s e T PLAYER HR PLAYER HR TOTAL 1 6 Wolverine Nordic Ski Trails B a s e b a ll’s back Trails are open and still 2018 MLB season preview being groomed COMMUNITY • 3 SPORTS • 7&8 DAILY G LOBE Wednesday, March 28, 2018 Chance showers yourdailyglobe.com | High: 51 | Low: 25 | Details, page 2 1 t o US 2 FATAL CRASH 1 dead, 2 injured in Saxon accident By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] SAXON, Wis. – A Wiscon- sin State Patrol reconstruc- tion expert was called to the scene of an early Tuesday morning fatal accident on U.S. 2 in Saxon. The accident involved a logging truck and car around 3:53 a.m. near the Saxon Cemetery. Iron County Sheriff Tony Furyk said both drivers were transported by Beacon Ambu- lance to Aspirus Ironwood Hospital and a passenger in the car was pronounced dead at the scene by Iron County Coroner Diane Simonich. The names of the victim and drivers were being withheld, pending notification of family members. It snowed throughout the Ralph Ansami/Daily Globe AN INVESTIGATION of a fatal early Tuesday morning crash on U.S. 2 in Saxon, Wis., was continuing around 8 a.m. A logging truck and another vehicle were involved. CRASH — page 5 Downtown Ironwood fire responders honored Tuesday Former Ironwood Township By RALPH ANSAMI treasurer admits [email protected] embezzlement, forgery IRONWOOD – About 40 people who fought the March 9 downtown By RALPH ANSAMI courtroom Ironwood fire that claimed three [email protected] after the lives were honored with a luncheon BESSEMER – Former 30-minute Tuesday at the Elk and Hound Ironwood Township Trea- plea hear- restaurant. surer Jyl Olson-DeRosso ing. Members of the Ironwood Kiwa- entered guilty or no con- He said nis, Hurley Lions and Ironwood- test pleas in Gogebic he is look- Hurley Rotary clubs gathered to say County Circuit Court ing for- thank you to all the people who Tuesday to 10 charges ward to the responded to the fire at 102-104 E. regarding the embezzle- restitution Aurora St. that destroyed the Chel- ment and forgery of town- hearing. si’s Corner business and the apart- Jyl Olson- ship funds. DeRosso P o p e ments above it. Gogebic County Cir- read the “We appreciate this day,” said cuit Court Judge Michael c h a r g e s Ironwood Public Safety Department Pope set a restitution hear- one by one and Olson- Director Greg Klecker. He praised ing for 9 a.m. on May 1 and DeRosso, 47, entered guilty the coordinated response to the fire sentencing for 2:30 p.m. on pleas to five counts of and efforts of IPSD fire officer Bran- May 14. forgery, embezzlement by a don Snyder, the lead investigator. Ralph Ansami/Daily Globe Olson-DeRosso admit- public official, using pub- Mark Verrette, 57; Patrick PRESIDENTS OF the Ironwood Kiwanis, Hurley Lions and Ironwood- ted Tuesday to writing per- lic money for her own use Somerville, 51, and Levi Watkins, Hurley Rotary Clubs hosted responders to the February downtown sonal checks from the and diversion of taxes or 27, died in the blaze. The cause has Ironwood fire Tuesday at the Elk and Hound restaurant in Ironwood. township to herself and public money by a public still not been determined. From left are Bernie Hibbeln, of the Kiwanis club; Peter Sturgul, of the embezzling between official. She entered no “We decided to pick up the tab Rotary club; Gerald Pisani, of the of the Hurley Lions, and Ironwood $100,000 and $200,000. contest pleas to refusing to for all who fought the fire,” Jim Mil- Public Safety Department Director Greg Klecker, who spoke on behalf A trial had been previ- turn over records to a suc- dren, Ironwood City Commission of all of the first responding agencies. ously scheduled to begin cessor and removal and member and also a Kiwanis Club on May 1. destruction of public member, said Monday at a commis- the intense blaze been fought suc- City Manager Scott Erickson said Gogebic County Prose- records. sion meeting. cessfully. Other nearby downtown Monday that Fahrner Excavating cutor Nick Jacobs said after Each forgery charge car- Mildren said it was a “historic” businesses were damaged in the has been hired by the owner of the the plea hearing that he ries a potential maximum gathering of the three clubs. fire. demolished building to continue had been prepared to go to sentence of 14 years in In the past, he said an annual A proclamation thanking all who clean-up efforts that could extend trial with a strong case prison and the embezzle- appreciation day honored farmers, fought the fire says, “It is with sin- through the end of April. against the former treasur- ment charge carries a pos- but since there are now so few farms cere pride and humble prayers that The downtown street was er. sible sentence of up to 10 remaining in the area, that event has we thank each of you, both today reopened on March 9, but the rub- “This is not just about years. The other charges ended. and every day, for this heroic effort ble of the building remains. Jyl Olson-DeRosso, but the carry lesser terms. Club members noted the fire and for putting your life and safety Erickson said the burned out victims in Ironwood Town- could have burned down the entire on the line.” area will eventually be seeded for a ship and the county,” city block of the downtown had not In a related matter, Ironwood grass surface. Jacobs said out of the FORGERY — page 5 GCC board elects not to retain school guidance counselor By IAN MINIELLY Jim Lorenson, school presi- pointed out Perlberg was still and player for the Lady Samson ed to go home where she would [email protected] dent said he was recommending under probationary status and as basketball team said she almost feel safe and Perlberg provided IRONWOOD – The Gogebic to the board they not retain Perl- such, the school was within its quit GCC and went home over an her a path forward that allowed Community College board voted berg due to timecard fraud, the right to not renew her contract. incident at a local diner where her to air her grievance over the unanimously not to retain disclosing of student confidential Multiple people associated Mason and three members of the treatment and in so doing, feel Michaela Perlberg as school guid- information, and failure to report with the school, either on staff or men’s basketball team felt they welcome on campus again. ance counselor after a high-tem- an alleged sexual assault, which as members of the student body were mistreated because of their Mason said, “If it had not been perature meeting where students Lorenson stressed put the school spoke on Perlberg’s behalf, urg- color. for Michaela, I would have left and faculty spoke in favor of her in jeopardy of a Title IX violation ing the school to renew her con- Mason said she did not feel position and duties. and loss of funding. Lorenson tract. Olivia Mason, GCC student safe after the incident and want- GCC — page 5 TODAY INDEX Chance showers — Details, page 2 Arts & Entertain . .12 75 cents Classifieds . .10-11 Tuesday Today’s records Snowfall Comics . .9 Vol. 99, No. 108 High 43 High 79 (1946) 24 hours to 7 a.m. Community . .3 Low 31 Low -11 (1923) Tuesday 2.5 in. Snow depth 17 in. Obituaries . .2,6 Year ago today Precipitation Season total 138.6 in. Opinion . .4 High 48 24 hours to 7 a.m. Last year 114.6 in. Low 23 Tuesday 0.24 in. Sports . .7-8 l 2 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2018 STATE / NATION THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAY FORECASTFOORECAST FOR IRONWOODIRRONWOOD Obituaries TODAY THURSDAYTHURSDAAY FRIDAY SATURDAYSATURRDAY SUNDAY Sherryn A. “Sherry” Carlson MARSHFIELD, Wis. – Sherryn A. Oxford, Mich., and “Sherry” Carlson, 75, of Winchester, Gina (Ryan) Clarke Chance Scattered Few SnowS passed away Friday, March 23, 2018 in of Rhinelander; six Mostly CloudyClouudy Partly Cloudy Showers Snow ShowShowerswers Marshfield. grandchildren, Jake She was born Dec. 27, 1942 in Iron- (Corren) Armata, 51° 25° 36° 16°166° 31° 12° 25° 14° 28° 15° wood, daughter of the late John (Al) McKenna Orr, Tyler Winds: Winds: Winds: Winds:Winnds: Winds: and Evelyn (Erickson) Josephson. and Emma Jenks, 10-1510-15 mphmph SSWSSW 6-96-9 mphmph WWNWNW 7 mphmph WNWWNW 77-10-10 mmphph SSSWSW 1111 mphmph W Sherry attended Ironwood schools Hannah Clarke and and graduated from the Luther L. Joshua Carlson; and Ontonagon LOCALL OUTLOOK 45/28 Wright High School with the class of a great-grandson Todayy we will see mostly cloudy 1960. Sherryn A. Jaxon Ribich and “Sherry” Bergland skies with a 30% chance of On July 16, 1960, she was united in one “on the way”. 51/27 sshowehowers,ers, high temperature of 51°, Carlson Wakefield Ironwood humidityhumiddity of 45%. South southwest marriage to Gene E. Carlson at the 1942 — 2018 Sherry is also sur- Saxon 51/25 51/25 Marenisco wind 10 to 15 mph. The record high Grace Lutheran Church. vived by two sisters, 51/26 temperaturetempeerature for today is 79° set 52/26 They resided in Ironwood Town- JoJo Buckovetz of Ironwood Township, Bessemer in 1946.19446. Upson Hurley 51/25 Watersmeet ship until moving to their cottage Mich., and Debbie (Bob) Carlson of 51/24 51/25 53/25 SUNS AND MOON home on No Man’s Lake in Winch- Wakefield, along with nieces, Mercer ester.