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September 28, 2006
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Funding Anticipated, Digging To Begin for New Hospital
Long Term Care Now To Remain at Present Site, With Fewer Beds
By Wesley Maurer, Jr.
     Excavation for a new hospital in St. Ignace will begin in late October, while federal financing for the $23 million facility lingers in Washington and paperwork is still being submitted to Lansing. The fall digging,
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Mackinac Loses Historic Building
Building Experts Say Collapse of Silver Mine Was Imminent
By Karen Gould
     A 120-year-old downtown Mackinac Island building was demolished last week after building experts said it was about to collapse. The surprise tear-down process began about 6 p.m. Wednesday, September 20. Tenants living in adjoining buildings were evacuated and businesses on each side closed while it
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St. Ignace Chamber Makes New Membership Appeal
Enrollment Drop of 40 Sparks Board Campaign
By Ellen Paquin
     An enrollment drop of 40 members has St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce board members strategizing about how to compensate for a loss of $9,000 in their budget this year. Pointing out that "it's still not too late to join the Chamber," Director Janet Peterson said the organization is appealing to busine
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Mackinaw City Gets Public Ideas for New Master Plan
Residents Name Ambiance as Top Asset, Year-Around Business as Top Challenge
By Paul Gingras
     Sixty-six people concerned about the future of Mackinaw City attended a public input session in the village Wednesday, September 20. The purpose was to help guide a full rewrite of the village master plan, a document that describes the layout, services, problems, and assets of the community as it st
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18 Seek City Recreation Dept. Post
Dodson, Paquin To Choose
By Ryan Schlehuber
     St. Ignace City Manager Eric Dodson hopes to hire a new coordinator of the St. Ignace Recreation Department before the second week of October, when hockey season begins. He will form a small committee to begin paring the 18 applicants to about eight, then interview the finalists, possibly as early a
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Coyote Shot at Mackinac Island Site
     Acoyote was shot on Mackinac Island by a Mackinac Island State Park employee after the animal approached a tourist Thursday morning, September 21, at the Post Cemetery. The visitor was not hurt.
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Les Cheneaux Watershed Project Awarded $618,400 Grant for Protection
By Amy Polk
     The Les Cheneaux Watershed Project to protect water resources in the Les Cheneaux Islands area got a $618,400 jump-start this month.
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Senior Housing Complex Construction Making Progress
     This September 26 photograph of the new senior citizen housing complex on State Street and Lake Avenue in St. Ignace shows the construction work accomplished since ground was broken Friday, June 23.
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Moran's Bradford Building To Be Demolished; New Fire Hall Discussed
By Paul Gingras
     The old Bradford building in Moran is scheduled for demolition by Saturday, October 28. Maverick Construction was awarded the contract at the regular Brevort Township meeting Tuesday, September 5. The company will remove the building and replace it with a parking lot for $44,820, said supervisor Ed
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Cheboygan Hosts Veterans Memorial Wall
     Veterans of the Vietnam War will be remembered in Cheboygan with the arrival of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall, which will be available for public viewing 24 hours per day at the Cheboygan County Fairgrounds from Thursday, September 28, through Sunday, October 1. There will be a public ce
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