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Posted 02/26/2007  

Obituary: Rev. Allen Goodrich
Posted 02/21/2007  

MOHAWK -- Rev. Allen Goodrich, 58, Pastor of the Bethany Lutheran Church in Mohawk passed away unexpectedly at his home in Mohawk on Thursday morning, Feb. 15, 2007. In 1990 Rev. Goodrich became Pastor of the Bethany Lutheran Church in Mohawk and was their Pastor until his time of death. He was instrumental in the formation of Keweenaw Lutheran Ministries, which led to the construction of Shepherd of the Sea Chapel in Copper Harbor. Pastor Al was an avid guitar player and teacher. He was also known and loved for going out of his way to marry couples -- not only in the church but wherever the couple requested, from Brockway Mountain to the Still Waters Garden. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007, in the Bethany Lutheran Church in Mohawk. Friends may call at the Erickson Crowley Funeral Home in Calumet one hour prior to the service at the church or at www.ericksoncrowley.com. Read the obituary.

Babylon Bags the Big One in Winter Carnival Statue Competition 
Posted 02/10/2007  

HOUGHTON -- Delta Sigma Phi's frosty rendition of the hanging gardens of Babylon took first place in the highly competitive fraternity division of Michigan Tech's Winter Carnival snow statue contest. The huge diorama, "Euphrates Frozen in Time Shows Babylon in Its Prime," is located in front of the their house, 1421 Woodland Road, near Wadsworth Hall.  It reflects this year's theme, "Ancient Worlds Come to Play in Snowy Drifts of Modern Day." The elaborate sculptures included griffins with wings molded of clear ice, a fountain, the river Euphrates, a four-tiered backdrop replete with arches, and yards and yards of ice chains. Nabbing second place was Phi Kappa Tau for "Ancient Chinese Culture in an Icy Sculpture." A dragon snakes through the scene, which features a pair of fierce-looking foo dogs, mini-dragons with icy wings and Chinese music broadcasting from the fraternity house at 1209 West Quincy St. in Hancock. Read more about the winners and see photos and complete results on the MTU Winter Carnival Web site. 
Photo: This detail from a photo by S. Gowtham, MTU graduate student, shows some of the elaborate sculptures in Delta Sigma Phi's  first-place diorama, "Euphrates Frozen in Time Shows Babylon in Its Prime."  Click on photo for larger version and on "yards and yards of ice chains" above for another of S. Gowtham's photos of the winning creation. (Photos © 2007 S. Gowtham.  Reprinted with permission. Other photo links are to the MTU Winter Carnival Web site.)

Lahti stands with Granholm for stronger Michigan 
Posted 02/09/2007  

LANSING -- State Representative Mike Lahti (D-Hancock) responded recently to Governor Jennifer Granholm’s State of the State Address and praised the Governor for demonstrating solid leadership in rocky economic times. Rep. Lahti applauded Governor Granholm’s plan to leave no worker behind by investing in our workforce to make Michigan a magnet for cutting-edge technologies and good-paying, family sustaining jobs while promoting and working with established businesses and resources in order to protect the jobs we already have. Lahti noted alternative energy as a field with great potential and room for growth. He also said education issues are key to turning Michigan’s economy around. Lahti was recently named a member of the Michigan House Appropriations Committee and is to be the Chair of the Natural Resources Subcommittee and a member of the Human Services Subcommittee. more
Photo: State Representative Mike Lahti (D-Hancock) was one of eight escorts (four Representatives and four Senators) who welcomed Gov. Jennifer Granholm into the House chamber prior to her fifth State of the State Address Tuesday night, Feb. 6, before a joint convention of the Michigan House of Representatives and the Michigan Senate. (Photo © 2007 and courtesy Mike Lahti. Reprinted with permission.)

Somalia: Another Front in the War on Terror?
By Ron Martin, Jr.  Posted 02/05/2007  

HOOD RIVER, ORE. -- For 16 years, Somalia has been a failed state with no central government, awash with weapons, wracked by clan rivalries and ruled by warlords. Only when the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) took control of southern and central Somalia last summer, did the United States administration become concerned about the threat of Somalia being taken over by Islamic extremists and becoming a potential safe haven and training ground for al-Qaeda, says guest author Ron Martin, Jr., who has a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Michigan Technological University. Martin worked as Water and Sanitation Program Manager for a humanitarian nongovernmental organization in Somalia from December 2004 through June 2005. He offers an overview of recent events in Somalia, along with photos he took while working there. more
Photo: A Somali woman, with her child strapped onto her back, waters camels at a traditional well near Walaq, a rural area about 14 miles (22 km) southwest of Wajid. (Photo ©  2005 Ron Martin, Jr. Reprinted with permission.)

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