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30 years ago

GWINN — Gwinn High School defeated Painesdale Jeffers High School 305 to 220 on WNMU-TV’s Upper Peninsula High School Bowl, Saturday. Representing Gwinn were Andrew Wiesmann, Andrew Olson, Michael Petrillo and David Simpson, with alternates Lani Weingartner and Jason Burton and Coach Cerona Stevens. On the Jeffers team were Jim Gondek, Emily Yandl, Eric Felhusen and Mark Burns, with alternates Rich Verbeck and Darren Niemi and Coach Ray Carlson. The show’s host, Dr. David Goldsmith, was also in attendance. The High School Bowl “double-headers” are aired Saturdays at 9 and 9:30 p.m. and repeated Mondays at 12 and 12:30 pm. High School Bowl is produced by Jackie Calcaterra at the NMU studios and is underwritten by Mead Paper of Escanaba.

60 years ago

MARQUETTE — Carol Hendrickson, E. Ridge St., Marquette, the second week winner in Radio Station WDMJ’s “Radio Reaches Everywhere” contest, was presented with a transistor radio by William F. Jackson, president of Northwest Radio of Michigan, co-sponsor of the contest along with The Mining Journal Radio Station and area Channel Master dealers. Miss Hendrickson’s entry told how she, as an elevator operator in a Marquette building, kept herself and two small boys entertained for more than a half hour when the elevator stalled between floors during a recent building power failure. Elden W. Wallace, program director of WDMJ, reminded listeners they have until midnight, March 8th, to submit entries for the final week’s contest. Details are aired daily over WDMJ.