Tag: Students
How the Great Lakes region inspired the first Earth Day
On the heels of the anti-war protests that were taking 1960s college campuses by storm, Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson was inspired to use that same momentum to create a protest so large that it would create an environmental movement.
An estimated 20 million Americans gathered on what would become known as Earth Day, with thousands of college campuses and high schools across the country engaged in the action.
Gordon Berg is a volunteer musician with Hospice of Michigan
Gordon Berg learned about Hospice of Michigan while playing music for small groups at the assisted living facility where his mother lived. When he saw a hospice volunteer playing music for one of the residents, he volunteered to do the same.
Pope Francis: London-area Catholics mourn death, praise ‘true pastor, shepherd’
Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 at his home in Vatican City following a stroke that led to heart failure. He had been ill since February when he was diagnosed with double pneumonia. Since a portion of his lung was removed in his early 20s, he had suffered frequent respiratory […]
Michigan House poised to approve $75 million for ice storm recovery
The state House is poised to vote on legislation to allocate $75 million dollars toward recovery efforts following massive ice storms across northern Michigan in March.
Dark Sky International presentation and stargazing events Tuesday in Owen Sound
Dark Sky International advocates have set up a presentation at the library in Owen Sound and a stargazing event on Tuesday evening. The presentation, Saving Our Dark Skies, will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library’s auditorium, followed by a question-and-answer session. Then, when it gets dark, likely […]