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Copper Country Home Educators
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Become a Sherlock "Homes" Energy Detective at the Portage Library
Is your house drafty? Does your roof grow prize-winning icicles? Are energy bills eating up your budget? Have energy vampires invaded your home? Learn how to become a Sherlock "Homes" energy detective and search for clues to energy waste in your home from 6:30-8:00 pm, Monday, January 26, in the Community room of the Portage Lake District Library in Houghton. What you will learn about home energy efficiency and conservation can lead to significant savings, some of it with little or no up-front cost.
Following the 40-minute presentation, several fun hands-on activity stations will be set up around the library for children and families to investigate home energy use and losses, including: measuring energy use of different household items using a Kill-a-Watt meter, testing insulation properties of different materials, comparing the light and heat produced by a regular light bulb and an energy-saving light bulb, and more.
This is the first of four programs in the Energy Education Series at the Portage Lake District Library, coordinated by the Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education and Michigan Technological University, with funding from the Michigan Energy Office and Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO). The January-April calendar of energy education programs is posted at www.wupcenter.mtu.edu
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Keweenaw Land Trust Presentation Hosted By Portage Library
The Portage Lake District Library invites those who love the natural world to hear Evan McDonald present "How Land Conservation in the Keweenaw Benefits Our Quality of Life."
The program with McDonald, Executive Director of the Keweenaw Land Trust, will be held on Thursday, January 29, at 7:00 p.m. in the community room.
McDonald will give an overview of the Keweenaw Land Trust (KLT) and its mission as a community partner protecting land, water, and quality of life through conservation, stewardship, and education.
Since being founded in 1996 to serve Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw counties, the KLT has protected nearly 3000 acres, most of which is open for public recreation and education. McDonald will highlight the successes of partnerships and direct programs and describe opportunities for the public to enjoy conserved lands and get involved with protecting more of the Copper Country's special landscape. In particular, KLT has made progress with long-term land conservation goals in the Hancock-Calumet corridor with exciting opportunities ahead.
Additionally, to involve the community, the newly launched "KLT Outings" event series offers opportunities to get outside, have fun, and learn how land conservation benefits our quality of life.
To learn more visit www.KeweenawLandTrust.org
Everyone is invited to attend library events and presentations are free. Portage Lake District Library ~ 58 Huron Street, Houghton, MI 49931 Tel: (withheld for archive)
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Spring Tennis Program at the Gates Tennis Center The spring tennis program at the Gates Tennis Center will include youth lessons,
beginning January 25, and adult lessons, beginning January 28. An overview of each follows.
Youth Lessons January 25-March 7 • ages 5-6, Sundays, 4-4:45 pm, $40
• ages 7-8, Sundays, 5-6 pm, $45
• ages 9-10, Sundays, 4-5 pm, $45
• ages 11-12, Sundays, 5-6 pm, $45
• ages 13 and older, $55, lessons to be held Tuesdays, 6-7 pm, and matches to be held Saturdays, 10-11 am
Adult Lessons January 28-March 4Lessons will be held Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 pm. Cost is $30 for members and $55 for nonmembers.
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Historical Society of MichiganWe invite you to join us for the upcoming educator Mulling Over Michigan Conference to be held on Tuesday, February 24th at the Lansing Community College-West Campus.
Mulling Over Michigan is a statewide Michigan studies conference aimed at educators teaching Michigan History. The conference content helps attendees increase the quality and quantity of their Michigan state and local history teaching and promote its incorporation into the social studies curricula.
We would love for you to share this information with other home educators. You can find a PDF version of the conference brochure located online at www.hsmichigan.org/pdf/MullingOverMichiganFeb2009.pdf
A list of sessions with descriptions and registration information can be found on the Historical Society of Michigan website www.hsmichigan.org/meetings.php
We hope that this conference can be a useful resource for home school supporters in the mid-Michigan area. Please feel to contact me with any questions you may have about the upcoming Mulling Over Michigan event or other Historical Society of Michigan educational activities.
Sincerely,
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Education & Awards Coordinator
Historical Society of Michigan
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