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Click here for digital edition  The Christian Science Monitor PORTLAND, MAINE - The American high school is one of the country%27s most iconic institutions. It%27s also proven to be one of the most difficult to change. More ... Garfield Lawson, an inmate from the Baraga Maximum Correctional Facility who escaped Saturday afternoon, August 6, was captured without incident, along with his accomplice, Kathy Sleep, a food service employee for the corrections facility, in Wisconsin early Monday morning, August 8. More ... Edison Sault Electric Company will host self-guided tours at its hydroelectric plant Friday, August 12, and Saturday, August 13. The tours begin at the east end of the plant near Alford Park in Sault Ste. Marie and will run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. More ... Early European exploration and settlement of St. Ignace and the Straits area will be the focus of an illustrated talk by Brian Leigh Dunnigan at the St. Ignace Public Library Thursday, August 11, at 7 p.m. The public presentation is sponsored by the Michilimackinac Historical Society and is free. More ... Officers from the St. Ignace Police Department are in search of a young male suspect accused of entering homes on the east side of town last week. In a related issue, Michigan State Police are investigating the shooting of a residential dog that attacked a police dog in pursuit of the trespassing su More ... Barbara Bailey Hutchinson will perform Thursday, August 11, at 7 p.m. at the St. Ignace marina as part of the free Bayside Live! concert series. More ... All musicians who performed at Locals by the Bay this summer are invited to play in a jam session Wednesday, August 17, at 7 p.m. at the St. Ignace Marina. More ... The newly reconstructed exit ramps reopened to both Portage Street and US-2 in St. Ignace from I-75 Saturday, July 30. This work is part of a $5.7 million project that includes 1.26 miles of freeway reconstruction and realignment, including reconstruction of six ramps, new pavement and shoulders wit More ... The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace, August 2 and 3, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More ... Clark Township voters approved another five years of road millage and a new, five-year levy for school busses Tuesday, August 2, while voters in Marquette Township approved a road millage and a five year levy to support fire department and ambulance operations. More ... Kinross Correctional Facility has awarded the Michigan Department of Corrections Citizenship Award to Lieutenant John Akkanen for his involvement in the community of Brimley. Lieutenant Akkanen has 24 years with the Michigan Department of Corrections and works at Kinross Correctional Facility. More ... The Straits of Mackinac Shipwreck Preserve Association, headquartered in St. Ignace, will sponsor a public appearance by L. Stephen Cox at 8 p.m. Saturday, August 13. More ... Local musicians will headline the musical line-up for the 28th Annual Les Cheneaux Islands Antique Wooden Boat Show and Festival of Arts, Friday, August 12, and Saturday, August 13. The line-up includes Jeff King and Ken Izzard More ... The home of Paul and Pat Wilson overlooks a bay where grasses ripple gently, like waves on the lake beyond. The water inspires Mr. Wilson, a meticulous craftsman, to create the kinds of vessels that slip quietly through bays, parting reeds along the way. The canoes, kayaks, and sailboats he makes al More ... U.S. Army Great Lakes Recruiting Battalion is offering a new Assignment Incentive Pay (AIP) Program in which qualified active Army recruits may be eligible for up to $400 per month, up to a total of $14,400, if they agree to be assigned to an Army designated priority unit with a critical role in cur More ... Mackinaw City and St. Ignace are having a good year, despite the state and national economic rut, according to a few local businesses. They say a perception that fewer tourists are crossing the Mackinac Bridge and bunking only as far north as Mackinaw City is not accurate, and that a 2:1 gap between More ... The West Mackinac County Garden Club will meet Thursday, August 25, at 4 p.m. at the Purple Coneflower Plant Preserve to remove invasive plant species. Hot dogs and refreshments will be provided, and the public is invited. More ... Seney National Wildlife Refuge will conduct a series of prescribed burns this summer, which began with a test burn Wednesday, August 3. The burns are done to enhance habitat for wildlife species including song birds, black bears, and sharptail grouse. The burns also can help reduce the severity of w More ... Rising inmate health care costs and tension over the county animal shelter were among discussions Mackinac County commissioners had during their committee-of-the-whole meeting Thursday, August 4. After Commissioners received an update from Sheriff Scott Strait on inmate health costs, they asked him More ... Hiawatha Shore Trail Day Saturday, August 20, at Tahquamenon Falls State Park in Paradise. Activities will take place at the Lower Falls Pavilion from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and include shuttles for hikers walking the trail between the lower and upper falls, arts and crafts for kids, interpretive hikes, More ... Zion Lutheran Church in Allenville will dedicate an old religious oil painting donated by a local resident at its 9 a.m. service Sunday, August 14. The picture is donated in honor of the Polish immigrants who helped found this community and congregation many years ago. Polish sweets will be served a More ... Mackinac County Prosecutor Clayton Graham was re-elected to the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan Board of Directors at the association More ... Concerns regarding student drug and alcohol use, brought to the St. Ignace Area Schools Board of Education at its Monday, August 8 meeting, led to a long discussion and some initial plans of action by the board and staff members. More ... Bay Cliff Health Camp in Marquette is compiling a list of former campers and staff who were at one time associated with the facility for children with disabilities. Those who would like to register on the list may visit www.baycliff.org or call (906)-228-5770. More ... The Coldwell Banker Schmidt Real Estate office in Cedarville is putting the finishing touches on its new, six-office addition and remodeled office building. More ... Music in Mackinaw will feature Jeremy Kittel Saturday, August 13, at 8 p.m. at Conkling Heritage Park on South Huron Avenue in Mackinaw City. More ... Kinross Correctional Facility has awarded the Michigan Department of Corrections Valor Award to five staff members. The staff recognized for their actions during a potentially dangerous situation were Thomas Hill, Dale Lasecki, Greg Rozelle, James Killips, and Richard Lovegrove. All are members of t More ... A showing of work by students of the Chippewa Historical Society Icon Workshop will take place in the Alberta House Mini Gallery in Sault Ste. Marie through Tuesday, August 30. There will be a meet-the-artist reception Saturday, August 6, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The exhibit features the Byzantine art More ... Grace Forgrave, a 1941 Rudyard High School graduate, will be the speaker at the Rudyard Historical Society at its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, August 11, at the Rudyard Community Center. More ... |
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