Sunny High: 68 | Low: 50 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Wednesday, August 31, 2016 75 cents NORRIE PARK RIBBON CUTTING Street work celebrated at Norrie Park ceremony By RALPH ANSAMI City manager Scott Erickson [email protected] offered a special thanks to Paul IRONWOOD — Mayor Luppino, of Angelo Luppino Con- Annette Burchell on Tuesday struction of Iron Belt, Wis., for thanked the voters of the city of smoothing out the road. Luppino Ironwood for approving the mil- attended the short ceremony. lage that led to streets throughout City employees and the Ironwood the city being resurfaced. Kiwanis Club hosted a cook-out at Although the mayor was the park following the ribbon-cut- speaking at a ribbon-cutting cere- ting on a beautiful late summer day. mony at Norrie Park, she said the The long-awaited resurfacing Tuesday noon ceremony stood for of Norrie Park Road is only a all of the street work that had small part of the city’s local street been completed in the city in the paving project that was extended past few years. to a second year after city resi- Norrie Park Road, along the dents approved it through a mil- Montreal River, was long the most lage vote, Burchell noted. pothole-felled roadway in Iron- The Kiwanis Club has been a wood and city commissioner Jim partner with the city in the park Ralph Ansami/Daily Globe Mildren said he hoped many peo- for more than 90 years. ABOUT 75 people attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday at noon at Norrie Park, marking completion of road work at the park and ple who had been ignoring the The most recent work in the throughout the city. From left are Mayor Annette Burchell, city commissioners Rick Semo, Jim Mildren and Brandon Tauer, and Tim Erickson, of park because of the poor road sur- paving project has been on Mt. Zion the Ironwood Community Development office. face might again visit it. Road and Riverside Cemetery. CITIZENS ACADEMY Coleman named MSP citizens academy planners for Saxon exposes people to police work Harbor rebuild By RICHARD JENKINS By RICHARD JENKINS Mazurek said the first week of [email protected] [email protected] the class consisted of an HURLEY — A team of com- BESSEMER — A small group overview of the MSP’s history panies led by Coleman Engi- of area residents gathered at and various units. neering will be responsible for Saint Sebastian School Tuesday Tuesday’s class involved a dis- developing the plans to rebuild for the second week of the Michi- cussion with K-9 handler Troop- Saxon Harbor after the Iron gan State Police’s citizens acade- er Kyle Kelley from the MSP’s County Board of Supervisors my. Gladstone post about the depart- awarded the company the devel- The academy is an eight-week ment’s canine units. Following opment contract Tuesday. course designed to expose citi- that, Trooper Kyle Swanson pre- The decision comes based on zens to the various capabilities of sented a lecture on basic first a recommendation by the high- the MSP. aid. way and forestry committees, “Basically, it’s to give more Next week will feature a MSP which made their recommenda- information to the general public defensive tactics instructor to tion after receiving six proposals on who we are in the state police talk about when troopers are for the work. — all the different services we allowed to use force. “Everything is moving at an provide,” said Jerry Mazurek, “That’s a big thing, all this accelerated pass,” Iron County the community service trooper stuff we carry — how can we use Forestry and Parks Administra- with the MSP’s Wakefield post. it, when can we use it, and some tor Eric Peterson said regarding “It’s education, and mostly to Richard Jenkins/Daily Globe the time between the commit- MICHIGAN STATE Police Trooper Kyle Swanson demonstrates the proper CPR technique Tuesday during understand why (the MSP does tees meeting Thursday and the MSP’s citizens academy in Bessemer. what it does).” Tuesday’s final decision. He MSP — page 5 added the county’s corporation counsel has reviewed the agree- ment and the companies could begin work once the board signed off. Council members agree to borrow against TIF The team will consist of Cole- man Engineering, Ayres Associ- ates, Krech Ojard & Associates By RALPH ANSAMI financed by more than $1 million in grant the 1,900-foot long County D project, say- nity Development Block Grant and Fresh Water Engineering, [email protected] funding. ing it will open up 240 acres for develop- announced earlier this summer. according to Coleman’s Paul HURLEY — The Hurley City Council Former mayor Paul Mullard said he ment. He noted the city has more than $1 The money will be used to reconstruct Anderson. on Tuesday agreed to borrow up to didn’t think the council should borrow million in federal grant money tied into two blocks of Copper Street, for a water Monday, Wisconsin Gov. $550,000 for two projects. any more funds, but Mayor Joe Pinardi the project. mixer for the tank and for sewer work Scott Walker announced the At a special meeting, the council said the money will be repaid by the city’s The other $250,000 line of credit will near the Dairy Queen. county would receive a $24,450 agreed to seek a bank line of credit for up Tax Increment Finance district in the cover the city’s share of an upcoming pro- coastal management grant to to $300,000 for the County D project and industrial park. ject financed by a U.S. Department of help with the planning process $250,000 for a second project that will be Pinardi defended the line of credit for Agriculture Rural Development Commu- COUNCIL page 5 — specifically the public-input — stage — of the reconstruction of Saxon Harbor after it was destroyed during the heavy rains and flooding on July 11 Bessemer School receives and 12. The rebuilding process could active shooter training take three to four years and cost at least $10 million dollars, By TOM STANKARD responders.” according to Peterson. [email protected] “We need to train teachers In other action: BESSEMER — Representa- and staff how to respond in case — Following a public hearing tives from the Michigan State of emergencies,” he said. “You on the issue, the board approved Police Wakefield Post and the guys are going to save the most a package of resolutions Gogebic County Sheriff’s lives.” enabling the county — along Department trained Bessemer As first responders, Lyons with other counties impacted by Area School District faculty and said school staff and faculty are the July storm — to apply for staff Tuesday on how to protecting students, and them- community development block respond to an active shooter sit- selves, while buying time for grant funds to assist qualifying uation. law enforcement to respond. residents and businesses Ralph Ansami/Daily Globe Even though law enforce- In emergency situations, impacted by the storm. The A HURLEY Fire Department ladder truck and an Ironwood Township fire truck were among about 25 vehi- ment trains for responding to MSP Wakefield Post Communi- block grants are a program run cles that joined a caravan honoring two fallen firefighters Tuesday afternoon at the Michigan Tourist situations involving active ty Service Trooper Jerry by the federal government’s Information Center in Ironwood. The caravan came from Minnesota, where James Shelifoe, 23, and Alan shooters, GCSD Deputy Bran- Swartz, 25, both of Baraga, were killed in a Saturday traffic accident. They were members of the Beartown don Lyons said school staff and Firefighters. Seven others were injured in the crash. faculty are the “real first BESSEMER — page 5 SAXON — page 5 C O N T A C T U S WEATHER INSIDE INDEX TODAY Football Preview Business . .13 Daily Globe Inc. Tuesday Today’s records High 76 High 90 (1929) Classifieds . .12-13 Vol. 97, Ed. 206 118 E. 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Opinion . .4 906-932-2211 page 9 Sports . .9-10 2 l WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2016 STATE / NATION THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR IRONWOOD TROPICAL STORM TODAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Sunny Mostly Sunny Sunny Mostly Sunny Partly Cloudy 68º 50º 67º 46º 73º 53º 75º 59º 75º 60º Winds: 5-10 mph N Winds: Light winds Winds: 3-7 mph N Winds: 5-7 mph N Winds: 5-10 mph NW Ontonagon LOCAL OUTLOOK 67/55 -*./0% +1% +"22% 311% 34550% 36"13% +"7$% /% $"#$% 71891:/74:1%*;%(<=>%$48"."70%*;%',?&%@*:7$%+"5.% Bergland A% 7*% BC% 89$&% -$1% :1D*:.% $"#$% 71891:/74:1% ;*:% 68/51 7*./0%"3%EC=%317%"5%BE,E&%FG91D7%8*3720%D21/:%36"13% :DNHÀHOG 7*5"#$7%+"7$%/5%*H1:5"#$7%2*+%*;%AC=&% Ironwood 68/50 45 Saxon 68/50 72/50 Marenisco SUN AND MOON Bessemer 68/49 Watersmeet Hurley 68/50 2 Associated Press Upson 68/48 THIS NOAA satellite image taken Tuesday at 12:45 a.m., EDT, shows large amounts of clear skies across a 71/49 70/49 J45:"31%&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&%(K,B%/&8& 51 J45317& & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & 'KLE%9&8& majority of the eastern United States. 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