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30 years ago MARQUETTE — The official count of people preregistered for FinnFest USA ’96 has now passed the 4,000 mark. The benchmark comes just one month after the count had’ passed 3,000 —and still two months before the national ethnic festival set to take place in Marquette, from Aug. 7 to 11. The 4,000 pre-registrants have: Surpassed the final counts of registered participants for all but one of the previous 13 FinnFest USA festivals. Signed up for the “World’s Largest Sauna” in sufficient numbers to assure that a new record will be set. Bought enough tickets for the ...

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30 years ago MARQUETTE — Although it’s scheduled to be built next week, Marquette’s Build A Dream playground project still needs volunteers for all work shifts, organizers said. Construction of the 12,000 square-foot playground at Mattson Lower Harbor Park is scheduled to begin Wednesday morning. Some 100 volunteers are needed for each of three daily shifts that run from 8 a.m. to noon, 12:30 to 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Lunch and super are provided for workers throughout the five-day project. Although workers are needed for all shifts, there is a particular need for ...

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30 years ago HARVEY — A Chicago consulting company has been hired by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community to help chart future development of the tribe’s Ojibwa II Casino on Kawbawgam Road. Arthur Anderson and Co. was retained about one month ago, said Walter Power, KBIC casino manager from Baraga. Tribe planners expect to receive the firm’s report and recommendations in about 30 days. 90 years ago MARQUETTE — With considerable research work already under way and further expansion in this field planned for the near future, the Cliffs Dow Chemical company, it became known ...

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30 years ago MARQUETTE — Chocolay Township has turned its garbage collection over to a private company beginning today, and the pickup day for most township residents has changed. The Chocolay Township Board approved a five-year contract in April with Northern Refuse, Inc. Starting July 3, collection will include curbside pickup of recyclable materials. The township has collected and hauled its own garbage since the late 1960s. 60 years ago MARQUETTE — Lightning played hob with power lines in Marquette and nearby rural areas over the weekend, causing three major outages ...

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30 years ago MUNISING — When 130 Munising High School students planted 3,000 trees on school forest land near Melstrand recently, forestry experts and educators hoped more than seedlings would take root. Teacher Ted Williams has been working to develop a management plan for the 40-acre school forest plot. Williams plans to use the school forest, which includes an additional 80 acres near Wetmore, for hands-on demonstrations of the principles of forestry, biology and environmental science. Student forest management plan for the parcel will leave open spaces for wildlife and allow for ...

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30 years ago MARQUETTE — Volunteers are being invited to plant flowers in the eighth annual Petunia Pandemonium Saturday morning in south Marquette. About 23,000 petunias will be planted along U.S. 41 South at the entry to town, beginning at 10 a.m. A practice planting session for children will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Women’s center. Each youngster will be able to pot a petunia and take it home. The event is sponsored by the Marquette Beautification and Restoration Committee. Flowers will be planted from Furnace Street to the Marquette Area Chamber of Commerce. Volunteers should ...