http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/michigan/arenac-county/ Arenac County, MI News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/michigan/arenac-county/content/d14245fbb90dffbd64d50da615d981ef.html PROVIDENCIALES Turks and Caicos Hurricane Ike damaged most of the homes on Grand Turk island as it roared onto the Bahamas raked Haiti's flooded cities with rain and threatened the Florida Keys on its way to Cuba as a ferocious Category 4 storm SundayTurks and Caicos premier Michael Misick said Ike damaged 80 percent of the homes on the main island and that hundreds lost their roofs as the hurricane made a neardirect hit People have been cowering in closets and under stairwells and just holding on for life They got hit really really badhe told The Associated Press Sunday morningAt 8 am EDT Ike's eye was just east of Great Inagua Island in the southeastern Bahamas with maximum sustained winds of 135 mph 215 kph It was moving westsouthwest at 14 mph 24 kph and was expected to remain a major hurricane as it approaches eastern CubaIt's looking terriblesaid reserve police officer Henry Nixon from inside a shelter on the Bahamas' Great Inagua Island where about 85 people huddled around a radio All we can do is hunker down and prayGreat Inagua which is closer to Haiti than to the Bahamian capital of Nassau is the southernmost island in the Bahamas archipelago It has the world's largest breeding colony of West Indian flamingos and about 1000 peopleEverybody is very concerned because of the strength of this one They want to make sure they surviveadministrator Preston Cunningham said after authorities went doortodoor urging residents to seek higher ground All power was cut as a precaution Sunday morning and about 135 people took refuge in sheltersGrand Turk the capital of the tiny British territory of Turks and Caicos is home to about 3000 people and has little natural protection from the sea and expected storm surge of up to 18 feet 55 meters Rain was driving through in horizontal sheets early Sunday and wind was tearing through some roofs It was too early to know of any deaths or injuriesThe airport in Providenciales closed after thousands of tourists and residents evacuated from the typically tranquil island chainDesiree Adams along with 11 members of her family could hear the winds through the storm shutters of her Grand Turk home The power was out but they had water and food and batterypowered lanterns if necessaryWe're all just laying down looking up at the dark ceiling and talkingAdams a personal adviser to the island chain's chief minister for tourism issues said by mobile phoneThe US National Hurricane Center said Ike's eye was expected to move over eastern Cuba Sunday night and into central Cuba by late Monday on a track that will likely take it into the Gulf of MexicoThese storms have a mind of their ownFlorida Gov Charlie Crist said as tourists were ordered out of the vulnerable Florida Keys Saturday Authorities planned a phased evacuation for residents Sunday morning starting with the southernmost islands What we have to do is be prepared be smart vigilant and alertIn Louisiana Gov Bobby Jindal set up a task force to prepare for the possibility of more havoc after getting slammed by Hurricane GustavGuantanamo Bay Naval Base in southeast Cuba went on condition of readiness oneearly Sunday morning meaning all ferries were secured beaches were off limits and private cars were banned from roads at the US base where some 255 men suspected of links to the Taliban and alQaida live in what the military says are hurricaneproof cellsPeople have been forewarned for a dayNavy Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Lamb said It's starting to get breezy http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/michigan/arenac-county/content/35bdada2e12c529ca02a9260fc097f2d.html Associated Press September 7 2008 11:34 AM ET FLINT AP Barack Obama's campaign says the Democratic presidential candidate will discuss the economy at events Monday in Flint and http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/michigan/arenac-county/content/0ffdf01078abfa4245f041258fac5733.html The Traverse City Central girls captured the Fremont Hill and Bale Invitational beating last year's Division 1 state runnerup Grand Haven 4553 Plus more cross country http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/michigan/arenac-county/content/f4f3ccbcefc79a0e061fc1dd6d2ba7fb.html ALGONAC Blue Water Area crosscountry teams and individuals are proving to be too tough to catch this season http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/michigan/arenac-county/content/acbcbff80b87182f31fa4029d0751b40.html Buchanan Elementary student Tristin Elliot used a side door on the first day of school Wednesday so he didn't notice the biggest change until laterMy teacher asked me to give something to someone in the office Whoahe said Usually it would be right hereBut the office moved as part of a 3 million renovation at Buchanan over the summer paid with the district's sinking fundThe front office is now bigger and located at the front of the school an important safety measure that lets staff see and register all visitors before they mix with studentsGuests have to go through another set of doors before heading down classroom hallwaysThat wasn't the only renovation Folding classroom dividers were replaced with brick walls New windows ceiling and floor tiles and doors were installed Principal Marjorie Moore called the renovation wonderfuland said students and staff are thrilled with the new look Wednesday's temperatures reached 93 degrees A TV meteorologist said that is as hot as it's been all summer But at Buchanan it was no sweatOur teachers turned on the airsaid fourthgrader Nick Poulos who remembers what it was like this time last year before air conditioning It just got really really hothe said The windows don't open so there was no relief from heatTeachers appreciate the air conditioning too It has been so wonderful to be able to have the students here in 90degree weather and for them to be able to learn in the afternoonsaid secondgrade teacher Michelle AdamsClassrooms also have new cabinets for storage she said Even the bathrooms are differentThey're very shiny and whitersaid firstgrader Andrew PoulosThis school is the cleanest I've ever been insaid grandmother Lavonne Schaffer who has been visiting Buchanan since her own children were littleThe halls have a fresh coat of white paint but soon they'll have decorations in the form of student artworkAnd a fish tank will go where the office once stood The fish haven't returned from summer vacation yetMoore saidSecondgrader Kaleb Alesawi had one word to describe the changes: Awesome http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/michigan/arenac-county/content/38dd185e00bd8508f20e9c5c3e42e080.html ALBION Whether as an air guardsman or corrections officer Richard Hemenway deals with stripes and the contrasts couldn't be greater http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/michigan/arenac-county/content/494b2615b7e05d05ebae64f4a4e15c34.html It was too little too late Friday for Westland John Glenn's football team as the Rockets fell to 02 on the year with a 106 setback to host Pinckney http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/michigan/arenac-county/content/032d00fdfecfcb7a56825fc3e2d0e94a.html Troy has consistently been one of the top teams in Oakland County when it comes to girls cross country for many years