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Conservation District Tree Sale items still available

Updated 04/28/2003

HOUGHTON -- Some surplus trees, shrubs, and other items left from the Houghton-Keweenaw Conservation District Tree Sale are available for sale as long as they last. For information call the District Office at 482-0214.

Photo: Wrapping up trees after the Houghton-Keweenaw Conservation District Tree Sale on Apr. 26 are, from left, Jim Sweeting, forester and wildlife biologist; Sue Haralson, administrator; Steve Danis, newest District board member; and Marsha Klein, District Board chair.

Walk for Peace to be held Saturday, Apr. 26

Posted 04/24/2003

HOUGHTON -- A Walk for Peace will be held again this Saturday, April 26, starting at noon from the Motherlode coffee house in Houghton. The Copper Country Peace Alliance (CCPA) continues its peace walks and vigils to attest that in the absence of social and economic justice for all, there can be no genuine peace or security for anyone. CCPA hosts a standing Vigil from noon to 1 p.m. during the week in front of the Houghton Post Office. For information on the Walk for Peace call 483-0581, and for more on the Vigil call 483-3183.

Editor's Note: Read: "An Anti-Colonial War Against The Americans May Have Already Begun," an April 22, 2003, Interview With Robert Fisk, journalist recently returned from Iraq, by Amy Goodman, On Democracy Now, published on ZNET.

April Calendar

Updated 04/23/2003

KEWEENAW PENINSULA -- This calendar provides a guide to arts, cultural, government, and organization events and meetings in the Keweenaw Peninsula for the month of April 2003. more

Earth Day youth projects invited to "make a difference"

Posted 04/22/2003

HOUGHTON -- Students and youth groups are invited to participate in the second annual “Kids Can Make a Difference” Earth Day Program. Sponsored by the Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education and the Wege Foundation, this program offers prizes for youth projects that benefit a school or local community. Despite this and many other great programs for kids, state budget cuts could eliminate the entire Western UP Center and its programs. Parents can help by writing to legislators. more 

Stupak to host town meeting in Calumet Tuesday, Apr. 22

Posted 04/21/2003

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Bart Stupak (D-Menominee) will host a town hall meeting from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 PM EDT on Tuesday, Apr. 22, in the multi-purpose room at Calumet Public School, 57070 Mine St., Calumet. Stupak will be traveling through the Upper Peninsula from April 21 through April 28, 2003, to host town hall meetings, listen to constituents and meet with community groups. For his schedule, see the Keweenaw Now April Calendar.

Walk for Peace to be held Saturday, Apr. 19; Vigil to continue Apr. 21-25

Posted 04/18/2003

HOUGHTON -- "There should never be joy in killing or war" will be the theme of the April 19 Walk for Peace, sponsored by the Copper Copper Country Peace Alliance (CCPA). Walkers should gather at noon outside the Motherlode Coffeehouse in Houghton. The Walk is a way for local citizens to support non-violent, diplomatic solutions to the growing conflict between the United States and Middle East governments. CCPA will also host a standing Vigil from noon to 1 p.m. during the week of April 21-25 in front of the Houghton Post Office. For information on the Walk for Peace call 288-3181, and for more on the Vigil call 483-3183.

Note: Read "War in Iraq a Reason for Shame," by Anthony B. Robinson, senior minister at Plymouth Congregational Church: United Church of Christ in Seattle. Published on Good Friday, April 18, 2003, by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and reprinted in Common Dreams.

Runeberg Hall offers smoke-free dances April 19, May 10

Updated 04/18/2003

DOLLAR BAY -- Dance to swing, Latin, ballroom and country-western music on CDs at Runeberg Hall in Dollar Bay. Two more Saturday dances will be held from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. on April 19 and May 10. This new dance venue offers a non-smoking environment and a great wood floor for dancing. From M-26 turn onto Main St. in Dollar Bay at Quincy's. Take the second right (Elm St.) at the statue. Runeberg Hall is the second building on the left (23259 Elm). Admission $3 a person. For more information contact dbach@portup.com or call 482-6543.

Public hearings on land use to be held in Marquette Apr. 21

Posted 04/15/2003

LANSING -- Gov. Jennifer Granholm's recently appointed Michigan Land Use Leadership Council invites Upper Peninsula citizens who care about land use decisions to attend public hearings from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Apr. 21, in Marquette. The hearings will be in the Brule Room (2302) of the Don H. Bottum University Center at Northern Michigan University. The Michigan Land Use Institute (MLUI) encourages citizens in all walks of life to speak out at these hearings for thriving cities without sprawl, transportation choices, prosperous farms and refreshing natural spaces. Read details on the MLUI Web site.

Rep. Rich Brown to hold office hours in Eagle River Apr. 16

Posted 04/15/2003

LANSING -- State Representative Rich Brown (D-Bessemer) will hold office hours to meet with constituents from 10 a.m. - noon on Wednesday, Apr. 16, at the Keweenaw County Courthouse in Eagle River. "I encourage people to come and discuss issues with me that are important to them. Hearing directly from people about what is important enables me to better represent the interests of the Western U.P. in the Legislature, as well as using the resources of my office to help make dealing with any of our state departments quicker and easier," Brown said.

No appointment is necessary, but if people have questions they may call Rep. Brown's Lansing office at 1-888-663-4031.

April Calendar

Updated 04/15/2003

KEWEENAW PENINSULA -- This calendar provides a guide to arts, cultural, government, and organization events and meetings in the Keweenaw Peninsula for the month of April 2003. more

Conservation District Tree Sale items available Apr. 25, 26

Posted 04/14/2003

HOUGHTON -- The trees and other items ordered from the Houghton - Keweenaw Conservation District's 2003 Tree Sale will be available for pick-up from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, April 25, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 26, in the UPPCO Building garage, located on the east end of the building, facing the Dee Stadium. Surplus trees, shrubs, fruit trees and berry bushes will be for sale on these days. Questions? Call Sue Haralson at the District Office at 482-0214.

April Exhibits

Updated 04/10/2003

KEWEENAW PENINSULA -- This listing provides a guide to arts and cultural exhibits in the Keweenaw Peninsula for the month of April 2003. It also lists other arts news, art lessons and grant opportunities. more

Guatemala Project presentation and supper April 6

Posted 04/05/2003

HANCOCK -- "Boiling Water in Fronterizo" will be the subject of a talk and slide presentation by Sue Ellen Kingsley of the Copper Country Guatemala Accompaniment Project (CCGAP) at 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 6, at the First United Methodist Church in Hancock. CCGAP has been helping sister community Fronterizo 10 de Mayo to acquire large pots needed for boiling drinking water. The evening will start with a Lenten soup and bread supper. Call 482-8048 for information.

Photo: In November 2001, during a Guatemalan family's visit to the Copper Country, Sue Ellen Kingsley presents a peace banner and certificate to Remigio for the people of Fronterizo 10 de Mayo from the First United Methodist Church in Hancock. A twin banner hangs in the church as a reminder of the sister city relationship through CCGAP. (Nov. 2001 photo by Michele Anderson)

Lecturer to speak on endangered species Monday, Apr. 7, at MTU Forestry

Posted 04/05/2003

HOUGHTON -- Mike Phillips of the Turner Endangered Species Fund will give a talk: "Wolves, Condors, and Trout: A Private Effort to Save Nature" at 7 p.m. on Monday, Apr. 7, in G002 Hesterberg Hall, the Forestry Building on the MTU campus.

Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District holds annual Tree Sale

Updated 04/03/2003

HOUGHTON -- This Friday, April 4, is the extended deadline for ordering plants through the Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District's annual Tree Sale. The District is currently accepting orders on Conifers, Trees and Shrubs for Wildlife, Berry Bushes, Fruit Trees, Native Wildflowers Seeds and Plants and Conservation Merchandise. more

Peace Alliance to hold Walk for Peace April 5

Posted 04/02/2003

 HOUGHTON -- The weekly Walk for Peace will start at noon on Saturday, April 5, from the Motherlode Coffeehouse in Houghton. "Support the soldiers: Bring them home alive without further loss of life" will be the theme of this Saturday's Walk, sponsored by the Copper Country Peace Alliance. After the Walk, an informal round-table discussion will be held at the Motherlode, starting about 1:15 p.m. The public is invited. For more information, call 284-0581.

Editor's Note: Read the April 1, 2003, Mirror.co.uk article, "This War is Not Working," by Peter Arnett.

April Calendar

Posted 04/02/2003

KEWEENAW PENINSULA -- This calendar provides a guide to arts, cultural, government, and organization events and meetings in the Keweenaw Peninsula for the month of April 2003. more

April Exhibits

Posted 04/01/2003

KEWEENAW PENINSULA -- This listing provides a guide to arts and cultural exhibits in the Keweenaw Peninsula for the month of April 2003. It also lists other arts news, art lessons and grant opportunities. more

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