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Click here for digital edition  Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians eligible for sales tax exemptions must now request a tax exemption certificate prior to making a purchase, rather than paying sales tax and recovering it after the sale, the tribe announced. More ... Cedarville girls varsity basketball coach Sonja Paquin Duncan will be inducted into the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame in Escanaba next year. More ... Another section of the St. Ignace waterfront boardwalk has been completed, with 1,150 feet of new walkway extending out to Wawatam Lighthouse along the old Railroad Dock. The recent $227,000 project came in $1,389 over budget, said Deb Evashevski, executive director of the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) at its September 14 meeting. More ... When Eric Kozma received his returned entry from the Michigan State Fair two weeks ago, he was surprised to find a ribbon with his award-winning picture. The Hessel resident won second place in the 2007 state fair's art show. Not bad for a piece of work he nearly destroyed. His art teacher, Joanna Izzard, convinced him to spare the piece, which he had made in her class. More ... Dependence on alcohol and drugs is the most serious public health problem in the nation, reported Luce Mackinac Alger Schoolcraft (LMAS) Health Department September 10, and it is prevalent among rich and poor, in all regions of the country, and all ethnic and social groups. LMAS offers local services to help people recover from dependency. More ... The Reading Recovery program at Gros Cap School, funded by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, is proving to be beneficial for students and has drawn the interest of the intermediate school district, which may use Gros Cap as a model to help other local districts implement the program, reported Superintendent Bill Peltier Monday, September 17, More ... For the third consecutive year, Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center in St. Ignace received the Governor's Award of Excellence from Governor Jennifer Granholm. Mackinac Straits Hospital was recognized for its excellence in collecting and reporting data, and in improvement for health information technology for the 2006 fiscal year. More ... The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace Wednesday, September 19, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. The court does not distinguish between jail time to be served immediately and jail sentences that are suspended. More ... In the article about the city manager evaluation comments, published on page nine in The St. Ignace News September 20, comments attributed to Councilman Paul Fullerton were Councilman Tom Della-Moretta's comments. Mr. Fullerton did not write any comments in his evaluation of City Manager Eric Dodson. More ... A 19-year-old St. Ignace man was arrested on charges of slashing tires on nine cars Saturday evening, September 15, at the parking lot of Little Bear East Arena and Community Center, where several vehicles were parked for the annual Truck Show. More ... Michael Lowes, 19, of Sault Ste. Marie, who had pleaded guilty to armed robbery, was sentenced to 108 to 240 months in prison Friday, September 21, by Judge Charles Stark in 11th Circuit Court in St. Ignace. He will be eligible for parole in 2016. More ... The Chippewa County Democrats will host a pig roast at the fifth annual Fall Fest fundraiser Saturday, September 29, at Sherman Park pavilion in Sault Ste. Marie. Program and activities will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., following the regular monthly meeting at 10 a.m. More ... Michigan's annual fall color show is beginning to shine across the far western and northern Upper Peninsula, reported AAA Michigan Wednesday, September 19, with the peak expected in late September. A survey of state parks and regional visitors bureaus shows a tinge of color in most areas of the U.P. Naturalists at F.J. More ... The Mackinac County Animal Shelter in St. Ignace was recognized with a certificate by the EUP Community Corrections Advisory Board Tuesday, September 11, for providing work opportunities for offenders through community service work. More ... Colonial Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City will host a Halloween event Friday, October 5, and Saturday, October 6. Operating under the name "Fort Fright" for these two nights, the 18th-century fort and fur-trading village will be open from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission of $15 per family, $5 per adult, or $3 per student will be charged. More ... It was an emotional meeting for the Mackinaw City Village Council Thursday, September 20, when outgoing council members made their final deliberations. Three new council members and a new village clerk will take their seats Thursday, October 4. More ... Christopher Bloswick of St. Ignace and Angela Fischer of Naubinway were named to Lake Superior State University's summer 2007 dean's list. Students on the list have achieved a 3.5 grade point average or higher. More ... Former St. Ignace resident Pamela Blum, now of Ashville, Ohio, and Joel Perkins, an Ohio Red Cross staff member, were recently deployed to Little Rock, Arkansas, in readiness for Hurricane Dean's arrival in Texas, Mrs. More ... "No work. Just fun," said Al Colegrove, a member of the Straits Area Sportsmen's Club, describing the group's annual picnic Sunday, September 9. More ... The Lucas Izzard Foundation for Teens (LIFT) will meet Wednesday, October 3, at 7 p.m. at the Mackinac County Airport in St. Ignace. The public is welcome to attend. Board members are asked to arrive at 6:30 p.m. More ... Beginning Tuesday, October 9, Gamblers Anonymous will meet every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Center on Spring Street in St. Ignace. More ... An effort to build on the resurgence of poetry as an oral art form is underway by the "Poetry Out Loud" program, which is extending its poetry recitation competition to all Michigan high school students. Awards will be presented to the students who best recite previously published poetry. The winning student in Michigan will represent the state in a national competition. More ... The 2007 Stalwart Fair livestock show attracted approximately 40 youth entries in its second year, and organizers were pleased with the participation and audiences at each show Friday, September 7, and Saturday, September 8. More ... "It is fun doing mixtures," said sixth grade student Kristi Gustafson, as she stirred up a solution Wednesday, September 19, with her laboratory partner, Dakota Obeshaw. "Science is fun," he said. "It is one of my favorite subjects. More ... The first Hiawatha Paddling Festival Friday, September 14, through Sunday, September 16, brought approximately 25 participants to the Cedarville area. Organizer Jessie Hadley of Woods and Water Ecotours Outfitters in Hessel considers the event a success, and is already planning next year's festival. More ... Raising money for Special Olympics Michigan, members of several Michigan police agencies, a Special Olympics athlete, and the chairman of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians ran across the Mackinac Bridge Tuesday, September 11, carrying a Special Olympics torch. They were running in the 26th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run, a 750- mile endurance relay. More ... An upgraded fire truck has now been secured for Hendricks Township, paid for by a $35,000, seven-year loan approved by the township board of trustees in July. The 1999 Pierce truck, which the township received August 28, replaces the department's 1964 truck, which was difficult to repair owing to scarcity of replacement parts. More ... The following is a list of award winners from the 12th annual Richard Crane Memorial Truck Show in St. Ignace Saturday, September 15, and Sunday, September 16: Best of Show, Non-working: 2000 Peterbilt 1600 SL tank, Ron Baird of Hoffman Transportation of Thorntown. More ... U.S. Senator and Republican presidential hopeful John McCain learns about making fudge Saturday, September 22, on Mackinac Island. Mr. More ... Les Cheneaux Community Library will offer beginning computer classes Wednesday, October 3. Les Cheneaux Library Branch Manager Ronda McGreevy will teach the classes, which will be offered over four consecutive weeks. Each class will cost $10, and participants can sign up for one, a few, or all four. More ... The Michigan State Police are seeking information about a burglary at Taylor's True Value Hardware on Main Street in Pickford that took place between July 1 and July 13. The suspect entered a 1992 Chevrolet Astro van parked at that location and stole locksmith tools valued at more than $400. More ... Mackinac Straits Hospital Long Term Care residents took advantage of the warm weather Thursday, September 13, and headed out to Castle Rock Ponds for an afternoon of fishing. More ... St. Ignace Right to Life will host its annual Banquet for Life Tuesday, October 2, at 6 p.m. at Little Bear East Community Center. The speaker will be Edward Rivet II, legislative director for Right to Life of Michigan. Tickets are $20. More ... Mackinac Straits Hospital Auxiliary will host a book fair Thursday, September 27, and Friday, September 28, in the Education Room at the hospital. It is open to the public and will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, and from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. More ... A Forest Clean-up Day is planned in the Hiawatha National Forest Saturday, October 13, at 9 a.m. at Castle Rock parking lot in St. Ignace. Volunteers are needed for this event. Past clean-up efforts have led to the elimination of more than 51 illegal dump sites and 1,000 tons of trash from the St. Ignace District of the Hiawatha National Forest. More ... A half-mile hike across the newly constructed Silver Lake Bridge on the North Country Trail will be hosted Saturday, September 29, by the Hiawatha Shore-to-Shore chapter of the North Country Trail Association. The hike will begin at 10 a.m. at the North Country Trail crossing on Worth Road. The public is welcome. More ... A Home Buyer Pre-purchase Workshop will be offered Thursday, September 27, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the St. Ignace Public Library by Michigan State University (MSU) Extension. More ... |
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