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Marquette Monthly
March, 2005
 



Our Cover
by Tom Prisk

Table of Contents
Marquette Monthly
No. 209
March 2005


Feature

Technology of the Future Erin Elliott
Groundbreaking surgical remedies happening
in small-town Marquette

Departments

City Notes Shannon Cole
Highlights of what’s happening in and around town

Arts & Humanities Meredith Timpson
Local scout troops invade Westwood Mall

Lookout Point
As a Matter of Fact

Locals Bradford Veley
Conservation district celebrates fifty years of local services

Food & Other Important Things Don Curto
Vindication (temporary?!)...at last and the Great Margarine Dispute

Are We There Yet? A.M. Kelley
Sorting through versions of reality

Back Then Erin Elliott
Back in the day of lingerie

In the Outdoors Steve Pence
The joy of imperfect journeys

8-18 Media
Serving the community

Health Matters Leslie Bek
New program offers support to families with overweight children

Home Cinema Leonard G. Heldreth
I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead; Satoichi, the Blind Swordsman; The Son; Under the Tuscan Sun; Facing Windows; Springtime in a Small Town

This month's Brad Veley cartoon


Editor-in-chief & Publisher Pat Ryan-O’Day
Managing Editor Kristy Basolo
Calendar Editor Erin Elliott
Graphic Design, Ad Production Kathy Jeske Casteel
Office Manager Kathy Jeske Casteel
Chief Photographer Tom Buchkoe
Webmaster Brian O’Day
Circulation Dick Armstrong
Editorial Intern Shannon Cole

Contributing Artists
A.M. Kelley, Lawrence Mosca, Dan Nelson and Steve Pence

Contributing Writers
Leslie Bek, Don Curto, Leonard G. Heldreth, A.M. Kelley, Steve Pence, Meredith Timpson, Bradford Veley and Gerald Waite

We thank the Marquette County History Museum for their continuing assistance.

Marquette Monthly is published by Thumbs Up Publishing, 810 North Third Street, Marquette, MI 49855.
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