Teachers Offered Two-Week Social Studies Course
Nor thern Michigan University teams with Gogebic Community College and Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD to offer a two week course Trends in The Teaching of Social Studies ED 510 for area teachers August 12 to 23. NMU official J Willis Owen notes afternoon or evening meetings with a 9 am registration on August 12 in room 318. Two graduate credits available. tuition 44 dollars. Dr Almon Vedder to teach. contact details include local superintendent office ISD, NMU field office Marquette, Gogebic Community College.
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Northern Michigan University
Gogebic Community College
Gogebic-Ontonagon
J. Willis Owen
NMU
School of Education
Almon Vedder
Marquette
Eagles Auxiliary Installs Officers for New Year
At a recent Eagles Auxiliary meeting new officers were installed for the ensuing year. Named are Past Madam President Mrs George Berry and Madam President Mrs Chester Brassaw others include Mrs Leno Barbacovi chaplain Mrs Joseph Sofia secretary Mrs William Holappa Jr treasurer Mrs Reino Hauta conductress Mrs Eugene Winkowski inside guard Mrs Evar Johnson outside guard Mrs Frank Blaha trustees Mrs Anton Wodrazka Mrs John Newman and Mrs Joseph Gondek auditor Mrs Peter Bersano. Chairmen listed cover Sky High Ranch Heart Fund Fort Custer Cancer Muscular Dystrophy Michigan Eagles Disaster Relief and other roles with anniversaries celebrated by Mrs Barbacovi and Mrs Winkowski. An August potluck picnic was decided lunch served by Mrs Bersano.
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Eagles Auxiliary
George Berry
Chester Brassaw
Leno Barbacovi
Joseph Sofia
William Holappa Jr
Reino Hauta
Eugene Winkowski
Evar Johnson
Frank Blaha
Anton Wodrazka
John Newman
Joseph Gondek
Peter Bersano
Sky High Ranch
Holappa
Heart Fund
Sofie
Fort Custer
Blaha
Winkowski
Barbacovi
Michigan Eagles
Wodrazka
Sofia
Bersano
Newman
Eagle
Ber
Pearson to Stand Trial for First Degree Murder
Eric E. Ike Pearson 56 of Ironwood Township will stand trial Monday September 23 at 9 30 a m in Gogebic County Circuit Court on a first degree murder charge. Judge Donald L. Munro set the date and Pearson entered an innocent plea after standing mute. Pearson is charged with killing Rudolph Maurin 56 at the Lake Road Hautala Tavern Ironwood Township March 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric E
Ike) Pearson
Lake Superior Road
Ironwood Township
Gogebic County
Donald L. Munro
Pearson
Munro
Ionia
Larson
J. R. Franck
Wakefield
Counties Receive State Aid Monies
State Representative Russell Hellman announced the distribution of 1968 69 school aid funds to Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties districts under the School Aid Act. Allocations include Bessemer City 40330 Ironwood 158460 Bessemer Twp 21090 Wakefield Twp 54580 Bergland 17000 Ontonagon Area 87950 White Pine 11120 Ewen Trout Creek 56070.
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Russell Hellman
Gogebic
Ontonagon Counties
Bessemer City
Wakefield Township
Bergland Community
Ontonagon
White Pine
Return From Trip To Finland By Salonen Family Group
Mr and Mrs Reino Salonen of South Bessemer and Mrs Sana Buskanen recently completed a five week Finland tour arranged by the Minnesota Finnish American Society. They left Duluth June 17 for Helsinki and traveled along the west coast to the Russian border visiting Ivalo noted for its midnight sun. Buskanen celebrated her 82nd birthday with relatives in Finland including a sister who was 10 when she left and a brother five, plus two step brothers she had never met. She had left Finland at 19 to live with an aunt in the United States. The group joined the midsummer festival observed June 24 before returning to their home towns. They flew back July 23 aboard Finn Air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reino Salonen
South Bessemer
Sanna Buskanen
Finland
Minnesota
Little League Yankee Team Hosts Picnic After Undefeated Run
The Yankee squad of Bessemer Little League celebrated a perfect 15 and 0 season with a picnic at Bessemer Tourist Park. Mothers of players hosted the event with games and a hamburger cookout. Team members include Barbacovi, Burla, Burla, Bushie, Cabiana, Haapola, Niemi, Pelissero, Pertile, Sabol, Sliva, Strelcheck, Strelcheck, and Tannheimer. Managers were William Strelcheck and John Pelissero. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. James Clemo Ramsay on Monday July 29 at Divine Infant Hospital Wakefield.
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Bessemer
Yankee
Tom Barbacovi
Michael Burla
Peter Burla
Jeff Bushie
John Cabianca
Jeff Haapola
Roy Niemi
Paul Pelissero
Dan Per
James Clemo
Ramsay
Divine Infant Hospital
Wakefield
Gervasio Dies Suddenly at 77 in Ramsay
Charles F. Gervasio 77 of Ramsay died suddenly Friday morning August 2 after six weeks of illness. Born January 6 1891 in Aglie Italy he came to the United States in 1907 and lived in Chicago 1926-1932. A stone mason, he later served 13 years as custodian at Ramsay Township Hall retiring in 1957. Survived by wife Margaret Omage two sons James J. of Sault Ste. Marie and John C. of Hoyt Lakes two daughters Rose DalPonte and Richard Viscovi of Ramsay one brother Faustino of Chicago seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Ramsay
Mr. Gervasio
Aglie
Torino
Italy
United States
Chicago
Gervasio
Margaret Omage
Bessemer
Christ the King Catholic Parish
Stone Masons Union
James J
Sault Ste. Marie
John C
Hoyt Lakes
Minn
Rose DalPonte
Stop This Flop The Farm Bureau on Farm Policy
Charles B Shuman president of the American Farm Bureau Federation argues January 1969 Congress should decide long range farm policy. He criticizes government supply management acreage limits stockpiles and subsidies proposing a broad based program to expand markets raise prices cut costs and boost net farm income. He notes extending the 1965 Food and Agriculture Act costs over 3 billion dollars annually and threatens to overload taxes while offering little benefit to farmers.
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Congress
Charles B. Shuman
American Farm Bureau Federation
Bear and Cubs Visit Ramsay
A mother bear with two cubs appeared in Ramsay causing a community stir. Conservation officers tranquilized three bears and removed them to a remote area near Marquette, while one cub escaped. the mother weighed 149 pounds and the cubs 20 and 31 pounds. The incident ended with residents advised to avoid contact with bears.
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Ramsay
Elsworth Harger
Conservation Department
Dabb
Albert Joki
Harger
Ramsey
Marquette
Baraga
St. Ambrose Catholic Church
John P. Gustafson
Mrs. J Gustafson Dies Suddenly at 67
Mrs. John P. Gustafson aged 67 of 1422 N Lowell Ironwood died Tuesday July 29 after an unexpected illness. Born August 26 1900 at Tron Belt she later attended St Ambrose School after move to Ironwood and was mother to John C Gustafson Ramsay.
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John P. Gustafson
N. Lowell St
Ironwood
John C. Gustafson
Ramsay
Mildred Elizabeth Crowley
Tron Belt
St. Ambrose School
Eino Wiitala Dies in Idaho at 59
Eino Wiitala age 59 died July 12 at his Mullan Idaho home after a lingering illness. He was born in Ironwood and moved to Mullan in 1935 from Puritan Location and Bessemer. Survived by wife June Kuala, two children Harlan and Connie, plus two children from a prior marriage Lila Kristola and Arthur Wiitala. Funeral services held in Mullan. cremation. Remains at Wisconsin Memorial Park Milwaukee. Attending were Signe Kuula Irene Ziniuk and George Kuula.
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Eino Wiitala
Mullan
Idaho
Ironwood
Puritan
Bessemer
June Kuala
Harlan
Connell
Wash
Connie
Lila Kristola
Arthur Wiitala
Detroit
Wisconsin Memorial Park
Milwaukee
Wis
Signe Kuula
Irene Ziniuk
George Kuula
Chernak Family Reunion After Eleven-Year Gap
The Chernak family from Anvil held a large reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Chernak, the first in eleven years, with seven children and numerous relatives from Lakehurst New Jersey Norfolk Virginia Lincoln Park Michigan Bessemer Wakefield and Omaha.68 relatives attended a luncheon served under a cake inscribed Happy Family Get-together and a nephew Michael Rydeski provided entertainment. Several family members serve in the U S Navy Army and Air Force including Richard James Paul and Ernest. Also noted is the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs William Tregembo of Bessemer on Friday August 2 at Divine Infant Hospital Wakefield.
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Paul Chernak
Anvil
Richard Chernak
Ronald Andrew
Cheryl Lynn
Lakehurst
N. J
James Chernak
Susie
Mark
Nora
Sheila
Norfolk
Lincoln Park
Mich
Glenn Forslund
Bessemer
Ernett
Roseann
Patty
Michael Rydeski
Wakefield
Richard
U. S. Navy
James
Paul
U. S. Army
Fort Leonard Wood
Ernest
U. S. Air Force
Omaha
Neb
Fr Florian honored with Rome trip and 5700 purse
In Gogebic County a round trip ticket to Rome and a 700 purse were presented to Father Florian Herides on the 20th anniversary of his service to the Moquah Ino and Dauby parishes and the 50th anniversary of his priesthood in the Benedictine order. The presentation followed a Mass and a civic gathering at Moquah town hall with addresses by George Moniza and others.
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Rome
Italy
Florian Herides
Moquah
Ino
Dauby
Danby
Moquah Town Hall
George Moniza
Nick Lulich
John Hnath, Jr
John Gasdik
Stanley Farkas
Albert Osmak
Mary DeRubeis Guerera
Father Florian
John Demboski
Ann Skulan
Joe Lupa
Sam Lulich Sr
Helen Johanik
Jessie Demboski
Virginia Bartek
Rose Lajcak
Florence Koleski
Lillian Sukkala
Ruth Karaba
Catherine Margetta
Moniza
Snowmobile Club Plans Picnic at Black River Harbor
The Gogebic County Snowmobile Club set the date for its summer meeting and picnic for Saturday August 10 at 6 p m. at Black River Harbor. Lunch and refreshments will be served. Attendees should call 667-5301 or 667-8841 or contact a planning member by Friday August 9. Door prize will be drawn from attendees.
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Gogebic County Snowmobile Club
Black River Harbor
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