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Sunny High: 70 | Low: 49 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Wednesday, September 9, 2015 75 cents LAST SWIM OF THE SEASON Residents sound off on medical marijuana producer By TOM STANKARD partners purchased the grocery [email protected] store and plan to convert the BESSEMER — Local resi- space into, a “state of the art” dents expressed their opinion at facility for producing medical the Bessemer City Council meet- marijuana. ing Tuesday concerning a recent In a release, Uskiewcz said announcement of a medical mar- their product will be sold out of ijuana producing business to be Gogebic County to down-state located at the Big Dollar grocery facilities that process the plant store. into medicine for treatment of On Tuesday, Sept 1. City patients with seizures, epilepsy, Manager Michael Uskiewicz told the Daily Globe two business BESSEMER — page 5 Weekend deluge sets 110-year rain record By RALPH ANSAMI It was the most rain received [email protected] on that day over the past 110 IRONWOOD — The 3.45 years. inches of rain that fell for the 24- Rainfall totals appeared to hour period through 7 a.m. on vary widely for the 24-hour peri- Labor Day set a Sept. 7 record for od across the Gogebic Range, and Ironwood. the fact that the ground was so The weather station at the dry helped absorb all of that sud- Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Treat- den moisture. ment Plant records weather The rain started on Sunday Photo submitted readings by the National Weath- KALEIGH LEHTO, of Ironwood, enjoys her last day of summer vacation on Lake Superior at Little Girl’s Point on Monday in a photo contribution er Service office in Marquette. from Ironwood’s Gary Jackson. RAIN — page 5 FIRST IMPRESSIONS Forestry committee approves moving forward with rail acquisition By RICHARD JENKINS of a trail from Hurley to Montre- would be the most comprehen- [email protected] al according to audience mem- sive effort to date, according to HURLEY — The Iron County bers representing both motorized motorized-trail advocate Dave Forestry and Parks Committee and non-motorized trail advo- Traczyk, who addressed the com- approved moving forward with cates. mittee in favor of continuing the acquisition of the Soo Line Both groups have been work- with the grant process. railroad grade at the committee’s ing on developing a grant to “Rather than everybody try to Tuesday meeting after making acquire the railroad grade and pick up a little piece for their sure the project wouldn’t be planning trail routes through the needs, I said ‘let’s go for the dumped on the forestry depart- property they hope to acquire. whole shot.’ Because the railroad ment staff. There have been past The acquisition of the railroad attempts to acquire parts of the grade will allow the development Soo Line grade, however, this SOO LINE — page 5 City council rejects water bill relief request By TOM STANKARD “Some water was running that said the council doesn’t “do [email protected] they were not aware of,” he said. favors.” BESSEMER — The Bessemer “They’re asking for reduction in “They do a lot of good for the City Council approved to reject their bill.” town and are struggling financial- the Bessemer Historical Society’s Normally, according to infor- ly,” he said. “About 4 or 5 years request for relief on their water mation provided in the agenda, ago, I had a bill for $1,338, and I bill. their water bill is approximately paid the bill. We don’t do favors According to City Manager $43. The society’s last water bill for city council members and we Submitted Photo Michael Uskiewicz, the society was $44.50. don’t do favors for city residents.” HURLEY STUDENTS explore downtown Montello, Wis., during their first impressions trip. Among those on approached the city of Bessemer Mayor August Semmerling Council member Doug Olsen the trip are, first row from left, Tabitha Morello, Reilly Kangas, Allison Huff, Brooke Piilola, Emily Strand, claiming their water bill that suggested the council take a asked if there was something Dale Ofstad, Gianna Morello. Second row, from leftm Amy Nosal, Jacob Berlyn and Neil Klemme. ended on July 31 was over $152, three-month average of their bill. wrong with the water meter. If and had a consumption of 6,500 Council member Al Gaiss gallons. sympathized with the society, but Iron County teens take part in survey WATER — page 5 By RICHARD JENKINS pleted by adults, the extension office has adapted [email protected] it to teens, with the first trip involving teenagers Broadband expansion funding approved HURLEY — As part of his mission as the youth taking place in 2013. development agent with the University of Wiscon- “We thought there were some things that kids sin’s Iron County Extension Office, Neil Klemme could give us feedback on that adults may not look By RICHARD JENKINS While the grant from the Wis- use funds provided by a state recently took seven Hurley teens to Montello, for,” Klemme said, “like one of the big things was [email protected] consin Public Service Commis- Broadband Expansion Grant to Wis., to participate in a first impressions survey. Wi-Fi access in the community and what busi- HURLEY — At least part of sion doesn’t require local entities bring broadband Internet capa- The survey entails two groups visiting each nesses have it, where they can get it, phone sig- the local funding for a grant provide matching funds, the bilities to three existing commu- other’s communities to offer feedback based on nals around town, kids are always looking for that application to expand broadband Gogebic Range Broadband Com- nication towers in the northern the “first impression” of a visitor, Klemme kind of stuff.” Internet access in the northern mittee — which is coordinating section of the county, providing explained. Among the adaptions to make it more suited part of Iron County moved one the broadband expansion effort service to residents around “You’re looking at the community’s assets. for teens was teaching participants where to find step closer to being secured after in Iron County — hopes the pres- Anderson, Saxon and the Gile What are the positives in the community and certain information, Klemme said, such as hous- the Iron County Economic Devel- ence of a local match will Flowage. what can they do to enhance those things and opment Committee approved increase its application’s chance make them better,” Klemme said. adding $15,000 for the project to of being selected for funding. While the survey has traditionally been com- their proposed budget. The proposed project would TEENS — page 5 BROADBAND — page 5 C O N T A C T U S WEATHER INSIDE INDEX TODAY HIGH SCHOOL Business . .11 Daily Globe Inc. Tuesday Today’s records VOLLEYBALL Classifieds . .10-11 Vol. 96, Ed. 212 118 E. 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