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July 8, 2010 / Columns

Rexton-Garnet

By Linda Livermore
595-7283

Stopping by at the home of Connie Paquin for a short visit were friends and family from near and far, including Ada Hofga of Elmira, Mary Sparks from Cedar Springs, Fred and Dily Bisard of Wyoming, Michigan, and Carol Bolsma of Newaygo, as well as J More...

Brevort

By Lois Movalson
292-5581

This has been a delightful summer so far. We have some humidity to go with the higher temperatures. Lake Michigan has been very calm the past two months but has now stirred up somewaves. More...

DeTour

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

The weekend, great weather and two large reunions of the Fountain and Harris families combined to make this one of the largest Fourth of July celebrations DeTour has hosted in several years. More...

DEAL ME IN

In Unison, Yell "Monkey Monkey"

Mark Pilarski

Dear Mark: Why do they shout "Monkey Monkey" on a baccarat game? What do monkeys have to do with baccarat? Jon T. More...

Mackinac Island

By Jeannette Doud
847-6298

Our weather has been very wet and cool. It feels more like fall than the end of June. We are hopeful that July will bring lots of sunshine and warm weather. More...

Engadine-Gould City

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

What a wonderful weekend. The weather was perfect and the Fourth of July parades and fireworks were spectacular. More...

Les Cheneaux

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

The Les Cheneaux Community Library in Cedarville has a whole summer full of activities for young and old, including classes in string art, “things that go pop,” card creation, envelope making, the wonderful world of wool, building a boat More...

St. Ignace

By Miriam Blair
643-7994 • miriamblair@att.net

United Methodist Church has a new pastor after Reverend Jim Balfour and his wife, Mary, have retired. Pastor Erik Alsgaard started Sunday, July 4. He and his wife, Sheila, have moved from Lakeland, Florida, to St. More...