Michigan's Thumb area may be better known for sugar beets than Chardonnay, but Steve Velloff and Connie Currie had no problem moving from downtown Chicago to Sanilac County -- to make wine.

ST. CLAIR -- 'Focus on Parenting' will the subject of a Focus on the Family presentation from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today in the church, 415 N. Ninth St.

Port Huron: No set hours. Port Sanilac: 6-8 p.m. Richmond: 6-8 p.m. Sandusky: 5-7 p.m. St.

From goblins and werewolves to ghosts, sea monsters and wavy green lights, Michigan's spookiest legends are enough to give you the creeps.

Consumer Reports is at it again with its biased, unscientific study of car reliability .

Owner Steve Velloff harvests chardonnay grapes at Blue Water Winery and Vineyard in Port Sanilac.

The Carsonville-Port Sanilac Elementary School National Honor Society is having a Coats for Kids drive.

Throughout her nearly 40 years of teaching, Genevieve Conley strived to engage her students.

Firefighters responded about 10:40 a.m. Saturday to a house fire at 4343 County Line Road.

A seat has opened on the Port Sanilac Village Council following the resignation of Ruth Ann Pries.

The Port Huron High School Big Red Marching Machine will play host Tuesday to the 2009 Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association's Marching Band Festival at Memorial Stadium, 24th and Farley streets, Port Huron.

Meeting: Two speakers will be featured Metro-West Steelheaders meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Livonia Senior Center.

The St. Clair County Regional Educational Service Agency Board of Education will implement $396,000 in cuts if the state's proposed education budget is approved.

The Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District has started a Virtual School Program.

Many Michigan residents are enjoying the nice weather, but those expecting to catch fish during the annual fall salmon run are not, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said.

Joyce Reid was curator of the Deckerville Historical Museum until she donated the building -- a former train depot -- to the Sanilac County Historical Society this month, saying she and her husband, Harold, couldn't maintain the structure anymore.

Salmon are moving into the rivers, but the big push has not yet occurred in Michigan, the state Department of Natural Resources said in its weekly fishing report.

WARREN --Amanda Curley had 50 kills and 61 service receptions Wednesday night to lead Marysville to the title at the Warren Cousino Early Season Volleyball Tournament.

Summer seems to be coming to an end too soon. But it's not over yet. There's still plenty to do before the first school bell rings and people begin to think about fall leaves and fewer hours of daylight.

A stalwart on the Chicago scene in the 1980s and '90s, vibraphonist Jim Cooper has played a similar role in West Michigan, where he has been based since the mid-'90s. He's a sleek, melodic player who, even at swifter tempos or in the midst of rhythmically urgent expression, never seems to sacrifice a fundamental lyricism or relaxed countenance.