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Just in time for Christmas, Les Cheneaux Community Schools received a $15,000 donation, which it will use to maintain its current operations schedule, instead of lengthening the school day and closing the school for 10 days to save money. More ... Small towns can be great places to live and do business, and a January 9 program in St. Ignace will provide some ideas for how towns around here can attract people and commerce. Dave Ivan, the speaker, has researched the success of 300 small communities and will share their ideas in his program, More ... The Les Cheneaux Islands Tourist Association elected Wednesday night, December 20, to become a committee of the Les Cheneaux Chamber of Commerce and abandon its status as an independent organization. Both organizations believe the move will give the Tourist Association the time and support it needs to reinvigorate itself in the face of a sustained, state-wide economic slump. More ... David Durm, U.S. Army specialist and 2004 graduate of LaSalle High School, has returned to the St. Ignace area to spend the holidays with his family. He is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Special Troop Battalion. From December 2005 to November 2006, he was stationed at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Warhorse, near the city of Baqubah, Iraq. More ... Since the sewer bypass valves were turned on Tuesday, December 19, odor complaints have ended, say St. Ignace Township board members, and a year-long battle to eliminate the foul odors is over. The St. Ignace Department of Public Works put in the bypass line, said Township trustee Don Schairer, and More ... |
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