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19th Century Sault Sainte Marie

In 1923, Stanley Newton published, “The Story of Sault Ste. Marie and Chippewa County.” It’s a great read. From time to time, I’ll share some of what was written. I found it quite interesting, and I hope you will too. – Laurie Davis In the year, 1800 the value of […]

The Things I Go Through

Hi Everyone. Maverick here with another exciting edition of “Cat Tales.” You’re probably wondering why I am dressed up like a flag. This is my friend, Spaghetti Betty’s work. She is making us costumes for July 4th, and she snapped this pic while doing a fitting. I think you know […]

Ivan’s In Trouble

Hi everyone. Here is the latest edition of “Cat Tales.” What a week it’s been for my mom. She says she feels like she is on a roller coaster. She got some good health news, but then a few days later she got bad news. It’s very stressful getting old […]

Emotional Healing

The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all; he protects all his […]

Spaghetti Betty Moves To Town

Hi everyone. It’s been a while since I have written my “Cat Tales” column. I have been super busy. You know how it is with great U.P. weather. Winter is a thing of the past, and it’s time to get out and enjoy the weather and all that the U.P. […]

The Land of Sky Blue Water

The following story was taken from a booklet by members of The Soo Fire Department in 1921. With the building of the current Soo lock, this makes for an interesting read comparing it to the Soo, 103 years ago. Enjoy! – Laurie Davis “See America First” is one of the […]

Grandma’s Ledger

My Grandmother kept a ledger of all expenses including car expenses. The car expenses were listed on the ledger’s opening page. In January 1940, my grandfather had 45,600 miles on his car. On January 8th of that year, my grandfather purchased a ½ year license for $5.15, and later that […]

Letting Go

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a […]

The Slumber Party

Hi everyone. Maverick here with this week’s edition of “Cat Tales.” I’ve mentioned in past columns that I love when my mom tells me stories of the good old days, especially the ones involving my brothers. I want to share the one about my brother, Alex’s, slumber party. I love […]

Imperfection

“As it is written: ‘There is no one righteous, not even one.’” – Romans 3:10 (NIV) Nobody’s perfect here on Earth. It doesn’t matter how much we strive to do good in life or desire to be perfect, it isn’t attainable. Your pastor, the person sitting next to you in […]