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New Water Diversion Would Derail Proactive Lakes Charge More than a dozen lake advocates have joined the Alliance for the Great Lakes in urging the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to reject a Lake Michigan diversion request until adoption of a critical interstate compact that would protect Great Lakes water. More ... Body Found of Missing Hunter A missing hunter, John Robert Felsk, 53, of Manton, was found dead Wednesday, November 22, in Brevort Township, following an extensive search. The cause of death remains under investigation, although deputies with the Mackinac County Sheriff 's Department did not note any suspicious circumstances. More ... Stacee Schnicke Expected To Make Full Recovery Following Accident Stacee Schnicke, 16, of St. Ignace, is expected to make a full recovery from injuries she sustained in a car accident Monday, November 20, her father told More ... MDOT To Keep Most Rest Areas Open Throughout 2006-07 Winter The St. Ignace Rest Area on I- 75 southbound in Mackinac County will be among rest stops closed from December 1 through April 2, 2007, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced November 27. More ... CRIME STOPPERS Pick-up Truck Larceny on M-129 Michigan State Police are investigating a larceny from a pickup truck that occurred on Tuesday, October 17, in a driveway on 15 Mile Road near M-129. Someone entered the vehicle and stole cash from the center console. More ...
By Amy Polk Free, insulated dog houses are available to pet owners who need them by calling the Friends of the Animals. More ... Public Invited to Christmas Musicale Sun. Churches Collaborate on 45th Annual Event The United Methodist Church of St. Ignace will host musicians from area churches and the community at its 45th Annual Christmas Musicale Sunday, December 3, at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend, said organizer Karen Fowler. More ... Portage Twp. Gets New Truck, Plans Firefighting Upgrades By Paul Gingras The second of Portage Township's new fire trucks arrived in Curtis Thursday, November 9, and will be featured at an open house Wednesday, December 13, at the fire barn. The township board has invited the public and will offer coffee, cookies, and viewing of its new trucks, at 1:30 p.m. More ...
Top: Members of the Great Lakes School of Wooden Boat Building board (from left) Tony Autore, Bob Smith, Rose Miller, Kate Ter Haar, Dave Lesh, Paul Wilson, Michele Fiering, and Mike Davis listen to a few words from Mr. Wilson before breaking ground at the site of the new building that will house cl... More ... Brimley High Students Will Present Play Brimley High School drama students will perform "Nightmare High School," Friday, December 1, at 7 p.m. at the Brimley Middle School gymnasium. More ...
The Moran Huskies Lego Team from Gros Cap School in Moran Township has qualified for the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Lego League State Finals December 16, in Flint. The team is the only one in More ... Police Reports Reports from the St. Ignace Police Department from More ... 92nd District Court The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace November 20, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More ... For the Record... The article headlined "City's Cable Provider Comes to Compromise With T.V. Content Advisory" on page 15 in the November 23 issue of More ...
Holden Thompson, 15, of Moran, shot his first buck, an eight-pointer, near Ozark Saturday, November 18. More ... Mackinaw City Blood Drive Set for December 6 An American Red Cross blood drive is scheduled for Wednesday, December 6, from noon until 5:45 p.m. at Cedarbrook Village at 450 South Nicolet Street in Mackinaw City. Blood donors can call to make an appointment or walk in to give blood. For more information or to make an appointment to donate bloo More ...
Known in Chicago as the Christmas Tree Ship, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter More ... Clark Township Board Will Seek Expert's Downtown Planning Ideas By Amy Polk Clark Township wants to improve its downtown to attract more commerce, and hopes a meeting with Dave Ivan, a community and economic development specialist, will give the township More ...
Seventy-seven children, members of the Mackinac County Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program, enjoyed a day of ice skating at Little Bear East Ice Arena in St. Ignace Tuesday, November 21. Children participated from St. Ignace, Gros Cap, and Cedarville schools. Heading the county's DARE pro... More ... Four Professional Planners Considered for Clark Twp. Community By Amy Polk The Clark Township Planning Commission narrowed a list of eight professional planning consultants More ...
A 1938 manual telephone switchboard station used in St. Ignace will become part of a communications museum dedicated to old telephone equipment, said Janet Peterson of the Chamber of Commerce, which owned the switchboard before selling it in 2005 to a Washington, Georgia, man to use in his museum. More ...
Les Cheneaux Preschool teacher Sue Rye helps early cookie buyers with their purchases in the minutes before the school's annual holiday bazaar opens Saturday, November 25. Mrs. Rye staffed the cookie walk, where people could buy home-baked holiday cookies made by preschool students' parents and volu... More ...
Nick LaChapelle of St. Ignace shot this 10-point buck just north of St. Ignace at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, November 15, opening day of firearm deer season. The buck's rack has a spread of 18 inches. More ... 2007 Spring Wild Turkey Season Dates, Quotas Set A total of 118,440 spring wild turkey licenses (53,440 general and 65,000 private) will be available through a lottery for the 2007 season. More ... Raber Area Sportsmen's Club Plants 1,600 Walleye in Bay The Raber Area Sportsmen's Club (RASC) planted 1,600 seven to nine-inch walleye in Raber Bay Monday, November 13. The fingerlings will join other walleye planted and naturally reproducing in the St. Marys River system. More ...
Gary Tassier of Cedarville shot this 10-point buck Wednesday, November 22, while hunting in the Les Cheneaux area. More ...
Evan Everson, freshman at LaSalle High School, downed this eight-point, 140-pound buck Friday, November 17, in the East Lake Area while hunting with his father, Jim Everson. More ... Tahquamenon Schools Receives $250 Grant for DNR Resources The public library at Tahquamenon Area Schools in Newberry received a $250 Community Forestry Grant for library materials. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) awarded the grant and a total of $85,095 in 24 Community Forestry Grants this month. More ... Group Wants To Assist Veteran in Need Michigan's Upper Peninsula Veterans for Veterans Organization, a nonprofit group from Allouez in the Keweenaw Peninsula, is seeking to assist a veteran in need. One active or honorably discharged veteran will be chosen to receive a decorated Christmas tree, a Christmas dinner, and gifts for each imm More ... Ladies Auxiliary To Host Pickford Party The Ladies Auxiliary to the Law-White Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7958 will have its Christmas Party at Main Street Cafe in Pickford Wednesday, December 13. Social time will be at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m. Participants are asked to bring a More ... Decorating Contest Set at Les Cheneaux The Les Cheneaux Chamber of Commerce will host its annual community decorating contest for residences and businesses during the Christmas season. More ... Homes Tour Planned at Sault Ste. Marie A Christmas Tour of Homes is planned by the Chippewa County Chapter of the American Red Cross Sunday, December 10, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. In conjunction, a Red Cross Christmas Tea will be offered at the Sault Ste. Marie Country Club from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., featuring door prizes and music. More ... Eastern U.P. UAW Retirees To Meet Retired members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) who live in the Eastern Upper Peninsula may attend the annual UAW Christmas party Thursday, December 14, at the American Legion Hall in Hulbert. A catered meal will be served at 1 p.m. for $2 per person. To make a reservation, or for more information, More ... For the Record ... Clyde 'Bo' Bradford In an obituary printed November 23 for Clyde "Bo" Bradford of Moran, it should have been noted that he was born to Zona Faye Wellman and John Byrd, and adopted by his aunt and uncle, Leslie and Marge Bradford, at the age of six weeks. The name of his daughter is Jackie Bradford- Mulcahy and his gran More ... Festival of Trees Begins Saturday in Cheboygan Musicians, storytellers, and Santa Claus will welcome guests at the 11th annual Festival of Trees at the Cheboygan County Historical Museum Saturday, December 2, Sunday, December 3, Saturday, December 9, and Sunday, December 10. The museum is at 427 Court Street in Cheboygan and will be open from 1 More ...
Pickford High School's students of the month for October are Marie Snider, Kourtlyn Esslin, Kurt Barras, and Jenna Ledy. More ... Caregiver Support Groups To Meet in December Three caregiver support group meetings are planned in December for anyone caring for aging or ill loved ones. More ...
Marcia Bishop's kindergarten class at St. Ignace Area Schools pauses in the lobby for a photograph. Students include (back row, from left) Dylan Page, Artie Boucha, Madison Olsen, Joshua Arthur, Emily Coveyou, Kayla Smith (partly hidden), Ben Lampman; (middle) Mason Matson, Aubree Vallier, Anton St.... More ... U.P. Retired State Employees To Hold Luncheon The Upper Peninsula Chapter 16 of the State Employee Retirees Association will hold its Christmas luncheon Monday, December 4, at noon at the Elks Lodge in Escanaba. Members may make reservations by calling George Rusch at (906) 233-9726 by Friday, December 1. More ... LaSalle Yearbook Certificates Available Certificates for the 2006-07 LaSalle High School yearbooks are available. Yearbook Advisor Lori Strich said the $40 certificates can be purchased by calling her at 643-0063. More ...
Sherrie Gustafson's kindergarten class at St. Ignace Area Schools has 17 students this year, including (back row, from left) Michael McQuiston, Hunter DeKeyser, Michael West, Tucker Shepard, Ryan North, Brad McCrory, and Logan Casey; (middle) Allen St. Andrew, Hannah Harvey, Shawn Livingston, Halley... More ... Rudyard Band Students Earn High Marks at District Festival Rudyard students were recognized with high marks at a Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association District 13 Solo and Ensemble Festival hosted by Pickford Public Schools Saturday November 4. Students from 13 junior and senior high schools across the Eastern Upper Peninsula participated. More ... ReMax Office Moves in Cedarville Joan Reed Mahanna is opening a Re/Max Eagle Properties office in the U.P. State Credit Union building on M-134 in Cedarville. More ...
It wasn't so long ago that the rustic north country was pretty rustic, and his family's 28th reunion in Cedarville this year gave Jim Newbauer of Columbus reason to reflect on the changes he has seen. More ... Library To Hold Tax Info Session An information session is planned Tuesday, December 12, at the St. Ignace Public Library for volunteers who would like to assist with free tax preparation services for low income tax filers. The volunteer information session will take place at 4 p.m., More ...
Mary Cullen's kindergarten class at Gros Cap School has 14 students this year. Pictured (back row, from left) are Bree Ballard, Bailey Stratton, Shyanne Bird, Gregory Paquin, Kane Belonga, Matthew Simons, Joseph Kelly; (front) Daneilius Engle, Sarah Duran, Lily Colegrove, Joshua Kaiser, Kennedy Musi... More ...
Les Cheneaux Community Schools' Cedarville Middle School Quiz Team finished in first place when seven teams from Eastern Upper Peninsula Middle Schools gathered Thursday, November 2, at Brimley High School for the Junior High Quiz Bowl District Playoffs. This competition features a match-up of acade More ... Les Cheneaux's Island View Resort Approved Special Land Use for Condos By Amy Polk Another Cedarville resort will be converted to condominiums, following Clark Township Planning Commission's approval of the special land use for Island View Resort. Todd Lysinger, who operates the resort with his wife, Beth, received More ... Former Reporter Heads Livonia Chamber Former St. Ignace News and Mackinac Island Town Crier reporter Dan West is the new president and executive director of the Livonia Chamber of Commerce. More ... |
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