This and That and a Michigan Band Director Change
A collage of holiday reflections and notes on George Cavender being appointed director of bands at the University of Michigan. Cavender, veteran assistant conductor since 1952, gains full professorship and leads major touring ensembles while contributing to publications and clinics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cavender
U OF M
University of Michigan
School of Music
Cavender
William D. Revelli
Revelli
Allen P. Britton
Boston Gardens
Virginia Beach
Astrodome
Houston
Tex
Pasadena
Calif
University
Ypsilanti
Mich
University School of Music
U. S. Marines
Po Reese
Markehing
Soviet Union
Egypt
Greece
Turkey
Jordan
Cyprus
Lebanon
Romania
Poland
Samuel Franch
New York
Alfred Music of
American Mandmasters Association
College Band Directors National Association
Music Educators National Conference
Kappa Kappa Psi, Phi
Phi Mu Alpha
Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association
Kentucky
Bernard Olejniczak Celebrates 25th Wedding Anniversary
Bernard and Martha Olejniczak of Wakefield observed their 25th wedding anniversary on November 23. The couple hosted and attended Masses in their honor at St. Michael's Church Ironwood and held a candlelight dinner at the Candlelight Club Ontonagon with relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Olejniczak
Putnam St
Wakefield
Candlelight Club
Ontonagon
Tom Roberts
William Nantell
Ironwood
Minneapolis
Gloria
NMU
Marquette
Olejniczak
Connor Forest Industries
Vernie Halvorson
Joseph Kichak
Ronkowski
Graicia
Hazel Carroll
Eldon Honkala
Rudolph Conrad
Frank Radowski
Victory Chapter OBS Held Meeting Dec 8 at Masonic Building
Victory Chapter OES met in the Masonic Building on Wednesday evening December 8 with Mrs. Bruce Cox presiding as Worthy Matron. Mrs. Cox read a Christmas verse and Mrs. Carl Kleimoln offered What Does Christmas Mean to You. A pot lunch followed at festively decorated tables. Mrs. Ernst Trettin and Mrs. Rudolph Cloon headed the committee. F. W. Duffin and John Graves distributed 50 cent funny gifts to attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory
O.E.S
Masonic Building
Bruce Cox
Ernst Trettin
Rudolph Cloon
F. W. Duffin
John Graves
Wakefield High School Music Dept Plans Assembly
The Wakefield High School Music Department will stage an all school assembly for grades K through 12 at 2 00 p m Friday December 17 1971 in the Wakefield High School gymnasium. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield High School
Northern Kentucky high school band service honored
Cavender dedicated years to aiding the high school bands in Northern Kentucky. His family resides at 2123 Manchester Road. He is father to two children, David a U M Medical School freshman and Patricia a College of Literature Science and the Arts freshman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Cavender
Manchester Road
David
U-M Medical School
Patricia
College of Literature
Science
Arts
George Corolewski Honored at 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs George Corolewski Tobin Addition Wakefield were guests of honor at a reception at Father Daniel Hall on Saturday December 11 for their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married December 13 1921 at Immaculate Conception Church Wakefield. They have five children 13 grandchildren and past mines and Connor Forest Industries employee Mr Corolewski retired 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Corolewski
Tobin
Wakefield
Father Daniel
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Joseph Richat
Corolewski
Jennie Pezzetti
Mose Giansante
Connor Forest Industries
Eugene
Curly
Wausau
Ted
George
Pewaukee
Robert
Pat) McGuire
Edina
Minn
Jim
St. Paul Technical Vocational Institute
Young Racers Gather for USSA Central Race at Indianhead
About 300 skiers aged 8 to 18 from Wisconsin Illinois Michigan and Iowa are slated for the first United States Ski Association Central Division race of the season at Indianhead Mountain December 18-19. Racers will run two giant slalom runs on a 2 400 foot FIS approved trail with electronic timing start finish huts and a rope tow. Race chairman William Austin of Wakefield will oversee events and competitors will receive season USSA numbers at the race. Next Central races are January 8-9 at Indianhead with District One and Three competing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Michigan
Iowa
Indianhead Mountain
Indianhead
Ussa Central
William Austin
Wakefield
USSA
Fish Pond and Mini Cake Walk at MacDonald and Central Schools
School children will attend a Fish Pond and Mini Cake Walk on Thursday December 16 with prices from 1e to 10c. MacDonald schedule covers kindergarten to grade 6 in six segments and Central School runs from kindergarten to grade 6 in four periods. Postmaster Maki announces Wakefield Post Office will aid aliens in reporting under the Alien Address Report deadline by January 31 1972 with forms available after January 3 1972 at post offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacDonald and Central Schools
MacDonald
Central School
R. R. Maki
Wakefield Post Office
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Christmas Events and Local Social Notices in Wakefield
The Wakefield United Methodist Sunday School will hold its Christmas program on Sunday December 19 at 2 00 pm The Youth Choir of the First Lutheran Church meets Thursday December 16 at 3 30 pm Senior Choir 6 30 pm and Bible Study at 7 30 pm A worship service is planned for Saturday December 18 at 7 00 pm Wakefield Woman's Club members will attend the Mass Winterfest luncheon December 28 at 12 30 pm at St Sebastian Parish Hall Bessemer reservations due December 23 Mrs John Halvorson has returned from Detroit area visits Mr and Mrs Ben Novak returned from Stevens Point trip visiting their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Richard Novak and family Mrs William Roberge leaves for Duluth to visit her daughter Mrs Verne Gagne Mr and Mrs A James Gilbert return from a Florida trip visiting their son Romilly Gilbert and family They also toured Milwaukee with their daughter Missy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Lutheran Church
Wakefield Woman's Club
St Sebastian
Bessemer
Fred Sanger
Ben Novak
Stevens Point
Richard Novak
A. James Gilbert
Florida
Romilly Gilbert
Rom
Milwaukee
Missy
Copper Range Co restructures to focus on White Pine operation
Chester O Ensign Jr chief executive officer of Copper Range Company outlines adverse economic conditions hitting the copper industry and company. He announces cost cuts and a major shift of corporate staff to White Pine Copper Company with reorganizations to address profit squeeze and focus on the White Pine operation. He notes New York office reductions effective January 5 1972 and Haivala will resign as executive VP GM of White Pine but stay on in special assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester O. Ensign, Jr
Copper Range Company
White Pine Copper Company
New York
John M. Haivala
White Pine
Immanuel Lutheran Church Plans Christmas Program by Sunday School
Immanuel Lutheran Church Sunday School will present a Christmas program Sunday December 19 at 7 00 p m The program features Christmas songs recitations and choral readings from kindergarten through seventh grade with a film titled It Began In Bethlehem and ends with Joy To The World and benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Wallace Leno
Bethlehem
Tervo Transferred Dale Comes To Wakefield
Promotion and transfer of 37 Michigan State Police officers and reassignment of 18 others take effect December 5. Com. John R. Plants announces changes at posts and district HQs, with several sergeant and detective sergeant level officers promoted or moved, including Delmare R. Tervo from Wakefield to St. Ignace and James R. Dale from Cheboygan to Wakefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Com
John R. Plants
Delmare R. Terro
Wakefield
St. Ignace
Calvary Baptist Church Set for Christmas Program
The Wakefield Calvary Baptist Church Sunday School classes present a Christmas program on Sunday December 19 at 7 00 p m Recitations and songs by elementary children followed by a pageant by junior and senior high students The Rev Raymond Schaedig delivers the welcoming message The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield Calvary Baptist Church
Raymond Schaedig
John H. Carter 85 Former Wakefield Resident Dies
John Henry Carter 85 dies December 9 at Amnipolis Hospital Wayne Michigan. Born December 8, 1886, he moved to Wakefield in 1918 worked at Sunday Lake Mine Pabst Mine and Wakefield Iron for three years. Survived by wife Drena Noall and five children including William of Wayne and daughters Verna Tarnaski Hurley and June Brown Ironwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William of
Wayne
Verma Tarnaski
Dear Wakefield
William Tilton
Hurley
June Brown
Ironwood
Santa and Mrs Santa to Visit Wakefield Saturday
Santa and Mrs. Santa scheduled to arrive by snow mobile at 2 p m for Wakefield Christmas Tree on Main Street. The event will feature Christmas candy for children, a joint effort by the Chamber of Commerce Wakefield Women's Club Legion and the VFW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield
Santa
Mrs. Santa
Chamber of Commerce
Wakefield Women’s Club
Legion
VFW
Christmas Program At Immaculate Conception Catechism
The Immaculate Conception catechism classes present a Christmas program on Sunday Dec 19 at Father Daniel Hall. Children will recite verses sing and perform a skit A Road to Bethlehem. Gifts will be given to students and a special gift to the catechism teachers. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immaculate Conception Catechismma
Father Daniel Hall
Bethlehem
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Athens
William Clarmer
Racine
Wis
Indianhead Mountain Lodge
Jack Rondello
Eagle Waters Resort
Eagle River
Rondello
Indianhead Lodge
Clarmer
Hyde Park
N. Y
Chicago
Oshkosh
Wakefield United Methodist Sunday School
John Halvorson
Detroit Area
William Roberge
Duluth
Verne Gagne
Copper Range CO
Tervo
Dale
Calvary Baptist Church
John H. Carter
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