Call (906) 932-4449 Ironwood, MI Living 50+ Mercer’s Swearingen Redsautosales.com carves out retirement INSIDE TODAY DAILY GLOBE Thursday, October 3, 2019 Showers likely yourdailyglobe.com | High: 46 | Low: 36 | Details, page 2 Iron, Gogebic SAILING ON SUNDAY LAKE counties to participate in Kellett procession By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD – The Thursday procession of a recently identi- fied soldier who died in the early days of the Second World War will include members of area fire and public safety units. The procession for Walter Kellett, a deceased soldier who died while a prisoner of war in the Philippines in 1942, will trav- el from Cen- tral Wiscon- sin Airport early Thurs- day, taking U.S. 51 north through Hur- ley, to U.S. 2 and then west along Clover- land Drive into Iron- Walter wood, turning Kellett south on Low- ell Street to McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home, Inc., at 305 N Kim E. Strom/Daily Globe Lowell St., said Andrew Smith- STUDENTS IN seventh-and-eighth-grade classes from the Wakefield-Marenisco School District, race catamaran sail boats Wednes- son, the funeral home manager day across Sunday Lake in Wakefield. The high school school students participated later in the day. Despite the chilly weather, most handling arrangements on seemed to be enjoying the activity. Bode Lynott said, “It’s easy to learn.” Physical education teacher Lauren Korpi said most of the behalf of Kellett’s family. children had never sailed before. “It’s a lot of fun,” said Travis Bachand. The boats are owned by instructor Steve Eliasen of Interna- Stacy Ofstad, director of Iron tional Youth Sailing of Oshkosh. County Emergency Management and chief of the Saxon-Gurney Volunteer Fire Department, said that four-to-six fire departments in Iron County will join the E-TC ‘fab-lab’ gets 50K donation funeral coach escort led by the By JAN TUCKER Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermedi- of the technology with the cur- In a report from K-12 princi- Michigan National Guard Mili- [email protected] tary Funeral Honors Team when ate School District fabrication riculum. pal Patti Witt, she said the new it reaches Mercer at around EWEN – An anonymous laboratory training program, the In his report Radovich said Prodigy Club for elementary stu- noon. The firefighters, along donation to the Ewen-Trout donation frees up other funds the school district is using a stu- dents held its first meeting with with members of Wisconsin and Creek School District will give a that will help establish a fab-lab dent survey to make some food nearly a dozen students attend- Michigan Patriot Guard Riders boost to developing its fabrica- at A.D. Johnston High School in service adjustments to the menu ing. The club is meant to help clubs will follow the funeral tion lab. Bessemer, he said. more relevant along with students have fun while coach north to Hurley along U.S. A $50,000 donation to the Ashley Nevins, director of improvements to the dining strengthening their math skills. 51. school will in part support the community education for Goge- environment. Some changes The Gaming Club for junior Units from Gogebic County purchase of a plasma cutting bic-Ontonagon Intermediate coming include submarine sand- high and high school students will join the procession from The table for the Ewen-Trout Creek School District, is coordinating wiches and a salad bar with will meet after school, she said. Bell Restaurant about seven School “Fab-lab,” said Superin- the training of instructors from fresh vegetables, he said. The school board discussed tendent David Radovich at the the six area schools, Radovich “We want more students to Sept. 26 school board meeting. said. The training will also help eat meals at school,” Radovich Working in conjunction with educators to incorporate the use said. KELLET — page 5 FAB LAB — page 5 BATTLING THE BIG LAKE DNR looks for feedback on Oman’s Creek project IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP – the lake from the boat launch. The Department of Natural “Our hope is to gauge public Resources is planning a meeting opinion on future investment at next week to gather public feed- the Oman Creek boating access back on an effort to reduce sedi- site,” DNR regional field planner ment build up around the Eric Cadeau said in the release. Oman’s Creek boat launch at Lit- “Staff will present the preferred tle Girl’s Point. design alternative and discuss the The meeting is scheduled for 6 design challenges that were p.m., Thursday, Oct. 10 at Gogebic encountered. We’ll also ask the Community College’s Lindquist public what the most important Center and will feature a short investment opportunities are at DNR presentation followed by a the site. Gathering this input from public comment period. boaters, anglers, residents and Erosion, sediment build up others is critical to the design and and storm damage from wave funding prioritization process.” action have long been issues at The project to build the groin the boat launch, according to a is funded through the Michigan DNR news release. State Waterway’s Fund, which As part of the effort to reduce uses money from boat registra- these issues, the DNR has devel- tions and marine fuel taxes for oped a $170,000 design to build public recreational boating facili- Richard Jenkins/Daily Globe a groin structure into Lake Supe- ties. Money is also coming from a WAVES POUND the Lake Superior shoreline at the mouth of Oman’s Creek on Little Girl’s Point rior at the boat launch designed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Wednesday. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is holding a meeting Oct. 10 at Goge- to interrupt sediment moving sport fish restoration program bic Community College to gather public feedback on a plan to build a groin into Lake Superior to down the coast and filling up the grant. reduce sediment buildup at the creek’s mouth. creek’s mouth, blocking access to —Richard Jenkins TODAY INDEX Showers likely — Details, page 2 Celebrations . .6 75 cents Wednesday Today’s records Classifieds . .12-14 High 50 High 86 (1992) Comics . .11 Vol. 100, No. 267 Low 43 Low 22 (1945) Community . .3 Year ago today Precipitation Obituaries . .7 High 54 24 hours to 7 a.m. Opinion . .4 Low 42 Wednesday 0.02 in. Sports . .9-10 l 2 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2019 AREA / NATION THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAY FORECASTFOORECAST FOR IRONWOODIRRONWOOD TODAY FRIDAYY SATURDAY SUNDAYSUNDAY MONDAY Showers Showers Partly CloudyClouudy Mostly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Likely Likely 46° 36° 53° 40°400° 54° 42° 52° 39° 51° 38° Winds: Winds: Winds: Winds:Winnds: Winds: 5-115-11 mphmph E 1-61-6 mphmph ESEESE 10-1610-16 mphmph SSESSE 11-1811-18 mphmph WSWWSW 6-106-10 mphmph W Ontonagon LOCALL OUTLOOK 48/40 Todayy we will see cloudy skies with Bergland a 100100%0% chance of showers, highg of 47/39 46°, hhumidity of 93%. East wind 5 to Wakefield Ironwood 11 mpmph.ph. The record high for today is Saxon 45/35 46/36 Marenisco 86° set in 1992. Expect mostly 48/38 cloudyy skies tonight, overnight low 47/38 Bessemer of 36°36°.°. Upson Hurley 46/35 Watersmeet 47/35 46/36 46/38 SUNS AND MOON Associated Press Mercer A FIRE-and-rescue operation is underway where a World War II-era bomber plane 47/34 Manitowish crashed at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn., Wednesday. A 48/34 SunriseSunri . ...............................................................................se .........................................................................7:01 a.m. fire with black smoke rose from near the airport as emergency crews responded. Minocqua SunsetSunse . ...............................................................................et...........................................................................6:36 p.m. 49/34 MoonriseMoon . ...............................................................................nrise .......................................................................12:50 p.m. The airport said in a message on Twitter that it has closed. 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