Fireworks in Straits Area To Mark Bridge's 50th Birthday
      A fireworks display to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Mackinac Bridge will begin at dusk Saturday, July 28, from Windermere Point. The display will coincide with firework displays in St. Ignace and Mackinaw City. A schedule of events marking the weekend celebration can be found on page 5.
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Happy 50th Birthday, Mackinac Bridge!
      A freighter passes beneath the center span of the Mackinac Bridge Sunday, July 8. Celebration of the bridge's 50th annivesary is being held this weekend in St. Ignace and Mackinaw City. The bridge officially opened in November 1957.
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Six-month Moratorium for New Sewer Service Proposed
"We gave ourselves six years to do something about it. Let's stick with what the rules were three years ago. I can't see another moratorium. I'm against it." Jim Pettit Member of Mackinac Island Board of Public Works
By Karen Gould
      A proposed six-month new sewer service moratorium is expected to be discussed when City Council meets Wednesday, August 1, following a Board of Public Works (BPW) recommendation made Friday, July 20. "This is a short time frame," said BPW Chair Thomas Lewand, of the proposed moratorium, "but, on the other hand, a moratorium is a very serious thing.
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