January 14, 2010 RSS feed / Columns

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Michigan Politics

Cherry Split Opens Race
By George Weeks
Nine-term U.S. Representative Bart Stupak would have a good shot at being the second Michigan governor from the Upper Peninsula if he were this year’s Democratic nominee. More...

DEAL ME IN

Course Of Action Can Differ Between Casinos
Mark Pilarski

Dear Mark: If you place a bet at a table game that is more than the permitted maximum, and neither you or the dealer notice, should they either A) pay you at the correct odds on the full (higher) amount, B) pay you on the permitted maximum More...

Les Cheneaux

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

It has been a week of bitter cold weather, with the thermometer dipping well below zero for several days. In spite of that, we northerners get out. We snowmobile, cross-country ski, ice fish, and ice skate. More...

DeTour

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

Congratulations to Debbie Fountain, the 2009 EUP Fine Arts Council Volunteer of the Year. Debbie is never without a project. More...

Looking Back

125 YEARS AGO St. Ignace News January 18, 1885 The Publication day for the Free Press has changed again to its old day, Saturday. Thus our citizens have a home paper every Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. ••• More...

Engadine Consolidated Schools

HOME OF THE EAGLES•KNOWLEDGE LETS YOU SOAR
by Angie McArthur Superintendent

Michael Klobucher and Abigail Miller have been named Students of the Week at Engadine Consolidated Schools for the week of January 11. More...

Mackinac Island

By Jeannette Doud 847-6298

As we enter January, we’ve experienced some very cold temperatures, but not much snow. We could really use more snow for snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, and sledding. More...

St. Ignace

By Miriam Blair 643-7994

I had the pleasure of meeting with Sherry and Carl Cascadan of Mackinaw City Friday. Sherry spends much time in St. Ignace during the summer months. More...

Brevort

By Lois Movalson 292-5581

Wolf stories abound in this area. As Tracy and I were turning into our driveway one evening last week, a lone wolf darted out from between the house and garage, crossed Fisherman’s Drive, then US-2, and went on up Schoolhouse Road. More...

Engadine-Gould City

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

Hello, everyone. If cabin fever is getting the best of you, try to get out and enjoy some of the happenings in our area. The diabetic support group will meet Thursday, January 14, from noon to 2 p.m. More...

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