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Tribe To Move Gaming Area To Resolve Land Dispute
New Resort Still To Open June 15 at St. Ignace
     A setback at the new $33 million Kewadin Shores Casino and Hotel in St. Ignace may be turned into an advantage by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, following a ruling by the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) Friday, June 9, that the land on which the new facility is built does n
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Sailors, Captains Share Mackinaw Stories at Ship's Decommissioning
Icebreaker Was Nation's Most Powerful
     U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WAGB 83) was decommissioned in Cheboygan Saturday, June 10, in the Coast Guard's first double ceremony, which also commissioned her successor and namesake,
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Antiques on the Bay
Cars of '30s, '40s To Highlight Weekend at St. Ignace
     More than 100 cars from the 1930s and 1940s will be featured at Antiques on the Bay in St. Ignace Friday, June 16, and Saturday, June 17. The show, for 1981-and-older original vehicles only, will display cars at the St. Ignace Marina. Admission is free.
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Post Office Eyes Rerouting All Letters in 497 Zip Codes
Postal Union Workers Question Whether Move Will Jeopardize Rural Service
     A Postal Service study will determine whether the agency can save money and still maintain customer service by re-routing singlepiece first class mail to a processing center in Traverse City, rather than Gaylord. The plan would affect all zip codes beginning with 497, said Jim Mruk of the Greater Mi
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More Aggressive Federal Control of Cormorants Begins at Les Cheneaux
     More aggressive federal control of double-crested cormorants this year includes killing 50 percent of breeding birds and oiling all eggs found in the Les Cheneaux Islands. Smaller-scale projects are underway in Thunder Bay at Alpena and Big and Little Bays de Noc near Escanaba.
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Funds To Harass, Kill Cormorants May More Than Double
     State and federal biologists hope to increase the money available in 2007 for controlling the double-crested cormorant population in the Midwest. As much as $450,000 may be available to expand existing harassment and lethal control campaigns in Michigan, more than doubling the money now available fo
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Red Hat Society Gathering Draws 190 to Area
     A celebration by the Red Hat Society drew 190 members from all over Michigan and the United States to St. Ignace last weekend. That is up from the 144 Red Hats who attended last year, said Kelly Simmons of the St. Ignace Visitors Bureau, a member of the local Red Hat chapter, called Jewels of the St
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Moran Township Sign Project Extended to July 1
     Problems with mapping, labor, and other complications have extended Moran Township's street and address sign replacement project one month, to Saturday, July 1. At this point, about 25 percent of the address signs are up and roughly the same percentage of households have received mailings confirming
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