Few showers High: 52 | Low: 40 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Monday, March 14, 2016 75 cents FIRE DESTROYS SAXON BUSINESS Bear Trap fire probe continues By RALPH ANSAMI midnight. [email protected] The cause of the fire was not SAXON, Wis. — All Sunday, immediately determined. investigators sifted through the Waldros’ family members rubble of a fire that destroyed remained at the scene Sunday as the Bear Trap Inn in Saxon Sat- about many area fire department urday around 3:20 a.m. members assisted the fire mar- Two representatives of the shal’s office in going through the state fire marshal’s office arrived rubble piece by piece. later Saturday and began to Waldros’ husband, Dean Wal- search through what was left of dros, a retired Daily Globe press- the tavern-restaurant building, man, said the family members which was a total loss. appreciated all of support they Lisa Waldros, of Kimball, had had received through the diffi- worked the Friday night bar- cult period as he watched the tending shift at the tavern and search on Sunday. her car was parked in front of the Fire departments from Saxon, tavern as the fire raged. Kimball, Upson, Montreal and She often cleaned up the busi- Bad River responded to the early ness after it closed and she had morning report that the building not been heard from since the was on fire. fire began. Her sister, T.C. Hen- Brad Bigboy, of the Odanah ning, operated the business. area, indicated in a Facebook The search of the building was post that he was the first person scheduled to resume today at at the scene. 7:30 a.m. The kitchen had been closed Ralph Ansami/Daily Globe to customers on Friday before THE BEAR Trap Inn in Saxon, Wis., is destroyed in an early Saturday morning fire. The Saxon Pub, to the left, was not damaged. SAXON — page 5 ISLAND LAKE ROAD Ice fishing season wrap up By JUSTIN LIBERTOSKI and the ice was finally able to whole season,” he said. Iron County students collect [email protected] form, fishing picked up. Like other businesses affect- LAKE GOGEBIC — With the Walleyes are being caught in ed by the slow start to winter, weather getting warmer as the 6 to 10 feet. the Gogebic Lodge was no differ- calendar moves farther into Perch fishing has been slow ent, however once the ice start- data on marten population March, ice fishing season is this year, however, the perch ed to form, business picked up. By RICHARD JENKINS Wilson said. “I always say, ‘If coming to a close. that have been caught have Berquist said it was a short- [email protected] you’re going to study an animal The late start to winter had a been good sized, according to lived season, but good while it HURLEY — Another year of — or you could use a reference to lasting effect on the conditions Berquist. lasted. field worked wrapped up hunting or trapping an animal — of the ice out on Lake Gogebic. In terms of the overall ice He said there were several Wednesday in the ongoing study you better know their biology Brian Berquist, recruitment conditions throughout the sea- ice rescues this year, but there of Iron County’s American and ecology, if you’re going to be chairmen for Walleyes For son, Berquist said, “Ice condi- were no fatalities on the lake marten population, with Hurley successful.” Tomorrow Lake Gogebic Chap- tions were really volatile this as far as ice break-throughs students exploring the area near While Mercer’s participation ter and a member of the Lake year. It was decent ice, then it this year. Island Lake Road for fresh is one of the school’s science Gogebic Volunteer Fire Depart- was bad ice.” The unseasonably The conditions on Lake Goge- tracks. classes, Hurley’s is on a volun- ment Ice Rescue Team, said, “It warm start to winter played a bic Saturday did not stop the Marten, a member of the tary basis and functions more as took awhile to be able to get out part in that. “We never had Maple Ridge Motel from holding weasel family, are endangered in an extracurricular event. Due to there and test the ice this year.” really great ice in the beginning its 11th annual Hog-a-Thon, Wisconsin. Males weigh from Submitted Photo the requirement that Hurley stu- Once the weather cooperated that lasted throughout the with a lot of people out fishing. just over one and a half pounds ONE OF the American marten dents maintain good grades, Wil- to almost three pounds and mea- captured on trail cameras as part son said the study sometimes sure roughly 2 feet, while female of a study of the animal in Iron acts as a motivator for students. marten weigh around one and a County. The marten study began 16 ICE CRYSTALS half pounds and are 18-22 inches lect the necessary data, accord- years ago studying fishers, long. ing to Zach Wilson, a conserva- another member of the weasel The study of county’s Ameri- tion specialist with the Iron family, said Wilson, who has can marten — a different animal County Land and Water Conser- been involved in the project for from the better known Pine vation Department. 14 years. marten — is designed to teach “That’s one of the lessons we the basic ecology and biology of start off with, just the general the animal, as well as how to col- natural history of an animal,” MARTEN — page 5 Final day of skiing at Powderhorn By JUSTIN LIBTEROSKI the trip for several years and weather, the hill is actually [email protected] enjoy the end of the ski season. great,” Hess said. BESSEMER — A good crowd The weather had an effect on Marose noted changes in the spent a warm Saturday after- the overall conditions of the conditions of the hill brought on noon at Big Powderhorn Moun- mountain. by the weather were very differ- tain for the last day of skiing. Doug Marose, of Waukesha, ent compared to the first time The Hawaiian Weekend event Wis., called the conditions of the that he and Jenny Panno, also of was celebrated by skiers dressing hill “challenging.” The conditions Waukesha, were up here. They in Hawaiian shirts and skirts. were not going to bring him came up for the first time this Not only did local people come down, however, as he said, that season in mid-February when the out to participate, but it brought for him, “It’s about just getting temperature was far colder and in many people from out of town. on the hill and wrapping up the the skiing was a lot better. Kurt Boupore, of Green Bay, ski season.” The event featured music and Justin Libertoski/Daily Globe Wis.; Nick Hess, of Escanaba, Hess commented on the quali- food throughout the day and live SKATERS PARTICIPATE in the opening line of the Ice Crystals 32nd annual Ice Show Saturday, at the Pat and Trevor Boupore, of Oshkosh, ty of the skiing, saying it was music starting later in the O’Donnell Civic Center. This year’s theme was Super Heroes and Villians. Wis., said that they have made better in the morning. “For the evening. C O N T A C T U S WEATHER INSIDE INDEX TODAY COLLEGE Classifieds . .12-13 Daily Globe Inc. Sunday Precipitation BASKETBALL Comics . .11 Vol. 97, Ed. 62 118 E. McLeod Ave. Few showers High 55 48 hours to 7 a.m. P.O. 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