Ironwood's Snowfall Sets Another Single-Day Record
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Snow likely High: 18 | Low: 8 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Wednesday, November 19, 2014 75 cents Ironwood’s snowfall sets another single-day record the season was 81.2 inches in n 15.2 inches new 1989, according to the weather mark for Nov. 18; service. In November alone, Ironwood season total at 60.1 has received 58.1 inches. The inches record for the month is 78.2 inch- es set in 1989. By RALPH ANSAMI The blowing snow that began [email protected] Monday morning had plow crews IRONWOOD — Another 110- scrambling to catch up again year snow record fell Tuesday after last week’s 50-inch snowfall morning in Ironwood before the reported in places across the sun finally popped out. Gogebic Range. A total of 15.2 inches of snow The weather service hit its was recorded for the 24-hour lake-effect snow prediction right period to 7 a.m. Tuesday at the on the head, as from 12 to 18 National Weather Station mea- inches had been forecast. suring site at the Gogebic-Iron Unlike last week’s far-ranging Wastewater Treatment Plant off snowstorm, the Monday-Tuesday Cloverland Drive. blast was a more local affair, as It marked a Nov. 18 record, nearly Mellen, Wis., recorded dating to the early 1900s, and only an inch of snow for the 24- brought the season’s snow total hour period. in Ironwood to 60.1 inches. Bergland received 13 inches, Remarkably, that’s not a record additional snow that gun-deer for this date, as in 1989 a whop- hunters didn’t need. ping 62.4 inches had been mea- All Gogebic Range schools’ Ralph Ansami/Daily Globe sured through Nov. 18. PARKING ALONG the east side of Aurora Street and south side of Suffolk Street, along Business Route 2, in Ironwood, has been restricted to one The most snow in the past 110 side, effective today. Substantial snowbanks have narrowed traffic lanes on downtown streets. The temporary traffic control order was placed years by the end of November for into effect by the Ironwood Public Safety Department. SNOW — page 2 20th annual Jack Frost Festival honors Marvin Tassava Sr. Christmas holiday. dressed as Mrs. Claus. And his n Festivities begin “We wanted to honor his dedi- special guest was his beloved dog today with lighting cation and involvement to this Misty T. festival,” committee member “He brought that dog every- of community Mary Hitt said. “He loved doing where,” Bliss said. “He loved her Christmas tree this. It was part of his fiber.” so much, and she even had little Marvin’s daughter Bliss Rov- outfits for her appearances.” By CORTNEY OFSTAD elsky and her husband Larry will In addition to being Mr. [email protected] be the parade marshals for this Claus, Bliss said her father IRONWOOD — To mark the year’s parade on Dec. 5. Accord- would often purchase toys for the 20th anniversary of the Jack ing to Bliss, hearing the theme emergency room, so kids would Frost Festival, the planning com- was a “surprise and nice tribute have little toys to play with. He mittee decided to honor Santa in to dad.” would also travel to the hospital a special way. “I think that Larry bought on Christmas Eve to lift the spir- This year’s theme is “Santa’s him the Santa suit at an auction its of the patients and staff. Memories” in honor of the late and he took to it like a fish to “Even when he was hired for Marvin Tassava Sr., who passed water,” Bliss said. “He loved private parties, if he got paid, he away in March. putting a smile on people’s faces donated it to local charities,” Cortney Ofstad/Daily Globe Marvin spent many years and this was another way he Bliss said of her father. “He was ELIJAH AND Caleb Sprague sit on the laps of Santa Clause and Mrs. Claus, played by Marvin Tassava and playing Santa for the Ironwood could do that.” generous and kind.” Dorothy Pakonen in December 2012. Tassava, who passed away in March 2014, is being honored during the Chamber of Commerce during For many years, Marvin 2014 Jack Frost Festival with the theme “Santa’s Memories.” Tassava played Santa during the festival for the parade, greeting children would go to local events as Santa, many years. and helping to kick off the with his friend Dorothy Pakonen FESTIVAL — page 5 Amendment would step up SETTING SUN Brule River timber harvests By RALPH ANSAMI open for public comments. [email protected] The current master plan sets BRULE, Wis. — The Wiscon- the annual allowable harvest sin Department of Natural level at 600 acres, which the pro- Resources plans to step up tim- posed amendment would elimi- ber harvesting in the Brule River nate State Forest, where there’s a DNR officials said there is a backlog of logging projects. nearly 2,000-acre backlog of log- The DNR said Tuesday the ging jobs, including thinning of forest master plan would be jack pine, aspen, birch, scrub adjusted to reflect the acquisi- oak, fir, spruce and northern tion of 6,505 acres since 2002, when it was approved. The proposal by the DNR is LOGGING — page 5 Bessemer City Council pushes items from canceled meeting to next BESSEMER — Bad weather ing the purchase of a water leak and road conditions led to many detector and new business cancellations and closures in the involving a payment agreement area on Monday. with C2AE for the wastewater The Bessemer City Council project. meeting was canceled. City offi- The plan proposed that C2AE cials said agenda items would be would defer the city’s payments pushed to the next meeting. On the agenda for Monday’s Alissa Pietila/Daily Globe meeting was old business involv- THE SUN sets over snow-covered logs at Corullo Forest Products Corp on Massie Avenue in Bessemer on Tuesday evening. BESSEMER — page 5 C O N T A C T U S WEATHER INSIDE INDEX TODAY SPARTANS FALL Business . .7 Daily Globe Inc. Tuesday Precipitation Vol. 95, Ed. 273 118 E. McLeod Ave. High 13 To 7 a.m. Classifieds . .12-13 Snow likely Duke defeats Michigan State in Comics . .11 P.O. Box 548 —Details, page 2 Low 10 Tuesday .63 in. early season battle of top men’s Ironwood, MI 49938 Year ago today Snowfall college basketball teams Community . .3 High 27 To 7 a.m. Obituaries . .6 yourdailyglobe.com Low 20 Tuesday 15.2 in. — Sports, page 9 Today’s records Snow depth 28 in. Opinion . .4 906-932-2211 High 66 (1930) Season total 60.1 in. Sports . .9-10 Low -12 (1914) Last year 10.5 in. for the Big 10 Conference; 1c x 1 inches; s 2 l WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2014 AREA / NATION THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR IRONWOOD Snow TODAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY From page 1 classes were canceled again Tuesday, except for Gogebic Community College, which start- ed two hours late. Snow Likely Snow Likely Mostly Sunny Mostly Cloudy Cloudy Bitter cold temperatures fol- lowed the latest blast of snow. 18º 8º 14º 1º 19º 16º 33º 30º 36º 28º The Gogebic County Court- Winds: 5-15 mph S Winds: 10-15 mph NW Winds: 8-11 mph N Winds: 10-15 mph N Winds: 6-9 mph NW house at Bessemer was closed Tuesday as the county seat Ontonagon OUTLOOK received even more snow than 24/15 Today we will see cloudy skies with a 70% chance of Ironwood. snow, high temperature of 18º, humidity of 57%. Indianhead Mountain, near Bergland South wind 5 to 15 mph. New snow accumulation of Wakefield, reported 20 inches of 20/10 1 to 2 inches possible. The record high temperature for new snow and 84 inches for the today is 66º set in 1930. season. A Nov. 28 ski opener is Ironwood Wakefield 45 Saxon planned there, the day after 18/8 18/9 SUN AND MOON 21/9 Marenisco Thanksgiving. Bessemer 18/7 Big Powderhorn Mountain, Upson Hurley 18/9 2 Watersmeet near Bessemer, has scheduled a 19/6 18/8 18/7 Sunrise . .7:09 a.m. tentative Dec. 12 opener, a hill 51 Sunset . .4:23 p.m. spokesperson said Tuesday Mercer Moonrise . .3:53 a.m. morning. 18/5 Moonset . .3:01 p.m. There were dozens of reports Manitowish of stuck vehicles throughout the 18/6 NATIONAL WEATHER area. Minocqua Today Thu. The Ironwood Public Safety 18/6 Chicago 31/18 sn 26/16 s Department handled numerous Dallas 60/42 s 62/54 pc reports of vehicles stuck in the Kansas City 35/22 s 39/25 s snow, including a 4 p.m. Monday Los Angeles 74/55s 68/55pc New York 33/31 s 45/31 s complaint about a semi tractor ALMANAC REGIONAL WEATHER Orlando 63/45 s 72/49 s and trailer rig that couldn’t move Temperature Today Thu. Phoenix 74/49 s 73/51 s on the side of the road on U.S. 2, High . .13 Ashland 23/10 sn 19/4 sn Seattle 54/44 ra 54/44 ra near Easy Street. Low . .10 Duluth 25/7 mc 19/5 pc Weather (Wx): cl/cloudy; fl/flurries; pc/partly cloudy; Tow trucks were dispatched Precipitation .63 in. ra/rain; rs/rain & snow; s/sunny; sh/showers; Yesterday . Eau Claire 21/5 sn 16/-2 s sn/snow; t/thunderstorms; w/windy where shoveling and pushing Snowfall 15.2 in.