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Drawn Republican, 1st District Has Turned Democratic By George Weeks 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... More ...
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 ... 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. Staying with an old high school friend, Joyce Plewes in Zeeland, will make it e... 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. there will be Baby and Parent story time, st... 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. Bids must be submitted by mail by ... 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. Construction of a garden shed is about to begin; this project will be spearhe... 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 ... 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 ...
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. What can he be doing so far from water? More ...
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. What you saw, Stan is advertising gobbledygook; moreover, no one can truly give you a quantitative... More ...
Compiled by Ryan Schlehuber 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... More ... |
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