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60 percent chance of rain and snow High: 43 | Low: 35 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Friday, October 18, 2013 75 cents Mercer residents AUTUMN REFLECTIONS Wording for McDonald question Aging Unit board recall petition approved By RALPH ANSAMI would be next May. n Claim two [email protected] In her second effort to BESSEMER — The Gogebic approve language for the bal- members have County Election Commission lot, Graham alleged: served past term Thursday approved language —McDonald misled voters, limits for a ballot on whether Bill telling them to vote no on a M c D o n a l d bond issue and to vote for plan By KATIE PERTTUNEN should be B, when there was no plan B. [email protected] recalled from —Disregarded the school HURLEY — Iron County’s the Bessemer district’s bidding process by Aging Unit board heard from School Board. giving out premature informa- two Mercer residents at its Sheri Gra- tion to a contractor without the Thursday morning meeting at ham, a fellow board’s knowledge. the senior center. school mem- —Used foul language at Victor Ouimette claimed two ber who is board meetings, even though board members are serving in attempting to being warned not to do so by violation of a Wisconsin statute, oust McDon- board presidents. past their six-year term limits, ald from Bill All three allegations were which calls everything the board office, will McDonald included in Graham’s first does into question. “There is no now have 180 effort to get recall language right way to do a wrong thing,” days to collect signatures for a Ouimette said. recall petition. The earliest a recall election could be held Eileen Gottwald and Jeanne PETITION — page 5 Vandevoorde have served for more than the six years, he claimed. IRON COUNTY “The board needs new people and new ideas,” he said. Ouimette reviewed more than 1,500 pages of the aging unit’s Hurley American Legion ends records, dating to 2007, as he requested them earlier this year. lease with Memorial Building He also recommended develop- HURLEY — The Hurley proposal to have the Iron ing a policy manual and revising American Legion voted to ter- County Memorial Building agency bylaws. minate its lease with Iron Restoration Committee take John Sendra said his main County for the Iron County over the lease was brought interest is obtaining parity for Memorial Building Wednes- up. the southern part of the county. day evening. The restoration committee He received a response to some According to Legion mem- has spent nearly $54,500 over of his questions by email from ber Bob Traczyk, most mem- the past four years on the Pam Van Kempen of the Greater bers were in favor of termi- building, and many finance Wisconsin Agency on Aging nating the lease and voted as committee members didn’t Resources, and said that he will such. The Legion pays $1 per want to see it close. follow up with her. year to the county for the Despite the Legion break- In other business, the board building, but with a decline in ing the lease, the building approved a 2014 GWAAR budget bowling, the Legion has had will remain available to rent of $110,185. trouble making enough rev- for special occasions, such as Aging director Mary Kay enue to pay utility bills. weddings. Welch spoke with the United During a meeting of the According to Traczyk, a Way Tuesday about possible Iron County Finance Commit- member of the restoration donations for needed roof Cortney Ofstad/Daily Globe tee Wednesday morning, committee, it will take over repairs. The agency currently FALL COLORS reflect on the surface of Weber Lake near Upson, Wis. Traczyk and other Legion the lease, if financially possi- has $3,100 toward repairs, but members addressed the com- ble. will conduct fund-raising efforts mittee about the lease and a —Cortney Ofstad and search for grant funding to meet the full cost, which is not HUNTING determined. The agency will advertise for an Experience Works worker for the Mercer site. To qualify for Kill light for first few days of Wisconsin’s wolf season the 21-hour per week position, applicants must be over 55, RALPH ANSAMI which includes part of eastern ing and trapping of wolves, income qualified, and residents [email protected] Iron County and Vilas County. while Michigan’s upcoming sea- of Wisconsin. Although Wisconsin’s second The Zone 2 quota has been set son will allow only hunting. Welch said the agency served modern day wolf hunt is only a at 28 wolves, while Zone 1, In 2012, wolf hunting and 3,079 meals in September, bring- few days old, some interesting which includes most of Iron and trapping thinned the Wisconsin ing the year’s total to 19,245. harvest results are being record- Ashland counties, has a 76-wolf pack by 119 animals. Another The number of meals served at ed. goal. No wolves had been report- 76 wolves were killed by human the Iron County Jail is going According to the Department ed killed to the DNR in Zone 1 control methods because of pre- down since they do not house of Natural Resources, only eight as of Thursday. dation, according to the DNR, inmates from other counties any- wolves had been killed as of What is surprising is that and 24 were killed by vehicles, more, Welch said. Thursday. two wolves were taken in Zone 21 were killed illegally and five Welch is investigating a possi- The planned hunting-trap- 6, which is in roughly the bot- deaths were from undetermined ble cost-savings measure offered ping harvest is 251, although tom one-fourth of the state. The causes. Total mortality was 243 through Meals on Wheels Associ- it’s unlikely the kill quotas in all quota there is 30, showing that wolves. ation of America’s group pur- six of the state’s wolf zones will the DNR realizes the animals The season runs through Feb. Cortney Ofstad/Daily Globe chasing program, which could be reached. have expanded into the far 28. Licenses cost $49 for resi- THE IRON County Memorial Building is shown above Thursday. The save the agency at least $5,000 Not surprisingly, four of the southern part of the state. dents and $251 for non-resi- Hurley American Legion voted to terminate its lease with the build- per year. wolves were taken from Zone 2, Wisconsin permits both hunt- dents. ing Wednesday evening. Michigan delegation split on vote to end shutdown CRYSTAL FALLS (AP) — Four of 81-18. ber representing the Upper Peninsula could lead to higher interest rates and of St. Joseph. No votes came from Repub- Michigan’s nine Republican U.S. House Rep. Dan Benishek, R-Crystal Falls, and a large stretch of northern lower even a larger national debt,” Benishek licans Justin Amash of Cascade Town- members and all five of its Democratic said he voted for the bipartisan compro- Michigan. “They also deserve to have said in a statement. We can’t let that ship, Kerry Bentivolio of Milford, Bill representatives voted in favor of legisla- mise Wednesday night to “reopen the their finances secure and not be put at happen. Moms and dads up here in Huizenga of Holland, Candice Miller of tion to avoid a federal debt default and government and prevent the country risk by a government default.” Michigan shouldn’t be hurt just because Harrison Township and Tim Walberg of end the 16-day government shutdown. from defaulting. The House passed the proposal 285- Washington can’t get its act together.” Tipton. Michigan Democratic U.S. Sens. Carl “Northern Michigan families deserve 144, with all 198 Democrats and 87 of Other Michigan Republicans who Levin and Debbie Stabenow both voted a government that’s open and running,” 231 Republicans voting yes. voted yes were Dave Camp of Midland, yes as the Senate approved the measure, said Benishek, a first-term House mem- “I’m deeply concerned that a default Mike Rogers of Howell and Fred Upton MICHIGAN — page 5 C O N T A C T U S WEATHER INSIDE INDEX TODAY HOUSE OF THE WEEK Business . .8 Daily Globe Inc. Thursday Precipitation Vol. 94, Ed. 245 118 E. McLeod Ave. High 52 To 7 a.m. Classifieds . .12-13 Rain and snow Bright, breezy and relaxed: Comics . .11 PO Box 548 —Details, page 2 Low 32 Thursday: .02 in. 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COINCOIN && CARDCARD • 1002 East Lead St. (in the Evergreen Plaza), Bessemer, Michigan • • 2 l FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2013 THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM NATION / WORLDWASHINGTON FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR IRONWOOD TODAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Rain/Snow Rain/Snow Rain/Snow Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy 43º 35º 42º 34º 41º 32º 40º 31º 41º 31º Winds: 10 mph NW Winds: 5 mph W Winds: 5-10 mph W Winds: 5-10 mph SW Winds: 5-15 mph S Ontonagon OUTLOOK 46/37 Today we will see cloudy skies with a 60% chance of rain and snow, high temperature of 43º, Bergland humidity of 81%.