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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I seem to have stirred up some folks by asking if anyone else was cancelling going to the conference. I did not mean to suggest that Shepler’s would ever endanger any passengers, but that is part of my concern. If any ferry trips have to be cancelled it will make getting on and off the Island that much more difficult, and expensive. Someone suggested that the Library of Michigan will reimburse us if we fly. Is that true? I haven’t seen that anywhere. All I am saying is I am not willing to ride in a bus strapped to the deck of the <i>Sacre Bleu</i> going 5 mph through the ice for an hour. That’s assuming conditions permit strapping buses and vans to the deck. If they aren’t then they can take 54 people at a time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It is my <u>personal opinion</u> that there is cause for concern. Maybe those of us who live on the Great Lakes have a little more respect for their power. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Everything will probably be fine, and I hope you all have a great conference. I am really sorry we will miss it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Nannette Miller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Elk Rapids District Library<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>