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Area News THE DAILY GLOBE, Ironwood, Ml Wednesday, May 14, 1997 Page 2 Obituaries Anna Anttila MASS CITY. Anna J. Anttila, 87, a resident of Mass City, passed away Tuesday morning, May 13, 1997, at her home. Anna was born July 5, 1909 in Firesteel, Ontonagon County, daughter of William and Alma Ruotanen. On Nov.

16, 1930, she waS united in marriage to Paul H. Anttila of. East Branch (Mass City). He preceded her in death on April 20, 1981. As a.

young 16-year-old, Anna was employed by Mr. and Mrs. Steve Labyak at the County Farm. After. her marriage to Paul, she.

moved to Mass City, where she has resided since then. Anna was active with the Mass' City: Senior Citizens. She was faithful in setting the tables on Thursdays for the senior citizens meal at the Alternative School in Mass City. She attended. St.

Paul's Lutheran Church in Mass City and lived an active life until her death. Anna will be remembered for her friendliness and her interest in community activities. Survivors include a daughter, Helen (Ernie) Toivonen and a son, William (Judy) Anttila of Mass City; a sister, Tyne Kekke Pansy Mitchell Pansy C. Mitchell, 104, a former' Ramsay. resident, died Thursday, May 8, 1997, at Apple- ton, Wis.

The former Pansy Collick was born April 27, 1893 at Ironwood, daughter of the late John and Louise (Bennett) Collick. On May 27, 1937, she was mar- ried to Henry M. Mitchell. He preceded her in death on Jan. 31, 1958.

She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Phylis Jean Brackey; three sisters, Rose, Dorothy and Millicent; and three brothers, Wellington, Jethro and Alfred. Survivors include a stepson, Henry (Jeanette) Mitchell Jr. of Land O'Lakes, two grandsons, David Brackey of Overland Park, Kan. and Paul (Connie) Franklin Forward WAKEFIELD Franklin W. Forward, 90, of Wakefield, died Monday, May 12, 1997, at Wakefield.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 17, at the Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Aurora, Minn. The Selma Morris CARLTON, Minn. Selma Jemina Morris, 80, of Carlton, died Tuesday, May 13, 1997, at her home. Selma was born March 12, 1917 in Humbolt, daughter of William Amanda Hintsala.

She grew up in the Black River, area and attended Black River schools. On Sept. 4, 1938,. she married Charles Arthur Morris in Humboldt. After her marriage, she moved with her husband to Bessemer, where they lived until 1973.

They moved to Cloquet, Minn. in 1937 and then to Carlton in 1994. Selma was a member 2r Big Lake Independent Apostolic theran Church, Cloquet. Survivors include her husband, Charles; a son, Dennis (Barbara) Morris of Cloquet; three daugh- of four grandchildren, Michael Anttila of Ontonagon, Phyllis (Elmon) Watson of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., Karen (Michael) LaFoille of Manistique, and Steve Anttila of Jacksonville, five great-grandAnttila children, paul and Gary of Ontonagon, Zachary LaFoille of Manistique, Emily Watson of Mt.

Pleasant, and Alisha Anttila of Italy; and numerous nieces and nephews. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; seven brothers, Samuel, Otto, William, Eino, Urho, Henry and John; and two sisters, Martha and Impi. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 16, 1997, at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Mass City.

Pastor Sharon Huff will officiate. Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Greenland. Visitation will be held Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Cane Funeral Home in Ontonagon, and for one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association or St.

Paul's Lutberan Church in Mass City. Brackey of Topeka, Kan; a granddaughter, Mary Jean BrackeyDexheimer (David) of Madison, three step-grandchildren, Thomas (Kathleen) Mitchell of Collegeville, Texas, James (Peggy) Mitchell of Oakdale, and Mary Ann (Robert) Smith of Clayton, seven great-grandchildren; a niece, Barbara Watilo of Green Bay, and several other nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, May 16, 1997, at the Wesley United Methodist Church in Ironwood, the Rev. Pamela Kail officiating.

Inurnment will be at the Hillcrest Cemetery, Bessemer. The Frick-Zielinski Funeral Home, Bessemer, is in charge of local arrangements. Rev. Cindy Gray will officiate. Burial will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery, Aurora.

Visitation will be held at the Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m. Lakeside Memorial Chapel, Wakefield, is in charge of local arrangements. ters, Margaret (Peter) Isaacs of Forest Lake, Sharon (Kevin) Somero of Columbia Heights, and Laverne (David) Piri of Deer River, two brothers, Jacob (Irene) Hintgala of Republic, Mich. and Albert Hintsala of Colorado; 16 grandchildren, six great- grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m.

Friday, May 16, 1997, at at the Big Lake Independent Apos-. tolic Lutheran Church, Big Lake Road, Cloquet. Interment will be in Hillside Cemetery, Carlton. Visitation will be held Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Funeral Home, 801 14th Street, Cloquet, and from 10 a.m.

until service time at the church on Friday. Highway meeting Monday Highway 77 will be closed to through traffic for the duration of construction in September. A regional detour will be routed along U.S. 23, U.S. 51 and WIS 169 from May to September.

A local detour has been marked by the cities of Montreal and Hurley. From east to west Montreal, traffic will be routed Piano recital Jody DeCarlo of. Hurley, a senior music student at Northland College in Ashland, will present her piano recital Sunday, May 18, at 4 p.m., in the Alvord Theatre on the Northland College campus. The performance will include works by Brahms, Lizst, Ravel and -Strauss, as well as a set of original pieces. The event is free and open to everyone.

MGTV shines light on government (Continued from Page 1) "The cable industry said, 'People won't accept it. Let us take this over and run this as C- SPAN is The governor. agreed to that in December of 1995," Trevarthen said. "A 501(C)(3) board was formed. Bylaws were written.

Then they hired me." Trevarthen had a unique qualification for the job. "I had not worked in state govemment. They wanted somebody with no political affiliation," he "and someone nobody knew." Trevarthen, in turn, hired a staff and got the first programming together, which amounted to about 10 hours per week in the Lansing area only. In February, the service began to be offered via satellite feed. It is now at 20 hours per week, from 9 a.m.

to 1 p.m. (Centra!) Monday through Friday. "Right now we are at about 1 million subscribers statewide," be said. "the goal is 1.5 million by the end of the year. We'could go to several million." The excitement over the opportunity to get an unfiltered view of state government has been strong.

lot of people realize that it's an excellent thing," said Trevarthen. "People can really sec what's going on. People can make their own minds up." While neither house of the Michigan Legislature is providing a live feed yet, the rules for MGTV are being formulated by those bodies. Trevarthen believes the legislators will appreciate the service. "They're still very nervous about turning the cameras on," he said.

"They're all going to like Man assaulted ONTONAGON The Onton-' agon County' Sheriff's Department is investigating the assault of a Trout Creek man by five men in a pickup truck. The incident was reported. to the sheriff's department early Sunday morning when deputies received a call from Robert Lorendo, 46, Trout Creek, who said he. had been assaulted by. several males outside the Dry.

Dock Bar. Lorendo told the officer that he had a glass of beer in the. Dry. Dock and as be left the bar he was approached by an unknown male. The man assaulted him and threw him into a pickup truck.

According to Lorendo, there. MGTV staff members Shane Lovellette, ing in the offices of MGTV were four others in the truck. He said he wag 'brought to an unknown location where he was assaulted by the man and thrown against the truck and back into it. When he jumped out of the truck, he was assaulted again. Then he was thrown back into the truck and driven around again.

He jumped out a third time and ran, and the others were unable to catch him. Lorendo said he ran to the Dry Dock Bar and had the bartender call for an ambulance. He sustained. several lacerations to the head, numerous bruises around the face, and marks on his back and shoulders. His knees had some abrasions also.

Audit news good (Continued from Page 1) Since Hurley buys. its water from Ironwood, cutting water loss has been a concern of the city City election races begin (Continued from Page 1) Current city council members are Mayor Joe Bonovetz, Vivian Coleman, Matt Frello, Bernie Michelli and Doug Olsen. In all three cities, councils and commissions will be elected Nov. 4, during the general election. ONE PHONE CALL and you awake a SELLING GIANT Call Classifled 932-2211 In Memoriam In loving memory of John Lakoviansky, who passed away five years ago today, May 14, 1992.

God saw you getting weary, He did what He knew best, He came and stood beside you, And whispered come and rest. You bid no one farewell Or even said goodbye, You were gone before we knew it, And only God knows why. Sadly missed by his wife Gerry, and family in Congratulations 1997 Graduates All Area Schools NOW IN OUR NEW LOCATION asparick Music Service 119 8. Suffolk 8t. (former Trier's Bldg.) Ironwood, MI New Phone: 006-932-3333 A council for the past decade.

Traczyk noted improvements in the Cary Location water lines this summer should reduce the 38 percent loss figure. Previous city administrations have suspected that much of the water loss may be occurring in Cary area. (from left) Michelle Webb, production producer, and Mike Blonde, producer, in Lansing it. It's like getting into Lake Superior, a bit cold, to start with. Just have integrity.

It'll show up on the screen." MGTV is a lean operation. Trevarthen's office (located in the former Olds Plaza Hotel) doubles as the studio for call-in interview GCC carries MGTV (Continued from Page 1) "The college is pleased to be partner with Bresnan Communications in making MGTV available," said GCC President Dr. Donald Foster. "It is another way that we can inform area residents of issues that affect their communities and lives." The Ticker Edward D. Jones and Co.

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Pub. Serv. Dow Jones Industrial Average at 9 a m. stood at 7,326.13. WAKEFIELD AREA WIDE CITY AND TOWNSHIP GARAGE SALE me SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1997 (NO EARLY SALES) Day of event pick up maps with participants addresses beginning at 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

at the Visitor's Building located near intersection of M-28 and U.S.-2, located on the south side of Sunday Lake. This is a WAKEFIELD CHAMBER FUNCTION Rheumatologist Jasmine Joseph, MD welcomes new patients Dr. Joseph specializes in the care of patients with any of 130 diseases associated with arthritis (painful Jasmine Joseph, $00 swollen joints). These include lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis), gout, Reiter's syndrome, arthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disease, scleroderma, vasculitis and many others. I Dr.

Joseph is board certified in rheumatology and internal medicine. Dr. Joseph and Rheumatologist Dr. Andrea Desk also diagnose osteoporosis using bone densitometry. To make an appointment with Dr.

Joseph, please call 906-225-3910 or 1-800-562-9753, extension 3910. U.P. Internal Medicine A service of Marquette General Hospital 1414 W. Fair Avenue, Suite 344 Marquette, MI Daity Globe Photo manager, Simone Hotchkiss, conduct a production meet- "It's. a small staff (five people) to put on 20 hours of programming," he said.

But the challenge is great one. "The whole thing is a great mission," Trevarthen said. "How many jobs can you get where there's so much integrity to the basic premise?" Spring concert The Wakefield High School choir and band and junior high band will perform their spring concert Thursday at 7 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. Reunion Notes Class of The A.D.

Johnston High School class of 1947 will hold a reunion planning meeting Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Kinda Kountry Kare in Bessemer. All area and visiting classmates. are welcome to attend. CLOVERLAND CINEMAS Now Showing 932-4424 VAL KILMER GATO SAINT WHEN YOU CAN'T BREATHE YOU CAN'T SCREAM ANACONDA UI DE: 1081 C.

Showtimes 7:00 9:15 Try Our New 3 Flavor Cotton Candy only Matinees Every Saturday Sunday 3 p.m. Showing Both Movies HOW TO REACH US Address The Ironwood Daily Globe 118 E. McLeod Ironwood, MI 49938 Telephone 932-2211 Toll Free 1-800-236-2867 Fax 932.5358 Business Office: Circulation, classified and display advertising billing questions. Monday-Friday .........7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday Sunday Advertising Department: Monday-Friday .........7 a.m. to 4 c.m. DAILY GIGBE Department, Pholography' Story or picture ideas, corrections, questions or information of news coverage. Monday- Thursday a.m. to 2 p.m.

Friday .........7 a.m. to noon, 8 p.m. :0 11:30 p.m. Ontonagon News. Bureau: Jan Tucker, 416 Amygaloid Mi Telephone (906) Tr.e Ironwood Daily Globe (USPS 269-980) is published daily, except Sundays and Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day, by the Globe Publishing Company.

Second class postage paid at Ironwood, MI 49938. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE DAILY GLOBE, P.O. Box 548, Ironwood, MI 49938. Subscription rates: By carrier monthly in advance, $99.50 per year in advance. Motor route and mail rates available on request.

No mail subscriptions sold. in areas where carrier or motor route service is maintained. All carriers, dealors and distributors are Independent contractors. The Ironwood Daily Globe is not responsible for advance subscription payments made to them or their agents. Missed papers: If you do not receive your paper and you cannot reach your carrier, contact circulation along Division St.

to Kokogan St. to WIS 77 across the Montreal River bridge, to Michigan Ave. to Bessemer to Wis. 77. The project office is located in the parking lot of the Montreal City Hall and can be reached by 561-4435.

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