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Candlelight Vigil honors all Iraq War dead 

Posted 10/27/2005  
HANCOCK -- A group of local residents held a candlelight vigil for Iraq War dead Wednesday evening, Oct. 26, in Hancock. "We're here honoring all the war dead -- all nationalities involved in the Iraq War," said Merle Kindred of Hancock, spokesperson for the group. "And I'm here specifically to honor the memory of my cousin John Eddie Nissila, a Viet Nam War veteran whom we buried two weeks ago. He died from the effects of Agent Orange," she added. The vigil, held in front of the Hancock City Hall, with permission from city officials, was part of a nationwide commemoration on this day, which marked 2,000 American dead in the Iraq War. The MoveOn.org Web site reports "more than 100,000 people gathered at 1,354 candlelight vigils in all 50 states and DC to remember and honor our fallen soldiers and ask, 'How many more?'" Photo: Participating in the Oct. 26 Candlelight Keweenaw Vigil for All Iraq War Dead are, from left, Allyson Jabusch of Hancock, Cathy Campbell-Olszewski of Houghton, Caroline Taylor of Houghton and Merle Kindred of Hancock. Click on photo or click here for larger version. (Photo © 2005 Michele Anderson)

Isle Royale Draft Wilderness Plan available for public comment

Posted 10/26/2005  
ISLE ROYALE -- Isle Royale National Park Superintendent Phyllis Green announced recently that the park's draft Wilderness and Backcountry Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (WBMP/EIS) is now available for public review and comment. In addition to publication by the Environmental Protection Agency in the October 21, 2005, Federal Register, the document is available for review on the park's website, under "Management Documents." CD copies of the draft WBMP/EIS are available by contacting the park by mail or email. Park employees will respond to substantive public comments, and those responses will be printed in the final plan. The public comment period will be open until December 21, 2005. more

Deadline for public comment on DNR Draft ORV Plan extended to Oct. 12

Posted and updated 10/11/2005  
LANSING -- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has extended the deadline for public comment on their Draft Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) Plan to Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005. Comments must be emailed or postmarked by this date. The public was invited in August 2005 to review and comment on the plan, which  provides strategic direction for the management of ORV use on public lands administered by the Michigan DNR. Written comments should be emailed to DNR-ORVPlanComments@michigan.gov, or mailed to DNR-Forest, Mineral and Fire Management, Attn: Steve Kubisiak, P.O. Box 30452, Lansing, MI 48909-7952 and postmarked no later than midnight on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005. more

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