La Pointe NewsLocal news for La Pointe, WI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.A School bus on Skis - The Windsled- February 29, 2008 I wish I had such a cool school bus when I was young. The Windsled 'bus' carries school children of La Pointe, a remote village on an ice-locked island off the tip of mainland Wisconsin, to classes several ... via Trend Hunter Magazinehttp://www.topix.net/city/la-pointe-wi/2008/02/a-school-bus-on-skis-the-windsled?fromrss=1 Gold opens lower in London- February 26, 2008 LONDON : Gold bullion opened Friday at a bid price of US$944.65 a troy ounce, down from US$950.45 late Thursday. via International Herald Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/la-pointe-wi/2008/02/gold-opens-lower-in-london?fromrss=1 Japanese stocks lower on renewed fears about US economy- February 24, 2008 "Moves in the Japanese economy are slowing down for now due to the weakness in housing investment" TOKYO : Japan's benchmark stock index fell Friday after renewed fears over the U.S. economy soured market sentiment. via International Herald Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/la-pointe-wi/2008/02/japanese-stocks-lower-on-renewed-fears-abou... Across the bay, on a school bus wearing skis- February 22, 2008 "I thought it looked like a houseboat on pontoons" LA POINTE, Wisconsin : From a distance, the large red aluminum contraption parked on the frozen shore of Lake Superior here looks like a small houseboat perched on skis. via International Herald Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/la-pointe-wi/2008/02/across-the-bay-on-a-school-bus-wearing-skis... Don Pavel- February 4, 2008 "It was extraordinarily moving" On Saturday night, folks took the wind sled over the ice to Madeline Island to listen to the Blue Canvas Orchestra without guitarist Don Pavel. via Milwaukee Journal-Sentinalhttp://www.topix.net/city/la-pointe-wi/2008/02/don-pavel?fromrss=1 |