Bessemer, Michigan

4 90 percent chance of snow CABIN FEVER High: 31 | Low: 14 | Details, page 2 Craft Show APRIL 12 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Over 50 Vendors Concessions Available at Pat O’Donnell Civic Center E4972 Jackson Rd., Ironwood, MI DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Friday, April 4, 2014 75 cents More winter woes for stretched Ironwood budget IRONWOOD — A section of Cloverland Drive was closed to traffic Thursday because of a main water line break near the intersection with Luxmore Street. The Michigan Department of Transportation released information about the break and said travel- ers were detoured, beginning at 4 p.m. Eastbound traffic on U.S. 2 was not detoured, while westbound traffic was detoured from Jackson Road to Lake Street. The detour covered about three-quarters of a mile. Employees from the city of Ironwood worked on the water line break. According to Bob Tervonen, utilities manager, the line broke Wednesday afternoon. He said a “large number” of valves were turned off, but as of Thursday morning, crews were unable to isolate the leak. Some fire hydrants along Cloverland Drive were opened to relieve water pressure, for crews to safely fix the leak once it was found. “We can fix leaks when things are active, but with this, there is a lot of pressure,” Tervonen said. “We wanted to make sure things were as safe as possible for someone to go in there and fix it.” Because of the break, some businesses had either low pressure or no water at all. “Krist Oil and Burger King either had no water, or very little pressure,” Tervonen said. “As for the Iron- wood Commons, I’m pretty sure those businesses receive their water from Margaret and Roosevelt streets, so they would not have been affected.” According to an employee of the utilities department, crews may have to “chase” the leak down U.S. 2 to find the break. As if the water line wasn’t enough, the crews also had to worry about a possible foot or more of snow that was forecast through today. “With the possible storm coming, the guys wanted to get this fixed before having to go out and plow,” Cortney Ofstad/Daily Globe Tervonen said. THE CITY of Ironwood crew works on a water break at the intersection of Luxmore Street and Cloverland Drive. —Cortney Ofstad Gogebic County, RELAY FOR LIFE Cancer research cities receive extra winter funds important in UP By CORTNEY OFSTAD fundraiser for the American Can- By RALPH ANSAMI ing and filling potholes this win- [email protected] cer Society, and ACS representa- [email protected] ter,” said Michigan DOT Director BESSEMER — Local residents tive Stephanie Swartzendruber LANSING — As anticipated, Kirk T. Steudle. kicked off the 2014 Relay for Life said this year there is an addition- Gogebic County on Thursday The state funding formula for Thursday night. al focus for cancer. received an additional $156,226 maintaining roads is complex, For more than 20 years, people “There is also a focus on nutri- to cover costs of snowplowing Steudle said. It includes miles have participated in Relay for Life tion and physical activity,” and maintaining roads during covered and populations. in Gogebic County, walking to Swartzendruber said. “Thirty per- the brutal winter, which was The $61 million must be used help raise money for cancer cent of the causes of cancer are continuing into April. for winter maintenance and not research, honor those who lost things we can change ourselves, Gogebic County Road Com- for administration, overhead or their battles with cancer and sup- like smoking, poor nutrition or mission Engineer Darren Pionk indirect costs, Steudle said. port those facing the disease. lack of physical activities. We recently told the county board of The legislature approved $100 This year’s theme is “Fishing want people to be aware so they commissioners he anticipated million for special winter road for a Cure.” According to event have another way to help the fight the funding. maintenance in a supplemental organizer Carole Lillar, having so here at home.” Ontonagon County will appropriations bill. Gov. Rick many people participate in the Recently, the ACS achieved a receive an additional $151,163, Snyder signed it into law on event each year is “great. goal of having 300,000 people according to the Michigan March 14. “I have a lot of cancer in my nationwide sign up to participate Department of Transportation. MDOT receives $39 million in family and over the past 20 years, in a study looking into different It’s part of nearly $61 million the one-time appropriation. the strides in research because of environmental factors and genet- paid to counties, cities and vil- Other local amounts in extra Relay for Life fundraising money ics that could be in connection lages in the state. payments include: Cortney Ofstad/Daily Globe is tremendous,” Lillar said. “You with cancer. “These funds are badly needed —Bessemer: $17,491. LOCAL RESIDENTS and volunteers dine on baked potatoes during can see how things have changed Participants in the study are by counties, cities and villages to —Ironwood: $34,228. the 2014 Relay for Life Kick-Off at the Bessemer VFW Thursday for the better. To have so much compensate for the extraordi- —Ontonagon: $11,119. night. People attended the event to learn more and sign up a support is just wonderful.” nary high costs of plowing, salt- —Wakefield: $18,647. team for this year’s Relay for Life, Aug. 8-9. Relay for Life is a major CANCER — page 5 Park Falls mayor seeks Senate seat QUASQUICENTENNIAL PARK FALLS, Wis. — Anoth- Deutsch is a business consul- be done in an environmentally er candidate has announced tant. responsible manner, it is a good Ironwood celebrates 125th birthday plans to seek the 25th State Sen- Janet Bewley, D-Ashland, the start on jobs. I think it’s ate District seat being vacated by 74th Assembly Representative, extremely important, but it has IRONWOOD — The city of Ironwood and Iron- signing of the charters for both the city of Iron- Robert Jauch, D-Poplar, who’s is also expected to make a run for to be done in the right manner. wood Historical Society invite the public to stop wood and Ironwood Township. not seeking re-election. the Senate. We all have to work together to by the Memorial Building on Tuesday from 4 to 8 City officials said they plan on celebrating with Park Falls Mayor and union Ratzlaff told the Phillips Bee make sure things are perse- p.m. for tours and coffee. a series of events leading up to the late March millworker Tom Ratzlaff, a he wants fight for job creation, vered in the right way. These The occasion is the 125th birthday of the city. 2015 Smithsonian Institution’s “The Way We Democrat, said he will seek the infrastructure and economic are not hard things to figure On April 8, 1889, the town of Ironwood became Worked.” Senate seat. development. out.” a city. The Memorial Building will be open Tuesday Wisconsin Election Watch Asked about the proposed He urged people to “wait until At that time, the city’s population was 7,500, for public viewing of exhibits, along with guided said Dane Deutsch, a Republican Gogebic Taconite mine in Iron the science comes out” about the expanding from a mining camp of tents and a few historical tours that will be conducted on the hour from Rice Lake, will also run for and Ashland counties, Ratzlaff proposed mine. log structures just five years earlier. by area historians. Jauch’s seat. said, “I believe if the mine can —Ralph Ansami April 8 marks the 125th anniversary of the Coffee and cake will be provided. C O N T A C T U S WEATHER INSIDE INDEX TODAY ANNUAL CONTEST Business . .8 Daily Globe Inc. Thursday Precipitation Vol. 95, Ed. 80 118 E. 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COINCOIN && CARDCARD • 1002 East Lead St. (in the Evergreen Plaza), Bessemer, Michigan • • 2 l FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2014 NATION / WORLD THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR IRONWOOD TODAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Snow Likely Mostly Sunny Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Partly Cloudy 31º 14º 38º 24º 43º 29º 42º 24º 38º 22º Winds: 15-20 mph N Winds: 5-10 mph SW Winds: 5-15 mph SW Winds: 10-15 mph W Winds: 5-10 mph W Ontonagon OUTLOOK 31/19 Today we will see cloudy skies with a 90% chance of snow, high of 31º, humidity of Bergland 59%.

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