Wednesday, March 13, 2024
The Mining Journal 5A
Region
Calumet Theatre
sees most successful
show in decade
By GRAHAM
JAEHNIG
Houghton Daily
Mining Gazette
part of a volunteer stage
crew for Rosza Center’s
production of My Fair
Lady, he said. My Fair
CALUMET — The Ke- Lady and the symphony
weenaw Symphony Or- concert were scheduled for
chestra performed at the the same night, but park-
Calumet Theatre on Satur- ing and stages created dif-
day to a near sell-out au- ficulties.
dience.
“Rozsa has a big stage
“We can safely say that and a small stage,” Jami-
that was one of the biggest son said, “while the
shows we’ve had in a long, Calumet Theatre has
a
long time,” Calumet The- mid-sized stage. We had
atre Co. Board Chairman ‘right-sized’ the activity
Dan Jamison said. “I’d say for the stage.”
at least 10 years.”
Saturday night’s concert
Jamison said he did not marked the first time in a
have a final count on ticket decade that the Keweenaw
sales, but it was over 550. Symphony Orchestra has
The theater’s seating ca- performed at the Theatre.
pacity is 625.
Jamison said the show Keweenaw
Founded in 1971, the
Symphony
came about as a result Orchestra is the oldest or-
of an exchange of fa- chestra in the Upper Pen-
vors between the Rozsa insula.
Theater and the Calumet
Theatre.
The KSO is made up of
Michigan Tech students,
Jamison and a number faculty and staff, and com-
of Theatre members were munity musicians.
Gladstone BraveBots
alliance wins robotics
tournament
By Escanaba
Daily Press staff
ESCANABA
at a time and two allianc-
es, each made up of three
individual teams, com-
pete against one another
to score points. There are
a few ways points can be
earned. Crescendo is mu-
sic-themed, so game play
reflects this. The object
is to get orange rings re-
ferred to as “notes” into
structures called “speak-
ers” and “amps” along
the sides of the field or
“onstage” in the middle.
Matches are just two-and-
a-half minutes long and in-
clude a 15-second auton-
omous period — wherein
programmed robots drive
themselves — before a
second phase allows driv-
ers to remotely operate
their robots.
The BraveBots schedule
during the build season is
practice six days a week
with an average of 22
hours a week. It’s a tough
schedule for students who
have to maintain good
grades, participate in other
sports, keep up with fami-
ly activities and some even
hold down outside jobs.
“I preach every day about
what it takes to be a Brave-
Bot and that the harder we
work the luckier we will
get. I know our schedule is
tough but these kids never
complained, they showed
up, worked together and
put in more than what was
asked. I can’t be more
thrilled that they were re-
warded for their effort”.
The BraveBots will move
on to their second district
next weekend at Lake Su-
perior State University.
To see the matches online
tune in at bluealliance.
com. Barron recommends
that you keep an eye on
the team’s killer autono-
mous (first 15 seconds of
the match where the robot
is programmed to run on
its own) and the skills of
our drivers. “These kids
performed great in their
first competition. I can’t
wait to see what they do
when they get more expe-
rience.”
—
The
Gladstone Bravebots ro-
botics team were the dis-
trict event winner at the
FIRST in Michigan Dis-
trict Escanaba Event, a ro-
botics competition held in
Escanaba over the week-
end
Justin “Buzz” Massie and his 15-year-old daughter, Dakota, look off the 75-foot suspension bridge they constructed last
year over the Sturgeon River on their property in Foster City.They built the structure, which Buzz Massie designed, as an
easier connection to a nearby ATV trail. (Iron Mountain Daily News photo)
The BraveBots finished
the Escanaba tournament
this weekend with a 15-2
record and is currently
ranked ninth in the state.
The Gladstone Brave-
Bots competed against 38
other teams from Michi-
gan hailing from both the
Upper and Lower Penin-
sula this past weekend in
Escanaba. The robotics
season kicks off the first
week of January and con-
tinues to the end of April.
Each season teams com-
pete in two district events
and secure enough ranking
points to be able to com-
pete in the state champion-
ship held at Saginaw Val-
ley State University. The
top teams finishing at the
state level are then invited
to play in the world cham-
pionship held in Houston,
Texas.
DIY bridge
Foster City family puts span
across Sturgeon River
By BETSY BLOOM
Iron Mountain
Daily News
FOSTER CITY — The on his property in June. It
Massie home overlooks took about four months to
the east branch of the Stur- complete the span, with
geon River, which runs 15-year-old daughter Dako-
fast enough to stay open all ta working by his side.
year, especially in this odd-
ly warm winter.
The trumpeter swans have myself about three times.”
stuck around since fall. The
But the bridge is sound
Canada geese returned a and has all the proper per-
few weeks ago. Their calls mits. It’s held up by two
can be heard even within the parallel cables running the
house that outwardly looks length of the bridge, with
like a classic red pole barn. chains attaching the cables
But the river stands as a to the deck to support the
year-round barrier between structure over the water.
I just started drawing it up.”
He and a few buddies
set the framework in place
They have named it the supplying Foster City resi-
Morgan Bridge, after the dents with products during
Morgan Lumber & Cedar the winter and fields for
Company sawmill opera- growing wheat, according
tion that was an early fixture to a PowerPoint presenta-
in Foster City until it closed tion on “Early Dickinson
in 1923. While the Massies County Sawmill Settle-
have only been at W2323 ments” local historian Wil-
M-69 for about 3 1/2 years, liam John Cummings com-
both Buzz and wife Sarah piled in 2015.
“I was my own engineer,”
Massie said, “and I fired
were born and raised in Fos-
ter City, so they have some open to friends and family,
knowledge of its history.
Massie said. They’d hoped to
The bridge for now only is
The BraveBots first com-
petition of the 2024 sea-
son kicked off in Escanaba
this weekend where they
were able to team up with
teams from Houghton and
Menominee to secure a
blue banner in the finals
match.
At its height, Morgan get more use out of the short-
Lumber had a company cut to the trail but lack of snow
store, several company made for scant opportunities.
houses, a steam engine for
Still, ATV season should
hauling logs, dairy barns for be right around the corner.
the family property and the
“The heartbeat of the
ATV and snowmobile trail bridge is the cables that go
that extend from Escanaba into the ground,” he ex-
to Solberg’s in Felch Town- plained.
“We have a very young
team this year,” said Coach
Tim Barron. The Brave-
Bots lost four seniors last
year and every main posi-
tion within the team had
to be filled with students
who were new to their po-
sition. Matthew Hagebush
(Sophomore) and Logan
Vesser(Junior) secured the
drive positions, Owen La-
badie(Senior) is our tech-
nician, Peyton Rohr (soph-
omore) earned the Captain
seat plus and Teegan Van-
Tassel secured the lead
scout position (freshman).
“To say I was nervous
about the depth of our
team is an understatement.
But it became clear by the
second week of our build
season that this is one of
the hardest working group
of students I’ve ever had.”
FIRST Robotics Com-
petition challenges teams
around the world made up
of high schoolers — often
mentored by graduates and
others with useful knowl-
edge and experience — to
practice engineering, pro-
gramming and other rel-
evant skills to build and
drive robots to complete
given tasks. Each year, a
new game is unveiled, and
the thousands of teams
across 31 countries all
must work within given
parameters and with the
same objective.
It is a beautiful thing
when a career and a
passion come together!
ship, even on to Sagola.
The aim was to provide a
So Justin “Buzz” Massie connection to the local ATV
and others last summer trail that didn’t require get-
put up a bridge, lit by blue ting onto the highway. Da-
rope lights, glowing enough kota, a sophomore at North
each night to be seen by Dickinson County School
motorists who travel M-69 in neighboring Felch Town-
Growing new and existing business
in Marquette and Baraga Counties
(906) 250-9182
through Foster City.
ship, is an outdoors enthusi-
“We get lots of compli- ast who enjoys deer hunting
ments on it,” Massie said.
The 20-year employee of
the Dickinson County Road
Commission designed this
private 75-foot suspension
bridge himself.
and fishing in the area.
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Professional Licensing
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
April 9, 2024
“I wanted to get across
the river,” Massie said, “so
9:00 a.m.
Location: 611 W. Ottawa Street, UL-5
Lansing, Michigan
The hearing is held to receive public comments on the following administrative rules:
NOTICE
Nursing Home Administrators
(MOAHR #2022-67 LR)
Tilden Township is accepting
letters of intent to fill the remaining
term as trustee ending November
20, 2024. Applicants must be a
Tilden Township resident.Your
letter may be dropped off at the
Township office from the hours
of 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday
through Thursday, and 9:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. on Friday and must
be received by March 29, 2024.
They may also be mailed to Tilden
Township, 3145 County Road PG,
Ishpeming, Ml 49849, or submit by
e-mail to: tildentwp@tildentwp.org
Authority: MCL 333.16145, 333.16148, 333.16178, 333.16287, and 333.17309 and Executive Reorganization Order Nos. 1991-9,
1996-2, 2003-1, and 2011-4, MCL 338.3501, 445.2001, 445.2011, and 445.2030.
Overview: The proposed rules add and clarify definitions, amend and clarify requirements for licensure and continuing education
requirement, clarify that a licensee who completes implicit bias training under R 338.7004 may also use that training toward fulfillment
of continuing education requirements, remove the application for board approval of a continuing education course, and rescind and
relocate the content of some rules to comply with current drafting standards and to provide better organization.
The rules will take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State, unless specified otherwise in the rules. Comments on the
proposed rules may be presented in person at the public hearing. Written comments will also be accepted from date of publication until
5:00 p.m. on April 9, 2024, at the following address or e-mail address:
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Professional Licensing– Boards and Committees Section
P.O. Box 30670
Lansing, MI 48909-8170
Attention: Departmental Specialist
A copy of the proposed rules may be obtained by contacting Board Support at (517) 241-7500 or the email address noted above.
Electronic copies also may be obtained at the following link:
Nursing Home Administrators
To allow for broad public attendance and participation, including for persons with disabilities, members of the public may access this
meeting by both web and phone and provide either oral or written comments. Closed captioning will be provided, when available. Members
of the public who are speech or hearing impaired may also attend and participate in this meeting by dialing 7-1-1 and using the Michigan
Relay service. More information about this service may be found at
It’s been just two months
since FRC presented the
rules for “Crescendo,”
the 2024 game. During
matches, six teams play
People with disabilities requiring additional accommodations (such as materials in alternative format) to participate in the meeting, or those
Please call (517) 241-7500 or email [email protected] with any questions related to the hearing.
