October 29, 2009 RSS feed / Columns

Les Cheneaux

It seems as though winter is beginning, with snowflakes in the air. Mother Nature is unpredictable, however, so we still may have some very nice days. More...

DeTour

It’s hard to believe we are in the last week of October. The stores are now full of not Halloween or Thanksgiving items, but Christmas decorations. Where does the time go? More...

Looking Back

125 YEARS AGO St. Ignace News October 28, 1884 More...

DEAL ME IN

Some Dealers Have Blackjack Strategy Know-How, Others Do Not

Dear Mark: I wanted to comment last week about dealer's giving blackjack advice. My experience is that all they have ever given is bad advice. The soft 18 you mention this week is the prime example. More...

St. Ignace

Wes and Dorothy Pechta of Brevort Lake have left for their winter home in Palm Desert, California, where they enjoy the warmer temperatures. They live near their daughter and son-inlaw, Sue and Kurt Ney, and granddaughter, Hailey. More...

Rudyard

All of Rudyard mourned as school was closed early Wednesday, October 14, for Army Sergeant Christopher Griffin’s memorial service at the Rudyard High School. More...

Engadine-Gould City

Hello, everyone. The American Legion Post 290 will sponsor a fish fry Friday, October 30, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Veterans Hall in Engadine. The dinner will benefit the preschool program at Engadine Consolidated Schools. Cost is by donation. More...

Brevort

Sixty-five friends, neighbors, and relatives gathered at Hendricks Township Fire Hall in Epoufette to celebrate the elders’ birthdays, Dottie Glashaw, Kenny Smith, and Joyce Gustafson, Saturday evening, October 24. More...

Rexton-Garnet

The cold October rains will be giving way all too soon to the November winds and snowfall. The quiet in the Upper Peninsula has settled upon us like a light blanket. More...

Mackinac Island

Jack-o-lanterns will glow; And the neighborhood will know Who deserves a treat; And who’s tricks can’t be beat! More...

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