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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Baraga’s
Honor Society
| Three new members were
inducted into Baraga High School’s chapter of the National Honor
Society in a special ceremony held last Wednesday evening at the
school. The organization recognizes and promotes both scholarship
and good citizenship. New members pictured in the front row are,
l-r, Elisa Reynolds, Gabby Jukkala and Kathryn Danielson. Welcoming
them on board are NHS members in back row, l-r, Melanie Lemerande,
Jessica Deziel, April Forest, Haley Krueger and Danielle Keranen. |
LSB votes
against Willman, Moore contract renewals
L’Anse school board
trustees voted to not renew two administration contracts at its Tuesday,
April 29 meeting at Covington’s multi-purpose facility.
High school principal H. Pete Moore’s and junior high school
principal Rob Willman’s contracts were not extended beyond the 2008-2009
school year. However the reasons were not the same. District
superintendent Ray Pasquali said the vote not to renew Moore’s contract
was unanimous at 5-0 and stated unsatisfactory job performance as the
reason.
Tribe will
appeal tax decision
The Keweenaw Bay
Indian Community (KBIC) has opted to challenge the federal court’s
decision backing the State of Michigan on a suit filed by the KBIC
regarding sale and use tax charged to KBIC members.
At the council’s regular May 3 monthly meeting, council Chairman
Warren “Chris” Swartz announced the tribe will file an appeal with the
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, OH.
Grossman:
violent visual images impair kids
Dave Grossman is a
man on a mission.
Kids are dying of violence from fellow students in some classroom
or school yard every day somewhere, but nobody’s doing much about it.
Meanwhile we have all kinds of mandated fire drills and procedures for the
extremely unlikely event that a student is going to die in a school fire.
“We teach our kids what to do if they catch on fire,” Grossman told
a group of educators at a recent Baraga in-service session. “But every day
we have kids dying in the classroom from violence.
Teachers hired
for Nesbit camp
The Copper Country
Intermediate School District Board of Education held its regular monthly
meeting on Tuesday, April 22, 2008.
The board hired staff for a one-week Camp Nesbit summer program on
June 8-13, 2008. The Director will be Cecelia Marcotte; teachers will be
Angela Marczak and Rebecca Stroube; the nurse will be Mary McCord; and
counselors will be hired as needed.
Driver hurt in
crash
A Lake Linden man
received minor injuries Friday, May 2, 2008, when his vehicle struck the
guardrails by the Falls River on US-41 in L’Anse and went into the ditch.
Christopher Schuldt, age 19, was driving northbound at about 5:30
p.m. when the accident occurred. Michigan State Police responded and were
told by Schuldt he’d fallen asleep at the wheel.
Cemetery
damaged
Vandalism has left a
portion of the Aura Cemetery badly rutted.
L’Anse Township Supervisor Brian Jentoft said the damage was
discovered by Township Parks Superintendent Tom Nordstrom the weekend
before last. A heavy vehicle had been driven on the new portion of the
cemetery, a one-acre extension, and spun circles, leaving deep ruts
behind.
MDOT outlines
road sign regulations
With garage sale and
election season approaching, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)
is again reminding political candidates and property owners that
political, real estate and other signs placed along state trunklines must
conform to state regulations.
"This time of year we see an increase of signs placed along state
highways," said MDOT Superior Region Delivery Engineer Ray Roberts. "Our
primary concern is the safety of the motoring public, and we want to make
sure these signs do not become safety hazards by blocking the vision of
motorists or pedestrians."
Training
weather watchers in L'Anse
Each year, the
National Weather Service in Marquette presents Severe Weather Storm
Spotter Training Courses across the Upper Peninsula. The presentations are
free, open to the public, and no advance registration is required.
A class will be held in L'Anse on Thursday, May 22, 2008, at 6:30
p.m. The location will be upstairs in the Baraga County Courthouse in
L'Anse.
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