Mostly cloudy High: 51 | Low: 33 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Saturday, April 1, 2017 75 cents STATE REPRESENTATIVE VISITS IRONWOOD Dianda discusses issues with residents By IAN MINIELLY people as possible. [email protected] As the town hall shifted IRONWOOD — State Rep. direction to become more of a Scott Dianda, D-Calumet, vis- one-way conversation, Dianda ited Contrast Coffee in down- centered himself in the room town Ironwood Friday after- and thanked the crowd. He noon to give local residents a informed the room he has been chance to share their thoughts downstate in Lansing working and concerns and to hear his on the $57.5 billion state bud- views on the direction of the get, saying he has three areas state and District 110. he is focusing on with the bud- Dianda went around the get. room shaking hands and listen- First, Dianda is spending ing to constituents voice their time in Lansing educating his opinions. counterparts to the educational Traveling with Dianda was needs of the Upper Peninsula. his Constituent Relations Nationally, Dianda stated, the Director, Rawley Van Fossen, country is $1,000 short per stu- who trailed behind Dianda to dent per year in funding. How- take down the contact details ever, in the U.P., the shortage and the issues that needed to be becomes more critical because addressed after the conversa- the schools have additional tions with Dianda. costs other districts do not Van Fossen spent the first carry. half of the town hall filling up One of the costs is the fact his giant notebook and exchang- most schools spend six months ing information with those pre- Ian Minielly/Daily Globe sent, allowing Dianda to stay on SCOTT DIANDA, D-Calumet, discusses personal issues with constituents in Contrast Coffee Friday in Ironwood. Mary and John Turkal, of Besse- the move and meet as many mer, asked Dianda to address an issue at the state level that likely affects more people than the state realizes. DIANDA — page 5 Man arrested GILE FLOWAGE Sentencing delayed in in meth probe IRONWOOD — Detectives Iron DHS theft case from the Upper Peninsula Sub- stance Enforcement Team arrested a 35-year-old-man By RALPH ANSAMI the court schedule. Thursday on charges related to [email protected] Tijan faces charges of using unauthorized the selling of narcotics. HURLEY — A planned plea and sentencing checks, expense requests and charges amount- After a five-month long inves- hearing scheduled for Friday morning for a 52- ing to $185,388 against the Department of tigation, the suspect was arrest- year-old Hurley woman who is charged with five Human Services when she was employed by the ed in the city of Ironwood on one counts of theft from a business setting was post- county. count of delivery of metham- poned in Iron County Court. Hurley Police Chief Chris Colassaco led the phetamine and one count of Joseph Rafferty, the attorney for Mary Peter- investigation. maintaining a drug house. son Tijan, told Judge Patrick Madden he need- It is alleged from September 2013 through April Detectives assigned to ed more time to review “a vast amount of (com- 8, 2016, Tijan submitted vouchers to the county UPSET, along with the Michi- puterized) data” he had received lately from clerk’s office and wrote checks that were question- gan State Police Emergency Fritz Schellgell, acting Iron County District able, also using a county credit card for her person- Support Team, also executed a Attorney. al and family use. search warrant at a cabin in Madden postponed the hearing to May 4 at 10 It’s also alleged she altered check requests for Ontonagon County, where the a.m. mental health services so the money eventually suspect was residing. The judge agreed the data needs to analyzed by ended up on her credit cards. Detectives seized several the defense, but told Rafferty the plea hearing date She was one of only two DHS employees autho- firearms, stolen property, as well will not be moved again. rized to request checks for the department. as several grams of crystal meth. If the plea agreement that has been reached A signature bond of $100,000 that was set on Detectives obtained evidence falls through, a July 31 jury trial date remains on July 22 continues. that showed the suspect was involved in the distribution of meth, police said. The suspect was incarcerated in the Gogebic County Jail at Warm weather snowmobiles race Bessemer. By IAN MINIELLY istered racers across three differ- tion dinner from 7-9 p.m. Adults iminielly@yourdailyglobe ent classes of events already at cost $25 and kids 12 and under BESSEMER TOWNSHIP — Blackjack on Friday. are $13 in the upstairs banquet METH page 5 — Many people probably never con- Blackjack is hosting the races area. Prize raffles, a 50/50 raffle sidered shorts and short-sleeved around a two-mile loop. Depend- and cross country recognition shirts to watch snowmobile rac- ing on the class, the racers will awards will be conducted at the ing, but today at Blackjack Ski do from four to 15 laps. dinner. Packers begin Resort the races begin at 9 a.m. The cross country race is a Cor Sunday morning brings the The weather is forecast to be PowerSports XC-supported race, hill climb and HillX events to Tailgate Tour Submitted photo in the 50’s, so break out those flip with full manufacturer contin- Blackjack. Practice starts at 10 A PAIR of trumpeter swans rest on the Gile Flowage Tuesday. The flops and bottle openers because gency available. Sunday morning and races are IRONWOOD — The Green photo was submitted by Gary Jackson of Ironwood. Tim Moon said they had 120 reg- Tonight is a driver recogni- scheduled to begin around 11. Bay Packers Tailgate Tour is kicking off next week. The tour will depart Green Bay on Tuesday with plans to loop around Wiscon- sin and the Upper Peninsula, Wakefield-Marenisco Board approves football co-op before returning to Lambeau Field next Saturday. Tuesday the Packers tour is WAKEFIELD — The Wake- March 20, as well. “The three schools. athletic directors and adminis- The board agreed with the planning to focus on the Green field-Marenisco Board of Educa- districts have been discussing “Our primary concern is that trators agree that this expansion proposal and passed it unani- Bay to Medford Area, concluding tion voted to expand the Goge- this possibility for several football players have the oppor- will give us the chance to have mously. with a tailgate party at Black bic Miners football co-op to months,” said W-M Superinten- tunity to play on age-appropri- enough players to field a solid River Industries, Inc. in Medford include the Ironwood Area dent Catherine Shamion. “The ate teams, keeping younger varsity and a junior varsity Staffing changes from 6-8:30 p.m. School District at its recent reg- proposal to expand and include players on a JV team and having team,” she said. After a closed session to dis- On Wednesday, the Packers are ular meeting. players from Ironwood is going older players on a varsity team,” The original co-op partners, cuss staffing, the W-M board moving between the Prentice area The co-op already included to all three school boards this she said. Bessemer and Wakefield- voted to create an internal post- and Ashland. The evening tailgate W-M and Bessemer. Ironwood’s month for formal approval.” Shamion told the board Marenisco, will continue to field ing for the position of superin- school board approved the co-op Shamion said the expansion putting freshmen on a varsity a junior high team and Ironwood on March 13, and Bessemer’s best serves the interests of squad creates an increased will continue to have a separate school board approved the co-op football players in all three opportunity for injury. “All three junior high squad. PACKERS — page 5 BOARD — page 5 C O N T A C T U S WEATHER INSIDE INDEX TODAY ALL UP BOYS TEAM Classifieds . .12-14 Daily Globe Inc. Friday Precipitation High 46 To 7 a.m. Comics . .11 Vol. 98, No. 113 118 E. McLeod Ave. Mostly cloudy Four area players honored Low 25 Friday none Community . .3 P.O. Box 548 —Details, page 2 Ironwood, MI 49938 Year ago today Snowfall — Sports Obituaries . .7 High 34 To 7 a.m. page 9 Opinion . .4 Low 30 Friday none yourdailyglobe.com Today’s records Snow depth none Sports . .9-10 906-932-2211 High 74 (1986) Season total 114.6 in. Low -2 (1975) Last year 157.2 in. 2 l SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2017 AREA / NATION THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAYFIVE-DAAY FORECASTT FOR IRONWOODIRONWOOOD TODAY SUNDAYS MONDAYMONDAAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Mostly Cloudy MostlyMoostly Cloudy Scattered RainR Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy 51° 33° 54°544° 39° 48° 35°3 48° 33° 44° 31° Winds: PSK:PSK : Winds:Winnds: PSK6PSK 6 Winds: PSK:6:PSK :6: Winds: PSK(1(PSK (1( Winds: PSK(1(PSK (1( Ontonagon LOCAL OUTLOOK 40/33 Today we will see mostlym cloudy skies with a high of 51°, humidityy of 55%. West wind 3 to 8 Bergland mph. The record highhigh for today is 74° set in 49/32 1986. Expect partly cloudyc skies tonight with an Wakefield overnight low of 33°.. Ironwood Saxon 51/33 51/33 Marenisco 51/33 SUN ANDAND MOON Bessemer 52/32 Watersmeet Upson Hurley 51/33 51/33 51/31 53/33 Sunrise . .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................6:39 a.m. Mercer Sunset . ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................7:29 p.m.