MANISTIQUE — A professional building painter of 35 years recently relocated to the Upper Peninsula from the Seattle area. Alliance Painting LLC focuses on professional technique and attention to detail, which comes in handy for historical restoration. In the early 1990s, Christopher ...
1881 — William Renshaw sets the record for the shortest men’s championship match by time and games by beating John T. Hartley 6-0, 6-1, 6-1 in 37 minutes at Wimbledon. 1934 — Babe Ruth hits his 700th career home run against Detroit. 1941 — The PGA tournament is won by Vic Ghezzi with a 1-up 38-hole victory over Byron Nelson. at Cherry Hills CC Denver 1943 — The first night game in All-Star history is played at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park. Boston’s Bobby Doerr provides the big blow, a three-run homer, for the AL’s 5-3 win. 1963 — Early Wynn wins his 300th and last MLB ...
DELTA COUNTY — If the county-wide Delta Area Transit Authority (DATA) millage fails, transportation services will not cease to exist, but they will be reduced, likely switching to contract-only rides, say administrators. The topic of the upcoming DATA millage, which will appear on voters' ...
HOUGHTON — Isle Royale National Park has announced the temporary closing of individual tent and group campsites and prohibiting tent and hammock use at Three Mile Campground for the safety of its visitors, according to a National Park Service news release. Off-trail camping zones ...
1914 — Babe Ruth makes his major league pitching debut for the Boston Red Sox against Cleveland, getting the 4-3 victory over the Indians. 1950 — Red Schoendienst hits a home run in the 14th inning to give the NL a 4-3 victory in the All-Star game. 1967 — Tony Perez homers in the 15th inning off Catfish Hunter to give the National League a 2-1 win in the longest game in All-Star history. 1979 — Renaldo Nehemiah of the United States sets a Pan American Games record in the 110 hurdles with a time of 13.20 seconds. 1981 — Britain’s Sebastian Coe breaks his own world record ...
MASONVILLE TOWNSHIP — Following multiple reports of loose horses roaming Masonville Township, Michigan State Police (MSP) is working to resolve the ongoing situation after repeated escapes over the past two weeks raised safety concerns for both the animals and motorists. The MSP Gladstone Post has reportedly responded to multiple incidents involving loose horses in the area of T.65 Road in Masonville Township. On June 29, MSP was requested to conduct a welfare check on horses in the area. During that check, the responding trooper observed that the horses appeared to be healthy and ...
