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Click here for digital edition  Saturday, May 19, has been announced as the date for the 18th annual Zoo-De-Mackinac Bike Bash. About 2,000 bicycle riders are expected to travel in the noncompetitive event from Boyne Highlands in Harbor Springs to Mackinac Island by way of US- 119, a highway overlooking Lake Michigan. More ... The war in Iraq dominated discussion at a town hall meeting with U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak at Community Action Agency's Fenlon Center in St. Ignace Saturday morning, April 28, which drew about a dozen people to address any topics of interest with the congressman. More ... Experts in the field of historic preservation will explore the national and state historic landmark Mackinac Island while sharing preservation information during their annual conference at Grand Hotel. National preservationist leaders will speak to members of the Michigan Historic Preservation Network May 3 through May 6. More ... A serious atmosphere pervaded the LaSalle High School gymnasium Wednesday, April 25, when high school students heard the proceedings of the 92nd District Court. The cases, which involved criminal sexual conduct, window peeping, and drunk driving, were not specifically selected for the students. It was a regular day in court, the only difference being the location, said Judge Beth Gibson. More ... In 1927, Carl Faust looked out over the churning waters of the Atlantic Ocean. He was 19 years old, a craftsman from Germany on a boat to Canada. As his ship cut through the watery divide, he turned 20, a milestone on a journey that gave him time to consider his future. Mr. More ... A slight decrease in both on- Island and off-Island businesses applying for a license to operate on Mackinac Island became evident during the Island's annual licensing meeting Monday, April 16, as did the increase in the number of businesses with delinquent personal property taxes. More ... Volunteers will gather to clean up the St. Ignace District of the Hiawatha National Forest Saturday, May 12, at 9 a.m. at the parking lot of Castle Rock in St. Ignace. Volunteers will meet rain or shine, and all are welcome to participate. More ... The following dispositions are from 11th Circuit Court in St. Ignace April 20, Judge Charles Stark presiding. + Tony Massey, 49, of Cheboygan, pleaded guilty to criminal sexual conduct (fourth degree). He was placed on one year delay of sentence with the charge being reduced to aggravated assault upon successful completion of supervision. He must pay $1,430 in fines and costs. More ... The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace April 25, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. + Eric Wiertalla, 19, of Kincheloe, pleaded guilty to minor in possession (first offense). He was assessed a fine of $150 and three months probation. (Sault Ste. More ... In a photograph of LaSalle High School National Honor Society members published April 26, Audrey Wyers was incorrectly identified as Ashley Wyers. +++ The April 26 profile of Pickford Public Schools Board of Education candidate Ron Hill incorrectly reported he was a Pickford High School graduate. Mr. Hill was graduated from Doyle High School in Knoxville, Tennessee. More ... Bayliss Public Library in Sault Ste. Marie will host a stop on the Michigan Notable Books author tour at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 15. Speaking at the library will be Steve Lehto, author of "Death's Door: The Truth Behind Michigan's Largest Mass Murder," about Calumet's 1913 Italian Hall tragedy. More ... "The Girls of the Garden Club" by John Patrick will be presented Saturday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 6, at 3 p.m. at the Old Gymnasium in Cedarville. The Cedarville High School Drama Club will present both performances at the gymnasium stage at Les Cheneaux Community Schools. More ... The Great Lakes Boat Building School of Cedarville will recruit students at a career night Tuesday, May 8, on the North Central Michigan College campus in Petoskey. Boat School staff will answer questions and register students for summer classes and the vocational program from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Conference Room Four at the college. More ... Several people in Kincheloe are facing charges related to an alleged stolen goods ring. Christopher Lee Downs, 31, of Kincheloe, was sentenced to 10 years to 30 years in prison Tuesday, April 24, by 50th Circuit Court Judge Nicholas Lambros. Mr. More ... Two business seminars are planned in May at the Cheboygan Public Library, hosted jointly by the Cheboygan and Indian River Chambers of Commerce. "Guide to Starting a Small Business" will be offered Monday, May 14, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The cost is $15 per participant. More ... St. Ignace Middle School Third Marking Period 3rd Grade: Mackenzie Arthur, Patrick Backlas*, Erin Bunker*, Dylan Danielson, Cooper Farr*, Alexis Foster, Drew Graham, Lucas Gustafson, Morgan Gustafson, Gage Kreski*, Lydia LaLonde, Sierra Lijewski, Daniel Marsh, Dylan Marshall*, Haley Mattson, Michael Menghini*, Kayla Meyer, Nikolas Moran, Adam Mullins, Michaela North*, Abigail Ostman*, More ... A 3.23 percent raise for Mackinac Island city workers went into effect April 1. The salary changes were adopted by the city council at its Wednesday, April 11 meeting. The following is a list of salaries and wages for city employees for the 2007-08 fiscal year. More ... Sarah Landreville of Hessel, 10, had a good time creating a goofy face on a cow balloon at the Spring Carnival hosted by her troop and other Girl Scouts from Pickford and Cedarville Saturday, April 28. The carnival was at Pickford Public Schools' gymnasium. More ... Alice Spring and Jim Royer, the featured speakers at a Rudyard Historical Society meeting Thursday, May 10, will discuss the history of their Larson family ancestors. The two speakers will also entertain with country music. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. at the Rudyard Community Center on 18725 South Mackinac Trail. More ... Seney National Wildlife Refuge will conduct a series of prescribed burns this spring to enhance habitat for wildlife including marshland song birds, black bears, and sharptail grouse. The burns will also reduce fuel loading to lessen the severity of potential wildfires in the area. Questions or comments about the plan may be directed to Gary Lindsay at (906) 586-9851, extension 19. More ... The Cedarville Trojan Booster Club will sell clothing, hats, posters, and autographed balls at the Les Cheneaux Community Schools concession stand in Cedarville for one more Saturday, May 5. The Cedarville Class D State Champions items will be sold from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. More ... The reality of submarine life during World War II was as close as the empty shell of a torpedo, which was near enough to touch for the Girl Scouts of Peninsula Waters Troop 104. They spent the night on the USS Silversides, with parents, siblings, and Troop Leader Kathy Campbell of St. Ignace Friday, April 13. More ... The seven-member Mackinac Island State Park Commission will meet Friday, May 25, at 1:30 p.m. in the banquet room at Audie's Restaurant on Nicolet Street in Mackinaw City. In July and September, commissioners will return to their regular meeting location in the boardroom of the 1860 Post Hospital building at Fort Mackinac. More ... Funding is available to increase the energy efficiency of homes through the Community Action Agency. The weatherization program is open to those who meet low income guidelines, particularly the elderly, disabled people, and families with children. Eligibility requirements can be discussed on a case-by-case basis by calling Scott Nason at (906) 632-3363 or Don Wright at (906) 643-8595. More ... Mackinac County Sportsmen's Off Road Vehicle Association will meet Thursday, May 3, and the first Thursday of every month, at the St. Ignace Public Library at 6:30 p.m. The public is welcome. More ... Randel Malaska, 50, of Rudyard, died accidentally, police have ruled, while fishing alone in St. Martin Bay Saturday, April 14. He died from drowning and hypothermia. Mr. Malaska's wife called police after he did not return from fishing that day. He was found in two feet of water 30 yards from his submerged canoe. More ... Road construction on I-75 and St. Ignace business loop commenced Monday, April 30, and Tuesday, May 1. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is milling and resurfacing nine miles of road on the southbound side of I-75 between the Mackinac County line and M-134. The project includes crack repairs, guardrail upgrades, and drainage improvements along both northbound and southbound I- 75. More ... Michigan State Police divers were to attempt to find the body of a 57-year-old Sault Ste. Marie man at the Straits of Mackinac Tuesday, May 1, and Wednesday, May 2. The man is thought to have committed suicide by jumping off the Mackinac Bridge in February. More ... Mackinac Straits Hospital Auxiliary will offer its annual geranium sale Friday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the St. Ignace Greenhouse on Bertrand Street. Flowers may be purchased at the sale or advance orders may be made with any auxiliary member by Tuesday, May 8. More ... Caroline DeWick of St. Ignace was among 46 Western Michigan University seniors named a Presidential Scholar, the highest honor presented to undergraduates at the university. She is the daughter of Brian and Elisabeth DeWick. Studying family and consumer sciences, Miss DeWick expects to be graduated in April. More ... "Memories from the Attic" is the theme of a mother and daughter tea to be hosted by the Rexton and Naubinway Mennonite Churches Wednesday, May 9, at 7 p.m. at the Hiawatha Sportsmen's Club activities building on Lake Boulevard in Engadine. Reservations must be made by Wednesday, May 2, to Kathy Miller at (906) 477-8090. More ... Two workshops for Christian adults will be offered by Three Lakes Lay Academy at the Headlands Conference Center west of Mackinaw City Friday, May 4, and Saturday, May 5. "Finding Your Spiritual Gifts" will be led by Bill Bennett, commissioned lay pastor for the Mackinac Presbytery and counselor for Cheboygan Area Schools. The Friday workshop begins with a potluck meal at 6 p.m. More ... DeTour students will present a pint-sized version of the musical "Dear Edwina" Friday, May 11, and Saturday, May 12, and a dinner theater presentation Sunday, May 13. Dinner theater tickets must be reserved by Friday, May 4. The production will be the third DeTour Kids Cafe show directed by Dave Rhinard. It will be a Broadway Junior Musical script, similar to the School House Rock Jr. More ... The St. Ignace Big Boy Restaurant on US-2 is now under the ownership of Steve and Dionne Mesnard of Petoskey, who took over Wednesday, April 25, fulfilling their dream of owning their own restaurant. Mr. Mesnard is originally from Sault Ste. Marie. Mrs. Mesnard is from Detroit. More ... Gamblers Anonymous will meet every Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Father Goudreau Room at St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church in St. Ignace. More ... Following the arrest of a person who was in possession of stolen property, Michigan State Police are looking for anyone who was a victim of a vehicle break-in. Aperson who had stolen several items from nearby vehicles and was in the possession of stolen property came to the attention of police at the Trowbridge Park area of Marquette Township April 14. More ... A ban on transporting any part of the ash tree into the Upper Peninsula remains in effect this year, and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is also asking campers not to move American beech logs. Both species can be infected with insects that destroy tree stands, which harms forest aesthetics, development of wood products, recreation areas, and ecosystems. More ... Thirty-five students will be graduated this May from Cedarville High School, but only 19 students will enter kindergarten this fall, a 16-student decline in enrollment. The numbers are evidence of an enrollment trend that has plagued the Les Cheneaux Community Schools district for more than a decade. More ... Alcohol abuse or intoxication should not be accepted as an excuse by women who are abused by men, say two Northern Michigan University (NMU) professors, who are interviewing 40 abused women for an information video to be distributed to all domestic violence shelters and substance abuse facilities in Michigan. More ... Todd Reid (on tractor) and Ken Bailey begin work on the new Clark Township Recreation Park pavilion in Cedarville Monday, April 30. They raised the frame for the 30-foot by 40-foot, open-sided building behind Clark Township Hall, to the west. More ... The Eastern Upper Peninsula Secondary School Principals Association recognized top academic achievers with the 2006-07 Principals Awards April 18, with a reception on the campus of Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie. High school seniors with grade point average of 3.3 or higher and a score of 24 or higher on the ACT were recognized. More ... To protect the region's water supply from toxic waste, residents across the Upper Peninsula turned in more than one ton of unwanted pharmaceuticals and personal care products Saturday, April 21, during the annual Clean Sweep campaign. Many of the drugs collected were controlled substances with a total street value of approximately $500,000, Clean Sweep organizers said. More ... Women's outdoor activities and skill workshops will be offered at the 10th annual Becoming an Outdoors Woman Program set for Friday, June 1, through Sunday, June 3, in Big Bay. The program will take place at Bay Cliff Health Camp 30 miles north of Marquette. More ... A rare night meeting Friday, April 13, of the Clark Township Board of Trustees drew an audience of 40 to recognize the Cedarville High School basketball team for winning the state title. Players and coaches received resolutions from the township board and a plaque from the Mackinac County Board of Commissioners, presented by Commissioner Mike Patrick. More ... A theft of a dangerous substance at the Chippewa County Animal Control Building has led police to seek information through the Crime Stoppers program. Cash and a bottle of concentrated animal tranquilizer were stolen from the facility on Mackinac Trail south of Sault Ste. More ... Nearly 40 children enjoyed time with their friends and families during a family movie night in Cedarville Friday night, April 20, at the Old Gymnasium at Les Cheneaux Community Schools. More ... |
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