Sunny High: 68 | Low: 43 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Wednesday, May 15, 2013 75 cents Hurley flood IRON COUNTY volunteers draw praise Kimball man jailed By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — Hurley Mayor Joe Pinardi on Tuesday praised all of the volunteers who helped out during last week’s flooding of for bomb threats the Montreal River in the city. By RALPH ANSAMI employees at the courthouse. “We had many hours donated [email protected] Gollubske told the court he to the effort and it was good to see HURLEY — A Kimball, made the threat to blow up the the cooperation from the Hurley Wis., resident who allegedly courthouse to get FBI agents school kids and Mercer kids, too,” threatened to “blow up” the out to his property to show Pinardi said at the regular Iron County Courthouse them the damages the Mathy monthly city council meeting. appeared in court Tuesday on a Construction Northwoods Street superintendent Mark felony count. Paving blacktop plant had Bluse said not only did football A $10,000 cash bond was set caused there. He claimed there players carry four sandbags at a for Robert (Barrel Bob) Gollub- had been $800,000 in damages time in the effort, but elderly cou- ske, 75, on the bomb threat caused to his home and proper- ples also volunteered, some at 2 charge by Iron County Judge ty on Kimball Drive. “I wanted in the morning. Patrick Madden. to show them what they did to Bluse said flood damage was Gollubske was returned to my farm,” he said. minimal, as luckily it cooled off the Iron County Jail by sher- The FBI recorded conversa- and the river level dropped three iff’s department deputies in a tions that agents had with Gol- feet in three days. He also wheelchair following the bond lubske over the weekend, thanked all of the youngsters who hearing. including one in which he helped out. “These inflammatory state- allegedly told them he would Bluse said the hundreds of ments are completely unac- meet anyone coming to his sandbags that had been stacked ceptable,” Madden said. He property with a shotgun. in the event the river flooded Sil- noted the threats caused con- ver Street will be hauled to an old cern “to a significant degree” to the public and especially storage shed in Ironwood. BOMB — page 5 In other—Granted business, a Combinationthe council: Class B beer and liquor license to Judge rules for township Sharon’s Coffee Company, Sharon Ofstad agent, 109 Second Ave. N., for Loggers Lounge. in debate over gravel pit —Took no action on an appli- cation for a beer garden from By CORTNEY OFSTAD plans on appealing the decision. Dumb Dum’s, 318 Silver St. [email protected] “We have 21 days to appeal Owner Dan Whitburn will contin- IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — and the same judge will hear ue to meet with police chief Dan A judge has ruled in favor of that,” Schneller said. “If she Erspamer to discuss how the beer Ironwood Township in the denies it, it will go to the court of garden can be constructed to com- debate over whether a gravel pit appeals, where three different ply with a city ordinance. can be created on Northstar judges will hear it.” —Granted picnic licenses to Road in the township. Barglind’s decision came 16 the Hurley Firefighters Associa- On May 9, Judge Mary Bar- months after Schneller filed the tion for the May 26 All-Terrain glind, of the 41st Circuit Court lawsuit. Vehicle Rally Mud Run down- in Dickinson County, rendered Schneller applied for a condi- town and an Aug. 17 Firemen’s the decision in the case of tional use permit for the gravel Picnic at Riccelli Park. Thomas L. Schneller, president pit in July 2010, and he has —Approved fireworks display of Snow Country Contracting in been fighting for the application permits for the Hurley Fourth of Cortney Ofstad/Daily Globe Bessemer, against the township approval ever since. MIKE LUOMA and Steve Hartmann, both of Angelo Luppino Construction, work at the intersection of East board of zoning appeals and Frederick and Lowell Streets in downtown Ironwood on Tuesday. The section of Frederick Street behind board of trustees. the Depot is being removed. Schneller said Tuesday he HURLEY — page 5 TOWNSHIP — page 5 Ice a factor OUTDOORS Thirteen test holes planned for walleye at G-Tac’s Upson mine site opener By RALPH ANSAMI potential development of the deposit to Gogebic [email protected] Taconite, LLC. LAKE GOGEBIC — Anglers UPSON, Wis. — Gogebic Taconite plans to drill G-Tac is considering mining along a four-mile were expected to dodge some ice 13 test holes at its proposed Upson area mine site, stretch near Upson and Mellen. The area of inter- chunks during today’s walleye where hundreds of core samples were removed in est straddles the boundary between Iron and Ash- opener on Lake Gogebic, but the the past, according to an application to the Wis- land counties and lies between Tyler Forks River main lake was clear. consin Department of Natural Resources. to the east and Ballou Creek to the west, accord- Fishermen were warned there The company is seeking to develop a mine in ing to the application. still may be ice in some of the bays, Iron and Ashland counties and the exploration It would likely be an open pit mining operation, but the situation looked a lot better license request by the WDNR submitted Thurs- with a plant building site and waste disposal than it did last week, when heavy day must be acted on in 10 business days under a facilities. snow was falling. mining law. Leased Iron County land would hold tailings Winds pushed some ice chunks Most of the surface and mineral rights for the into shore on Monday, according to Katie Perttunen/Daily Globe land containing the deposit are owned by the the Lake Gogebic Area Chamber of THE FAT Tire Bicycle group begins its second ride of the season LaPointe Iron Company, which has optioned Commerce. Tuesday night behind the Iron Nugget in Hurley. MINE — page 5 High water levels had many docks put on hold until the water METALLIC subsides. Fat Tire Bicycle group enjoys MINERAL Some landings without docks deposits in required use of hip boots to unload second Tuesday night ride Wisconsin boats. currently Fishermen were advised to look HURLEY — The Fat Tire from Maplewood Steakhouse on under out for floating debris and ice Bicycle group met Tuesday Cloverland Drive in Ironwood. exploration chunks if wind gusts bumped them night behind the Iron Nugget to The group starts its evening for mining loose, according to Barry Drews, of enjoy its second night of riding at different locations in Iron- or those Bear`s Nine Pines Resort. this season in 80-degree tem- wood, Bessemer and Hurley, that were Clear skies and 70-degree tem- peratures. and enjoys the exercise before sites of peratures were forecast for today’s Group members have been having dinner or drinks to recently opener, with little chance of rain riding together for more than socialize. closed until Friday, at 20 percent. 20 years, said rider Chet Many members are warming mines are The thermometer hit 80 Kanipes. up for the “Go Ride R Range shown. degrees at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in Tuesday night events are Ride.” or GRRR, on Sunday, Ironwood, when a south wind was usually between eight and 12 with 50 people signed up so far, Wisconsin taking care of any remaining snow. miles of off-road riding, and said rider Sam Davey. Department of At the same time, it was 46 at Natural Wednesday nights feature road Sunday’s 20-mile ride starts Resources Saxon Harbor, with north winds riding of up to 25 miles. at 1 p.m. from Bluff Valley off Lake Superior. The Wednesday night rides Park in Bessemer. —Ralph Ansami begin next week, departing —Katie Perttunen C O N T A C T U S WEATHER INSIDE INDEX TODAY TO BE, OR NOT TO BE Business . .14 Daily Globe Inc. Tuesday Precipitation Vol. 94, Ed. 114 118 E. McLeod Ave. High 73 To 7 a.m. Classifieds . .12-13 Sunny Interactive Shakespeare Comics . .11 PO Box 548 —Details, page 2 Low 34 Tuesday: none program scheduled in Mani- Ironwood, MI 49938 Year ago today Snowfall: none towish Waters Community . .3 High 72 Season’s —Entertainment, page 7 Obituaries . .6 yourdailyglobe.com Low 48 snow: 223.7 in. Records Snow Opinion . .4 906-932-2211 High 90 (1932) year ago: 120.9 in. Sports . .9-10 Low 17 (1964) On ground: none 2 l WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013 THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR IRONWOOD NATION TODAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Sunny Mostly Sunny Few Showers Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy 68º 43º 66º 45º 66º 49º 64º 51º 67º 54º Winds: 10-15 mph NW Winds: 5 mph N Winds: 5-10 mph N Winds: 5-10 mph NW Winds: 10-15 mph NW OUTLOOK Ontonagon 68/42 Today we will see sunny skies with a high temperature of 68º, humidity of 30%. Northwest Bergland wind 10 to 15 mph. The record high temperature 73/41 for today is 87º set in 1977. Expect mostly clear skies tonight with an overnight low of 43º. Ironwood Wakefield Saxon 45 68/43 72/42 SUN AND MOON 70/45 Marenisco Bessemer 74/42 Upson Hurley 69/42 2 Watersmeet 71/45 70/44 75/40 Sunrise . .5:25 a.m. 51 Sunset .