Laurium NewsLocal news for Laurium, MI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Horizons named Michigan Alternative.....- April 29, 2008 "With Horizons came great relief to my son and our family. He has consistently been on the honor roll and looks forward to college next year." ' The little school up in Mohawk has received one big honor. The Horizons High School was notified last week it has received the Michigan Alternative School of the Year award. via The Daily Mining Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/laurium-mi/2008/04/horizons-named-michigan-alternative?fromrss=1 Arrest Made After 2 Stabbed at Finlandia University in U.P.- April 18, 2008 There's been an arrest in connection with Friday morning's stabbing of two students at Finlandia University in the Upper Peninsula. via WWJ-AM Southfieldhttp://www.topix.net/city/laurium-mi/2008/04/arrest-made-after-2-stabbed-at-finlandia-univ... Local districts outpace state in MEAP results- April 10, 2008 "I think the thing in writing that we have to continually look at is making writing across the curriculum, whether it's math or industrial arts, that we're asking students to write in all of those areas and expect them to write correctly" Copper Country school districts again outperformed the state in the yearly Michigan Educational Assessment Program tests. via The Daily Mining Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/laurium-mi/2008/04/local-districts-outpace-state-in-meap-results... No charges have been filed yet in Saturday homicide- April 8, 2008 "The person who stabbed him said (Clish) tried to break in" The Houghton County prosecuting attorney is still trying to determine if an early Saturday stabbing incident in Hancock which resulted in a fatality was self defense or if criminal charges should be made. via The Daily Mining Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/laurium-mi/2008/04/no-charges-have-been-filed-yet-in-saturday-ho... Lodge now under new management- April 6, 2008 "Out of 30 applicants, they narrowed it down to three interviews, and it was Jack, Phil and Kim's unanimous recommendation to hire Cormac" It's a long way to Tipperary, but not so far to Copper Harbor. The Keweenaw County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved Wednesday the hire of Cormac Ronan as manager for the recently-expanded Keweenaw ... via The Daily Mining Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/laurium-mi/2008/04/lodge-now-under-new-management?fromrss=1 Michelle V. (LaMarre) Haapala- April 4, 2008 Michelle Haapala, 59, of Spring Creek, Nev. and formerly of Lake Linden and White Pine, passed away on March 16, 2008, at her home after a long illness. via The Daily Mining Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/laurium-mi/2008/04/michelle-v-lamarre-haapala?fromrss=1 FU Library gets help in conserving the past- April 2, 2008 "We're hoping to really make use of it." Yesianne Ramirez is concerned that some of the items, particularly books, in the Finlandia University Maki Library are more than 100 years old and in fragile condition, so she welcomes any system that will help ... via The Daily Mining Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/laurium-mi/2008/04/fu-library-gets-help-in-conserving-the-past?f... |