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Grand Haven Tribune
April 28, 2018
Crews will wait until after Coast Guard Festival to tear down the old channel bathroom. The bathroom is the last part of the second of three phases of work ... Twenty-five 4-foot basswood and black oak trees were planted around the park in December. Shaver said someone damaged two of the trees over theÃâà...
Massillon Independent
April 10, 2018
“I miss carving more than anything,” says Howard Stansberger, 97, whose intricate work still holds special significance in his long life. MASSILLON At age 97, Howard Stansberger still has his boyish good looks, sense of humor and engaging laugh. Through the years, many chapters have bookmarked hisÃâà...
Superior Telegram
March 6, 2018
Madeline and Adam Mitchell of Duluth, a girl, Mara Iris, Dec. 30. Catherine and Cory Hansen of Brule, a boy, Colby John, Jan. 1, one other child, Cambre, 3. Randi K. Edquist and Thomas I. Mikrot of South Range, a boy, Lee Andrew Mikrot, Jan. 8. Mandy and Luke Lehman of South Range, a girl, PaytonÃâà...
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
February 21, 2018
That appears to show that a U.S. Coast Guard-enforced program requiring ships to flush their ballast water at sea is working. That so-called “swish-and-spit” with saltwater generally kills freshwater species that might survive in Great Lakes ports. Before the rule, some 185 foreign species invaded the GreatÃâà...
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
November 5, 2017
An ADM spokeswoman confirmed Friday that an ARTCO barge and towboat were involved in the collision, and added, “ARTCO reported the incident immediately to the U.S. Coast Guard, and we are working with authorities and the railroad to assess the cause of the incident and extent of the damage.”.
Wisconsin Public Radio News
October 16, 2017
On Basswood Island in 1877, Richard McCloud, the first person to claim a homestead on the Apostle Islands, allegedly produced a pumpkin that weighed 81 pounds. His farm, called a "wonderful place for farm products of mammoth proportions" by the Bayfield Press also yielded 4 foot long cucumbers,Ãâà...
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
October 12, 2017
Butler, a retired member of the U.S. Coast Guard and Reserves, said the slang refers to a person who blames someone else, while trying to maintain their own advantage. He said Monday that he did not call the firefighter a derogatory term and noted that he merely intended the subject line to refer to theÃâà...
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
September 28, 2017
As the Vista Queen was boarded, the Leitch, unable to stop or divert course, bore down on the abandoned vessel, narrowly missing the Queen, endangering the rescuers and crew of the Leitch,” the complaint states. A combined emergency response from the U.S. Coast Guard, the Duluth Fire Department,Ãâà...
Lake Superior News
September 25, 2017
GRAND MARAIS, MINNESOTA ----- September 9, 2017 (LSN) Adequate rainfall nearly statewide combined with lots of summer sunshine point to a beautiful fall leaf season. “It's that time of year again – kids are back in school, evenings are getting cooler, and leaves are changing color,” said Lt. Gov. Tina Smith. “This fall, IÃâà...
Department of Defense
August 20, 2016
“When we heard about the [U.S. Coast Guard Cutter CGC Basswood (WLB-388)] coming to our island that day, we were super-excited and that was my first exposure to the Coast Guard.” German, then age 21, was one of the crew members who visited that day as part of Operation Hand Clasp. “It was 23 years ago, I justÃâà...
DVIDS
July 2, 2014
Eriks enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1984 and served as a machinery technician at Coast Guard Station Neah Bay, Washington; aboard Coast Guard Cutter Basswood, an 180-foot buoy tender home-ported in Guam; at Naval Engineering Support Unit Seattle and aboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea,Ãâà...
Plain Dealer
December 13, 2012
Two of the ships I served on in the Coast Guard were sister ships and I built a model of each one of them. ... It is the Coast Guard cutter Hawser, serving now in the New York City area. ... I bought a set of plans, then I picked up plywood, bass wood, brass, glue, paint, plastic -- everything to build the model.
Pacific News Center
May 1, 2012
It was the first time Raigeluw visited home in 12 years. It's hard to imagine a young boy growing up in such an isolated environment finding his way into the U.S. Coast Guard. But Raigeluw's journey started with a chance encounter when he was just eight and Coast Guard Cutter Basswood came to the atoll.
WatertownDailyTimes.com
January 6, 2011
But late last month, a cormorant, life-size and carved out of basswood, was perched on Mr. Ditch's dining room table, its mouth agape, as if surprised at landing in such hostile territory. Mr. Ditch also is .... He notes charter captains must take a test every five years from the U.S. Coast Guard. He plans to takeÃâà...
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