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Click here for digital edition  Local businesses are among those named best in the state by readers of The Detroit News. Results of the newspaper's "Michigan's Best 2007" readership poll, to which 105,000 people responded by mail, were announced Wednesday, May 23. The newspaper calls the multi-category list "a compilation of readers' recommendations for the best the state has to offer. More ... Area visitors and residents can register to win a Mackinac Bridge tower tour this summer and fall. The contest is in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Mackinac Bridge and is sponsored by the St. Ignace Welcome Center, St. Ignace Area Visitors Bureau, and the St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce. More ... Mary Lou Peters of Mackinaw City has published "Mackinaw Loves Its Bridge," 17 stories of the construction of the Mackinac Bridge as told by Mackinaw City residents. The publication marks the 50th anniversary of the bridge's construction. More ... Acharged air of excitement pervaded the LaSalle High School commencement ceremony Friday, May 25, when 61 seniors dressed in finery passed down an aisle of decorated archways, created for them by junior members of the National Honor Society. More ... Life is full of mixed signals, which only get more complex as one leaves high school and heads out into the world, said Pickford Public Schools Superintendent Keith Krahnke. Addressing the 32 graduating Pickford seniors Saturday, May 26, Mr. More ... Pickford High School Principal Neil Harrison announced some of the future plans of the Class of 2007 during commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 26, at Pickford gymnasium. He also announced and distributed scholarships to students who qualified. More ... An unusually emotional Cedarville High School graduation ceremony was underscored by the words of co-valedictorian Rebecca Bickham, who said, "We ask you to join us as we cry for the past we are leaving behind, laugh for the present that we are enjoying today, and hope for the future that we have to look forward to. More ... The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace May 22, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. + Angelina Guerra, 35, of Hessel, pleaded guilty to failure to stop at the scene of property damage accident. She was assessed a fine of $250, restitution of $2,500 and two years probation. More ... In a May 24 article about volunteers honored by the St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce, George Ford was mistakenly referred to as the president of the Mackinac County Animal Shelter, while in fact he is president of Mackinac Animal Aid Association, a nonprofit group. More ... The Upper Peninsula Association of American Legion Posts summer convention will be at Sault Ste. Marie at the Ira D. MacLachlan American Legion Post 3 Friday, June 8, through Sunday, June 10. The Sons of the American Legion from the Upper Peninsula and The Upper Peninsula Association of Auxiliaries (UPAA) will concurrently host conventions. More ... A men's prayer breakfast will be held every Friday at 7 a.m. at the Hillside House Restaurant in St. Ignace. Awomen's prayer breakfast will be held every Wednesday at 7 a.m. at the restaurant, at 1040 North State Street. More ... The public is welcome at a spring concert to be presented by Martin Bell ProSound Productions Friday, June 8, at 7 p.m. at the St. Ignace Middle School. The concert, featuring students of Mr. Bell, is free of charge. More ... Before an ebony backdrop adorned with silver stars, nine eighth-grade students took the stage at Gros Cap School and were graduated Tuesday, May 22. Standing before a crowd of parents, teachers, mentors, and family members, they said good-bye to their kindergartenthrough eighth grade district, which lies on the edge of Lake Michigan in Moran Township. More ... The annual Steak-Out at the Mackinac County Airport will be Sunday, June 3, from noon to 4 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 560 and Great Lakes Air. A cookout steak meal is open to the public. More ... The Blessing of the Fleet will be Saturday, June 16, at 5 p.m. at the Wawatam Lighthouse in St. Ignace. Clergy will bless a parade of vessels as they cruise by the Wawatam Lighthouse. There will also be a Native American Blessing and Ceremonial Offering for the waters. More ... The Friends of the Library will meet Monday, June 4, at 7 p.m. at the St. Ignace Public Library. The library will host several events during June. The library will have a book sale Saturday, June 2, from 10 a.m. to noon. Saturday, June 9, a children's crafts workshop will take place at 1 p.m. to make Father's Day gifts. There is no charge. More ... Soldiers and veterans assembled in front of the War Veterans Memorial at the Mackinac County Courthouse in observance of Memorial Day Monday, May 28, where student Abigail Chambers sang the National Anthem and Emily Springsteen sang "This Land is Your Land" to a solemn, respectful public. More ... At left: Members of the Law- White Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, and current serviceman Aaron Bright bow their heads during prayers at Memorial Day services at Cedar Cemetery in Cedarville Monday, May 28. To commemorate fallen servicemen, the veterans and Law- White Ladies Auxiliary placed wreaths, flags, and symbolic flowers at memorials in Cedarville and Pickford that day. More ... A plan to repair the city's water tower in Evergreen Shores may be ready as early as the second week of June, reported City Manager Eric Dodson during St. Ignace City Council's brief meeting Monday, May 21. The tower cracked along its base during a blizzard in February, resulting in the evacuation of three nearby homes. More ... Electrician Lon Kologe of Cedarville works on illuminating the relocated American flag at the northeast corner of M-134 and M-129 in Cedarville, in front of Cedarville Foods. A member of the Les Cheneaux Advisory Committee, Mr. More ... Minor zoning changes were recommended to St. Ignace City Council by the Planning Commission at its meeting Wednesday, May 23. One recommendation is to require anyone who has been granted a zoning variance to obtain a building permit within one year. More ... To promote local farmers and their products, Mackinac County Michigan State Extension (MSUE) is offering a farmers market at the St. Ignace Public Marina each Saturday until fall. Michelle Walk, director of the county MSUE office, is hoping the program will meet with as much success as it has in Sault Ste. More ... The Coast Guard has finished clean-up operations for a May 24 diesel fuel oil spill on the St. Marys River, it reported Friday, May 25. The Joyce L. More ... A Fenton man was arrested early Saturday morning, May 26, for slashing an off-duty police officer with a knife at a St. Ignace bar and driving under the influence of alcohol. He was also arrested for parole violation. More ... More than 150 women are expected to take part in a Red Hat Society Convention in St. Ignace this weekend, beginning Friday, June 1, at 5 p.m. at Little Bear East Arena. The two-day event will include a sunset Straits cruise, baking contest, Country Stars Autograph Contest in downtown St. More ... Bob Holmes and Jason Smith, agents for Farmers Insurance Group in St. Ignace, are attempting to raise $1,000 for the March of Dimes' "Be A Hero for Babies" campaign, and will register each person who donates to the cause for a chance to win a gas grill and steaks. More ... A pig roast fundraiser will be held at the Moose Lodge on Mackinac Trail in St. Ignace Sunday, June 3, at 4 p.m. for the J.R. and Anne Marie Fulgenzi family, who suffered a total loss of home and personal items in a fire in St. Ignace Friday, May 18. More ... To help lure people to the Straits area, local agencies are offering travel packages that offer one-ticket convenience and price discounts. The St. Ignace Visitors Bureau, the Mackinaw Area Visitors Bureau, and Mackinac Island Carriage Tours each offer packages that include discounts ranging from 13% to 20%. Two packages offer online ordering. More ... Cedarville and Hessel will receive new cable television service beginning the week of June 4 and, and those two communities, plus Pickford, are expected to receive high speed cable Internet service soon. Pickford already has the cable service. More ... |
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