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Municipal Experts Offer Advice to Council on Search
St. Ignace City Council To Choose New City Manager This Month
     St. Ignace City Council will begin shaving its list of 31 applicants for city manager at a special meeting Thursday, November 3, at 4 p.m., and hopes to reduce the list to five or less. Council members have been reviewing each application and have been asked to come to the meeting Thursday
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Neighbors, Friends Join Together To Help Build Barn for Family Who Lost Father
Old-Fashioned Barn Raising at Hessel...
     A group of friends turned a tragedy into a demonstration of neighborly kindness as nearly 60 people gathered to help the Leach family of Hessel build an addition to their barn.
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Mining Operation May Have Major U.P. Impact
Will Sulfide Project Compromise Economy, Water?
     At the western end of the Upper Peninsula, a sulfide mining operation proposed by Utah-based Kennecott Minerals Corporation has sparked controversy and led to speculation that the Upper Peninsula could become a new sulfide mining region, possibly leading to the disruption of the tourist economy.
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Ready for Halloween Fun
     First grade students Melissa Worden (left) and Callie Kammers shared witching ideas as they prepared to parade through the St. Ignace Middle School gymnasium Friday, October 28. The students are in Kari Visnaw
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Great Waters Eco-Tourism Conference Set for Thursday, Nov. 10 in St. Ignace
     A workshop designed to unite Eastern Upper Peninsula businesses in promoting nature-based tourism under the banner,
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County Officials Get Raise
     County Commissioners finalized 2006 salary increases for the county
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Polls Open Nov. 8 for City Election
     St. Ignace voters will go to the polls Tuesday, November 8, to fill three open seats on City Council. Only three candidates are running for the three vacant four-year terms, incumbents Don Gustafson and Susan Tamlyn Massaway and newcomer Tom Della-Moretta. Also running unopposed is Mayor Bruce Dodso
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St. Ignace Community Foundation Awards $12,750 in Grants
     The St. Ignace Community Foundation awarded a total of $12,750 to local groups and organizations at its 19th annual awards ceremony Wednesday, October 26, at the St. Ignace Public Library. The Michilimackinac Historical Society received the biggest grant, $3,500, out of the eight that were awarded.
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$18,715 Parking Lot Paving Plan For L.C. Community Schools
     By the end of November, Les Cheneaux Community Schools will have a paved parking lot at the south end of the Elementary School. The Board of Education awarded its paving contract to Norris Contracting of Sault Ste. Marie for $18,715 Monday, October 17, at the regular board meeting.
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Kinross, Drummond Island Hold November 8 Elections
     In Chippewa County, the only November election issues before voters are local, in Kinross Township and on Drummond Island. A previous move by some Trout Lake officials to recall some of the officials was withdrawn.
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Clark Township Committee Aims To Bring in High Speed Internet
     Clark Township is forming an ad hoc committee to bring high-speed Internet access to the area.
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