April 20, 2005 RSS feed / News

Les Cheneaux Schools Seek 18-Mill Renewal

Les Cheneaux Community Schools will ask district voters to renew 18-mill levy against non-homestead properties in the May 3 school election. The 18-mill non-homestead levy raises two-thirds of the district More...

Shepler vs. City: Mackinac Island Seeks To Have Shepler’s Freight Lawsuit Dismissed

The City of Mackinac Island is asking the 11th Circuit Court to dismiss a lawsuit by Shepler More...

Engadine Legion Post Names Prize Winner

Bob Eastman of Newberry is the winner of a 2005 Suzuki 4x4 ATV in a raffle conducted by American Legion Post 290, West Mackinac County. Mr. Eastman More...

Families With Young Children Invited To Free Childhood Fair in St. Ignace Saturday

Families with young children are invited to participate in the Second Annual Children More...

Red Hat Convention Gets OK for June 3 & 4 at St. Ignace

The Red Hat Society Convention, the fate of which had been in doubt because early registration was lower than expected, is scheduled to take place as originally planned, said Kelly Simmons, executive director of the St. Ignace Visitors More...

Moran Superintendent: Millage Will NOT Raise Taxes

Moran Township School District Interim Superintendent Bill Peltier and supporters of the Gros Cap School can More...

Local Conservation District Tree Sale Starting April 22 and 23

The Chippewa/East Mackinac Conservation District will hold its annual tree sale Friday, April 22, and Saturday, April 23. People who have ordered trees or plants can pick up orders on those days. More...

Passage of St. Ignace Millage Request Could Soften Planned Cuts

Passing the May 3 millage request St. More...

Becoming an Outdoors Woman Weekend Set for June 3 to June 5

Michigan women who want to develop their outdoor skills are invited to participate in the Eighth Annual "Becoming an Outdoors Woman" program Friday, June 3, through Sunday, June 5, in Big Bay, 30 miles north of Marquette. More...

Rudyard Christian To Hold Open House April 28

The Rudyard Christian School will hold an open house for potential new students Thursday, April 28, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. More...

Court Reports

The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace, April 6, April 12, April 13, and April 15, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...

New Home Gets OK on Mackinac Island

The Mackinac Island Planning Commission, at its regular meeting Tuesday, April 12, approved a zoning permit for Tom and Sally McGovern More...

First Freighter at Port Dolomite

Pathfinder was the first freighter to arrive at Port Dolomite in Cedarville this spring, early Wednesday morning, April 6. The vessel loaded 19,500 tons of dolomite from the Michigan Limestone Operations quarry that day. More...

Wolf Management To Be Focus of DNR Public Meetings

A series of public meetings will be hosted by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to discuss wolf management in the state, with one set for Sault Ste. Marie Friday, May 13. More...

Girl Scouts Sell Cookies April 22

St. Ignace Girl Scout Troops 72 and 340 will hold a Cookie Booth Sale Friday, April 22, at the Holiday gas station on US-2 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. More...

Mackinaw City Students To Learn Drinking Dangers

Students at Mackinaw City High School will participate in a pre-prom program to learn about drinking and driving Thursday, April 21. More...

Boy Scouts May Register Now

Boys interested in Cub Scouts or Boy Scouts can sign up at the Children%27s Spring Fair Saturday, April 23, at LaSalle High School gym from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. More...

Sapphire Ring Hidden in Cupcake To Highlight Lions Roar Auction

Merchandise is coming in steadily for a Lions Roar Auction in St. Ignace, report Lions event organizers Paula McNamara and Roger Gady. The Lions Roar Auction will be Saturday, May 7, at 7 p.m. at St. More...

Geocaching Catching on at Michigan State Parks and Recreation Areas

They%27ll wade across soggy fields, traverse frozen lakes in gale-force winds, and explore the northern-most tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula, all to locate a key ring, a sticker, or even a coin. More...

May 2005 Elections Passage of St. Ignace Millage Request Could Soften Planned Cuts

Passing the May 3 millage request St. More...

Explaining ‘Headlee,’ Proposal ‘A’ to the Voters

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News Briefs

Saving Paradise School Funding Ready for April

Five area school districts expect to share special state funding totaling $75,000 as early as this month, if state lawmakers release the money that was earmarked last fall. More...

Spring Runoff Prompts City Crews To Seek Drainage Solutions in High Street Neighborhood

Trying to address existing runoff problems, which could be further exacerbated by the construction of several new houses, Department of Public Works Director Les Therrian presented work plans for the south side of High Street, between Chambers and Ch More...

County Residents Asked To Support Mackinac Straits Hospital Millage

Mackinac County voters, on May 3, will be asked to approve a 1.2-mill operations tax to support Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center for the next five years. More...

Youth May Register for Rec Baseball

The St. Ignace Recreation Department is accepting registration forms for the baseball season until Wednesday, May 11. Children ages 4 through 14 may participate. More...

Brevort Township Wants To Renew Three Millages

Brevort Township voters will be asked May 3 to renew millages for county road improvement, library, community center operations, and fire department operations and capital improvement. More...

Commissioners Give OK To Produce County Fact Book

County commissioners tackled a wide variety of issues at their Thursday, April 14, meeting, including making a final decision on animal shelter services and deciding to advertise for two openings on the Economic Development Corporation board. More...

Lions Club Plans Sunday Breakfast

The St. Ignace Lions club will host its annual pancake breakfast Sunday, April 24, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Java Joe More...

Day Sail Schooner Comes to St. Ignace

*Continued from page 1 venture is successful. The cruise routes are also undetermined, but traveling under the Mackinac Bridge and around Mackinac Island are strong possibilities. More...

Pickford Readers Grow Rain Forest Tree in Center of School

A sleepless night grew a rain forest in the imagination of Pickford Elementary School Secretary Marilynn Crisp. The rain forest concept was a welcome breath of the tropics used during the school More...

Seney Offers Film

A free film about migratory birds called More...

Straits Area Conference Honors Scholar-Athletes

Straits Area Conference (SAC) honored 107 athletes during the Scholar-Athlete Recognition Banquet at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Cheboygan Thursday, April 14. More...

Several Local Teachers To Be Honored With ‘OPIE’ Excellence Awards

Nine teachers and five school staff members in the Eastern Upper Peninsula will be honored for educational excellence when they are presented with Outstanding Persons in Education (OPIE) Awards Tuesday, April 26, at the sixth annual OPIE Awards Banqu More...

MDA Trying To Stop Crop Pest

Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) Director Dan Wyant is seeking public assistance in stopping an invasive crop pest, yellow nutsedge, from being planted as a wildlife food source. More...