Council Acts On Routine Business
City council authorized bids for gasoline and diesel for January 4 meeting. Minutes from Nov 16 approved. November bills paid. Health officer reports 7 deaths and 14 births with measles, German measles, chicken pox, and mumps cases. Immunizations 54. water tested safe. Fire dept reported fires on Nov 27 and 30. Treasurer and Municipal Court reports reviewed. Ruble and Associates requested Dec 21 meeting. Poikonen couple asked for water at new home site. both communications filed. Lane lease discussed. proposal to lease for $1/year if maintained. Pike Location surveyed. Ernst and Ernst audit to be published. Utility policy, rate cuts debated. some favor pay raises for employees. Excess funds considered for short term bonds. motion failed. Sno-Loader rate set at $4.50/hour for Sunday Lake street cleanup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Ruble and Associates
Henry Poikonen
Wakefield
Dewey Lane
Nunimaker
Lane
Movrich
Henry Carr
Pike Location
Ernst and
Ernst
Joseph Cloon
Wausau
Lake Street
Giansanti
Funeral Services Held For Mrs John Niemela
Mrs John Niemela 77 of Pike Location died Monday at Divine Infant Hospital after long illness. Born Emma Louise Eliason in Kurikka Finland she came to the U S at age 10. Survived by four daughters Ellen Drake Vernon Solberg Eric Hakamaki and Walter Maki 21 grandchildren and four sons Arvo Wayne William Elmer. Funeral Thursday at Bethany Lutheran Church officiated by Dr J E Nopola burial Lakeside Cemetery. Birth notice: Julie Ann born November 10 to Mr and Mrs Robert Hrbacek of Hollywood California.
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John Niemela
Pike Location
Divine Infant Hospital
Emma Louise Eliason
Kurikka
Finland
United States
Wakefield
Ironwood
Bethany Lutheran Church
Bethany Ladies Aid
Ellen Drake
Vernon Solberg
Eric Hakamaki
Walter Maki
Waukegan
Ill
Arvo
Wayne
William
Sioux City
Elmer
White Pine
J. E. Nopola
Lakeside Cemetery
Christmas Joy at First Lutheran Women’s Christmas Meeting
The First Lutheran Church women of Wakefield present a service of worship song and Scripture titled Christmas Joy on Wednesday December 16 at 7 30 p m The Educa tion Committee led by Mrs Isaac Saari prepared the program tracing Advent to Epiphany with readings songs and a We Three Kings carol performed by a trio of young men Readers are church women with Maxine Hanganen and Bonnie Seppa at the piano The Finnish Mary Circle attends as honored guests The youth choir members include Fin Hill Curtis Pikka Ann Rolando Jeanne Hendrickson and others A brief business meeting follows led by President Mrs Raymond Hill Lunch is served by the Naomi Circle all interested women are invited to attend.
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First Lutheran Church Women of
Wakefield
First Lutheran Church
Isaac Saari
Maxine Hanganen
Bonnie Seppa
Emmanuel
Arnold Korpi
Amanda Siro
Fin Hill
Christ
The
Herald Angels
Alvin Jarvinen
the Angels
Curtis Pikka
Henry Poikonen
Michael Harju
Nicky Jarvela
Gary Pikka
Oreste Bruno
Little Town of Bethlehem
R. Kemppainen
Edwin Johnson
Ann Rolando
Jeanne Hendrickson
Mary Jane Ahola
Sylvia Skytta
Martha Berg
Adele Backlund
Melita Juopperi
Elizabeth Jarvi
Mary Jo Bloomquist
Raymond Hill
Naomi Circle
Lily Korpi
Phyllis Schlecht
Massenet
Duluth
al Wacker
Eugene Maki
Christmas Island
William Pikka
T. Kenneth Rud
Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Puumala 81
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Alex Puumala 81 of Wakefield Township at the First Lutheran Church with Rev. Rudolph Kemppainen officiating. She died after a long illness, survived by her son Waine, and burial was at Lakeside Cemetery. The service followed a life in Finland and the United States, including immigration in 1900 and marriage in Ironwood in 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Puumala
Wakefield Township
Wico
Laihia Vaasalani
Finland
United States
Ironwood
First Lutheran Church
Waine
Rudolph Kemppainen
Lakeside Cemetery
Nick Hongisto
Nestor Niemi
Robert Nakardo
Martin Willing
Fred Colberg
Theodore Hill
Indianhead 4H Club Plans Money Making Projects
Indianhead 4H Club met November 30 at Bonnie Halberg home to outline money making ventures. A Christmas party is set for December 14 at Diane Salmela home. The next gathering will be at Gail Halberg home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianhead 4H
Bonnie Halberg
Diane Salmela
Gail Halberg
LA DWP to move to 31 million dollar general office
A reprint recounts Los Angeles Department of Water and Power plans for a new 17 story headquarters. The building, to open next year, consolidates six downtown offices into one complex with parking for 2400 cars and 880000 square feet of space for 1990 projections. Architects are Albert C. Martin and Associates. contractor Gust K. Newberg Construction. Dick Buck, the project’s general superintendent, notes post tensioned concrete secures a cracked free pool. The project highlights DWP core functions water and power and reflects a self supporting utility funded by utility sales rather than taxpayers.
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Department of Water and Power
Los Angeles
DWP
L. A
Department
Water and Power
Albert C. Martin & Associates
Southland
Gust K. Newberg Construction Company
Chicago
Miami
Wailes Precast Concrete Corporation
Consolidated Rock Products Company
Headquar
Martin
Dick Buck
Newberg Construction
Los Angeles Civic Center
Mrs Helga M Johnson Former Wakefield Resident Dies
Obituary notes the death of Mrs Helga M Johnson 68 of Calumet Minnesota a former Wakefield resident She died Saturday at home with services held Tuesday at Peterson Funeral Home Coleraine Minn She was born here attended Wakefield schools married to the late Robert Johnson and later moved to Minnesota Surviving daughters Mrs F C Findley Woodland Hills Calif and Mrs Macmather Tower Minn a son Robert Coleraine a brother Yarl H Hanson Portland Ore a former Wakefield mayor Preceded by parents Charles and unknown Johnson a brother Rudolph and sister Mrs Viola Haug Encino Calif who ran the Wakefield Bus Station Mrs Johnson also ran a Calumet variety store The Wakefield Chamber of Commerce to hold its Annual Employee Employer Christmas party on Saturday Dec 12 at 6 00 pm at the VFW clubrooms Lake Shore Drive
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Helga M. Johnson
Calumet
Minn
Wakefield
Peterson
Coleraine
Helga Johnson
Robert Johnson
Minnesota
F. C. Findley
Woodland Hills
Calif
Macmather
Tower
Robert
Yarl H. Hanson
Portland
Ore
Charles Hanson
Rudolph
Viola Haug
Encino
Johnson
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Council
Julie Ann
Robert Hrbacek
Hollywood
Wakefield Parent- Teacher Association
James Lumsden
Wakefield Methodist Church
Wilfred Willa
PTA
High School Glee Club
Raymond Leven
Leo M. Tellep
Andrew and
Sam Nissila
Navy
Joe R. Sutter
Harry B. Sutter
Hancock St
John M. Lee
Amphibious Forces
Seventh Fleet
Mount McKinley
San Diego
Tonkin Gulf
United States Navy
Marsha Beling
College of St. Scholasthea
Duluth Symphony Chorus
Duluth Symphony Orchestra
Marsha
CSS
St. Scholastica’s
Skyline Singers
St. Thomas Chorus
St. Paul
Central School
Carl D. Anderson
Mary Kay Urbanski
Barbara Negri
Mary Kaye Jarvi
Carole Menghini
Anne Kemppainen
Mary Ann Makela
Sheila Mattila
Christine Junttila
Dawn Anderson
Barbara Halme
Indianhead
Dick” Buck
La’s
Tower of Power
This Earth
Kaiser Gypsum Corp
Oakland
California
Richard
Ivan Buck
Michigan Tech
Ann Arbor
Mich
Priscella Peters
William Peters
Sandusky
Mr. Peters
Lyle Hart
Wally Madura
Victor Benatar
Wakefield Chamber of Commerce
VFW
Lakeshore Drive
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