Mary Beth Paul’s and Allen Trudeau’s fourth grade students at Norway Elementary School will present their annual “Living Wax Museum” on Thursday, with programs at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Here, Kinsley Pontbriand and Carter Mendina interview Willie Erickson, who will be one of the “Sports Legends of Dickinson County” featured at this year’s program. (Terri Castelaz/Daily News photo)

NORWAY — History and hometown pride will come alive Thursday at the Jake Menghini Museum in Norway, as fourth-grade students from Norway Elementary School transform into some of Dickinson County’s most memorable figures for the fifth-annual “Living Wax Museum.”

This year, the Partners will spotlight “Sports Legends of Dickinson County,” featuring stories of the area’s well-known athletes and coaches with local ties.

Local sport icons providing live interviews were Steve Mariucci, Willie Erickson, Todd Lindeman, Alan Kimichick and Chuck Pellegrini. Others notable sports figures who will be represented are Tom Izzo, Rudy Rosatti, Jack Ralston, Barbara Marchetti DeSchepper, Ray Bray and Bob “Topa” Erickson.

The program also will honor local veterans Peter Haepers, Mike Cherette and Victor Gallino, along with historic community figures Peter Brackett, Jake Menghini, Edwin Meneghini, Kathy Zanon and the Odill family.

Dressed in costume and standing among the museum exhibits and grounds, students in Mary Beth Paul and Allen Trudeau’s classes will portray influential residents, athletes and veterans from the Norway-Vulcan area and beyond.

Visitors can bring each character to life by stepping on a star bearing their name, prompting the student “wax figure” to share the story of the person they represent. If not speaking, the students would stay still, like a “wax” figure.

After weeks of research and interviews, the students wrote biographies and presentations that they will deliver during two performances — the first at 10 a.m. and the second at 12:30 p.m.

The public is encouraged to attend. Admission will be $3. The museum is at 105 Odill Drive in Norway.

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Terri Castelaz can be reached at 906-774-2772, ext. 85241, or tcastelaz@ironmountaindailynews.com.