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Click here for digital edition  <!-- Page Number: 2--> When the GOP-ruled Legislature remapped the sprawling district of U.S. Representative Bart Stupak (D-Menominee) to create a Republican tilt after the 2000 Census, it knew there was little chance of defeating the popular Stupak, who had just won a fifth term with 58 percent of the vote. More ... <!-- Page Number: 12--> To mark the 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Mackinac Bridge, and the end of Michigan State Ferry service across the Straits of Mackinac, the St. More ... <!-- Page Number: 22--> Editor's Note: Miriam Blair has volunteered to write a much-needed social column covering the St. Ignace area. Our readers can help by letting her know about visitors, celebrations, and other family events. More ... <!-- Page Number: 22--> This is a short week for me this week because I am heading down to enjoy the Holland Tulip Festival. This is something I have not done since the days that I lived in my home town of Grand Rapids. Staying with an old high school friend, Joyce Plewes in Zeeland, will make it even more special. More ... <!-- Page Number: 22--> Saturday, May 12, there will be Mother's Day craft time at the Engadine Library from 10 a.m. until noon. Children can create gifts for mothers and grandmothers. Make and take crafts will cost $1 each. From 10:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. there will be Baby and Parent story time, stories, songs, and activities. Each baby will take home two free books. More ... <!-- Page Number: 22--> How nice to have the windows open and let fresh air into the house. We finally have our spring weather. Clean-up day for Garfield Township residents will be Saturday, May 12. Newton Township is seeking bids for garbage removal and mowing. Bids must be submitted by mail by Wednesday, May 9, or hand delivered to any Newton Township board member. More ... <!-- Page Number: 23--> Spring has arrived in Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula. What a warm feeling it is to see the colorful spring flowers in bloom. Plans for the DeTour Botanical Garden are beginning to take place. Construction of a garden shed is about to begin; this project will be spearheaded by John Andree and Roger Norton. More ... <!-- Page Number: 23--> Two dumpsters will be at the township building on Schoolhouse Road in Brevort Saturday, May 19, at 9 a.m. There will be a dumpster for scrap metal only, and one for other refuse. This is a service for Moran Township residents. More ... <!-- Page Number: 23--> Breath deeply, and take a walk to absorb the smells, sounds, and sights only the Upper Peninsula can provide. In May, the days that are not busy, or do not have an event planned, are few and far between. More ... <!-- Page Number: 25--> Springtime stirs strange behavior in man and beast. None, however, appears more peculiar than the fellow found wading down through the brush in early May while following a pointing dog and with a long-handled smelt net in hand. What can he be doing so far from water? More ... <!-- Page Number: 29--> Dear Mark: I recently saw an advertisement from a casino that said their slot and video poker machines are the loosest. How do they determine what loose is? Stan F. What you saw, Stan is advertising gobbledygook; moreover, no one can truly give you a quantitative answer as to what "loose" really means, especially when it comes to video poker machines. More ... <!-- Page Number: 30--> 115 Years Ago The St. Ignace News Saturday, May 7, 1892 Snow fell here yesterday. Work on the Point LaBarbe beach drive was discontinued last Saturday, to await the action of the council with regard to opening up Graham avenue to the city limits. It is too bad a hitch has occurred in this important matter. More ... |
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