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40 percent chance of showers High: 65 | Low: 50 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Tuesday, July 8, 2014 75 cents Airport’s AIR CHOICE ONE City land first flight may see private successful owners n Passengers can By RYAN JARVI expect 2-hour one- [email protected] way trips BESSEMER — A request to purchase city property for pri- By RYAN JARVI vate use was a big topic of dis- [email protected] cussion during the Bessemer IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — City Council meeting on Monday. The Gogebic-Iron County Air- The two parcels of land total port is once again open for com- about 7.1 acres, which is situat- mercial travel after months ed to the north of West Iron without during a transition from Street and west of State Street, one air service provider to anoth- near the little league field, er. Massie Field and Bluff Valley The first flight through the Park. new provider, Air Choice One, The two parties looking to took off at 4:40 a.m. Monday for purchase the parcels of land are Chicago O’Hare International Luke Peterson, and Ron and Airport. Marlene Zaleski. Officials with Air Choice One Ron Zaleski is a member of could not provide information on the Bessemer Planning Commis- the number of passengers, but sion and Marlene Zaleski is a the eight-passenger, single-pro- member of the city council. peller plane landed back in Iron- Both parties already own land wood around 10:30 a.m., making on West Iron Street which sits for about a two-hour, one-way Ryan Jarvi/Daily Globe adjacent to the property being flight. AIR CHOICE One’s Flight 2803 prepares to takeoff from Gogebic-Iron County Airport for Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Monday. requested. Father and son, Dick and Richard Matrella, respectively, advised the council against sell- IN RAIN OR SHINE ing the land for private use. Bessemer children’s parade “You got a nice green space,” Dick Matrella told the council. Duo traveling Pacific “Where else in the rest of the city do you have anything you could Coast Trail have chance sees creative, fun entries develop like that. You don’t.” He said the property is already heavily used by many meeting in Ironwood BESSEMER — Eighty-one community members for hiking, youth participated in the annual camping and snowshoeing, and Bessemer Fourth of July chil- By CORTNEY OFSTAD they need to go. it should remain available for [email protected] dren’s parade. public use. Divisions included wheels, IRONWOOD — He’s biking “My request is that you can comic, patriotic, fictitious char- across the 48 continental U.S. HikingLowe for began history hiking 23 years end this right tonight by putting acters, miscellaneous, Bessemer states. She is hiking the North ago, and has traveled more than it in the park,” Dick Matrella Blast and other. Country Trail, stretching from 12,000 miles in her lifetime. But said. “Other than that, put it up In the wheels division, Dayne, New York to North Dakota. this trip has a historic connota- for bid and let’s see who gets the Emmitt and Lucas Olson What do they have in com- tion, both for her and her late land. The only fair thing to do received first place in the two mon? They both spent Monday daughter. when you’re dealing with a wheels category, while Owen afternoon in Ironwood. Her daughter Rebecca Lyons chunk of 10 acres of usable land Schwartz and Liz Matiska Gail Lowe and Charlie passed away from breast cancer in the city is give everybody a received second and third place. Bradley met at the Depot in last May. According to Lowe, chance at it.” In the three wheels category, downtown Ironwood and after a her daughter’s biggest fear was The property request was Chaz Burrows received first few minutes of discussion, found she would be forgotten. brought up in a previous plan- place. In the wagons and carts they had a bit more in common, “I’m hiking in her memory, so ning commission meeting, but no category, Norah Yurchak despite different challenges and if I go down in history, then so formal action was taken. received first place and goals. will she,” Lowe said. “We have no formal proposal Genevieve Anderson took sec- Both Lowe and Bradley have She called her trip, “Becka’s yet to us of what’s wanted and ond. Chris, Joshua, Samantha been on the Pacific Coast Trail, Hike,” and if Lowe completes what isn’t wanted,” said John and Syndney Boyle took third stretching from the Califor- the 4,600 mile journey, she will Turkal, chair of the planning place. nia/Mexico border, through Ore- be the first woman to do the commission, said. “Everything In the other wheels category, gon to the Washington/Canada entire North Country Trail in has been on assumption, and Baylee Schwartz took first and border. During their meeting in one hiking season. once again we are assuming Lily and Maxwell Sofio took sec- Ironwood, they discussed the What prompted her to do the something here that we haven’t ond. Tomas DeGroot took third. trail, and how their current challenge was her desire to com- even discussed publicly because In the comic division, David adventures are going, including plete it. we have no formal proposal.” and Trevin Mattonen took first the challenges of mosquitos and “I don’t want to do part of a Turkal said the planning com- in the group category. weather. trail, I want to do it all,” Lowe mission has only discussed what In the patriotic singles divi- Despite different end results said. land the city has available, sion, Landon Pusakulich took and different reasons, both She started in Ohio earlier which was a charge given by the first, Sophia Jacobson took sec- Bradley and Lowe will travel city manager. ond and Aili Pihlaja took third. thousands of miles using their According to Turkal the prop- In the patriotic groups division, feet or pedals to get them where erty could be developed and sold TRAIL — page 5 Brent, Mia and April off, which could bring additional Hilzendager took first, while revenue to the city, why should- Bryce and Moiah Shinaway took n’t the land be sold. second. Samantha Keating, Car- “We like the fact people have son Davis and Sophia Turkal trails up there and they use it for 50/50 raffles give took third. camping,” Turkal said. “But they In the fictitious characters (Peterson and the Zaleskis) also singles division, Harrison have a right as community mem- Sanger took first, Maximum bers to ask if they can have a cer- away big money Ploetz took second and Laura tain amount – we can say no, but Olson took third. In he groups they have to have a right to ask. By RYAN JARVI 1209. division, Keira, Kameron and That’s what this is all about.” [email protected] The ticket holder has 60 days Kassidy Graham took first. Jason Juno/Daily Globe Though the planning commis- More than $45,800 in prize from the time of the drawing to In the Bessemer Blast singles FIREWORKS BURST in the sky during the Ramsay Fourth of July fire- sion has taken no formal action, money was announced from local contact the Gogebic County Fed- division, Audrey Stone took first, works show Saturday. prices for the land were included 50/50 raffles over the holiday eral Credit Union to claim her or Sebastian Myers took second in the city council members’ weekend, but the majority of his prize. and Cooper Heckman took third. Giana Filippini and Peaches Emma and Wyatt Choronzy took packets at $750 per acre – that loot hasn’t been claimed yet. The second largest prize came In the groups division, Nevaeh Kessman took third. second. $1,875 for Peterson’s 2.5 acres, The largest amount of from the raffle offered by the Strelcheck, Sam and Reese In the miscellaneous singles In the “other” catgetory, and $3,450 for the Zaleskis’ 4.6 unclaimed treasure was $28,338 Wakefield Fireworks Commit- Stempihar, Grant and Landon division, Ava Griel took first and Danny, Eden and Loralie Brady acres. from the eight days of sales dur- Stempihar and Jocelyn Peter- Alanna Lair took second. In the took first and the Mueller Fami- ing the 2014 Bessemer Blast. mann took first place. Brynn and groups division, Malia and Jax- ly Hungry Otter Hustle 5K Kids The winning ticket number was Halle Bonnelly took second and don Quigley took first and took second. RAFFLE — page 5 BESSEMER — page 5 C O N T A C T U S WEATHER INSIDE INDEX TODAY RECIPE BOX Business . .14 Daily Globe Inc. Monday Today’s records Vol. 95, Ed. 159 118 E. 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