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June 19, 2008 / Columns

MICHIGAN POLITICS

Groundwater: Public Trust, or Product for Sale?

By George Weeks

That ex-Governors Bill Milliken and Jim Blanchard lack their former clout in Lansing is underscored as they and an outmanned not-so-nowmerry band of environmentalists buck a tide of powerful interests in the Legislature's latest debate on water law More...

Les Cheneaux

By Helen Shoberg 484-2626 • helenshoberg@centurytel.net

Several readers, including Sylvia DuPres, David Brobst, and Phyllis Cox, have notified me about a story of Hessel that appeared in the Columbus Dispatch by Anne Z. Cooke June 8. More...

Engadine Consolidated Schools

HOME OF THE EAGLES•KNOWLEDGE LETS YOU SOAR

by Stu Hobbs Superintendent

Engadine High School senior graduation was a positive event. Many seniors took it upon themselves to hug me and our board president after receiving their diplomas. It added a nice note of appreciation to the ceremony. More...

DEAL ME IN

Like Stepping Stones Across The Creek

Mark Pilarski

Dear Mark: On weekends, the casino where I play raises the table minimum to $25 on the crap table. More...

Rexton-Garnet

By Linda Livermore 595-7283

We are blessed living where we do because other than rain this time of year, and occasional wind gusts, we're not dealing with tornados or flooding, as are folks in other parts of the country. More...

Mackinac Island

By Jeannette Doud 847-6298

It's lilac time on Mackinac, one of the loveliest and most beautiful times of the year. More...

St.Ignace

By Miriam Blair 643-7994

Yes, it's still "sweatshirt weather," but look at the bright side - we have no floods or tornados. Lenore and Carlton Webb, owners of the Tiki Campground, were happy to host 15 Airstream trailers this past week. More...

Pickford

By Audrey Hutchison 484-7825

Bonnie Leach, of Pickford, entertained her sisters and cousins at a luncheon June 6. Those who attended were Beverly (Rye) Waybrant of St. Ignace, Avis (Rye) Davis from North Carolina, Emily Hamilton, and Linda Horton from Sault Ste. More...

DeTour

By Barbara Buschbacher 297-8075 • bbann@sault.com

There are several positive sides to the recent rainfalls: The flowers in bloom are more beautiful than ever, the grass and trees are a healthy green, and the rainbows have been spectacular, as well as the lightning. More...

Engadine & Gould City

By Julie Freeman 477-6959 engadinenews@sbcglobal.net

Sunday, travelers reported a storm north of Newberry, near Oswald's Bear Ranch, where hail covered the road, and on the side of the road, it was thick, slushy ice. Another storm passed through earlier last week in Newberry, also producing hail. More...

Looking Back

90 Years Ago The St. Ignace News Thursday, June 20, 1918 The twenty-first annual commencement exercises of the Ursuline Academy were held in the academy auditorium Monday evening. More...