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The Mackinac Island Town Crier
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May 20, 2005
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Father Rey Garcia To Join Island Community
By Jessica Delaney
     As the pastor at Ste. Anne’s Catholic Church, Father Jim Williams, begins shifting more of his time to parishes on the mainland, the daily business and all the masses here will be performed by Father Rey Garcia, SJ.
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Public Input Sought on Park Funding
Meeting is May 27 at Island House
     State Representative Fran Amos has scheduled a town hall-style meeting on the $1.5 million funding cut proposed for Mackinac State Historic Parks Friday, May 27, the same day the Mackinac Island State Park Commission meets. Both meetings will be on the Island, the Amos budget cut meeting at 10 a.m.
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New Island Probation Policy Set
By Karen Gould
     Around 10 to 15 percent of the 92nd District Count probationers originate from Mackinac Island, according to court documents, and this criminal case load arises from people violating the terms of their probation. These open cases date to 1994, and District Court Judge Beth Gibson is instituting a ne
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Island Trash Service Mixes Economics, Environmental Concerns, Education
By Leslie Rott
     An ever-evolving process, Mackinac Island Department of Public Works and its Solid Waste Handling Facility have been working more than 10 years to create a program that emphasizes resident education in its waste management.
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Students Create Opportunities With art
By Leslie Rott
     Ansel Adams, Alexander Calder, Pablo Picasso, and Georges Seurat were big names during the afternoon of Sunday, May 15, when their unique styles were displayed in the creations of art students from Mackinac Island Public School. The occasion was an exhibit at Grand Hotel by Cynthia Ivey Abitz and he
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Marquette II Arrives at Straits
     The Marquette II, Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry’s new passenger boat, arrived in St. Ignace from Louisiana Monday, May 16. The seventh boat constructed for Star Line by Gulf Craft, Inc. of Patterson, Louisiana, it completed an eight-day, 1,200-mile journey up the Mississippi River system, into
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