Reader's Digest checks apparently still in the mail

Grand Marais' Reader's Digest contest win was the spark for much-needed state and federal funding, but the original $40,000 from the magazine hasn't materialized yet.

Excerpt: After waiting months, four Michigan towns next week are to receive $10,000-$40,000 in cash prizes won in a Reader's Digest contest.

"We were so excited when we won" in February, but spirits drooped when no money arrived, said Albion Mayor Joe Domingo.

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Source: The Detroit Free Press

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