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Click here for digital edition  TORONTO - As President Bush returned last week from a trip halfway around the world to improve US trade ties in Asia, a significant development closer to home eased a longstanding dispute between America and its No. 1 trading partner, Canada. More ... Protecting Mackinac Island students, limiting speeds, the addition of a temporary stop sign, and prohibiting commercial operation all are included in the snowmobile traffic control regulations approved by the Mackinac Island City Council at its Wednesday, November 9, meeting. More ... New legislation was passed by the United States House of Representatives that would deter municipalities and local governments from taking private property under eminent domain for the purpose of private economic development. More ... Sales were up $15,000 over last year at Marquette Mission Park and Museum of Ojibwa Culture gift shops and Greektown Casino in Detroit will contribute $31,000 toward museum programs next summer, reported Shirley Sorrels, museum manager, during the Friday, November 11 Downtown Development Authority More ... A total of $3,860 was paid for November to City Council members and the mayor by the City of St. Ignace for council and committee meetings. The total for October was $1,650. More ... Thanksgiving meant a little more this year for the Brant family of Cedarville, the Penner family of St. Ignace, and Betty Sherwood and Rickie Buskirk of Gould City, who have adopted children into their families. The local adoptions were finalized at the Mackinac County courthouse in November, coinci More ... To improve its ability to serve the tourist industry in Mackinaw City, the Mackinaw Area Visitors Bureau is adding at least four new members to its board of directors. The Bureau wants to increase communication with other organizations, such as the Village Council, and is redesigning its official sl More ... The St. Ignace Board of Education has found itself in a legal battle with Jennifer Powell, a tenured fifth grade language arts and social studies teacher who was laid off at the end of the 2003/2004 school year. Ms. Powell contends that she was inappropriately laid off during budget cuts, while a mu More ... A hand-stitched quilt depicting historic Mackinaw City landmarks has been hung on display at Mackinaw Village Hall. It will eventually be used at Mackinaw Historic Village, a project of the Mackinaw Area Historical Society and the Village of Mackinaw City. The 20 blocks comprising the quilt are view More ... The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace, November 22 and 23, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More ... Nine students from Gros Cap School in Moran Township and seven students from Mackinac Island Public School traveled to Northern Michigan University in Marquette to compete in a Lego Robotics invention contest Friday, November 18. The Mackinac Island team placed third in the competition and is prepar More ... Volunteers are needed to help prepare taxes during the 2006 tax season in a Tax Aide program sponsored by AARP (American Association of Retired Persons). The program provides free tax counseling and preparation services to millions of low- and middle-income tax payers, with special attention to thos More ... The Upper Peninsula Chapter of the State Employee Retirees Association will hold its Christmas Luncheon Monday, December 5, at noon at the Highland Golf Club in Escanaba. More ... Singles for Christ, for singles age 40 and over, will host a potluck game night Saturday, December 3, at 7 p.m. at the Charlevoix Estates clubhouse at 6685 M-66 in Charlevoix, across from the post office. Those planning to attend are asked to bring a favorite board game and to call and confirm what More ... An old-fashioned Christmas will be celebrated in DeTour Village Saturday, December 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More ... The families and friends of people who have died can learn methods for coping with grief, particularly during the holidays, at a program Thursday, December 8, at Reamer Galer Funeral Home in Pickford. More ... State Representative Gary McDowell (D-Rudyard) will host a town hall meeting for all senior citizens Monday, December 5, at 1 p.m. at Pellston Friendship Center in Pellston. Topics will include home heating assistance programs, prescription drugs, Social Security, and other issues affecting Michigan More ... Tickets are on sale for the Les Cheneaux Community Schools (LCCS) Middle School Drama Club play, More ... A Lights of Love Ceremony will be hosted by the Mackinac Straits Hospital Auxiliary Sunday, December 4, at 1:30 p.m. in Dining Room III of the Long Term Care Facility. More ... Mackinac Straits Hospital Auxiliary will sponsor a Book Sale Wednesday, December 7, Thursday, December 8, and Friday, December 9, in the Education Room of Mackinac Straits Hospital. More ... The DeTour Village Union Presbyterian Church will hold its winter bazaar Saturday, December 3. Coffee and fresh baked goods will be served at 9 a.m. with a soup, bread, and dessert luncheon beginning at 11 a.m. There will be fresh evergreen wreaths, homemade gifts, and baked goods featuring homemade More ... The Straits Area Snowmobile Club will meet Monday, December 5, at the St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce at 7 p.m. The club will hold elections for officers at this meeting. More ... Tree planting grants through the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the DTE Energy Foundation are available, with applications due December 31. The purpose of the program is to increase the number and variety of properly planted and maintained trees in communities. Planting trees can More ... Motorists are being advised to brake but not to swerve around deer in avoiding collisions with the animals. More ... The number of fatal traffic crashes in Michigan dropped 10 percent in 2004, thanks in large part to increased safety belt use and greater awareness of the dangers of drinking and driving, reports a University of Michigan (U-M) researcher. More ... Jill Lowe Brumwell is writing her third book on Drummond Island history, and is anticipating a 2007 release. More ... Governor Jennifer Granholm received a Guardian of the Great Lakes Award from Clean Water Action of Michigan Wednesday, November 9. The agency cited the governor for outstanding leadership in protecting Michigan More ... *Continued from page 13 ings, windows, and to provide new furnaces and water heaters. Homeowners match 25% of cost. The rest amounts to a low interest loan which the homeowner never pays unless the home is sold. This program is not available to renters. The money must be used to hire licens More ... A Family Christmas Program is planned at Faith Baptist Church Sunday, December 18, at 6 p.m. The public is welcome, said Pastor Earl Bercot. More ... Les Cheneaux Elementary School will hold its Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) culmination exercises Wednesday, November 30, in the Old Gymnasium (multi-purpose room) at Les Cheneaux Community Schools in Cedarville. The ceremony will start at 7 p.m., and students will assemble in the fifth grad More ... Marlee Brown of Mackinac Island and Petoskey has been appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm to the Michigan Humanities Council for a term beginning October 25 and expiring December 31, 2008. More ... American Red Cross Blood Drives have been planned in the area in December on the following schedule: More ... |
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