Julie Franks, Robert Conkey
     Julie Anna Franks of Sylvan Lake and Robert Jeffrey Conkey of Sylvan Lake were married Saturday, August 13, 2005 at Ste. Anne’s Catholic Church on Mackinac Island. Father Rey Garcia and Deacon Don Sobolewski performed the ceremony.
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1959 Ypsilanti High Class Enjoys Island Reunion
     Don Howe of St. Ignace was a member of the 1959 graduating class of Ypsilanti Roosevelt High School and hosted held a reunion on Mackinac Island August 29 through 31. Those who attended traveled from Michigan, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and California, including (back row, from left) Ron
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Peggy Slade, Thomas Largo
     Peggy Ann Slade of Ann Arbor and Thomas Wheaton Largo of DeWitt were married Saturday, September 3, at Little Stone Church with the Reverend Vincent Carroll officiating.
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Carmen Aranda, Christian Barr
     The wedding of Carmen Aranda and Christian Barr took place at Mission Church on Mackinac Island Saturday, August 20, at 5 p.m.
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Six Students Enroll in Island Kindergarten
     All six Mackinac Island kindergarten students gathered on the climbing wall on the school playground. Vicki Urman, who has been teaching Island students for 23 years, joined her class for the photograph. From left, front row: Grace Roguska, Vicki Urman, Nicholas Davis, and Sadie Johnson; (back) Gabr
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Mark Goodman Named Executive Vice President of Marketing and Membership
     Mark D. Goodman, the 37-year-old son of Judith and George Goodman of Mackinac Island, has joined Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., as executive vice- president of marketing and membership of the retailer’s Sam’s Club division, effective October 1.
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Brothers Enjoy 25 Years of Visiting Mackinac Island
     They are brothers, both retired railroad engineers, and from Green Bay, Wisconsin. Jerry and Tom Lemerond were waiting at the Star Line dock in St. Ignace for the next boat to the Island for a two-day stay in mid-September.
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