Calendar – Education – Armed Forces Day Walk – May 19
May 16, 2012
Marquette – The Marquette Regional History Center will offer an Armed Forces Day Walk, featuring the stories of local men and women who fought in wars from the Civil War to the Vietnam War, on Saturday, May 19 beginning at 1 p.m. at the main gate of Holy Cross Cemetery on Wright Street in Marquette.
History Center guides will tell the stories of about a dozen men and women who served their country during times of conflict, some who died in battle and some who returned to Marquette after their service.
The program will feature some military music and “Taps” will be played at the grave of a Vietnam War soldier. A suggested donation of $5 will be appreciated to benefit the History Center.
For more information, call the Marquette Regional History Center at 226-3571.
Calendar – Education – ATV/ORV Safety Class – May 19
May 16, 2012
Negaunee – The Marquette County Sheriff’s Department will offer an ATV/ORV Safety Class on Saturday, May 19 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Negaunee High School Cafeteria.
The class is for those ages 6 years and older. Students less than 10 years old must be accompanied by an adult. The class will be instructional with a written test. Please bring a pencil and a sack lunch.
There is no fee for the class. To register, call the Ishpeming-Negaunee-NICE Community Schools at 475-4173.
Calendar – Education – Weather Over Water NOAA Seminar – May 19
May 16, 2012
Marquette – A Weather over Water NOAA Seminar will be held on Saturday, May 19 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Up Front and Company in Marquette.
The seminar, sponsored by the Marquette Yacht Club will have an emphasis on sports activities on Lake Superior. Cost for the seminar is $5, which includes morning coffee.
A grilling potluck will follow the seminar at noon at Lakeside at the Yacht Club.
Calendar – Education – NCLL Cooking Class Registration Deadline – May 17
May 14, 2012
Marquette – The Northern Center for Lifelong Learning will offer the class “A Chef’s Panache for Cooking – Think Spring” on Tuesday, May 22 at noon at Elizabeth’s Chop House on Front Street in Marquette.
The cost for the class is $15 for NCLL members and $18 for others. Registration deadline is Thursday, May 17. Call 227-2979 to register.
Calendar – Education – NCLL Annual Meeting – May 17
May 14, 2012
Marquette – The Northern Center for Lifelong Learning will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, May 17 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Community Room of the Peter White Public Library.
Keynote speakers will be Marquette City Planner Dave Stensaas and Assistant City Manager/Director of Community Services Karl Zuegers. A brief business meeting will be held to elect officers and vote on a bylaw change.
For more information, call 227-2979.
Calendar – Education – Marquette Area Preschool Screening – May 16
May 13, 2012
Marquette – AMCAB Head Start/Great Start Readiness and Marquette Public Schools will offer free developmental preschool screenings on Wednesday, May 16. Screening areas include: speech, language, concepts, motor hearing and vision.
Appointment times are still available. For an appointment, call 228-6522. Children must be 3 or 4 by December 1, 2012.
Calendar – Education – Gwinn Kindergarten Registration – May 8-9
May 5, 2012
Gwinn – Gwinn Area Community Schools 2012-13 Kindergarten registration will be held at the following locations and times:
Tuesday, May 8 from 8:30 a.m. to noon in Gilbert Elementary School library. For more information, call 346-5726.
Wednesday, May 9 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at K.I. Sawyer Elementary School and from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Community Resource Center at K.I. Sawyer. For more information, call 346-5567.
Kindergarten registration and vision/hearing screening is for all students entering Kindergarten in the fall of 2012. Parents should call the school office to make an appointment at the child’s school for registration and vision/hearing screening.
The following items are required at the time of registration:
1) Child’s birth certificate
2) Immunization records showing month/day/year
Children must be five years of age on or before December 1, 2012 to be eligible for Kindergarten.
Calendar – Education – Native Plants Presentation – May 5
May 2, 2012
Marquette – Plant ecologist Deb Le Blanc will give a wildflower presentation of 70 species native to Hiawatha National Forest on Saturday, May 5 from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Community Room of the Peter White Public Library.
There is no admission charge. For more information, go to www.pwpl.info.
Calendar – Education – Bird Identification Program – May 2
April 29, 2012
Marquette – The Laughing Whitefish Audubon Society will present a bird identification program “Spring Tune-Up” on Wednesday, May 2 at 7 p.m. in the Community Room of Peter White Public Library.
Local birder Greg Cleary will review field marks and songs of local bird species. For information call 228-8781.
Calendar – Education – NCLL Argonics Tour Registration Deadline – Apr. 29
April 26, 2012
Marquette – The Northern Center for Lifelong Learning will tour the Argonics manufacturing facility at K.I. Sawyer on Wednesday, May 2 at 9:15 a.m. Carpool locations will be at the Berry Event Center east parking lot and Jack’s IGA in Harvey.
Participants should wear shoes with closed toes and long pants. Safety glasses will be provided. They must also sign a confidentiality agreement.
The tour is free for NCLL members and $5 for non-members. Registration deadline is Friday, April 29. Call the NCLL office at 227-2979.
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