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Backlash on MLK Jr. holiday Boys high school basketball King children criticize Trump, Wakefield loses to Dollar Bay decry racism on MLK holiday NATION • 8 SPORTS • 9 DAILY GLOBE Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Snow showers likely yourdailyglobe.com | High: 15 | Low: -1 | Details, page 2 Ironwood WHITECAP MOUNTAINS Hurley School Board hears board hears long list of plans By RALPH ANSAMI case for bus [email protected] HURLEY — Included in a proposal to promote the Hur- privatization ley K-12 School better is a By RICHARD JENKINS plan to place at least one elec- [email protected] tric billboard along U.S. 51. School district administra- IRONWOOD — While no tor Chris Patritto went decision has been made, the through a long list of future Ironwood Area Schools’ considerations for the district Board of Eduction heard the Monday evening and the bill- case for privatizing the dis- board idea was included trict’s school buses. under a school promotion cat- “Our goal in any district egory. we go to is that when you ask, Patritto said many other ‘How’s your transportation?’ school districts have gone to They say, ‘What transporta- the billboards. In the case of tion,’” said Greg Herfindahl. Hurley, a billboard would go “My feeling is the school dis- up next to the Chippewa Val- trict’s job is to educate, our ley Bank, with a second one job is to transport.” possible near the southern Herfindahl, who owns entrance to the city. Schilleman Bus Service of Patritto said the two-sided, Eagle River, told the board 20-foot high electric billboard privatizing the busing service next to the bank could be had a number of benefits; used for messages, such as including the opportunity to advertising key events, games raise capital through selling or craft shows. The sign the equipment and reducing the administrative costs and headaches that come with overseeing busing. HURLEY — page 5 He also said the district would no longer have to worry about budgeting for unexpected repairs or any Ironwood labor dispute issues if they went with a private company. temperature Schilleman serves a num- ber of communities in Wis- warms up 40 consin and Michigan — including Hurley, Watersmeet degrees and the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District. By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] If the district went with the company, Herfindahl said it IRONWOOD — Monday would cost the district morning’s temperatures in $300,000 a year for pick-up Ironwood seemed downright balmy compared to the bitter cold readings of Sunday. At noon Monday in Iron- IRONWOOD page 14 — wood, the temperature stood at 17 degrees under occasion- al sunshine, compared to 24- GCC below zero on Sunday morn- ing. students There is no below-zero weather in the forecast for the next 15 days and it’s expected head back the thermometer will reach the upper 20s and 30s by the to campus Larry Holcombe/Daily Globe SKIERS AND snowboarders ride a lift at Whitecap Mountains Ski Resort in the town of Anderson Sunday afternoon. By IAN MINIELLY WARM-UP — page 5 [email protected] IRONWOOD — Tommy Libertoski, second-year stu- dent at Gogebic Community Future of Ojibway Correctional Facility remains uncertain College, said, “Go Bold!,” on the first day of the second By P.J. GLISSON employment,” wrote Casperson semester on campus Monday. [email protected] in a letter that brought smiles to Libertoski, Hannah Plemons MARENISCO — According to the faces of Wakefield City Coun- and Shane Cole were all tak- the Michigan Department of Cor- cil members at their Jan. 8 meet- ing a break in the Courtside rections, declining prison popu- ing. Cafe within the belly of the lations throughout the state have “Although it is true that Michi- Lindquist Center. led to more than 20 prison facili- gan’s prisoner population is Surprisingly, each of the ties closing since 2005. declining,” continued Casper- students was happy to be So, as state officials begin son’s letter, “… if a prison closure back on campus, with Ple- wrangling the details of their should occur, Ojibway is not the mons saying, “It’s nice to be next annual budget, it’s no won- one under consideration.” back, staying at home is bor- der that residents of this region Casperson said Monday he ing.” fear that Ojibway Correctional received the reassurance from Cole and Libertoski are Facility in Marenisco could be Sen. John Proos, R-St. Joseph, graduates of Wakefield- the next one to hit the chopping who chairs the Senate Appropria- Marenisco K-12, while Ple- block. tions Corrections Subcommittee. mons is a senior at W-M, tak- State Sen. Tom Casperson, R- Nevertheless, that is little ing courses at GCC as a Escanaba, does not believe it will comfort to those people now mixed college and high happen. employed by the prison. “We P.J. Glisson/Daily Globe school student. In a Monday phone interview, have never, ever been notified of A SIGN ON THE corner of M-64 and Job Corps Road in Marenisco Libertoski is studying sec- Casperson stood by the opti- what Sen. Casperson is saying,” indicates the way to Ojibway Correctional Institute, whose fate ondary education, with an mism he expressed in a Dec. 14 said Micki Sorensen, administra- remains in question because of declining prison populations. eye toward becoming a gym letter to Richard Brackney, city tive assistant at Marenisco, on teacher and coach, but he did manager of Wakefield. Friday. “That would relieve a lot Chris Gautz, spokesman for made during this period of time, warn this plan is subject to “The Ojibway facility has and of stress for over 200 employees.” the Michigan Department of Cor- when budget recommendations change. continues to operate with effi- Sorensen said the prison has rections, confirmed what are being formed. Cole is studying criminal ciency, providing necessary ser- not yet received any confirmation Sorensen said. “There’s been no As of now, said Gautz, “We vices for prisoners, as well as of whether Ojibway will remain decision made at this point,” he counseling and preparation for safe. “We’re here on pins and said Friday by phone, but he their post-prison integration and needles,” she assured. GCC — page 5 added such judgments tend to be OJIBWAY — page 5 TODAY INDEX Snow showers likely — Details, page 2 Classifieds . .12-14 75 cents Comics . .11 Monday Today’s records Snowfall Community . .3 Vol. 99, No. 47 High 20 High 45 (1973) 24 hours to 7 a.m. Low 7 Low -35 (1979) Monday 1.1 in. Nation . .2,8 Snow depth 18 in. Obituaries . .6,8 Year ago today Precipitation Season total 100.3 in. High 33 24 hours to 7 a.m. Last year 77 in. Opinion . .4 Low -5 Monday .07 in. Sports . .9-10 l 2 TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2018 AREA / NATION / WORLD THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAYFIVE-DAAY FORECASTT FOR IRONWOODIRONWOOOD SANTIAGO TODAY WEDNESDAYWEDDNESDAY THURSDAYTHURSDDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Snow Showers PartlyPaartly Cloudy Partly CloudyCloudy Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Likely 15° -1° 22°222° 14° 28° 18°1 33° 24° 32° 19° Winds: 8 mphmph WNWWNW Winds:Windss: 14-1714-17 mphmph SWSW Winds: 8-118-11 mphmph SWSW Winds: 1010 mphmph SSWSSW Winds: 9 mphmph W Ontonagon LOCAL OUTLOOK 19/11 Today we will see mmostly cloudy skies with a 90% chance of snoww showers, high temperature Bergland of 15°, humidity of 72%. West northwest wind 16/5 8 mph. New snow accumulationccumulation between two to Wakefield three inches possible.. Ironwood Saxon 14/3 15/-1 Marenisco SUN ANDAND MOON 16/2 Bessemer 16/2 Watersmeet Upson Hurley 14/2 15/-1 16/1 14/-2 Sunrise . .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................7:39 a.m. Mercer Sunset . .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................4:41 p.m. Moonrise . ......................................................................................................................................................7:13 a.m. 16/-5 Moonset . .......................................................................................................................................................4:34 p.m. Manitowish 16/-4 Minocqua NATIONALNATIONAAL WEATHER 16/-6 TodayWed. Associated Press Chicago 23/11 ss 20/10 pc A YOUNG girl holds up a Papal welcome flag as she Dallas 28/14 sn 33/23 s waits to get a glimpse of Pope Francis upon his arrival Kansas City 10/2 pc 25/16 s in Santiago, Chile, Monday. Los Angeles 71/52 fg 74/55 fg New York 35/29 sn 34/20 sn ALMANAC REGIONAL WEATHERWEATTHER Orlando 68/49 pc 62/35 pc Phoenix 71/47 mc 72/48 s Pope met in Chile Temperature Today Wed. Seattle 50/44 sh 47/37 ra High ................................. ........................20 Ashland 23/10 ss 21/13 mc Low ................................. .........................7 Duluth 10/-3 pc 21/14 pc Weather (Wx): cl/cloudy;cl/clouudy; fl/flurries; pc/partly cloudy; with protests, mc/mostly cloudy; ra/rain; rs/rain & snow; s/sunny; sh/showers; PYesterday .................................r ecipitation .......................................................................07. i n. Eau Claire 21/15 ss 20/10 ss sn/snow; ss/snow showshowers;wers; t/thunderstorms; w/windy Escanaba 21/6 ss 22/14 mc WEATHERWEATHHER TRIVIA MOON PHASES Grand Rapids 24/11 ss 22/14 mc passion, skepticism Green Bay 21/1 mc 19/9 mc Madison 21/2 mc 20/10 pc Which type of thunderstormderstorm is NewNew FirstFirst FullFull L Lastast considered to be most dangerous? SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) “Long live the pope!” Marquette 20/11 ss 27/20 mc ? – Pope Francis flew in to yelled some as he passed Rhinelander 17/-5 mc 19/12 pc Chile’s capital Monday by in the pope mobile. St. Paul 8/-4 pc 21/15 s . l l e c r e p p u S : r e w s n A Supercell. Answer: night for a visit expected to Others carried signs Wausau 19/-419/ 4 mc 17/7 pc 1/16 1/24 1/31 2/7 be met with protests over criticizing the pope or sexual abuse by priests extolling him to act.