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30 years ago

TRENARY — Toivo Aho of Trenary has been designated a Melvin Jones Fellow by Lions Clubs International Foundation in recognition of his commitment to serving the world community. Named for the founder of Lions Clubs International, the fellowship is the foundation’s highest honor. It is conferred on persons who demonstrate the practical application of its motto: “We serve.” Aho is a member of the Trenary Lions Club, District 10-A, and received a plaque and lapel pin as a Melvin Jones Fellow. Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club, numbering more than 1.3 million members in over 160 countries. As the charitable arm of the association, the foundation acts as steward of the money disbursed for humanitarian causes.

60 years ago

ISHPEMING — Five members of a railroad engineering survey crew were burned, two of them seriously, when a power line carrying 34,000 volts was shorted out, apparently by an aluminum “range rod” shortly before 3 p.m. Friday. All are employees of the Walter H. Knapp of Wisconsin Inc., which is doing the engineering work on a projected railroad bypass around Ishpeming and Negaunee. The accident happened about half a mile west of Euclid Street, about halfway between U.S. 41 and the Carp River. Just how or what happened has not yet been fully determined.