Call (906) 932-4449 Ironwood, MI Boys Hoops Mercer loses to Redsautosales.com South Shore SPORTS • 9 Since 191 9 DAILY GLOBE Wednesday, December 18, 2019 Few snow showers yourdailyglobe.com | High: 9 | Low: 1 | Details, page 2 Ironwood LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE REPORT woman gets 11 years in prison for Pines arson By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER – An Ironwood woman will serve at least 11 years in prison for starting the fire above the Pines Cafe earlier this year. Hykesha Deshay Martin, 24, was sentenced to 11-50 years for first-degree arson in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday for the August fire above that destroyed the downtown Iron- wood restau- rant and Tom LaVenture / Daily Globe GOGEBIC COMMUNITY College students, from left, Jesse Carroll, Jailynn Sprewer and Selena Dix, with instructor Jessica Leinon- a p a r t m e n t s Novascone, director of TRIO at GCC, a federal program for students who are low-income, disadvantaged or first in their families to above it. attend college, reported on a national leadership conference experience to the GCC Board on Tuesday. “ Y o u endangered lives, property – and that’s just (the tangi- GCC pool plans to be studied ble things). There are By TOM LAVENTURE munity,” said GCC President George McNul- had once existed but ended because the other things Hykesha [email protected] ty. “This will be related to the center and to competition was with Division I universities, that were Deshay Martin IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP – The Gogebic the use of the pool space and it speaks to the he said. Now the U.S. Ski and Snowboard involved here. Community College will have an outside vision and direction as well.” Association has put together a conference of There were people’s hearts and entity look at the the proposals related to the The Workshop Architects proposal said 14 colleges in five states for competition out- souls that were in that cafe,” Cir- future of the Lindquist Student Center. the college is looking to take an underuti- side of the NCAA, he said. cuit Judge Michael Pope said At their meeting Tuesday the GCC lized space and make a transformative “I think it would be great for the college while imposing his sentence. Trustees 7-0 approved a $6,400 strategic impact for the future. The pool is not in use and a wonderful marketing opportunity for “There were people that used visioning services contract with Workshop and has been underutilized for five years. So us,” McNulty said. that as a meeting point, a gather- Architects, Inc., a Milwaukee firm that han- the information from the workshops will The school counselor position has yet to ing point for a community. dles comprehensive reports for college deci- assist the GCC in re-imagining the role and be filled and the job description has now “There was much more there sion-makers. The firm will hold five work- use of the pool. changed from a 12 month to a 10 month than just a structure that was shops and interview staff, students and com- The workshops to gather information position, McNulty said. The changes should damaged by your actions, there munity about renovation plans and optional regarding the pool will be held Jan. 13, 2020, attract more applicants, he said. was a community that was uses for the LSC building – to include keep- to include focus groups of administrators, “We have been going without a counselor harmed by your actions … ing the swimming pool open or repurposing staff, students, coaches and community. A for a year,” McNulty said. because of that, this is one of the the space, according to the contract propos- report on qualitative findings will be submit- The trustees approved an increase to the more severe crimes that this al. ted to GCC by Jan. 23 to be available to the 2019-20 Mt. Zion ski hill rates for daily pass- court has had to deal with.” “A group of architects will come in and trustees prior to the Jan. 28 meeting. es and rentals. The full day pass has a $5 provide us with a lot of good information In his report, McNulty said there would through workshops, focus groups and inter- be a proposal by January to consider starting cept interviews with the college and the com- a GCC cross country ski team. The program FIRE — page 5 GCC — page 5 JUST KEEP SHOVELING Michigan Court of Appeals to hear Marenisco’s OCF case By P.J. GLISSON quate warning. The state had [email protected] announced the closure in August MARENISCO – When the of 2018, only a few months Michigan Department of Correc- before prison doors closed. tions closed the Ojibway Correc- Nevertheless, in November of tional Facility a year ago in last year, Michigan Court of Marenisco Township, it was not Claims Judge Stephen Borrello because township and county said that the township had not officials had not fought hard to provided adequate proof to avoid keep it. the prison closure that followed Beyond local protests, formal on Dec. 1. gatherings, and written support The township then appealed from other county and state offi- his action and, after expecting a cials, Marenisco Township had response no later than last sum- sued MDOC on the grounds of mer, just now received word that not considering the economic the Michigan Court of Appeals impact the closure would have on will hear the case at the start of Tom LaVenture/Daily Globe this region. the new year. VOLUNTEERS CIARA Relyea and Brian Maxinoski clear a snowbank at the trailhead entrance to Marenisco Supervisor Richard “We discovered that our law- the Historic Montreal Ski Trails system on Saturday, as members of the Penokee Rangers Inc., Bouvette also noted that the local wait their turn. population had neither been con- sulted properly, nor given ade- Montreal group volunteers to maintain ski trails OCF — page 13 By TOM LAVENTURE trails following snow events Retreat (ABR) in Erwin Town- [email protected] since 1975, said Charlie Zins- ship, but people also like Mon- Iron County passes vaping ordinance MONTREAL, Wis. – A gentle, master, chief of trails. The group treal for the quiet, wooded area, scenic snowshoeing and cross maintains the 10 miles of the he said. By RICHARD JENKINS di told the Daily Globe he pushed country ski trail system doesn’t Historic Montreal Ski Trails sys- “These are scenic, classic [email protected] creating the ordinance in maintain itself and a group of tem along with assisting Iron trails that glide through time at HURLEY – Iron County has response to the increase in sto- local volunteers say they do it County with another 20 miles old mining sites in Montreal,” followed the city of Hurley’s lead ries about the dangers of vaping because the trails are special to on the Uller Ski Trails in Pence. Zinmaster said. “The work goes and restricted vaping to those and its increasing popularity the community. People who bought the old on all winter. Every time you get who are 18 and older after the among teens. The nonprofit Penokee mining houses nearby said it enough snow that you can’t see county’s board of supervisors “I guess I’m the one that start- Rangers Inc. have sought mem- was because of the nearby trails, approved a new ordinance Tues- bers and volunteers to help he said. Many people ski regu- day. maintain the non-motorized larly at Active Backwoods County board chair Joe Pinar- TRAILS — page 5 VAPING — page 5 TODAY INDEX Few snow showers — Details, page 2 Classifieds . .12-13 75 cents Comics . .11 Tuesday Today’s records Snowfall Community . .3 Vol. 101, No. 24 High 20 High 49 (1931) 24 hours to 7 a.m. Entertainment . .7 Low 15 Low -27 (1983) Tuesday 0.2 in. Snow depth 21 in. Obituaries . .2, 8 Year ago today Precipitation Season total 81.3 in. Opinion . .4 High 29 24 hours to 7 a.m. Last year 49.4 in. Sports . .9-10 Low 12 Tuesday 0.01 in. l 2 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2019 AREA / NATION THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAY FORECASTFOORECAST FOR IRONWOODIRRONWOOD Obituaries TODAY THURSDAYTHURSDAAY FRIDAY SATURDAYSATURRDAY SUNDAY Peter DeSantis WAUSAU, Wis. – Peter DeSantis, Commerce, National 84, of Wausau, Wis., passed away Dec. Association of Com- Few Snow 15, 2019. munity Mental Mostly CloudyClouudy Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Showers Peter was born Sept. 27, 1935 in Health Centers, WI Ironwood, Mich., son of the late Peter Association of Coun- 9° 1° 21° 14°144° 27° 21° 29° 22° 32° 24° and Mary DeSantis. He was united in ty Homes, Interna- Winds: Winds: Winds: Winds:Winnds: Winds: marriage to Patricia Lynn Kirby at tional Association for 5-95-9 mphmph SWSW 3-63-6 mphmph SSESSE 8-118-11 mphmph SSESSE 8-118-11 mphmph SSWSSW 8 mphmph SSWSSW Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Mon- Mental Health Ser- treal. Peter graduated from Luther L. vices, Partnership for Ontonagon LOCALL OUTLOOK Wright High School in 1954 and Housing, state of 16/8 Peter Todayy we will see mostly cloudy attended Gogebic Community College DeSantis Wisconsin Supreme Bergland skies with a 70% chance of snow where he obtained an Associate of Arts Court Committee on 9/1 showeshowers,ers, high temperature of 9°, 1935 — 2019 Wakefield Ironwood humidhumiditydity of 71%. Southwest wind 5 degree in 1956. Peter always said it Needs of Elderly and Saxon 8/2 9/1 Marenisco to 9 mph. New snow accumulation was the best educational experience Persons with Disabilities. Peter was a 9/1 betwebetweeneen one to two inches possible.