Ewen, Watersmeet Residents Get Federal Prison Time
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Call (906) 932-4449 Ironwood, MI One Pride Stafford hurt, but defense is Redsautosales.com what’s letting Lions down SPORTS • 9 DAILY GLOBE Tuesday, November 19, 2019 Isolated snow yourdailyglobe.com | High: 36 | Low: 30 | Details, page 2 ICE ICE BABY Ewen, Watersmeet residents get federal prison time MARQUETTE – Eight defen- dants, including two from Ewen and two from Watersmeet, involved in dealing crystal methamphetamine in the West- ern Upper Peninsula have been sentenced to federal prison, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday. The eight sentences are the culmination of a long-term inves- tigation involving the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforce- ment Team, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives into meth distribu- tion and illicit firearms posses- sion in the Western U.P., a DOJ spokesperson said. Keith Lee Raymond, 31, of Ewen, was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for distributing meth and 7.5 years for being a felon in possession of a firearm, with the Tom LaVenture/Daily Globe two sentences running concur- JOHNNY OLSZEWSKI, 11, of Ontonagon Village, prepares to take one last slapshot at the end of practice Monday evening in the Pat rently. Raymond was also sen- O’Donnell Civic Center. Olszewski is a member of the Pee Wee/U12 team of the Polar Bear Hockey Club that held its first practice tenced to 3 years of supervised under the dome in preparation for the team’s first games at the end of November in Park Falls, Wisconsin. The coaches said the team release upon his release and was enjoys the feel of playing in the dome and the lighting is better than before. Members of the Ice Crystals Figure Skating Club were fined $500. on the ice earlier that evening. Darian Frances Belongie, 30, of Ewen, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of meth. She was also sentenced to Marenisco board votes to rescind marijuana ordinance 5 years of supervised release upon her release. n Action follows ordinance after having peti- do with the ordinance that way of increased crime or other Elizabeth Silvia Minnick, 24, tioned to get the matter on the exists.” negatives would have been an of Watersmeet, was sentenced to Nov. 5 citizen vote ballot. Hagen said he suspects few issue. 6 years in prison and 4 years of opposing pot The board had passed the people actually read the ordi- “It would revitalize the town,” supervised release after her ordinance on June 17 after a nance before voting against it, concluded Hagen of the marijua- release for conspiracy to dis- By P.J. GLISSON related public hearing in the and he added that the situation na enterprise that had been envi- tribute five grams or more of [email protected] spring. also was hampered by “misinfor- sioned by citizens in favor of the meth. MARENISCO – Despite one Trustee Dave Hagen voted mation” passed around by citi- June ordinance. Justin Henry Hartzog, 26, of opposing vote, the Marenisco against rescinding the ordinance zens. In related news, the board Watersmeet, was sentenced to 5 Township Board of Trustees after saying he would rather “We took the prison when also voted to postpone a vote on years in prison and 4 years of voted Monday evening to have amended the June ordi- nobody else wanted it,” contin- opting out of recreational mari- supervised release after his rescind an ordinance that would nance to suit the desires of local ued Hagen. “Presque Isle didn’t juana enterprise. release for conspiracy to dis- have allowed recreational mari- citizens. want the water plant, and we “We were supposed to opt tribute five grams or more of juana enterprise within the Township attorney Jim took it.” out by the first of November,” meth. township. Bucknell, who wrote that ordi- Hagen said Marenisco tradi- said Township Supervisor Pedro Francisco Gonzalez, 37, The action followed the Nov. nance, as well as the resolution tionally has been open-minded, Richard Bouvette. “We did not of L’Anse, was sentenced to a 5 election, in which Marenisco to rescind it, said, “At this point and he does not believe the citizens voted 146-64 against the in time, there’s nothing we can problems voters feared in the MARENISCO — page 5 BUST — page 5 SAVING A SPECIES Maki to present on giraffe TODD MAKI, conservation work of Ironwood By RICHARD JENKINS and six from Murchison Falls Township, [email protected] National Park and transported works with a IRONWOOD – Ironwood them roughly 500 miles to Pian giraffe dur- Township resident Todd Maki Upe, a wildlife reserve on the ing a recent hasn’t found a lot of opportuni- border with Kenya. conservation ties to use his background work- “This was a park that used to project in ing with giraffe since moving to have … Nubian giraffe two Uganda. the Northwoods. decades ago, and because of civil Maki will be So he went to Africa. unrest, military actions, poach- talking about Maki plans to offer a presenta- ing they are not there anymore,” his trip and tion about his trip and the con- Maki said. the work he servation efforts he volunteered Along with expanding the volunteered with at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the giraffe habitat for population with Thurs- Cold Iron brewery. growth and relieving the popula- day at Cold In late October, Maki traveled tion pressure on the Merchanson Iron Brewing to Uganda for roughly two weeks Falls park, Maki said the project in Ironwood. to help the Giraffe Conservation splits the population into groups Submitted photo Foundation relocate a group of and acts as a safeguard by endangered Nubian giraffe. increasing the chances a group of He explained the foundation animals survive something catas- captured 11 females and four males between the ages of two GIRAFFE — page 5 TODAY INDEX Isolated snow — Details, page 2 Business . .14 75 cents Classifieds . .13-15 Monday Today’s records Snowfall Comics . .12 Vol. 100, No. 306 High 33 High 66 (1930) 24 hours to 7 a.m. Community . .3 Low 26 Low -12 (1914) Monday .4 in. Snow depth 6 in. Obituaries . .2, 7 Year ago today Precipitation Season total 16.1 in. Opinion . .4 High 23 24 hours to 7 a.m. Last year 27 in. Sports . .9-10 Low 6 Monday trace l 2 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019 AREA / NATION THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAY FORECASTFOORECAST FOR IRONWOODIRRONWOOD Obituaries TODAY WEDNESDAYWEDNESDDAY THURSDAY FRIDAYFRIDDAY SATURDAY Kathleen Karen Barnabo HURLEY, Wis. – Kathleen Karen abo, Michelle (Matt) Barnabo, 80, of Hurley, formerly of Barnabo, Jennifer Isolated Snow Chance SnowSnnow Snow Likely Chancee Snow Mostly Cloudy Pence, went into the presence of our (Josh) Sonnenburg, Lord on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. Lauren Schmitz, Kathleen was born to Joseph and Steven (Mayim) 36° 30° 35° 25°255° 31° 21° 26° 16° 32° 24° Esther (Herlevi) Baima on Nov. 24, Barnabo and Winds: Winds: Winds: Winds:Winnds: Winds: 1938, in Pence. She was the younger of Stephanie (Karl) 5 mphmph SWSW 2-62-6 mmphph SSWSSW 7-147-14 mphmph WSWWSW 9 mmphph WWSWSW 1111 mmphph WSWWSW two daughters and loved her child- Szyszkoski; eight Ontonagon LOCALL OUTLOOK hood in Pence. Kathleen graduated great-grandchildren 38/30 from Hurley High School in 1956, with another one Todayy we will see cloudy skies with where she participated in numerous Kathleen Karen arriving in May; her Bergland a 30%% chance of isolated snow, highg Barnabo 36/28 tempetemperatureerature of 336°,6°, humidity of 90%. activities. 1938 — 2019 sister, Geraldine Wakefield Ironwood SouthSouthwesthwest wind 5 mph. Snow Kathleen met Robert Barnabo while (Lawrence) Kutz; and Saxon 35/27 36/30 Marenisco accumulationmulation of less than one still in high school, and they were mar- many other relatives and friends. 37/29 inch ppossible. Bessemer 36/28 ried on Feb. 23, 1957. Preceding her in eternal life was her Upson Hurley 35/27 Watersmeet She was a devoted wife and mother beloved husband, Robert Barnabo I; 36/30 SUNS AND MOON 36/30 36/30 of five children. Moving often for her and her parents, Joseph and Esther Mercer husband’s jobs, they made their final Baima. 36/29 Manitowish stop back in Hurley in 1981. 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