No Mid-week worship. to use the size of the legislation as a atop a rocket during a countdown, I’d like the memory of me Thu., Dec. 31, 12:30 p.m., Elders’ Prayer time, if you have a special tactic for defeating it. They say it is he replied that it “felt exactly how too long and windy. They go before you would feel if you were getting to be a happy one. prayer need please make the elders or pastor aware of it. the cameras and heft the bill like the ready to launch and knew you were I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles Sun., Jan. 3, 9 a.m., Sunday Worship with the Eucharist. 10:15, St. Paul when life is done. lead weight it is. They ask how sitting on top of two million parts – Family Fellowship. I’d like to leave an echo members of Congress can possibly all built by the lowest bidder on a whispering softly down the ways, Wed., Jan. 6, 9:30 a.m., Bible Study in the Book of Isaiah. 4 p.m., Church read something so enormous before government contract.” Of happy times and laughing times School & Confirmation Class in the Upper Rooms resume. 6:30 p.m., Mid- they vote on it. Did he actually say that? It ain’t easy. I’m fairly certain he did but I and bright and sunny days. week Epiphany Celebration with the Eucharist. Doesn’t that mean that members don’t have time to read all the things I’d like the tears of those who grieve Trinity Lutheran Church - LCMS, Bergland, Rev. Steve Hyvonen - to dry before the sun, of Congress don’t know what that John Glenn ever said. Interim Pastor, assisted by Lay Pastor Larry Oehlerking every other Sun- Of happy memories that I leave ***** day. Worship - 9:15 a.m. Holy Communion on the 2nd and 4th Sunday. when life is done. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not (Author Carol Mirkel) Trinity Lutheran - ELCA, Trout Creek, Pastor Gerald Anderson - Inter- without comforts and hopes. Ray was a loving husband, father and im Pastor, (906) 667-0891, 988-2594, Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m., Holy - Francis Bacon grandfather who was fun to be around and Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month. left us all with countless, wonderful mem- Wainola Lutheran - ELCA, 223 Mud Creek Road, Mass City, 883- ories. We miss him so much, but know that, because he believed in Jesus as 3602, Pastor John West, 883 3450.5:00 p.m.Saturday with Holy Commu- his Savior, we can look forward to being with him forever in heaven! “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever nion on the 1st & 3rd Saturday of each month. D.C. believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.” (John 3:16). METHODIST Martinson, From his wife, Lorraine and Daughters Bergland UMC: Rev. Ted Trudgeon. Worship Service at 11:00 am Phyllis (Bill) Vogelmann, Susan (Bill) Thomas, Claranne (Randy) Ongie, Ewen UMC: Rev. Ted Trudgeon. Worship Service at 9:00 am D.V.M., will be and grandchildren Karyn (Jerry) Juntunen, Jason (Melissa) Thomas, Greenland UMC: Rev. Cherrie Sporleder Sunday 11:30 am, worship Robin (Drew) Mikola, David (Alissa) Ongie, in Ontonagon service. Matt Ongie and fiance Lettie Hernandez, Jared Ongie and great-grandchildren Tyson, Joy, Fletcher Thomas & Fiona Ongie Ontonagon Circuit UMC: Cherrie Sporleder, Pastor, Office Phone 884- every 4556. Sunday: 8:45 am, morning worship, nursery provided; coffee fellow- Wednesday ship following. Everyone welcome. Church School at 3:15 p.m. Wednes- Sudoku Solution day. 6:00 pm Bible Study at Maple Manor. For an Your shop for flowers, Rockland St. Paul’s UMC: Rev. Cherrie Sporleder Sunday: 10:15 am, appointment plants, gifts & fun! worship service. (Local and Worldwide Wakefield UMC: Rev. Ted Trudgeon. Worship Service at 12:30 pm call toll free Delivery Available) White Pine UMC: Rev. Rosemary DeHut, Pastor. Sunday, Praise 1-888-380-6319 Singing 8:45 a.m., Service 9:00 a.m. Christian Kids Club after school on (906) 884-2073 Fridays for Elementary children, Jr./Sr. High Youth Group Sundays at 5:00 or 884-6045 (800) 441-8408 Playwright Alfred Uhry is the p.m. www.whitepinecommunityumc.org only writer to have won the Downtown Ontonagon Pulitzer Prize for Drama, an PRESBYTERIAN Academy Award (both for “Dri- First United Presbyterian Church, Trout Creek. Worship services ving Miss Daisy”) and a Tony 11:00 a.m. A WORKHORSE that rides like a DREAM! (“The Last Night of Ballyhoo”). SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 2008 DODGE RAM 2500: Seventh Day Adventist Church, corner of Greenland & Firesteel Rds., 6.7L Cummins Diesel, Black, Greenland, MI. Every Saturday worship services with childrens programs Auto, CD, Satellite Radio, a/c, KRISTIE'S at 10:00 a.m. and Sabbath school for all ages at 11:00 a.m. Everyone is wel- come. For more information call Pastor, Israel Ramos at 523-6162 or the cruise, power windows & locks, MASSAGE THERAPY, LLC Church at 883-3433. tilt, power sliding rear window, WESLEYAN trailer tow, 52,754 easy miles. A great way to start the New Year! Northwoods Community Church, Former Hoefferle Building, 900 Stock K034 ...... $31,000 River Street, Ontonagon. Sunday Service 11:00 a.m. Discipleship groups Visit us on the Web Call for appointment held at various church families homes throughout week now through May. at www.bigvalley.biz (906) 884-4410 Pastor Scott B. Sacrey 884-2504. ______Big Valley Kristie Koski Gonzales Nationally Certified Bruce Crossing Bible Church. Stannard Township Hall, 827-3170, Ford, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep 827-3279, 827-3670. Sunday Service at 9:00 am. Highway M-28, Ewen, MI 122 Greenland Rd., Suite A Ontonagon, MI Ontonagon Christian Centre. 22673 M-64, Ontonagon. Praise & Wor- Hours: M - F 8 - 6:30; Sat 8 - 4:30 ship God with music and hear the Word. Coffee - fellowship after. Thurs- 800-562-7112 906-988-2323 Happy New Year! days 7 p.m. Ladies lunch, Bible study and prayer Tuesday 12:00 noon. “Where thousands have saved millions” ______Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - Ontonagon Herald - page 7

The Long Arm of the Law

Ontonagon County level of abuse reflects an 80 percent victed defendants include a former Service that led to the destruction of ing identity theft and related finan- 98th District Court Michigan State Police increase in just 6 years. Bank of America (BOA) employee the long-running fraud scheme, a cial frauds. The following cases were recent- This case is part of an initiative from Oakland, Mocha M. Aldridge, scheme that lasted as long as it did That Working Group is being led ly heard and disposed of in 98th Dis- • On 12-18-09 Troopers from the to combat the illegal diversion of 31, who assisted the fraud ring by because it spread its activities across by Assistant U.S. Attorney Hagen trict Court in Ontonagon, presided Michigan State Police Post in prescription drugs in West Michigan selling account information and per- many different states, which made it W. Frank, who is also prosecuting over by the Honorable Judge Anders Negaunee were dispatched to Mar- and the Upper Peninsula. This initia- sonal identifying information of more difficult to identify, arrest, and the Holloway defendants. According Tingstad, Jr. and Magistrate Mary quette General Hospital in reference tive has included the participation of BOA account holders, information prosecute those responsible. Davis to Frank, “The goal of the Working Jane Loukus. to an assault that took place in the DEA, MSP, SWET, the Straits that was then used to make fraudu- also noted that his office is in the Group is to make sure that identity All fines reported include court Forsyth Township earlier in the Area Narcotics Enforcement Team lent high-value cash withdrawals process of establishing an Identity thieves come to view Western costs unless otherwise noted. night. Upon contacting the victim of (SANE), the Uppers Peninsula Sub- from BOA branches across the Unit- Theft Working Group, with the par- Michigan as their Bermuda Triangle • Speeding: Changjwok the assault it was reported that the stance Enforcement Team (UPSET), ed States between 2007 and 2009, ticipation of numerous Federal law -someplace they don’t want to stay Nyikako, Chicago, IL $150; Ursula victim was walking on Stratofort the United States Attorney’s Office, including in the Western District of enforcement agencies, including the in, come to, drive through, or fly Stock, Marquette, MI $105. near the intersection of Panther and other state and local law Michigan. The case, which is being Secret Service, the FBI, U.S. ICE over. Oakland, California ID-thieves • Seat Belt Violation, $65: Farah when he was contacted by three or enforcement. Earlier this year, in investigated by the U.S. Secret Ser- and others, along with the Michigan are learning that lesson, and we Fors, Ewen, MI; Louis Morningsta, four fourteen to fifteen year old May 2009, a Menominee doctor was vice, began on January 9, 2009, State Police and numerous Sheriff’s want to help other ID thieves learn it Bruce Crossing, MI. male subjects, One subject demand- sentenced to four years in prison for when employees of a BOA branch in and Police Departments, that will as well.” • Other Violations: Changjwok, ed items of value from the victim. writing illegal prescriptions for Wyoming notified the Wyoming focus on investigating and prosecut- Nyikako, Chicago, IL, Fail to When the victim attempted to walk methadone as part of this ongoing Police Department that a person had Change Address, $125; Robert from the scene it was reported that fight against prescription drug just attempted to make a large cash Walker, Caro, MI, Attempted the suspects attacked him. During diversion and abuse. withdrawal under suspicious cir- CCOOMMMMUUNNIITTYY HHAAPPPPEENNIINNGGSS Wildlife Conservation Pa., $513. the altercation the victim received a Dr. Hogan is being prosecuted cumstances. Wyoming officers severe laceration to his left wrist. by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ray responded within minutes and ***** ***** Ontonagon County The victim was able to identify Beckering and Chris O’Connor. arrested four suspects as they were ONTONAGON BRUCE CROSSING Fax to 884-2939 or Sheriff’s Department the suspects as white males, 5’6” to driving away from the bank branch - Sigrid Bonetti 827-3455 Email to 5’8”, who appeared to be between • Grand Rapids, Michigan - Mar- Holloway; Shawncy McGowan, 26; ***** [email protected] • On 12-19-09 at 5:50 pm Gerald fourteen and fifteen years old with cus Wade Buggs, age 23, of Grand Kamillah Brown, 33; and Kirk KENTON ***** Leaf of Ewen was traveling west on small to medium builds. Three sus- Rapids was sentenced to 190 months Usher, 51, all of whom were Oak- Verna Pentilla 852-3304 ROCKLAND M28, 100 feet from Metos Road pects were wearing dark knit hats. in federal prison and Frederick land residents. All four have since ***** Caryl Miilu 886-2989 when a deer ran into roadway. He One suspect had dark hair, a thin Denard Buggs, age 25, was sen- been convicted. Members of the MASS CITY-GREENLAND ***** was unable to avoid hitting the deer goatee, black (possibly Carhart tenced to 121 months in prison fol- Metropolitan Fraud and Identity Ann Pihlaja 883-3678 TROUT CREEK ***** causing moderate damage to his brand) jacket with a hood, blue jeans lowing their convictions on drug Theft Team (MFITT), working out Lois Perttula 852-3522 vehicle. and snowmobile boots. A second trafficking and firearms charges, U. of the Wyoming Police Department ***** suspect was identified as a white S. Attorney Donald A. Davis under the direction of Chief James ***** ily in Jackson, Wisconsin, with Bill • On 12-19-09 at 8:15 pm Stew- male with brown hair and short pony announced. Both men will serve five Carmody, began the investigation, BRUCE CROSSING Ellsworth in Hartford and with art Geldhof of Belingham, WA was tail. years of federal supervised release notifying the Grand Rapids office of ***** Sally’s aunt Marge Mertin in traveling west on M28, 100 feet east Anyone who witnessed the after completing their prison sen- the U.S. Secret Service within hours Jon and Norma Miller returned Racine. of Choate Road when a deer ran into assault or may have information tences. The Honorable Robert J. of the arrests when they developed from Acworth, Georgia where they the vehicle. Geldhof lost control of leading to identification of suspects Jonker, United States District Judge, evidence indicating that the activity visited their sons and daughter, Pam Corann and Ron Schuit returned the vehicle and ran into the ditch hit- is asked to contact the Michigan imposed the sentences. under investigation reached well and Robert Ryan, and Brent Miller, to their home in Venice, Florida ting a traffic sign. The vehicle sus- State Police Post in Negaunee The convictions and sentences of beyond Grand Rapids. and also with Joe Saaranen. They all after visiting here with their son and tained moderate damage. (906)475-9922. these armed drug dealers are the In imposing the sentence, Judge enjoyed a camping trip at Altoona daughter-in-law, Brett and Tracy result of an investigation initiated by Jonker commented on Holloway’s Lake and the surrounding area. Niemi and daughters, Molly and • On 12-20-09 at 11:15 pm U.S. Department of Justice the Grand Rapids Police Depart- leadership role in the fraud, the large Taylor and with Corann’s sisters and Karen Byrnes of Trout Creek was ment when officers learned that scope and geographic reach of the Dorothy Wonsey spent some time brothers, Pat and Dennis Brown and traveling west on M28, 1 mile west • Grand Rapids, Michigan - Frederick Buggs was selling crack activity, the significant financial loss visiting her daughters and son -in- Alan and Vicki Kurtti. of US45 when a deer ran into the Frederick Arnold Hogan, D.O., age cocaine on the northeast side of associated with the crimes, and the law, Kelly Edwards in Bay City ***** roadway. She stated she was unable 58, of Lansing, pled guilty to one Grand Rapids. A search warrant was need to deter others from commit- and Geoff and Peggy Spalding and MASS CITY-GREENLAND to avoid hitting the deer causing count of unlawful distribution of executed in April 2009 at an apart- ting identity theft and related finan- daughters, Darcy and Dana at ***** moderate damage the vehicle. OxyContin, U.S. Attorney Donald ment rented by Marcus Buggs. cial crimes. Marne City and also with her broth- Please send Christmas cards to A. Davis announced. Hogan, who Police recovered crack cocaine with U.S. Attorney Donald A. Davis er-in-law and sister, Everet and Jeanette Leaman, a former resident • On 12-19-09 at 2:35 am the ran a Lansing pain clinic doing busi- a street value in excess of $9,000, a commended the Holloway investi- Joanne Pagan in Armada. of Mass City. Her address is Ontonagon County Sheriff Office ness as Non-Invasive Pain Manage- quantity of powder cocaine, a gation and prosecution, noting that Jeanette Leaman, c/o Always Care arrested a 50 year old Bruce Cross- ment, pled guilty before the Honor- loaded and stolen Taurus .45 caliber its success was the result of a coop- Leonard and Sally Ellsworth vis- Residential Home, 1306 W. 214th ing resident for PPO violation and able Robert Holmes Bell, U.S. Dis- handgun, an unloaded Walther .22 erative effort between the Wyoming ited her brother and sister-in-law, Street. Torrance, CA 90501 Resisting and Obstructing. He was trict Judge in Grand Rapids. caliber handgun, assorted drug traf- Police Department and the Secret Bruce and Debbie Rolston and fam- released on $3,000 bond to appear Because OxyContin contains oxy- ficking paraphernalia, and almost 12-21-09 in 32nd Circuit Court. codone, a Schedule II controlled $4,000 in cash. Both men were substance, Dr. Hogan faces up to indicted by a federal grand jury in • On 12-19-09 at 6:30 am the twenty years in prison. May 2009. Marcus Buggs pled Ontonagon County Sheriff Office The investigation leading to the guilty to conspiracy to distribute and arrested a 24 year old Trout Creek charge and conviction began with possess with intent to distribute 50 resident for Malicious Destruction the execution of federal search war- grams or more of cocaine base of Property and Disorderly Person. rants at Dr. Hogan’s office and the (“crack”) and possession of a She was released on $200 Bond to residences of several of his patients firearm in furtherance of a drug traf- appear 12-22-09 in 98th District living in Marshall, Michigan, by ficking crime. Frederick Buggs pled Court. Michigan State Police (MSP), the guilty to conspiracy to distribute and Southwest Enforcement Team possess with intent to distribute 50 • On 12-20-09 at 3:47 am the (SWET), and the federal Drug grams or more of cocaine base Ontonagon County Sheriff Office Enforcement Administration (DEA), (“crack”) and for being a felon in received a call that the Shamrock after law enforcement learned that possession of a firearm. Bar in Ontonagon was being broken the patients were selling Oxycontin Both men faced up to a lifetime into. The Ontonagon County Sheriff pills. The investigation resulted in in prison for their crimes. Marcus Office investigated. Anyone with federal charges, convictions and Buggs was sentenced as a “career information is asked to call the Sher- prison time for three of those offender” under the federal sentenc- iff Office at 884-4901. patients for their illegal distribution ing guidelines because of his prior of oxycodone. Dr. Hogan was subse- state criminal convictions, which • On 12-21-09 at 7:35 pm Robert quently indicted by a federal grand included delivery/manufacture less Marcotte of Hazel Park, MI was jury in April 2009 for distributing than 50 grams of cocaine and third traveling west on M28, near Old Oxycontin pills containing oxy- degree fleeing and eluding a police M28 when he passed another vehi- codone outside the usual course of officer. Frederick Buggs had cle and then lost control of the vehi- professional practice and for no incurred several prior state convic- cle and then it rolled over causing legitimate medical purpose. At the tions, including a felony conviction considerable damage. The vehicle plea hearing, Dr. Hogan admitted for delivery/manufacture of mari- was removed by Howie’s towing of that he issued prescriptions for Oxy- juana. Bergland. Marcotte and passenger Contin in the name of a patient who U.S. Attorney Donald A. Davis were not injured in the accident. was in prison and allowed family praised the coordinated efforts of the members of the patient to pick up Grand Rapids Police Department, • On 12-21-09 at 8:35 pm Bran- the prescription. Dr. Hogan admitted the Drug Enforcement Administra- don Butzler of Madison, WI was that, associated with these prescrip- tion (DEA), and the Bureau of Alco- traveling north on US45, near Sand- tions, he received payment for office hol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explo- stone Creek when he lost control, visits that did not occur and that he sives (ATF). The case was prosecut- struck a guardrail and crossed over recorded notes in the patient’s file ed by Assistant United States Attor- to the east side of the road into the falsely reflecting that he had actual- ney Chris O’Connor. ditch. The vehicle had considerable ly examined the patient. The damage and was removed by patient’s family subsequently dis- • Grand Rapids, Michigan - Howie’s Towing of Bergland. But- tributed the OxyContin on the street United States Attorney Donald A. zler was not injured. for profit. Davis announced the sentencing on U.S. Attorney Davis explained December 21 of Alonzo Lamar Hol- • On 12-21-09 at 4:05 pm Mary that his office “has taken notice of loway, 44, of Oakland, California, Mazurek of Ontonagon was travel- the growing problem of prescription on a four-count Indictment that ing east on M64, 800 feet west of drug abuse and is combating crimi- charged him with bank fraud, wire Steel Street, as she was crossing the nal conduct that fuels the abuse, fraud, aggravated identity theft, and Ontonagon River bridge struck a specifically including the illegal with conspiracy to commit bank and patch of ice, spun 180 degrees and diversion of prescription medicine wire fraud and identity theft. Hol- struck the bridge guardrail causing from legitimate medical purposes.” loway, who is one of 16 defendants minor damage to the vehicle. He noted that DEA statistics reveal from Oakland charged in a long-run- that nearly 7 million Americans are ning investigation conducted by the • On 12-22-09 at 9:44 am the abusing prescription drugs-- more U.S. Secret Service and the U.S. Ontonagon County Sheriff Office than the number who are abusing Attorney’s Office, was sentenced by received a call from the Citizens cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Jonker State Bank in White Pine reporting a ecstasy, and inhalants combined. to serve 11 years in Federal prison, possible attempted Robbery. Twenty-five percent of drug-related to pay restitution of almost Nobody was injured and no money emergency department visits are $700,000, and to serve five years of was taken. The incident remains associated with abuse of prescrip- supervised release following his under investigation. If you have any tion drugs. The DEA also reports eventual discharge from prison. information please call the Onton- that misuse of painkillers represents Of the 16 defendants, 11 have agon County Sheriff Office at 884- three-fourths of the overall problem been convicted, two are fugitives, 4901. of prescription drug abuse, and this and three are pending trial. The con- Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - Ontonagon Herald - page 8______

certain, but according to one report, radioactivity was detected near some of Heritage Site in the Keweenaw National Historical Park network. The Year in Review 2009 the 1457 barrels. The metal skin of the barrels is deteriorating and they were The Village Downtown Development Authority offered a building Continued from Page 2 discovered when a fisherman snagged the barrels in his nets. There has been facade improvement grant-loan program to spruce up the business district tition is sponsored by the Keweenaw National Historical Park. The competi- much publicity lately on these barrels and a huge public outcry to bring them and was receiving applications by mid-February. tors from Ontonagon use the Ontonagon Co. Historical Society Museum as to the surface and remove them. The natural currents around Lake Superior The Village of Ontonagon renewed the lease on the Recreational Facili- their resource center. could conceivably carry any contamination from the contents of these bar- ty to the Ontonagon Amateur Hockey Association, which has been operat- The Class of 2009 graduated at Ontonagon on May 24 with 40 graduates rels into the drinking water supplies of communities that draw their water ing the building, relieving the Village of the major cost of its operation and walking down the aisle to receive their well earned diplomas. The Com- from Lake Superior. The Ontonagon Regional Water System draws its water providing indoor skating for hundreds of young people and the public over mencement speaker was Jennifer Cleary, 2004 Valedictorian. from an intake located 1/2 mile offshore in Union Bay. The EPA has classi- the long winter months. At Ewen-Trout Creek Schools, a donation from the Ontonagon County fied the barrel dump as a superfund site, but with a low priority! Incredible The Ontonagon County Board of Commissioners received word that Chapter of Whitetails Unlimited was received by Principal Paul Healey in as it seems, some of the drums which have been brought up for analysis con- $597,415 under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determina- the amount of $300. tained benzene, PCBs, lead, cadmium, arsenic, barium, and other dangerous tion Act and of these funds, $89,612 must be used for Title II projects that Other news coming from the Ewen-Trout Creek Schools was that Jim substances. The Michigan Congressional delegation has been made aware of will be overseen by a Resources Advisory Committee which will make rec- Rainer of Ironwood replaced Lee Lindberg as Superintendent and the Michi- the situation. ommendations on how the funds are used. MSU Director Frank Wardyns- gan Department of Education was tightening the fiscal loop on this finan- Speaking of the U.S. Congress, which, at year’s end, had the House of ki asked the Commissioners to approve sending a letter to Smurfit-Stone cially troubled District. There had been resignations from the Board of Edu- Representatives and the U.S. Senate locked in two quite different health care Container thanking them for their existence in the community, and pledging cation and the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate District had become bills, neither of which was meeting with wide-spread approval, except that the County will do everything in its power to keep the harbor dredged. involved in the search for replacement Board of Education members. among the members of Congress. A wise man once said, “We have the In Haight Township, the results of the settlement of the suit filed by A real community booster and lifting of morale was accomplished when finest Congress that money can buy.” A very sad commentary on what Naterra Land against the UPPCo was met with some measure of relief. small town America triumphed over much stiffer competition in the Ka- seems to be happening on Capitol Hill. The U.S. House of Representatives, UPPCo had sold land bordering the eastern rim of the Bond Falls dam Boom Playday competition. Ontonagon received over 91,000 votes amount- however, did vote to extend unemployment benefits up to 13 additional flowage to Twin Cities land developer, Naterra, but due to zoning problems ing to over 46% of the total votes cast. In the end, Ontonagon took the lead weeks. Some were wishing that they would stop taking the easy way out and and other complications, Naterra had changed its mind and sued to recover and never looked back as people from all walks of life sat at their comput- work instead to encourage the creation of new employment opportunities in their purchase price. As a result of the suit UPPCo reacquired the land and ers and voted for the underdog. Ontonagon was out-gunned, but certainly places such as Ontonagon County, an area rich in natural resources and with the back taxes were now going to be paid, amounting to a considerable sum. not out-classed. The KaBoom and NFL consortium will provide $10,000 in rail, harbor, and two first rate industrial sites, neither of which is available These property taxes are vital to the fiscal health of the Townships that bor- amenities for the new Ontonagon Area Elementary School Playground. for local development, but are held hostage for the benefit of far away inter- der on Bond Lake. Such a spontaneous outpouring of support was indeed heartwarming in ests. The Ontonagon Village Council became embroiled in a request from a these difficult times. In September, the Road Commission replaced two bridges over the resident to keep a flock of chickens in the Village as his residence. This mat- County and State: Firesteel River, one on Kangas road and the other on Wilderness Drive. ter occupied Council for several weeks, reviewing the animal ordinance, and 110th District Representative Mike Lahti ( D Hancock) took the oath of Governor Jennifer Granholm dropped a surprise on the DNR and MDEQ hearing comments from numerous residents. The issue was put to rest with office for his second term representing the area in the State Legislature. when, by Executive Order, she undid a 1995 order by Michigan’s former a revision of the animal ordinance which would disallow keeping poultry in The Ontonagon County Democratic Party took a very proactive role in Governor John Engler and reunited the Michigan Department of Natural the Village limits, however, the matter is hardly settled. It seems there is a voicing strong support for the local work force in demanding Federal and Resources and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality back law on the books in Michigan that gives anyone the “right to farm, nearly State intervention to restore the economy of Ontonagon County. A resolu- into one agency, effective in January of 2010. Though there were many who anywhere which would prevail over a local ordinance. The matter has not tion to this effect was passed at the party’s spring convention and sent to the hailed this decision for various reasons, the primary motivation was said to been pursued further as of this time. Governor, State Legislators, Congressman Stupak, and both US Senators. be financial. A joint Village Council and Planning Commission meeting took place in Mark Brewer, Michigan Democratic Party Chairman met with County One item of interest from the DNR was an admission that there are mid-October to review progress being made on the new zoning ordinance. Democrats in Bruce Crossing on February 10, and got a real ear full, espe- cougars in the U.P. when mountain lion tracks were confirmed in the East- There was concern expressed that the plans had exceeded their original cially regarding the Governor’s proposal to curtail funding for the State Fair. ern U.P. In addition, a trail photograph, taken near Bruce Crossing, report- scope but a zoning map has now been prepared. The project goes on into the Concerns about the mandated Michigan Merit curriculum being pushed in edly shows a cougar walking through a food plot. This report is under inves- new year. the public schools and the negative effect this unfunded mandate has on tigation. Rockland Township was in the news when the Zoning Board approved a vocational education were also voiced. The Ontonagon County meeting In November, at the specific invitation of the Ontonagon County Board variance for a new road being built by Pestka Construction Company. Nor- with the Democratic Party Chairman was the largest turnout he had experi- of Commissioners, all parties concerned with the economic health of the man Pestka, who has purchased most of the land made available by UPPCo enced in the UP. County area gathered. Among the groups represented were the Economic around the Victoria Dam Flowage told the Board that he intends to develop The Ontonagon County Board of Commissioners went on record as Development Corporation, the Ontonagon County Chamber of Commerce, this area into smaller parcels, stating, “I have a pristine piece of property being in favor of alternative # 3, a plan by the US Forest Service to increase The Ontonagon Village Downtown Development Authority, the Ontonagon and we plan to develop as much as we can. This will not be a place for the number of trail miles for ATV/ORVs. Proposal #3 would include a con- County Historical Society, the County Planning Commission, the Onton- campsites. It’s a place for nice cabins.” nector between route Sidnaw and the Iron River-Marenisco Trail creating a agon Village Council, Rockland Township, The Ontonagon County Demo- The Michigan Court of appeals reversed a previous Ontonagon County loop and a north-south connector. cratic Party; Village Planning Commission; Friends of the Porkies; Onton- Circuit Court Decision dismissing a lawsuit which involved rezoning of Local units of government have been moving towards opening more agon Township, Ontonagon Village Management; McMillan Township; the Interior Township lands surrounding the Bond Falls flowage. Interior areas for ATV/ORV use and a special dispensation was granted by the DNR US Forest Service; the Ontonagon Area Schools, and many members of the Township had rezoned the area in 2006 to accommodate the planned devel- to allow ATV’s in the Twin Lakes and Baraga State parks. ATV’s are over- business community. In all, the courtroom was packed nearly to capacity opment of the area by naterra Land. A suit was bought against the Town- taking snowmobiles in the number of registrations in Michigan and more with over 53 present. ship for not submitting the matter to a vote, and a petition requesting such touring groups are seen in the Western U.P. Chairman John Pelkola welcomed those in attendance and stated that the an election was dismissed by the Township Clerk. The higher court ruled It was announced in April that a U.P. State Fair authority has been creat- purpose of the meeting was to “bring everyone together to look to the bet- that the petition to hold an election should not have been dismissed and the ed which would be given jurisdiction over the State Fair Grounds in Escan- terment of conditions in Ontonagon County.” Following the opening exer- matter of the rezoning of the lands surrounding Bond Lake will now be put aba. This would, in effect, allow a U.P. State Fair to be operated, but with- cises, the floor was opened for public comment, but first Pelkola suggested to a vote in Interior Township. out monetary support from the State of Michigan. remaining in session until 7:30 p.m., concluding his opening remarks with, Changes in the Community: The Ontonagon County Road Commission has had a long-standing “I don’t think this County can survive unless we can work together for In early January of 2009, Ontonagon County had a total of 127 inches of agreement with the Townships of the County that the Road Commission Progress.” snow along the lakeshore. At this time, the total stands at over 90 inches and will pay 75% of the costs of road improvements, but on June 10, the Road Succeeding meetings have been held, but no specific action has been rising, and the bulk of that snow came all at once, 58 inches over a 4-day Commission changed the formula for their cost share to 50%. This will taken other than to formulate a job description for a County marketing coor- period in December. For the year, it was generally a much cooler summer severely hamper the efforts of Townships such as Ontonagon which voted in dinator, should it be definitely decided to hire someone to fill such a posi- and very wet October. Global warming or a coming ice-age? Does anyone a special road millage to pave most of the Township roads over a 20 year tion. The sessions have led to the formation of an initiative called Onton- have a crystal ball? period, based on the original cost-sharing formula. agon County Economic Partnerships. The much ballyhooed change to digital television all but crippled over- The County Board, having held a parcel of land of over 800 acres of In the meantime, Village Manager Tom Cogswell and Council member the-air television reception in Ontonagon County, forcing residents to either prime timber for sale was informed by Youngren Lumber Company that Victoria James have been attending U.P. Regional Planning sessions and purchase satellite dishes or go without in areas where cable television is not they could not commit to the Kennedy Lake timber sale in Haight Township. rolled out an economic opportunity study that had been part of an effort by available. The promise of crystal clear images was, instead, no signal at all. Rather than place the parcel’s timber up for sale again, the Commissioners UPEDA and Michigan Works. Basically, the Ontonagon area has all the It seems that the little boxes, which were being promoted and sold at gov- decided to hold onto the timber in anticipation of better prices in the future. ingredients to be economically successful and there are many former resi- ernment subsidized prices do not work well in fringe areas as the digital sig- A major concern has been the barrels of industrial waste that were dents, with specialized skills and talents who would move back home at the nal is not available. dumped into Lake Superior under the direction of the Corps of Engineers. drop of a hat if there was employment opportunity. Again, the issue of mar- Aspirus Ontonagon installed a new nuclear medicine machine in March. The barrel dumping took place between 1957-1962 along the North Shore keting...selling the region to the world came up. In appearance the new device resembles a CAT scan, but can actually not far from Duluth, Minnesota. The dumping of the industrial waste from Local Government: demonstrate organ function, and detect the tiniest bone fractures. The the Honeywell Plant in the Twin Cities was done in secret under tight secu- The cleanup of the burned out district on River Street that had resulted $85,000 diagnostic tool is available to the local medical staff and was just rity. Just what is contained in those barrels has never been determined for from a disastrous fire that swept away several business buildings on August one more enhancement of services being brought by Aspirus to the local 31, 2008 had been delayed because of the early heavy snows and MDEQ hospital. The entire X-Ray Department has been replaced with newer equip- concern about the disposal of the fire waste. Julio Contracting of Hancock ment, at a cost of $250,000, and physical therapy services was being offered was awarded the contract. at Bruce Crossing. The Village of Ontonagon got very involved with zoning concerns. The Ontonagon County Animal Protection, which has had a new animal shel- concept of “form based zoning” and the development of yet another zoning ter under construction for the better part of two years, was nearing the point plan for the Village would consume discussions for most of the year. It was when it could begin to move some of the orphan animals into their tempo- agreed to hold the planning costs to a maximum of $19,850. rary home. The building, located on M-38 just out of Ontonagon, boasts The Village Council took official action to close the walkway leading to geothermal heating and a total air exchange system. Veterinary examination the East Pier until repairs can be affected. The U.S. Army Corps of Engi- rooms, isolation rooms and other special facilities are part of the new shel- neers has vacillated about repairing the damage caused by wave action that ter. An open house is planned later in the spring. As an added boost to the was amplified by pier “improvements” made in the mid 1990’s. Council construction, Ontonagon High School building trades students helped with decided to push the issue of having the Corps live up to their obligation to nailing up the dry wall. repair the damage they caused. The Corps of Engineers, following a “study” In April the cleanup of fire debris was begun, with Pestka Construction on the problem with the walkway, concluded that they were not to blame Company subcontracted to do most of the hands-on work. The Camp 1 fore the collapsed walkway, stating in their report that the walkway was not building, which had also suffered extensive water and smoke damage was properly constructed in the first place. As of this writing, the walkway demolished and many truck loads of fire and building waste were removed remains closed. from the west side of River Street. The former building sites were filled, At Bergland, the DNR announced that the construction of a new dock on graded, and grass planted where six business buildings had once stood. Lake Gogebic would commence beginning July 30, the $200,000 project River Street now has a more open look, but a major hole now exists in the was to include a parking area for 35 vehicles with trailers, a 36’ X 70’ ramp, central business district. and other amenities. Up on what was once known as Hawley’s Hill stands the Ontonagon The Rockland Township Board became concerned over the nonprofit Memorial Township Building. Built in 1923 as a memorial to the young men status of the Society for the Restoration of Old Victoria and the question of from the Township who served in the Armed Forces of World War I, the liability insurance for the historic site. Old Victoria is a partially restored building houses the Ontonagon Township offices, the Township Library, and residential location located near the Victoria Mine at the foot of Forest Hill the Ontonagon Theater of Performing Arts. Starting with the advent of the in Rockland Township. Local effort to save and preserve the historic site theater board’s work on restoring the auditorium, other steps at restoration began in 1973. The log village had been under the protection of Rockland and upgrading of the building have been taking place. Over the summer, the Township, but had been given independent status with a reversionary clause front windows in the enclosed portico above the front entrance were in the deed issued by the Township that if Old Victoria were to lose its non- replaced, providing a viewing room of the Village from the second floor. profit status, the property would revert to the Township. An annual craft fair Other improvements in recent years have included new front steps and is held at Old Victoria in August of each year. Old Victoria is currently a walks, a barrier-free entrance to the theatre, parking spade improvements on both sides of the building, an enlarged stage and performing area, new dress- ing rooms, a theatre lobby, and of course the new theatre seating and air con- KEMPPAINEN ditioning. Not only is the Ontonagon Theater of performing Arts one of the favorite performance places for the many groups and solo acts that appear CONCRETE & CARPENTRY on the local stage, but the building is again becoming a show place. It also houses what is perhaps the best small library in the Western Upper Peninsu- from forming to finishing la. Rockland, the second oldest community in Ontonagon County, has Randy G. Kemppainen established one of the nicest play areas in the region right in the center of town. In addition to slides and swings, a play train was constructed this Ontonagon Herald Licensed & Insured spring and a picnic pavilion was completed by summer’s end. Rockland’s 326 River Street, efforts to provide a play area for its youngsters is commendable and a real Business/Home: credit to that community. Ontonagon, MI 49953 At White Pine, the Carp Lake Township Library, which has occupied 906-883-3693 space in the White Pine High School for several years needed a space to 906-884-2826 relocate to. A new home for the library was found at the Mineral River Plaza, but the task of moving a library is a monumental task involving Cell: 906-250-0495 installation of shelving, reviewing the entire collection of books, reference Please see Page 9 ______Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - Ontonagon Herald - page 9

play at Bruce Crossing was donated by Lac Vieux Desert in memory of Cory School taking the students virtually around the world. The Year in Review 2009 Thompson. High School Principal John Shiner was presented a very pleasant sur- Continued from Page 8 In Greenland, the Adventure Mining Company hosted the first “Miner‘s prise when he was handed an oversized check for $25,000 by local Horace materials and periodicals; setting up computers, etc. A grand opening was Revenge” mountain bike race on July 12, in which contestants actually rode Mann Insurance Agent Tim Marczak in February. This was part of the Go held on June 13. over Adventure Mountain and then through a portion of the adventure mine for the Green promotion sponsored by Horace Mann Insurance. By some strange stroke of happenstance, Ontonagon, from the air at itself. The event drew 105 participants! The course was approximately 4.5 Aspirus Ontonagon announced the addition of new members to their least, bears an uncanny resemblance to parts of Iraq, the town was buzzed miles long and the race required several circuits of the course. Described as growing medical staff. Dr. Richard Chaltry was to be at the Family Practice by F-16 Fighters. It was later learned that this was a training exercise by the one of the most challenging races of its kind, the event received wide clinic; Dr. Tim Hayes is available at the clinic at Bruce Crossing as well as military and that several areas in the community had been targeted for sur- acclaim. te Family Practice clinic, and a new Nurse Practitioner, Jennifer Jaris gical air strikes, including Maple Manor, the Recreation Center, and even a Lake Superior Day was observed in the Village of Ontonagon with fes- Weaver joined the medical staff in early April. A newly renovated lobby and blue pickup truck parked in Alston. Members of the ground crew had been tivities being centered near the Red Metal Minerals area near the foot of patient registration area had been added to the hospital and the Ontonagon in town and provided the coordinates for the simulated air strikes. Onton- River Street. There was live music, a craft fair, a food booth, and three boat Aspirus Foundation was making many improvements to the grounds near agon was chosen for this training exercise because of the relatively small excursions using the services of the Keweenaw Star. The Ontonagon Coun- the Long Term Care Unit. amount of air traffic in the area. ty Chamber of Commerce hosted the event and had arranged for the boat Deputy Sheriff Tom Cousineau of Bergland, longtime D.A.R.E. instruc- On the Ontonagon waterfront is located the oldest and westernmost tours to 14 Mile point and a cruise along the coast to the Porcupine Moun- tor to hundreds of Ontonagon County school children. Known as “Deputy lighthouse structure located on the mainland of the Keweenaw region tains. All boat tours were narrated and the Star was loaded to capacity on all Tom” to his many students, Cousineau was forced into early retirement decommissioned in 1964, the lighthouse was falling into disrepair until res- trips. An awareness walk also took place to draw attention to the very real because of health issues. He has been sadly missed by countless children cued by the Ontonagon County Historical Society. Starting in July, a major dangers of the industrial waste dumped in Lake Superior. The event was a that had come to know him through the years as coordinator of the D.A.R.E. renovation of the building’s exterior was undertaken, with all of the mason- resounding success and the weather was in full cooperation. Program. ry work being restored. the original mortar was sampled and analyzed to In Bergland, the grand opening of the Bergland/Matchwood Township The Pestka Pee Wee hockey team became the district 8 Champions win- assure that the new grouting would match the original. Broken bricks were Museum took place in early August. Located in the former Ranger’s resi- ning over Lake Linden 4-3. This qualified the local kids to advance to the replaced and the cracks in the walls repaired. Finally, to crown the work, the dence of the Bergland Ranger Station, the museum collection contains Pee Wee B finals at Mackinaw City in March. three terra-cotta flues that had been missing for a number of years were school displays, and artifacts from throughout the community. Above the Kathryn Dickerson, oldest resident of Maple Manor nursing home cele- replaced. In late August, new emerald green shutters, built to match the orig- fireplace hangs a portrait of Gunlek A. Bergland, the Norwegian lumberman brated her 100th birthday on March 30, 2009, and then, sadly, quietly passed inal shutters that were removed in 1919 were put in place. Lighthouse Assis- who founded the town in 1903. away on April 8. Kathryn had been active in the Historical Society, the Red tance Program Grant Funds paid for roughly two-thirds of the work and all The Bergland heritage Center also had its day to shine on September 25, Cross, and in 1996 had received the Chamber of Commerce Community work was approved by the State Historic Preservation Office. For all practi- with the dedication of a native plants garden behind the former Ranger Sta- Action Award. cal purposes, the lighthouse now appears just as it did in 1916, or perhaps a tion with beautiful Lake gogebic as a backdrop. An open house was held at In May, Leonard Rogers, formerly of the US Army Air Corps returned bit better! the Bergland/Matchwood Historical Museum where a presentation of a to the Ontonagon-Silver City area where he had bailed out of a flaming B- The Ontonagon Lighthouse was recognized as the Featured Lighthouse Hardinger Fiddle to the by members of the Bergland family took place. 17 over the Porcupine Mountains. Then only 19 years of age, Rogers had of the year at the Great Lakes Lighthouse Festival held at Alpena in early At Rockland, the Historical Museum of that community celebrated its wandered about the wilderness for nearly two days before being found. October. 50th year by introducing information on an opera that is currently being Rogers, now age 85 wanted to meet the “young teacher” who he heard had Bergland was in the news this past year when the Capitol Christmas Tree written memorializing a shooting incident that took place in Rockland in searched for him. That young teacher was none other than Victor F. Keefer, (Holiday Tree to some), selected to be displayed on the capitol grounds in 1906, and based on the recollections of Alfred Laakso, an eye witness. The the 102 year old retired Superintendent of the Ontonagon Schools, who was Lansing was harvested at Bergland. The 67 year old spruce was carefully opera, entitled, Rockland, relates the story of the shooting of two Finnish all too happy to meet with Rogers and the two shared recollections of the taken down and trundled off to Lansing to be the State Christmas Tree, while miners during a 4th of July picnic in 1906 during the time of a miners’ strike. incident. Later in the week, the octogenarian Rogers hiked up the mountain school children from Ewen-Trout Creek and Ontonagon Elementary looked The music is being composed by Julla Linkola. to revisit the wreckage of the plane he once served as tail gunner on. on. Music was provided by the Ewen-Trout Creek School Choir which In Rockland Township, one event that always brings a great turnout is In July, Greg Anderson was named interim manager of the Smurfit- added a festive note to the occasion. the Arts and Crafts Fair at Old Victoria, and this year’s event in August was Stone Mill at Ontonagon, replacing Chris Broome who was transferred to Special Community and Cultural Events: no exception, with good food, good music, and a number of exhibitors on Panama City, Florida. Anderson has worked at the Ontonagon plant for 24 The Jock Kemp Snowshoe Mail Race took place as scheduled for Feb- the grounds in a very unique setting. years and was formerly Production Manager. ruary 14. This event, the last survivor of the former “Snow Go-Bye” winter The 5th Annual Porcupine Mountain Music Festival got off to a great In August, Charles E. Flood was welcomed as the new administrator at festival had been hosted by the Ontonagon County Historical Society for the start, however rain and cold marked a good part of the weekend. Undeterred, Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital, replacing Mike Gutsch. Flood had previously previous four years. The event had traditionally been run on the frozen ice the festival planners moved operations inside and by Sunday, the sun was been the compliance officer at Marquette General, and assumed his new of the Ontonagon River or on the frozen slough and would include an shining and the 27 different offerings were a pleasant memory to the approx- position at the end of August. optional 5K course as well as a mile-long course. The race commemorates imately 1,200 who had attended this gala event. Plans were already under The Ontonagon County Veterans’Association took possession of a new the US Mail delivery to Ontonagon from Wausau, Wisconsin in the late way to make next year’s Porcupine Mountain Music Festival an event to be Ford 6-passenger Ford Explorer. The van will be used in the disabled veter- 1850’s. remembered. Mark your calendars: August 27-29, 2010. ans transportation network to take veterans to doctor’s appointments at the The snowshoe race took place, under the guidance of Tom Jachim. Tak- Labor Day weekend is the “big weekend” in the Village of Ontonagon. VA Hospital at Iron Mountain. Purchase of the vehicle was through gener- ing first place in the 5K was Greg Nelson of Ontonagon; Gerry Platzke, the Stretching out over Friday through Monday, this year’s event was held as a ous donations by businesses and citizens of Ontonagon County. The van is banker on snowshoes came in 2nd, and Jeff Jensen took third place. There tribute to the village firemen and others who helped fight the flames that driven by volunteers. Howard Walters coordinates the program. were 4 placers in the 1 mile walk competition; Brook Thomas of L’Anse in threatened the town only a year before. Saturday’s Maxwell Street sales and One of the people in the news was a former physician who had been on first; Roberta Johanson of Ontonagon in second; Victoria James of Onton- a large auto show set the stage for the gala parade on Sunday that continued the medical staff at the Ontonagon Memorial Hospital, Dr. Profirio Orta- agon in third, and Lisa Walters of Ontonagon in fourth place. the rivalry between the Stein club and the Norwich Country Club. This year, Rosario. Dr. Orta was convicted of conspiracy to distribute controlled sub- The Ontonagon Theater of Performing Arts continues to be a major cul- the Norwich Club’s float, “Pirates of Gitche Gumee” took top honors. Mon- stances to an unlawful drug operation based in North Carolina. The drugs tural center for the Ontonagon community. The theatre’s season opener was day’s Kiddie Parade ended the weekend, during which the weather cooper- involved were prescription pain killers and other medications. the Silver Express, a singing, dance troupe that has been in existence since ated fully. Eugene Sullivan, entrepreneur from Covington, has expanded his Stump 1985 and hails from the Hurley high School. In March, Miz Behavin and The Haunting of the Lighthouse is becoming an annual event that draws Jumper Enterprises into Ontonagon County with a regular waste pickup, the Swing Cats, perhaps one of the most talented small jazz combo groups visitors to the Village from afar. There is something about walking into the lawn care, and other services. Sullivan’s business is a classic story of what around, played the Ontonagon Theater of Performing Arts and did a return lighthouse at night, with oil lamps flickering, and watching the characters of hard work and a bit of willingness to take a chance can accomplish. engagement on September 25th. U.P. Rising, a retro-rock group made their the past moving about. There is a certain appeal to being able to talk with Michigan Works Director Jim Saari closed out 35 years of service to job debut at the local theatre on May 1. Conga se Menne did a return engage- those from a past age. The three nights’ run of the Haunted Lighthouse seekers on Friday, October 23. Saari will be missed by those who have had ment at OTPA on June 12. In June, Measured Chaos, the big sound from played to capacity audiences and brought a bit of history alive in a setting the pleasure of working with him on job fairs and other community projects Detroit was in Ontonagon with their unique brand of blues, soul, rock n’ that is appropriate for Halloween. The Historical Society, which produces through the years. roll. The Uptown Swingsters from the Calumet area appeared on June 24, the show is very clear about this being a history lesson and not simply a Dr. James P. Strong, successfully completed his Recertification Exami- featuring much of the same talent that played with Miz Behavin.’ “spook house.” nation as a Family Practice Physician. Strong is a native of Ontonagon and The Ontonagon Theater of Performing Arts offers variety and something A final item on the supernatural. A proposed 280 foot communications practiced with his father, also a revered local physician. To become certified for all tastes. In July, the Pine Mountains Music Festival presented a pro- tower is being considered in Haight Township, but investigation has shown by the American Board of Family Practice, a family physician must verify gram of chamber music featuring the Clark String Quartet and the Sonrisa that the tower falls close to the line of sight of the mysterious Paulding 300 hours of acceptable continuing medical education over the past six years Woodwind Quintet. A magic show featuring master illusionist Timothy Light. A Haight Township Zoning meeting, to be held on December 22, and and pass a stiff examination. Tegge and his wife, Barbara took place in July, and a musical production of attended by representatives of Terracon, the company which wishes to build Chris Brees, demonstrating entrepreneurial spirit, found an alternative Dickens’ Oliver Twist featuring music from the acclaimed Broadway Musi- the tower was to consider the matter. In the words of a company representa- use for the former Building block Child Care Center by converting the cal, Oliver, was produced by the Harbortown players, also in July. Tommy tive who had contacted the Ontonagon County Historical Society and had building into the Superior Business enter which houses several small busi- O, a program of music and impersonations took place as a theatre benefit, been advised to seek more information on the WEB, “I think we have a nesses in convenient location on the Greenland Road. also in July, making that month an extremely busy one at the Theater. problem.” Will the Paulding Light be turned off? Tune in next year to find Speaking of people with unusual entrepreneurial skills, have you heard It was in July that Dr. Jon Rieger, benefactor of the Ontonagon Theater out! about the bee-keeper in Bruce Crossing who is the largest honey producer of Performing Arts presented to Norman and Dan Pestka, a special commu- The annual Hometown Christmas observance took place on the first in the U.P.? Les McBean has been keeping bees for 23 years and has made nity service award for the instrumental role that Pestka Construction played weekend in December, with the trimming of the Community Christmas a real business out of it. Besides honey, he produces bees-wax products as in the reconstruction of the theater facility and the various renovations that Tree, the Christmas Walk craft and art show, and the open house at the well. have taken place. By August, it was time for Kathy Skolasinski and her Museum. The Santa Claus Parade and the opportunity of the kiddies to visit Eddie Stevens, age ten, while visiting the Ontonagon Historical Society ‘boys’ to do an evening with Patsy Kline. The annual Voices for a Cure con- with the Jolly Old Man, while mule train rides, dog sled excursions, and hay Museum with his parents and grandmother, eyed the numerous musical cert, a benefit for Huntington’s Disease research, took place on September rides were conducted about the streets of the Village. Fireworks topped the instruments on display and asked if he could play one of the pianos. The 11. Kitty Donahoe was featured on October 9, and the incomparable Bob events of Saturday night and a good time was had by all ringing in the boy then tried an accordion, a cornet, and one of the organs, demonstrating Milne, ragtime pianist and musicologist. A stunning change of pace was Christmas season. facility on all of the instruments he handled. Young Stevens, played a return only a sort time later with Alex Marciniak, on piano, but playing art music People in the News: engagement at the museum on December 19 (not classical) by such greats as Chopin, Scarlatti, and Schumann. The The Ontonagon Area Board of Education had the sad duty of filling a Those who keep track of such things noted with interest that on Septem- Ontonagon Gospel Choir presented a program of inspirational music in Board vacancy because of the unexpected death of Mary Jane Rubich, who ber 14, 1959, 50 years ago, Dan Dobeck of Ontonagon, a 1952 graduate of November. A talent show of elementary schoolchildren was also at the The- had been elected to the board the previous spring. After interviewing three the local schools, entered the Major leagues by signing with the Washington ater in November. applicants, Michelle Wilber was chosen to fill the vacancy until the regular Senators. Dobeck followed te Senators to Minnesota as a member of the History was made when the Keweenaw Star, an excursion boat from election in the spring. Wilber has two children currently attending the Minnesota Twins. Dan, who lives in Portland, Oregon, is Ontonagon’s claim Houghton became the first vessel to discharge commercial passengers at Ontonagon Area Schools. to professional athletic fame. Ontonagon since the year 1909. Aboard were over 80 members of the Great Steve Pollick, Outdoor Editor of the Toledo Blade had put in some time In Conclusion: lakes Lighthouse Keepers’ Association. Ontonagon was their first shore as a guest of the Friends of the Porkies as an artist in residence. He took up It has been a most trying year which has put new challenges before our leave stop and the group landed on the west side of the river channel near residence in a winter cabin in the park on January 25. Pollick presented a people. Through it all, it must be remembered that Ontonagon County has the historic Ontonagon Harbor Lighthouse and spent two hours walking very engaging travelogue to the students of the Ontonagon Area High weathered the worst of times before and survived. The curtain hasn’t fallen through the buildings and over the grounds admiring the work being done on the last act of the Ontonagon Country yet by a long shot. there by the Ontonagon County Historical Society. SHIP interns were on Managing meds ***** We have some of the most resourceful people on earth among us. Our hand to guide the group through the rooms, refreshments were served in the Thunder is good, thunder is people are proven survivors, and if not given a chance, they will create their lighthouse kitchen, and there was even a brass band at the dock to welcome Learning ways to manage your impressive; but it is the lightning own opportunities. Don’t count this area out yet. It will take more than the the arrival of the vessel and play for its departure. What was especially note- medicines could help protect your that does the work. greed and pressures of the outside world to do us in. Let’s put our most worthy was the fact that an excursion vessel entered the Ontonagon Harbor. health. - Mark Twain hopeful foot forward in the year ahead. Perhaps with a bit of promotion and enhanced docking space this could be A new brochure by the Elder- a regular occurrence. care Locator and Consumers Union, Bill Jamerson of Escanaba, troubadour of the U.P. was at the Ontonagon the nonprofit publisher of Con- Elementary School where, dressed in lumberjack garb, he presented a pro- sumer Reports, outlines some sim- OCAP Pets of the Week gram of music and action about the great white pine logging era, to the ple steps to help make sound health delight of the school children. care decisions concerning prescrip- Currently we are staying with OCAP, but need a loving home. The Midwest Rendezvous, which was held at Ontonagon in 2005, tion drugs: announced plans to return to Ontonagon July 28-August 8, 2010. The Mid- • Maintain a medicine record west Rendezvous is a federal nonprofit organization formed for the manage- • Share any change in side ment of living history between 1640-1840. Participants come from all walks effects with your doctor of life and every part of the United states and set up their camps, much as a • Keep your health care profes- fur trading spring rendezvous would have been set up on the Ontonagon sionals informed of all the medi- River. The public is invited to visit the encampment. It is a great learning cines you are taking experience for children as well as adults. • Find out about different The Lake Superior fishing classic was reeling ‘em in on May 30-31. options to pay for your medicines. Prizes ranged from $600 for the most fish weight caught, 36.89 lbs. down to To learn more, request the brochure “Prescription Drug Options for $25 for 30.43 lbs caught. Eight teams were in the money. PATCHES The Home Show, held in late April was well attended over the two days Older Adults: Managing Your Med- MOLLIE the exhibits were in place at the Recreation Facility in Ontonagon. Over 40 icines” at Eldercare Locator at (800) Young Female Adult Female vendors were present with everything from quilting supplies, bicycles and 677-1116 or www.eldercare.gov. Jack Russell Terrier Domestic Short Hair, Tabby [Mix] canoes, seamless drain gutters, pellet stoves, and a host of other products The Eldercare Locator is a free More information, cats - call Linda 906-884-2544; dogs - Greg & Linda 884-4227. and services. Radio Y-101 FM is the chief sponsor of the annual event. service of the U.S. Administration Please help us reduce the number of unwanted and homeless animals - spay or neuter The communities of White Pine and Bruce Crossing each held their tra- on Aging and is administered by the your pets. • P.O. Box 315 • Ontonagon, MI 49953 • www.petfinder.com • ditional Independence Day observances. Each community stages a parade National Association of Area Agen- complete with floats, and there is usually food and music. A fireworks dis- cies on Aging. Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - Ontonagon Herald - page 10______Gladiator girls perfect at 5-0 Big comeback for Lady Cats Lakes drop Gladiator boys By Jean Nordine Penegor and Courtney Karttunen By Jean Nordine maki was fouled attempting a long By Jean Nordine court to tie the game with a three The Ontonagon girls basketball each scored, before Halley Borseth The Lady Panthers came back bomb. In a silent gymnasium, Suo- The Ontonagon Gladiators pointer. By the time the Lakes team take a perfect 5-0 record into became the tenth Gladiator to score. from trailing by as many as eleven mumaki calmly sank all three free dropped a Copper Country Confer- slapped the Gladiators with two the holiday break and have four At 1:09 Borseth sank two points, to take a nail biting 44-43 throws to erupt the crowd and give ence game against the Lake Linden- fouls, there was less then two sec- Copper Country Conference wins to freethrows. Karttunen added anoth- squeaker over the Bessemer Speed- the Panthers their first lead of the Hubbell Lakes last week in the new onds left on the clock. Not enough their credit. Also in the CCC, the er hoop at :35, then Dollar Bay girls in their final game before the game since early in the first quarter, Lake Linden-Hubbell gymnasium. time to get a good look and the Chassell Panthers are 6-0 on the sea- scored the final basket. holiday break. 33-32, 5:18 to go. Things started out alright for the Gladiators couldn't get a shot off. son with three conference wins. The Lauren Siren led the Gladiators E-TC scored the first three The lead changed hands two Gladiators as they outscored the Lakes take the Copper Country two teams will not meet each other with fifteen points. Janele Linna points of the Porcupine Mountain more times with Bessemer taking a Lakes 14-11 in the first quarter. Conference game, 45-42. until February. battled hard for thirteen points, Conference battle, before Bessemer three point advantage, 38-35. Ontonagon kept the momentum in Two Gladiators had double dig- Last week the Gladiators girls while Olivia Soumis netted eleven. got on the board at 5:18 and scored Kelsey Byrne sank a free throw at their favor stretching their advan- its, Nick Soumis and Jake Yaklyvich chalked up their fifth win with a Ontonagon posted nineteen fourth seven unanswered points. The Pan- 2:09, then another trey from Suomu- tage to nine points in the first por- each had a dozen. The Lakes also home victory over the Dollar Bay quarter points to fifteen for the Bays thers were having a hard time han- maki. E-TC out front, 1:35 on the tion of the second quarter. After that had two in double digits. Troy Dove Bays, 63-37. Ontonagon jumped out for the final 63-37 Gladiator victory. dling the pressure by the pesky clock. Bessemer responded right the Lakes began to gel. Led by Troy led all with eighteen and Brett Ger- to an 11-0 lead before the Bays ever Box scores Speedgirls, turning the ball over away with a three pointer of their Dove, LL-H pulled to within two by vais had fifteen points. got on the board. All ten of the Ontonagon: Nicole Pestka 1 0 0 eight times during the first quarter. own from Jessica Rundell giving the intermission, 28-26. By the end of Ontonagon is on hiatus until Gladiator girls were able to get plen- 4-2, Olivia Soumis 4 1 0 0-11, Brit- At 2:40 Panther freshman Taylor Speedgirls a two point advantage. the third the game was all knotted at Monday, January 4th when they ty of playing time, with everyone tney Penegor 2 0 0 0-4, Courtney Niemi hit the front end of a one and Twelve seconds later, Suomumaki 38-38. travel to Chassell to take on the scoring at least two points. During Karttunen 2 0 0 1-4, Halley Borseth one, then Bessemer poured in anoth- ripped another trey from in front of The Gladiators had their chances Chassell Panthers. the first, Sara Hirvela swished in a 0 0 2 4-2, Taylor Cleary 0 0 2 2-2, er five unanswered. After one quar- the Panthers bench putting the Cats to take the win, but the Lakes had Box Scores couple of long bombs. Janele Linna Sara Hirvela 0 2 0 2-6, Janele Linna ter the Panthers were trailing 12-4. out front for good. Bessemer sent some key defensive plays to hold Ontonagon: Nick Soumis 1 1 7 added four points, Lauren Siren six 5 0 3 2-13, Emily Shiner 2 0 0 2-4, In the second quarter the Pan- the Panthers to the line for two free Ontonagon to just four fourth quar- 4-12, Jake Yaklyvich 5 0 2 0-12, and Nicole Pestka two. After one Lauren Siren 7 0 1 2-15. Totals 23 3 thers cut down on their turnovers throws giving E-TC a three point ter points. Cody Doan posted the Cameron Menigoz 1 2 0 4-8, Cody complete the Gladiators were cruis- 8-12 19 63. with five and were able to hold the edge. The Speedgirls had to go for a last Gladiator bucket with three Doan 2 0 0 3-4, Joe Husar 2 0 0 2-4, ing, up 18-6. Dollar Bay: Julia Tervo 0 0 1 0- Speedgirls to six points, while post- trey in order to send the game into minutes left on the clock for an Mike Schmaus 2. Totals 12 3 9-14 Olivia Soumis scored the first 1, Danielle Benson 0 0 1 2-1, Brit- ing eight of their own. Emily Jarvi overtime, but the Lady Cats did a Ontonagon 42-41 advantage. LL-H 15 42. four of her eleven points in the sec- tany Engman 1 1 3 3-8, Kelsey Fal- put a rebound back up at 7:00. Zoey fine job of denying them the outside scored on the next possession to Lake Linden-Hubbell: Troy ond quarter. At intermission Onton- lon 2 0 1 2-5, Taylor Quarless 2 0 0 McGeshick hit a short jumper at shot. Bridgette Whitburn did make take back the lead, then proceeded Dove 8 0 2 0-18, Brett Gervais 5 1 2 agon led 28-15, then widen the mar- 1-4, Hailey Messner 0 0 1 0-1, Tay- 5:36. At 3:32 Jarvi chipped in a pair a short jumper at the buzzer for the to hold the Gladiators scoreless for 2-15, Vincent Beaudoin 3 0 1 2-7, gin to 22 at the end of the third. With lor Patchin 0 1 1 0-4, Taylor Bakki- of free throws to pull the Cats with- final, E-TC 44, Bessemer 43. the remainder of the contest. Joe Negron 0 0 2 3-2, Jordan Hahka eight minutes to go, Ontonagon had la 0 0 0 1-0, Mariah Marcol 3 0 2 4- in five, 15-10. Then a long field goal Brittany Suomumaki led all Brett Gervais blocked a Gladia- 1 0 0 4-2, Travis Ambuehl 0 0 1 3-1. double the points of the Bays, hold- 8, Stephanie Leclaire 1 0 1 2-3, Kate from Kelsey Byrne at 1:12. At the scorers with 20 points, fifteen of tor shot, then Dove sealed the deal Totals 17 1 8-12 14 45. ing a comfortable 44-22 advantage. Zerbst 1 0 0 2-2. Totals 10 2 11-26 break the Panthers were down by those in the fourth quarter. Zoey with two free throws at 9.2 for a Scoring by quarters Taylor Cleary was the seventh Glad- 17 37. just six points, 18-12. McGeshick was also in double fig- Lakes three point edge. With fouls Ontonagon 14 28 38 42 iator to score during the third frame Scoring by quarters Bessemer started out the third ures with ten. Bessemer was led by to give, the Lakes made it very dif- LL-H 11 26 38 45 with two free throws. Ontonagon 18 28 44 63 quarter by outscoring the Panthers Heather Selin with thirteen. ficult for Ontonagon to get down the In the fourth quarter Brittney Dollar Bay 6 15 22 37 7-2 to hold their largest lead of the Box Scores game, 25-14 with 4:46 on the clock. Ewen-Trout Creek: Sam Robl 0 After a Panther timeout, the Lady 0 0 3-0, Rebekkah Driesenga 1 0 0 Cats picked up their defense. The 1-2, Kelsey Byrne 1 0 1 3-3, Alissa Speedgirls were denied the shots Pietila 0 0 1 1-1, Brittany Suomu- while the Panthers clawed their way maki 2 3 7 4-20, Zoey McGeshick 5 back into the game with McGechick 0 0 3-10, Taylor Niemi 0 0 1 3-1, posting six of her ten points that Emily Jarvi 2 0 3 4-7. Totals 11 3 frame. With one quarter to go the 13-24 22 44. Panthers were down by just three Bessemer: Bridgette Whitburn 1 points, 28-25. 0 0 0-2, Heather Selin 2 2 3 1-13, Ten seconds into the fourth, Shiann Dean 3 0 5 5-11, Carissa Brittany Suomumaki nailed a three Marchelle 1 0 0 5-2, Paige Berwald pointer tying the game. Heather 3 0 0 4-6, Megan Ahnen 1 0 2 4-4, Silen put the Speedgirls back out Jenna Pedrin 1 0 0 0-2, Jessica Run- front at 6:36, before Panther fresh- dell 0 1 0 3-3.Totals 12 3 10-26 22 man Rebekkah Driesenga, all alone 43. under the hoop, put it in for another Scoring by quarters tie, 30-30. The Speedgirls made a E-TC 4 12 25 44 couple of free throws, then Suomu- Bessemer 12 18 28 43

Everyone scored in the Gladiator girls victory over the Dollar Bay Bays. Here is Nicole Pestka making her basket at 2:55 of the first quar- ter to put the Gladiators up 15-2.

Zoey McGeshick scored ten points for E-TC. Here she sinks a jumper during the Panthers, 44-43, Porcupine Mountain Conference victory over the Speedgirls. Ontonagon County Sports are brought to you by: • Pestka Construction Ontonagon • State Bank of Ewen Ewen and Bergland • Citizens State Bank #22 Brittany Suomumaki led the Lady Panthers in their comeback win Ontonagon, Mass City & White Pine over the Bessemer Speedgirls landing three three pointers and finished with twenty points, fifteen of those in the fourth. • Ontonagon Herald - Ontonagon ***** Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things • Ontonagon County Telephone Co. you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Ontonagon Explore. Dream. Discover. - Mark Twain • White Pine Copper Refinery, Inc. White Pine This week’s • Pat’s Foods - featured sponsor is: Ontonagon, Houghton, Calumet, Hancock, L’Anse State Bank of Ewen • Settler’s Co-op - Bruce Crossing Gladiator senior, #50, Lauren Siren, battled hard to lead all scorers with fifteen points. On the right is the Bays #50 Mariah Marcol, and Ewen & Bergland Please patronize these area businesses. #54, Kate Zerbst on the left. ______Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - Ontonagon Herald - page 11 Ontonagon boys trounce Dollar Bay Midgets too By Jean Nordine Bays finally had a little success put- Pro Racing Weekly Update The last home game of the year ting the ball through the hoop, land- much for Postseason Edition for the Gladiator boys basketball ing three buckets from three point team was a Copper County Confer- land. Ontonagon added sixteen sec- Panthers This Week’s Racing News Driver’s Bio ence game with the Dollar Bay ond quarter points, while the Bays Danica Patrick took five laps around Daytona International Speedway last week and said it Kevin Harvick Bays. Mike Schmaus tipped the ball chalked up a dozen. At intermission By Jean Nordine felt "a little slow", no surprise since IndyCars go about 50 mph faster. Patrick started the day The Hurley Midgets were just with a van ride around the track, getting a much better feel for the 2 1/2-mile tri-oval than Born: Dec. 8, 1975 to Nick Soumis, who bolted to the the Gladiators were over double up Sponsor: Shell/Pennzoil she ever got testing IndyCars on Daytona's road course or racing in the Rolex 24 Hours of too much for the Ewen-Trout Creek Crew Chief: Gil Martin basket and was fouled by the Bays on the Bays, leading 34-16. Daytona in 2006 and 2009. Rain delayed the start of the session, and Patrick had dozens Car: Chevrolet David Townsend. Soumis hit one Menigoz hit his other two treys Panther boys to handle. The Pan- of photographers and reporters following her every move through the garage. Patrick was free throws to jump start Ontonagon in the third. Soumis also contributed thers traveled to Hurley for their last one of a record nine women at the first day of the three-day test. Part-time IndyCar driver Biography: game of 2009 on Tuesday, Decem- Milka Duno, twins Amber and Angela Cope, Alli Owens and Leilani In 2001, Harvick became the Busch Series on their way to a 61-33 thrashing of six third quarter points, to lead all Munter were among the others. But none of them received the Champion while also driving full-time in the the Bays. scorers with fifteen. With eight min- ber 22, and fell hard, 88-50, to a attention Patrick got. Even NASCAR president Mike Helton showed Winston Cup Series and finishing in the top well rounded Midget squad. This up to watch the sport's newest star. Patrick will make her stock car 10, a first for any driver. In a somewhat con- Dollar Bay couldn't handle the utes of play remaining the Gladia- debut in the ARCA race at Daytona in February. She plans to drive troversial move, Childress tabbed Harvick as Gladiators press and committed tors enjoyed a healthy 23 point lead, was the first regular season loss for a partial schedule in the Nationwide Series in 2010 and hasn't ruled the replacement driver for Dale Earnhardt numerous turnovers. Joe Mell 52-29. E-TC since January 23, 2007 when out making her NASCAR debut at Daytona. after his fatal crash at the 2001 Daytona 500. they loss in Bessemer 60-56. In 2003, Harvick teamed with crew chief Todd popped in two points at 7:22. At Ontonagon held the Dollar Bay Racing History Racing Trivia Berrier and moved from 21st in the points 6:29 Schmaus stole the ball and Bays to just four fourth quarter Hurley had four players in dou- standings to 2nd. In 2006, Harvick had five Dec. 28, 1921 - Nelson Stacy, who won four scored putting Ontonagon up 5-0. A points, while posting nine for the ble digits and were led by Daulton Jeff Gordon's karting career began in victories, but he failed to keep that momentum Levra's 24 points. The Panthers Cup races in 45 starts, was born on this day. 1981, when he was 10 years old. That going into the Chase for the Cup and finished timeout by the Bays didn't help, as final 61-33 win. After finishing 12th in his Cup debut at Dayton year he entered 25 karting events. How 4th in the Chase standings. Harvick’s 2007 they fouled a driving Soumis, who Box Scores were able to keep pace with the (Ohio) Speedway in 1952, Stacy didn't make many did he win? season started off with a bang as he won the another start until 1961. He won his first race that Daytona 500, but that would be his only win made both free throws, upping the Ontonagon:Cody Doan 0 0 2 3- Midgets for the first half of quarter a) 5 c) 8 year, at Darlington, and won three more in 1962. that year and he finished the season in 10th one, before the pendulum swung to b) 10 d) 25 margin to 7-0. Dollar Bay didn't get 2, Nick Soumis 6 0 3 0-15, Alex He is the second driver to win consecutive place. Even without a victory in 2008, he still on board until 4:42 with a free Taeger 0 0 0 2-0, Cameron Menigoz the Midgets side and stayed there. Southern 500s at Darlington. Stacy, who also managed a 4th place finish in the Chase for won the World 600 in 1962, was ARCA throw. Cody Doan chipped two in 2 3 1 0-14, Mike Schmaus 4 0 1 1-9, Paul Abramson scored the first Answer : d) In the year 1981, Jeff entered and the Cup. Harvick failed to win a race again last champion from 1958 to 1960. won 25 main events in the karts. year and finished the season in 19th place. from the charity stripe at 2:56, fol- Joe Husar 2 0 1 2-5, Jake Mell 1 0 0 basket of the game, before Hurley lowed by a long bomb from 1-2, Joe Mell 1 0 0 0-2, Jake Yak- posted seven unanswered. Jordan Cameron Menigoz. Menigoz had lyvich 5 0 2 3-12. Ttals 21 3 10-18 LaPlant swished a three pointer for ______three treys on the night and finished 12 61. the Cats, followed by two points SPORTING TIMES SOLUNAR TABLE with fourteen points. The Bays Dollar Bay: Jeremy Pelto 3 0 1 from Levra. Alex Brown put up two added another free throw at 2:30, 2-7, Adam Granroth 2 0 0 3-4, Dal- points to pull E-TC within two, 9-7, Ontonagon, Michigan then hit their first field goal at 2:00. las Bond 0 0 0 1-0, Tim Bumstan 2 then Abramson's jumper from the ______Ontonagon scored six more points 1 1 4-8, Zach Matfolk 1 2 0 0-8, free throw line tied the game at 9-9. FISHING/HUNTING TIMES before the quarter ended. Joe Husar Danny Townsend 2 0 2 3-6, Dave The pace of the game was fast and Longitude 89.31W Latitude 46.87N found the hoop at 1:31, before Jake Townsend 0 0 0 2-0, Derik furious, as Hurley quickly regained 2010 A. M. P. M. SUN TIMES MOON MOON Yaklyvich, in the paint, scored back Clements 0 0 0 2-0. Totals 10 3 4-12 the lead on a hoop by Jake Rowe. Jan Minor Major Minor Major Rise Sets Rises Sets Up Down DST to back buckets. After one quarter 17 33. From that point on the Panthers had ______to play catch up, but Hurley was on the Gladiators were well on their Scoring by quarters 01 Fri F 5:59 ——- 6:30 12:15 08:43 05:16 6:39p 9:28a 1:28a 1:59p a roll. At one point the Midgets had way to another victory. Ontonagon 18 34 52 61 02 Sat > 7:04 12:49 7:33 1:18 08:43 05:17 8:04p 10:03a 2:29a 2:58p stretched their lead to 25-15, before Yaklyvich had six of his twelve Dollar Bay 4 16 29 33 03 Sun > 8:06 1:53 8:34 2:20 08:43 05:18 9:28p 10:31a 3:26a 3:53p Abramson hit a couple of free points, in the second quarter. The 04 Mon 9:06 2:53 9:32 3:19 08:43 05:19 10:48p 10:55a 4:19a 4:45p throws and Daniel Livingston hit a 05 Tue 10:02 3:50 10:27 4:15 08:43 05:20 NoMoon 11:17a 5:09a 5:34p bucket right before the buzzer. One 06 Wed 10:55 4:43 11:19 5:07 08:43 05:21 12:05a 11:38a 5:58a 6:22p quarter in and the Panthers were 07 Thu Q 11:44 5:32 ——- 5:57 08:42 05:22 1:21a 12:00p 6:46a 7:10p down by six, 25-19. 08 Fri Q 12:07 6:20 12:32 6:44 08:42 05:23 2:36a 12:25p 7:35a 8:00p The Midgets manhandled the 09 Sat 12:53 7:06 1:19 7:31 08:42 05:24 3:49a 12:54p 8:25a 8:50p Panthers in the second quarter, 10 Sun 1:39 7:52 2:05 8:18 08:41 05:25 4:58a 1:29p 9:16a 9:42p pouring in 28 points to thirteen for 11 Mon 2:25 8:38 2:51 9:04 08:41 05:27 6:01a 2:13p 10:08a 10:34p E-TC, most of those coming off of 12 Tue 3:12 9:25 3:38 9:51 08:40 05:28 6:56a 3:04p 11:00a 11:25p Panther turnovers. E-TC's regular 13 Wed > 3:59 10:12 4:24 10:37 08:40 05:29 7:43a 4:02p 11:51a NoMoon ball handler, Dillon Gordon was not 14 Thu > 4:47 10:59 5:11 11:23 08:39 05:30 8:20a 5:05p 12:40p 12:16a playing due to a health issue, and 15 Fri N 5:34 11:46 5:58 12:09 08:39 05:32 8:51a 6:11p 1:27p 1:04a those Cats that had to bring up the 16 Sat > 6:22 12:11 6:44 12:33 08:38 05:33 9:16a 7:16p 2:12p 1:50a ball, were having a hard time with 17 Sun > 7:08 12:58 7:29 1:19 08:37 05:34 9:37a 8:21p 2:54p 2:33a the Midgets pressure. Things 18 Mon 7:54 1:44 8:14 2:04 08:37 05:36 9:55a 9:25p 3:35p 3:15a weren't looking too bright for E-TC 19 Tue 8:40 2:30 8:59 2:50 08:36 05:37 10:13a 10:28p 4:14p 3:55a as they trailed 53-32 at intermis- 20 Wed 9:25 3:15 9:45 3:35 08:35 05:39 10:30a 11:32p 4:55p 4:34a sion. 21 Thu 10:10 4:00 10:31 4:21 08:34 05:40 10:48a NoMoon 5:37p 5:15a The second half of the contest 22 Fri Q 10:56 4:45 11:19 5:08 08:33 05:42 11:08a 12:39a 6:21p 5:59a the Panthers committed seventeen 23 Sat 11:44 5:32 ——- 5:56 08:32 05:43 11:33a 1:49a 7:10p 6:45a turnovers and just couldn't get 24 Sun 12:08 6:21 12:34 6:48 08:31 05:45 12:04p 3:02a 8:04p 7:37a things gelling for themselves. E-TC 25 Mon 12:58 7:12 1:27 7:41 08:30 05:46 12:46p 4:15a 9:02p 8:32a scored just eighteen points the 26 Tue 1:50 8:06 2:21 8:36 08:29 05:48 1:40p 5:24a 10:04p 9:32a entire second half, a dozen in the _ 27 Wed 2:46 9:01 3:17 9:33 08:28 05:49 2:48p 6:25a 11:07p 10:35a third and a meager six in the final ______28 Thu > 3:43 9:59 4:14 10:30 08:27 05:51 4:07p 7:16a NoMoon 11:38a stanza. After three quarters Hurley's 29 Fri > 4:41 10:56 5:11 11:26 08:26 05:52 5:32p 7:57a 12:09a 12:40p advantage was twenty-one, 65-44. 30 Sat F 5:40 11:54 6:08 ——- 08:25 05:54 6:59p 8:29a 1:09a 1:38p When all was said and done the 31 Sun > 6:38 12:25 7:05 12:51 08:24 05:55 8:22p 8:55a 2:05a 2:32p Midgets took the win by thirty- eight, 88-50. Paul Abramson was high man Major=2 hours/Minor=1 hour for the Panthers with twenty points. Times are centered on the major/minor window Jordan LaPlant finished with a F = Full Moon N = New Moon Q = Quarter > = Peak Activity! dozen. The Panthers are now idle DST column will have * in it if effect that day. until Monday, January 4th when Calibrated for Time Zone: 5W they play their previously post- poned match in Lake Linden with the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes. Box Scores The opening tip of the Gladiators game against Dollar Bay, went to Ewen-Trout Creek: Michael Nick Soumis, who immediately drove to the basket and was fouled. Borseth 0 0 1 1-1, Jordan LaPlant 1 Get your local news with a subscription Soumis led the Gladiators with fifteen points in the 61-33 win over the 2 4 5-12, Alex Brown 1 1 0 2-5, Bays. David Livingston 1 0 0 5-2, Daniel to the Ontonagon Herald. Livingston 3 0 0 3-6, Paul Abram- Terms of Subscription: In Ontonagon County: $42.95 / year son 6 1 5 3-20, Aaron Schneider 2 0 0 4-4, Carter Robl 0 0 0 0-0. Totals Out of County:$52.95 / year 14 4 10-16 24 50. 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Meyer 3 are slashing the prices on 15 Modern, well-maintained apartments in Rd, Ontonagon, Michigan, equipment, 12,000 lb. cap. lots starting at $14,900. Fred of our model homes. Homes on February 4, 2010, at 11:00 Flat bed with ramps, $5,500 920-621-3283. from $39,900 - $127,000 by wooded Ontonagon location. Rent based on a.m. The premises will be Call o.b.o.; 2002 Tow Dolly: 80 Wick, Skyline, Friendship 30% of adjusted income, qualifications and sold to pay the amount then inch wide for car & trucks. INSTANT CASH FOR and Champion all at guaran- due on said Mortgage togeth- Ph. 715-854-2038. ANY GOLD! Jewelry, teed lowest price in the state! availability. Includes stove, refrigerator, pri- er with 8.25 per cent interest, for Reservations chains, bracelets, rings, You will never find deals this vate deck or balcony, reserved tenant parking, legal costs, Attorneys’ fees HOT TUB: Brand new, coins, dental gold, vintage good again, so hurry. Bay and any taxes and insurance never used. 7 person, 70 jewelry, old U.S. coins (gold Area Homes, Marinette - on site laundry facilities. Barrier free units that the Mortgagee pays on jets, 3 pumps, maint. free / silver). Free appraisals. Sell Abrams. (800) 570-8870. available. Equal Housing Opportunity. For or prior to the date of said or Drive-in cabinet, full factory warr. your gold while it’s high! sale. The premises are Cost $8,499, sacrifice American Antiques & Jewel- more information call Superior Mgmt. LLC described as follows: $3,999. 920-841-0269 ry, Green Bay, 1-800-499- (906) 884-6212. Lot 228 of the Plat of 2111. White Pine, Carp Lake NOW taking Township, Ontonagon Coun- ty, Michigan, according to Rogers Insurance Are you crying the recorded plat thereof; reservations yourself to sleep, LOOKING FOR GOOD together with all tenements, hereditaments and appurte- wondering about your QUALITY LOGGING Agency nances now or hereafter for... family’s safety, CREW: We need help with thereunto belonging. Your Partner For or running to avoid The period of redemp- the violence? jobs in the Watersmeet, Iron tion will be six (6) months All School Reunion Life Since 1938 from date of sale unless the It’s time to take Friendly, Professional River and Sidnaw areas. property is determined to be the first step. abandoned pursuant to MCL & Rendezvous Service For All Your Insurance Needs If interested call: 600.3241 etseq. in which Barbara Kettle Gundlach J. Carey Logging, Inc. event the redemption period Home, Life, Auto & Business SHELTER HOME will be 30 days from the date 2010! •24 hour crisis line Channing, Michigan of sale or until the time to Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm •Emergency shelter provide the notice required (906) 542-3420 by MCl 600.3241a expires, JIM PETERSON • AMY TRUSCOTT •Counseling •Referrals •Information (906) 282-3265 whichever is later. 600 RIVER ROAD, ONTONAGON 544 River Street, Ontonagon, MI 49953 Dated: December 30, 2009 884-4004 Toll-free in [email protected] Citizens State Bank of Ontonagon PHONE (906) 884-4600 906-884-4161 U.P 1-888-337-5623 501 River Street Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - Ontonagon Herald - page 14______

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