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December 13, 2007 / News

'Smoke' Rises on Bay as Temperatures Fall

Bogey, the golden retriever of Billy Shepler of St. Ignace, stands next to the Shepler freight dock in St. Ignace Monday morning, December 10. In the background, evaporation fog, called "smoke" by locals, hangs over Moran Bay in the chilly air. More...

One Square at a Time, Knitters Turn Out Blankets for Needy

By Amy Polk

Local knitters are contributing to a nationwide project to keep people warm, and their handiwork is more welcome at this time of the year than any other. More...

Soup Luncheon Raises Funds for Church Kitchen

Zion Evangical Lutheran Church in St. Ignace hosted a soup luncheon and Christmas cookie sale in the basement of the church Tuesday, December 4, to help raise funds for upgrades to the church's kitchen, needed to allow cooking at the site. More...

Court Reports

The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace Tuesday, December 4, and Wednesday, December 5, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...

For the Record

In a list of honor roll students published December 6, the following names should have been included for LaSalle High School in St. More...

Clark Township Approves Two Appeals for Variances

Clark Township Zoning Board of Appeals approved the variance requests of Bob Vanderboegh and Daniel and Janice Reelitz at its Tuesday, November 27, meeting. More...

Rudyard Woman Charged With Embezzlement

Carrie Shann, 35, of Rudyard has been charged with embezzling funds from the Rudyard Booster Club, greater than $1,000 but less than $20,000, as a result of an investigation conducted by the Michigan State Police. It is alleged that while Ms. More...

Worden Accepted in Honors Program

Erin Worden of Drummond Island has been accepted into the Prentiss M. Brown Honors Institute at Albion College. Miss Worden is a first-year student at Albion College. More...

Hospice Services Available for Vets

The nation's military veterans are among those who may benefit from hospice care during a life-limiting illness, reports Hospice of the Straits, and palliative care programs are available for veterans in which hospice doctors and nurses can work wi More...

Sault Man Guilty of Drug Charges

Thomas Poe, 27, of Sault Ste. Marie, was found guilty of four felonies by a 50th Circuit Court jury Tuesday, December 4, bringing to eight the number of convictions in the investigation of a cocaine distribution ring in Chippewa County. More...

CCC Lecture To Be Held in Sault

Author Bill Jamerson of Escanaba will speak on the history of the Civilian Conservation Corps at Bayliss Public Library in Sault Ste. Marie Thursday, December 13, at 6:30 p.m. More...

Kid Alert Figures To Be Phased out From Roads

By Amy Polk

The Mackinac County Road Commission will stop providing plastic figures with flags that warn motorists to slow down where children might be nearby. More...

Mackinaw City Council Re-votes, Removes Two From Planning Commission

By Paul Gingras

The Mackinaw City Village Council reversed its November 15 decision to appoint Nancy Dean and Florence Tracy to the village planning commission, following debate on the subject at the Thursday, December 6, village council meeting. More...

Tribal Election To Be in June

Chairman, 7 Director Seats To Be Decided

Campaigns for seven seats on the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Board of Directors, including the chairman position, will begin January 1 and continue through election day June 22. More...

Upgrades to Barn Will Protect Emergency Vehicles

Portage Township

By Paul Gingras

Following recent electrical system upgrades at the heavily used Curtis Community Building, the Portage Township Board of Trustees is studying upgrades needed at the adjoining fire and ambulance barn, which lacks an appropriate electrical system to More...

VFW Will Host Children's Party

The annual Law-White Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliary children's Christmas party will be Saturday, December 15, at the Community Center in Cedarville. The party starts at 1 p.m. More...

State's First Case of Flu Reported

The first case of flu in the state this year has been reported in a nine-year-old child in Marquette, reported the Michigan Department of Community Health December 5. More...

Sportsmen Will Meet Monday

Straits Area Sportsmen's Club will meet Monday, December 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge on North State Street in St. Ignace. Members are asked to use the building's back entrance. New members are welcome. More...

Antique Group Forms at Cedarville Library

An antique and collectors group is starting in the Clark Township area, and will meet every other week at Les Cheneaux Community Library in Cedarville starting Thursday, January 10. Initial meetings will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. More...

USCG Cutter Mackinaw Delivers Christmas Trees

The Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw arrived in Chicago, Friday, November 30, with a delivery of 1,000 Christmas trees to be provided to needy families at a public ceremony December 1 at Navy Pier. More...

AAA Offers Non-alcoholic Party Drink Guide

Published and distributed at no charge to help reduce drinking and driving deaths and injuries during the holidays, the AAA "Great Pretenders Party Guide" features nonalcoholic drink recipes gathered from AAA's Diamond Awardwinning restaurants thro More...