City Council Plans Year Street Repairs At Special Meeting
At a Thursday session the city council mayor and department heads outlined a year plan for street repairs funded by the budget. Noted streets include Luoma Road and Lakeshore Drive with priorities based on base readiness and required prework. A June 11 union meeting was set to discuss a 40 hour police and fire week and staffing needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Works Supt
Water Dept
Wico
Plymouth
Johns
Luoma Road
Bedell
Coop
Lakeshore Drive
Ashherman Street
Third Ave
Putnam
Ashland Ave
Pierce Street
Civil Service
Movrich
Lusha
Loomis Pit
Rotary Club Film Show Highlights Upper Midwest Outdoors
The Rotary Club heard from Gores Irvine a U S Forest Service biologist and film guest. The documentary Tent Flaps and Flapjacks reviewed fishing boating and recreation facilities in National Forests across the Upper Midwest States with scenes from various areas. Visiting Rotarians Ferguson Cassi Ironwood Witmen and Dr Grand Ashland attended and Harry Sutter will chair next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Ringsmuth
Gores
Bill’ Irvine
U. S. Forest Service
M. Irvine
Upper Midwest
National Forest
Irvine
Forest Service Dept
Ferguson and
Cassi
Ironwood
Witmen
Dr. Grand
Ashlord
Harry B. Sutter
Tourism Workshop It Pays To Know At Wakefield Theater
A tourism workshop titled It Pays To Know will be held at the Wakefield theater on Monday June 17 at 7 00 p m. sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club with Michigan State University Extension Service. Gogebic County planning group chairman Russell Glynn will preside and a 1962 U P Shopper Survey Team member will present colored slides on tourism importance. Father Louis Cappo will explain the Michigan Tourist Council program, George Irvine will show a colored film on recreational opportunities in Ottawa National Forest, and Andrew Bednar will discuss becoming a certified host for the Uper Peninsula. A question period will follow the program. The Wak Tourism Work? committee and local organizers urge attendance. The WSCS Methodist Church meets June 19 at 2 00 p m with Mrs James Davey as program chair. lunch served. Miss Janice Warren leaves Sunday for Waukegan Ill to be employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield Theater
Chamber of Comerce
Rotary Club
Extension Service
Michigan State University
Gogebic Range
Russell Glynn
Gogebic County
U. P
Michigan Tourist Council
Louis Cappo
Ramsay
Glynn
George Irvine
U. S. Forest Service
Ottawa National Forest
Usper Peninsula
Wll
Anderw _ Bednar
Gazebic
E. Bednar
Gogebie County
Sutter
August Tiberi
May 1963 Gogebic County Selective Service registrations
The Gogebic County Selective Service System lists men who registered in May 1963 including Dennis Richard Johnson Arnold G Tate Andrew D Gilson Richard L Peterson Stephen G Simpko Arathhur L Lyons Daniel L Adams Peter F Petranek John A Fabbri Alan J Harry John D Packmayer Dennis M Blomberg Clifford L Johnson Robert G Voyage Robert W Salmela Daniel J Drazkowski Gary B Ovaska Herbert J Schwentner and Donald George Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gogebic County
First Lutheran Men Retreat and Area Personal Notices
Axel Harry and Eugene Maki attended the First Annual Lutheran Men's Retreat at Pie Lake near Waupaca Wisconsin over the past weekend. The Naomi Circle of the Methodist Church will meet at 2 00 p m Thursday June 13 in the church parlors with lunch served. Mr and Mrs Stephen O Drobinak and family will return to Whiting Indiana after visiting relatives and friends. Mr and Mrs Matt Pikka left for Springfield Oregon to make their home. Mr and Mrs Frank Patyk of Sault Ste Marie are visiting here with relatives. Mr and Mrs Albert Bosetto and family spent the weekend visiting Celeste Beber and relatives. Mr and Mrs Ray Beling and family of Anchorage Alaska are visiting here. Beling is an Anchorage school instructor. Mr and Mrs Jack Pogliano and daughter Gayle of Marquette will spend the weekend visiting John Tosco. Pogliano attends a Marquette trade school for a year. Mr and Mrs Douglas Aldrich and family returned to Ann Arbor after visiting Matt Waataja and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axel Harry
Eugene Maki
Pie Lake
Waupaca
Wis
Naomi
Methodist Church
Stephen O’drobinak
Whiting
Ind
Albert Bosetto
Norman
Brian
Ray Beling
Anchorage
Alaska
Mr. Beling
Jack Pogliano
Gayle
Marquette
John Tosco
Pogliano
Ene
Douglas Aldrich
Ann Arbor
Matt Waataja
Valesano
Green
Wasielewski
Kleimola
Forini
Eugene Sampson
MacDonald Building
Mackie
Central School
Williams
Funeral Services Held For James Cassietto 70
James Cassietto aged 70 of 1311 Dewey Ave died suddenly Saturday at 10 am while cutting grass. Born January 24 1893 in Valchiusella Italy he came to the United States at 16. A WWI veteran and former American Legion member he worked as a miner at the Sunday Lake Mine retiring in 1958. Surviving are his wife son Steve brother Anton sister Mrs Steve Bordano and other Wakefield relatives. Funeral Mass was held Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Church with burial in Lakeside Cemetery. Pallbearers named. Also noted is Marine Sgt Donald Natzke son of Lawrence Natzke of Marenisco serving with All-Weather Fighter Squadron 513 in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cassietto
Dewey Ave
Valchiusella
Italy
United States
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
American Legion
Sunday Lake
Steve
Anton
Steve Bordano
Wakefield
Richard
Charles Daniel
Lakeside Cemetery
Joe Beber
Harry Urbanski
Oreste Bruno
John Delmet
Joe Radowski
Stanley Shefka
Board approves guidance department and raises request
The Wakefield Board of Education approved creating a Guidance Department with Henry Pretti as guidance counselor, and discussed hiring a new English teacher. They also considered a 10 percent raise for custodians, budget constraints, boiler repairs, roof and equipment needs, and summer music and driver education programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Carl Kleimoln
H. B. Sutter
Henry Pretti
Pretti
Kleimola
Wakefield
Mrs Myron McMillan 43 Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Myron McMillan 43 Lans ing former Wakefield resident died June 5 after years of illness. Born Margie Mez zano Sept 23 1919 she was Wakefield High School class of 1936 graduate and National Honor Society member. She married Myron McMillan in 1946. they lived in Ger many during his service and Nuremberg trials. Surviving: husband two sons a daughter her parents James Mez zano Wakefield three brothers James Hurley Louis St Clair Shores and William Minneapolis. Funeral 9 am Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Burial Lakeside Cemetery. Pallbearers were cousins Anton Mez zano James Roland Jr Pasco Rolando James Franks Joseph Francis Domin ic Rolada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron McMillan
Myron McMillian
Lansing
Wakefield
Margie Mezzano
Wakefield High School
National Honor Society
American Legion Auxiliary
Duluth Business College
Hurley
Louis
St. Clair Shores
William
Minneapolis
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Charles Daniel
Lakeside Cemetery
Anton Mezzano
James Roland Jr
Pasco Rolando
James Franks
Joseph Francis
Dominic Rolada
Gilbert Tosco Win School Board Election
A. James Gilbert and John Tosco were elected to four year terms in a rainy Monday school election with 777 votes cast including 155 absent ballots. Gilbert 418 and Tosco 380 led over Reuben Maki 340 Esther Swanson 184 William Willis 81 and James Cudahy 1 write in. Reorganizational meeting July 1 and next regular meeting July 8. Petranek family to return Friday after Circle Route trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. James Gilbert
John Tosco
Mr. Gilbert
Tosco
Reuben Maki
Esther Swanson
William Willis
James Cudahy
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Axel Hill
Putnam Street
Gogebic Hospital
Mr. Hill
Toysa
Finland
Hilma Kuisti
Hill
T. N. Komsie
Richard Bennetts
Clarence Johnson
Bessemer
Oliver Williams
Glenview
Ill
Carl
Elmer
Ted
Una Hill
William Hautala
Detour Village
Mich
Edward Hill
Duluth
Ernest Hill
Rancho Cordova
Calif
Einer Lassila
Brainerd
Minn
Annie Lassila
Eagle River
Roy Carlson
Egilio DeRizzo
Cary
Charles Autio
Seattle
Washington
Lakeside Memorial
First Lutheran Church
Rudolph Kemppainen
Clyde Newman
Iron County
Clyde F. Newman
Thomaston
Grand View Hospital
Kenneth Backlund
Alex Raineri
Newman
Raineri
Raiieri
Noel Mattei
Wisconsin Dells
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post of
Jack Lewandowski
Woodruff
Earl Newman
Harvey Grayson
Earl Sell
Ralph
Violet
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Leonard Johnson
Glen Cox
Garfield Clemo
Thomas Saxwold
R. W. Bedell
Axel Jacobson
Ed Schmidt
Geroux
VFW Post 9084
WSCS
James Davey
Janice Warren
Waukegan, Ill
Matt Pikka
Springfield
Oregon
Frank Patyk
Sault Ste. Marie
Donald Natzke
Lawrence Natzke
Marenisco
Third Marine Aircraft Wing
el Toro
Marine Corps Air Station
Santa Ana
Marenisco High School
Natzke
Dex
MEA
Gilbert
Peter Petranek
Charles
Peter
John
Hospital Guild
Divinie Infant Hospital
John P. Ballone
Charles Valesano
John W. Eckman
J. R. Franck
Casper Draxler
Xavier Zazeski
Roger Sailer
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