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By Mike Dunn

GAYLORD -- The Ski Valley

Conference has a much dif-

ferent look this year. The

league has added four more

teams, including three from

the eastern Upper Peninsula,

to create a 12-team confer-

ence separated into northand south divisions.

The Ski Valley South fea-

tures two-time defending

league champion Mancelona

along with Johannesburg-

Lewiston, Onaway, Central

Lake, Gaylord St. Mary and

Forest Area. All of the teams

in the South are Ski Valley

holdovers. The Ski Valley

North features holdovers

Inland Lakes and Pellston

vying with newcomers St.

Ignace, Rudyard, Pickford

and Rogers City.

Under the new format,

each division will crown its

own champion and each

division will have its own All-

Conference roster. Some of

the coaches would like to see

week 9 of the regular season

set aside for a crossover

game so the league could

have a single champion but

those logistics have not been

worked out yet. For this sea-

son, at least, there will be a

Ski Valley North and a Ski

Valley South champion.

In the Ski Valley South,

Mancelona and

Johannesburg are favored to

vie for the title.

The Ironmen of head

coach Dan Derrer set a

school record with 10 winslast season and advanced to

the Div. 7 district finals for

the second straight time.

They havent lost to a Ski

Valley foe since Oct. 9, 2009

against Inland Lakes and

take a 16-game league win-

ning streak into the season.

The Cardinals of head

coach John Bush are loaded

with quality returnees from a

team that finished 8-2 a year

ago and finished as runner-

up in the league with a 6-1

mark. J-L has a senior-heavy

roster and varsity experience

at virtually every position.

The Ironmen and the

Cardinals face off on Sept. 7in just the third week of the

regular season but the out-

come of that game could well

decide who hoists the trophy

as Ski Valley South champi-

on.

Mancelona has several

players returning from the

team that made the playoffs a

year ago for the fifth time in

Derrers six seasons as coach.

Senior halfback Wyatt

Derrer (5-11, 185) is back

after amassing more than

1,500 yards rushing last year

and scoring 24 touchdowns.

The Sheriff doesnt plan to

take any prisoners this sea-

son as he adds to the laurels

of a distinguished prep grid-

iron career and follows in the

footsteps of previous

Mancelona first-team All-

State running backs AdamDuerksen and Taylor Borst.

The cobra-quick Derrer is

the most explosive back in

the Ski Valley but he is not the

only threat for the Ironmen.

Speedy senior Trevor Ackler

(5-10, 170), author of the Ack

Attack who gained more than

500 yards last year, and

breakaway threat Justin

Spires (6-1, 170), a junior,

return to a loaded backfield

that features as much speed

as Coach Derrer has ever had

on a team roster before.

Juniors Erik Wheeler,

Kenny Burnette, Nick Bevins

and Jacob Allen provide

excellent depth in the deep-

est, fastest backfield in the

region.

Rawhide-tough juniors

Logan Borst (5-8, 170) and

Luke Smigielski (5-10, 180)

will rotate at fullback and

savvy senior Kyle

Schepperley (6-1, 175)

returns at quarterback to

operate an offense that fea-

tures a double-wing or wing-

T attack with lots of traps,

counters and sweeps.

Its big having Kyle back

because of his experience,

Derrer said. He does a great

job running the offense. Hes

definitely a leader. We haventthrown that much in the past

because we havent needed

to but its a weapon we have

with Kyle. Wed like to throw a

little more this year and keep

teams off balance.

The Dark Diesel, savage-

hitting senior Dalton Sulz (6-

2, 220) returns as a three-year

starter at guard to anchor a

line that is experienced and

physically imposing. All-

Conference lineman Dakota

Orman (6-1, 175) moves from

guard to tackle and juniors

Garrett Derrer and Nick

Balhorn, both up from the JV,

will see duty at guard. Joltin

junior Tristen Fleet (6-2, 270)at center and senior Darrel

Kiel (5-11, 220) at tackle are

also back along with tight

ends Kevin Schepperley (6-1,

185) and Brandon Scott (6-3,

190).

Sulz and Smigielski both

return at inside linebacker in

Mancelonas 5-2 defensive

alignment. Other key

returnees to the Iron Curtain

defense of the Ironmen

include Scott, who has been

moved from defensive end to

defensive tackle, along with

Fleet at nose guard, Dakota

Orman (6-1, 175) at tackle,

Kevin Schepperley at defen-

sive end and Derrer, Spires

and Kyle Schepperley in the

secondary.

One thing we stress to the

kids is that it doesnt matter

what weve done in the past,

Derrer said. Last year is last

year. Even though we have a

lot of kids back, nothing is

given. Teams are going to

want to beat us. Last years

team took thing one game at

a time and came ready to

play every week. Thats the

same thing we need to do

this year.

Derrer said he expects a

tough challenge from

Johannesburg.

Joburg has a lot of seniors

back and John always has

them ready to play, Derrer

said. Theyll be experiencedand I expect them to be very

good. Its the first conference

game so its a big one for both

of us.

At J-L, Bush expects to

benefit from senior leader-

ship on and off the field.

We have 14 or 15 seniors,

the most Ive ever had, and a

lot of them played last year,

he said. This is a veteran

team so well go as the sen-

iors go. Im looking for big

things this year.

Senior Alex Payne (5-11,

175) is a three-year starter at

quarterback and is adept at

engineering the deceptive

wing-T attack of theCardinals. He also gained

more than 700 yards rushing

last year and is a quick-strike

threat through the air with

the play-action pass.

Alex has the confidence

that comes from playing in

past years and knowing the

offense really well, Bush

said. He makes good deci-

sions and has all the tools. He

can run, he can throw and he

knows how to read defenses

and who to hand the ball off

to. He knows exactly what I

want and he does it. I dont

have to worry about it when

hes out there.

Turf-buster Mitch

Howitzer Hardy (5-10, 150)

returns at the ever-danger-

ous fullback slot after amass-

ing more than 1,300 yards

rushing a year ago. Another

1,000-yard rusher, Brian

VanCoillie, has graduated but

dependable Dillon Kibby (5-

11, 165) and Jake Newell (6-0,

180) return to the backfield

after each gained close to 400

yards rushing last year. Junior

Dillon Cushman, an impact

player at the JV level the past

two years, adds excellent

depth in the backfield.

The line will be a strong

point once again for the

Cardinals. Seniors Drake

Skowronski (5-11, 215) and

Dakota Finnerty (6-0, 220)

are key returnees in thetrenches along with Logan

Miller (6-1, 210) and Garrett

Koronka (6-3, 220).

Well do some double

wing and one-back stuff but

it all boils down to the wing-

T, Bush said. Thats what we

do best. The key for us is exe-

cution. If we execute the way

were supposed to, things will

work.

The Cardinals employ a

five-man front on defense.

Wyatt Pelton (6-2, 175)

returns at nose guard. Miller

and Koronka also return on

the D-line while Brad

Kussrow (6-0, 190), Dylan

Helms (5-10, 180) and

Finnerty return at linebacker.

Hardy and Payne return to

the secondary and are joined

by senior Joey McGuire and

junior Coalton Huff.

Our first goal is to win the

league and then to win every

game, Bush said. To do

that, we know we have to go

through Mancelona. Theyre

the team to beat. Dan does a

great job over there with

those kids. Theyre not fancy

but theyre good at what they

do. We know we have to beat

Mancelona to win the league.

After that, we want to go as

far as we can in the playoffs.At Onaway, first-year head

coach Brian Whitsitt has

some key players returning

from last years 5-4 squad (4-

3 in the league), including

breakaway threat Jason

Sigsby in the backfield. The

shifty Sigsby (5-8, 160) was a

1,000-yard rusher a year ago

and comes into the 2012

campaign as one of the top

breakaway threats in the Ski

Valley South.

Fellow senior Chae

Whitsitt (5-8, 185) moves

from receiver to fullback to

serve as the lead blocker for

Sigsby. Senior Justin Gedda(5-6, 160), a four-year varsity

starter like Whitsitt, handles

slot duties and will be used as

both runner and receiver.

Junior Tommy Auger (5-9,

150), a strong performer on

the 7-1 JV squad last year,

gives the Cardinals a quick-

strike threat at receiver.

Juniors Matt Tollini (5-9,

155) and Carlos Bautista (6-2,

185) are vying for the quar-

terback spot. Both are good

leaders, Whitsitt said, who

know the offense and can run

the plays. Both can also

throw with accuracy.

Seniors Joey Heltsley (5-7,

150) at center and Ryan Hyde

(6-1, 195) at guard return to

anchor the line.

Well still be run-oriented

but we want to mix up the

attack a little bit and keep the

other team off balance, said

Whitsitt, who served the past

four years as Onaways

defensive coordinator.

Veteran Mancelona head coach Dan Boo Derrer is

seeking his sixth playoff berth in seven years at the

helm of the program.

Johannesburg-Lewiston head coach John Bush has a

senior-laden roster with plenty of experience heading

into the season.

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The Mancelona football teamhosted its annual preseasonscrimmage on Friday, Aug. 17,and pounded pads againstFrankfort, Pine River andCharlevoix. The Ironmen, afterworking through some kinksagainst perennially strongFrankfort in the opening roundof the scrimmage, looked solidon both sides of the ball

against Charlevoix and PineRiver. These photos revealsome of the action on the fieldalong with images of the side-lines and the spectators.Mancelona, coming off a 10-1

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By Mike Dunn

PELLSTON The Pellston

volleyball team hosted its

annual season-openingtournament on Saturday

and earned the privilege of

hoisting the championship

trophy with another impres-

sive performance.

Pellston went undefeated,

posting a 5-0-3 record on

the day. In pool play, the

Hornets defeated Harbor

Light and Inland Lakes and

split with Charlevoix, Forest

Area and Boyne City. In the

quarters, the Hornets edged

Cheboygan 26-24, 25-22

before rallying to beat

Kingsley in the semifinals,

22-25, 25-19, 15-7.In the title match, the

Hornets edged Onaway in a

spirited battle, 25-23, 25-23.

Angular Emma Dunham

cast a long shadow in the

middle. The senior secured

22 kills with seven blocks.

Senior right-side hitter Tori

Kirsch crushed 24 kills with

three blocks and 17 digs and

she was a cannon at the

stripe, recording 19 aces.

Junior Kelly Lewis

launched four aces to go

with 11 kills and 33 digs and

senior outside hitter

Victori a Rybinski was no

secret in the offensive

assault as she stepped up

big time to notch 40 kills

and 58 digs to go with 14

aces.

Junior setter Abbie Welch

served up sweet deliveries

like a pastry chef, earning a

whoppi ng 123 assist s.

Sophomore MackenzieWright whacke d 48 kills

with two blocks and nine

aces and senior libero Dana

Zulski covered the floor like

a fresh coat of wax, notching

52 digs.

Pellston

captures hometourney!Hornets edge Onaway infinals to go undefeated inseason-opening tourney

The Gaylord boys and girls cross country teams made theirannual trip north to Pictured Rocks near Munising in the U.P. for

the annual preseason team camp. The Blue Devil harriers expe-rienced, in the words of longtime coach Jeff Kalember, four days

of team bonding, running,

swimming, hiking, waterfalling

and campfires.Photos couRtesy oF JeFF KalembeR

Gaylord / OtsegoCounty HorseshoeLeague Standings

PLAYER W L

Team 2

Team 1

Team 3Team 7

Team 6

Team 8

Team 5

Team 4

62

45

4336

32

30

29

19

20

27

2936

40

42

43

53

Ron Wilkowski / Jerry Mankowski

Jerry Lince / Cecil Hauser

Frank Jasinski / Bill SkibinskiGeorge Pratt / Darryl Bolanowski

Jordy Tisdale / Dick Burr

Steve Furay / Dave Brown

Fred Chearhart / Dennis Buchanan

Duane Cohorst / Bill Bramer

8/14/12

Team camp in the U.P.Volleyball

Onaway features a base 6-2

defensive alignment

designed to take away inside

traps and slow down the run-

ning game. Gedda, the lead-

ing tackler last year, is back at

weakside linebacker. Whitsitt

returns at defensive end

while Sigsby is back at lock-

down cornerback and

Bautista at free safety. Juniors

Casey Watson (5-8, 175) and

Frank Ramos (5-6, 190) are

key newcomers on the defen-

sive line.

Our primary goal is to

make the playoffs, Whitsitt

said. We came close last year

but missed out. This year we

want to make it in and win

our first playoff game since

1976. The boys are hungry.

They got a little taste of it last

year and want to take it a step

further.

At Gaylord St. Mary, sec-

ond-year coach DennyYoungeDyke has several

players returning from last

seasons 1-8 squad and better

numbers. Among the 23

players on the 2012 varsity

roster are four sophomores

who started as freshmen a

year ago

We have 23 kids out for

football, which is really good

for us, YoungeDyke said.

And the 130-pound fresh-

men of a year ago are now

170-pound sophomores with

experience.

YoungeDyke, who was a

successful head coach at

Central Lake from 1982-97,

believes the Snowbirds will

be able to score points this

season.

Rangy junior Charles

Strehl (6-4, 185) takes over at

quarterback. He will engi-

neer a double-wing offensive

scheme out of the pistol for-

mation and hell have a

speedy group of runners lin-

ing up behind him.

Senior Nick Lochinski (5-

10, 170), who played tight

end last year, will man the

key fullback spot while speed

burners Nick Harrington (5-10, 155) and Cameron Juniak

(5-10, 180) will line up at

wings. Another key returnee

is senior Matt Spyhalski (5-

10, 160) at receiver.

The line is young but has

decent size. Junior Brendan

Nowicki (6-0, 235) and trans-

fer Steven Hare (6-4, 312)

man the guard posts with

senior Cam Switalski (6-0,

180) and sophomore Orion

Beningo (6-3, 180) returning

at tackles and rugged Willie

Canfield (5-9, 210), a junior,

back at center.YoungeDykes biggest con-

cern going into the season is

how quickly the defense

develops. Harrington and

Spyhalski are back at corner-

back, Lochinski at inside

linebacker, Switalski at

defense end and Beningo at

nose guard.

At Central Lake, head

coach Rob Heeke has 12 sen-

iors back from a team that

posted a disappointing 3-6

record a year ago. Before last

year, the Trojans had made

the playoffs six years in a row.

Heeke is lacking in depth

with just 20 on the varsity buthe has a solid group of

starters back and he says the

players have exhibited the

best attitude and effort Ive

had since Ive been at Central

Lake and maybe in my whole

coaching career.

Senior Kyle Hiltunen (6-1,

185) moves from fullback,

where he was the leading

rusher a year ago, to quarter-

back. He played behind cen-

ter a few games last year and

also at the JV level. Hiltunen

is a strong, intelligent leader

with a good grasp of the

offense and a powerful

north-south type runner

with a nose for the end zone.

He scored nine times last

year.

Taylor Sutherland (6-1,

175), Zach Carley (6-1, 205),

Will Brockman (6-2, 175) and

George Thayer (6-0, 175) are

part of a running back bycommittee for Heeke, who

favors a T-oriented ground

attack that comes right at

you with a little bit of decep-

tion.

Senior center Dylan

Buffman (6-2, 205) anchors

an experienced line that also

features thunder tackles

Jordan Moffitt (6-3, 295) and

Ethan Wallace (5-10, 330).

The receiving corps of sen-

iors Matt Sextan (5-10, 165)

and T.J. Potter (6-0, 170) and

junior Sam Potter (6-2, 180)

are all new. The only player

who has caught a varsity pass

going into the season, in fact,is quarterback Hiltunen.

The Trojans feature a five-

man front on defense.

Buffman and junior Corbin

Newton (6-0, 200) man the

interior along with Moffitt

and Wallace with Carley,

Potter and Jacob Szoka (6-0,

195) at defensive end.

Hiltunen and Jeff Joyce (5-10,

205) return at linebacker

along with senior Tyler

Moran (5-10, 150).

Brockman, Thayer and

Sexton return to the second-

ary. Hard-hitting junior Nate

Veldbloom (6-2, 195) sus-

tained a shoulder injury but

Heeke is hopeful he can

return in time to help in the

secondary.

Heekes goal is to play in

the game that determines the

conference championship.

I always figure if were in

the game that decides theconference, the playoffs and

other things will take care of

themselves, he said.

At Forest Area, the num-

bers arent great but head

coach Josh Merchant said

the quality of kids we have is

really good.

Senior Tyler Birgy (6-2,

175), who was a starting

receiver last season but saw

some duty at quarterback,

will call the signals for an

offense that features multiple

sets and formations. Birgy,

who added several pounds of

muscle in the off-season, will

engineer a run-orientedattack out of the shotgun.

Junior Hayden Hollister,

who has sprinters speed, will

line up again in the backfield

along with returning senior

starter Jordan Cecil (5-10,

190), a downhill runner with

good speed. When Birgy goes

to the air, he has some rangy

weapons in All-Conference

junior Justin Burke, who

stands 6-3 and has 4.6 speed

in the 40, along with 6-6 jun-

ior Scott Sedwick, up from

the JV.

Junior tackles Brandon

Ames (6-3, 185) and Chris

Birgy anchor an offensive

line that is quite young and

averages less than 200

pounds. Merchant will be

relying on rugged sopho-

more tight end Austin Vance

(6-2, 205), who started as a

freshman last year and washonorable mention All-

Conference, to help bolster

the blocking.

Well try to get our ath-

letes out in space and take

advantage of our speed in the

backfield and our height at

quarterback and receiver,

Merchant said.

Merchant acknowledges

that his defense will not

intimidate other teams with

its size.

Were not very big but

well put the small guys in

there and try to wreak

havoc, he said.

One plus is the return of

Cecil, a first-team All-

Conference linebacker and a

third-year starter at the old-

school monster slot.

Merchant also expects good

production from sophomore

Zach Denboer (5-10, 170) at

linebacker. Junior Matthew

Elliott (5-6, 130) is very quick

at nose guard. Burke and

Hollister are returning

starters in the secondary.

Merchants goals are to

give a maximum effort and

get better every week.

SVC South Continued...

Fourth annual Go Get Outdoors Triathlon slated for Saturday,Aug. 25, with registration at 8 a.m.

CHEBOYGAN --

Cheboygan State Park will

sponsor its fourth annual

GO-Get Outdoors triathlon

on Saturday, Aug. 25 at the

park, 4490 Beach Road in

Cheboygan (Cheboygan

County). Registration begins

at 8 a.m. at the park head-

quarters. The race will begin

at 9 a.m. at the day use beach

area.The adventure/sprint

triathlon will involve kayak-

ing two miles, biking eight

and one-half miles, and run-

ning four and one-half miles.

A portion of the running sec-

tion is located on the beach

and crosses Little Billy Elliot

Creek. Participants should

expect to get their feet wet

near the end of the competi-

tion.

"You don't need to be an

athlete to come out to the

park on race day," said

Cheboygan State Park super-

visor Paul Koszegi. "The day

use area is an excellent loca-

tion for spectators to watch

the start and finish of therace, cheer on the competi-

tors, or just have a picnic and

enjoy the outdoors."

The entry fee for the com-

petition is $35 per athlete, or

$45 per team of two to three

athletes. Everyone is wel-

come to participate, but the

target age group is 16 years

old and older. All proceeds

will go to support this event

and future events at

Cheboygan State Park. T-

shirts will be provided for

those who pre-register by

Aug. 23 by calling 231-627-

2811.

For more information

about this event, accessibili-

ty, or for persons needingaccommodations to attend

this event, contact Koszegi,

231-627-2811. For details on

Cheboygan State Park, visit:

www.michiga n.gov/ch eboy-

gan.

Camping reservations can

be made online at www.mid-

nrreservations.com or by

calling the DNR's Central

Reservation System, 1-800-

447-2757.

More outdoor fun and

exercise is available through

the DNR's Recreation 101

program, which provides

expert instruction to bud-

ding outdoor enthusiasts by

offering free, hands-on train-

ing in over 100 differentactivities. Learn about partic-

ipating or becoming an

instructor, at www.michi-

gan.gov/rec101. The DNR

also offers ongoing nature

programming; check out the

schedule at www.michigan.

gov/natureprograms.

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Northeast Lower

Peninsula Fishing

ReportCheboygan: Anglers are

still targeting trout and

salmon out of Cheboygan.

Anglers are trolling from the

Bell to Mackinaw City, the

back side of Bois Blanc

Island, Lafayette Point and

Cordwood Point areas.

Anglers are fishing spoons in

grey with white and black, or

a white spoon with thin lines

of pink, green, yellow and

orange. Silver and green

flashers and flies are also

producing.

Cheboygan River: River

anglers are fishing the Foot

Bridge to the Locks using

crawler pieces. Anglers are

harvesting smallmouth bass,

drum and rock bass.

Hammond Bay: Has

received a lot of north wind

with four to six foot swells.

When anglers were able to

make it out, they were

trolling 9 Mile Point forsalmon, steelhead and lake

trout in 90 feet of water, 20 to

30 feet down and at the

Biological Station in 100 to

120 feet of water, 25 to 40 feet

down.

Rogers City: Not much

angling this week. Steelhead,

Chinook salmon, and a few

lake trout were harvested

however, scattered all over

and up and down the water

column. Fish were high (50

feet) in the morning hours

but quickly retreated to the

bottom later in the after-

noon. Getting out before sun

up for an hour or two andgetting out the last couple of

hours for the day will be

paramount this next week

until things settle. Best

depths range from 50 to 120

feet of water and finding

where the temperatu re

breaks. Anglers were using

downriggers, lead cores, and

dipseys in dark green, orange

and white, black and white,

purple, green and chartreuse.

Good locations include

straight out of the harbor off

the hump, west towards 40

Mile Point, south towards

Calcite Plant, Swan Bay and

Adams Point.

Presque Isle: Has been

unfishable most of the week.

Anglers that went out fished

straight out from the marina,

north between the two light-

houses, or south towards

Stone Port. Good depths to

try would be from 55 to 120feet.

Rockport: Anglers are find-

ing fish off Stoneport, False

Presque Isle and Middle

Island. Walleye and small-

mouth bass are being caught

while trolling crawler har-

nesses and crank baits. A few

channel catfish have been

caught trolling with crawler

harnesses. Steelhead and

lake trout were caught while

trolling with crank baits and

spoons.

Alpena: Smallmouth bass

and rock bass are being

caught in the Thunder Bay

River using night crawlers,

leeches, and spinners. Mill

Island, the marina, and near

2nd Street Bridge are good

areas. Those going out in

boats into Thunder Bay are

finding walleye near Sulphur

Island, Thunder Bay Island

and south of Scarecrow

Island. Anglers trolling with

crawler harnesses and crank

baits had success.

Harrisville: Fishing is start-

ing to pick up in Harrisville.

Lake trout are moving in

closer being caught in 80 to

100 feet of water from the

bottom to half way up thewater column. Anglers are

fishing darker colors includ-

ing, black and purple and

black and red. Spoons, spin

and glows, dodgers and

flashers are all working well.

Steelhead and salmon are in

60 to 80 feet of water. Lead

core, copper and planner

boards in orange, green and

silver combinations are

working.

Oscoda: Early morning

and late evening have been

the best times for fishing off

the pier. Lake trout have

been in 80 to 120 feet of

water and mainly on the bot-

tom. Steelhead are in 70 to 90

feet of water and about 65

feet down with dipseys and

lead core working well.

Salmon are south of the river

toward Au Sable Point in 70

to 90 feet of water. Look for

water temps in the 50 degree

range.

Au Sable River: Fishing is

starting to pick up with the

rain and water turning over.

Catfish, walleye and small-

mouth bass have been com-

ing in. Crawlers, minnows

and body baits have worked

best.

Higgins Lake: The rock

bass are still plentiful this

week. Anglers are using min-

nows and night crawlers.

Trollers fishing for lake trout

are using body baits and

spoons with cowbells. Many

anglers are jigging for lake

trout and whitefish usingSwedish pimples, heavier

type spoons and sandkickers.

Smallmouth bass are still

being found around Treasure

Island.

Houghton Lake: Cooler

weather conditio ns have

been keeping anglers away.

Anglers that are out on the

water are catching walleye in

10 feet of water using

crawlers and leeches. Bluegill

and perch are being fished

along the weed beds in eight

to 12 feet of water.

Northwest LowerPeninsula Fishing

ReportHarbor Springs: The fish

catch was picking up despite

all the wind. Some salmon

were taken near Harbor Point

past the buoy, although more

success was had with lake

trout over there. A few

salmon were caught in 170

feet of water.

Petoskey: Wind conditions

have kept the boats away

most of the week. Salmon

fishing should improve this

week because of cooler con-

ditions. A few lake trout were

taken around Bay Harbor in

120 feet of water on spoons.

Bear River: Anglers are

picking up a few salmon near

the dam. Effort is really pick-

ing up (especially early

mornings) with spawn bags

and flies.

Charlevoix: Not manyboats out during the begin-

ning of the week because of

wind although all the wind

did cool the water tempera-

tures. Early in the week fish

were caught at North Point in

100 feet of water but salmon

caught at the end of the week

were south of the pier with

success coming 35 to 65 feet

down, in 90 to 140 feet of

water. Green and white and

glow spoons were working.

Some lake trout were also

taken by anglers targeting

salmon in the same areas.

Boats traveling south to

Cathead Bay also had moder-

ate salmon and steelhead

success. A few large small-

mouths were taken on leech-

es off the pier, but most were

sub-legal. Walleye has been a

bit slow but are still around

and hitting on crawlers.

Traverse City: Boats are

bringing in a mixed catch of

Chinook salmon and lake

trout. Anglers had success

jigging for lake trout at

depths around 80 to 100 feet.

Salmon have been caught

running gear at depths vary-

ing between 50 to 110 feet

down. Try spoons, flies, ormeat rigs for the salmon.

Smallmouth bass fishing has

slowed down.

Elk River: Fishing has been

relatively slow. A few small-

mouth bass and rock bass

have been caught using live

baits.

Boardman River: Fishing

has been slow. Anglers are

catching rock bass and a few

modest sized smallmouth

bass using live baits.

Upper Peninsula

Fishing ReportSt. Mary's River: Walleye

have slowed down at Raber

Bay but a few fish can still be

caught in the early morning

and late evening hours

trolling purple crawler har-

nesses along weed beds

between the Lime Island

Dock, and back to the Raber

Boat launch. Walleye in the17 to 19 inch class are being

caught just southeast of

Kemps Pointe at Moon Island

off weed beds trolling bottom

bouncers with chartreuse

and white crawler harnesses

in the early morning hours.

Detour: Lake trout and

Chinook salmon are still

being caught at the Detour

Reef trolling green and

chrome Herringbone spoons

just south of the Drummond

Island Stone Quarry

Freighter Dock. Anglers were

trolling in 80 to 90 feet of

water 58 to 65 feet down. A

few catches of Pink salmon

are now being reported

trolling just below the

Drummond Island Ferry

Boat lane south to the Detour

Lighthouse. The Atlantic

salmon bite at Detour has

slowed down this week as the

Atlantics have begun to leave

Detour and move north to

the Rapids in Sault Ste.

Marie.

Cedarville and Hessel:

Perch fishing has picked up

around the Les Cheneaux

Islands. Anglers were har-

vesting perch and small-

mouth bass at the east end of

Hessel Bay, Snows Channel,

Musky Bay, Middle Entrance

and Moscoe Channel.

Anglers are also targeti ng

northern pike while still-fish-

ing with chubs. Government

Bay is producing excellent

pike results.

St. Ignace: Anglers were

fishing salmon from the

Coast Guard north past the

old fuel tanks and off

Mackinac Island in waters

from 60 to 70 feet down.



By Mike Dunn

INDIAN RIVER Inland

Lakes head coach Stan

Schramm admits to a little

trepidation. And some

excitement, too.

The Bulldogs are facing a

dramatic shift in their sched-

ule this season, thanks to the

changes that have taken

place in the Ski Valley. Inland

Lakes and Pellston find

themselves in the Ski Valley

North Division with league

newcomers St. Ignace,Rudyard, Pickford and

Rogers City.

The Bulldogs will be seek-

ing to turn around last years

4-5 record (3-4 in the league)

and return to the playoffs for

the second time in

Schramms four years at the

helm of the program.

Schramm knows itll be a

battle but he welcomes it.

Its tough; were excited

about it and nervous about

it, Schramm said. St. Ignace

brings back a ton of kids.

Rudyard is always tough and

Pickfords been tough the

past few years. But if you

want to be good to have to

play good teams.

St. Ignace appears to be

the team to beat in the Ski

Valley North. The Saints are

coming off a 12-1 season,

advancing all the way to theDiv. 8 semifinals before los-

ing to Fowler. Rudyard fin-

ished 7-4 a year ago and was

a Div. 8 district finalist.

Pickford finished 5-4 and

Rogers City (0-9) was winless.

Schramm doesnt have

great numbers with 21 on the

varsity but he has a decent

amount of returnees, even

with the loss of senior start-

ing linemen Doug Morse and

Dustin Cochran, who both

moved away during the sum-

mer.

The good news is that

fighting fullback Shane

Bacon (5-8, 165) and half-

backs Cody Bonilla (5-10,

170) and Jordyn Smeltzer (5-

10, 170) all return to the

backfield. Bacon sizzles as a

north-south threat from the

fullback post but opponents

cant key on him becauseBonilla and Smeltzer are

both burners who can turn

an off-tackle trap into a long

touchdown sprint. All three

seniors have excellent speed

and gained more than 600

yards last year. Junior Trevor

Mallory (6-0, 190), a hard-

nosed downhill runner who

isnt averse to knocking over

would-be tacklers if he cant

evade them, adds quality

depth. Fellow junior C.J.

Ogden (5-10, 175) from

Wolverine also has wheels

and likes to plow a downhill

path, also brings solid depth

to the full-house backfield.

Junior Todd Aghey (6-3,

175), who is tall and very ath-

letic, takes over at quarter-

back after calling signals at

the JV level the past two sea-

sons. Schramm likes Agheys

agility, height and his abilityto put the ball in the air.

Were still run-oriented

but we wont be afraid to

spread it out a little bit either

with Todd in there,

Schramm said. Well take

what the defense gives us. If

the defense is going to put

eight in box, we believe can

take advantage of it this year

and get the ball vertical down

field on them.

Three-year starter Sean

Mister Blood Boughner (6-

2, 270), who is about as tough

as raw steak, is back at center

to anchor the line.

Sophomore Stan Schramm

(5-8, 170) and strong-armed

junior Nick Parker (5-11, 175)

return at guard while sand-

paper-tough senior Nick

Murray (5-10, 185) returns at

one tackle and junior Chase

Bunker (6-1, 290) is a physi-cal presence at the other

tackle slot.

Seniors Austin Jensen (6-3,

180) and Nick Howrey (6-1,

165) return at tight end for

the Bulldogs.

Linebacking is the strength

of the Bulldogs defensively in

their 4-4 scheme with

Mallory, Bacon and Smeltzer

all returning for a unit that is

mobile and moves to the ball

with effic iency and force.

Blood Boughner and

Murray are back on the line

and the scrappy Schramm is

back at defensive end along

with Parker.

Bonilla returns for his

third-year as lock-down cor-

nerback. The versatile Jensen

will see time at cornerback,

safety and outside line-

backer. Junior Triston Long(6-0, 150) is a newcomer in

the secondary with lots of

potential after making an

impact at the JV level.

The big thing is we want

to stop the run but we should

be versatile enough to stop

the pass, too, Schramm said.

I-Lakes to vie in SVC NorthSchramms troops to face four new league foes this season,

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Lamprey control planned for Pigeon and Little Pigeon rivers, Big Sucker Creek, and Wycamp Creek

OTSEGO COUNTY -- U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service per-

sonnel will apply lampricides

to the Pigeon and Little

Pigeon River systems in

Otsego and Cheboygan

Counties as well as Big

Sucker Creek and Wycamp

Creek in Emmet County to

kill sea lamprey larvae bur-

rowed in the stream bottom.

The applications will be con-

ducted between August 28

and September 6 in accor-

dance with State of Michigan

permits.

Tentatively, treatment of

the Pigeon River system will

begin on Friday August 31,the Little Pigeon River on

Sunday September 2, Big

Sucker Creek on September

3, and Wycamp Creek on

September 4. Applications

will be complete in about 48

hours. The application dates

are tentative and may be

changed based upon local

weather or stream conditions

near the time of treatment.

Sea lamprey larvae live in

certain Great Lakes tributar-

ies and transform to parasitic

adults that migrate to the

Great Lakes and kill fish.

Failure to kill the larvae in

streams would result in sig-nificant damage to the Great

Lakes fishery. Infested tribu-

taries must be treated every

three to five years with lamp-

ricides to control sea lamprey

populations.

The U. S. Environmental

Protection Agency and

Health Canada Pest

Management Regulatory

Agency have reviewed

human health and environ-

mental safety data for lamp-

ricides and in 2003, conclud-

ed that the lampricides

(Lampricide and Bayluscide)

pose no unreasonable risk to

the general population and

the environment when

applied at concentrations

necessary to control larval

sea lampreys. However, as

with any pesticide, the public

is advised to use discretion

and minimize unnecessary

exposure.Lampricides are selectively

toxic to sea lampreys, but a

few fish, insect, and

broadleaf plants are sensi-

tive. Persons confining bait

fish or other organisms in

stream water are advised to

use an alternate water source

because lampricides may

cause mortality among

aquatic organisms stressed

by crowding and handling.

Agricultural irrigation must

be suspended for 24 hours,

during and following treat-

ment.

Extensive preparations are

required for a safe and effec-tive stream treatment. Prior

to treatment, personnel col-

lect data on stream water

chemistry and discharge. In

addition, they may conduct

on-site toxicity tests with

lampricides and stream flow

studies with dyes that cause

stream water to appear red or

green.

Lampricides are carefully

metered into the stream for

approximately 12 hours, and

continually analyzed at pre-

determined sites to assure

that proper concentrations

are maintained as the lamp-

ricides are carried down-

stream. Applicators are

trained and are certified by

Michigan regulatory agen-

cies for aquatic applications

of pesticides.

The program is contracted

through the Great Lakes

Fishery Commission to theU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

and Department of Fisheries

and Oceans Canada. The

Commission initiated chemi-

cal control of sea lampreys in

1958. Since that time the

highly successful program

has contributed significantly

to the maintenance of the $7

billion Great Lakes sport and

commercial fisheries.

Without continued control

efforts these fisheries again

would be in jeopardy.

Treatment of these streams

will destroy thousands of lar-

val sea lampreys including

many that would be expectedto transform and migrate to

Lake Huron to begin their

parasitic life cycle. Each lam-

prey in the lakes consumes

upwards of 40 pounds of lake

trout and salmon during its

parasitic life.

The Commission is com-

mitted to delivering a sea

lamprey control program

that practices good environ-

mental stewardship. To sup-

port the continued safe use

of lampricides the

Commission recently con-

ducted a series of studies at a

total cost of $6 million to

assess the effects of the lam-

pricides on human health

and the environment. In

addition to these studies the

Commission has implement-

ed a research program to

develop alternative control

techniques. The Commission

also is developing a strategy

to increase the number of

barriers on lamprey-produc-

ing streams, and is conduct-

ing research into barrier

design, traps, attractants,

and biological controls.

Additiona l informa tion

about sea lampreys and sea

lamprey control is available

online at www.glfc.org. TTY

users may reach the

Marquette or Ludington

Biological Stations through

the Michigan State Relay

Service at 1-800-649-3777.

The mission of the U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service is work-

ing with others to conserve,

protect and enhance fish,

wildlife, plants and their

habitats for the continuing

benefit of the American peo-

ple. We are both a leader and

trusted partner in fish and

wildlife conservation, known

for our scientific excellence,

stewardship of lands and nat-

ural resources, dedicated pro-

fessionals and commitmentto public service. For more

information on our work and

the people who make it hap-

pen, visit www.fws.gov.

MANISTIQUE -- Governor

Rick Snyder and Department

of Natural Resources

Director Keith Creagh recent-

ly announced the state will

become an important part-

ner in a collaborative effort toconstruct a new sea lamprey

barrier in Manistique on the

Manistique River.

The existing dam, owned

by Manistique Papers, Inc.,

once served as an impedi-

ment to migrating sea lam-

preys and is now more than

100 years old and deteriorat-

ing. Sea lampreys now have

free access to the entire

Manistique River, a huge

watersh ed covering more

than 3,600 miles.

The new barrier will be

constructed by the U. S.

Army Corps of Engineers and

financed by the Great Lakes

Fishery Commission. The

Corps requires that a stable,

non-federal partner take

ownership of the sea lamprey

barrier and associated struc-

tures. The state will fulfill thatrole.

"Collaboration is key to

moving Michigan forward

and this local, state and

federal partnership is a

great example," Governor

Snyder said. "Working

together, we will help to

protect Michigan's pre-

cious water resources from

the damage caused by

invasive species while also

assisting the city of

Manistique with some of

its needs. I appreciate all of

the work that the partners

have done to find creative

solutions to these chal-lenges."

Sea lamprey numbers in

Lake Michigan have

increased dramatically in

recent years because of

access to the Manistique

River system. Each adult

sea lamprey consumes

more than 40 pounds of fish

during its lifetime. The

Manistique River now pro-

duces the highest number of

sea lamprey of any Lake

Michigan tributary and is

one of the highest producers

in the entire Great Lakes

basin.

"Driven by instinct to

reproduce in the streams of

the watershed where their

larvae grow into ravenous

parasites attacking fish

species like lake trout,

salmon, and whitefish, sea

lamprey relentlessly destroy

these fish and the economy

they support," said Great

Lakes Fishery Commission

Executive Secretary Dr.

Christopher Goddard.

"Vision, determination,

cooperation, and courage

among committed partnersare crucial to successful

transformation of the deteri-

orated dam into a new and

powerful tool in the ongoing

war against sea lamprey."

At an estimate d cost of

nearly $750,000 to treat and

kill sea lampreys every two

years in the river, this project

will produce significant cost

savings over time and allow

other critical stream treat-

ments to occur for the con-

trol of sea lamprey.

"Sea lampreys and other

invasive species remain a

serious threat to the ecology

of the Great Lakes and to

local economies," said DNR

Director Creagh. "This part-

nership marks a significant

step forward in addressing

one piece of that problem

and does so in a way that

benefits the local community

and the state. I couldn't be

more pleased."

In addition to Great Lakes

fishery benefits, this project

will also replace an aging

water line critical to the City

of Manistique and upgradethe city's flood control wall.

Manistique Papers, Inc.

will also benefit from this

work by having much of the

aging dam and associated

infrastructure removed, thus

providing benefits to the

company's operations.

Sea lamprey control for local waters

Sea lamprey barrier to be built in U.P.


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school year on the MHSAA

Network is already underway

with school-created content

on MHSAA.tv, and this week

marks the season launch of

MHSAA Football Friday

Overtime on FOX Sports

Detroit, as well as high

school football on Xfinity

with coverage of Detroit Cass

Tech vs. Birmingham Brother

Rice.

Ten new schools have

joined the MHSAAs School

Broadcasting Program in

cooperation with the

Michigan InterscholasticConnection. AuGres-Sims,

Charlevoix, Cheboygan,

Ellsworth, Hillman, Indian

River Inland Lakes, Lincoln

Alcona, Onaway, Petoskey

and Rogers City all come

online this fall, representing

the following leagues and

conferences: Big North

Conference, Huron Shores

Conference, Lake Michigan

Conference, North Star

League, Ski Valley

Conference and the Straits

Area Conference. They join

approximately 60 downstate

schools and Calumet from

the Upper Peninsula in the

program, which is in its

fourth year.

Heres the schedule of

schools planning to cover

week one football games,

which will be availab le at

MHSAA.tv shortly after each

games conclusion:

Gaylord at Cheboygan -

Thursday

Big Rapids Crossroad

Academy at AuGres-Sims

Friday

Indian River-Inland Lakes

at Onaway Friday

Rogers City at Lincoln

Alcona Friday

St. Ignace at Charlevoix

Friday

Eagle River Northland

Pines (WI) at Calumet

The first sporting event of

the new school year on

MHSAA.tv took place last

week when Greenville played

boys soccer at Cedar Springs.

Schools interested in becom-

ing a part of the School

Broadcast Program should

contact John Johnson at the

MHSAA office.

Beginning this Friday, Aug.24, and running for 13 weeks

at midnight is MHSAA

Football Friday Overtime on

FOX Sports Detroit. Mickey

York and Rob Rubick return

to host the weekly 30-minute

highlights show.

Then on Saturday, PlayOn!

Sports, an MHSAA Network

television partner, will be at

the Prep Kickoff Classic at

Wayne State University to

cover the Detroit Cass Tech v.

Birmingham Brother Rice

football game. Its the first of

13 games that will be fea-

tured each week by Xfinity on

various platforms.

Each weeks featured game

will be presented by Xfinity

to viewers on Comcast

Channel 900 on the following

Tuesday at 9:30 p.m., and

again on Saturday at 9 a.m.

The games will be online for

Xfinit y subscri bers atXfinity.com/HighSchoolSpor

ts, and highlights will also be

available on the Xfinity on

Demand service. Heres the

complete football schedule:

Week 1 - Birming ham

Brother Rice v. Detroit Cass

Tech, Aug. 25

Week 2 - Allen Park at

Brownstown Woodhaven,

Aug. 30

Week 3 - Grandville Calvin

Christian v. Grand Rapids

NorthPointe Christian, Sept.

7

Week 4 - Grand Rapids

Northview at Holland, Sept.

14

Week 5 - Dearborn at

Dearborn Fordson, Sept. 21

Week 6 - Holland West

Ottawa at Rockford, Sept. 28

Week 7 - Canton v.

Plymouth, Oct. 5

Week 8 - Riverv iew atGrosse Ile, Oct. 12

Week 9 - Lowell at Grand

Rapids Christian, Oct. 19

In addition, one game each

week during the first four

rounds of the MHSAA

Football Playoffs will also be

presented; and three addi-

tional fall events will also be

featured.

Returning for its eighth

season this week is the radio

commentary MHSAA

Perspective, which will air on

over 50 radio stations across

the state, generally during

the local broadcasts of high

school games. The program

runs for 30 weeks through

the end of the winter sports

season. MHSAA Perspective

can also be accessed from

the home page of the MHSAA

Website.

Stations committed to

carry MHSAA Perspective

include WMJZ-FM (101.5) in

Gaylord.

Two local games on MHSAA.tvGaylord at Cheboygan on Thursday and I-Lakes at Onaway are both available through

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from all evil; He will keep your soul. 8 The Lord will guard your going

out and your coming in From this time forth and forever.

MONDAY: 2 Thessalonians 3:1-3 New American Standard Bible (NASB) Finally,

brethren, pray for us that the word of the Lord will spread rapidly and

be glorified, just as it did also with you; 2 and that we will be rescued

from perverse and evil men; for not all have faith. 3 But the Lord is faith-ful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.

TUESDAY: Psalm 50:15 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 15 Call upon Me in the

day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.

WEDNESDAY: Psalm 91:15 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 15 He will call

upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will res-

cue him and honor him.

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I guess I don't hit the panic button

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sharp with lots of chrome. Tent Sale

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North, Petoskey, MI 231-347-2585.

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mechanical repair, 1995 and up.

Gaylord area. 989-732-9362

Rent-to-own vehicles at Tailored

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BOATS & MARINE

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CASH FOR OLD CARS. Please don't

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348-7066

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Otsego.

FURNITURE

GREAT ROOMS is now wholesaling

mattresses to the public. Prices

begin at $119. 148 W. Main St.

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and N. Court St. www.greatroomsgay-

lord.com. Call 989-748-4849

GARAGE & YARD SALE

EAST JORDAN - Huge Moving Sale.

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GARAGE & YARD SALE

GARAGE SALE Fundraiser Sept. 1,

8am-3pm at the St. Mary Storage

building, Gaylord. Proceeds help pay

for a new roof on the storage build-

ing. Gently used items will be accept-

ed for donation Thursday, Aug. 30

and Friday, Aug. 31 from 9am - Noon.

No clothing please. Info call Frank

Jasinski, 989-370-2066.

GET RID OF YOUR JUNK, make

money! Junque in the Trunk, Grayling

Promotional Association's community

garage sale, Saturday, September

1st, 10am to 3pm, Grayling MiniMall.

Reserve space now $15. Held inside

if it rains. Treasures Galore!

Information call Linda 989-348-9419

MULTI FAMILY ESTATE SALE. Aug. 31

& Sept. 1, 8am-4pm. 338 Thumm

Road, Gaylord. Liquidation of house-

hold items, hunting, fishing, yard

tools, antiques, knick knacks and

much more.

GUNS

Cash for Rifles & Shotguns. Also want

old fishing tackle. 989-390-1529

GUN SHOW, Sept. 1. 10am - 4pm at

Steiner Museum, 2 miles North of

Fairview on M-33. Free admission.

Buy, Sell, Trade. Table rent, $15. Call

Tammy Emig to reserve your table.

989-848-5320.

GUNS - GUNS - GUNS. Buy, sell, trade.

Come to the Steiner Museum Gun

Show. Sept. 1, 10am - 4pm. Fairview,

MI. Free to the public. PH. 989-848-

2238

One Day CONCEALED PISTOL

LICENSE class, Sept. 22 at Frontier

Ways. 231-258-4817 or

Frontierways.com.

RIFLES & HANDGUNS for sale.

Private seller. therockgaylord@hot-

mail.com. 989-370-9070.

HELP WANTED

Part

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local businesses create print adver-

tising to help them reach consumers

throughout Northern Michigan with

our newspapers and associated

products. Work your own schedule.

Good commission rate. Must have

computer, Internet access and

dependable transportation. E-mail

info to Dave at

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Full

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consumers throughout Northern

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associated products. Work your own

schedule. Good commission rate.

Must have computer, Internet access

and dependable transportation. E-

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resume to [email protected]

Report positive news and write

feature stories. Experienced writer

and photographer a plus. Must have

Digital camera, computer and posi-

tive outlook. E-mail info and samples

to Dave at

[email protected].

FULL TIME Auto & Truck Salesperson.

Retail sales experience is helpful and

preferred but we will consider train-

ing the right candidate. Must be hon-

est, hardworking, outgoing, punctual

and dependable. Must have current,

unrestricted Michigan driver's

license. Includes benefits. Apply in

person. Scheer Motors Chevy, Buick,

Chrysler, Dodge, Ram & Jeep.

Industrial Maintenance - Grayling.

Wood window component manufac-

turer seeks a generalist for its main-

tenance team. Requires HS/GED,

documented work history, drug

screen, & related training/experience

with welding, electrical systems,

hydraulics, and industrial equipment

troubleshooting and repair. Steam

systems experience helpful. Apply at:

www.springswindowfashions.com or

at nearest Michigan Works office.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

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meetings, school board and localnews reporting. Experienced writer


Digital camera and computer. E-mail

info and samples to Dave at

[email protected].

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mental meetings, school board and

local news reporting. Experienced

writer and photographer a plus. Must

have Digital camera and computer. E-

mail info and samples to Dave at

[email protected].

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info and samples to Dave [email protected].

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writer and photographer a plus. Must

have Digital camera and computer. E-

mail info and samples to Dave at

[email protected].

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meetings, school board and local

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info and samples to Dave at

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