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Springstead Corn Roast Raises Funds for Fire Department by P.J Call (906) 932-4449 Paavo celebrates 50th Ironwood, MI Ironwood graduate makes Redsautosales.com Paavo history SPORTS • 8 DAILY GLOBE Monday, August 13, 2018 Sunny yourdailyglobe.com | High: 87 | Low: 64 | Details, page 2 Springstead corn roast raises funds for fire department By P.J. GLISSON helping to auction off a [email protected] variety of items, including SHERMAN, Wis. — The a quilt made by the Spring- 39th annual corn roast of stead Schoolhouse Quilters the Sherman-Springstead and a high-gloss coffee Volunteer Fire Department table featuring Rose’s own had amazing community talent in wood burning. support Saturday, with a The event also included family-friendly crowd pack- a bunch of raffles, as well ing the Sherman Town Hall as tractor pulls, disk golf, pavilion, as well as a large tetherball, volleyball and tent behind it and several other games. other umbrella tables. Among the many people Springstead (rhymes enjoying the festivities with “head”) is an unincor- were representatives of porated community in the three other Wisconsin town of Sherman in Iron towns: Kimball volunteer County’s deep south. The fire chief John Smith; Dan 2000 census listed 336 res- and Joann Omasl of Anti- idents in Sherman, and go, with their dog Ted, one they all appeared to be pre- of many mellow, wander- sent Saturday. ing hounds; and Dawn and Ron King, who heads Greg Griesel of Phillips, the fire department, has co- who declared the corn chaired the event with his “excellent.” wife, Rose, ever since they “We do boast we have moved here 24 years ago the best corn in the state,” from West Chicago, where said Jim Wilson, who has P.J. Glisson/Daily Globe he was a full-time firefight- retired from the fire depart- COOKING THE featured item Saturday at the 39th annual corn roast for Sherman-Springstead Volunteer Fire er. ment but not from the corn Department are, from left, head cook Jim Wilson, Dave Fantl, Jerry Kusiak and Jordan Schloer. The event at the “We used to come to roast. He added with a big Sherman Town Hall pavilion drew a massive crowd despite temperatures hovering around 90 degrees. Mercer and Hurley snow- laugh, “The guy who runs mobiling,” said King, who that corn cooker is a rack,” he said, estimating burgers, brats and dogs food line, while the guys “Everyone shows up. attributed his inspiration genius. That’s me.” 16 to 20 minutes of cook- were served, along with roast the corn in separate Our crowd gets bigger to run the corn roast from Wilson, who has been ing time for each batch.” side dishes such as potato stations outside of the every year,” he said, adding his familiarity with Chica- head corn cooker for 21 He said a total of about salad and munchies, and pavilion. some members of extended go fundraisers. years, said they planned to 70 volunteers made Satur- beverages including beer. According to Wilson, families visit specifically at “It’s the best move we roast about 100 dozen cobs day’s event happen, with The Sparks, which is the volunteers start at 7 a.m. this time of year so they ever made,” said Rose King of corn. “We cook five many of them responsible name of the women’s auxil- and by the time all areas of coming to Springstead. racks at a time, and there’s for the food line in the iary for the fire depart- are cleaned up, it easily At the corn roast, she was probably 20 (cobs) per pavilion, where a variety of ment, largely handle the amounts to a 12-hour day. CORN — page 5 Saturday picnic gathers toys for hospitalized children By P.J. GLISSON Holly Ramme said last Emily could purchase [email protected] year’s collection resulted whatever items she IRONWOOD — A Satur- with six large garbage bags thought appropriate. day picnic on one of the and two paper bags filled The Ramme family, hottest days of the summer with toys they distributed including Emily’s sister, was actually an opportuni- to three Wisconsin hospi- Christa Burgoyne of Iron- ty to gather toys for chil- tals in Woodruff, Marsh- wood, provided a full buf- dren hospitalized during field and Rhinelander. fet of picnic items. Kyle Christmas in the coming Emily said she asked for Ramme gamely touted his winter season. “unwrapped new toys — own potato salad and dev- It was the second year pretty much anything for iled eggs. Jean Nordine/Daily Globe that Emily Ramme, 14, any age range.” She added Regarding how the IRON COUNTY Paisano Club president Joe Walesewicz (right) calls bingo during sponsored the event at the she targets “any child that experience has influenced the National Finnish American Festival annual membership potluck on Sunday. Historic Ironwood Depot is in the hospital during her, Emily said, “I just feel His wife Dorothy helps out marking the bingo balls. Park in Ironwood. Christmas,” including like I want to do this more Emily, whose parents teenagers. often.” are Holly and Kyle Ramme So far this year, she said Her mom added, “I’ve of Ironwood, said she was she’d collected items such tried to teach my kids to be Little Finland holds potluck motivated to start the col- as coloring books, stuffed thoughtful of others, so it lection when she saw an animals, a basketball and a just comes naturally, hope- By JEAN NORDINE Club to their annual membership advertisement for St. Jude football. fully.” On a more practical [email protected] potluck at Little Finland. Children’s Research Hospi- Holly Ramme said mon- note, she added they KIMBELL — News of the good life on About thirty Finns and Italians gath- tal in Memphis, Tenn. etary donations also are learned last year they need- the Penokee Iron Range brought Finnish ered together for the social event which “I felt bad that some of appreciated, referring by ed to engage in more pub- immigrants here as early as 1887. By meant there was a bountiful spread of these kids had to spend example to a check given 1900, native born Finns were the largest delicious food and desserts served. After Christmas in the hospital,” by United Methodist ethnic group seeking a new life on the lunch they enjoyed 20 games of bingo. said Emily. Church in Wakefield so Range. Not only were there many Finns Iron County’s Paisano Club president Joe DEPOT — page 5 in the area but a smaller group of Italians Walesewicz called the numbers while his as well. wife, Dorothy took care of the board. Descendants of those early settlers The log building known as Little Fin- gathered together on Sunday when the land was built in 1970 is used as a cul- National Finnish American Festival invit- tural center to preserve the area’s Finnish ed the Gogebic and Iron County Paisano heritage. Man arraigned in high-speed chase BESSEMER — The Marenisco man ment deputies esti- who led officers on a high-speed chase mated his motorcy- on a motorcycle was arraigned in Goge- cle hit speeds up to bic County Court Friday. 161 mph Thursday John Wesley Gunderman Jr., 52, is night around 10 p.m. charged with operating while intoxicat- They attempted to ed, attempted fleeing and eluding, reck- stop Gunderman, less driving, refusal of a breath test, but he accelerated expired registration, no insurance and and continued east three counts of resisting and obstruct- on U.S. 2 for a short ing officers. distance. John Wesley His Gogebic County District Court Gunderman Jr. He then slowed P.J. Glisson/Daily Globe preliminary exam is scheduled for Aug. and made a U-turn DISPLAYING SOME of the toys being collected at a Saturday picnic at the Historic 29. accelerating rapidly Ironwood Depot Park is Emily Ramme, of Ironwood. She initiated the drive so chil- Gogebic County Sheriff’s Depart- back west. dren hospitalized during Christmas can be cheered by a holiday present. TODAY INDEX Sunny — Details, page 2 Classifieds . .12-13 75 cents Comics . .11 Sunday Today’s records Community . .3 Vol. 99, No. 224 High 86 High 91 (1947) Nation/World . .2,6 Low 64 Low 35 (1992) Obituaries . .none Year ago today Precipitation Opinion . .4 High 75 24 hours to 7 a.m. Low 49 Sunday none Sports . .8-9, 14 l 2 MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2018 AREA / NATION THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAY FORECASTFOORECAST FOR IRONWOODIRRONWOOD TODAY TUESDAYTUESDAAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAYTHURSSDAY FRIDAY Isolated Sunny Partly Cloudy Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny T-stormss 87° 64° 73° 54°544° 68° 53° 73° 57° 79° 59° Winds: Winds: Winds: Winds:Winnds: Winds: 5-135-13 mphmph SSWSSW 7 mphmph SSWSSW 7 mphmph NENE 5 mphmph SWSW 3-63-6 mphmph SWSW Ontonagon LOCALL OUTLOOK 77/65 Todayy we will see sunny skies, high Bergland of 8787°,7°, humidityy of 50%. South 88/66 southwsouthwestwest wind 5 to 13 mph. The Wakefield Ironwood recordd high for today is 91° set in Saxon 86/63 87/64 Marenisco 1947. Expect mostly clear skies 88/65 tonightonight,ht, overnight low of 64°. Bessemer 87/64 Upson Hurley 88/64 Watersmeet 87/64 87/64 87/63 SUNS AND MOON Associated Press THE MOBILE Service Tower is rolled back to reveal the United Launch Alliance Delta Mercer IV Heavy rocket with the Parker Solar Probe onboard, Saturday, Launch Complex 87/65 Manitowish 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Fla. A last-minute technical problem Sat- SunriseSunri . ...............................................................................se .........................................................................5:56 a.m. 86/65 Minocqua urday delayed NASA’s unprecedented flight to the sun. Rocket maker United SunsetSunse .
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