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February 2004 Calendar

Updated 02/27/2004

KEWEENAW PENINSULA -- This calendar provides a guide to arts, cultural, government, and organization events, meetings and exhibits in the Keweenaw Peninsula for the month of February 2004. more
Photo: Alan Toczydlowski, foreground, of Calumet takes first place in the 9-11 age group at the Feb. 14 races at the MTU Trails. Like other Ski Tigers, Alan is training for the Junior Bear Chase to be held at Swedetown Trails Sat., Mar. 6. (Photo © 2004 by Patty Lins)

Keweenaw Co-op to hold annual meeting Thursday, Feb. 19

Posted 02/18/2004

HOUGHTON -- The Keweenaw Co-op invites all members and interested persons to attend its annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Houghton High School Cafeteria. On the agenda will be a discussion of a possible re-location of the Keweenaw Co-op Natural Foods store to the second floor of the historic Scott Hotel building in downtown Hancock. The store is now located on Ethel Street in West Hancock. The meeting is open to the public, and refreshments will be served.

Calumet-Keweenaw Sportsmen seek deer feed donations

Posted 02/18/2004

CALUMET--The Calumet-Keweenaw Sportsmen's Club will host a baked chicken and spaghetti dinner meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at the Calumet VFW Post, U.S. 41 North and Larch Street. The $7 per plate proceeds go to the deer-feeding program. Hunters, fishers, outdoor and conservation enthusiasts, whitetail lovers and the public are invited. With the recent lifting of the supplemental deer-feeding ban by the Michigan Natural Resources Commission (NRC), the Calumet-Keweenaw Sportsmen's Club will resume deer feeding at the Club's traditional deer yards in the Keweenaw. The Club is now appealing to Copper Country residents and businesses to help fund and support the deer-feeding effort. more

February 2004 Calendar

Updated 02/14/2004 and 02/16/2004

KEWEENAW PENINSULA -- This calendar provides a guide to arts, cultural, government, and organization events, meetings and exhibits in the Keweenaw Peninsula for the month of February 2004. more
Photo: Ski Tigers, from left, Soyma Gupta, Lena Sutter and Anna Shoos practice at Maasto Hiihto trails in Hancock, Feb. 7, 2004. (Photo © 2004 by Patty Lins)

"Music for Media" to benefit Portage Library Feb. 14

Posted 02/13/2004

HOUGHTON -- "Music for Media," an event to benefit the Portage Lake District Library, will feature several bands of local musicians, beginning at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14, at the South Range Community Hall. Bring your own beverages and a dish to pass and make a night of it, or stop in just to enjoy the music. The lineup of bands includes something for everyone: 3 p.m. - 4 p.m., The Keweenaw Brass; 4 p.m. - 5 p.m., Finn Street; 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.,  Eric Koskinen and Bernie Larsen (playing both individually and together); 7 p.m. - 8 p.m., Algoma; 8 p.m. - 9 p.m., Mountain Echo; 9 p.m. -? The Lumber Janes.

February 2004 Calendar

Posted 02/06/2004

KEWEENAW PENINSULA -- This calendar provides a guide to arts, cultural, government, and organization events, meetings and exhibits in the Keweenaw Peninsula for the month of February 2004. more

Local County Democratic caucuses to be held Saturday, Feb. 7

Posted and updated 02/06/2004

HOUGHTON -- Michigan Democrats will have their opportunity to vote for a Presidential candidate on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004. The Houghton County Democratic caucus will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, in the Super 8 Motel conference room. Democrats interested in participating in the caucus must be residents of Houghton County and declare themselves to be Democrats; they do not need to be registered voters or dues-paying members of the Democratic Party. In Keweenaw County the caucus will be held at the Town Hall, 2nd Street, in Mohawk; in Baraga County at the L'Anse VFW Hall; and in Ontonagon County at the Centennial Hall in Ewen. Voting will take place at all sites from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Feb. 7. For more information call Janet Metsa at 482-5665 or Amy Wisti at 482-9691. Note: Amy Wisti explained that caucuses (run by a political party) and primaries (run by the state) are run differently from state to state. For more information visit the Michigan Democratic Party Web site.

Michigan Tech to present Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing Feb. 6-8

Posted 02/06/2004

HOUGHTON -- Michigan Tech's Department of Fine Arts will stage Shakespeare's popular comedy, Much Ado About Nothing, Feb. 6-8 in the Rozsa Center, on a stage resembling the original Globe Theatre. Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 6-7, and 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8, with Christopher Plummer, Fine Arts assistant professor, directing. Dozens of Michigan Tech students, faculty and staff have been preparing this production since last October.
Photo: Much Ado About Nothing cast members, from left, are Jeremiah McConnell (Benedick) of Calumet; Elithe Zoglman (Beatrice) of Lena, Wis.; Sayward Touton (Hero) of Crossville, Tenn; and Paul Himes (Claudio) of Gulliver, Mich. All have extensive experience in previous theatre productions. (Photo courtesy MTU Fine Arts Dept.)

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