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August 20, 2009 / Columns

Michigan Politics

Tourists, Yes – Terrorists, No

By George Weeks

Pure Michigan ads to attract tourists was a smart move. Penal Michigan to house suspected terrorists would not be. More...

Engadine-Gould City

By Julie Freeman 477-6959 • engadinenews@sbcglobal.net

Hello, everyone. Summer is here a little late, but as they say, better late than never. More...

Monday, evening, August 10, the sunset was absolutely beautiful with various shades of red illuminating the sky behind Grand Hotel. It was a breathtaking sight with reflections off the calm Straits of Mackinac. More...

DEAL ME IN

Making Money On A Losing Situation, Sort Of

Mark Pilarski

Dear Mark: I play a decent game of blackjack, but one hand gets the best of me, possibly because I wing it more than I should rather than stick to playing basic strategy. More...

Rexton-Garnet

By Linda Livermore 595-7283

On the count of three, the directions were to yell “surprise.” They did, and he was. Ray Derusha was under the impression he was going to his daughter’s house for a cookout. More...

Brevort

By Lois Movalson 292-5581

Finally, we’re enjoying front porch-sitting weather. During this cool summer, we’ve missed the visiting the front porch affords us. More...

Les Cheneaux

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

We finally experienced warm, sunny weather last week. It was nice to see more boats on the channel and swimmers at the beach. More...

DeTour

By Judy Jones 297-3231 • jj127@centurytel.net

There are 103 fishermen, women, and youngsters out there who have some great stories to tell, if not about the one they caught, then perhaps about the one that got away, at the 23rd Annual Salmon Fest. More...

Engadine Consolidated Schools

HOME OF THE EAGLES•KNOWLEDGE LETS YOU SOAR

by Angie McArthur Superintendent

Summer is really flying by. School starts Tuesday, September 8, the day after Labor Day. Recommended school supplies are listed on the school’s Web site at http://engadine.eup.k12. mi.us/engadine. More...

St. Ignace

George Rickley and Brian Belleville were among the local mud run enthusiasts in Dafter Sunday, August 9. Woodrow and Michelle (nee Smith) Friend with their children, Anabelle and Clayton, of Lexington, Kentucky, spent a week in the St. More...