Michigan Politics
Spotlight on Vintage Mackinac
By George Weeks
      Michigan's motto asserts: "If You Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look About You." If you seek the most storied crossroads of Michigan history, commerce, and politics, look about where the two peninsulas meet.
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Autos Across Mackinac: Civil Service Leads to Problems for Mr. Ziegler
PART 35: Labor, Management, and the Civil Service Commission
By Les Bagley
      To mark the 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Mackinac Bridge, the St. Ignace News is publishing a weekly serialization of Les Bagley's history of Michigan State Ferries, "Autos Across Mackinac.
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Mackinac Island
By Jeannette Doud 847-3301
      Monday evening, August 27, the moon was absolutely beautiful, with its beams shining down on the calm Straits of Mackinac. It was a magnificent sight for everyone who was taking an evening stroll on the boardwalk. Grand Hotel held the annual Labor Day Weekend Jazz Concert Friday, August 31, throu...
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Engadine
By Julie Freeman 477-6959 engadinenews@sbcglobal.net
      Hello, everyone. There will be bingo Thursday, September 6, at Newton Township Hall in Gould City. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with bingo starting at 7 p.m. You must be 18 years old to play. The Newberry Elks Club will have stag night Thursday, September 6, and it will continue every Thursday throu...
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Brevort
By Lois Movalson 292-5581
      Front porch guests this week for wine and cheese and Dave's smoked fish were Sharon and Joe Chalmers, Lorie Quigley, Don Dickmann and Kathleen McKevitt, Horst and Ingrid Daemmrich, Jackie and Denny Rippett, and Tom and Taffy Coffey.
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Gould City
By Marilyn McNeil 477-6925 donmar@lighthouse.net
      At last summer is over, as far as school vacation is concerned, and it's time to go back to regular school schedules, classes, and homework. In a way, it's kind of nice to wind down, slow down, and get back to a regular routine. Soon it will be time to slow down and enjoy the beautiful fall weathe...
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St. Ignace
By Miriam Blair 643-7994
      Paul and Terri Downey hosted two parties Saturday, August 18. Many friends and family gathered for a baby shower for their daughter, Shylo Kline. Later on that day, a celebration took place for 30 years of marriage for Mrs. Downey's sister, Karon, and Dick Hunter of Alto.
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DeTour Area
By Barbara Buschbacher 297-8075 bbann@sault.com
      Labor Day is the last day of summer, unofficially, the only time pedestrians are allowed to walk the Mighty Mac, and, for some, a day to sit back, relax, and wonder where the summer went. Hope your holiday was a great one. Do not put away your patio furniture or outdoor grill just yet, as there ar...
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DEAL ME IN
Bonehead Play - Help or Hindrance?
      Dear Mark: I don't play at the $25 blackjack tables in Atlantic City where players are apt to know basic blackjack because I use a progression and $25 is too high a starting point.
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