Partly cloudy High: 63 | Low: 44 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Thursday, September 28, 2017 75 cents SUPPORTING THE TRADES Former Ironwood Hurley shop students teacher complete sign for local salon charged By RALPH ANSAMI By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] [email protected] HURLEY — A woman who IRONWOOD — Downtown previously taught at the Hurley Ironwood will soon have anoth- K-12 school has been charged er splash of color, as Ironwood with three counts of exposing a industrial education students child to harmful material. were at the Suffolk Street hair Nikki Pieczynski, 48, of salon About the Hair Wednes- Oshkosh, is alleged to have sent day to deliver the sign they nude photos of herself to a for- built in the district’s wood shop mer student at Hurley. class. She is scheduled for an initial “Oh my gosh,” a shocked Gail appearance in Iron County Mlasko —who owns the salon — Court on Monday on the charges said repeatedly after seeing the filed by Iron County District completed sign for the first time. Attorney Matt Tingstad on Sept. “This is beyond anything I Richard Jenkins/Daily Globe 18 after an investigation by the could have expected,” Mlasko IRONWOOD STUDENTS, from left, Sydnee Lorenson and Selena Pecotte; along with shop teacher Alison Stehlik bring the sign they spent sev- Hurley Police Department. told the students after a couple eral months hand making into About the Hair Wednesday in downtown Ironwood. Several other students, including Marissa Wendt — who The criminal complaint minutes, seemingly fighting graduated last year — also did work on the sign. alleges a juvenile who had back emotion at times. “This is year — were responsible for to the Ironwood school district. and going,” she said. Mlasko, who has been operat- assisted the teacher in the class- so wonderful.” most of the work on the sign, “I wanted the promotional The sign will be hung above ing the salon since the end of room and sought to be a teach- The sign was started in almost all of which was made by work … for the (areas) skilled the salon’s main entrance, January, said she also plans to er’s aide told Pieczynski that he February, according to shop hand. trades programs that have where the students can see their run a promotion where part of or she missed Pieczynski. teacher Alison Stehlik, and the “(The girls used) little teeny gone by the wayside,” Mlasko creation as they travel through her proceeds from a week of Pieczynski left the Hurley finishing touches were still palm chisels,” Stehlik said. “And said, adding the trades remain downtown Ironwood — which business will be donated to the School District and moved to being put on it Wednesday. they worked like crazy.” an important option for stu- Mlasko said she hopes will also Ironwood shop program. Oshkosh for the 2016-17 school Ironwood sophomore Selena While it would be simple for dents as an alternative to a serve to promote the trades. Stehlik said anyone interest- year. The juvenile was then Pecotte and junior Sydnee Mlasko to hire a sign company to four-year degree that need “This is amazing,” Mlasko ed in commissioning the shop snap-chatted five pictures from Lorenson, along with Marissa build the sign, she said she more support. told the girls. “You girls should program for a project can contact Pieczynski after she left Hurley, Wendt — who graduated last intentionally chose to reach out “We need to get the trades up be very proud.” the district at 906-932-0200. according to the complaint. On Aug. 28 of this year, HPD Sgt. Donald Packmayer received records from Pieczynski’s phone, PUMPKIN FEST APPAREL according to the complaint, and he determined the photos pro- Saxon Harbor vided by the student were sent TWO DESIGNS from September 2016 through are available in Dec. 10, 2016, when the student t-shirts for the information was 17 years old. 39th annual Each count carries a possible Pumpkin Fest in jail sentence of up to three years Bessemer, as and a fine up to $10,000. seen Wednes- meeting scheduled day evening. The shirts were By RICHARD JENKINS notice. “The project involves on display [email protected] constructing a new bridge Wednesday HURLEY — A public about 120 feet to the west on a Ironwood youth evening as involvement meeting has been realignment of County High- many of the scheduled to update residents way A.” reported missing business own- on the progress made rebuild- County A is expected to be ers and movers ing Saxon Harbor following its rerouted through the site of the IRONWOOD — A 16-year-old and shakers in destruction during the rain and former campground. Ironwood resident has been list- Bessemer were flooding of the July 11, 2016 The campground can’t be ed as a runaway after leaving on hand for the storm. rebuilt in its former site home Tuesday evening. kick off and The meeting is scheduled to because of a state law prevent- According to an Ironwood Business After begin at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, ing a campground from being Public Safety Department Five social. Oct. 10, in the Hurley K-12 built in a flood plain without an report, Sage Powless left her fos- School’s auditorium. advance warning system in ter home at 419 S. Norfolk St. Ian Minielly/Daily First up will be the Wiscon- place — which the proximity of around 4 p.m. and had not been Globe sin Department of Transporta- Oronto Creek makes virtually seen as of Wednesday morning. tion’s presentation on the impossible. A report said she left from her replacement of the County A The most recent plans call foster mother after an argument bridge over Oronto Creek. for relocating the campground ensued about homework. “The project involves to the other side of County A, The girl is described as a Hurley man arrested on warrant replacement of the existing across from Harbor Lights. native American, standing 5-7, bridge and associated The road project is sched- around 157 pounds, and wearing IRONWOOD — A Hurley involved in an altercation at the $1,000, requiring posting 10 approaches damaged by flood uled for the spring/summer of a black hoodie with a blue hood- resident who fled the Ironwood store earlier this summer. IPSD percent to be released from the waters on County Highway A at 2018. ie underneath. She has curly, Super One store after being sus- officers and a Michigan State Gogebic County Jail. the Oronto Creek,” the meeting Following the WDOT pre- short brown hair. pected of shoplifting was served Police trooper were called to Krone faces felony burglary notice reads. “County Highway sentation, from approximately The Gogebic County Sheriff’s with a warrant and taken into investigate the incident, but and misdemeanor theft charges A is the primary route to access 6:30 to 8 p.m., the Iron County Department, Iron County, Wis., custody on Sunday. Krone was not located, accord- in Iron County, Wis. He was Saxon Harbor marina and Forestry and Parks Depart- Sheriff’s Department and Ash- According to an Ironwood ing to an IPSD report. freed on bond on those charges Saxon Harbor park and camp- ment will present an update on land County authorities were Public Safety Department The Gogebic County Prose- after signing a $5,000 signature ground.” the status of the marina and advised to be on the lookout for report, Michael John Krone, 37, cuting Attorney’s office then bond on Aug. 14, according to The plan is to replace the campground projects. the missing girl. was arrested on Sunday after a reviewed the police reports and court records. existing structure with a three- The public will have an Facebook posts indicated she misdemeanor warrant had been received the warrant for Krone’s Earlier this month, a public span concrete flat slab over the opportunity to ask questions was still in the immediate area issued for his arrest on July 30. arrest. defender was appointed to defend creek, which “will be restored and provide input following the Krone and the loss preven- Bond on the retail fraud, him on the Iron County charges. approximately to its pre-flood forestry department’s presenta- tion officer at the store were third-degree charge was set at —Ralph Ansami location,” according to the tion. MISSING — page 5 Gogebic County Board of Commissioners approves $30,000 budget increase By RALPH ANSAMI comment at a hearing. mended budget. $23,367; magistrate-administra- undersheriff, $55,540; cooks, of-county meetings or confer- [email protected] The county board approved a The general appropriation act tor-clerk, $44,625; magistrate, $11.72 an hour. ences. BESSEMER — The Gogebic $6,902,026 budget, which is up approved by the board sets the $38,087; probation-drug court The appropriation act sets the The county board chair is paid County Board of Commissioners about $30,000 over the 2017 following county salaries: officer, $38,125; prosecuting following salaries for the seven $445 a month and the finance approved a slight increase in the amended budget of $6,872,548. Administrator, $51,044; clerk- attorney, $75,811; prosecutor’s county board members: $320 per 2018 county budget Wednesday The board sliced about register of deeds, $52,139; emer- assistant, $56,125; sheriff, month and $25 for separate com- evening after receiving no public $200,000 from the initial recom- gency management coordinator, $59,462; treasurer, $48,325; mittee meetings, and $35 for out- BOARD — page 5 C O N T A C T U S WEATHER INSIDE INDEX TODAY HIGH SCHOOL Business .