Thunderstorms likely High: 83 | Low: 56 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Tuesday, July 18, 2017 75 cents CITY OF BESSEMER Ironwood board Council tables marijuana, approves agreement moves on to with sports teams other business By RICHARD JENKINS rying deficits over $2,000 each. [email protected] “Cross Country is (negative) By IAN MINIELLY IRONWOOD — The Ironwood $3,600, tennis is (negative) [email protected] Area Schools will continue to $3,300, soccer is even and skiing BESSEMER — The Besse- offer a variety of sports next year is (negative) $2,600,” Nezworski mer city council agreed to table after the board of education said. “I just don’t see how we can the discussion on ordinances approved agreements with four approve a contract on them if regarding the regulation of med- of the district’s self-funded sports they still owe that much.” ical marijuana under the 2016 teams Monday. Superintendent Tim Kolesar law until the next meeting so an The agreements with the girls’ said most of the teams had either ordinance regarding odor could tennis team, cross country team, recently paid the owed money or be added to the proposed ordi- boys’ soccer team and ski team had fundraisers coming up that nances. The room was full but allow students to compete in the should cover the debts. anyone looking for a decision on sports for another season. Board President Steve marijuana will have to wait. While the agreements were Thomas said he would like to see In other notable news, as dis- approved, several board mem- the contracts include language cussed at a prior meeting, the bers expressed concern regard- that only allows a coach to be city council provided a live ing the teams running deficits paid if there are funds in the stream through Facebook of the the district is forced to cover. teams’ account to cover the cost. meeting. As the sports are some of the No formal action was taken to The council agreed to a $37, district’s self-funded sports, the add that stipulation, although 489 change to the water and Ian Minielly/Daily Globe programs are expected to raise several board members agreed sewer improvement project enough revenue through with it. based on the necessity to repair CITY ASSESSOR Melissa Prisbe addresses the Bessemer City Council Monday evening regarding the errors and omissions from the Board of Review before the scheduled city council meeting. fundraisers and other means to One of the costs programs whole road in the Yale area of pay the district for transporta- must cover is the district’s vision of the future.” there is a problem with the sub- regarding the inability to pay for Bessemer and not just where tion, coaching and other incurred requirement the teams take The council agreed to catch contracted paver for the cities contracted work. the water and sewer lines run. costs. school buses to competitions. The up the retirement fund with an roads. The state has not reim- Loper suggested the city take According to C2AE, the contrac- Board Treasurer Marilyn Nez- board instituted the requirement additional $1,400 payment now, bursed the city, which has there- $7,000 from the water fund to tor for the work the project is on worski expressed concern with in September after a car carrying which, according to city manag- fore been unable to make a pay Snow Country so they can schedule and on budget and the prospect of approving the members of the girls’ tennis team er Charly Loper would pay off in $21,000 payment to Snow Coun- pay the sub-contractor. When should finish up the work on the agreements for another year was involved in an accident. The south side of U.S. 2 by Sept. 25, the long run with additional try Contracting, who has there- the state finally repays the city when the cross country, ski and which is expected to allow work interest and small payments in fore not paid the paver the the water fund would be made tennis teams appeared to be car- on the north side of U.S. 2 to the future. $7,000 that is owed them for whole. The council agreed as the commence. The city also agreed to accept prior work done. The council city is nearing the end of the IRONWOOD — page 5 The city council established the bid of Upper Peninsula submitted the paperwork last work season and there are areas Oct. 4 as the date for a public Abatement for $2,650 to remove September; but the state, in Bessemer desperately in need hearing on the Master Plan, but lead and asbestos from some city according to Loper, is slow- of the paving this would allow. the council will be addressed on owned properties before the city rolling many municipalities the plan Aug. 21. Al Gaiss said, demolishes them. across the state and throwing Brown Bag Concerts “The Master Plan provides a Loper informed the council many cities into upheaval BESSEMER — page 5 return to HIT By RICHARD JENKINS The theater’s concession stand [email protected] will be open, and free lemonade Hurley lunch prices increase by 10 cents IRONWOOD — The Historic will be served. Ironwood Theatre is bringing Thursday’s concert will fea- By RALPH ANSAMI $207,000 in state aid, the revenue limit for- Board president Joe Simonich, of Kim- back its popular Brown Bag Con- ture Don Dugan and Bob [email protected] mula will change to produce nearly a wash. ball, said he’d like the talks with GCC to get certs to run in conjunction with Michaels, as “The Troubadours;” HURLEY — Lunch prices will increase Also, transportation aids are yet to be decid- done soon. Festival Ironwood this weekend. performing an eclectic mix of by 10 cents for Hurley School District stu- ed, where the district could gain funding. “Well, we’re meeting again this week:” The series will kick off with a folk, blues and soft rock in mem- dents in the fall. Patritto said talks are continuing with Patritto replied. pair of free concerts at noon on ory of their late friend, Al Rice, The school board agreed to increase the Gogebic Community College about sharing The board also: Thursday and Friday. according to Greenhill. prices across the board, dealing with an metal and wood shop services. —Agreed to have eighth grade algebra Bruce Greenhill, the theatre’s Greenhill said Friday’s con- $18,000 deficit in the lunch program. “The first meeting was fruitful,” Patritto qualify for high school credits, as is done in managing director, invites every- cert will feature a trio of Students in grades pre-kindergarten said. “Both groups recognize the need for most other districts. one to stop by for the perfor- ACCENT and Silver Express through 5 will now pay $2.35 for lunch, sharing.” —Agreed to a fifth grade music-band pro- mances during their lunch alumni; with Ethan Puisto on while students in grades 6-12 will be He said curricula and equipment have gram, with the $10,000 in needed equip- breaks. guitar and vocals, Devin Kelly on assessed $2.55 a lunch. been discussed and the groups will meet ment likely to be funded by the Hurley Edu- “Go to one of the businesses guitar and Cole Clements on In other business Monday, the school again. cation Foundation. “We should have done downtown, buy some lunch and drums, performing as The board learned from district administrator Patritto said the two classrooms that are this awhile ago,” Patritto said. wander in (to the theater) for Drape. Chris Patritto that the tax levy is not likely available at the Hurley school for the pro- —Agreed to again support a voluntary some free entertainment for to increase much for the next school year. gram can meet the needs of Hurley stu- student accident insurance program funded about an hour,” Greenhill said. He said while the district stands to be down dents, but space beyond that is in question. entirely by parents. BROWN BAG — page 5 Porkies program focuses O H D E E R AD Johnston on Michigan filmmaker principal decision By SHERRIE MCCABE Michael Moore. coming soon SILVER CITY — Filmmaker He has directed 10 feature Rich Brauer, president of Brauer films and hundreds of corporate, By IAN MINIELLY Productions, Inc., has been nonprofit, educational and com- [email protected] awarded a residency with the mercial projects for clients as BESSEMER — The school Friends of the Porkies’ Artist-In- diverse as The History Channel, board and hiring committee for Residence Program. Twentieth Century Fox, Animal the Bessemer Area School dis- Brauer’s education and career Planet, Pure Michigan, the U.S. trict, consisting of 10 people, in film production spans more Coast Guard and National Park interviewed four candidates on than 40 years, beginning with Service. He also produced a Monday for the vacant principal earning a bachelor of arts degree series of educational films focus- position, left open with the in motion picture production and ing on Great Lakes maritime his- departure of Dan VanderVelden. undersea photographic technolo- tory, a subject close to his heart, The four candidates come gy from the Brooks Institute of that appeared on PBS. from as far away as Ohio and Photography in Santa Barbara, He began producing and Colorado, according to superin- Calif. directing feature films in 1993, tendent Dave Radovich. After many years of making starting with “Sleeping Bear.” Radovich, said the committee films for a wide variety of clients, His feature film productions will decide in the next few days Brauer received the Michigan include “The Lost Treasure of as each of the candidates was Filmmaker of the Year Award at Submitted photo the 2009 Traverse City Film Fes- A MOTHER deer protects her twin fawns near Boulder Junction, Wis., last week.