Storm Hits Areas Hard by RALPH ANSAMI Price County, and Surrounding Caused Some Building Damages
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Sunny High: 66 | Low: 47 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Saturday, September 6, 2014 75 cents G-Tac considers FARMERS MARKET ‘pulling out’ of Ashland County By RYAN JARVI $50,000 in that account, which [email protected] would need to be met within 15 UPSON, Wis. — Gogebic days, if it ever dropped below. Taconite’s proposed iron ore Seitz said the county would mine near Upson may cover a determine what the money could smaller area than originally pro- be used for, and possibly deny posed because of opposition to the permit anyway. the project by Ashland County “I don’t think that taking peo- officials. ple’s money without giving fair The majority of the originally consideration is acting in good proposed 3,200-acre mine site is faith,” Seitz said. located in Iron County, but 400 The full project, including acres rest over the county line in Ashland County, is expected to Ashland County. run 35 years. If Ashland County Part of G-Tac’s decision to is excluded, the operation time reconsider the Ashland portion of may shorten, but not by much. the project is in response to the “This is by no means a final county’s mining ordinance that decision of pulling out of Ashland was approved by the county County. It’s one of the things board last year. we’ll be looking at over the win- “Their ordinance would ter,” Seitz said. charge us $100,000 and require He mentioned Pete Russo, us to send in $50,000 more every chair of the Ashland County time they asked us,” said Bob Board of Supervisors, who Seitz Seitz, a spokesperson for G-Tac. said has told G-Tac everything in G-Tac would need to apply for the ordinance is negotiable. a special use permit and make However, in a video posted on an initial payment to the county YouTube of a June meeting of of $100,000 to be used as reim- the Penokee Hills Education Pro- bursement for the county’s ject in Mellen, Russo is shown expenses associated with permit speaking out against the mine. activities. “Doggone it all, we have to Ralph Ansami/Daily Globe After the initial deposit, G- SHARLENE AND Gary Shaffer, of Powderhorn Farms, near Bessemer, and their dog, Angel, offer produce for sale late Friday afternoon at the Tac would then be required to farmers market in Ironwood’s Depot Park. On a cool day, business wasn’t brisk, but steady. The Shaffers said they also sell at markets in Hur- maintain a minimum balance of ley and Ironwood Township more as a hobby than a profit-making exercise. It’s the second year of the farmers market in Ironwood. G-TAC — page 5 FIGHTING YOOPERS Storm hits areas hard By RALPH ANSAMI Price County, and surrounding caused some building damages. [email protected] areas. Rain from 3 to 5 inches fell in Price and Sawyer counties in Phillips reported flooding some locations. northern Wisconsin were hit problems, with many residents In the U.P., many side ditch- hard by a Thursday storm that receiving water in their base- es were filled with water in the also swept through parts of the ments. Iron Mountain area and Dickin- Upper Peninsula. In Hayward, the wind gusted son County was under a flash Heavy rain, hail and high at 62 mph, uprooting trees, with flood warning for most of the winds resulted in some areas. some falling on homes. There day. Hundreds of trees blew down, was considerable property dam- The Marquette area report- closing traffic on portions of age, including from large hail. edly experienced a power outage Wisconsin 70 east from Fifield The Duluth National Weath- and rainfall statistics and other to the Price County line and in er Service office reported 20- weather information from sta- western Price County. inch diameter oak and pine tions across the U.P. was miss- Power lines also blew down, trees snapped off in Hayward ing for the 24-hour period to 7 causing outages in Fifield, in and hail the size of quarters a.m. Friday. Communities pursue additional state aid for Deep Freeze repairs By RYAN JARVI with representatives from the state Thursday to [email protected] discuss the funding and will meet again for an More relief for Michigan communities affected application briefing in Marquette on Sept. 23. by the harsh conditions of last winter’s Deep Loeper’s office will facilitate discussion among Freeze may be available through additional state community leaders and representatives from funding. Michigan’s Emergency Management and Home- “Section 19 funding is part of the Emergency land Security Division during the application pro- Management Act for the state of Michigan,” said cess. James Loeper, Gogebic County Emergency Man- “I’ve done federal declarations and worked agement coordinator. “When a county declares an with the Federal Emergency Management Agen- emergency and goes for a Presidential declaration cy folks, but because we’ve always gotten that, and is rejected by the feds, Section 19 funding is I’ve never applied for the Section 19 funding,” set aside for those communities.” Loeper said. On Aug. 27, Gov. Rick Snyder opened up the The state made available $6 million in Com- application period for Section 19, which provides munity Development Block Grants to assist Larry Holcombe/Daily Globe reimbursements from Michigan’s Disaster and impacted communities after FEMA determined KRIS MAXON prepares for the Ironwood Fighting Yoopers’ opening game Friday evening at the Pat O’Don- Emergency Contingency Fund. Michigan didn’t reach a financial threshold for a nell Civic Center. The Yoopers got their first taste of Minnesota Junior Hockey League action as they hosted Eligible communities are able to seek up to Presidential emergency declaration, which would the Rochester (Minn.) Ice Hawks. Maxon, 19, a Munising High School graduate, played house league hockey $100,000, or 10 percent of their operating budget have allowed for federal funding. out of the Alger Centennial Arena in Munising, as his high school didn’t have a team. He’s a 5-8, 170-pound from the preceding fiscal year, whichever is less, center on the Yoopers’ 18-man roster of 18- to 21-year-olds. Ironwood and Rochester face off again tonight for reimbursement of repair costs. at 7:30 and on Sunday at 3 p.m. Gogebic County and community officials met FREEZE — page 5 C O N T A C T U S WEATHER INSIDE INDEX TODAY HOME VICTORIES Business . .11 Daily Globe Inc. Friday Today’s records Vol. 95, Ed. 210 118 E. 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But we school as a senior because she 66º 47º 71º 53º 71º 55º 67º 50º 60º 45º don’t do many columns on how knew that the time she had left Winds: 5-10 mph W Winds: 5-10 mph SW Winds: 5 mph SW Winds: 5-10 mph W Winds: 5-10 mph SW parents feel when that same in the nest was limited. child heads to college for the first Jan Facebook this week had OUTLOOK time. Tucker dozens of pictures of children Ontonagon Our granddaughter, Michelle, going to kindergarten for the 64/50 Today we will see sunny skies with a high left for college last week and her first time, all dressed up, with temperature of 66º, humidity of 49%. West wind parents, my daughter Kathy and expectant smiles on their faces. Bergland 5 to 10 mph. The record high temperature for son-in-law Jose, are still in shell Proud moms and dads have post- 65/46 today is 90º set in 1960. Expect mostly clear skies shock. ed them. Remember mom and Wakefield tonight with an overnight low of 47º. Around the House with Jan Ironwood 45 Kathy and Jose were older dad, and take this from a six- Saxon 64/46 66/47 SUN AND MOON when they had Michelle and brought tears. child expert — the time goes fast, 67/50 Marenisco their lives literally revolved It’s difficult because for the love them, support them and hug Bessemer 66/44 around her. She was into soccer, first few weeks all our thoughts them a lot. The time will soon Hurley 65/46 Watersmeet Upson 2 both non-school and school are about these kids. What are come when that room will be 65/47 66/41 66/48 Sunrise . .6:28 a.m. teams. She was very good and they doing now? Are they all empty and clean. 51 Sunset . .7:29 p.m. Mercer Moonrise .