White Pine and Ewen-Trout Creek reach Class D semis
A packed A. D. Johnston High School gym saw White Pine beat Ironwood Catholic 53 to 33 to reach the Class D semifinals. Dave Puuri led White Pine with 12 points, while Ironwood Catholic’s Ray Kolesar scored 13. Ewen-Trout Creek toppled Bergland 69 to 37, with Ken Sain scoring 17 for the Panthers. The Speed Boys defeated Ontonagon 56 to 47 to advance, led by Betlewski, Forslund, and Cieselczyk, as Bergland and Wakefield prepared for upcoming district finals. The Legion unit will honor Gedda Cychosz Post on March 16.
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White Pine
Ewen-Trout Creek
Ironwood Catholic
Dave Puuri
Jim Baird
Ray Kolesar
Watersmeet
Bergland
Michigan
Ewen- Trout Creek
Panthers
Ken Sain
John Wolf
Bergland Vikings
Lesley Sandla
Viking
Marenisco
Speed Boys
Ontonagon Gladiators
Spede Boys
Gladiators
NMU reps to examine Project in Saudi Arabia
NMU officials Dr. Claud Bosworth and Russell Adams will spend about a month in Saudi Arabia conducting on site inspections of Tum pane operations. They will study a university operated vocations training program for Arabian employees and assess training expansion opportunities. Accompanying them are two Georgia Tech reps as the advisory team.
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Claud Bosworth
NMU
Russell Adams
Northern
Tampane
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Adams
Saudi Arabia
Tumpene
Tumpane
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
Tum
White Pine Copper names Haivala as executive VP
John M. Haivala joins Copper Range’s White Pine Copper Company as executive vice president and general manager, replacing Richard C. Cole. Haivala’s prior roles include general superintendent for Kennecott Copper China Mines and positions at Cleveland-Cliffs Iron, signaling a return to familiar mining territory.
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John M. Haivala
Copper Range Company
White Ine Copper Company
White Pine
Mr. Haivala
Richard C. Cole
White Pine Copper Company
Bunker Hill Company
Haivala
Kennecott Copper Corporation
China Mines Division
Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company
Heivala
Ishpeming
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Michigan Technological University
Houghton
Sloan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Forensic Festival contests set by area schools
Speech participants from Ironwood Catholic, Lure Wright High, A D Johnston High at Bessemer and Wakefield High plan entries for the district forensic festival to be hosted by Luther L Wright High on March 9 with 10 entrants per school. Judges from the University of Minnesota Duluth will oversee events including original oratory, declamation, humorous reading, dramatic pieces, extempore, radio news, lyric poetry and more. Winners advance to the March 23 regional festival in Escanaba.
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Ironwood Catholic
Suga Oton
Lure L. Wright
A. D. Johnston High School
Bessemer
Wakefield High School
Luther L. Wright High School
University of Minnesota
Duluth
Robert F. Pierce
Pacy Friedman
Pollock
Escanaba
Speed Boys Lose Final Game to Iron River 65-39
Bes semer Speed Boys close the 1967 68 season with a 65 39 loss to Iron River. The 4 12 record included four players in double figures and a 21 percent team shooting. Iron River led 13 9 after one quarter and 27 17 at halftime, then pulled away 48 30 after three. High scorers for Iron River were Jim Baumgartner with 28 and Brian Kapugia with 15.
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Dave Hoffman
Eugene Fiszer
Speed Boys
Gladiators
Wakefield Cardinals
Northern
Michigan
Bessemer Speed Boys
Irom River
Ontonagon
Superior Cathedral
Maple
Hurley
Iron River
River
Bessemer
Redskins
Richard Olgers
Wayne Lewis
Blake Erickson
John Grendzwill
Brian Diesieiczyix
Johnston High School Class of 1928 Reunion Planned
The 1928 Class of A. D. Johnston High School plans a July reunion if local interest remains. Area classmates should contact C. T. Negri, Charles Gotta Sr., or Tony Wysoski promptly to help finalize plans.
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A. D. Johnston High School
C. T. Negri
Charles Gotta Sr
Tony Wysoski
Snowstorm shuts roads and closes schools in Mercer
An early morning snow storm dumped over a foot of heavy wet snow, making roads impassable and forcing school closures. Snow flurries lingered into the afternoon as Wisconsin conservation officials reported. Glenn Bradley returns from Iron Mountain Veterans Hospital after months as a patient. Ramsay School announces student campaign totals for March of Dimes and attendance rates for the third six week period, with high participation and strong attendance across grades. Local residents Ed Johnson, his wife and daughter of Minneapolis visited Puritan, as did Mrs. M Loeb and son from Chicago visiting Carl Anderson's Puritan home.
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Mercer
R. J. Rigoni Sr
Ramsay
Rigoni
Ed Johnson
Minneapolis
Carl Anderson
Bessemer Township Warns Dog Owners About Running At Large
Dog owners in Bessemer Township are warned that dogs found running at large will be considered unwanted and destroyed. Officials cite danger to children, pedestrians, and drivers. owners must keep dogs penned, tied, or leashed at all times under the township dog ordinance.
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Bessemer Township
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