Isolated rain DAILY GLOBE High: 50 | Low: 38 | Details, page 2 B I N G O NO BLACKOUT WINNER YET! Please continue playing until you completely fill your Bingo Card. DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Saturday, October 31, 2015 75 cents Local public health officials work to extend heroin response A survivor’s journey beyond law enforcement Community, family support plays big part in recovery for Ollila By RICHARD JENKINS and TOM STANKARD By JAN TUCKER [email protected] [email protected] While they continue to work ONTONAGON — Cancer to remove the presence of heroin dealt a double whammy for Gail from the Gogebic Range, area Ollila, of Ontonagon. law enforcement agencies are Ollila was a custodian at the just one aspect of the communi- Ontonagon Area Elementary- ty’s response to the issue. Junior High School when she “I don’t think heroin is a met and married teacher and This is the problem you can arrest your Editor’s Note: elementary principal Jim Ollila third story in a series of articles way out of,” Ironwood Public in 1983. When their daughter, on heroin use in the area. Safety Department Sgt. Adam Amanda, was born, Ollila Clemens told the Daily Globe, became a stay-at-home mom. adding later that it takes a vil- are still being developed, Iron In addition to Amanda, she lage to combat the drug. County Health Officer Zona has two step-sons from her hus- “It literally is a total team Wick explained one way her band’s previous marriage. effort over here,” Clemens said, department is contributing is by Jim Ollila was just 56 when who also is a member of the tracking statistics regarding he was diagnosed with Gogebic-Iron Area Narcotics communicable diseases such as esophageal cancer. Surgery and Team. “Between the GIANT Hepatitis C in the county. chemotherapy followed. He was team being one spoke in the “(An increase in Hepatitis C) still receiving chemotherapy wheel, we’re proactive and going is one of the things we find hap- when Gail, then 41, decided to after it, (along) with the other pens with increased heroin use, have her regular check-up and aspects — the hospital, the which means increased needle mammogram. She had her first ambulances, (Gogebic Commu- use,” Wick said, as injections mammogram at 40, although nity Mental Health), the are a common way to use heroin. there was no history of cancer (Department of Human Ser- The county has seen a slight in her family, and felt no reason vices), the health departments.” increase in the rates of the dis- to believe that there was any While several parts of the problem. more comprehensive response “I was stunned to learn that HEROIN — page 5 I had breast cancer,” she said. She had a biopsy and then lumpectomy. Although Gail was con- Massie retires from GOISD cerned, she said she couldn’t think about herself because Jim By RICHARD JENKINS trict in the was still in chemo and fighting [email protected] Upper Penin- his cancer. She received radia- BERGLAND — After 15 sula Center for tion, while at the same time years with the Gogebic-Onton- Educational Jim was still receiving agon Intermediate School Dis- Development, chemotherapy. trict, General Education Direc- which repre- Gail began radiation treat- tor Janice Massie retired Friday. sents all seven ments from December 2002 to Massie held a number of posi- of the U.P. January 2003. Nine months tions within the GOISD, accord- intermediate later, in October 2003, Jim Jan Tucker/Daily Globe ing to the organization, starting school districts, died. It has been 12 years since GAIL OLLILA, of Ontonagon, has survived breast cancer and now works at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital as a literacy consultant before N o r t h e r n in the housekeeping, laundry and dietary department. becoming a GOISD general edu- Janice Michigan Uni- that breast cancer diagnosis cation consultant in 2013. Massie versity, Bay and for a time she took Tamox- 50 to get a yearly mammogram. both Jim and Gail at Aspirus Community support was As general education director, College, Michi- ifen and received check-ups, She also disagrees with Grand View Hospital. “He important during the trying Massie “represented the GOISD gan Tech University and Lake first every three months, then recent guidelines from the Can- showed so much compassion for times of the Ollila family. Gail on many state committees and Superior State University. six and now yearly. She still cer Society that women should both of us and was always there said Jim’s secretary, the late professional organizations which Mayle praised Massie’s con- gets a little anxious when the start having mammograms at when we needed him.” Mary Jane Rubich and family, included planning several con- tribution to the district. yearly check-up is due, but “so 45. “We had no history of breast In 2004, less than a year sat with her during the difficult ferences for regional teachers “If you cut off my right arm, far so good,” she said. cancer in the family and had I after Jim’s death, Gail went to surgery for Jim. Because of and administrators,” GOISD that would be her,” Mayle told Gail expressed objection to waited to get that test until work in the housekeeping, Jim’s diagnosis, Mary Jane had Superintendent Bruce Mayle the Daily Globe earlier this the recommendation six years then, I would be dead by now,” laundry and dietary depart- tests which indicated she, too, said. ago by a federal task force that she added. ment at Aspirus Ontonagon She also represented the dis- women without a family history She has high praise for Dr. Hospital, a job she still main- of breast cancer wait until age Marc Santini, who cared for tains. MASSIE — page 5 CANCER — page 2 HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES Three-day Ontonagon planning session set ONTONAGON — On Oct. 1, shared vision for the communi- Ironwood students more than 20 Ontonagon resi- ty’s waterfront. dents met at the Community Three public events and sever- enjoy fun frolic Action Building to discuss the al technical meetings are sched- future of the village’s waterfront. uled. By RICHARD JENKINS The Ontonagon community is Participants will explore ways [email protected] now invited to the next phase of to further distinguish Ontonagon IRONWOOD — Ironwood students in the case study. as a unique waterfront communi- kindergarten through sixth grades got the From Nov. 5 through 7, the ty and destination on Lake Supe- chance to take a break from their regular class- village and project team will host es and celebrate Halloween Friday during the a three-day planning meeting, or school’s “fun frolic” event. “design charrette,” to identify a The frolic allowed each grade to take part in ONTONAGON — page 5 a variety of games and activities in the elemen- tary gym with the chance to receive candy for at the end of most events. Lakeland airport funds announced Games included a sack race, coloring and a challenge that had student to find a safety pin ARBOR VITAE, Wis. — Gov. used to crack-seal, flex-patch and in a bowl of rice while blindfolded. Scott Walker Thursday microsurface the runway, provid- Each grade was split into groups, which announced $194,445 in funding ing a complete seal over the rotated through the games at regular intervals to rehabilitate a runway at Lake- existing asphalt and preventing Older students from a variety of groups, land–Noble F. Lee Airport. water damage and extending the including the JROTC program and National Matt Messina, airport devel- life of the pavement. Honors Society, as well as parent volunteers Richard Jenkins/Daily Globe opment engineer with the Wis- were on hand to make sure everything ran IRONWOOD SOPHOMORE Cole Clements helps kindergartner Garrett Holst line up a putt consin Department of Trans- smoothly. during Friday’s fun frolic. portation, said the funds will be AIRPORT — page 5 C O N T A C T U S WEATHER INDEX TODAY Business . .15 Daily Globe Inc. Friday Today’s records Vol. 96, Ed. 257 118 E. 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