MICHIGAN POLITICS
Sewer Sludge and Detroit's Political Muck
By George Weeks
      "The whole thing is not good for Michigan." - Governor Jennifer Granholm on Detroit's scandals and other woes Not since the late 1950s, when its cash crisis and payless paydays for state workers prompted "Michigan on the Rocks" stories, has Michigan had such a run of bad news in the nation...
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Mackinac Island
By Jeannette Doud 847-6298
      Cheers! Summer is here. The warm, bright days have arrived on Mackinac, making it more beautiful than ever. Traffic has increased on the ferry lines, and visitors can be seen taking the scenic buggy ride with the fringe on top, bicycling around the lakeshore, where wildflowers grow in an array of ...
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Pickford
By Audrey Hutchison 484-7825
      Teen Serve volunteers are in Pickford this week, helping local people make home repairs. Cathy Tokheim, the group leader from Iowa, and a crew of volunteers were at the home of Bob and Ivana Jones Monday morning to re-stain their home. Mr.
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Les Cheneaux
By Helen Shoberg 484-2626 • helenshoberg@centurytel.net
      This year's Fourth of July fireworks display, according to many, was the very best that we have seen in the Les Cheneaux Islands. Crowds lined the streets for the parade and with horns and sirens blowing, it was enjoyable for all.
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Brevort
By Lois Movalson 292-5581
      Ellen and Bob Berry got out on their new pontoon boat Sunday, July 6, touring Big Brevoort Lake. Quite a spontaneous visit took place Friday morning, on the side of Fishermans Drive, including Joe Chalmers on his bike, Al and Laurie Laitch, Ingrid Daemmrich, Roy Ragland, and the people from "Gran...
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Engadine & Gould City
By Julie Freeman 477-6959 • engadinenews@sbcglobal.net
      Hello, everyone. I hope you enjoyed a wonderful Independence Day weekend; the weather couldn't have been any better. The parades in Newberry, Naubinway, and Curtis were fabulous, and everyone did a wonderful job. It's nice going to our local parades, such as these, where you know everyone. It make...
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DeTour
By Barbara Buschbacher 297-8075 • bbann@sault.com
      Mother Nature was extremely kind, showering us with sunny blue skies and warm temperatures, over one of the most important summer holidays Friday, July 4. It was quite a weekend, starting with the parade. The curbsides were lined with parade watchers from out of state, residents, and their familie...
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Rudyard
By Kerry Fountain 495-5533 • kerrymariet@yahoo.com
      The holiday week was wonderful in every way. The weather cooperated, and everyone watched as the fireworks went off in all of the communities around us. I noticed a lot of our fellow Rudyard community members out at the Trout Lake fireworks. It was jampacked with people, as this year's events last...
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Rexton-Garnet
By Linda Livermore 595-7283
      The whirlwind weekend was all the Fourth of July should have been, a celebration of our country, the uniformed young men and women marching in the various parades, Old Glory waving proudly in the breeze, and the honor of seeing the veterans who served so honorably in the last wars for our country.
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DEAL ME IN
Is Stretching Your Bankroll By Betting One Coin At A Time A Good Idea?
Mark Pilarski
      Dear Mark: I am a senior citizen on a very limited budget, but I do enjoy my monthly bus trips to the casino.
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