Mostly sunny High: 60 | Low: 39 | Details, page 2 vs High School All Star Basketball Game June 9th, 2016 • Gogebic Community College Girls Game 5:30pm • Boys Game 7:00pm TICKETS $5 Adults • $2 Students DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Tuesday, June 7, 2016 75 cents Rick charged with murder, arson in Bear Trap blaze By RALPH ANSAMI he served for the assault of a unteer Fire Department mem- [email protected] child 13 years ago. bers were already on the scene, HURLEY — A Saxon, Wis., The body of Waldros, 52, of hopelessly battling a blaze that man has been charged with mur- Kimball, was found in the bath- was out of hand. der and arson in the March 12 room area of the structure two The owner of the tavern, T.C. fire that destroyed the Bear Trap days after the fire. An autopsy Henning, the sister of Lisa Wal- Inn in Saxon, resulting in the was performed in Madison as dros, told the deputy her sister death of Lisa Waldros. part of the investigation. had been bartending that night Donald Rick, 44, who resided The complaint says Rick and her car was parked in front on Church Street at the time of entered the Bear Trap with of the building. the fire, is scheduled to appear in intent to steal, while armed with Later that morning, deputy Iron County Court on the a dangerous weapon, intentional- Eric Snow was approached by a charges next Monday at 1:45 ly causing the death of Waldros. Saxon resident, Ray Smith, who p.m. It is alleged Rick then disfigured was bitten by a dog that was He told investigators that he the corpse with the intent of con- being walked by Rick. Snow then stabbed Waldros in burglarizing cealing the crime. went to Rick’s residence to talk the tavern, then burned the Family members and area cit- about the dog bite, when Rick building in an attempt to make it izens who gathered outside the quickly changed the conversation look like she had died in the fire. burned-out rubble for three days to the fire, according to the crim- According to the criminal com- after the fire wondered why Wal- inal complaint. Snow thought plaint filed in Iron County Court dros couldn’t escape the fire in that was odd. on Monday, Rick also faces the one-story building. Rick at first said he arrived charges of mutilation of a corpse, The complaint sheds light on home around 11 that Friday armed burglary, armed robbery that mystery. night, then heard about the blaze Ralph Ansami/Daily Globe and possession of a firearm — all The fire occurred around 3:20 the next morning. AN EARLY morning fire destroys the Bear Trap Inn at Saxon, Wis., on March 12. as a repeat offender. a.m. on that Saturday. Brad Big- Saxon resident Robert Mas- The complaint, based on infor- boy, of the Odanah area, reported soglia said he had come into con- times in the neck, with one Two guns were found in a girlfriend, where they lost all of mation from Iron County Sheriff the fire that morning as he was act with Rick around 4:30 a.m. wound severing the jugular vein. search of Rick’s residence in their money. Tony Furyk, was issued by Wis- headed home on U.S. 2. He outside his residence on Satur- A special agent with the state Saxon, a violation of his proba- While driving home, Rick consin Assistant Attorney Gener- observed flames coming out of day, however. fire marshal’s office said he tion, according to the criminal decided he would commit a rob- al Richard Dufour. the tavern when he drove into The state fire marshal’s office noticed an odor on the victim’s complaint. bery to regain cash, according to Rick, a convicted sex offender, town off the highway to check out arrived later in the day to begin clothing that he believed to be an On April 14, Geach and two the complaint. was apprehended shortly after the cause of the smoke. its investigation, removing the accelerrant, according to the special agents with the Depart- The Bear Trap was the only the fire and has been detained Iron County Sheriff’s Depart- debris, piece by piece. complaint. ment of Justice interviewed Rick. Saxon tavern among three in the in the Iron County Jail at Hurley ment deputy Jason Geach was After the body was found in The clothing tested positive He said he had gone to the Lac since then for probation viola- dispatched to the scene, where he the rubble, an autopsy revealed for gasoline, according to the du Flambeau casino on that Fri- tions relating to the prison time met with Bigboy, as Saxon Vol- Waldros had been stabbed five state crime laboratory. day night, March 11, with his BEAR TRAP — page 5 PEACEFUL MORNING Bessemer city manager search begins again By TOM STANKARD “He loves his hometown as [email protected] much as we love ours, and that BESSEMER — After offering was really the driving factor,” Daniel Wendt, of Monroeville, she said. “It had nothing to do Ohio, the city manager position with our city, the pay we were in May, the Bessemer City Coun- offering or the contract terms.” cil announced Monday the candi- According to the Norwalk date has rejected their offer. (Ohio) Reflector’s website, Wendt After interviewing eight of 28 recently accepted the position of applicants, the council agreed to safety-service director for the offer him the job during a May 23 city of Norwalk in north central meeting. The council agreed offer Ohio. him a first-year salary of $50,000 Moving forward, Whitburn and a list of benefits. asked if the city should pursue On Monday, Mayor Kathy hiring a full-time or part-time Whitburn said Wendt contacted city manager. Robert Coleman, her on May 26 and said he had council member, said Bessemer accepted another position in a should stick with a full-time neighboring town in Ohio. Whit- manager considering “everything burn said Wendt said positive on the (city’s) plate.” remarks about the city of Besse- mer and its council. BESSEMER — page 5 Submitted photo Supporters work to establish FRIDAY’S SUNRISE on Lake Superior at Silver City was captured by Daily Globe route driver Paul Erickson. area Boys and Girls Club By RICHARD JENKINS issue, because of events leading [email protected] up to this point. So then I Forecast calls for brighter days ahead IRONWOOD — The effort to thought, ‘OK, how are we going launch a Boys and Girls Club of to get our community interested IRONWOOD — After more suited for ducks and frogs. Mon- land Drive, more than twice The forecast for next weekend America chapter in the area con- again? How are they really going than 5 inches of rain in the past day’s rain followed lightning the average for June 6 of .64 is particularly promising, with tinues as a group of residents to know the Boys and Girls Club three weeks, the forecast looks a storms and precipitation, includ- inch. sunshine and highs in the upper met Monday at the Ironwood is still very active?’ ... we did sur- lot brighter for the Gogebic ing fog, that hampered weekend For the first half of May, Iron- 70s. Public Safety Department to dis- veys and we got very, very posi- Range. activities. wood received only .88 inch of For the year, Ironwood has cuss moving forward. tive feedback from the communi- The National Weather Ser- The Gile Flowage is full of rain, but 3.23 inches were received 17.43 inches of precipi- The group touted surveys ty,” said Tammy Vilgos, one of vice predicts a chance of rain for water and the Montreal River recorded for the second half of tation, compared to the long- filled out by parents of local stu- the people attempting to orga- Thursday and Monday, but and small streams are roaring the month. term average of 11.59 inches on dents indicating their interest in nize the club. other than that, sunny skies and from the recent rainfall. Other areas of the Gogebic June 9. The record for past 114 participating in the club. According to Vilgos, the group warmer temperatures are in the For June, Ironwood’s pre- Range report unofficial totals of years was 21.36 inches in 2013, “Our community actually used Facebook surveys, as well 10-day forecast. cipitation total as of Monday 6 to 6.5 inches of rain in the past according to the Marquette thought we lost contact with the Monday brought more rain to morning was 1.44 inches at two weeks alone. NWS office. Boys and Girls Club, that (form- Ironwood on a gloomy day best the weather station off Clover- A dry-up is ahead, however. —Ralph Ansami ing a local chapter) was a dead IRONWOOD — page 5 C O N T A C T U S WEATHER INSIDE INDEX TODAY COUNTING DELEGATES Classifieds . .12-13 Daily Globe Inc. Monday Today’s records High 67 High 90 (1952) Comics . .11 Vol. 97, Ed. 134 118 E. McLeod Ave. Mostly sunny Hillary Clinton aquires enough Low 50 Low 31 (1960) Community . .3 P.O. 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