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November 3, 2005 / Columns

DeVos Makes the Rounds of All 83 Michigan Counties

Michigan Politics

By George Weeks

In the year before his successful 1990 bid to unseat Governor Jim Blanchard, Republican John Engler visited all 83 Michigan counties, mostly in his Oldsmobile sedan, lugging along a bulky phone-in-a-bag that worked only on occasion. More...

Brevort By Lois Movalson

292-5581

The Secret Pals met at Brenda Spencer More...

Rexton-Garnet

By Linda Livermore

595-7283

The circle of friendship was evident, not only by the number of cars in the parking lot, but by the line of folks waiting to receive the fresh-cooked fish, along with the side dishes that accompanied it. More...

Gould City

By Marilyn McNeil 477-6925 donmar@lighthouse.net

Hope the ghosts and goblins didn't get you the other night and that everyone had a safe and fun Halloween. More...

Outdoors with Gordie

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Engadine Consolidated Schools

by James P. Wilcoxen Superintendent

Veterans Day has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1938; originally called Armistice Day, it commemorated the end of World War I on November 11, 1918. After World War II, the name was changed to Veterans Day. More...

Engadine By Julie Freeman

477-6959 jf@portup.com

What a beautiful Halloween. With mild temperatures and no rain, it made a perfect evening to trick or treat. More...

Les Cheneaux By Helen Shoberg

484-2626 mink@cedarville.net

Driving along the highway these late October days, one can More...

Mackinac Island

By Jeannette Doud 847-3301

The autumn season came to a close Sunday, October 30, with the most beautiful weather imaginable. The brilliant warm sunny day, with a temperature hovering around 61 degrees, brought crowds of visitors to see Mackinac in all of its fall splendor. More...

Pips, Paint And Pushka

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Mark Pilarski

Dear Mark, In one of your archived columns on your website (http://markpilarski .com) you stated the following: "In the casinos I have worked in, we used Bee Playing cards manufactured by the U. S. Playing Card Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio. More...

Looking Back

Compiled by Ryan Schlehuber (Photograph courtesy of Curtis Historical Society)

115 Years Ago Saturday, November 1, 1890 The game warden should visit this section and put a stop to the unlawful custom of hunting deer with dogs, so extensively carried out this season. More...