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Dear Editor:
It is time for the consumers to stand up and be heard about how the
latest airline action to eliminate compensation to travel agents will
ultimately affect them. Let me say right off that I support net fares.
But I feel that the fares the airlines are willing to sell
their tickets for on their Web sites should be available to anyone phoning
the airline, going to an airline ticket office or airport, or from their
local travel agent.
The airlines favor those people who have Internet access
with the lowest fares. The U.S. Department of Justice is looking at
a class-action lawsuit against the airlines about a Web site the airlines
have developed. It is my understanding that this suit is about anti-trust
issues as well as equal access for consumers.
With eighty percent of all airlines tickets being sold through
travel agents it is imperative that the consumer make it known to the
airlines, senators and representatives that you demand equal access
to the lowest available fares. Then you really will have a choice as
to where and with whom you want to do business.
A travel agent provides you with an unbiased trip plan and
cost information. Do not give up on this service and settle for biased
information from each airline that you would have to call.
With the poor service the airlines often are known for providing,
do you really want them to be in charge of all your travel plans?
Paulette Lindberg
Owner/Mgr. since 1976
Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Dear Editor:
I was searching the Internet for information on Bay Furnace Company,
trying to find someone who might be able to help me. Perhaps your readers
can. I recently inherited a number of papers and among them were stock
certificates for shares in The Bay Furnace Company dated 1869 and 1873.
Would you (anyone) happen to know if they are worth anything?
There is a letter attached to the stock certificate but
written in old script that is difficult to decipher. I think the signature
may be Jay C. Morse or something similar. The letterhead is Cleveland
Iron Mining Company and discusses, among other things, "the furnace
doing nicely, working fifteen to sixteen hours a day.…may have
an opportunity to dispose of your stock…," etc. The stock
has two signatures: one looks like John Outhwaite, the other James Richards
or Pickard or something like that.
Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Judy Karpinski (jkarpinski3@cox.net)
4936 Uvada Place, San Diego, CA 92116
Ph (619) 284-4481, Fax (619) 284-0377
Prayer and vigilance
Bishop James Garland of the Catholic Diocese of Marquette has announced
the Diocese's Sexual Misconduct in Ministry policy. Formulated in 1987
and revised in 2000, the policy is being released to "encourage"
use of a special resource offered by the diocese.
To report a complaint of sexual misconduct by a priest,
deacon, religious or church employee, or volunteer:
Call Rosalyn Groves, advocate coordinator, at 233-9306.
Call Father Alex Sample, Diocesan Director of Ministry Personnel,
at 227-9111 or 1-800-562-9745, ext. 111. If Father Sample is unavailable,
call the Bishop directly at 227-9115 or 1-800-562-9745, ext. 115.
Write to Father Sample, Diocese of Marquette, P.O. Box 550,
Marquette, MI 49855. Mark the letter "Personal and Confidential."
Also indicate whether you would like Father Sample to respond by phone,
by mail or in person.
Or, contact the proper authorities in your community.
Three Democrats run for 38th
Three Democrats have announced they are running in the primary for
the 38th District state senate seat in the Upper Peninsula.
State Rep. Doug Bovin (D-Gladstone) is hoping that his thirty-five
years of experience in government will carry him to victory as one of
the U.P.'s state senators in the fall. Bovin would represent thirteen
of the fifteen counties in the U.P. He and his wife, Bonnie, have two
children.
Also running in the democratic primary for the state senate
is former state representative Mike Prusi. Beginning in 1995, Prusi
served for five and a half years as state representative, first filling
the unexpired term of the late Dominic Jacobetti.
•Prusi has most recently been the coordinator of the Standup For
Iron Ore campaign. Prusi, and his wife, Sandi, have two daughters.
The third democrat running in the primary for the 38th district
state senate seat is former state representative Dave Athony of Escanaba.
Sea kayakers connect via
free e-mail network
Marquette Area Sea Kayakers have begun an informal e-mail network to
allow paddlers to connect with one another to discuss mutual interests.
Persons of all skill levels are encouraged to participate.
To subscribe send a blank e-mail to: MarquetteSeaKayakers-subscribe@topica.com
or see www.topica.com/
lists/MarquetteSeaKayakers. Email addresses remain confidential. Call
Sam Crowley at 250-4238 for details.
Superiorland Bridge Club earns three-star award
The Superiorland Duplicate Bridge Club has received the American Bridge
League's Three-Star Award. ABL rewards bridge clubs who excel at promoting
the game to their members with one- to three-star status.
Superiorland is one of only thirty-three clubs out of 4,200 affiliates
in the United States and Canada to achieve the top level.
Conserve land—donate it
Preserving the beauty of the Upper Peninsula always has been a priority
to most U.P. residents. Anyone can donate their land to a "land
trust" and possibly get a tax break. Check with your tax specialist
about this unique opportunity or contact James Cantrill at 227-2061
or Brian Zinser at 227-1052 for more information.
CCI chair to deliver NMU spring commencement
John S. Brinzo, chairman and chief executive officer of Cleveland-Cliffs
Inc., will be the keynote speaker at Northern Michigan University's
spring commencement May 4.
Brinzo will receive an honorary Doctor of Business degree
from NMU. CCI manages the Tilden and Empire iron ore mines in Marquette
County.
Spring commencement exercises begin at 10:30 a.m. in the
Superior Dome. They will be broadcast live on WNMU, Public TV-13.
News from CCI
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has announced that production levels at the Empire
Mine will be increased this year due to additional iron ore sales.
Empire and Tilden mine 2002 production will be increased
by about one million tons to a total of roughly twelve million tons
of iron ore. This will allow the current workforce of 365 to increase
to 550 by mid-summer.
Cost reductions at both mines allowed CCI to successfully
bid additional pellet sales. CCI continues to examine combining operations
of both mines into one operation capable of producing fourteen million
tons of iron ore annually.
CCI recently announced it expects to be profitable in 2003,
but cannot foresee approaching $5 per share earnings suggested in an
analyst report.
CCI expects to report a net loss in 2002, with the second
half of the year showing earnings. CCI also announced it has entered
a long-term agreement to supply iron ore pellets to International Steel
Group Inc. (ISG). CCI will be the sole provider of pellets purchased
by ISG for fifteen years. CCI has invested $13 million in ISG common
stock, representing about seven percent of ISG's equity.
Meanwhile, additional federal assistance is available for
laid-off iron ore miners. The U.S. Labor Department has approved assistance
under the Trade Adjustment Act. Any worker who became totally or partially
separated from employment between November 30, 2000 and December 12,
2003, is eligible to apply for adjustment assistance.
Benefits and services include a job search allowance, relocation
allowance and job training.
For more information call Michigan Works! at 228-3075.
Lake-to-Lake NOW Chapter donates books
Fifteen middle and high school libraries throughout the central U.P.
recently received books donated by the Lake-to-Lake Chapter of the National
Organization for Women. The books included A Time for Courage—The
Suffragette Diary of Kath-leen Bowen and 33 Things that Every Girl Should
Know About Women's History.
Lake-to-Lake NOW, based in Gladstone, has donated more than
150 books in the past eight years. These efforts celebrated March as
Women's History Month and a grassroots effort called "Crossing
the Millennium, The Women's Book Project."
Perfume passion wafts through Peter White Library
A Marquette area woman's "Passion for Perfume" is on display
during May in the Peter White Public Library's main lobby.
Clara Braden, who teaches aromatherapy, became hooked on
perfume as a child when she purchased a bottle of "Blue Waltz"
at a dime store. Since then, she has amassed a large collection of world
fragrances, Waterford, Lalique and Egyptian perfume bottles, books on
perfume and vintage slips, gowns and hankies
For more information, call 228-9510.
Marquette Farmer's Market needs new crop of farmers
The Downtown Marquette Association is
accepting applications for the Downtown Marquette Farmer's Market.
The market, located at Washington and Fourth streets, will
be open Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., June through September.
Small and large producers are encouraged to participate.
The DMA provides a simple application packet with market guidelines
and contact information.
The application fee is $10. For more information, call the
DMA at 228-6213.
Marquette County teens earn $2,000 scholarships
Nine teens have been awarded $2,000 scholarships from the Cleveland
Cliffs Inc. and Associated Companies Scholarship Fund:
Amber S. Arseneau, Champion, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Barry
Arseneau, Westwood High School senior.
Anneli E. Riutta, Ishpeming, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Riutta, Ishpeming High School senior.
Craig Z. Shesky, Marquette, son of Mr. and Mrs. William
Shesky, Marquette Senior High School senior.
Andrew J. Taylor, Negaunee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Taylor,
Marquette Senior High School senior.
The annual scholarships are awarded to children of employees
and retirees of CCI and associated companies. The money can be used
for college-related expenses including tuition and books.
Dance with the "Pied Piper of Dance"
Al Gilbert, the "Pied Piper of Dance," will teach limited
dance classes to Marquette area dancers.
Gilbert will teach five one-hour dance classes on May 6
from 4 to 9 p.m. in the Lakeview School cafeteria in Negaunee. Classes
include tap, jazz, something for beginners and never evers.
Gilbert has danced in some of the world's finest theatres,
starring in many productions, including The Jolson Story, and has taught
famous stars such as Annette Funicello of the Mickey Mouse Club.
The visit is sponsored by Ishpeming, Negaunee and NICE Community
Schools, and is presented by Nu Delta Alpha and Dawn Dott Dance. There
is a $5 charge.
A grant from CUPAD/Michigan Council for the Arts also supports
Gilbert's visit. To register, call 475-4173.
Jilbert Dairy offers $2000 scholarship for NMU agriculture student
Jilbert Dairy of Marquette has endowed an agriculture scholarship as
part of "This Decisive Season: The Campaign for Northern Michigan
University."
The Jilbert Dairy Scholarship will be awarded annually to
a student from an Upper Peninsula family in the agriculture business
or a profession related to agriculture.
The University Scholarship Committee will choose the recipient. Each
recipient will receive $2,000 awarded at $500 per year for four years.
The "Decisive Season" campaign has raised $29 million of the
$30 million goal. For more information, call 227-2627.
Marquette Scandinavian event set for June 22
The fourth annual Marquette Scandinavian Midsummer Celebration is planned
for June 22 at Presque Isle Park from 10 a.m. until after sunset.
The free event includes music, dancing, costumes, foods,
crafts and ethnic heritage from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and
Sweden. Those with Scandinavian costumes to model can call Leenamari
Bowers at 228-9190. Those with ethnic crafts, or to volunteer to help
with the festival, call Marty Eskelinen at 228-7030.
Pine Mountain Music Festival tickets available
Season tickets now are available for the twelfth Pine Mountain Music
Festival season. National artists again will participate in the festival.
These talented classical musicians will gather in Marquette and throughout
the Upper Peninsula from June 11 to July 18.
This season's schedule includes performances in Marquette,
Calumet, Norway, Vulcan and Houghton.
First-time subscribers to the season will receive savings
of up to fifty percent. Other benefits include free student tickets
for most performances and restaurant discounts.
For ticket information, call PMMF box office at 1-877-PINE-999
(746-3999).
Gwinn-Sawyer Chamber is state finalist
The Gwinn-Sawyer Area Chamber of Commerce is a finalist for the Ninth
Annual Governor's Service Awards in the category of adult service club/civic
organization.
The chamber has 130 business members and is staffed by volunteers.
State officials praised the members for donating valuable free time.
"When the K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base in Gwinn was closed
eight years ago, costing the region a $100 million payroll, the Gwinn-Sawyer
Area Chamber of Commerce, acting with many others including the Lake
Superior Community Partnership, rallied behind the community in their
time of need," said State Rep. Stephen Adamini (D-Marquette).
The Gwinn-Sawyer Chamber of Commerce is the only chamber in the state
that is run completely by volunteers.
Rotary Club gives "ethics test" to MAPSstudents
A business ethics test invented by a former
Rotary International president recently was given to third-graders
at Marquette's Whitman Elementary School.
The "4-Way Test" was created in 1932 by Rotarian
Herbert J. Taylor when he was asked to take charge of a company facing
bankruptcy.
It asks four questions: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all
concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be
beneficial to all concerned?
"The 4-Way Test can serve as a model for making positive
choices," said Sam Bennett, current president of the Rotary Club
of Marquette.
Free prom kits from Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood of Northern Michigan is promoting responsible decision-making
by offering free prom kits.
Each kit includes brochures on communicating with teens
about sex, drinking and driving, date-rape drugs, abstinence and other
important topics.
The kits have been offered since 1994 and help teens deal
safely with others who engage in risky behavior at high school proms.
Teens need information on communicating with their dates about setting
sexual limits, officials said.
The kits can "help parents begin conversations with
their teen to help ensure a safe, fun evening," said Lori O'Neill,
Planned Parenthood of Northern Michigan assistant education director.
For more information call the Marquette office at 225-5070,
or the Houghton office at 906-482-0790.
NMU Bookstore donates to Kip Taylor ROTC fund
The Northern Michigan University Bookstore contributed $2,024 from
the sale of patriotic-themed merchandise to the Kip Taylor ROTC Scholarship
Fund.
The fund was established in memory of a Marquette native
and 1985 NMU graduate who was killed in the September 11 terrorist attack
on the Pentagon.
Apparel companies Jansport and Gear for Sports sponsored
a promotion that funneled proceeds from select T-shirts, sweatshirts
and caps to September 11 relief efforts.
The first scholarship winner will be announced in May. The
scholarship will be presented annually to an ROTC student entering senior
year.
• Kip Taylor participated in the NMU ROTC program and was commissioned
by his father, the late Donald Taylor, a former professor of military
science.
Omega House campaign helps hospice patients
Omega House has announced a $1-million-plus capital campaign to raise
funds to support a new hospice care facility in the Copper Country.
Omega House plans to build a six-bedroom hospice house in
Houghton, complete with living room, dining room and chapel, where people
can live their final days in a comfortable and home-like environment.
A three-acre parcel of property has been
donated for the 5,600 square-foot facility, and more than $260,000
has been received from businesses, individuals and social organizations.
For more information on a tax-deductible donation call 482-4438
or e-mail omegahouse@chartermi.net
In-patient hospice unit planned at MGH
A new suite with a home-like atmosphere and professional medical care
for hospice patients is slated to open this month at Marquette General
Hospital.
A collaboration between MGH and Lake Superior Hospice, the
suite will include home comforts like a patient bed, daybed, comfortable
chairs, a TV, mini refrigerator, microwave, coffee pot and artwork.
For more information, call 225-7760.
MSHS project graduation seeks help
The sixteenth annual Project Graduation at Marquette Senior High School
is seeking donations to help keep graduating seniors safe.
About 350 high school students and 250 adult volunteers
attend the "substance free" party. Business donors to Project
Graduation 2002 will have their names prominently displayed at the event.
Those wishing to be party volunteers should call Linda Lehtinen
at 228-6740.
Cash donors can call co-chair Sharon Farrell at 225-7795
(7a.m.-3 p.m.) or 226-9486 (after 3 p.m.).
Three seek two MAPS school-board seats
Three Marquette residents are running for two seats on the Marquette
Area Public Schools Board of Education.
Nominating petitions were filed by incumbents Isabel Hoff
Edgell and Kellie Ann Holmstrom, and newcomer Anthony Retaskie.
The two highest vote-getters in the June 10 election will
win four-year school board terms.
Green Cash: NMU Creates Scholarship For Environmentally Active Student
A scholarship has been created to recognize Northern Michigan University
students who are active in preserving the Upper Peninsula's natural
resources.
The U.P. Environmental Coalition Scholarship will go to
a student who works to protect or maintain the special environmental
qualities of the U.P., with strong consideration given to participation
in local habitat-enhancing projects.
For more information call 227-2627.
Summer Scouting Programs at Camp Hiawatha for Marquette/ Alger youths
Summer camping opportunities are being offered to all boys in Marquette
and Alger counties interested in becoming Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts.
The camps are being opened by the Pere Marquette District
of the Hiawathaland Council Boy Scouts of America.
Cub Scout day camp is open to boys ages seven to ten and
gives kids a chance to learn the fundamentals of scouting.
•The two-day camp will be held June 21 and 22 from 9:30 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. Registration deadline is May 16.
Cub Scout resident camps are three-day overnight camps for
boys ages seven to ten.
Two sessions are available: August 4 to 6, and August 8
to 10. Registration deadline is June 18.
Boy Scout summer camp is open to boys ages eleven to seventeen.
The one-week camps offer in-depth scouting experiences.
•The two camps are: July 7 to 13 and July 28 to August 3. Registration
deadline is June 18.
For more information call 249-6425, or 1-800-236-1441.
Business News, in Brief
The new owners of The Vineyard in Marquette are Jeff and Carissa Nemacheck.
The liquor license has been transferred from previous owner Jack
Moyle to the Nemachecks, who began managing The Vineyard in January.
The Nemachecks plan to expand the party store selection
of fine wine, beer and gourmet foods.
Paul Andronis, John Rebers and Harvey Wallace have been selected as
2002 Distinguished Faculty at NMU. The award winners were feted at an
April 28 dinner and will be recognized at commencement exercise on May
4. Andronis, Rebers and Wallace also will each receive a citation and
$1,000.
James Pedakis of Marquette has been promoted to Studio Sales Manager
at Christine Garceau Photography.
Drs. Curtis Marder and Scott Silvestry
and Semco Energy presented checks for $500 to the Lake Superior Community
Partnership Foundation.
•Anyone wishing to make a donation can call LSCPF at 226-9658.
The N.M.U. Walker L. Cisler College of Business has received accreditation
from the Association of Advanced Collegiate Schools of Business International.
The AASCB is the primary accrediting body for college and university
business programs.
Carol Johnson, a Northern Michigan University business professor, was
selected as the 2002 National Business Education Association Teacher
of the Year at the NBEA's convention in Philadelphia.
Marquette attorney Karl Numinen has been appointed to the American
Arbitration Association national roster of arbitrators and mediators.
Dr. Joel Johnson of Upper Great Lakes Vascular can check on post-surgical
patients throughout the U.P. with the help of Telehealth, a service
provided by Marquette General Health System. With the help of special
television screens linked with high-speed cables, hand-held cameras
and electronic stethoscopes, Dr. Johnson can converse with patients,
examine incision sites and monitor vital signs.
Tom O'Connell has joined the staff of AIA/Boomerang Marketing in Chatham
as a graphic designer.
Angela Meyer of Grandchamp, McBride & Prophet of Ishpeming/L'Anse
has received her certified public accounting license from the state
of Michigan.
Literally MM
Stupid White Men…and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the
Nation!
By Michael Moore, © 2001, Regan Books
Somewhere between a survival guide for the twenty-first century and
an all-out attack on the current political status quo, Michigander Michael
Moore's Stupid White Men is an ultra-liberal treatise directed at the
misguided efforts of those in charge.
Moore pulls no punches in railing against George W. Bush,
calling him "Thief-in-Chief" or simply referring to him as
the "president" (the quotation marks are Moore's) as he details
the misdoings that led to Bush's questionable victory in the 2000 election.
If even half of what Moore explains is true (all of his
sources are noted in an eighteen-page addendum), then we truly were
hoodwinked by that final outcome.
Yet Moore, an on-again-off-again agent for Ralph Nader,
is less than enamored with the resultant also-ran, Al Gore, as he too
falls under the spell of the book's title.
In fact, Moore leaves little doubt that much is wrong with
our modern society. From recycling (does it really happen?); to education
(too much soda pop, too much corporate influence in the classroom);
to the rich getting richer (157 percent increase in wages for the top
one percent compared to a $100 decrease in actual earnings for the bottom
twenty percent since 1979); to racial inequalities (a lovely chapter
titled "Kill Whitey"); to the divisions within modern justice
(Moore calls it "ethnic cleansing, American style"); and the
inequality of the sexes, Moore lays it all on the line.
Looking for a quick pick-me-up read? Don't buy this book.
Looking for something to help put your finger on things you know need
fixing in America? This is the book for you.
Moore rocks as many boats as he can while giving advice
as to how you can join in with your own waves.
Ultimately, Moore proves that not all baby-boomers have
sold out to 401(K) plans, SUVs and diversified portfolios. If you are
ready to stand up and be counted, then first sit down and read Stupid
White Men.
—Frank Solle, Ewen
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