U.S. Army Specialist Andrew Waits Dreamed of Law Enforcement Career
By Ryan Schlehuber
Many people in St. Ignace may have not realized it but on Thursday, April 13, 2006, it lost a hero when U.S. Army Specialist Andrew Waits was killed by an explosive roadside device while driving a Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq.
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Volunteers from St. Ignace Girl Scout Troops 72, 340, and 384, gathered with their families on a rainy Sunday, April 23, to celebrate Earth More...
By Karen Gould
New signs with an estimated 20-year life span and more readable will be installed along I-75 this summer on the 63-mile stretch of highway between St. Ignace and Sault Ste. Marie. Signs also will be replaced along business loop I-75 in St. Ignace. More...
This state highway sign just north of St. Ignace misspells Mackinac Island and will be corrected, according to David Deatrick, senior technician with the Michigan Department of Transportation. More...
By Paul Gingras
At its regular meeting Thursday, April 20, the Mackinaw City Village Council took time to renew its commitment to remain an official "tree city," which means area residents can expect the village to continue its efforts to maintain and plant trees an More...
The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace April 25 and court sessions held at LaSalle High School April 26, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...
Mickael Cantin, Pat Savoie, Kristen Schmitigal, and Kip Cline have been named Pickford High School's students of the month for February. More...
At left: Dr. A.D. McKinnon threw the first pitch of the St. Ignace Saints home opener of their 2006 baseball season Monday, April 17. More...
The booming cannon, the ringing of rifle shots, and the rallying call of bugles again will be heard across Mackinac Island as Fort Mackinac opens for the season Friday, May 5. More...
The Cadette and Senior Girl Scout Troop of St. Ignace, made up of girls ages 12 to 16, is collecting names of local soldiers serving overseas to send them boxes of donated Girl Scout Cookies. More...
The catamaran Island Express is slowly lowered into the waters of Lake Huron by Arnold Transit's marine travel lift Thursday, April 27, from the Mill Slip in St. Ignace, the company's winter dry dock. More...
Residents of Michigan should be extra careful with outdoor fires this month, reported officials at the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). More...
A chicken dinner will be offered Sunday, May 7, to benefit Mackinac Animal Aid and the county animal shelter. It will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Moose Lodge 999 on Mackinac Trail in St. Ignace. More...
The Monsignor Theodore G. Bateski Knights of Columbus Council 7100 will host its annual Tootsie Roll drive Friday, May 5, and Saturday, May 6, at Cedarville Foods in Cedarville from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. More...
Mackinac Island will be the starting point for a 400-mile bicycle ride through Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois to raise funds to build a greenhouse and conservatory at an Illinois retirement community. More...
A Spring Fling Bazaar is planned at St. James Lutheran Church of Rudyard Saturday, May 13, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Salad luncheon costs $5 and includes a ticket for door prizes. Plants, baked goods, crafts, and raffles will be offered. More...
The DeTour Union Presbyterian Church will host its annual Birthday Banquet Thursday, May 4, at 6 p.m. There will be entertainment and a family style meal. Tickets will be available at the door for $6 per adult, $3 per child age 12 and younger. More...
A free booklet, "How To Prune Young Shade Trees," is offered by the National Arbor Day Foundation. More...
Citizen with questions or concerns may meet with Mackinac County Prosecuting Attorney Clayton Graham from 9 a.m. to noon as he hosts office hours at the Clark Township Hall Monday, May 8, and at the Garfield Township Hall in Engadine Friday, May 12. More...
The Straits Area Snowmobile Club is having a trail clean-up rally Saturday, May 6. Club members will go to designated snowmobile trails in pickup trucks and all terrain vehicles to remove trash. More...
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