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By George Weeks In closing days of her quest for a second term, Governor Jennifer Granholm has no more combative ally than a gruff gunslinger she tried to dump upon taking office in 2003 - longtime Democratic State Chairman Mark Brewer. More ...
DNR Teams Up With Boy Scouts for a Day of Banding Ducks A column from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Crouching in the tall marsh grass, it was easy to hear the quacking sounds as the mallards flew in, then the subtle swish of wings and abrupt silence as the ducks settled down onto the pond near East Lansing. More ... DeTour Area By Barbara Buschbacher 297-8075 bbann@sault.com Go, Detroit Tigers! Most of you probably saw the ending of the Tigers game last Saturday evening. What a finale it was. Being from Detroit, and remembering the last time the Tigers were in a World Series, it was exceptionally exciting for me and all of the Tigers fans. With the Tigers on top, the Li More ... Brevort By Lois Movalson 292-5581 Tiger fever hits. My throat was still sore Sunday morning after Saturday's spectacular game. Now we wait in anticipation for the World Series. More ... Rexton-Garnet By Linda Livermore 595-7283 With last week's snowflakes, it was difficult believing it was just barely the middle of the month; but then again, this is Michigan, and no one was really surprised. Getting that behind us, we hope to have a few weeks of nice fall weather, the kind where you can jump in the leaves, watch a football More ...
By Jeannette Doud 847-3301 The snow! The beautiful snow! What a great and unusual sight to find last Thursday and Friday, to find the Island laden with a blanket of white. Snow in October? Many visitors, including Ann and Bill Taylor of Delta, Ohio, longtime guests of the Windermere, were thrilled over the winter wonderland. More ... Engadine By Julie Freeman 477-6959 jf@portup.com I'd like to send deep condolences to the family of Mike Maki, who passed away Saturday morning, October 14, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Mike was currently owner and operator of the family business, Newberry Bottling Company. He was a kind and wonderful person, who will be sadl More ... Les Cheneaux By Helen Shoberg 484-2626 mink@cedarville.net Snow in October in the amount we had last week is certainly not normal and took everyone by surprise. I, for one, did not venture out for two days and I'm sure that I was not the only one - although the way my little dog romped in it, she thought it was the greatest thing ever! Trees were bent down More ... Gould City By Marilyn McNeil 477-6925 donmar@lighthouse.net Happy Halloween. The falling colorful leaves, the nippy air, and loud wind will certainly set the stage for Halloween night, Monday, October 30, and Tuesday, October 31. Of course, we have to have two nights, don't we? One night is just not enough time to get all of our howling done. Have a happy ti More ...
Treasure Hunting Nickel Machines Mark Pilarski Dear Mark, In Pai Gow Poker, what is the rank of the Joker when it applies to a More ...
Compiled by Ryan Schlehuber 115 Years Ago The St. Ignace News Saturday, October 17, 1891 More ...
If ever there was a wild critter with a sense of humor, it has to be the common crow. Far from being a bird-brain, he is more of an egghead, if anything, and stories of his wisdom are legend. Add to this the fact that a crow is long-lived, with at least two of the black rascals reaching 66 or 67 yea More ... |
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