Cloudy, chance of rain High: 75 | Low: 60 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Friday, August 30, 2013 75 cents Bessemer school GOT CHOCOLATE? district staff studies emergencies By KATIE PERTTUNEN parents to keep an open dialogue [email protected] with their children, at an age BESSEMER— Gogebic Coun- appropriate level, regarding ty Sheriff’s Department deputy drills and questions they might Brandon Lyons met with Besse- have about school intruders. mer school district staff on “Keeping students safe is a Wednesday to discuss precau- very high priority for all staff in tions for safety. our schools,” Vander Velden In the event of a shooter or an said. intruder in the school, Lyons At Monday’s school board explained what police roles meeting, head teacher Diana would be and what staff roles Hansen said the teachers will be would be in keeping students getting kits for emergency pre- safe. paredness including two-way Principal Dan Vander Velden radios. said the protocol in the event of “The radios are a great tool, an intruder has changed. Police especially when our schools have used to seal the perimeter of the multiple floors,” Vander Velden building, and wait for a SWAT said. team, but current protocol is to With the Sheriff’s Depart- eliminate the threat. ment directly across the street Bessemer schools conduct fire from the high school, Vander drills every month along with Velden said police response to tornado drills, and Vander an incident would be about 30 Velden said it’s important for seconds. EPA ‘tentatively’ approves Bad River treatment plants Pat Krause/Daily Globe THE IRONWOOD Red Devil football team poses with their milk mustaches recently, because the team is participating in the “Rethink Your ODANAH, Wis. — The U.S. hearing, and residents can still Drink” campaign through the National Dairy Council. Players will replace water and sports drinks with chocolate milk after football games this Environmental Protection Agen- submit comments on the project fall. Team members include, first row, Matt Dary, Jon Clemens, Charlie Gotta, Ian Sackett, Ryan Tibaldo and Shawn Pertile; second row, Shane cy held a public hearing on Tues- until Sept. 3. Buckley, Ryan Broemer, Zach Turner, Desmond Sackmann, Nick Merritt, Elliot Gudgeon and Zach Morrison; third row, Dylan Neil, Devon day in relation to permits for Earlier this year, the EPA DeRosso, Jesse Carroll, James Giannunzio, Brett Ossanna, Zachary Combs and Jordan Luoma; fourth row, Jared Sobolewski, Brady Stefonich, three waste water treatment issued a compliance plan, requir- Denver Sharrow, Jacob DiGiorgio, Adam Mackey, Austin Backlund and Dan Freeman; fifth row, coaches Dan Niemi, Pete Auvinen, Phil Watson, plants on the Bad River Reserva- ing the Bad River Band of Lake Ryan Niemi, John Lorenson and Casey Hamen. The Red Devils open their season tonight at Hurley. tion in Ashland and Iron coun- Superior Chippewa Indians to ties. correct Clean Water Act viola- According to an EPA tions. spokesman, the permits have The band is required to Red Devils join National Dairy Council “tentatively” been approved as submitted in April 2013. Approx- imately 13 people attended the EPA — page 5 focus on drinking chocolate milk By CORTNEY OFSTAD “Each year different grants are available chocolate milk, and according to Hampston, US Postal Service warns against email scam [email protected] in different areas and this year we received the campaign has been successful so far. The United States Postal Ser- ment that install a virus on to IRONWOOD — Football players at a grant from the National Dairy Council,” “They really like it,” Hampston said. “I vice released information about a the computer, if opened. Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood Mary Hampston, school district food service have some asking for more milk. It’s really scam targeting people through Each email instructs the are drinking something different after director, said. “It’s a good connection cool to see.” their email accounts. receiver to click on the link, open games as part of the “Rethink Your Drink” between the kids and the program, because In the future, Hampston would like to see The scam is a fake email the attachment or print the campaign through the National Dairy Coun- milk is so good for them. It’s been proven the program continue with other sports. about a package delivery or cil. that it is a better recovery drink than any- online postal charges. Scam Instead of water, juice or sports bever- thing else.” emails contain a link or attach- ages, players are drinking chocolate milk. After every game, players will be given SCAM — page 5 CHOCOLATE — page 5 HURLEY MARCHING BAND Ontonagon Labor Festival runs through weekend By JAN TUCKER This year’s list of bands [email protected] include Marty’s Goldenaires ONTONAGON — One of the (Bessemer) and the Blue Notes most popular parts of the annual (Ishpeming) drum and bugle Ontonagon Labor Festival run- corps; Ontonagon, Bessemer and ning this weekend is the parade Hurley high school bands, and a on Sunday. clown band from Houghton. Scheduled for 2 p.m., the Prior to the parade, the Ed parade is known for its home- Hansen 5K and 10K races will be made floats and fine musical held. Registration is at the fire- entertainment. hall at 8 a.m. with race set to Band members who travel begin at 10. Contact Kelly throughout the U.P. to other Roehm at the Aspirus Onton- parades have said that only in agon Fitness Center for informa- Ontonagon are the floats so tion or pre-registration. Pre-reg- unique. Floats built by civic, istration will lessen the wait the Larry Holcombe/Daily Globe church and school groups, as well day of the race, Roehm said. THE HURLEY High School marching band, under the direction of Jessika Cane, bottom right, practices at the school Thursday evening. The band as families fill the competition. will play at tonight’s home football game at Veterans Memorial Field against Ironwood and at the Labor Day Festival parade in Ontonagon Sun- Entries are due on Parker day afternoon. Avenue at noon for judging. LABOR — page 5 C O N T A C T U S WEATHER INSIDE INDEX TODAY HOUSE OF THE WEEK Business . .8 Daily Globe Inc. Thursday Today’s records Vol. 94, Ed. 204 118 E. 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