Call (906) 932-4449 UP Sports Hall of Fame Ironwood, MI Three locals selected Redsautosales.com for induction SPORTS • 9 DAILY GLOBE Tuesday, August 6, 2019 Sunny yourdailyglobe.com | High: 79 | Low: 59 | Details, page 2 US FOREST SERVICE Conservation District combats giant hogweed By RICHARD JENKINS feet in Michigan, according to [email protected] information from Michigan IRONWOOD — Among the State University-Extension, and invasive species the Gogebic has thick green stalks with red- Conservation District works to dish-purple blotches and white combat locally is giant hog- flower heads. weed. Locals had a chance to The plant’s sap has chemi- see the plant in bloom Saturday cals that can cause burns and during a tour led by members scarring when it gets on skin of the conservation district and that is exposed to sunlight. the Northwoods Cooperative This makes it difficult to Weed Management Area. remove, which is why those A group of about 12 people leading the tour suggested peo- gathered at a location on U.S. 2 ple who think they have the close to Curry Park and the plants on their property contact Gogebic County Fairgrounds to a professional rather than deal see a blooming giant hogweed with it alone. and some plants that are often mistaken for hogweed. The plant can grow 6 to 12 HOGWEED — page 5 Richard Jenkins/Daily Globe Submitted graphic MONIE SHACKLEFORD cuts a giant hogweed flower to prevent SHOWN HERE is the prescribed burn area for Johnson Lake in the Ottawa National Forest. it from going to seed Saturday during a tour to see the flower- Prescribed burn planned for Johnson Lake area ing invasive plant in Ironwood. IRONWOOD — The Ottawa mulated debris that become haz- tool has inherent risks and Forest National Forest of the U.S. Forest ardous fuel, the announcement Fire personnel meet on site prior Service on Monday announced said. Favorable weather and site to the prescribed burn to ensure GMCF to offer expanded plans for a prescribed burn in the conditions are crucial and each that current and forecasted Johnson Lake area. burn area requires a different weather conditions will produce parking near existing lot The proposed burn of approx- prescription for wind direction appropriate burn conditions. The imately 350 acres of forested land and speed, temperature and fuel final decision is made the morn- By P.J. GLISSON “This lot will be located will occur within the next two moistures to proceed. ing of the scheduled burn when a [email protected] directly to the northwest of the weeks in the Kenton Ranger Dis- There are a limited number of notice will be placed on the Forest WAKEFIELD — The Wake- facility, across North Street trict, east of Bond Falls between days with favorable burning condi- Service web site and Facebook. field planning commission from the current front facility Forest Road 530 and Forest Road tions during the year. These burn Smoke may be visible and voted Monday evening to parking lot,” wrote Ahonen, 4500. The burn is dependent days are often the days when there linger and drift in the area on the approve progress on a new 180- who was requesting a site plan upon weather conditions. is also an elevated wildfire risk. first day of the burn. Firefighter foot x 90-foot parking lot across review. Signs will be posted in and Firefighters prepare these units with engines and a bulldoz- from the Gogebic Medical Care Luppino added in his own around the area of the burn. At burn units to take advantage of er will work in the area of the Facility. letter, “This property was origi- this time it is not anticipated that opportunities when they occur burn until it is extinguished and The action came in response nally wooded, and a perimeter any roads will be closed, the with plan that emphasizes fire- continue to monitor for flareups to two letters dated July 25, one of trees will be left to serve as a announcement said. fighter and public safety. Fire or conditions that could reignite from Mark Ahonen, director of buffer from any nuisance that Prescribed burns make the managers prepare site-specific a blaze. maintenance and service sup- may be created within the site forests more resilient, create burn plans with control lines and For more information, contact port at GMCF, and one from (i.e., dust, noise, fumes, lights) habitat for a diversity of wildlife, the appropriate equipment to the Ottawa National Forest fire site contractor Paul Luppino, and protect communities from direct the burn. staff at 906-358-4551. who is president of Angelo Lup- future wildfire by reducing accu- Utilizing fire as a management —Daily Globe Staff pino, Inc. in Iron Belt, Wis. WAKEFIELD — page 5 New Mercer administrator says the students come first By TOM LAVENTURE Kopka was raised in Huron, qua. day is sung to anyone with a ger focus has always been the stu- [email protected] S.D., known for the largest ring “I have birthday, and the sports and aca- dents and she starts with the stu- MERCER, Wis. — A science necked pheasant population. Her lived in a lot of demic teams are introduced who dents and works her way back. teacher who has been working for sister, mother and grandmother places around have an event that day. When you do that you’re not years to become an administrator were all teachers but Kopka’s first the country While teaching, Kopka com- going to disappoint anybody.” is now leading the Mercer School calling was the outdoors and she and the world pleted a master’s degree in educa- Davis said he has worked District. completed a degree in fish and and northern tion administration with an closely with Kopka since she was The Mercer School Board wildlife management from Utah Wisconsin is emphasis on principalship from first elected to the board in April. named Sheri Kopka the interim State University. one of my the University of South Dakota. He said her passion and knowl- administrator for the school with “I come from a long line of favorites,” She is about to complete a six- edge along with excellent com- a one-year, $90,000 contract teachers and I first tried to resist Kopka said. year specialist degree in educa- munication with the school and Sheri through the 2019-2020 school the family urge,” Kopka said. Kopka As a small tion administration with an the community make her a natu- year at its July 30 meeting. Kopka “Then I went back to school to get school the emphasis in superintendency ral leader. said it’s a bittersweet appoint- my teaching license.” a d v a n t a g e s with a license that will be effec- “The demographics of this ment to replace someone who is Kopka became the science are with lower student to teacher tive July 1. town show there is a lot of talent on sick leave and her first state- teacher at Mercer School in 2008. ratios and more one-on-one atten- “It is time for her to shine in and we are going to try to get the ment at the board meeting was to She and her family had sum- tion, she said. All the grades start her position and learn some wish administrator Erik Torkel- mered in Wisconsin for many the morning together in the things,” said Robert Davis, son a speedy recovery. years with a cabin near Minoc- lunchroom, where happy birth- School Board president. “Her big- KOPKA — page 5 TODAY INDEX Sunny — Details, page 2 Business . .13 75 cents Monday Today’s records Classifieds . .12-14 High 77 High 98 (1947) Comics . .11 Vol. 100, No. 218 Low 67 Low 35 (1976) Community . .3 Year ago today Precipitation Obituaries . .7 High 84 24 hours to 7 a.m. Opinion . .4 Low 62 Monday none Sports . .9-10 l 2 TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2019 NATION / WORLD THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAY FORECASTFOORECAST FOR IRONWOODIRRONWOOD TODAY WEDNESDAYWEDNESDDAY THURSDAY FRIDAYFRIDDAY SATURDAY Scatteredd Sunny Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny Partly Cloudy T-stormss 79° 59° 75° 55°555° 70° 53° 71° 54° 75° 57° Winds: Winds: Winds: Winds:Winnds: Winds: 3-83-8 mmphph WNWWNW 6-106-10 mphmph W 7-147-14 mphmph WNWWNW 6-106-10 mphmph WNWWNW 33-9-9 mphmph W Ontonagon LOCALL OUTLOOK 69/61 Todayy we will see sunny skies with a Bergland highg ttemperaturep of 79°, humidityy of 80/62 45%. 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