Call (906) 932-4449 Ironwood, MI Prized Buck rules Antetokounmpo scores 50 to Redsautosales.com lead Milwaukee over Utah SPORTS • 9 Since 191 9 DAILY GLOBE Tuesday, November 26, 2019 Cloudy yourdailyglobe.com | High: 32 | Low: 26 | Details, page 2 Trial delayed for HOLIDAY LIGHTS former Hurley Ironwood to fire chief study water By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY – The trial of filtration soon a former Hurley fire chief accused of improperly of five city staff members using a department credit n Engineering and Mayor Annette card for personal purchas- firm contracted Burchell. The two finalists es won’t be happening to study were selected for their next week after a judge capacity to deal with a pro- granted his motion to seek improvements ject of this scale, he said. a new attorney Monday. By TOM LAVENTURE Both firms partnered Darrell J. Petrusha, 55, [email protected] with Coleman Engineering is charged with one count IRONWOOD – The in providing information of unauthorized use of an Ironwood City Commis- helpful to grant and loan entity’s identifying infor- sion on Monday 4-0 applications with the U.S. mation or documents. A approved a preliminary Department of Agriculture, four-day trial had been engineering report for the Office of Rural Develop- scheduled to begin Tues- city’s pump station and ment, he said. day, Dec. 3. That may have water filtration improve- “Coleman has expertise to wait until June – or ments. with funding agencies in later, depending on Commissioner Joseph Michigan,” Erickson said. scheduling conflicts. Cayer was not present with With the contract “At this time, the court an excused absence. awarded Erickson said the is going to grant (defense SEH (Short Elliott Hen- meetings with SEH will attorney Steven Lucareli)’s drickson Inc.) of Min- start in a couple of weeks. motion to withdraw. This neapolis, was awarded a At some point SEH will is being done at the defen- $45,000 contract as the bring a water filtration dant’s request,” said Taylor recommended firm among trailer to Ironwood and County Judge Ann Knox- five engineering firms that run the city water lines Bauer, who is hearing the specialize in water infras- through it to help assess case. “And then I’ll grant tructure and that replied to the most appropriate the request for adjourn- the request for proposals, purification method for the ment of the trial, because said city manager Scott city. certainly with it started Erickson. The proposals That could mean a rec- next Tuesday – roughly among the five firms ommendation for a filtra- eight days away – there’s ranged from $38,000 to tion plant or it could be no way new counsel could $100,000, and the other something else, Erickson be retained, much less finalist was Strand Associ- said. ready to go forward with P.J. Glisson/Daily Globe ates Inc. of Madison, Wis- “We will look at the the case (by then).” CHRISTMAS LIGHTS cast color on U.S. Hwy. 2 in Wakefield on a balmy Mon- consin. day evening, just prior to a storm predicted for late Tuesday night and Erickson said the final- Wednesday. ists met with a committee COURT — page 2 WATER — page 5 Wakefield council joins court community service program By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD – Members of the Wakefield City Council voted unanimously Monday evening to participate in the community ser- vice program of Michigan’s 98th District Court in Bessemer. “It will be geared to those that have court-ordered community service,” said City Manager Robert Brown, Jr., who added that he had met with Gogebic County Juvenile Court Adminis- trator Micki Sorensen to discuss P.J. Glisson/Daily Globe WAKEFIELD CITY Council members listen intently to a report given by City Manager Robert Brown, Jr., not shown. From left are Kay Wiita, Mayor Pro Tempore Amy Wiita, James Anderson, Mayor Dale White, and Scott Heikkila. WAKEFIELD — page 7 Ironwood considers naming Bessemer fab lab gets band room after Boyd shot in arm from GOISD Ironwood music program) if he didn’t go n District may add the extra mile – not just because he was By KIM E. STROM school students for LaBlonde to Kraemer paid to do it, but because it was in his [email protected] representing the char- track meet name heart. I think (naming the band room BESSEMER – During the regular meet- acter trait of fairness. after Boyd) is just a small drop in the ing of the Bessemer Area School District Jack Matrella and By RICHARD JENKINS bucket for all the things he ever did for all Monday, the board received good news Baylee Schwartz, both [email protected] of his students and people in the commu- about its future fab lab. sophomores, were IRONWOOD – The Luther L. Wright nity.” Interim superintendent Alan Tulppo awarded plaques for K-12 class room Steven Boyd taught band Along with renaming the band room said the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermedi- their accomplish- in may soon bear his name, after the Iron- after Boyd, the board also heard a pro- ate School District will be allocating ments. Both have been wood Area Schools board of education posal to add James LaBlonde’s name to $18,000 toward creating a makerspace, “A” students since discussed honoring Boyd Monday. which is the first phase in installing a fab their freshman year the district’s annual Jack Kraemer Invita- Alan Boyd taught in Ironwood from 1986 to tional track tournament. lab, short for fabrication lab. A mak- Tulppo and are involved in his retirement in 2016. He died April 4, LaBlonde, who died March 31, ran erspace is as a room containing tools and several extracurricu- 2019 after a battle with cancer. track, and played football and basketball components that allow people to enter lar activities. A supporter of the move said renam- at Ironwood and was recently inducted with an idea and leave with a complete Matrella plans to pursue a degree in ing the band room after Boyd would not into the Luther L. Wright High School project. engineering or statistics and Schwartz is only recognize his 30 years of teaching, Sports Hall of Fame. In addition, the GOISD will provide considering becoming a veterinarian in but also the impact he had outside the Although there isn’t expected to be funding for a consultant to work with the the future. Matrella works at a local busi- classroom. strong opposition to either decision, board to create the makerspace, said ness during the summer months, and “He gave all of himself to everybody in the district is inviting public input on Tulppo. The GOISD board has also Schwartz volunteers her time for the Spe- this community,” said Lauri Celeski, who both. instructed Tulppo to work on a sustain- cial Olympics. originally approached the board with the ability plan to make sure the project con- idea this summer. “(There are a) lot of tinues to develop to fruition, he said. things we wouldn’t even have (in the IRONWOOD — page 2 The board also recognized two high BESSEMER — page 5 TODAY INDEX Cloudy — Details, page 2 Classifieds . .12-14 75 cents Comics . .11 Monday Today’s records Snowfall Community . .3 Vol. 101, No. 6 High 41 High 58 (1960) 24 hours to 7 a.m. Health . .6 Low 35 Low -9 (2005) Monday none Snow depth 4 in. Obituaries . .2 Year ago today Precipitation Season total 21.6 in. Opinion . .4 High 24 24 hours to 7 a.m. Last year 35.5 in. Sports . .9-10 Low 17 Monday .02 in. l 2 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2019 AREA / STATE THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAY FORECASTFOORECAST FOR IRONWOODIRRONWOOD Obituaries TODAY WEDNESDAYWEDNESDDAY THURSDAY FRIDAYFRIDDAY SATURDAY James Lee O’Leary Sr. ASHLAND, Wis. – James Lee tious smile, he O’Leary Sr. died unexpected at his reminded many of a Scatteredered Cloudy Snow LikelyLikeely Cloudy Snow Likely SnowSnoow home in Ashland on Thursday, Nov. sort of benevolent 21, 2019. He was 87. leprechaun. He trav- 32° 26° 31° 20°200° 27° 21° 28° 18° 31° 25° James “Jim” was born on Aug. 3, eled to Ireland on Winds: Winds: Winds: Winds:Winnds: Winds: 1932, in Ironwood, Mich., to Philip several occasions 8 mmphph EESESE 15-2215-22 mmphph N 5 mphmph ENEENE 7 mmphph EESESE 111-141-14 mphmph ENEENE and Hulda (Noreen) O’Leary. He grad- with his wife, daugh- uated from St. Ambrose High School ter and son-in-law, Ontonagon LOCALL OUTLOOK in Ironwood and completed his bache- and had the opportu- 35/27 Todayy we will see cloudy skies, high lor’s degree at Marquette University in nity to visit his ances- Milwaukee, and his master’s degree at James Lee Bergland of 32°,32°, humidityy of 83%. East O’Leary Sr. tral villages in Coun- 32/24 southesoutheasteast wind 8 mph. The record Wakefield the University of Minnesota. 1932 — 2019 ty Cork. Ironwood high for today is 58° set in 1960. Saxon 31/23 Jim was a much-lauded life-long Jim was active in 32/26 Marenisco ExpecExpectct cloudy skies tonight with a 34/28 90% chance of snow, overnight low teacher, starting his teaching career at local Democratic politics for years, 32/24 Bessemer of 26°26°.°. Northland College in the late 1950s, and was most proud of his photo Upson Hurley 31/23 Watersmeet 32/26 32/26 32/24 SUNS AND MOON where he coached various sports taken with John F. Kennedy during including the ski team, the track team Kennedy’s run for the presidency in Mercer 33/26 and the hockey team.