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Click here for digital edition  Mackinac Bridge tolls will increaseMarch 1 from $2.50 to $3 for a passenger car and from $1.50 to $1.60 for commuters under a fare increase adopted by the Mackinac BridgeAuthority Friday, December 21, in Detroit. The seven-year plan will jump tolls in one-year increments to 2014, during which time automobile tolls will be raised 50 More ... For the next six months, the Mackinac Straits Hospital Board will be focused on establishing a new nonprofit board and committees that will oversee the proposed new hospital facility and functions, while the current board will maintain the current building, much of the staffing, and the ability to collect a county-wide millage. More ... A plan to augment the economies of the Straits region by developing the Father Marquette National Memorial site under the auspices of the Mackinac Island State Park Commission was discussed by State Representative Gary McDowell, members of St. Ignace city government, city residents, the Moran Township Board of Trustees, and the Sault Ste. More ... The cat never will catch the mouse and the mouse never will eat the cheese, yet this creative cutter is capturing the attention of Mackinac Island residents. The animals trail behind the snowmobile of Island paramedic and City Treasurer Rick Linn, who designed the sled. Mr. Linn has been building the custom cutter since October 2006. Now finished and running around the Island, his "cat cutter" is drawing a lot of attention. The idea started with Mr. Linn's girlfriend, Liz Pitts, who suggested the cat cutter, and grew to include the humorous display. The couple has two cats, which served as models for his design. The ears, which he said were the hardest to make, are tilted back to help show the urgent pursuit of the two animals as Mr. Linn and his entourage pass by. The animals are made from leftover house insulation, which he has shaped, sanded smooth, and painted. The back of the cat lifts up, offering a storage area for groceries and other supplies. "If it didn't carry cargo," said Mr. Linn of his creation, "it would just be silly." More ... Disagreement between fitness center users and members of the St. Ignace Hockey Association is brewing over the issue of converting the Little Bear East fitness center's cardiovascular room in St. Ignace into a temporary locker room for visiting hockey teams for the remainder of the season. More ... A proposed wine tasting occupied much of the discussion at the St. Ignace City Council regular meeting Monday, December 17, in which Council quickly approved its 2008 budget, which begins January 1, 2008. Janet Peterson, director of the St. More ... Dave Simpson of Hessel is the 2007 Clark Township Ambulance Corps Volunteer of the Year. He received a plaque commemorating the honor at the volunteer corps' annual meeting and dinner Saturday night, December 8, and was nominated for the award by fellow volunteers. More ... Rebekah Valloric of Tecumseh, 6, tells Santa Claus what she wants for Christmas during the Law-White Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliary Children's Party in Cedarville Saturday, December 15. While in town visiting family, she enjoyed attending the party, where children watched the movie "The Year Without Santa Claus," visited the jolly old elf, and received candy and a toy. This year, volunteers served more than 60 children. More ... Prior to its deliberations Wednesday, December 5, the Moran Township Board of Trustees observed a moment of silence for township resident Robert Flora, who died December 4 in a traffic accident on US-2. After paying their respects to Mr. More ... Beginning January 1, Mackinac Island city employees will share more of the cost of their health care insurance through increased copayments. The city, to reduce a proposed 10.3% hike in insurance premium payments for next year, opted to shift some of the cost to employees. More ... Les Cheneaux Cub Scout Wyatt Landreville demonstrates gleeful joy as he is caught in an impulsive pose after completing a paper wreath. His Cub Scout pack made the wreaths as a holiday craft Wednesday, December 12, tracing their hands for the "foliage" on the wreath, and drawing a picture of themselves in the center of the star. More ... For nearly a week in mid- November, John Bell and Linnard McCabe sat on the floor and sorted through thousands of show business and theater books. Their mission was to determine which books would remain in the family, which would be made available to interested Mackinac Island residents, and which would be donated to Wayne State University Library. More ... |
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