By Brad Knickerbocker The Christian Science Monitor
ASHLAND, ORE. It%27s looking like a bleak, belt-tightening year for thousands of commercial fishermen along the Pacific Coast.
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Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and potential candidates for tribal representative seats are invited to attend an informational meeting Thursday, March 16, at 7 p.m. More...
By Paul Gingras
Portage Township has received the final loan necessary for two new fire trucks, which will be assembled this month, said Township Clerk Marcia McDonald. More...
The Head Start class from the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians in St. Ignace toured More...
Employers may take part in a Job Fair Saturday, April 29, in St. Ignace by registering with the Chamber of Commerce at 6438717 or Michigan Works at 6438158. More...
The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace, March 7 and 8, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...
In an article on page 3 of last week%27s issue about soldier Niles Harrison being awarded a Purple Heart, his rank is Private First Class, not Private Second Class. The name of the military tank is spelled Stryker, not Striker. More...
The Straits Area Ostomy Association will meet Sunday, March 19, at 2 p.m. in the doctors%27 dining room at Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey. The meeting is open to all. More...
By Karen Gould
Seven area high school students walked into the Mackinac County Courthouse last Thursday to learn more about county government, tour the facility, and meet with county commissioners before heading to Lansing for the 4-H Capitol Experience program. More...
ATeen Health Fair is planned for Friday, March 17, from 8:20 a.m. to 3:12 p.m. for students attending Rudyard Area Schools. More...
Cedarville High School Student Council hosted a Snowcoming food drive through Monday, February 13, for the Les Cheneaux Community Schools student body. More...
The Round Island Point Nature Preserve, four miles from Brimley, has been expanded to 1,024 acres with the acquisition of 140 more acres of property, announced the Little Traverse Conservancy More...
By Paul Gingras
Teacher and administrative contracts occupied much of the Moran Township Board of Education meeting Monday, February 20, with an eye toward a one-year contract for teachers and the signing of a new two-year contract for part-time Superintendent Bill More...
Designing and building an innovative dog house that reflects the architecture of Mackinac Island is a new competitive event entitled "Barkitecture," scheduled to take place Saturday, June 17, during the 2006 Mackinac Island Lilac Festival. More...
Volunteers are needed to serve as campground hosts for the 2006 camping season in state park and state forest campgrounds. More...
By Paul Gingras
The original Mackinaw Bridge Museum and Gift Shop and MaMa Mia%27s Pizzeria and Restaurant are scheduled to reopen by July 1, fully rebuilt, after being destroyed by fire August 28, 2005. With help from the communities of St. More...
Rick Stewart, veterans service officer for the American Legion, Department of Michigan, will be available for visits from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Sault Ste. Marie Thursday, March 16. More...
Charles Malcom, owner of Town and Country Motel on US-2, is suing Moran Township over the repaving of his parking lot in 2003. The township%27s insurance should cover any costs, and residents will not be affected, said Township Supervisor Jim Durm. More...
Thomas Bohn (far left) plays near an auger hole next to his uncle Greg Bohn%27s fishing shanty in Cedarville. The Cedarville preschool student enjoyed spending time at the shanty, which is equipped with a tiny wood stove, stereo, and other toys. Mr. More...
"Love, Swing, and All That Jazz" will be presented by the community theater group, Northland Noteables, in Mackinaw City Friday, March 17, Saturday, March 18, Friday, March 24, and Saturday, March 25. Dinner will begin at 7 p.m. More...
A break-in at the Nyberg Consignment Shop on M-129 in Pickford has led Michigan State Police to seek information about the crime through Crime Stoppers. More...
The Chippewa County Democratic Party will meet Saturday, March 25, at 10 a.m. at the Country Kitchen restaurant in Sault Ste. Marie. More...
The Les Cheneaux Islands Area Tourist Association and Les Cheneaux Sportsman Club, Pickford Community Wellspring, and Lake Superior State University received 2005 Hometown Community Pride Awards and grants Tuesday, January 31. More...
Police are seeking information about a breaking and entering of a trailer and theft of $2,300 in tools at a Rudyard logging site. More...
Youth from Northern Light Assembly of God Church at Kincheloe are selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts to raise funds for a mission trip for hurricane relief in Gulf Port, Mississippi. The group will be taking orders through Sunday, March 19. More...
A harbinger of spring for Andrew Pudenz, 11, of St. Ignace, was the sight of a robin eating a worm on the morning of Thursday, March 9. He is a fifth grade student at Gros Cap School. At his request, his mother phoned More...
The last day for ice skating at Little Bear East Ice Arena was Wednesday, March 15. The rink will then be prepared for the Walker Brothers Circus Friday, March 31. More...
Mackinac County Democrats will meet Wednesday, March 29, at 7 p.m. at Java Joe%27s Cafe in St. Ignace. It will be an organizational meeting. Everyone is welcome to attend. More...
St. Ignace sixth grade boys basketball team won the silver medal during the Eastern Upper Peninsula Winter Games. More...
A new video game in which the goal is to kill police officers, called "25 to Life," has prompted law enforcement officers and State Representative Gary McDowell to urge parents and citizens to sign a petition to boycott the game. More...
The United States Coast Guard will conduct ice breaking operations on the north and east channels at Pipe Island and near Drummond Island Wednesday, March 15. More...
A "Cookbook Show-and-Tell" event will be held at the Cheboygan Public Library Thursday, March 23, at 7 p.m. The event will promote the Smithsonian exhibit "Key Ingredients, America by Food," which will be coming to Cheboygan in fall 2007. More...
Cheboygan Area Arts Council%27s annual Youth Arts Festival will be held during the evenings on weekdays, beginning Tuesday, March 14, through Thursday, March 23. The festival showcases many talents of music students from St. More...
By Paul Gingras
After nearly a year of research and planning, the Visitors Bureau presented Mackinaw City%27s new logo and slogan to the Village Council at its regular meeting Thursday, February 2. More...
Walker Brothers Circus will be performing at Little Bear East Conference Center and Ice Arena in St. Ignace Friday, March 31. More...
The Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau has a new logo that highlights the Island%27s horse culture. Board members approved the new piece after searching for months for a design that communicated the Island%27s culture and history. More...
Residents from Mackinac Straits Long Term Care enjoyed a day of bowling at Cheboygan Bowling Center Thursday, March 9. The event was organized by Treasa Paquin, the hospital%27s recreation therapist. More...
State Representative Gary McDowell will hold coffee hours in Curtis and a town hall meeting in Engadine to discuss legislative issues Friday, March 17. More...
By Paul Gingras
The Moran Township Board has tentatively donated $1,000 to the Brevort Lake Association to continue the cormorant control project on Brevort Lake. More...
Fisheries biologists from the Department of Natural Resources will return to Cedarville Tuesday, April 18, at 7 p.m. at the Les Cheneaux Sportsman%27s Club. More...
The public is welcome at a reception to meet the artists of a multi-media juried art exhibition Saturday, March 18, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Olive Craig Gallery in Alberta House Arts Center in Sault Ste. Marie. More...
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