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Michigan Politics
Term Limits Are Behind Lack of Budget Progress in Lansing
      Among costly consequences of the long delay in resolving the state budget woes was the downgrading of Michigan's credit rating by all three Wall Street firms that determine how much the state pays to borrow money.
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Autos Across Mackinac:
Pere Marquette Makes New Home in St. Ignace
      To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Mackinac Bridge and the end of auto ferry service across the Straits, the St.
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Brevort
      Condolences to Anita Dumas of St. Ignace. Her daughter, Nicki Fritz of St. Ignace, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, June 2. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Dodson Funeral Home. The service will be at the Methodist Church in St. Ignace Wednesday at 11 a.m.
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Gould City
      Welcome to June. The Engadine Methodist Church is inviting everyone to become a part of Bible "history," as from Monday, June 11, through Friday, June 15, the church will become a "Bible Times Village," recreating how the scenery looked when Jesus walked the earth. Registration will be at 9:30 a.m. June 11.
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Mackinac Island
      Monday, May 28, was a beautiful spring day on Mackinac, when American Legion Post 299 held an impressive ceremony honoring all the veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom, especially the men and women from Mackinac.
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Engadine
      Hello, everyone. We got some needed rain earlier this week. The Engadine Historical Society, Freeman Hastings House, and Fenske Log House Museums, located on West Melville Street in Engadine, are open every Tuesday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome to visit.
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Les Cheneaux
      Our high school's graduation has taken place; celebrations with open houses for graduating students have kept everyone busy during the past couple of weeks, with more to come next weekend. Many summer jobs have also begun for these young people. With the cost of college tuition, one can hardly afford to be without a summer job to help defray the cost.
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Rexton-Garnet
      The smell of lilacs are filling the air- what a sweet smell, and how quickly they will disappear. Over Memorial Day weekend the cottages, cabins, and mobile homes seemed to have four wheelers, dirt bikes, and grills at each of them.
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St. Ignace
      June has arrived, which means warmer weather, beautiful flowers being planted, happy babies in strollers, and more tourists enjoying our town. I received a phone call from Ohio this week: Ann Marie Pudenz, along with her husband, Jerry, and three children would like to say hello to all of their St. Ignace friends, whom they left behind after a move one year ago.
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DEAL ME IN
The Single Deck is Back in Town, but…
      Dear Mark: After a five year absence, the local casino where I play reintroduced single deck blackjack. Are these single deck games always a better play for the player than multiple deck games they also offer? Howard M.
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Looking Back
      115 Years Ago The St. Ignace News Saturday, June 4, 1892 The mill was shut down part of Monday last on account of the bursting of a steam pipe. Ronald Rankin has built a plank walk between Rankin's harness shop and the Clark building, leading to his boat house and workshop.
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