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Wakefield - Marenisco
Students of the Month |
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Elementary MiBLSi
Student of the Month
February 2009 |
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Kassidee Yon – 5th
Grade |
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Kassidee is a very responsible, well
behaved student. She strives to achieve
good grades and is very kind to
everyone. Kassidee is involved with the
Ice Crystals figure skating club,
elementary basketball, and enjoys
downhill skiing. |
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Elementary MiBLSi
Student of the Month
February 2009 |
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Austin Berquist– 3rd
Grade |
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Austin is a very
hardworking student. He takes time to
always do his best work. He is always
cheerful and is a good friend to all.
Austin follows all school rules. He
enjoys basketball, baseball, football,
fishing, and swimming. |
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Junior
High MiBLSi Student of the Month
February 2009
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Hannah Cormier –
7th Grade |
Hannah is always cooperative and
helpful to teachers and classmates. She
is very friendly to everyone.
Hannah is involved with the WM Band and
Ice Crystals figure skating club. She is
also interested in photography, playing
the piano, and snowboarding. |
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Junior
High MiBLSi Student of the Month
February 2009 |
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Charlie Arnold –
7th Grade |
Charlie is a very friendly, helpful,
and respectful student.
Charlie participates in basketball,
student council, and quiz bowl. He also
enjoys fishing, playing video games, and
cross country skiing.
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| Each student of the month will
receive a $10.00 gift certificate from
Book World of Ironwood.
Congratulations Kassidee and Austin on a
job well done!
Click to view the Wakefield - Marenisco
2nd Quarter Honor Roll and Perfect
Attendance Roll. |
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Congratulations GOISD Honor Roll
Students |
| The local school
districts continue to release the names
of students who have earned recognition
for academic excellence.
IronwoodInfo congratulates each and
every one of these students for their
academic achievement!
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Ironwood Area
School District
Announces Second Quarter Honor Roll |
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The Ironwood Area School
District has announced the students
earning a place on the 2008-2009 Second
Quarter Honor Roll.
Click to View Entire Honor Roll |
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Ontonagon Area
School District
Announces Second Quarter Honor Roll |
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TheOntonagon Area School
District has announced the students
earning a place on the 2008-2009 Second
Quarter Honor Roll.
Click to View Entire Honor Roll |
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Wakefield- Marenisco
School District
Announces Second Quarter Honor Roll |
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The Wakefield-Marinesco
School District has announced the
students earning a place on the
2008-2009 Second Quarter Honor Roll.
Click to View Entire Honor Roll |
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911
Enhanced Service at Risk! |
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Bessemer - February 11,
2009
The Gogebic 911 Committee met Wednesday
afternoon to discuss future funding of
the counties emergency notification
system.
We've all come to realize that the
economy is poor in general and the
forces that threaten all aspects of our
lifestyles now also threatens the
existence of Gogebic's 911 service. |
The problem is a
multi-faceted one. AT&T, is charging the
county exorbitant fees and the State
Public Service Commission does nothing
to evaluate the situation even though
lives are literally at stake.
On another front, the Gogebic 911 calls
go to the Negaunee State Police Dispatch
and then forwarded to local emergency
services. From time to time there's a
glitch when the Negaunee Dispatch
doesn't recognize a local location.
However, complaints are few and far
between. The problem Gogebic faces is
the rising costs of the Negaunee
Dispatch. These costs are driven by the
Negaunee operation, but, through the
politicos in Lansing. The state is dire
straits and they are seeking higher
revenues to cover their overall
expenditures not just 911. |
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Now the burden of these
rising costs must be dealt with locally.
The current phone fee of 30 cents per
phone will never cover the continuation
of Enhanced 911 service. The cap for the
service can be raised without voter
approval, but only to 42 cents. That
figure is also too low! Gogebic's
enhanced service is in real jeopardy.
The current fund balances may be enough
to carry it through December of this
year. |
| The 911 committee must decide to put
a rate increase into effect that will
save the system. There are alternatives.
Gogebic could start its own dispatch.
This would be the most expensive way to
go. However, there are advantages to
this choice. There would be 5 new jobs
created. Jobs filled locally. Salaries
spent locally and taxes paid locally. A
second choice would be to join with
another county going it alone. The
combination of two or more joint
ventures could present some savings.
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The third alternative is to go to
basic service and hope for the best.
The difference between the two services
is that an emergency call made through
Enhanced 911 tells the dispatcher where
you are located, Basic Service does not.
If you call 911 and then are unable to
speak or tell the dispatcher your
location - lots of luck. On the other
hand if you use the current Enhanced
Service the dispatcher will know your
location and will be able to send help
without you providing the address. |
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| So, in an era where
parents pay $30 - $50 a month for a cell
phone for their kids, the question is
how much is saving your life
worth? Forty-two cents a month, a dollar
a month or a dollar and sixty two cents
a month? |
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Life really boils down to 2 questions... |
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1. Should I get a dog.....?
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2. Should I have children? |
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Presidents Day Recipes |
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Though George Washington
became our first President, he was never
called by that title since what he had done
for the colonies as a military leader during
the Revolution was so much more important.
Nor was he called Mr. He was always
addressed as General Washington.
This supposedly was Washington's favorite
menu:
Mashed sweet potatoes with coconut
String beans with mushrooms
We have gathered the following favorite
recipes of Washington and Jefferson |
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Washington Favorites |
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Cream of Peanut Soup |
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Virginia Ham with Oyster Sauce |
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Virginia Spoon Bread |
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Ragoo of Onions |
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Martha's Virginia Cake |
Jefferson's dinner menus for guests were
elaborate, with several meats being served.
He preferred vegetables to meats and used
meats as a flavoring in his own diet rather
than as a course. Interesting to note that
he was way ahead of his time on this point
as well.
He loved his Monticello and intended to die
there. He did. He went into a coma that
lasted for several days. The doctors were
sure each day that he would be dead within a
few hours, but he hung on. Finally, on July
4, 1826, he awoke from his coma and asked,
"Is it today?" They replied that it was
indeed Independence Day. Thomas Jefferson
said, "Thank you," and he died.
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Jefferson Favorites |
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Jefferson Fried Chicken |
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Hasty Pudding |
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Cheese Curd Pudding |
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Philadelphia Rice Pudding |
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Stewed Tomatoes |
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City Advises of Meeting Change |
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FROM: Dan Petersen, Community
Development Director
DATE: Thursday, February 12, 2009
RE: Change in Workshop
The Trail Workshop that was
originally scheduled for Tuesday,
February 17, 2009 at 5:30pm has been
changed; it will now be a special
meeting of the Ironwood City
Commission (as opposed to a joint
workshop). The purpose of the
meeting will be to present to
concept of the Miner’s Memorial Park
System to the City Commission, allow
members of the public to address
commission on the concept, and to
discuss and consider adopting a
resolution supporting the concept.
The meeting will take place in
the Women’s Club Room at 5:30 PM
(this is the same time/place as the
workshop was scheduled for). Please
see the agenda included. As always,
you are invited to attend the
meeting.
Please call if you have any
questions! (906) 932-5050.
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Two Awarded MCHA
Player of the Week Honors |
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HANCOCK, MI - Date: February
10, 2009
Lions Awarded Player of the Week
Honors
Two Finlandia University men's
hockey student-athletes have
been awarded player of the week
honors by the Midwest Collegiate
Hockey Association for the week
of February 9, 2009.
Lions junior forward Brandon
VanAcker (Lincoln Park, Mich.)
is this week's MCHA Player of
the Week. His play sparked the
Lions to back-to-back wins in
two contests against University
of Minnesota-Crookston last
weekend. VanAcker posted two
assists in Friday's win and four
more points (2 PP G/2A) on
Saturday to complete the weekend
sweep. He was +3 on the weekend
and helped the power play unit
go 5-for-15 in the two games.
MCHA Freshman of the Week honors
went to Finlandia freshman
forward Charlie Benik (Andover,
Minn.). Benik scored the first
hat trick of his career Friday
and added an assist. He followed
that up with another assist in
Saturday's victory and finished
the weekend +3 on the ice.
For additional information,
please contact Joe Burcar,
Finlandia head men's hockey
coach, at 487-7316 or joe.burcar@finlandia.edu. |
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Gordon is Independents
Player of the Week
for Second Time this Month |
HANCOCK, MI – Finlandia
University junior guard Tyler
Gordon (Red Cliff, Wis.) is the
Association of Division III
Independents men’s basketball
Player of the Week for the week
of February 9, 2009. Gordon was
also last week’s player of the
week.
Gordon led the Lions to a
victory in their only game of
the week. He recorded 24 points,
five rebounds, four steals and
one assist. He shot 47.4% from
the floor (9-of-19) and 44.4%
from beyond the arc (4-of-9).
For additional information about
the Finlandia University men’s
basketball program, please
contact Charlie Kemppainen,
Finlandia men’s basketball
coach, at 487-7238.
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Lunch and Silent Auction, Sat., Feb. 21 |
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| Soup and Salad Lunch will help
Finlandia Students Learn and Serve in
Tanzania |
| HANCOCK, MI - February 10, 2009 A
Silent Auction and Soup & Salad lunch
will take place Saturday, February 21,
2009, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at
the Finlandia University Finlandia Hall
Café in the university's residence hall.
More than 100 auction items will be up
for bid, such as handicrafts, gift
certificates, and cloth from Tanzania.
Tickets for the event can be purchased
at the door. Adults tickets are $8;
children ages six to 11: $3.00; children
5 and under may attend free.
Proceeds from the lunch and silent
auction will help five Finlandia
students raise funds for a May 2009 trip
to Tanzania.
In the past three years, 31 Finlandia
students and area youth have been part
of Finlandia's annual three-week service
learning trip. This year, five Finlandia
students are preparing to serve and
learn in Tanzania.
The students are juniors Jillian Dolkey
(Wetmore, MI) and Jaimianne Amicucci
(Mahopac Falls, NY), sophomore Dan
Grille (Wallace, MI), and freshmen
Jessica Zierle (Union City, MI) and
Aggie Pietila (Bruce Crossing, MI).
"The relationships with the many people
we work with in Tanzania will continue
to blossom through these five students,"
said Finlandia Campus Pastor René
Johnson. "They'll be helping in the
building of new dorms at Kisarawe
Lutheran Jr. Seminar, a secondary
school, and staying with host families
in the capital city as they develop an
understanding of life in Tanzania."
For more information, please contact
René Johnson at 906-487-7239 or
rene.johnson@finlandia.edu.
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The Check Is In The Mail Bank! |
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| February 10, 2001
Great News for Gogebic
and Ontonagon Townships and School
Districts. The two counties have received
their funding under the Secure Rural Schools
& Community Self Determination Act.
According to Gogebic County Treasurer Sue
Pertile, Gogebic Schools and Townships will
share $$635,049
for Title I within 10 – 15 days. Dee
Killoran,
Ontonagon Treasurer advises that $507,803.
was deposited in their account yesterday.
Both counties will also be receiving
their Title II funds directly from
the USDA –
Forest Service.
The new plan which
provides an option for the counties to stay
with the previous 25% plan or opt to the
State Payment program. Both Gogebic and
Ontonagon Counties chose to receive their
funding under the new state payment plan.
Sue Pertile advised us
that "With the new program, counties could
elect to stay with the 25% Payment
(currently used for PILT) or opt in with the
State Payment
This new program will run through fiscal
year 2011. It may or may not be
available after this date depending on
funding. "
Sue further stated
"As you can see if the county stayed with
the 25% Payment we would receive a
substantial amount above what we previously
were receiving, almost double, however the
schools and townships would not receive any
additional money. By choosing the State
Payment, the county would receive a little
less than the 25 Payment (which is still a
huge amount, more than we were receiving)
however, the schools and townships double
their payment. Our county elected the State
Payment to receive more money for all. We
had to elect to designate 15% - 20% to one
or more of Title II, Title III, or Federal
Treasury. We opted to designate 15% to Title
II projects which forms a committee and
include some projects as watershed
restoration and maintenance;
restoration,maintenance & improvement of
wildlife and fish habitat; control of
noxious and exotic weeds; and road
maintenance."
Some background
information is the USFS makes annual
payments to the States
based on 25% of revenues from national
forests, primarily revenues from timber
sales. Under previous federal law, the funds
were to be used solely for the benefit of
public schools and public roads in the
counties in which the national forests are
located. In October, 2000, the new law
passed which gives counties additional
options for use of these funds. The funding
was extended in 2008, so counties had to
elect which payment they would like to be
receiving. |
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Caves Aren’t Just for Bears
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Ironwood -
February 8, 2009
The Parks and Recreation
Committee took one more step
this week that will bring the
long anticipated “Trails Plan”
closer to reality. There’s still
along way to go before residents
realize the enjoyment of
exploring our community on bike
and walking trails. However,
thus past Wednesday marked a
significant step forward.
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Patrick Martin Appointed Chair of Social
Sciences |
| Houghton - February 10,
2009 |
Professor Patrick Martin, who has been
at Michigan Tech since 1977, is the new
chair of the Department of Social
Sciences.
"Pat will bring drive and energy to the
department," said Bruce Seely, dean of
the College of Sciences and Arts. "No
department will have a stronger
advocate."
Seely, the former chair of social
sciences, has worked with Martin for
more than 20 years. He calls Martin "the
driving force" behind Tech's industrial
archaeology program, which has gained
worldwide stature.
Martin now leads a department that has
experienced steady growth. Undergraduate
enrollment in social sciences has
doubled in the last five years, from 40
to 80. The program also supports 30
graduate students. As well, the
department delivers a large percentage
of the University's general education
classes.
Over 32 years, Martin says that he has
seen the department expand by adding an
undergraduate degree in anthropology; a
certificate for secondary education in
social sciences; a master's and doctoral
degree in industrial archaeology; a
master's in environmental policy; and
the addition soon of a doctoral degree
in environmental policy.
"It's a strong, successful department,"
Martin says. "I'm pleased to be able to
help lead it into the future, and I
welcome the challenges."
One of those will be reshaping the
faculty. "We're facing some turnover
because we're graying," Martin notes,
with several of the tenure-tack faculty
of 15 likely to retire over the next
five years. "I hope to make an impact on
how we accomplish that transition and
move the mission forward. That's not
something I identify as a goal--it's
simply something we must do and do
carefully."
Renowned in the field of industrial
archaeology, Martin is the US
representative to the International
Committee on the Conservation of the
Industrial Heritage, which is an
affiliate of the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization. He also is the executive
secretary of the Society for Industrial
Archaeology, which is headquartered at
Tech, and has been editor of its journal
since 1995, a job he will now give up.
Martin has served as director of the
department's graduate program. He will
continue to teach and mentor graduate
students. "That's central to my life in
the University," he says.
His own research and investigations of
historic sites have taken him from
Copper Harbor to Isle Royale, from
Alaska to the Virgin Islands, from New
York to Svalbard, Norway's arctic
archipelago.
Martin has three degrees in
anthropology: a bachelor's from Miami
University, a master's from the
University of Arkansas, and a PhD from
Michigan State University.
The chair is a three-year appointment.
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Kansas State Music Man to Direct
Superior Wind Symphony Wednesday |
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HOUGHTON - FEBRUARY 10,
2009
Frank Tracz, professor of music and
director of bands at Kansas State
University, will conduct the
Superior Wind Symphony at 7:30 p.m.,
Wednesday, Feb. 11, at the Rozsa
Center.
Tracz, who administers and guides
five bands at K-State, is on campus
this week polishing the skills of
the area's best high school and
college musicians, as well as the
Superior Wind Symphony.
A graduate of Ohio State and the
University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Tracz has won numerous awards and
brings his expertise to campus not
only for the Wednesday performance,
but also for three days of intensive
workshops in the Rozsa.
The program for Wednesday's
performance includes "Gavorkna
Fanfare" by Jack Stamp, "Blues for a
Killed Kat" by Jack End, "Prelude
and Fugue in G Minor" by J.S. Bach,
Eric Whitacre's "October," "Four
Scottish Dances" by Malcolm Arnold,
and "The Klaxon" by Henry Fillmore.
Tickets for Wednesday's concert are
available from the Rozsa Box Office
at 487-3200 or at
www.tickets.mtu.edu . Admission is
$10 for the general public, $5 for
students, and free for Michigan Tech
students.
Tracz is at Tech at the invitation
of Nick Enz, director of bands, and
the Department of Visual and
Performing Arts. |
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Ally Tincknell is Again
Independents Player of the Week |
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HANCOCK, MI. – February 9, 2009
Finlandia University junior forward Ally
Tincknell (Negaunee, Mich.) has been
named the Association of Division III
Independents women’s basketball Player
of the Week for the week of February 9,
2009. Tincknell was also last week’s
Independents player of the week.
Tincknell led the Lions to a pair of
wins on the week with a pair of
double-doubles. She averaged 17.0
points, 14.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists
per contest. In game one, she posted 10
points and 12 rebounds and followed that
showing with a 24-point, 16-rebound
performance in game number two. She shot
a blistering 83.3% from the floor
(10-of-12) and added five assists in the
second victory.
For additional information about the
women’s basketball program at Finlandia,
please contact Curtis Wittenberg,
Finlandia women’s basketball coach, at
487-7214. |
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Winter Carnival Statue Competition
"And The Winner Is....." |
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| Hancock - February 7, 2009
Phi Kappa Tau Wins Fraternity Statue
Division
Phi Kappa Tau brought home the gold in Michigan
Tech's Winter Carnival statue competition
Thursday,
nabbing first place among the University's
highly competitive fraternities.
Their creation, "Aliens Come from Far Away, the
Men in Black Save the Day," captures an icy
scene from the "Men in Black" movie: our heroes
zapping large-scale alien creatures in the New
York City Bridge and Tunnel Authority. The
display is located in front of their house, 1209
West Quincy St. in Hancock. The spacey creation
captures this year's Winter Carnival theme, "An
Icy Place Gets a Blast From Space."
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GIANT Narcotics Team
Makes Friday Night Drug Bust |
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Robert Erspamer Director of Public
Safety - Press Release
Date: 02/07/09
From: Det. Rod Passuello
A Friday evening investigation by the GIANT
Narcotics Team resulted in a 26 year-old
Ironwood man being charged with multiple
drug related charges.
The 26 year-old is being charged with 2
counts of Delivery of Marijuana, Possession
of Marijuana with intent to deliver,and one
count of manufacturing marijuana.
A Search Warrant was executed on the
suspects apartment, where Narcotics and cash
was seized.
The 26 year-old male is currently being held
at the Gogebic County Sheriffs Department (GCSD)
pending arraignment in the 98th District
Court.
Bond has been set at $20,000 cash.
The arrest is the result of a investigation
by the GIANT team, which included controlled
purchases of marijuana from the suspect.
No other information has been released at
this time. |
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Finlandia Announces Fall Deans List |
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Finlandia University Fall 2008
Dean's 4.0, Dean's, and Honors Lists
HANCOCK, MI -Finlandia University is pleased
to recognize its students who, in the Fall
2008 semester, earned grade point averages
from 3.50 to 4.00. The Dean's 4.0, Dean's,
and Honors Lists include students who
completed at least 12 credit hours in the
Fall 2008 semester. Finlandia University
faculty and staff congratulate these
students on their academic achievements!
The Dean's List 4.00 recognizes Finlandia
University students who, in the Fall 2008
semester, completed 12 or more credit hours
and earned a perfect 4.00 grade point
average. The following students are on the
Fall 2008 Dean's List 4.00
View U.P. Students on Deans and Honor lists
Finlandia University, founded in 1896 as
Suomi College, is the only private
university in Michigan's Upper Peninsula,
and one of 28 colleges and universities
affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America. It is the only university
in North America founded by Finnish
immigrants. Located in the beautifully
rugged Upper Peninsula town of Hancock,
Michigan, Finlandia University is a learning
community dedicated to academic excellence,
spiritual growth, and service. Bachelor and
associate degrees are earned by students in
two schools and two colleges serving the
disciplines of art and design, business,
liberal studies, and health studies. Please
visit our website at
www.finlandia.edu
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Winter
Carnival Statue Competition |
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| Houghton - February 5, 2009 The judges
have selected this year's winners for the Winter
Carnival Statue competition. While we're quite
certain that the judges labored over their
choices, we suggest that the real winners are
those who come to view these terrific statues.
While we did our best to produce these wonderful
statues for our readers, once again being there
is the only way to comprehend and enjoy these
winter gifts. Do yourself a favor, go to
Houghton and Hancock and witness this event
first hand. In the meantime we are bringing you
ten pages of photo coverage. Click the link
below to get started.
View Winter Carnival 2009 |
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Earl Brogan to Discuss Poetry
Thursday at Writer’s Journey Seminar |
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HANCOCK, MI – February 6, 2009
Teacher and poet Earl Brogan will
present the next Finlandia University
Writer’s Journey seminar Thursday,
February 12, from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. at
the university’s Chapel of St. Matthew,
Hancock.
His presentation about poetry is titled,
“Black Birds and Writers.”
Brogan has been teaching English,
composition, and social studies at
Linden-Hubbell High Secondary/Middle
School for 31 years. As a presenter and
participant in a variety of workshops
and NEH seminars, he continues to learn
about the crafts of teaching and
writing.
Brogan graduated from Lake Linden High
School. He earned a bachelor of arts at
Northern Michigan University and a
masters in rhetoric and technical
communication at Michigan Technological
University. In 1999 he received a grant
from the National Endowment for the
Humanities to study Irish Epic and
Medieval Literature at Harvard
University.
When he’s not teaching, Brogan enjoys
both listening to and playing music,
reading, writing, sailing, and playing
with his grandson. He lives with his
wife, Janice, in Lake Linden.
His poetry has been published in several
collections, including Above the Bridge,
The Peninsulan, Selah, and Blue Ice
Anthology.
The seminar is free and open to the
public. For additional information,
please contact Suzanne Van Dam,
Finlandia assistant professor of
English, at 906-487-7515 or
suzanne.vandam@finlandia.edu |
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Ironwood
P
and
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Amends
Bylaws
Proposal |
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Ironwood
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February
5,
2009
The
Ironwood
Planning
and
Zoning
Board
took
up
the
new
P
and
Z
bylaws
last
night
and
decided
that
the
new
by-laws
proposed
by
the
mayor
who
would
be
king
were
too
exclusionary.
The
mayor
not
only
wanted
to
reduce
the
panel
from
9
members
to 7
members
but
he
wanted
to
restrict
who
was
eligible
to
sit
on
the
board.
The
proposal
would
have
restricted
the
membership
to
one
each
of
the
following
occupations,
land/real
estate/agriculture,
transportation/communication,
health/medical,
education,
recreation,
industrial,
housing
and
human
recources.
The
seventh
would
be
one
and
only
one
citizen
at
large.
It
was
quite
plain
to
everyone
in
the
room
that
this
plan
if
passed
would
exclude
people
who
might
otherwise
be
qualified
to
sit
on
the
P&Z
board.
It
also
left
the
door
wide
open
to
the
possibility
of
special
interest
and
a
good
old
boy's
club
running
the
city.
Mrs
Margaret
Rayner
lead
the
discussion
in
the
whys
and
wherefores
of
the
proposed
changes.
Mr.
Shonberg
sitting
in
what
was
his
last
meeting
on
the
board
supported
Mrs
Rayner's
point
of
view
and
then
some.
Jackie
Powers
also
supported
Mrs.
Rayner
as
would
the
entire
board.
The
plan
was
amended
to
change
the
wording
to
state
that
the
list
of
professions
were
only
to
be
used
as a
guideline
and
that
the
openings
be
advertised
as
open
to
everyone.
editors
note;
the
proposal
to
limit
who
can
sit
on
the
planning
and
zoning
board
was
extremely
short-sighted,
exclusionary
to
the
point
of
being
illegal
and
an
insult
to
the
many,
many
qualified
people
of
Ironwood.
As
you
might
imagine
no
one
would
take
credit
for
this
ridiculous
proposal.
But,
we
can
guess
whose
limited
gray
cells
conjured
this
one
up.....
Like
to
guess?
Here's
a
clue
"He
has
delusions
of
adequacy." |
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1852
Sami Uprising
Depicted in Nordic Film
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HANCOCK, MI – February 5, 2009
The Finlandia University Nordic Film Series
continues Thursday, February 12, with the
2008 Norwegian historical drama, “The
Kautokeino Uprising.” Showings are at 2:00
p.m. and 6:00 p.m. at the Finnish American
Heritage Center, Hancock.
Set in the mid 19th century, the film
depicts a conflict between the Saámi
indigenous people and Norwegian government
representatives. With a backdrop of a
religious awakening, it focuses on the
famous Kautokeino Rebellion and its tragic
consequences, including the be-heading of
two of its leaders.
The film is offered as a follow-up to last
month’s Nordic Film Series selection, “Give
Us Back Our Skeletons,” a documentary that
detailed the fight for the return to the
Sami people of the skulls of the two
decapitated leaders.
For centuries the northernmost plateaus of
Scandinavia and Finland have been inhabited
by the native Sami population and their
reindeers. In 1852, the desolate village of
Kautokeino, Norway, was controlled by a
prosperous and ruthless liquor dealer. When
one of the native tribes, led by the young
woman Elen, refuses to pay an unjust debt to
the liquor dealer, it leads to one of the
most dramatic episodes in northern
Scandinavian history.
A group of 35 Samis, outraged by years of
subjugation and emboldened by the teachings
of Lars Levi Lastaedius, staged a riot at
Kautokeino, killing the sheriff and the
liquor dealer, and flogging the clergyman.
Until recently the uprising was a taboo
subject among the 1,600 residents of
Kautokeino, since most families have
ancestors who were involved. The rebellion
has inspired five novels, two operas, one
symphony, and several documentaries.
The film is in Norwegian with English
subtitles.
For additional information, please contact
James Kurtti at 906-487-7302 or james.kurtti@finlandia.edu.
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Winter
Carnival Swings Into Full Gear |
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| Houghton - February 2, 2009
Winter Carnival at MTU kicks into full swing
this week. A full schedule of events will take
place including the famous all nighter snow
sculpture contest. Judging for the contest will
take place at 9:00am Thursday. The latest
schedule follows: |
| Sunday, February 1 |
8:00 a.m. |
Curling |
Calumet Drill House |
| Sunday, February 1 |
10:00 a.m. |
Snow Volleyball |
Practice Fields (SDC) |
| Tuesday, February 3 |
9:30 p.m. |
Broomball |
MTU Broomball Rinks |
| Tuesday, February 3 |
9:30 p.m. |
Ice Bowling |
Dee Stadium |
| Wednesday, February 4 |
4:00 p.m. |
All-nighter Statue construction begins |
| Wednesday, February 4 |
10:00 p.m. |
Winter Carnival recess begins |
Campus Wide |
| Thursday, February 5 |
8:00 a.m. |
All statue consruction ends |
Campus Wide |
| Thursday, February 5 |
9:00 a.m. |
Statue judging begins |
Campus Wide |
| Thursday, February 5 |
1:00 p.m. |
Beards Competition |
Fisher 135 |
| Thursday, February 5 |
2:00 p.m. |
Banner Contest |
MacInnes Ice Arena |
| Thursday, February 5 |
5:00 p.m. |
Stage Revue performances |
Rozsa Center |
| Thursday, February 5 |
9:00 p.m. |
Stage Revue performances |
Rozsa Center |
| Friday, February 6 |
10:00 a.m. |
Snow Volleyball |
Practice Fields (SDC) |
| Friday, February 6 |
11:00 a.m. |
Yooper Sprint |
Practice Fields (SDC) |
| Friday, February 6 |
11:00 a.m. |
Tug-o-War |
Practice Fields (SDC) |
| Friday, February 6 |
12:30 p.m. |
Downhill Skiing |
Mont Ripley |
| Friday, February 6 |
3:30 p.m. |
Snowboarding |
Mont Ripley |
| Saturday, February 7 |
9:00 p.m. |
Awards Ceremony |
MUB Commons |
| Saturday, February 7 |
8:30 p.m. |
Torchlight Parade |
Mont Ripley |
| Saturday, February 7 |
8:45 p.m. |
Fireworks |
Mont Ripley |
| Saturday, February 7 |
9:00 p.m. |
Snowball Dance |
MUB Ballroom |
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Jodi Riutta is
Women's Basketball
Independents POTW |
| HANCOCK, MI - February 3, 2009 |
| Jodi Riutta is Independents Women's Basketball Player of the Week - Finlandia University junior forward Jodi Riutta (Houghton, Mich.) has been named the Association of Division III Independents women's basketball Player of the Week for the week of February 2, 2009. Riutta averaged 20.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in two Lion victories on the week. She shot 51.6% from the floor overall and recorded a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds, respectively, in her second game. For additional information about the women's basketball program at Finlandia University, please contact Coach Curtis Wittenberg at 906-487-7214 or curtis.wittenberg@finlandia.edu. Karen S. Johnson Exec. Dir. of Communications Finlandia University 601 Quincy St. Hancock, MI 49930 Ph: 906-487-7348 E-mail: karen.johnson@finlandia.edu www.finlandia.edu |
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Wysocky
Named
GLIAC
Player
of
the
Week |
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Houghton
-
February
3,
2009 |
by
Wes
Frahm,
director
of
athletic
marketing
and
communications
Junior
Katie
Wysocky
has
been
named
Great
Lakes
Intercollegiate
Athletic
Conference
North
Division
Women's
Basketball
Player
of
the
Week.
The
selection
of
Wysocky
was
her
second
of
the
year,
Michigan
Tech's
second
straight
and
the
school's
fifth
in
11
weeks
this
season.
Wysocky
averaged
19.5
points,
10.5
rebounds
and
3.5
assists
as
Michigan
Tech
remains
undefeated
in
the
GLIAC.
The
6-0
junior
forward
posted
21
points,
14
rebounds
and
five
assists
in a
74-63
win
over
No.
20
Grand
Valley
State.
She
then
added
18
points,
seven
rebounds
and
two
assists
in
an
80-70
win
over
Ferris
State.
Wysocky
garnered
her
first
GLIAC
Player
of
the
Week
Dec.
22.
Other
Tech
players
of
the
week
include
Sarah
Stream
(last
week)
and
Danae
Danen
(both
Dec.
8
and
Jan.
5).
Michigan
Tech,
with
its
two
wins
last
week,
is
17-2
overall
and
14-0
in
the
GLIAC.
It
has
won
nine
straight
contests
dating
back
to a
69-60
win
at
Northern
Michigan
on
Jan.
3.
The
Huskies,
who
are
ranked
No.
10
in
NCAA
Division
II,
will
travel
to
Ohio
this
week
for
two
more
GLIAC
games.
Tech
faces
Tiffin
Thursday,
Feb.
5,
at 6
p.m.
and
Ashland
Saturday,
Feb.
7,
at 1
p.m. |
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Finlandia's
Tyler
Gordon
is
Independents
Men's
Basketball
Player
of the
Week |
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HANCOCK,
MI -
February
3, 2009 |
Finlandia
University
junior
guard
Tyler
Gordon
(Red
Cliff,
Wis.) is
the
Association
of
Division
III
Independents
men's
basketball
Player
of the
Week for
the week
of
February
2, 2009.
Gordon
led his
team to
a pair
of wins
last
week
with
averages
of 19.0
points,
5.0
rebounds,
6.5
steals
and 4.5
assists
per
game. He
shot
83.3%
from the
charity
stripe
on the
week
(10-of-12),
8-of-10
of them
coming
in a
25-point,
seven
steal
effort.
For
additional
information
about
the
men's
basketball
program
at
Finlandia
University,
please
contact
Coach
Charlie
Kemppainen
at
906-487-7238
or
charlie.kemppainen@finlandia.edu. |
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Accurate
Appraisal,
LLC
Completes
City
Reappraisal |
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Ironwood
-
February
3, 2009
City
residents
received
their
first
glimpse
of the
citywide
reappraisal
by
Accurate
Appraisal
LLC this
past
week and
as might
be
expected
errors
are
propping
up.
The
increases
in
taxable
valuations
are
alleged
to be
applicable
upon
sale of
the
residence.
However,
properties
where
improvement
have
been
made
will be
uncapped.
This
leaves
the door
wide
open for
errors
and
outright
abuse.
The
accuracy
of the
Tax
Assessment
Notices
is
questionable.
What
needs to
be
determined
is who
is
responsible
for the
errors
showing
up, such
as an
additional
0 added
to the
end of
the
property
value.
Then
there
are the
really
standout
screw
ups as
shown
below.
According
to the
revaluation
the
state
equalized
value
was
$900.
for 2008
and the
new
"accurate"
revaluation
is
$41,260.
an
increase
of
$40,360.
According
to the
tax
notice
itself
this
would
result
in a
market
value of
$82,520.
Can you
imagine
$82,520
for a 35
foot
vacant
lot in
Norrie?
Actually,
no one
could
imagine
it. Not
in this
lifetime
or any
lifetime
for that
matter.
Thanks
to the
Current
Planning
Commission
the 35
foot
vacant
lot
cannot
be built
on.
Strange
that
a
townhouse
can't be
built on
35 foot
lots
with
space in
between
BUT ten
attached
townhouses
can be
built on
land
owned by
a
Planning
Commission
member.
Stranger
yet is
that in
thriving
communities
all over
America,
five and
six
figure
homes
are
being
built on
zero lot
lines.
Stranger
even
yet, is
that
a
certified
appraiser
could be
off by
over
40,000
on a
$1,000
vacant
lot.
That's
not even
semi-accurate! |
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O.C.A.P.
Construction
Update |
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| Ontonagon -
February 2, 2009
The long awaited
O.C.A.P. animal
shelter is
coming closer to
reality each day
as the
construction
work has entered
into it final
stage. The state
of the art
Geo-Thermal
Heating System
is up and
running like a
charm. The
heated floors
are bound to be
a big hit with
the animals in
the community
room as well as
the volunteers
who make O.C.A.P.
such a success.
Pictured
below is O.C.A.P.
volunteer Bob
Graham who took
IronwoodInfo
reporters on
tour of the
facility this
past weekend.
Below Bob
explains the
workings of the
air exchanger
intake and
exhaust ...The
air exchanger
can heat the
building
If in the event
there's a
failure in the
floor heating
system . |
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Rekha
Ambardar to
Discuss
Romance
Fiction
Thursday,
February 5 |
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HANCOCK,
MI -
February 2,
2009
Rekha
Ambardar to
Discuss
Romance
Fiction
Thursday,
February 5
Rekha Ambardar has been writing for as long as she can remember, but about
five years
ago she
realized
she'd better
do something
about it
instead of
just
day-dreaming.
The local
romance
fiction
author will
present the
fourth
Finlandia
University
Writer's
Journey
seminar
Thursday,
February 5,
from 4:00 to
5:30 p.m.
Her topic
is, "The
View from
Here: the
Writer's
World and
Work."
Ambardar is
the author
of two short
contemporary
novels,
including
Maid to
Order and
His Harbor
Girl. Her
short story,
Recipe for
Romance, was
released in
October 2008
by The Wild
Rose Press,
a
prestigious
electronic
publisher.
Ambardar's
characters
are
independent
and
successful;
her
fictional
heroines are
sensible and
no-nonsense.
"I like the
idea of a
heroine who
goes after
what she
wants, make
no mistake,"
she says.
Several of
Ambardar's
short
stories have
been
published in
print and e-mags.
Her articles
on writing
have
appeared in
Writer's
Journal and
ByLine.
Rekha
Ambardar
teaches in
the
International
School of
Business at
Finlandia
University.
Visit her
website at
http://rekha.mmebj.com.
For
additional
information
about the
writing
seminar
series,
please
contact
Suzanne Van
Dam,
Finlandia
associate
professor of
English, at
906-487-7515
or
suzanne.vandam@finlandia.edu. |
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