FOG Cleans up Gile Flowage

Few snow showers Vote Nov. 7th, 2017 write in: High: 34 | Low: 27 | Details, page 2 Bill McDonald BESSEMER CITY COUNCIL # Experienced # Veteran # Community Minded Authorized and Paid for by Bill McDonald, 309 E. Silver St., Bessemer, MI 49911 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Friday, November 3, 2017 75 cents FOG cleans up BLACK RIVER HARBOR Gile Flowage GILE, Wis. — More than 400 about the state of the flowage. pounds of trash were removed “Although some islands were from the Gile Flowage during the not clean, most people are doing Friends of the Gile Flowage’s a good job of keeping the Gile recent fall clean-up. Flowage in good condition,” “With more people coming to Shackleford said. Iron County to discover the beau- His sister, Linnaea, 9, pre- tiful resource we have in the Gile ferred the islands with less Flowage, it’s important to keep it garbage. “I like Wedding Island, clean and pristine,” said FOG because it was clean,” she said. president Cathy Techtmann. The garbage was taken to the The clean-up has taken place landing at Gile Park, where the in the last month, according to city of Montreal had donated a Techtmann, and was capped off Dumpster for the garbage. with a pontoon boat visit to sev- “I would like to thank all of eral of the flowage’s islands to the FOG volunteers, many whom collect the garbage left there. went out on their own to partici- Volunteers traveled to Russ’ pate in the 2017 Gile Flowage Island, Twin Island, Wedding Fall Clean-up and to the city of Island, Big Island and Peterson’s Montreal, which donated Dump- Island, before traveling to the ster disposal for the collections,” Pence Park boat landing. Techtmann said, adding the In addition to the standard clean-up was started by the late bottles and cans, Techtmann Jim Kaffine and has continued said the group found everything since. from batteries to furniture on the For more information on the islands. Friends of the Gile Flowage, or Despite the garbage, Henry how to join, contact Techtmann Shackleford, 12, who was helping at [email protected] or clean up the islands with the rest 715-561-2185. of his family, was optimistic —Richard Jenkins Submitted photo A LONE surfer catches waves on Lake Superior at Black River Harbor on Oct. 24 during a memorable storm. The lake kicked up quite a stir the last week of October, sending logs and debris into the parking lot at Little Girl’s Point’s Oman’s Creek, and beaching logs on the breakwall and along the shoreline at Saxon Harbor. Stephen Sell sent in the photo. Michigan Extension office collects food for ‘Eat Smart’ program By IAN MINIELLY The plan is to supplement their the Extension with the names of percent fruit juice.) [email protected] home-cooked meals with healthy the kids who will benefit from —Microwave popcorn. BESSEMER — The Michigan food as if they were still in the bags. The bags will be hand- —Microwaveable brown rice. State University Extension school, only without the home- ed out the week prior to Christ- —Instant oatmeal packets. office in Bessemer is still gather- work. mas and spring break. —Canned tuna. ing food for the “Eat Smart Dennis said the Extension The Eat Smart Knapsack pro- —Canned chicken. Knapsack” program. office is filling each bag with the gram is in need of: —And canned beans. According to Ashley Dennis, same products, so it is important —Nature Valley granola The food can be dropped off at the program is designed to pro- people provide the Extension bars. the MSU Extension office at 500 vide in-need students in Gogebic with the requested items, as —Peanut butter. N. Moore St. in Bessemer. If County with a bag of nutritious there will not be substitutes. —Low sugar jam/jelly. anyone has additional questions and easy-to-prepare food over The individual schools within —Canned vegetables. about the program, call Megan the winter and spring break. Gogebic County are providing —Fruit cups (packed in 100 Martell at 906-663-4045. Wisconsin traffic L G P S U N S E T deaths increase Preliminary data from the “We’re approaching that Wisconsin Department of time of year when weather and Transportation shows 58 people travel conditions can change were killed in traffic-related quickly,” said David Pabst, crashes in October, compared to Director of WDOT’s Bureau of 46 a year ago. Transportation Safety. Through the first 10 months “Motorists should be prepared Submitted photo of this year, Wisconsin recorded for potentially slippery roads, HENRY, FROM left, Linnaea and Ian Shackleford take a break from col- 506 traffic fatalities, higher diminishing hours of daylight lecting garbage on a Gile Flowage island during the Friends of the Gile than the 485 deaths at this Flowage’s annual fall clean-up. The month-long clean-up removed 400 time last year, and also above pounds of trash from the flowage. the five-year average of 467. DEATHS — page 5 Ashland dredging expected to be done by Thanksgiving ASHLAND, Wis. — The dredging portion inches of the sediment in the project area,” in the 20th century,” according to the project’s of the Ashland Lakefront Project is expected spring, according to a news release. website. to be wrapped up by Thanksgiving. “After successful confirmation samples, With the completion of the work, the “As scheduled, we will reach our goal to crews will place a restorative sand layer company will re-open the trail between finish mechanical dredging this year,” Xcel and fish habitat that is suitable for the Ellis and Prentice Avenue from Dec. 15 to Energy community service manager Mike area,” BeBeau said. March 31, when work resumes. BeBeau said Wednesday. “Over the seven “The large tents on site will be removed A temporary fence will be put along the months of this construction season, crews during the summer months and we expect trail to restrict access to the site, according will have removed approximately 120,000 final on-land restoration to be completed in to the release. cubic yards of impacted debris and sedi- late 2018 and 2019.” “We are pleased that the trail will be open ment, representing more than 8,000 truck- The final phase of the dredging project to allow our citizens and visitors to enjoy this loads.” began in early April. community asset through the winter months Submitted photo Winterization work is expected to be com- The work is being done to remove sedi- while the project is idle,” Ashland Mayor Deb LYNETTE ESTOLA, of Ironwood, captured this photo at Little Girl’s pleted by the end of the year. There will be ment from several acres of lakebed that was Lewis said. Point on Tuesday, Oct. 24, of a beautiful sunset with intense waves some final month-long sweeps of “the top few impacted by “industrial uses at the turn of —Richard Jenkins and strong winds. C O N T A C T U S WEATHER INSIDE INDEX TODAY ELECTION 2017 Business . .13 Daily Globe Inc. Thursday Precipitation High 37 To 7 a.m. Classifieds . .12-13 Vol. 98, No. 292 118 E. McLeod Ave. Few snow showers Ironwood City Commission Low 33 Thursday 0.13 in. Comics . .11 P.O. Box 548 —Details, page 2 candidates speak to issues Ironwood, MI 49938 Year ago today Snowfall Community . .3 High 57 To 7 a.m. —Area Obituaries . .8 Low 30 Thursday 2.1 in. pages 6, 8 yourdailyglobe.com Today’s records Snow depth 9 in. Opinion . .4 906-932-2211 High 69 (1904) Season total 15.2 in. Sports . .9-10 Low -4 (1951) Last year none 2 l FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017 THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAYFIVE-DAAY FORECASTT FORAREA IRONWOODIRONWOOOD / NATION / WORLDPRICE OF WAR TODAY SATURDAYSAATURDAY SUNDAYSUNDAAY MONDAY TUESDAY Associated Press POPE FRANCIS stands next to marble crosses at the American military cemetery in Nettuno, Italy, Thursday. Pope Francis is Few Snow Few Snow Few Snow SnowSnnow Likely Rain Likelyely underlining the price of Showers Showers Showers war, visiting an American 34° 27° 39°399° 29° 44° 26°2 32° 22° 30° 23° military cemetery and the site of a Nazi massacre in Winds: 3-63-6 mphmph ESEESE Winds:Windds: 7-107-10 mphmph ESEESE Winds: 7-137-13 mphmph SWSW Winds: 9-139-13 mphmph W Winds: 9 mphmph W Rome. 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