Red Devils Edge Speed Boys In Narrow Hoops Win
The Ironwood Red Devils edged the Bessemer Speed Boys 56 to 51 at A D Johnston gym. Poor shooting by Bessemer kept them from a bigger challenge as Ironwood led 11 10 after one and 24 21 at halftime. Jeff Botlewski and Brien Ciesielczyk led with 13 points each, while Miklesh scored 17 for Ironwood. The Red Devils travel to Simear Friday to face Superior Cathedral Panthers after a Saturday trip to Hancock to meet the Bulldogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer Speed Boys
Ironwood Red Devils
A.D. Johnston
Speed Boys
Ironwood
Bessemer
Brian Diessel Txok
Red Devils
Jeff Botlewski
Brien Ciesielczyk
Fleven
Miklesh
Dutra
Sur
Bessemer B team tops Ironwood B in 58 55 thriller
The Bessemer B squad extended its winning streak to four with a 58 to 55 victory over Ironwood B. Jim Juntunen and Jim Partanen each scored 17 points, while Dave Begalle added 13 rebounds and points. The win boosts the B team’s promise for the coming years at A. D. Johnston High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Juntunen
Jim Partanen
Dave Begalle
Bessemer
A. D. Johnston High School
Sharon Church Women Meet at Sharon Lutheran Parish
The Sharon Lutheran Church women gathered in Eastman Hall with the Mary Circle as hostess. December meeting planned for Monday December 18 with Na omi Circle serving. Projects include old glass, nylon hosiery, used greeting cards, and used postage stamps. LCW packed 38 boxes for Lutheran World Relief on November 4. November gifts went to Good Will Farm children. LCW chorus performed two songs and Mrs Sulo Mattson shared a travelogue on Vietnam and Thailand with slides of DaNang Saigon Bangkok and floating markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
Good Will Farm
LCW
Sulo Mattson
Vietnam
Thailand
DaNang
Saigon
Bankock
Army Private Tirpik Reenlists With 82nd Engineers in Germany
Private First Class Charles B. Tirpik, 18, son of Mr and Mrs Charles C Tirpik of Bessemer Michigan, reenlisted for three years in the Regular Army Nov 20 while with the 82nd Engineer Battalion in Germany. Pvt Tirpik joined the Army in January 1967 and is in Company B near Bamberg. Mr Sisinio Giuliani of Anvil is a patient at Divine Infant Hospital Wakefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bamberg
Germany
AHTNC
Charles B. Tirpik
Charles C. Tirpik
Glynia St
Bessemer
Mich
82Nd Enginere
Pvt
Tirpik
Sisinio Giuliani
Anvil
Divine Infant Hospital
Wakefield
Winter Wedding Unites Ruth Ann Stengard and Dennis Svoke
Miss Ruth Ann Stengard and Dennis F. Svoke wed at St Ambrose Church Ironwood in a double ring ceremony officiated by Rev Donald Zanon. The bride wore a nylon sheer gown with pearls and a chapel train. reception for 400 at VFW Hall in Bessemer followed by a trip to lower Michigan. The couple will live in Ironwood. she is a 1967 Johnston High School graduate and he a Wright High School graduate employed by Lakehead Pipeline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ambrose Catholic Church
Ironwood
Ruth Ann Stengard
Tania Stengard
E. Selah
Dennis F. Svoke
Albert Svoke
Clemens St
Donald Zanon
Karen Bodoh
Ramsay
Joseph Stephani
Sooke
Donald Hill
Robert Tregembo
Sister
Bessemer
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lower Michigan
Robert Kellas elected worshipful master at Bessemer Lodge
Robert H. Kellas of Ramsay was elected worshipful master of the Bessemer Masonic Lodge at Tuesday’s regular meeting. Other officers include Elmer Erickson senior warden Norrie Pearson junior warden Rudolph Sorenson senior deacon Ted Johnson junior deacon W. E. Bennetts secretary Paul F. Becker treasurer Oscar Maki tiler William Baird chaplain Ed Rodd marshal and lodge stewards Al Annear Hans Romstad Douglas Pender and Carl Johnson. Installation with potluck was set for Saturday Dec 9 at 7:30 pm at the Bessemer Masonic Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Kellas
Ramsay
Bessemer Masonic Lodge
Elmer Erickson
Norrie Pearson
Rudolph Sorenson
Ted Johnson
W. E. Bennetts
Paul F. Becker
Oscar Maki
William Baird
Ed Rodd
al Annear
Hans Romstad
Douglas Pender
Carl Johnson
Bessemer
Paul Becker
Minerva Chapter
John Lofberg
Sorenson
Earl Roen
Share Christmas With Job Corpsmen at Ojibway Center
The Ojibway Job Corps Center in Marenisco sponsors a program to place corpsmen in local homes for part of Christmas Day. About 100 corpsmen will go home. 80 to 100 will stay at the center. Transportation to Wakefield Bessemer and Ironwood is provided. Contacts are Forest Service Ironwood and Ojibway Center. Greg L. Tannheimer notes his Pearl Harbor deployment aboard the USS Barber and its 1000th dive near Oct. 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gogebic Home Extension
Ironwood Memorial
Andrew Bednar
Conservation Club
Robert Norman
Norman
Les Howard
Anne Nelson
Trooper Tervo
Syeeee
Ojibway Job Corps Center
Marenisco
Ojibway
Forest Service Office
Ironwood
Ojibway Center
Job Corps
Wakefield
Bessemer
Job Corps Center
Service News
Greg. L. Tannheimer
FN/SG
Louis J. Tanniew
Pearl Harbor
Barber
South Pacific
Walther Leaguers
Samuel Cerioni Dies at 81 In Ironwood
Samuel John Cerioni, 81, of 313 W Galena St, died Saturday at 9:30 pm at Grand View Hospital after months in ill health. Born April 24, 1886 in Umbria Italy, he came to the U S in 1910, lived in Little Rock before settling in Bes semer area in 1914. He married Amelia Fumanti in 1912. A Castle Mining Co veteran, he retired in 1942 after 28 years. Surviving: wife Amelia. daughters Lynn Pizza and Mrs Ted Friedman. sons Roger and Fred. nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 9 am at St Sebastian Church. burial Hillcrest Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. out-of-town attendees noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel John Cerioni
W. Galena St
Grand View Hospital
Mr. Cerioni
Umbria
Italy
United States
Little Rock
Ark
Bessemer
Amelia Fumanti
Cerioni
Castile Mining Co
St. Sebastian Catholic Church
Lynn Pizza
Hurley
Ted Friedman
Ironwood
Roger
Colorado Springs
Colo
Fred
St. S
Astian Catholic Church
Joseph Polskwski
Hillcrest Cemetery
Irving As
Duluth
Harry Jensen
Robert LaVique
Dudley M. Hambly
Gordon Wilmet
Antigo
Wis
Tii
Students Back TV Fund Drive in Tri City area
Student councils of Bessemer Wakefield and Ramsay junior high plan a three day house to house canvass to collect a five dollar fee for Tri City TV operations. Contributors receive receipts and stickers, with ten percent of proceeds returned to each school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Wakefield
Ramsay
Tri-City TV Corporation
Isabella Circle Yule Party Brings Daughters of Isabella Christmas
The Daughters of Isabella Guad alupe Circle held their annual Christmas dinner in St. Sebastian Parish Hall for 45 members and guests. Rev. Chester J. Franczek gave the invocation. A pageant with carols featured Jeanna Winkowski and others as angels shepherds and kings. Gifts were exchanged and a finance project announced for Christmas napkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of Isabella
Guadalupe Circle
St. Sebastian
Chester J. Franczek
Eugene Winkowski
Arthur Stanche
Jeanna Winkowski
Mary
Peter Burla
Joseph
Vicky
Marcie
Julie Johnson
Angels
Paul Martell
John Burla
Eager
Ronnie Negi Shepherds
Michael Burla
Dennis Martell
John Stancher
Three Kings
Peter Montonati
Winkowski
Burla
Dominic Pitrone
Regent
Food Stamp Sales Schedule For December 1967
Readers learn December 1967 Food Stamp Sales across Gogebic Ontonagon and nearby towns with dates and times. Schedule covers Wakefield Ironwood Bessemer Marenisco Watersmeet and changes due to Christmas. Includes recent promotion of Donald Grant to forest fire supervisor over Gogebic Ontonagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Street
Wakefield
E. McLeod Ave
Ironwood
E. Longyear St
Bessemer
Marenisco
Town Hall
Watersmeet
Donald Grant
Michigan Dept. of Conservation
Gogebic
Ontonagon
Baraga
Alston
Grant
Mrs G Zell Dies At 30 In Hurley
Mrs. Gerald Zell 30 of 406 Bernard St Hurley former Margaret Dianich Ramsay died Dec 7 at Divine Infant Hospital Wakefield after a 3 1/2 month illness. Born April 19 1937 in Bessemer Township she was daughter of Mrs Michael Dianich Ramsay and the late Mr Dianich. She attended Ramsay School and A D Johnston High School class of 1955. She worked for Michigan Bell 6 years and married Gerald Zell April 18 1959 at Christ the King Ramsay. They lived in Montreal before moving to Hurley. Surviving: husband two daughters Tammy and Terry son Michael mother and several relatives. Funeral at St Mary Catholic Church Hurley. Burial St Mary Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Zell
Bernard St
Hurley
Margaret Dianich
Ramsay
Divine Infant Hospital
Wakefield
Mrs
Zell
Bessemer Township
Michael Dianich
Dianich
Ramsay School
A. D. Johnston
Michigan Bell Telephone Co
Christ the King Catholic Church
Montreal
Tammy
Terry
Michael
Bruce
Ironwood
Gordon Smith
Bessemer
Charles Zell
Chicago
Richard Zell
Superior
Frank Kenning
Kathy
Carl Johnson
Duluth
Gogebic County to Send Delegates to NFO Convention
Gogebic County NFO leaders announced a full slate of delegates for the December 6 and 7 convention in Louisville. Appointed delegates include Edward Backman Everett Erickson Carl Martinson Arvo Saari Arthur Sippola and Waino Suulin with alternates Leonard Tassava Ray Kangas and Reino Niemi. National President Oren Lee Staley urged farmers to unite for fair prices citing mounting resolve to shut down the agricultural plant if prices remain low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Backman
Gogebic County
The
National Farmers Oranization
NFO
Louisville
Backman
Everett Erickson
Carl Martinson
Arvo Saari
Arthur Sippola
Waino Suulin
Leonard Tassava
Ray Kangas
Reino Niemi
NFC
Oren Lee Staley
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A. D. Tohnston
Floyd Amble
Corinne Corullo
Peter Czajkowski
Paula Holovac
Cheryl Kellett
Jean Lund
Marvin Sorvala
Wilette Tammelin
June Huhtala
Diane Martinson
Sherry Sanger
Shirley Hill
Beth Korpela
James Partanen
Andreae Winkowski
LaVerne Banovetz
Margaret Berlin
Eugene Boggetto
Joseph Banovetz
Cheryl Burt
Nancy Carpenedo
Randall Coleman
Patricia DaPra
Christine Elias
Edwin
Julie Kangas
Paulette Kapugia
Diana Kleimola
Mary McCarthy
Sharon Morris
Barbara Novascone
Barbara Obradovich
Jonathan Oman
Tina Pertile
Lenore Peterson
Barbara Riley
Rebecca Saari
Robert Sabol
Trudy Sippola
Sandra Ulvinen
David Begalle
Elizabeth Bria
Brenda Callovi
James Edgvean
Julie Eppolite
Patti Giachino
Lynn Jacobson
Cynthia Johnson
Janice Johnson
James Juntunen
Ann Marie Lukach
Ronald Paynter
Daniel Pitrone
Sharon Quiett
Virginia Relich
Kris Rooni
Diane Rundell
Bernard Wiercinski
John Yalonen
Sharon Couples Club
Sharon Lutheran Church
Eastman Hall
Reynold Faline
Astrid Hansen
Myrtle Johnson
Howard Brown
Houston
Texas
William Brown
Bonello
Michigan
Gogebic County Association of Independent Insurance Agents
Williams
Roy Malmberg
Reino Hauta
Robert Sage
Sgt. Bonello
Joseph Baksic
Jack Burt
Leo Carpenedo
Harold Swartz
Roy Johnson
Uno Selin
Coy Revour
William Koivis
Edwin Gustafson
Rudy Petterson
Harry Wright
Sulo Wirta
Louis Conterio
Eugene Kaartunen
Charles Drier
Fred Dorpat
Eino Ikola
George Sakalos
Leno Brentear
Ernest Hill
Carl Pumala
John Saari
Leonard Pikka
Wallace Lehto
Eric Oma
Edward Koleski
William Haluska
Marvin Niemi
Leonard Winkowski
Lauri Kivi
David Halstrom
David Carpenedo
Lloyd Kopeckee
Clarence Fredrickson
Keith Ayotte
Andrew Relich
Walter Salo
Sam Chiochios
John Mitchell
Tanno Maki
Ellery Pennock
Byrns Ae Enseeewerneres
Juntunen Aeeene
Pertenen
Regalle
Wiercinski
Sence
Wienen
Richards
Ashiend
Surerior Oath
Etrees
Tronword
Wakefield Beoesemer
Sharon Church
Stengard
Svoke
Robert Kellas
Ose
John W. Gavan
Christine J
Pfc
James G. Bravatto
Joseph Bravatto
Miss Gavan
Duluth School of Beauty Culture
Charm Beauty Salon
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Samuel Cerioni
Isabella
Community Action Agency
Acton Agency
Terilice Oo: Economic Opportunity
O. Operattion
Bavup
Fostiss
OEO
Oxu
Upulap Inc
Egeallana
A.dnity
Lutheran cybNas
Meadville Pa
Lineville
Meadville
Trinity Lutheran Church
Cliffard Brege
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