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August 25, 2005 / Front Page

Tribal Traditions Celebrated at Hessel

Jerry Dutcher (left) with Tanya Johnson and Abby Izzard, all of Hessel, perform traditional American Indian dances in elaborate, colorful regalia Saturday, August 20, at the 13th Annual Hessel Powwow. More...

Judge Fenlon Honored for Mackinac Bridge Efforts

Judge Edward More...

3 Apply for Clark Twp. Post

Board To Interview Assessor Applicants Fri.

By Amy Polk

Clark Township Board of Trustees will interview candidates for the township assessor position Friday, August 26. More...

Gold Wing Riders Enjoy Cruise to St. Ignace

Cyclists Clock 240 Miles To Raise Funds for Juvenile Diabetes Research

By Stephen Underwood

When Stacey Chase showed up at Fifth Third Ballpark in Comstock Park Friday night, August 19, for the 19th Annual Midnight Ride, she wasn More...

News

Les Cheneaux Wooden Boat School Meeting is August 30 at Library

A committee is forming to develop a wooden boat building school in the Les Cheneaux Islands. More...

St. Ignace Schools’ Opening Hinges on Renovations

The 2005-2006 school year is expected get underway for the St. Ignace Area School District students and staff Tuesday, September 6. More...

Fireworks, 48th Annual Bridge Walk To Mark Straits Labor Day Celebration

MDOT To Celebrate Centennial at Walk

The 48th annual Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk Monday, September 5, will commemorate the Michigan Department of Transportation More...

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Sports

Area Girls High School Basketball State Champs

1983 DeTour Raiders Girls Class D State Champs 1999 St. Ignace Saints Girls Class C State Champs 2000 St. Ignace Saints Girls Class C State Champs

DeTour Raiders Girls 1983 Class D State Champions include (front row, from left) Missy Mannesto-10, Annette Callaghan-11, and Beverly Lucas-12, (back) Head Coach Dave Miller, Lisa Byrne, Gretchen Postula-31, Marian LaPoint-13, Wendi Klamerus-23, Rebe More...

Lots of Family Support Helps Sports Beat Continue

18 Seasons on the Gridiron, 19 Years of Girls Hoops

By David Latva

Nineteen years of covering girls basketball on the hardwood and 18 seasons of football coverage on the gridiron for More...

DeTour, LaSalle Hold Special Place in Area Hoops History

Only EUP Teams to Win State Titles

By David Latva

The Michigan High School Athletic Association started the girls basketball tournaments in 1973 and during the 32 years of the tourney there have been just three championships won from the Eastern Upper Peninsula. More...

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Opinion

Governor Granholm’s Attack on Republican DeVos Backfires

Michigan Politics

By George Weeks

Governor Jennifer Granholm may want to reconsider her re-election strategy of attacking Republican businessman Dick DeVos on the Asian front. A Red Herring on Red China? More...

Letters to The Editor

Improved Shelter and its Animals Deserve a Chance

To the Editor: I would like to say a few words about the Mackinac Animal Aid Association. More...

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Transportation Director Challenges Bridge Authority

By Karen Gould

The long-standing responsibilities of the Mackinac Bridge Authority are being challenged by Gloria Jeff, director of the Michigan Department of Transportation, who is basing her reasoning on an Attorney General More...

Anglers Ready for Derby

St. Ignace Contest Begins This Weekend

By Stephen Underwood

Painting textured cinder blocks on a hot summer day might not be much fun, but Pete Everson and others involved with the new fish cleaning station at the Hazelton Street Boat Launch will be rewarded this weekend, when the Third Annual St. More...

MDOT: US-2 Safety Gets Grassroots Support

By Stephen Underwood

The reporting of a destructive truck driver and the consequences he received have Michigan Department of Transportation officials pleased about More...