Academic Competitions Hit by a pitch The Daily Globe honors Mariners fall 5-4 to Tigers, lose student achievement Cano to fractured hand SPECIAL SECTION • 7 SPORTS • 9 DAILY GLOBE Monday, May 14, 2018 Partly cloudy yourdailyglobe.com | High: 76 | Low: 46 | Details, page 2 HIT RED BULL 400 receives new roof By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD — The His- toric Ironwood Theatre need- ed a new roof. The theatre sought grants and donations, with the Downtown Iron- wood Development Authority providing one $2,500 dona- tion and another $2,500 in matching funds to encourage others to match, dollar for dollar up to $2,500. All winter the theatre raised funds to replace the roof and over the last five days, the old roof was ROOF — page 5 Bessemer holds city wide garage Jason Juno/Daily Globe sales ANNA MOOI of Ironwood leads the field of women's championship competitors up Copper Peak on her way to a win in the Red Bull 400 By IAN MINIELLY Saturday afternoon in Ironwood Township. Thousands of people watched as athletes competed in the event — dubbed the world's [email protected] steepest 400-meter uphill race that required registrants to climb from the bottom of the base hill to near the top of the structure itself. BESSEMER — The snow is See sports, page 8, for more on the event. gone and the sun is out, it must be time for garage sales and losing that winter coat in the Upper Peninsula. The city Mild weather welcomes of Bessemer kicked off garage sale season with its annual all city garage sale Saturday. Mother’s Day ‘walk, run, roll’ Driving around Bessemer By P.J. GLISSON Saturday morning it was com- [email protected] mon to see a line of vehicles IRONWOOD — parked on the side of the road Warm, sunny weather outside the open garages. was a welcome partici- Moving between sales, the pant in the 3rd Annual same people and cars were Mother’s Day “walk, witnessed migrating along, run, roll,” sponsored looking for deals or an Sunday in Ironwood by P.J. Glisson/Daily Globe upgrade on something they the Friends of the Iron LOOKING OVER plans for a Sunday work bee on land already have or even to Belle Trail. adjoining a Hurley trail that merges with Gogebic replace that which was bro- The afternoon event County’s Iron Belle trail are, from left, Denise Enking, ken. was based at the His- Ian Shackleford and Mike Fauerbach. Some of their Julie Trcka said she had toric Ironwood Depot, comrades are already cleaning up in the background. already sold a lot of teen-aged with untimed walkers, clothes of her daughters. runners and bikers Trcka said the clothes were starting and ending ICORE hosts Sunday ‘work really moving quickly as they wherever they wished are so expensive to buy new. on the nonmotorized P.J. Glisson/Daily Globe bee’ next to Hurley trail Trcka also said she opens trail. AMONG THE first participants in a Mother’s Day By P.J. GLISSON an as yet unnamed trail her garage every year for the Sam Davey and his “walk, run, roll” on the Iron Belle Trail in Iron- [email protected] stretching from U.S. Hwy. sale and wants to put out wife, Anne, of Ironwood wood Sunday were, from left, Jessica Gering and HURLEY — Shovels, 51 in Hurley to a bridge good stuff for people. “You were in charge of the her mom, Donna Gering, both of Ironwood. water jugs, soil and seed over the Montreal River. never know what people are event and were busy in abounded Sunday as help- The Trail Committee of advance setting up The Daveys had help ing hands gathered to refreshments supplied from Carl and Enni Gre- improve the area around by Super One. gas of Bessemer. SALES — page 5 WALK — page 2 TRAIL — page 5 Hurley K-12 School hosts 13th annual Brian Nasi Walk-Run By LARRY HOLCOMBE er’s uncle, explained [email protected] another relative. HURLEY – A sunny, yet cool, morning Brodyn Gilbertson welcomed runners to the 13th annual of Saxon won the 12- Brian Nasi Memorial Walk-Run at the Hur- and-under mile boys ley K-12 School Saturday. run in 11:03. Despite starting an hour earlier this Levi Kolesar won year to free up time for those heading to the 5K men’s race the Red Bull 400 event at Copper Peak, 19:30, while Gena Vet- numbers were good for the Hurley Area ter took the 5K Lioness-sponsored walk-run dedicated to women’s race in 24:12. getting folks young and old outside and Olivia The Bessemer sixth moving. Sanborn grade class won a pizza Olivia Sanborn of Chippewa Falls was party for having the the first to cross the finish line. The 12- most class members participating. Lioness Larry Holcombe/Daily Globe year-old sixth grader won the 12-and- Ricky Kelly said the class participated in PARTICIPANTS IN the 13th annual Brian Nasi Memorial Walk-Run release red bal- under mile girls run in 7:14. There’s a lot loons before the race at the Hurley K-12 School Saturday morning. The balloons of family connection with the Nasi race were purchased in honor or memory of a loved one as part of the Hurley Area each year. Brian Nasi was Sanborn’s moth- Lioness fundraising event. NASI — page 5 TODAY INDEX Partly cloudy — Details, page 2 Classifieds . .12-13 75 cents Comics . .11 Sunday Today’s records Community . .3 Vol. 99, No. 148 High 73 High 90 (1932) Education . .6 Low 49 Low 17 (1964) Obituaries . .2 Year ago today Precipitation Opinion . .4 High 54 24 hours to 7 a.m. Low 42 Sunday none Sports . .8-10 l 2 MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018 AREA / STATE THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAY FORECASTFOORECAST FOR IRONWOODIRRONWOOD Obituaries TODAY TUESDAYTUESDAAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAYTHURSSDAY FRIDAY David N. Walls TROUT CREEK, Mich. — David N. Patsy, Trout Creek; a son, David Jr. Walls, 84, of Trout Creek, passed away (Katie), Cedar Springs; two sisters, Partly Cloudy Sunny Mostly Sunny Partly CloudyC Mostly Cloudy early Friday morning, May 11, 2018. Marion Walls, San Antonio, Texas, and Dave was born on Nov. 19, 1933, in Lois Couper, Ft. Myers, Fla.; a brother, Trout Creek, a son of Wilbert and Dennis, Milwaukee; a grandson, 76° 46° 70° 49°499° 74° 48° 65° 50° 64° 44° Taimi (Moilanen) Walls. He graduated Aaron (Sheryl) Rohen; three great- Winds: Winds: Winds: Winds:Winnds: Winds: from Trout Creek High School in 1952 grandsons, Aaron Wayne (Samantha), 7 mphmph W 7 mphmph SESE 9 mphmph SSWSSW 9 mmphph E 7 mphmph ESEESE and married his high school sweet- Ryan and David; a great-great-grand- heart, Patsy Pittsley. daughter, Melina Kay; two sisters-in- Ontonagon LOCALL OUTLOOK 61/41 In 1953, they moved to Grand law, Diana Thompson, Inez, Ky., and Todayy we will see partly cloudy Rapids, where Dave worked in the fac- Pam Walls, Livonia; his son-in-law, Bergland skies, highg temperaturep of 76°, 75/45 humidhumiditydity of 32%. West wind 7 mph. tories until 1963 when he became an Doug Setters, Sheridan, Ind.; two Wakefield Ironwood The record high temperature for insurance inspector. Dave was promot- aunts, Shirley Madden and Elma Hir- Saxon 75/44 76/46 Marenisco today is 90° set in 1932. Expect ed to office manager for Commercial vonen; special friends, Jim and Jean 77/45 partlyy cloudy skies tonight, overnight 79/43 Bessemer low off 46°. Services. At that time the family moved Ward, Cedar Springs; and many dear Upson Hurley 75/45 Watersmeet to Cedar Springs. nieces, nephews and cousins. 78/47 76/46 79/43 SUNS AND MOON In 1978, Dave started his own insur- He was preceded in death by his Mercer ance inspection company with his parents; a son, Wayne; a daughter, 77/46 Manitowish partner, Art Clement. They operated Darlene; his father-in-law and mother- 77/45 SunriseSunri . ...............................................................................se .........................................................................5:27 a.m. the company until 2002 when they in-law, Art and Evelyn Pittsley; two Minocqua SunsetSunse . ...............................................................................et..........................................................................8:26 p.m. 76/48 MoonriseMoon . ...............................................................................nrise .......................................................................5:25 a.m. sold the company and retired. brothers, Wilbert “Sonny” and Ken- MoonsetMoon . ...............................................................................nset........................................................................7:29 p.m.p In 2002, Dave and Patsy returned neth; a sister, Carol Verran; a grand- to Trout Creek where Dave was son, Travis Setters; and two nieces, ALMANAC REGIONALREGGIONAL WEATHER NATIONALNAATIONAL WEATHER always fishing on the Beaver in his Teresa Wilder and Tiffney Walls. canoe. When fishing season was over, A memorial service will be held Fri- Yesterday Today Tue. Today Tue. High ......................... temperature.....73 Ashlandd 75/56 t 74/53 t ChicagoChicaago 73/58 t 68/55 t it was time for hunting with his broth- day, June 18, at 1 p.m. EDT, preceded Low ......................... temperature ......49 Duluth 78/47 pc68/51 s DallasDallas 88/73mc 91/72 mc er, Kenny, Uncle Gene and son, Dave by visitation at noon EDT, at Trinity Precipitation ......................... ....... 0.00" Eau ClaireClaaire 77/62 sh 71/61 sh KansasKansaas City 88/67 t 82/66 t and anyone else that wanted to go Lutheran Church in Trout Creek, with EscanabaEscanabba 68/45 pc63/46 s Los AngelesA 69/55fg 67/54 fg Grand RapidsR 77/59 t 76/54 t New YorkY 66/58 mc 78/66 t along. the Rev. Kay Richter officiating. MOON PHASES Green BayB 77/53 mc68/50 mc OrlandoOrlanndo 78/71sh 82/72 sh Dave was always so proud that he Luncheon will be served at the Madisonn 73/58 t 72/52 t PhoenixPhoennix 94/67 s 95/69 s was the catcher for the Trout Creek American Legion Hall in Trout Creek NewNew F Firstirst FullFull L Lastast MarquetteMarqueette 66/46 pc57/49 s SeattleSeattlle 81/58s 75/56 s American Legion Baseball Team.