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Michigan Politics

Drawn Republican, 1st District Has Turned Democratic
By George Weeks
When the GOP-ruled Legislature remapped the sprawling district of U.S. More...

Les Cheneaux

By Helen Shoberg 484-2626 mink1@cedarville.net

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. More...

Gould City

By Marilyn McNeil 477-6925 donmar@lighthouse.net

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. More...

Brevort

By Lois Movalson 292-5581

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...

Spring Is Woodcock Hatching Season

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. More...

Looking Back

Compiled by Ryan Schlehuber

115 Years Ago The St. Ignace News Saturday, May 7, 1892 Snow fell here yesterday. More...

Autos Across Mackinac: Increase in Traffic Strains Ferry Capacity

Part 18: FALSE STARTS AND PROMISES
By Les Bagley

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...

St. Ignace

By Miriam Blair 643-7994

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...

Engadine

By Julie Freeman 477-6959 engadinenews@sbcglobal.net

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. More...

DeTour Area

By Barbara Buschbacher 297-8075 bbann@sault.com

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. More...

Rexton-Garnet

By Linda Livermore 595-7283

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...

DEAL ME IN

Skip the Glamour - Look Deep Into Their Paytables
Mark Pilarski

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. More...

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