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Northern Michigan Figures Crucial to Ford’s Rise By George Weeks As Gerald R. Ford himself noted, few in the nation played as pivotal roles as Bob Griffin did at several key points along Ford's road to the White House. For starters, the Traverse City Republican in January 1963 was among four GOP "Young Turks" in the U.S. House (including later-tobe Defense Secr... More ...
Happy New Year to our neighbors, friends, and all the readers of The St. Ignace News and Town Crier. May you all enjoy enough happiness to fill every corner of your heart. Lacking the winter beauty, which has always surrounded us at Christmastime, we all enjoyed beautifully-decorated homes a... More ...
In Six Hours, Participants Craft New Set of Snowshoes in DNR Workshop A column from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Designed from practical experience, the snowshoe has always been a staple means of transportation in big snow country. Long ago, snowshoes were a necessity and allowed prospectors, explorers, trappers, and even armies to maneuver through deep snow. Today, the snowshoe is a means of recreation. More ...
"Stingy" Slots, "Tight" Videos, And That Ever- Trusty Pass Line Mark Pilarski Dear Mark, Are not slot machines programmed to pay off a particular percentage of money bet, and then after a jackpot has been hit the machine will tighten up and not pay out a jackpot until one has not been hit for a long time? Rachael S. More ... Rexton-Garnet By Linda Livermore 595-7283 As the world awaits the New Year, those of us in our tiny towns are savoring the Christmas past. Even though the ground was bare, it made for very good traveling for folks near and far. The oohs and ahs, interspersed by the kids squealing with delight, it was a very good time with family and friend... More ... Les Cheneaux By Helen Shoberg 484 - 2626 mink1@cedarville.net Here it is, another year has begun, and we are all wondering, what will happen during this year of 2007? Over the holiday weekend, we watched the documentary by Al Gore entitled, “An Inconvenient Truth.” I hope everyone has the opportunity to see this film. We should all be aware of the environment... More ... DeTour Area By Barbara Buschbacher 297-8075 bbann@sault.com Happy New Year to one and all. It’s hard to believe the holidays are over. Where has the time gone? It seems the years, not only the days, are flying by. So far the weather has been unbelievable for winter in the Upper Peninsula. The driving conditions for traveling over the long holiday period w... More ... Brevort By Lois Movalson 292-5581 Days are getting longer, or haven’t you noticed? The only way one can know is that the winter solstice is marked on the calendar. Sunny days are far between. Mike First of Imlay City and his brother, Joe of Swanton, Ohio, were guests of their parents, Mary Ann and Larry First this week to celebrat... More ... Engadine By Julie Freeman 477-6959 jf@portup.com Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe it is 2007 already. Time sure can fly fast. It seems like it wasn’t that long ago where some of us were concerned about going into 2000. More ...
115 Years Ago The St. Ignace News Saturday, January 2, 1892 Geo. Cooke has accepted a position as cook on the St. Ignace. There was a heavy rain storm Thursday night and sleighs had to be laid aside in consequence. The street lights were not burning three nights this week on account of th... More ... |
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