Many Wakefield visitors share summer scenes and weddings
Mr and Mrs James Merhart of Cambridge Wisconsin visit Wakefield with friends. Miss Shirley Cloen plans Europe trip this summer. A wedding for Barbara Beber and Dean LeBlanc drew many relatives from Milwaukee Racine Wauwatosa and Detroit. Also noted are graduations at Eisenhower High School Utica and Hermantown High School with broader family travel to Duluth and Flint events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Merhart
Cambridge
Wisconsin
Wakefield
Shirley Cloen
R. F. Cloen
Europe
D. W. Billie
James D. Billie
Corinne Corullo
M. A. Remondino
M. L. Remondion
Mick
Birmingham
F. J. Remondino
Harper Woods
Thomas Soldan
Ronnie
Detroit
Gary Hegler
Charlie
Warren
A. L. Remondino
Ardmore
Okla
H. J. Reinhold
Litchfield
Ill
Faye Perachia
White Pine
Jeffrey Stone
Brookline
Mass
Pat Boustedt
James Geving
Duluth
Thomas Kintner
Flint
Mich
Cheryl Enright
Livonia
Susan Bria
South Range
Crystal
Stephanie
Ann Arbor
Joe Beber
Barbara Beber
Dean LeBlanc
Norbert Leppanen
Howard Cutter
David Leppanen
Hibbing
Minn
Tom Kuzas
Michelle
John
Bill
Nopeming
Norman Olson
Carl Lotz
Wauwatosa
Wis
Leo Stockl
Dennis Sutton
Margaret Zueck
Bob Boerger
James Krznarich
Milwaukee
John Mazurek
Mike and
Chip
Racine
Richard Bosetti
Leon Weirschem
Eugene Bosetti
Waupaca
David Olson
New Berlin
Tom Beber
Stambaugh
Wayne LeBlanc
Minneapolis
Hilda Cart
Eau Clair
Everett Bellefeuill
Mike Knopik
Little Falls
Walter Niemi
Englewood
Fla
Iron Mountain
Ernest Swanson
Mr. Swanson
Ree
Nancy Kaye Huttel
Robert Huttel
William Harvey
Hermantown High School
Duluth Arena
Harvey
Jeanne Pretti
Henry Pretti
Daniel Lee Nurmi
Raymond Nurmi
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Joseph Kichak
School of Medical Technology
Marley Hospital
Michigan State College
East Lansing
Michigan
Dover
Del
Lake Villa
Winthrop Harbor
Chicago
Installation of Officers Held for VFW Auxiliary
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary installed new officers with Mrs. Margaret Wanink directing and Mrs. Pearl Kirchner as conductress. New president Mrs. Katherine Jurkovich named chairmen for Americanism, Loyalty Day, Publicity, and other posts. A catering committee led by Wanink and Boetto was named for July 4 lunch at VFW Quarters. Memorial Day and Poppy Sales reports were given. hospital and summer social activities planned. possible volunteer Blood Pressure Clinic discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Margaret Wanink
Pearl Kirchner
Katherin Jurkovich
Mary Jean Williams
Katherine Londo
Charlotte Vittone
Hospital
Chaiman
Betty Kahila
Pearson
Jane Tranton
National Home
Miriam Williams
Barbara Linn
Sharon White
Janice Pearson
Esther Swanson
Wanink
Shirley Boetto
Florence Bonello
Mary Halberg
Shirley Urbanski
Tranton
VFW
Boetto
Bonello
Jurkovich
Margaret Johnson
Katie Radowski
Marge Ahola
Twenty Two D of I Members at 46th Convention
Twenty-two members and guests returned via chartered bus from Mackinac Island for the 46th Annual Convention. Delegates heard a charity report, by-laws updates, and plans for the next year. Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle requested the $1,500 annual charity donation for the Diocese sponsoring the convention. Gogebic Assoc. for Retarded Citizens Building Fund will receive the funds. Roy Contratto presented a slide show, narrated by Mrs. Dominic Pitrone, selecting the fund from five requests submitted from the Marquette area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackinac Island
Our Lady of Guadelupe Circle
Gogebic Assoc
Roy Contratto
GARC
Dominic Pitrone
Marquette
Diocesan Projects and National Convention News
The Diocese lists donations to Fr Peyton Rosary Crusade and Guest House in Lake Orin Michigan. Next year Vista Maria Homes for Girls in Dearborn and Grand Rapids become major state projects. The Biannual National Convention of the D of I will be in Denver with Spirit of 76 as theme. Gogebic D of I hosts the biannual workshop for U P Circles in October. State Officers will conduct school of instruction for all officers from Marquette Escanaba Menominee Norway Iron Mountain and Iron River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fr. Peyton
Lake Orin
Mich
Vista Maria
Dearborn
Grand Rapids
D of I
Denver
U. P
Marquette
Escanaba
Menominee
Norway
Iron Mountain
Iron River
Vandalism concerns and a Fourth of July outlook
A reader vents about ongoing vandalism harming private and public property and the financial burden on citizens. The piece questions motives, urges community respect, reporting culprits, and ties in a patriotic Fourth of July reflection with notes on summer weather and simple home caretaking tips.
Remembering a canceled Memorial parade and public disappointment
The writer recalls a past Memorial or funeral parade cancelled despite sunlit conditions and a late postponement. They note bands unavailable, advise booking music six months ahead, compare with Bessemer's seven musical units, and lament a fireworks fallback while praising the Venetian parade's beauty. The piece closes urging more parades though funding concerns linger.
Smokers Alumni Meeting at Western U P Health Dept
Smokers alumni group hosts a meeting at the Western U P Health Dept located at 210 East Mary Street on Thursday at 7 00 p m. Any person who has quit or plans to quit smoking is invited to attend for support and information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
U.P. Health Dept
East Mary Street
Wakefield Senior Citizen Dinner at Big Wheel
The Wakefield Senior Citizen dinner gathered 60 seniors and guests from Ironwood Bessemer Ramsay and Mellen at noon on Wednesday. Officials from the Nutrition program included Mrs Arelia Kolinsky Grace Maki and Mildred Luoma. Tony Rudnick of Ironwood Community Schools shown three films announced a July 28 trip to Gogebic College for a bus tour to Ashland and noted fall cookbooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield
Big Wheel
Ironwood
Bessemer
Ramsay and
Mellen
Arelia Kolinsky
Grace Maki
Mildred Luoma
Eidelweiss
Isaac Saari
Tony Rudnick
Rudnicki
Gogebic College
Ashland
Dinner Menu at Big Wheel on June 25
The Big Wheel offered a meal on June 25 featuring meatballs whipped potatoes green beans apple sauce bread oleo and cake with tea or coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Wheel
First Lutheran Church Bible Study and Service Schedule
Bible study at 7 30 tonight at the First Lutheran Church. English worship service on June 29 at 9 00 a m will be conducted by Lauri O Maki Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Lutheran Church
Lauri O. Maki, Jr
Immanuel Lutheran Services This Sunday
Worship services will be held at 9 am Sunday at the Immanuel Lutheran Church. A fellowship and coffee hour will be held following the worship services in the church hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Luth
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Senior citizens exhibit oil paintings in Wakefield
Seniors from Gogebic Community College display oil paintings in Wakefield alongside Wakefield Area Artists League at Cleon garage display room for one week starting June 23. Al Inkala, sponsor, offers a 20 percent gasoline discount to senior artists aged 60 and over during the showcase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gogebic Community College
Wakefield
Wakefield Area Artists League
Cleon Garage
al Inkala
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. Hagerman
Hilja Tikkala
Hagerman
Lillian Tikkala
Jon Clark Clark
Arvo Niemela
Waukesha
Roger Rintamaki
Kenosha
Arnold Swanson
Gary Williams
Rice Lake
Heino Korpela
Ernest Mackey
Richard Brown
Clifford Brown
Harold Cowden
Baltimore
Thomas Yatchak
Edward Yatchak
Jeff Swanson
Myron Swanson
Utica, Mich
Eisenhower High School
Utica
Nurmi
Eddy Park Shell
Wakefield, Michigan
Wakefield Motor Lodge
CLUB
Cloon Motor CO
Dave
Alinkala
Sbinas
American Express
First National Bank
FDIC
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