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Click here for digital edition  Snowbuddies are still available to anyone who wants to decorate and enter their contribution to a new Snowsfest community art project. Snowsfest is sponsored by the Les Cheneaux Chamber of Commerce, and will take place in Cedarville Friday, February 16, through Sunday, February 18. More ... The late arrival of winter and some cold nights have helped ice conditions in Muskie Bay in Cedarville, where an ice shanty village is forming over the frozen water. Brisk angling activity and traffic heading to the ice access at the end of Park Avenue were spotted Sunday, January 28, in the late afternoon. More ... A Snowmobile Poker Run is planned for Saturday, February 10, using snowmobile trails throughout the Eastern Upper Peninsula, beginning and ending in St. Ignace. Sponsored by the Straits Area Snowmobile Club, the event will offer prizes in return for the best assembled poker hand at a spaghetti dinner Saturday evening at the ride's ending point, the VFW Hall. More ... Twelve teams will take to the ice on Moran Bay Saturday, February 17, and Sunday, February 18, to compete in the third annual St. Ignace Snowball Softball Tournament. Depending on the strength of the ice, games will be played on the bay or in the parking lot next to the Mackinac Grille Restaurant in St. Ignace. More ... Ice fishing and snowmobile enthusiasts should presume that ice on lakes and rivers is unsafe, and use extreme caution when traveling across lakes, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported January 23 while issuing ice safety guidelines. More ... The Garfield Township Board of Trustees is concerned about the return of drifting sediment into the Naubinway Marina, which was dredged in 2004 to re-open access to the facility. Prior to the dredging, boaters had been blocked from entering the area by sediment, called littoral or shore drift. The board is also keeping its eye on changes in fee structures for statebacked marinas. More ... The 15th Annual Antique and Vintage Snowmobile Show in Naubinway begins Friday, February 16, and continues through Saturday evening, February 17. Events start Friday at 9 a.m., when vintage sled owners take part in the Breakfast Ride, which begins in Naubinway and proceeds to the Garfield Township Hall in Engadine. More ... The 13th Annual Curtis Winter Carnival is Friday, February 16, through Sunday, February 18. Friday, from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., the Curtis Volunteer Parents group will host a spaghetti dinner at the Portage Township Community Building. Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., there will be a carnival on the ice. There will be an Ice Fishing Coop, a chili cook off, games, and food. More ... Hot and cold are the two main elements for fun in the 14th annual Mackinac Island Chili Cook-off and Postcard Poker Ski and Walk Rally Saturday, February 17. A poker rally, in which participants can either cross-country ski or walk at their own pace to each designated stop, will begin at 9 a.m., with the starting point at Village Inn Restaurant on Hoban Street. More ... Reports from the St. Ignace Police Department from January 15 to February 5: A St. Ignace woman contacted police Monday, January 15, after receiving threatening telephone calls from a Newberry man. Police were unable to contact the man and advised the woman to try to locate a phone number to the man to give police in case he calls again. More ... The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace January 30, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. + Joshua Calabrese, 22, of Kentwood, pleaded guilty to driving with license suspended. He was fined $250. More ... In an obituary for Helen Becker of Moran and St. Ignace printed in The St. Ignace News February 1, the name of one of her daughters, Helen Sue Becker of St. Ignace, was inadvertently omitted. More ... Michigan State Police in St. Ignace are investigating the possible suicide of a 57-year-old Sault Ste Marie man whose vehicle was found abandoned on the Mackinac Bridge early Monday, February 5. Michigan State Police had not released the man's name at press time. More ... Acrash course in teaching drama to children has taught Emily Pieri a lot about herself and the production of plays. The Cedarville teenager, a junior at Cedarville High School, is wrapping up the second part of a project she is completing to qualify for the highest award one can receive in Girl Scouts. More ... St. Ignace will be the site of one of three workshops to assist fire departments and emergency medical service agencies in applying for grants through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The St. Ignace workshop is planned for Wednesday, February 21, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. More ... Nine Eastern Upper Peninsula projects and organizations received grants totaling $6,000 at a Wednesday, January 17, awards presentation by Old Mission Bank in Sault Ste. Marie. More ... Eastern Upper Peninsula cooks will present their hottest, meatiest, steamiest concoctions at the annual Snowsfest Chili Cook-Off in Cedarville next Saturday, February 17. This week, chili contest coordinators had 15 people and businesses planning to bring their favorite recipes to the Snowsfest warm-up tent in the downtown waterfront park on Hodeck Street. More ... A Tuesday, February 20, informational meeting in Pickford will help answer questions about milk production, and open discussion about farmers' markets. The meeting will be at 11 a.m., at the Sundown Lounge on M-129 in Pickford, and will feature Michigan State University Extension (MSUE) speakers Warren Schauer and Jim Lucas. More ... Chippewa County confirmed its first case of influenza Friday, January 26, and officials are encouraging the public to get vaccinated. The Chippewa County Health Department has vaccine available, which is free for children six months to 18 years old. Adults pay $10. More ... Delbert Bunker, owner of Tips Shirts in Star Line's Treasure Island complex in St. Ignace, donated 32 denim long-sleeve shirts to firefighters on Mackinac Island. More ... Mackinac County programs for children and parents will benefit when taxpayers check the box to make a donation to Children's Trust Fund on their 2006 income tax returns, said Deb White, Wraparound coordinator for Mackinac County. The income tax donation program supports projects that fight child abuse in the state. More ... The St. Ignace based U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Biscayne Bay transported a 67-year-old man with chest pains from the Beaver Island Rural Health Center Saturday morning, January 27. Emergency medical technicians from the clinic treated the man aboard the 140-foot cutter. More ... A snowmobile operator died in an accident Saturday, February 3, on Trail 47, approximately one mile west of Strongs Road in Chippewa Township. Evidence at the scene suggests the snowmobile operator was traveling westbound and left the trail and was thrown from the sled into a tree. More ... The Les Cheneaux Historical Association is now accepting applications for its annual Festival of Arts, held in conjunction with the 30th Annual Les Cheneaux Antique Wooden Boat Show in August. This year's show will be Saturday, August 11, and the 32nd Annual Festival of Arts will be offered from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., overlooking Hessel Marina. More ... Second grade students at Gros Cap School busily prepare for the Technology Fair Friday, January 26. The school was selected by the Eastern Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District (EUPISD) to showcase successful educational progress in technology. More ... Three, $500 scholarships will be offered by Cloverland Electric Cooperative to students whose families are members of the cooperative. One scholarship will be awarded to a student in each of the three membership districts. Scholarships are for one year only. The application deadline is 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 1. More ... Cedarville High School freshmen David Plank and Casey Sherlund were crowned the Carnival King and Queen Friday night, February 2, at the end of the carnival, for representing the class that sold the most tickets for the school fundraiser. More ... Shoppers in downtown Sault Ste. Marie have the opportunity to enter in a Valentine's Day giveaway through Wednesday, February 14. Downtown customers can register at participating businesses, and one name will be drawn from each business's drawing box. Those names will be entered into a grand prize drawing for a night out in Sault Ste. Marie. More ... Auditions for the Les Cheneaux Education Foundation's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" will be Monday, February 12, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Tuesday, February 13, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Auditions will be in the Cedarville High School band room both days. Those who plan to audition should prepare a short solo to sing. An accompanist will be available. More ... Rudyard High School students and their parents are invited to an informational session Thursday, February 15, about a proposed seven-day and five-night trip to Rome, Italy, during spring break in 2008. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. in the Rudyard High School chorus room. More ... An annual winter hike, refreshments, and celebration dinner will be hosted Saturday, February 10, by the Hiawatha Shore-To-Shore Chapter of the North Country Trail Association. Activities will start in Moran and end in Rudyard. Activities will start at noon, at the Rock Bottom Tavern in Moran. More ... New federal legislation will cut student loan interest rates from the current 6.8 percent to 3.4 percent over four years, saving $4,200 for the average Michigan student who starts college in 2011, reported Congressman Bart Stupak. The bill cuts the interest rate on new loans in half, in five steps. In 2007, rates will be cut from 6.8 percent to 6.12 percent; in 2008, to 5. More ... Fifteen community theater performers from St. Ignace, Mackinaw City, and the Cheboygan area will present "Broadway Is My Beat" dinner theater in Mackinaw City the weekends of February 9 and 10 and February 16 and 17. More ... Craig MacFarlane will be the featured speaker at the annual meeting of the Sault Ste. Marie Area Chamber of Commerce Thursday, February 8, at Lake Superior State University Cisler Center. Mr. More ... Applications are now being accepted for a newly established Artist in Residence program at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park on the shore of Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula. Summer and fall residencies will be offered to artists and artisans whose work can be influenced by the northern wilderness setting. More ... The February soup luncheon at Zion Lutheran Church in St. Ignace will be Tuesday, February 13, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Several varieties of soup and homemade bread and desserts will be offered at this church fundraiser. A bake sale and silent auction will be held during the luncheon, and proceeds will be donated to Alicia Garen and her family. Miss Garen is a St. More ... Family history researcher Judy Engle will be available to help people with genealogy research Thursday, February 8, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Fort de Buade Museum in St. Ignace. Ms. Engle is encouraging anyone with an interest in family history or conducting a genealogy project to meet at the museum for assistance. The session is free of charge and open to everyone. More ... The Mackinac Animal Aid Association will host a Valentine's Day bake sale Wednesday, February 14, at Glen's Market in St. Ignace to raise money for Mackinac County Animal Shelter operations. The sale will start at 10 a.m. and continue until all the baked goods are sold. More ... The Mackinaw Area Public Library in Mackinaw City will hold its Annual Book and Bake Sale Wednesday, February 14. The library at 528 West Central Avenue will sell new and used books for 10¢ per paperback and 25¢ per hardcover book from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Bake sale treats will also be available. More ... The School Activities Advisory Council will meet Wednesday, February 14, at 6 p.m. in the Les Cheneaux Elementary School conference room in Cedarville. Everyone is welcome. More ... Five new plow truck frames came up 10 inches shorter than specified and Mackinac County Road commissioners now are $10,000 seeking compensation from the company that supplied the trucks. Commissioners agreed to send a bill to Schultz Equipment and Parts Co., Inc. of Iron Mountain, seeking $2,000 per truck. Commissioners made the decision Wednesday, January 24. More ... Friends of the St. Ignace Public Library has announced a schedule of upcoming events to include a Children's Valentine Craft Session Saturday, February 10, at 1 p.m. Family Movie Nights, which are offered free of charge and include popcorn, will be held at 6:15 p.m. More ... Total pay to members of the St. Ignace City Council for attending meetings and events during November was $1,160. In December, the members received $1,500. Council members are paid $70 for regular meetings and $60 for committee meetings or gathering at which the person is representing the city. More ... Five local students are among those named to the dean's list for the fall 2006 semester at Lake Superior State University. Andrew Paquin, Catherine Hollowell, and Richard Burd, all of Cedarville, Mark Boshaw of Moran, and Angela Fischer of Naubinway each achieved a 3.5 grade point average or higher to earn the designation. More ... Several local students earned spots on the academic honors list at Ferris State University for the semester ending in December 2006 by achieving grade point averages of 3.5 or higher. They are the following: Joseph Brown, Nathan Everson, Kimberly Hess, Kristina LeCount, Casey McKinnon, Stefanie Paquin, Melissa Patten, and Sarah Pickett, all of St. More ... A multi-media art exhibition by Kyung Hatfield will be on display at Alberta House Arts Center in Sault Ste. Marie through March 3. The public is invited to meet the artist at a reception Saturday, February 17, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Alberta House. More ... Central Michigan University's fall semester honors list includes the following local students, who earned 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) and higher grade point averages: Jenalee Evans, a senior from St. Ignace, Christopher Paquin, a senior from St. More ... Joseph Della-Moretta of St. Ignace was named to the dean's list at Michigan State University for the fall semester 2006. He is a 2005 LaSalle High School graduate and the son of Tom and Yvonne Della-Moretta. Dean's list students maintain a 3.5 or higher grade point average. More ... The Snow Daze winter festival will highlight the season at St. Ignace Area Schools Friday, February 16. From 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the public is invited to play along with the children, or volunteer to help run outdoor activities. To volunteer, call the school at 643-8500. More ... The Les Cheneaux Islands and Jessie Hadley's outdoor tour business, Woods and Water Ecotours, were featured in a Thursday, January 25, article in the Detroit Free Press. In the article, writer Eric Sharp highlights some of the winter outdoor recreation activities available in the area and some summer recreation opportunities. More ... |
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