All-American girl Paul Ryan retiring Lady Samsons Wardynski Speaker of the House announces he named All-American will not run for re-election SPORTS • 9 NATION • 2 DAILY GLOBE Thursday, April 12, 2018 Rain likely yourdailyglobe.com | High: 43 | Low: 27 | Details, page 2 Furyk retiring, M O C K C R A S H Samardich to run for sheriff By RICHARD JENKINS work with. [email protected] He praised the depart- HURLEY – Iron County ment’s employees, saying Sheriff Tony Furyk has he was confident they decided to retire at the end would continue moving of his current term, with forward under the next Lt. Paul Samardich recently sheriff. taking the first steps neces- While candidates for sary to run for the office. the job can’t begin collect- Furyk has been with the ing signatures until Sun- Iron County Sheriff’s day, Samardich has already Department since 1983, filed the initial paperwork serving the last eight years declaring his candidacy for as sheriff. the office. He said while he loves Samardich joined the the job, he felt it’s time to Iron County Sheriff’s Ralph Ansami/Daily Globe let someone else do it. Department in 1994, serv- A SIMULATED accident involving two vehicles and at least one fatality and multiple injuries is staged Since starting with the ing in a variety of positions Wednesday at the Hurley K-12 school. Students in grades 6-12 watch as first responders remove the victims department, he said he has – including as the depart- and douse the vehicles. An Aspirus Wausau Medecopter responded and arrived a few minutes into the exer- seen a lot of changes – ment’s lieutenant investiga- cise. One of the victims is tended to at left. most notably the technolo- tor for the past eight years. gy the department uses. “I think I can keep lead- While the department ing the department for- was likely writing reports ward. I think it’s a logical on typewriters when he step for me,” Samardich EDC seeks answers to dredging woes first started, the depart- said. “I know the depart- By JAN TUCKER to cross a sand shoal that had devel- commodities at the EDC dock which ment has access to all ment – being here and [email protected] oped during the winter months they lease from the Corps of Engi- kinds of technology, knowing the people for the ONTONAGON – The Ontonagon across the mouth of the river. Tuck- neers. If there is no off-loading, including computers in last 24 years and having Economic Development Corpora- er said this year he was contacted by there is no money, EDC officials squad cars. The advances worked in every facet of the tion and the community of Onton- the Martin Bencher USA firm, which added. have helped with the job, agon has lost over $100,000 in the wanted to bring three large cargo EDC member Alan Ralph added Furyk said, and have given past two years because the Onton- vessels to the Ontonagon port to off- the EDC must make a “full push” on deputies more tools to FURYK — page 5 agon Harbor has not been dredged. load items to be used and transport- elected officials to get moving on get- That sum is the estimate the EDC ed to the site of a new WE Energies ting the Ontonagon Harbor in the received at its meeting Wednesday. Power Plant in Baraga. “I had to tell Corps of Engineer budget. Ralph Pat Tucker, EDC member, them no way could they make it said this is an election year and the reminded the members that June 4 through that shoal,” Tucker said. EDC and the public must have a Hurley’s new water 2017, four ships were due to unload The Ontonagon EDC is virtually commodities in the harbor, but were out of money since they receive turned back when they were unable funds from companies that off load mixer needs repairs DREDGE — page 5 By RALPH ANSAMI has not yet been reached. [email protected] He said the city wouldn’t HURLEY – The water be charged for repairs. Gogebic County, health department approve five-year lease agreement mixer that was installed in Seamandel said when By RALPH ANSAMI the city of Hurley’s tank on the mixer is working, it can negotiated for months passed 5-0, ry of the report as follows, with [email protected] Germania Hill is not work- be heard outside of the with commissioners Dan Siirila increases and decreases noted: ing. water tank. He explained BESSEMER – The Gogebic Coun- and Jim Oliver, of Ironwood, –Agriculture: Down .07 percent. The Hurley City Coun- how the mixer works and ty Board of Commissioners Wednes- absent. –Commercial: Up .66 percent. cil learned Tuesday that a council member Jamey day approved a five-year agreement Commissioner Jeff Wasley said –Industrial: Up .053 percent. detached wire is apparent- Francis said he’d like to see for the Western Upper Peninsula he didn’t like the portion of the –Real residential: Down .011 per- ly the cause of the prob- a photo of the mixer. Health Department to continue to agreement that says it can be can- cent. lem. Street superintendent use office space in the courthouse. celed with 60 days notice of either –Timber cut-over: Down .24 per- The mixer was installed Mark Bluse said Tuesday The lease agreement will run the county or health department, cent. as part of a city infrastruc- there have been two water through May 31, 2023. but Tom Laabs said he preferred –Personal property: Up .94 per- ture project to ensure that leaks recently in the city. The rate for the first year, that language. cent. the water stays fresh. The bigger water break $38,745, represents a $1 increase Commissioners also accepted the Koval said the county lost $2.5 Jeff Seamandel, of MSA was behind the high school per square foot, according to county 2018 equalization report from Kathy million in taxable value because of a Professional Services, the football field, in a swampy administrator Juliane Giackino. Jo Koval, county equalization direc- new veterans’ tax exemption pro- city’s’ engineering compa- area. The line was shut off The annual rates for years two tor. gram. ny, said the mixer is under and bypassed, pending bet- through five are $40,950. The taxable value of Gogebic In other business, the board warranty for one year after ter weather to get into the The courthouse staff will be County is $525,201,869, about an agreed county informational tech- the project is “substantially responsible for cleaning the health $8 million increase, Koval told the nology officer Brandon Tauer can complete” and that point department portion of the building. board. spend up to $4,000 to update the The five-year deal that had been WATER — page 5 The board approved each catego- county’s website. $300 million biofuels plant in Ontonagon ‘imminent’ By JAN TUCKER EDC member Skip Schullz pressed jamadots.com Tucker on any action taken to begin ONTONAGON – The announcement efforts to return rail service to Onton- of a $300 million biofuel plant to be locat- agon. Rail service to the mill site was torn ed in Ontonagon is “imminent,” the out and is now a snowmobile trail. Schulz Ontonagon County Economic Develop- said planning an alternate route for a ment Corporation was told Wednesday. snowmobile trail is a long process and Pat Tucker, a member of the EDC, Pres- discussions should begin soon. Tucker ident of Lost Bowl, who owns the land on said he has talked indirectly a few years which the former Smurfit-Stone Paper mill ago with the governor’s office, DNR and was located, said SynSel Energy of MDOT but once the project is started, he Elmhurst Ill. has the firm commitment of would use his energy to work on the all the funds for the project and has closed return of the rails. EDC member Tom on most of them and is now in the process Poisson added he had talked to some state of the final closing. officials who said they did not think there He said engineering for the plant will would be a problem getting the rail lines take about 14 months but site work and back. utility work can begin while the engineer- In other action EDC President Sue ing is being done. Preiss said the promoter of a new restau- In a previous announcement, Tucker rant and pizza place in Silver City, Two said the plant is expected to produce 250 Loons, has restructured its proposed direct and indirect jobs. Tucker said Jan Tucker/Daily Globe loan from the Revolving Loan Fund from THE ONTONAGON County EDC met Wednesday and heard that the announcement SynSel officials will come to Ontonagon $82,000 to $101,000. A public hearing on of a SynSel biofuel plant in Ontonagon is “imminent.” EDC members from left are for a meeting with the community when Tom Poisson, Pat Tucker, Nancy Hillier, Sue Preiss and Skip Schulz. the final closing is complete. BIOFUELS — page 5 TODAY INDEX Rain likely — Details, page 2 Celebrations . .7 75 cents Classifieds . .12-14 Wednesday Today’s records Snowfall Comics . .11 Vol. 99, No. 121 High 45 High 79 (1931) 24 hours to 7 a.m. Community . .3 Low 29 Low 7 (1950) Wednesday none Snow depth 15 in. Obituaries . .none Year ago today Precipitation Season total 153.3 in. Opinion . .4 High 39 24 hours to 7 a.m. Last year 116.6 in. Low 23 Wednesday none Sports .