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Club Indigo to present Casablanca July 8

By Joe Kirkish  Posted 06/28/2005

HOUGHTON -- Film critic Joe Kirkish gives a preview of the July Club Indigo feature film, Casablanca, to be shown Friday, July 8, at the Calumet Theatre. Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid, is set at the height of World War II -- a timely movie about refugees from Europe seeking asylum in the notorious Moroccan city, where they wait and hope for a passage to freedom. Joe calls Casablanca not only a classic, but "the greatest romance of all times." Movie begins at 7:15 p.m. (with a vintage Loony Toon included), preceded by an all Mediterranean buffet from the Keweenaw Co-op at 6 p.m. more

Peak Oil

By Ray Molzon  Posted 06/27/2005

HANCOCK --  Guest author Ray Molzon presents another thought-provoking column -- this time reminding readers of the impending energy crisis. Peak Oil is a term referring to the moment in time when global oil production reaches a climax -- a moment that "some believe is five or ten years down the road, if not already passed," Molzon says. He reminds us that petroleum, in addition to its uses for transportation, is used in the manufacture and packaging of an inestimable number of products we take for granted -- from laundry detergent to cosmetics to ball point pens. Molzon notes it is time the mainstream press addressed this issue. more

Copper Harbor and National Trails Day

By Sam Raymond  Posted 06/16/2005

COPPER HARBOR -- National Trails Day, June 4, 2005, marked the third consecutive year that volunteers in Copper Harbor have participated in this national event on the local level. Guest author Sam Raymond, owner of the Keweenaw Adventure Company in Copper Harbor, reports his staff organized over 30 volunteers who donated their day to such tasks as clearing deadfall and debris, raking the trails, posting new trail signs and building several new bridges and boardwalks. Tony Schwenn adds his photos of trail work. Raymond also writes about upcoming trail events in Copper Harbor, a temporary moratorium on logging to protect Keweenaw County trails and the Michigan Nature Association's latest land acquisition project to protect the Estivant Pines and the future of trails in the area. more
Photo: Sam Raymond in front of his colorful Keweenaw Adventure Company sign, Copper Harbor. (Photo © 2005 Michele Anderson)

Improving Terrace Park

By Tammy Racine  Posted 06/04/2005

HANCOCK -- Guest author Tammy Racine, a student at the B.R.I.D.G.E. Alternative High School in Hancock, offers her vision of an improved Terrace Park. Tammy was one of nearly 50 B.R.I.D.G.E. students who have been building a walking trail in the park. The trail opened on June 1 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and trail walk attended by Hancock City Council members.* Tammy gives reasons why she and fellow students believe a skate park would be another good addition to Terrace Park. more
Photo: B.R.I.D.G.E. student and guest author Tammy Racine and her friend Chris Duefrene, a former B.R.I.D.G.E. student, participated in the ribbon cutting and opening of the Terrace Park Walking Trail in east Hancock on June 1, 2005.* (Photo © 2005 Michele Anderson)
* Read and see photos of B.R.I.D.G.E. students and their work on the Terrace Park Walking Trail.

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