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Click here for digital edition  Mike Pelak of Raber won the first Raber Area Sportsmen%27s Club (RASC) ice fishing contest with a 1.3-pound yellow perch he pulled from Raber Bay Saturday, March 11. He won $300 and also won another $100 for catching the only whitefish, which weighed 4 pounds, 4 ounces. More ... Getting shot with 50,000 volts of electricity was all part of the training program for a dozen tribal and city police officers at Little Bear East Conference Center in St. Ignace Wednesday, March 15. Enduring the five-second jolt is required to be certified in the use of the non-lethal stun gun, whi More ... Tools used by Mackinac County Sheriff%27s Department law enforcement team include online fingerprinting, computers, video surveillance, metal detectors, all terrain vehicles, and snowmobiles. When Mackinac County was established in 1818, this equipment, and the names for it, didn%27t exist. Now, thi More ... The commercial fishery harvest in the Straits area peaked in the early 1990s and is currently operating at a sustainable level, said Mark Ebener of the Intertribal Fisheries and Assessment Program. Local fish harvests are tracked in three management units. More ... Clouding the water politically is the fact that different Great Lakes states have varying requirements for controlling invasive species, and no federal policies exist. The Environmental Protection Agency has denied the responsibility at the federal level of requiring ballast water permits for ocean- More ... Alewives are small, silvery ocean fish that entered the Great Lakes by traveling down the St. Lawrence Seaway from the Atlantic Ocean. They grew in burgeoning numbers in the late 1960s when their main predators, lake trout, were nearly wiped out entirely by overfishing and by predation from another More ... Clark Township will give 3.38 percent raises to its supervisor, clerk, treasurer, and two trustees, the township board decided Thursday, March 16. Clerk Cathy Nordquist made the motion to adopt the raises, which are based on a federal cost of living adjustment, and to maintain office hours at the to More ... William Sorrels was sworn in as a trustee on the Brevort Township board Tuesday, March 7, and will serve until the November election. He replaces Mark Peterson, who resigned to become the township fire chief. More ... In a vision statement adopted by the Clark Township Planning commission Tuesday, March 14, the township will strive to be a community "envied for its natural beauty" and committed to "maintaining its character and progressive small town atmosphere." More ... Building address numbers on Mackinac Island are now available. The city has yet to begin its mass mailing of new addresses to the community, however, as of Monday, March 20, residents can go to city hall and find out what they are from Kelly Bean, the mayor%27s assistant, between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. M More ... The Farm Emergency Preparedness Seminar Series this spring will teach rural residents how to prepare for emergencies. One of the sessions will be at Bruce Township Hall in Chippewa County Wednesday, April 12, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. More ... Grants from the Les Cheneaux Community Foundation now can be applied for over the Internet. Nonprofit organizations can apply through Monday, May 1, at 4 p.m. Grants will be announced by June. More ... A Texas Hold%27em poker tournament is being scheduled for Saturday, April 8, at Little Bear East Conference Center and Ice Arena by the Michilimackinac Historical Society. The group is seeking at least 25 volunteers to deal cards and to help operate the event. More ... Last year%27s joint law enforcement effort to improve safety on US-2, dubbed Operation SABRE (Speed, Aggressive Driving, Belts, Rural Enforcement), has received two awards from police and a state traffic safety agency. More ... The City of St. Ignace has been awarded a $137,500 Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grant to help pay for extending the Huron Boardwalk along the city%27s waterfront. More ... Engadine Consolidated Schools will lose both its superintendent and its athletic director this spring with the June 30 retirement of Superintendent James Wilcoxin and his wife, school athletic director and teacher Sonja Wilcoxin. Both announced their retirements Monday, March 13, at a school board m More ... Les Cheneaux Community Schools Superintendent Rodney Goehmann interviewed for the position of superintendent at Inland Lakes School District Wednesday, March 8. He was not, however, selected as one of the final candidates for the position. More ... Eleven new members were inducted into LaSalle High School%27s Prentiss M. Brown Chapter of the National Honor Society Tuesday, March 14, at LaSalle High School. More ... Pickford Middle School students David Deuman, Abby Rose, and Callie Smith won the top awards in the 37th America and Me essay contest. The three students won first, second, and third place, respectively, for their essays on the assigned topic, "My American Hero." More ... Second Quarter 6th Grade: Alysan Bosley, Jennifer Brady, Sydnie Mickelson, Logan Pardee, Sam Peterson, Julie Reed, Darci Wilson. More ... New Hope Church at 66 Cedar Grove in Kincheloe will host a spring break teen program Saturday, March 25, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. More ... The St. Ignace Area Community Foundation is accepting grant applications for awards to be made in the spring. Grants are awarded semi-annually and the Foundation has set aside $17,000 to be awarded this spring and another $8,000 to be awarded in the fall. More ... Public swimming is offered at the Rudyard pool through this month, while kayaking and acrylic painting classes will be offered at Rudyard in April. More ... Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) reported March 13 that Michigan tourism experienced modest growth in 2005. Dr. Don Holocek, the spokesperson for the MSU research study, said at a recent team review of last year%27s tourism indicators with representatives from Travel Michigan, "We were More ... Youth League Little Miners 72, Lions 60, Super Saints 57, Top Guns 54.5, Patriots 51, Angels 41, The Demons 33.5, Never To Late 31. More ... The Mackinac County jail is in compliance with all regulations, though it is not being adequately staffed, states a report issued by the Michigan Department of Corrections following its inspection of the facility in February. Sheriff Scott Strait broke the news to county commissioners during their T More ... Detour Area Schools has named Shane Viilo, Matthew Gratowski, Emily Bosley, Trevor Warner, Alysan Bosley, Harry Reinfelder, Chris Spohn, and Victoria Mills its students of the month for January and February. More ... Les Cheneaux Elementary students will be able to shave Principal Eric Cardwell%27s head if they meet a reading challenge issued by the Sault Ste. Marie Wal-Mart store. A parent, Todd Lysinger of Cedarville, has also volunteered to have his head shaved for the challenge. More ... A series of bills designed to regulate water diversions and groundwater usage were signed by Governor Jennifer Granholm February 28. The package allows the state to manage large quantity water withdrawals of over 100,000 gallons per day and prohibits withdrawals that would have an adverse impact on More ... A stone trail will be constructed between Mackinaw City and Gaylord as part of a cooperative project between Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Top of Michigan Trails Council of Cheboygan County. Funding for the $1,853,781 project will be from federal funds, the DNR, and various More ... State Senator Jason Allen will read "Lighthouse Fireflies" to elementary students at Curtis Friday, March 24, in a story hour from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The book tells the story of a young boy who realizes the true meaning of friendship and self-sacrifice through his flickering firefly friends. The More ... The City of St. Ignace and Mackinac County had a higher percentage of military veterans than the national average in the 2000 U.S. Census, the last for which such data is available. More ... Les Cheneaux Community Schools will hold student-led conferences the afternoons and evenings of Thursday, April 6, and Friday, April 7. Classes will be dismissed at noon those days. Student-led conferences allow students to show their accomplishments. More ... Adult volunteers are needed for the local 4-H Challenge program, which offers youth outdoor adventures like exploring caves, climbing cliffs, hiking, and canoeing. A comprehensive training program in outdoor skills, leadership skills, and confidence-building will be offered for adult volunteers Frid More ... A public buffalo roast dinner will be Saturday, March 25, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Hessel Tribal Center on Three-Mile Road in Hessel. Tickets are $7.50 for adults and $5 for children younger than 12. More ... Information about what the future may hold for the Michigan tourism industry will be presented at the first Michigan Tourism "Mega Conference" to be held Tuesday, March 28, and Wednesday, March 29, at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mount Pleasant. More ... |
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