Lamp Mission Plane Returns to Canada After U S Tour
The LAMP mission airplane piloted by Pastor Olaf Rankinen returned to High Level Alberta on November 15 after a three week U S tour. Rankinen led 14 mission presentations in Lutheran churches two in schools and in Alberta Manitoba North Dakota and Minnesota. Executive director Rev Lester H Stahlke installed as pastor pilot at Edmonton November 12. He and Dr George Rode addressed major Canadian Lutheran churches.
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Lamp Mission
Canada
U.S
Olaf Rankinen
High Level
Alberta
United States
Houghton County
Michigan
Rankinen
Minnesota
North Dakota
Lester H. Stahlke
Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots
Bismarck
N.D
Stahlke
Lamp
North
The
Edmonton
George Rode
Alberta-British Columbia
District-Lutheran Church
Misouri Synod
G. Rode
Christ the King Lutheran Church
C. C. Guebert
Fred Schmidt
Helgar Madsen
Women’s Society of Christian Service Christmas Meeting
The Women’s Society of Christian Service of the United Methodist Church holds a Christmas meeting on December 20 at 2 p.m. at the church with Mrs. Wesley Rice in charge. Hostesses are Mrs. Robert Lawrie and Mrs. Edna Smith. All church women are invited.
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Women’s Society of Christian Service of the
United Methodist Church
Wesley Rice
Robert Lawrie
Edna Smith
Michael Adriansen Memorial Scholarship Established at GCC
Gogebic Community College Student Senate established the Michael Adriansen Memorial Scholarship in 1968. It honors Michael Adrianson who died in an automobile accident while en route to a basketball event.
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Michael Adriansen
Gogebic Community College
Michael Adrianson
Gogebic Community College Awards Memorial Basketball Scholarship
The memorial scholarship honors high school graduates from Gogebic Iron or Ontonagon Counties in Michigan who excel in basketball. Recipients must try out for GCC basketball. this year’s recipient is Pete West, freshman, majoring in Business Education, son of Helen and Roy West.
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Gogebic Community College
Gogebic
Iron
Ontonagon County
Michigan
Pete West
Helen and
Roy West
Pete
GCC
Divine Infant Hospital Admissions and Discharges
List of patient admissions and discharges at Divine Infant Hospital from December 4 to December 10. Includes names, towns like Wakefield Bessemer Ironwood and medical or surgical cases. Notables include Mayme LaPlant Bruce Crossing Leonard Ellsworth Wakefield Theodore Miskovich and Bertha Leskinen among others.
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Mayme LaPlant
Bruce
Bruce Crossing
Daniel Baron
Bessemer
Mark Bromberg
Hurley
Herbert Juepperi
Wakefield
al Wilcheck
Ironwood
Leonard Ellsworth
Arnold Perry
Theodore Miskovich
Lawrence Eddy
Janet Peterson Wins Marenisco PTA Scholarship
Janet Peterson of Lake Gogebic Marenisco, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Peterson, has been awarded the Marenisco PTA Scholarship to Gogebic Community College. Janet is a freshman enrolled in General Academic studies.
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Marenisco
Gogebic Community College
Janet Peterson
Harold Peterson
Lake Gogebic
Janet
Legion Auxiliary Hosts Christmas Party for Children
The American Legion Auxiliary entertained about 35 children and 12 adults, including the Brownie Scout Troop, with games, prizes, and a lunch of barbecues and cookies. Mrs. Elmer Marten chaired. decorations by Mrs. Roger Sailer. music by Mrs. John Geroux. background Christmas tunes filled the rooms.
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Elmer Marten
Roger Sailer
John Geroux
Dennis Ormes Receives Gogebic Legion Scholarship
Dennis Ormes, a freshman in General Academic at Gogebic Community College, has been awarded the Guy Wilson American Legion Scholarship. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Ormes of Box 245, Marenisco.
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Dennis Ormes
Guy Wilson
Labor Council Scholarship Awarded to George Karling
George Karling received the Gogebic-Ontonagon Labor Council AFL-CIO Scholarship to Gogebic Community College. He lives with his wife Marcy at Box 22 Merriweather and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Karling of 514 River Street Wakefield.
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Labor Council
George Karling
Gogebic Community College
Marcy
Box 22
Merriweather
River St
Wakefield
Peterson Award Earned by James McKenzie
James McKenzie receives the W. G. Peterson Scholarship to Gogebic Community College. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Donald McKenzie Box 206 Marenisco and a sophomore in Pre-Law.
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James McKenzie
W. G. Peterson
Gogebic Community College
James
Donald McKenzie
Box 206
Marenisco
Anita Peterson Wins Legion Scholarship
Anita Peterson daughter of Mr and Mrs Wes Gunderman of Marenisco wins a Legion scholarship. She is a freshman in Liberal Arts at Marenisco American Legion College, Box 136.
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Marenisco American Legion
Gogebic Community College
Anita
Wes Gunderman
Box 136
Marenisco
Hospital Guild Holds Christmas Party at Divine Infant
The Divine Infant Hospital Guild hosted a Christmas party Monday evening in the hospital dining room. Sister Virginette served lunch and gave each member a card and gift. Mrs. Ernest Sharon chaired the gift project for Christmas and New Year’s.
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Hospital Guild
Divine Infant Hospital Guild
Virginette
Ernest Sharon
Rock and Mineral Club Christmas Party Set in Wakefield
The Wakefield Rock and Mineral Club hosts a 6 p.m. Christmas party on Thursday December 14 in the High School cafeteria with a potluck lunch and an exchange of gifts. The Past Matrons Club of Victory Chapter Order of Eastern Star also plans a Christmas gathering on Tuesday December 19 at Mrs Clarence Jacobson’s home with dessert and social hour and a gift exchange.
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Rock and Mineral Club
Wakefield Rock and Mineral Club
Club of Victory
Order of Eastern Star
Clarence Jacobson
PTO Christmas Fair Planned for December 18 at High School
The annual PTO Christmas Fair returns December 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school gym. Mrs Ward Zuidmuider chairs, with Grant Richards on organ and choirs from Wakefield and Senior High. Special guests sing, then attendees browse country, Finnish, German, Swedish tables and food booths. coffee and cookies served.
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Ward Zuidmuider
Grant Richards
Wayne Kuusisto
First Lutheran Church
Wakefield High School
Ernest Sharon
Geri Piccidi
Mary Kuusisto
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Law Enforcement Council
Upper Peninsula Law Enforcement Council
Escanaba
Richard Frederick
Wayne Jussila
Michigan State Police
Ervin Mouritsen
Menominee
George Johnson
Marquette
Godfrey Agriesti
Upper Peninsula
LEAA
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
WSCS
Divine Infant Hospital News
Ren Sno-Thro
Aliens
Pia
Waniik Sales & Service
Legion Scholarship
Dennis Ormes Marenisco
Anita Peterson
Legion
PTO
Balkan
Barbara Blodgett
Pat Heil
Olive Niemi
Polly Anderson
Bertha Johns
Kay Aho
C&s
Catherine Makela
Shirley Boetto
Don
First National Bank
Wakefield, Michigan
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