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Near-eastern Dance workshop to be held Oct. 1

Posted 09/30/2005

HOUGHTON -- Ahlam will offer instruction in Danse Orientale, dance of the Near and Middle East, at a workshop from Noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 205 E. Montezuma, Houghton. Registration and coffee will be available from 11:30 a.m. to Noon. Cost is $25. Increase your flexibility, strength and grace. No prior dance experience is required and everyone is welcome, including those who are differently abled. Participants should wear comfortable clothing. Ahlam has more than 30 years of dance studies, including oriental dance and folkloric dance with the leading dance teachers from the United States, Egypt, Turkey and Spain. For information contact Ahlam at 1maya@charter.net.

Electronics recycling collection set for Saturday, Oct. 1

Posted 09/30/2005

HANCOCK -- Local residents will have an opportunity to dispose of non-working and obsolete electronic devices from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Houghton County Fairgrounds. The Western UP Electronics Recycling Program, which is an expansion of the of the programs and services offered by the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), accepts computers and computer components, TVs, VCR and DVD Players, printers/scanners/copy and fax machines, stereo equipment, microwave ovens, cellular and cordless phones, fluorescent bulbs and a variety of batteries. One hundred percent of the electronics collected are dismantled and recycled. more

Artist to unveil Lake Superior painting Oct. 1

Posted 09/27/2005

CALUMET -- A 4-foot by 8-foot oil painting of the Lake Superior coast by plein-air artist Robert Leland Pence will be unveiled at the annual meeting of the North Woods Conservancy (NWC), on Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Allouez Township Community Building, about three miles north of Calumet on U.S. 41 behind the BP gas station. A social hour with free pizza and refreshments begins at noon. Afterward, Mr. Pence will speak about living and working on the beach at the NWC’s Gratiot River North property for the past 10 weeks, including sleeping in a hammock and sharing the beach with bears. He will then unveil the painting. The general public is invited and encouraged to attend. For more information contact the NWC at 906-337-0782 or info@northwoodsconservancy.org.

Michigan Nature Association to lead Keweenaw field trips Sept. 24-25

Posted 09/21/2005

WILLIAMSTON, MICH. -- The Michigan Nature Association (MNA) will host a Fall Weekend in the Keweenaw on Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 24-25. Events include a guided exploration of five of the 18 Michigan Nature Association (MNA) sanctuaries in the Keweenaw Peninsula: Estivant Pines, Redwyn's Dunes, Gratiot Lake, Brockway Mountain and the Robert T. Brown Teaching Sanctuary, as well as a free Open House and fund-raising Silent Auction from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday evening at the Keweenaw Community Foundation, 326 Shelden Avenue in Houghton. Participants must register for the field trips. more

Grand Rapids expert to speak on historic downtowns, environmental design Sept. 20-22

Posted 09/19/2005

HOUGHTON-- Guy Bazzani, a Grand Rapids developer and principal owner of award-winning Bazzani Associates, will share his decades of experience in historic downtowns and environmental building design on his visit to the Copper Country Tuesday-Thursday, Sept. 20-22. Bazzani will give two talks open to the general public: "Revitalizing Historic Downtowns: A Visual and Economic Rebirth," from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, on the seventh floor of the Best Western Franklin Square Inn, and "The Triple Bottom Line: Economics, Community and Environment," from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, in Hesterberg Hall, in the Noblet Forestry Building on the Michigan Tech campus. Read more on Tech Today.

Local volunteers needed for Michigan Coastal Cleanup Sept. 18

Posted and updated 09/16/2005

CALUMET -- Volunteers are still needed to help pick up trash from Houghton and Keweenaw County beaches on Sunday, Sept. 18, as part of the Michigan Coastal Cleanup and the International Coastal Cleanup. The goal is to pick up trash from every portion of beach, large or small, in Houghton and Keweenaw counties. A record is kept of what areas are cleaned, how much and what type of refuse is collected and who participated. This year the list of beaches is greatly expanded. Find out how you can help. more

Parade of Nations to celebrate diversity Sept. 17

Posted 09/14/2005

HOUGHTON -- Students from more than 80 different countries will participate in the Parade of Nations and International Ethnic Food Festival this Saturday, Sept. 17, beginning at 11 a.m. in front of Hancock Middle School. The parade will follow the usual route from Hancock to Houghton across the Portage Lift Bridge. This annual event, open to the public, is Michigan Tech's and the local communities' way of celebrating diversity. After the parade, enjoy great ethnic food, music and dance performances throughout the afternoon in Dee Stadium in Houghton. 
Photo: Indian students march toward downtown Houghton during the 2004 Parade of Nations. Click on photo for larger version. (Photo © 2004 Michele Anderson) For more photos of the 2004 Parade of Nations visit MTU's International Programs and Services Web site.

Natural Resources Commission to meet at MTU Sept. 8

Posted 09/08/2005

HOUGHTON -- The Michigan Natural Resource Commission (NRC) will hold its next regular meeting on Thursday, Sept. 8, in the Memorial Union Building on the Michigan Tech campus. The NRC Policy Committee on Wildlife Issues will meet at 1 p.m., followed by a Committee of the Whole meeting at 3 p.m. Public Appearances before the Natural Resources Commission will begin at 4:30 p.m. and will be followed by the NRC's regular business meeting. All meetings are open to the public. For more information contact Teresa Gloden at 517-373-2352 or Ann Wilson at 906-228-6561. A complete agenda is available on the DNR web page. 

Copper Country Chapter of Trout Unlimited to meet Sept. 8

Posted 09/07/2005

HANCOCK -- The Copper Country Chapter of Trout Unlimited (CCCTU) will meet at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 8, at the Ramada Inn Waterfront, Hancock. A panel including Bill Deephouse of CCCTU and the Keweenaw Point Advisory Committee, Evan McDonald of the Keweenaw Land Trust and Sue Haralson of the Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District will provide a brief update and then participate in an open discussion on conservation intitiatives and developments in the Copper Country. Fishing and conservation enthusiasts, both men and women, are invited to attend. For membership information, contact Bill Leder, 482-0158.

Finlandia's Nordic Film Series to begin Sept. 8

Posted 09/07/2005

HANCOCK -- The Finlandia University Finnish American Heritage Center's annual Nordic Film Series will begin with Mosku -- The Last of His Kind (Mosku -- Lajinsa Viimeinen) at 6 p.m., Thursday  Sept. 8. Released in 2003, Mosku is a biographical adventure based on the real life of the legendary Finnish outdoorsman and protector of the forest. The Nordic Film Series will continue the second Thursday of each month through April 2006. All of the films will be shown at 6 p.m. in the Finnish American Heritage Center Theatre. The films are in Finnish with English subtitles. There is no charge, but donations are accepted.
For more information, please contact Heritage Center Director James Kurtti at 906-487-7302.

Keweenaw Krayons' Pablo raises funds for art

Posted 09/01/2005

MOHAWK -- Pablo "Pig" Casso, the Keweenaw Krayons Arts Fundraising Piggy Bank, has recently visited several businesses in Copper Harbor, including the Berry Patch Ice Cream and Jam Shop, the Olde Fashioned Photo and Millinery and the front porch of Laughing Loon Crafts of the North. His next stop will be Keweenaw Krayons' "End of Summer" picnic, which will be held rain or shine, from noon to 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2, at the Mohawk School. Following the picnic, he'll travel north to join Tom and Lani Poynter of the Delaware Mine as they celebrate the Labor Day weekend. more

MTU to host "Affirming diversity" Conference Oct. 5-8, 2005

Posted 03/28/2005  Updated 03/29/2005

HOUGHTON -- The Department of Humanities at Michigan Technological University will host the fifth Biennial Feminism(s) and Rhetoric(s) Conference, Oct. 5-8, 2005, sponsored by the Coalition of Women Scholars and Rhetoricians. This interdisciplinary conference affirms various aspects of diversity -- from language use to communication practices of women from different races, classes, cultures and historical eras. more

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