Robert A. Burns Named Elk of the Year in Bessemer
Wakefield attorney Robert A. Burns will be honored as Elk of the Year at a royal banquet Thursday April 17 at 6 30 p m at the Bessemer Elks Club. Initiation of candidates follows the testimonial program with reservations via Michael A DeStasio Burns longtime Elk and civic leader has served in multiple Elks posts from exalted ruler in 1945 to grand inner guard and past Michigan Elks Association president. He is active in Rotary, the Gogebic Otontonagan Bar Association and Boy Scouts of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Burns
Wakefield
Bessemer Elks Lodge
Bessemer Elks Club
Elks
Michael A. DeStasio
Elks Club
Burns
Elks Lodge
Michigan Elks Association
Upper Peninsula
Igan
Grand
United States Elks Order
Gogebic-Ontonagon County Bar Association
Wakefield Rotary Club
Rotary International
Uthrotar
Wakefield Chamber of Commerce
Gogebic Area Memorial Hospital Association
Boy Scouts of America
Bids Called On School Needs For Future Projects
School Supt. C E Kleimola presented a list of bids and quotations for the district. The board agreed to seek bids on a 66 72 passenger bus and a nine passenger station wagon. He requested quotations for typewriters for the Commercial Dept copying machine lighting fixtures elementary classroom furniture sewing machines and a hot water heater. Planned projects include athletic field work football equipment and a fire alarm at MacDonald School plus potential boiler replacements and summer building repairs to gym walls sash windows floors and hallways at Central and MacDonald schools and exterior doors and driveways at the senior high school. He explained the distinction between bids and quotations noting bids require specifications and a set date while quotations are not binding.
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C. E. Kleimola
Kleimola
MacDonald School
MacDonald
Central School
Wakefield PTA Hosts Monday Meeting With Dr Carl Horn
Dr J R Franck and wife host Wakefield PTA Monday evening April 20 at 7 30 in the music auditorium The guest speaker is Dr Carl Horn MSU professor of Education who will discuss Understanding Children Dancers from 2nd and 3rd grades and the Indianhead Chapter Sweet Adelines under Mrs Frank Catelli sing four part Barber shop harmony The Note Cracker Quartet and Lead section specialty numbers appear Costumes and senior high work displays are planned Lunch is served by the tenth grade parents Election of officers for the coming year is on the business agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Franck
PTA
Wakefield Pta
Music
Carl Horn
Michigan State University
Horn
Upper Peninsula
Indianhead
Sweet Adeline’s, Inc
Frank Catelli
Wakefield Library Celebrates National Library Week
National Library Week runs April 12 to 18 at the Wakefield Public Library with librarian Mrs. Ray Walstrom inviting visitors and welcoming patrons old and new. Elected for the year are President H L Trezise Vice President Eugene Maki Secretary F W Duffin Treasurer Mauritz Bye mother at large Harold Graves. Visitors include Mrs Howard DuTemple and her sons Cliff Kirke and Richard from Sao Paulo Brazil staying with Victor Lepisto. Mrs DuTemple to join later. Also Mrs Ida Garz of Milwaukee visited the James Davey family with Mr and Mrs Larry Sternig and Chip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield Public Library
Ray Walstrom
H. L. Trezise
Eugene Maki
F. W. Duffin
Mauritz Bye
Harold Graves
Howard DuTemple
Cliff
Kirke
Richard
Sao Paulo
Brazil
DuTemple
Victor Lepisto
Mr. DuTemple
Fern Lepisto
Larry Sternig
Chip
Ida Garz
Milwaukee
James Davey
Latin Club Banquet Immerses Guests in Roman Themed Evening
Latin II students and parents attended a Latin Club banquet in the high school cafeteria. Guests enjoyed a Roman decor, banners, crowns, wreaths, and togas as a three course dinner was served by students. A play Trial of the Goddesses was performed by Latin II students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl E. Kleimola
H. B. Sutter
Wayne Foster
Gladys Leman
Francis Duffin
Alfie Windberg
Godesses
Latin II
William Lehotsky
Jerry Geroux
Conterio Re-elected Chairman of Gogebic County Board
B J Conterio, longtime Gogebic County supervisor from Marenisco, was re elected chairman at the annual re organization meeting. He is noted as the oldest serving member and has chaired budgets and finance, health and hospitals, roads and bridges, conservation and more. Two new members, Mrs Olga Hanson and Walter Nunimaker, joined the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Conterio
Marenisco
Gogebic County
Board of Supervisors
Rudolph Egizi
Olga E. Hanson
Robert Linn
Walter E. Nunimaker
William Liuha
Wakefield
Indianhead 4 H Club Plans and Visits
Indianhead 4 H Club met at JoAnn Haukkala’s home on Thursday April 9 at 7 p m. Members planned to attend a Ramsay talent show on Saturday April 11 and a get well card was sent to Bonnie Hal berg. A prairie session on the apron project followed the meeting. The next gathering is set for Thursday April 23 at 7 p m at Melita Juopperi’s home. Mrs E J Rintamaki and Mrs John C Novak with son Jeffery joined Roger Rintamaki to Kenosha Sunday evening and will travel to Sullivan Missouri to visit Mr and Mrs Jack Harju and family. Mrs Harju is the former Janice Rintamaki.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JoAnn Haukkala
Ramsay
Bonnie Halberg
Melita Juopperi
E. J. Rintamaki
John C. Novak
Jeffery
Roger Rintamaki
Kenosha
Sullivan, Missouri
Jack Harju
Harju
Janice Rintamaki
Sixty-six Seniors Set for June 2 Graduation
The Wakefield school board approved sixty six senior names for graduation on June 2 1964 contingent on students meeting current schedules and standards. The list includes Lawrence Anderson John Baker Judy Barringer Mary Ann Berga Dennis Bertetto Michael Bonello and many others. Wakefield voters will choose three members for the Wakefield Board of Education in the June 8 1964 election to fill two four year seats and one two year seat. Petitions are available at the high school superintendent's office with a final filing date of May 9. Voter registration closes May 11 and election results will be canvassed within three days of the vote. The new board organizational meeting is slated for July 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Anderson
John Baker
Judy Barringer
Mary Ann Berga
Dennis Bertetto
Michael Bonello
Joseph Bravatto
William Brown
David Dalbec
Roberta Dillon
Lucia Finco
Michael Ginolfi
Jean Golembeski
Sandra Grasso
Bonnie Grayson
Roberta Green
Beverly Halberg
Harold Hallberg
Michael Harju
Patricia Helberg
Glenda Hill
Reino Hill
Joyce Joki
James Junttila
Robert Jurkovich
Susan Korpi
Gerald Krenzalek
Pauline Kurta
Diane Lane
Mary Lepinski
Chris Linn
Robert Linha
Charles Londo
Gerald E. Maki
Joséph Malovich
Ronald Midlikoski
Raymond Milier
Joseph Miskovich
Marco Movrich
Barbara Olson
Gary Pikka
Jo Marie Radowski
Joyce Reinecke
Terry Salmi
Nancy Salo
Eugene Sampson
Anita Sanchez
James Sawaski
Isabella Seppa
Patricia Sharon
Mary Stein
Elmer Sturkel
Jeanne Syriens
Elaine Thorson
Jean Trettin
Loris Ulvila
Shirly Wainio
Gretchen Wanink
Nancy Wanink
Russell Wasielewski
Sally Wertanen
Donna Willis
Jerry Wourinen
Judy Yatchak
Charles Zielinski
Chris Zuidmulder
Wakefield
Wakefield Township
Flood drains toil as spring winds hit city
Robins and storms bring high winds rain and shrinking snow banks to the area. City crews work around the clock since noon Sunday to cope with rising floodwaters. Fire trucks pump water from Bedell and Third Ave toward the lake as basements flood. Crews press on pumping out water while the lake gate opens but frozen surface limits natural basin. Floods pale beside earthquake and tidal disaster.
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Bedell
Third Ave
Bergland Senior Class Trip Plans Highlight NYC Washington Tour
Bergland high school seniors plan a April 25 departure to Trenary Chicago and New York arriving April 29 then Washington DC with visits to the Capitol White House Arlington Cemetery Lincoln Memorial and a breakfast with Rep. John B. Bennett The return to Bergland is May 1 The trip funds come from class activities and fundraisers The program has run for 23 years and includes prior trips to Detroit Niagara Falls Chicago and Toronto
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bergland School News
Bergland
Bergland High School
Darryl Blonshine
Gloria Bonin
Mary Jean Korich
David Niemi
Roger Newhouse
Marian Nordine
Daniel Morrison
Betty Potvin
Sally Raymond
Richard Saubert
Ray Rigoni, Jr
Chinatown
Statue of Liberty
Greenwich Village
New York
Washington D. C
Capitol
White House
Arlington Cemetery
Supreme Court
Lincoln Memorial
John B. Bennett
Chicago
Trenaway and
Detroit
Niagra Falls
Toronto
Washington
Local National Guard Update Berg Promoted In Germany
James E. Berg son of Erland J. Berg of 1412 Dewey Street was promoted March 19 to specialist four in Germany. He serves as a missile crewman with Battery B of the 333d Artillery, arrived overseas in June 1963, and is a 1962 Wakefield High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Berg
Erland J. Berg
Dewey St
Germany
333D Artillery
Berg
Fort Knox
Fort Sill
Okla
Wakefield High School
Cancer Drive Workers Listed and Wedding at Osonomowoc
Mrs. Eli Miljevich and Mrs. Charles Potter announce the 1964 Cancer Society drive to run April 2 to 24 with a tea for distributors on April 16 at the Woman's Club rooms. The First Methodist Church in Osonomowoc hosts the Prust Walstrom wedding as Sandra Carol Prust marries Donald R Walstrom in a spring ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cancer Society
Eli Miljevich
Charles Potter
Woman's Club
Stanley Wasielewski
Eddy St
Hancock St
Sunday Lake
Joseph Johns
Alherman
Harrison
Walter Nunimaker
South St
John Negri
Putnam St
Charles Whiteman
Brotherton St
James Davey
John Negro
Casper Draxler
Harrison St
Roger Sailer
Sulo Korpi
Pierce St
Smith St
Eugene Keskey
Old Us-2
Lawrence Tomczyk
John Pietchak
Bedell St
Pierce
Peter Basolo
Lake Shore Drive
Eino Kauranen
Olson St
Lahti
Andrew Kokott
Highway
Kuivinen
Carl Hill
Second Ave
John D
Tauno Maki
First Ave
Anderson Ave
Norman Ahola
South Bedell
Emil Saari
Boulevard
Lawrence Londo
Plymouth
Gerald Nordine
Wice
Vernon Miljevich
Cemetery
Lyle Thompson
Tobin
Chaney Lake Road
Carl Makela
William Willis
Comet
Jackson
Lillian Clark
Thomaston
Edward Radowski
Victor Bigford
Pike
Gust Ricca
Verona Loc
Walter Kreuger
Bingo’s
Ted Golembeski
Anton Valesano
Castile
Onni Koivu
Howard Kaerner
Brotherton
Carl Nelson
Fire Tower
Prust-Walstrom
Osonomowoc
Wis
Sandra Carol Prust
Gilbert E. Prust
Hartland
Donald R. Walstrom
Grayslake
Ray Walstrom
Wakefield
Milton Weisshaar
Phyllis Rohan
Milwaukee
Joan Kowalsky
Guy Scott
Madison
Patrick Goggin
Zion
Ill
Engagement of Karen Jean Childers to Robert Raisanen
Mr and Mrs John Childers of Marenisco announce the engagement of their daughter Karen Jean to Robert William Raisanen, son of Mr and Mrs Isaac Raisanen of 1609 Pierce Street. A June wedding is planned. In Wakefield High School Honor Roll last week Nancy Wanink was omitted from the 12th grade and had all A's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Childers
Marenisco
Karen Jean
Robert William Raisanen
Isaac Raisanen
Pierce Street
Wakefield High School
Nancy Wanink
School Board Reconsiders Salary Schedule Amid Debate
At a lengthy Monday meeting the Board of Education debated the salary schedule after teachers sought more time to return contracts. A motion to revisit the teachers requests passed after votes from Wasielewski Junttila Tiberi and Trezise, with Valesano abstaining.
Rotary Club Slides Show Deer Herd in Michigan
Wakefield Rotary Club heard colored narrated slides on the Deer Herd in Michigan. Robert Raffing answered questions after the film as chairman Harry Trezise introduced him. The reel covered deer starvation efforts, new forestry management, and the antlerless season’s role in herd preservation. Guests included William Kuivinen and Dr. J. R. Franck with Robert Swerth attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield Rotary Club
Michigan
Harry Trezise
Robert Raffing
Baraga
Raffing
Jospeh Cloon
William Kuivinen
J. R. Franck
Robert Swerth
The
Divine Infant Hospital
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U. P. District Association
Mich
Fred Lowery
Bergland Band and Chorus
Ruthe Potami
Bergland Pta
Bergland Community School
Gogebic Community College
Recipent
Patrick D. LaRock
Frank F. LaRock
101St Airborne Division
Fort Campbell
Iran
U. S
Central Treaty Organization
CENTO
LaRock
Cancer Drive
Board of Education
Alex Gembolis
Duane Lane
Junttila
Gilbert
Tosco
Wasielewski
Tiberi
Trezise
Vale
Alfred Schneck
Brenda Louma
Marquette
First
Immanuel Lutheran
Wakefield Woman's Club
Sutter
Korpi
Rotary Club
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