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Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District to hold 2004 Tree Sale

Posted 03/30/2004  

 HOUGHTON -- This Thursday, April 1, is the deadline for ordering plants through the Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District's (HKCD) annual Tree Sale scheduled for May 7 and 8 at the Houghton County Arena, 1500 Birch Street, Hancock. HKCD is now taking orders for such items as Conifers for Reforestation;  Trees and Shrubs for Wildlife; Blackberry, Blueberry, Raspberry and Strawberry Bushes; Apple, Cherry, Peach and Plum Trees; Native Wildflower Seed Packets and Native Wildflower Plants. HKCD will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 30, at the UPPCO Building in Houghton. more

Zoning expert to meet with Keweenaw County, Township officials Mar. 29

Posted 03/28/2004 

EAGLE RIVER -- A top Michigan zoning expert who is assisting Keweenaw County officials in updating the County's 1975 Zoning Ordinance will hold two meetings on Monday, Mar. 29, to seek support for a grant application for funding the zoning update. Mark Wyckoff of Planning and Zoning Center, Inc., of Lansing, will meet with Keweenaw County township representatives at 2 p.m. at the Hut Restaurant in Kearsarge and with the County Zoning/Planning Commission at 7 p.m. at the Courthouse in Eagle River. The grant application to the Coastal Zone Management Program of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is due before the end of April. Wyckoff recently compiled responses to a zoning survey sent to the townships, adding his own comments on the Ordinance. County Commissioners and the public are also invited to attend the meetings. For background on Wyckoff's proposal to update the Zoning Ordinance, see our Dec. 10, 2003 article, "From land use planning to zoning: Keweenaw's progress."
Photo: Mark Wyckoff of Planning and Zoning Center, Inc., of Lansing, speaks on land division issues to Grant Township officials at a June 2003 meeting in the Copper Harbor Community Center. (Keweenaw Now file photo.)

MTU International Club to host exotic cuisine, entertainment Mar. 26

Posted 03/25/2004 

HOUGHTON -- Exotic regional cuisine, musical performances and martial arts demonstrations will highlight the 2004 Michigan Tech International Night on Friday, Mar. 26. Sponsored by the MTU International Club, the event will begin with dinner at 6 p.m. in the Memorial Union Commons, followed by cultural performances at 7:30 p.m. in the Rozsa Center. The Memorial Union will cater the dinner with exotic dishes from China, India, France, Nigeria and beyond. Performances include traditional and modern dances, singing, Wushu-Chinese martial arts, musical performances, skits and a fashion show by international students. For details and ticket information visit the Club's Web site.
Photo: Fashion Show at 2003 MTU International Night (Photo © 2003 and courtesy MTU International Club)

MTU to host Women's Week Celebration Mar. 22-26

Posted 03/22/2004 

HOUGHTON -- From free massages to Native American women's songs and stories, "Women: Inspiring Hope and Possibility," Michigan Tech's annual Women's Week Celebration, offers a series of brown-bag and salad lunch presentations from Monday, Mar. 22, through Friday, Mar. 26, at noon in Memorial Union Ballroom B on the MTU campus. The events are free and open to the public. more

NMU to host Global Issues Week Mar. 22-27

Posted 03/22/2004

MARQUETTE -- Northern Michigan University will host its fourth annual Global Issues Week Monday, Mar. 22 - Saturday, Mar. 27, at the Don H. Bottum University Center in Marquette. The week's events will include presentations, workshops, discussions and films dealing with various issues of global importance -- from the War on Iraq to Wind Energy -- culminating in Saturday's benefit concert. more
Global Issues logo © 2004 and courtesy Northern Michigan University

Peace groups to hold Walks for Peace, video showings Mar. 20, 21

Posted 03/17/2004  Updated 03/18/2004

HOUGHTON, MARQUETTE -- Copper Country and Marquette peace groups plan events on Saturday, Mar. 20, and Sunday, Mar. 21, to commemorate the American and Iraqi lives lost over the past year. The Copper Country Peace Alliance is planning a walk starting at noon on Saturday, Mar. 20, at the Motherlode Coffee House in Houghton. At 1:30 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday at the Motherlode, there will be a showing of the video "Iraq, Emerging Voices," a film produced by the Mennonite Central Committee. The Marquette Citizens for Peace and Justice will march on Saturday, Mar. 20, right after their regular 11:30 a.m. weekly post office vigil. more
Photo: About a year ago, on Mar. 22, 2003, carrying both black flags and the U.S. flag, Peace Walk participants held a moment of silence in Hancock for victims of the War in Iraq. (Keweenaw Now file photo)

March 2004 Calendar

Updated 03/18/2004

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 March 2004. more
Photo: "The Transfiguration of Christ" -- famed altar painting from the Sitka Lutheran Church in Sitka, Alaska -- is on display in the Finnish American Heritage Center Theater in Hancock through March 19. (Photo courtesy Finlandia University)

UPEC, Eagle Alliance to hold public forums on U.P. sulfide mining plans

Posted 03/15/2004

HOUGHTON -- The Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition (UPEC) will hold an informational forum on sulfide mining at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 16, at the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock. UPEC is a member of the Eagle Alliance, a group of organizations and individuals concerned about protecting Michigan's waters against Acid Mine Drainage, a serious by-product of sulfide mining. Cynthia Pryor, executive director of the Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve and Eagle Alliance representative, will join UPEC resource persons at the forum to discuss concerns over Kennecott Mineral Explorations' potential nickel-copper mine on the Yellow Dog Plains above the headwaters of the Salmon Trout River in northern Marquette County. The Eagle Alliance will also hold a public forum in L'Anse at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Mar. 24, in the L’Anse Township Hall. more
Photo: The Salmon Trout River. (Photo © 2004 and courtesy Eagle Alliance. Reprinted with permission.)

March 2004 Calendar

Posted 03/13/2004

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 March 2004. more
Photo: Manitou Island birders. Joseph Youngman will present "The Manitou Island Bird Survey 2003 and Beyond" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 16, in Room G002 of the MTU Forestry Building. (Photo © 2004 and courtesy Joseph Youngman)

Omphale to hold reception for "Exquisite Island" exhibit Mar. 12

Posted 03/11/04

CALUMET -- The Omphale Gallery will host a reception for "Exquisite Island," an exhibition of paintings on Isle Royale by jd slack and Terry Daulton, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 12. The exhibit of over 50 pastel paintings is the result of 18 days the two artists spent on Isle Royale in August 2003, as well as more recent work done from photographs and memory. Jennifer D. Slack was 2003 Isle Royale Artist in Residence, while Daulton, a pastel artist and wildlife biologist from Wisconsin, was her guest on the island. The paintings will be on exhibit through March and April at the Omphale, 431 Fifth Street, Calumet. Hours are Mon., Wed. and Fri. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sat. from noon to 4 p.m. Refreshments will be served at the reception, which is open to the public.

Dance group to present The Metamorphosis Mar. 6, 7 at MTU

Posted 03/04/2004  Updated 03/05/2004

HOUGHTON -- The Metamorphosis, a new ballet produced by John Manno and choreographed by Donna Armistead and Jill Sajdyk, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 6, and at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 7, in the McArdle Theater, Walker Humanities Building, on the Michigan Tech campus. Based on seven myths gleaned from Ovid's classical text, the ballet features live musicians, locally composed songs and student dancers. The composers are Milton Olsson, Melvin Kangas, Robin Oye, Paul Seitz, Neil Paynter, Nathan Barber and Elizabeth Meyer. For details visit the Metamorphosis Web site.

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