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30 years ago HOUGHTON - A Governor’s Honor Roll Award was given to Laurie Hazzard last week for her work with the Copper Country Community Transition Council, a group dedicated to making trips from school to work more accommodating for students with learning disabilities. For six years, Hazzard had been content teaching geography, but upon learning of her son’s own learning disabilities, she became moved to better fill the gaps that traditional education overlooks. After working with her son and his teachers, Hazzard went back to school to become a certified special education ...

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30 years ago MUNISING - Grant Peterson, superintendent of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, is well aware of the risks of promoting the U.P. for tourists, but, he says, “It is important to balance attracting visitors to historic, cultural, and natural resources with preservation in mind.” Petersen was presented with a U.P. Gold Award by the Upper Peninsula Travel and Recreation Association for his efforts to promote the U.P. A native of Illinois, Petersen has been in the National Park Service for over 30 years, and says his award is a result of his partnership with many different ...

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30 years ago MARQUETTE - The puppet “Marq Moosie” has returned home after an eleven month long tour across eight states and nine libraries to promote children’s reading. Marq’s adventure began in Mountain View, California to the care of Marquette native Bobbi WeesenBaer, former Peter White Public Library librarian, with instructions that he be transferred to another library after two weeks. In honor of his return (and celebration of national book week), Peter White Public library hosted a program recounting his travels from California, Washington, Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming, ...

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30 years ago MARQUETTE - The Peer Review Committee of Marquette High School has made their survey public after complaints of violence arose from current and former students. High school senior Bob Britton said there was a wide array of comments received from the 65 classrooms surveyed, but violence was not emphasized. Students believed that crowded hallways, drug abuse, and sexual harassment were their primary concerns before violence. The Committee has recommended that each area of concern be identified by student groups and addressed individually. Reports and surveys will continued ...

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30 years ago MARQUETTE - Voices for Youth has received a grant of $255,000 to aid the county’s homeless and runaway teenagers for another three years. This was the only new Health and Human Services grant delivered in Michigan, proving its necessity and the group’s ability to collaboratively problem solve. Voices for Youth first opened its doors in March 1993, founded by the Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan Inc., and in its first two years, assisted over 600 kids. The grant money will be put towards funding more staff, which will give current employees the ...

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30 years ago WHITEFISH POINT - Nearly 100 relatives of the crewmen, friends, and dignitaries of the Edmund Fitzgerald crowded the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum for the 20th anniversary of the best known Great Lakes maritime disaster. The night began with a live performance of Gordon Lightfoot’s ballad “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” followed by the ringing of the ship’s bell, 30 times for the lives lost. The day long observance ended in a fire by the lake, telling stories, singing songs, and saying prayers. Future explorations were discussed among the group, as well as ...