Thunderstorms likely High: 65 | Low: 44 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Saturday, April 15, 2017 75 cents O P E N H O U S E Aspirus completes Ontonagon Hospital expansion project ONTONAGON — More than replacing a one-room emergency sion and renovation, “an encour- 200 people turned out to cele- station, with a curtain cutting it aging vote of confidence in the brate the $2.8 million expansion in half. “This shows that Aspirus community.” project at Aspirus Ontonagon is really committed to this com- Renee Birely and Jane Store, Hospital Thursday. munity,” she added. at the nurses station, pointed to The state-of-the-art 8,210- The most common words said the spacious desk area and video square-foot expansion and in- by those interviewed as they cameras, which show the recep- patient unit renovation drew toured the hospital were privacy tion area, emergency room area praises from residents as they in the emergency room, commit- and parking lot. “We can see toured the facility, which fully ment by Aspirus to be a perma- what is going on and it is also a enhances and expands emergen- nent part of the community and safety issue,” Birely added. cy care for Ontonagon County faith in the future of the area Several residents commented and the region. shown by the investment. “The they have already had family Charlotte Mallotte, who came $2.8 million investment by members in the emergency room to Ontonagon in 1974 and Aspirus is future-orientated,” and cited the good treatment and worked 25 years as a nurse, Downtown Development council bright surroundings of the new including the emergency room at member Dan Sullivan said. facility. Jan Tucker/Daily Globe Ontonagon, called the new facili- “They are looking ahead and Lining the walls of the hospi- TERRI SAARI, registered nurse at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital, demonstrates Accu-Vein equipment, which ty “beautiful.” She especially said have faith in our future.” helps medical personnel locate hard to reach veins. Three-year-old Kanin Beck was surprised to see his hand the four emergency rooms Resident Joan Dahlstrom veins. The equipment was financed through the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Foundation, which also had enhance the privacy of patients, called the new hospital expan- pictures of some of the items purchased for the hospital. ONTONAGON — page 5 Claudettes F R I D AY F U N come through IN THE SUN By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD — When Santa checks his list for Christmas next December, the Claudettes will be on the Good List. The Claudettes promised to donate their proceeds to area libraries and did just that. Iron- wood’s Carnegie Library used the money received from the dancers to purchase graphic nov- els. According to Lynne Wiercins- ki, librarian, “Seeing the pic- tures helps the students see the story, allowing them to under- stand the context and words for greater comprehension.” Matt Weber, teacher for the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermedi- ate School District said, “Graph- Ian Minielly/Daily Globe ic novels really allow the stu- LOCAL YOUTH gather in the basement of the Carnegie Library Thursday afternoon to play Pokemon. dents to transition through From left and continuing clockwise are Alexander Hunt, Luca Villanueva, Logan Holm (masked), and grades, from lower to higher, Sawyer Peck. The kids gather every other week at 4 p.m. According to Rachel Peck, her son, Sawyer, with more challenging novels as counts down the days until the next session. they age and mature.” The novels, according to Weber, are a launching point for more reading and his students Kids come together at Carnegie really like them. By IAN MINIELLY the Pokemon meetings, said he without any problem whatsoev- [email protected] literally does a countdown until er. IRONWOOD — The the next meeting. He knows Peck chimed in and said they CLAUDETTES — page 5 Carnegie Library in Ironwood when the meetings are and can really work on their math and hosts a Pokemon Club every sec- barely wait between sessions, reasoning skills playing the ond and fourth Thursday at 4 torturing his 5-year-old sister game. “I’m so thankful he can p.m. Mac Byrne donates his because she has not yet come here,” she said. Ian Minielly/Daily Globe time to work with the kids and breached the 8-year-old thresh- Pokemon is a game centered TIM AND Laura Erickson, with Ty and Isaac in tow, ride through Board renews the kids love getting together old for joining the group. on fictional characters, or crea- Depot Park in Ironwood on Friday morning. The Ericksons did not and playing with the different Lynne Wiercinski, librarian, tures, called Pokemon, that have a definite plan, but thought they might bike around the river. 911 surcharge cards. said the kids get excited. They human “trainers” catch and Laura’s front tire was low, so they were making a pit stop at the Fix- Rachel Peck, a mother who know each card and the values train to battle each other for it bicycle station, (red in foreground.) The Fix-it station has different BESSEMER — The 911 sur- brings her son, Sawyer, to all of each one and can recite them sport. wrenches and an air pump to facilitate bicycle repairs. charge of $1.30 per month on all communication service providers capable of using the system was continued Wednesday by the Gogebic County Board of Com- Michigan taxpayers encouraged to e-file as deadline approaches missioners. LANSING — Michigan residents who Deputy Treasurer Glenn White, head The surcharge on telephones e-filed. Department of Health and Human Ser- still have not filed their state income tax of Treasury’s Tax Administration Group, and electronic devices that can Taxpayers can check the status of vices county offices and Treasury field returns are encouraged by the Michigan said, “With the deadline fast approach- access 911 was approved by vot- their refunds online by going to offices for those who want to file using Department of Treasury to consider e-fil- ing, taxpayers should consider e-filing so ers on Nov. 4, 2014, on a vote of www.michigan.gov/wheresmyrefund. paper forms. ing. Treasury can process your return faster 3,571 to 1,301. Allow two weeks after e-filing or from State income tax forms are also avail- By 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, state and quickly issue a refund.” It will remain in effect to Dec. four to six weeks after paper filing a able for download at income tax returns must be submitted by Last year, Treasury processed more 31, 2020, unless changed by a Michigan return before checking a www.michigan.gov/incometaxes. e-filing or postmarked through the U.S. than 5 million individual income tax resolution of the county board. refund’s status. Both federal and state returns are due mail. Taxpayers can go to www.mifast- returns, with 3.7 million receiving more The 911 system began in the Limited quantities of printed tax forms file.org to learn about available options than $1.8 billion in refunds. Around 4 county in 2002. have been distributed to public libraries, for e-filing for free or for a fee. million of those income tax returns were U.S. Post Offices in northern Michigan, —Ralph Ansami TAXES — page 5 C O N T A C T U S WEATHER INSIDE INDEX TODAY SPRING HOME Business . .14 Daily Globe Inc. Friday Precipitation High 65 To 7 a.m. IMPROVEMENT Classifieds . .13-15 Vol. 98, No. 124 118 E. McLeod Ave. T-storms likely P.O. Box 548 Low 38 Friday none Comics . .12 —Details, page 2 Advice offered Ironwood, MI 49938 Year ago today Snowfall Community . .3 High 68 To 7 a.m. Obituaries . .7 Low 35 Friday none —Inside yourdailyglobe.com Today’s records Snow depth none today Opinion . .4 906-932-2211 High 83 (2003) Season total 116.6 in. Sports . .9-10 Low 7 (2013) Last year 186.6 in. 2 l SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2017 AREA / NATION / WORLD THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAYFIVE-DAAY FORECASTT FOR IRONWOODIRONWOOOD G B U - 4 3 B TODAY SUNDAYS MONDAYMONDAAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY T-storms Likely PartlyPaartly Cloudy Partly CloudyCloudy Scattered Rain Mostly Cloudy 65° 44° 53°533° 31° 44° 32°3 46° 35° 47° 35° Winds: PSK:6:PSK :6: Winds:Winds: PSK:PSK : Winds: PSK11(PSK 11( Winds: PSK(PSK ( Winds: PSK1PSK 1 Ontonagon LOCAL OUTLOOK 53/41 Today we will see cloudy skies with a 70% chance of thunderstorms,torms, high temperature of Bergland 65°, humidity of 71%.71%. West southwest wind 8 63/43 mph. The record highhiggh temperature for today is Wakefield 83° set in 2003. Ironwood Saxon 64/43 65/44 Marenisco 65/44 SUN ANDAND MOON Bessemer 65/43 Watersmeet Upson Hurley 64/44 65/44 64/42 65/45 Sunrise ............................................. ............................ 6:12 a.m. Mercer Sunset ............................................. ............................7:48 p.m. Moonrise ............................................. .........................11:12 p.m. Associated Press 65/44 Moonset ............................................. ........................... 8:58 a.m. IN THIS May 2004 photo, a group gathers around a GBU-43B, or massive ordnance air blast weapon, on dis- Manitowish play at the Air Force Armament Museum on Eglin Air Force Base near Valparaiso, Fla. U.S. forces in 64/43 Minocqua NATIONALNATIONAAL WEATHER Afghanistan struck an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, with a GBU-43B, the 64/45 Today Sun. largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat by the U.S. military, Pentagon officials said. 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