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City May Limit Building Variances to One Year, Regulate Communications Towers By Ryan Schlehuber To rectify an oversight in St. Ignace's city zoning ordinance, an expiration date of one year on building variances will be recommended to the St. Ignace City Council by the Planning Commission. Also during the Planning Commission's meeting Wednesday, April 18, the creation of guidelines for instal... More ... School Dance Rules, Inspection Results Top Gros Cap Agenda By Paul Gingras The Gros Cap School Board of Education has pledged chaperones for dances organized by the Gros Cap Student Council, if and when the council holds such an event. The topic was discussed at length at the school board meeting Monday, April 16, following a miscommunication between Gros Cap and St. Igna... More ...
By Karen Gould This year's Mackinac County Home and Garden Show spilled outside, with campers, golf carts, outdoor wood burners, and boats capturing the attention of approximately 1,100 visitors, who cane to see the latest in home and garden products, improvements, and ideas. More ... Children's Super Saturday Fair Planned for May 5 at St. Ignace A day of fun for children and families will be Saturday, May 5, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Little Bear East Arena and Community Center in St. Ignace. The annual event, called Super Saturday, will include games, horse-drawn wagon rides, and a bike rodeo. Information will be provided regarding child s... More ... Social Services Office Will Remain in City, Seeks Space Plans are underway to move the Department of Human Services offices at St. Ignace to cheaper office space within the city, Ken DesArmo, director of the Mackinac County Department of Human Services, told The St. Ignace News Monday, April 23. Mr. DesArmo confirmed that the office would remain in ... More ... One St. Ignace Man Arrested for Weekend Pharmacy Break-in A St. Ignace man was arrested on charges of breaking into Bay Pharmacy in St. Ignace and stealing prescription drugs late Saturday night, April 21, or early morning Sunday, April 22. James Coveyou, 43, was arraigned Monday, April 23, at Mackinac County's 92nd District Court and is charged with one... More ... LaSalle To Host Two Concerts The LaSalle High School music department will host two concerts, featuring the Alma College Percussion Ensemble Friday, April 27, and St. Ignace Area Schools bands Monday, April 30. The Alma College Percussion Ensemble will play April 27 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., introduced by the St. Ignace steel... More ... Weather Spotting Course Offered The National Weather Service of Gaylord is offering a free weather spotting course Tuesday, May 1, at 6 p.m. at the Mackinac County Airport in St. Ignace. The training will last approximately 90 minutes. Each year, as severe weather season approaches, the Weather Service offers free weather talks,... More ... 92nd District Court The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace April 17, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. William Visnaw, 31, of St. Ignace, pleaded guilty to malicious destruction of a building, less than $200, and must spend 10 days in jail. (St. More ... Police Reports Reports from the St. Ignace Police Department from April 13 to April 23: A St. Ignace man was arrested at a St. Ignace store Sunday, April 22, on a felony warrant for stealing a truck earlier this month. He was lodged at Mackinac County Jail. More ... For the Record... In the April 19 edition, a cutline under a page 23 photograph of the Cedarville Trojans basketball team with Clark Township board and Mackinac County Commissioner Mike Patrick incorrectly identified one of the players, Cedarville High senior Matt Hansen, as his brother, Ross Hansen. More ...
By Paul Gingras Trustees Mike Cope and Nancy Dandona are running unopposed for seats on the Gros Cap School Board of Education in the Tuesday, May 8, election, when voters will also decide whether to renew a millage on non-homestead properties. The district needs the millage to continue operating. More ... May 15 Is Candidate Filing Deadline for 3 City Council, Mayor Positions While school and regional elections are being conducted May 8, St. Ignace city elections will be held later this year, when the terms of three council members and the mayor will expire. Candidate petitions need to be filed with the city clerk by 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 15. More ... Four Seek Seats at DeTour Schools; Two Rudyard Candidates Unopposed School board candidates in Chippewa County for the May 8 election in various districts in The St. Ignace News coverage area are as follows: At DeTour Area Schools, Lynn Cloudman VanAlstine, Karen Aldridge, and Ron Papin will run for two available four-year seats on the school board. More ...
McFarland, Dullack on Ballot for Two School Board Seats Incumbent Mackinaw City district school board members Marilyn McFarland and Valerie Dullack are seeking reelection Tuesday, May 8. The race is uncontested. The terms are four years. Marilyn McFarland Marilyn McFarland serves as the executive director of the Mackinaw Area Visitors Bureau. She att... More ... A Decade After Proposal A Passage, School Funding Varies in State By Amy Polk Increasing the special education millage from 0.77 to a total of 1.52 mills will help maintain the level of services local schools now provide, and leave more general fund money in those districts receiving a share to spend on general education. Even if the additional millage is passed, Mr. More ...
By Amy Polk Voters in the Pickford Public Schools district will select two school board members from three candidates and vote on a renewal of 18 mills for school operations May 8. Ronald Hill is making his first bid for the school board and incumbents Steven Rose and Dennis Skinner seek reelection. More ... Hearing on Master Plan Is April 25 A public hearing about a proposed master plan for Mackinac County will be held at the St. Ignace Library at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 25. A draft of the plan is available for viewing at the St. Ignace library as well as libraries in Cedarville, Engadine, and Curtis. More ... Registration Open for June 2 Brevort Lake Walleye Derby Anglers can now register for the first Brevort Lake Walleye Derby, which will be held from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 2. The one-day event includes cash prizes for the top four, two-person teams. One team can win a 2007 Arctic Cat four-wheeler if a specially tagged fish is caught. More ... Blood Drive To Be Held in Sault An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held Wednesday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. at First Church of Christ in Sault Ste. Marie. More ... Wanted: Ghost Stories for Tour The St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce and the Michilimackinac Historical Society are gathering local ghost stories from the community to create a guided tour through downtown St. Ignace this summer about historic tales, legends, and reallife incidents involving apparitions. More ...
By Karen Gould Two incumbents and one newcomer will vie for two city council seats Tuesday, May 8, while other city officials are running unopposed. Aldermen Armand "Smi" Horn and Dan Wightman seek reelection to three-year posts and Sam Barnwell aims to unseat one of them. More ...
Students celebrated reading month with a race car theme at Engadine Consolidated Schools in March. Pictured at a reading rally at the school are (front row, from left) Jenna Livermore, Ashlin Schnell, Drew Frazier, Mackenna Hopper, Abigail Germain, Jonah Miller, and Jesse Fosdick. More ...
May 8 Election Includes Andress, Kleber, Mosley By Ryan Schlehuber Voters on Tuesday, May 8, will elect two of three candidates to the Mackinac Island Board of Education, both seats for three year terms. The candidates are Terry Andress, the mother of a preschooler, Marsha Kleber, a retired teacher, and incumbent Ben Mosley, a father of four children. More ... City Recreation Board Ponders Bullying Policy By Ryan Schlehuber Members of the St. Ignace Recreation Advisory Committee, meeting Wednesday, April 11, briefly discussed the possibility of a new sports policy on bullying, for both city-operated programs and those that rent the use of city facilities. Also, the committee was informed that the Yooper Motorcycle Sho... More ...
Mark and Becka Freeland of Montague pose at the St. Ignace Marina Thursday, April 19. Behind them, to the right, floats their 60-foot, cabin-cruising yacht. "It is our first trip on the boat," Mrs. Freeland told The St. Ignace News. More ...
St. Igance, Rudyard Students Recognized By David Latva Citizenship and pride highlighted the message presented by Captain Ian Fishback and Kris Dunbar during the third annual Straits Area Conference (SAC) Scholar Athlete recognition banquet, honoring 107 student-athletes Tuesday, April 17, at Little Bear East Community Center in St. Ignace. More ... Crime Stoppers Called Into Action The theft of an all terrain vehicle from a logging site in Hulbert Township has led Michigan State Police to seek information through Crime Stoppers. The vehicle, a green 2001 Honda Foreman, was stolen Thursday, March 8, or Friday, March 9, and is valued at $2,000. More ... Local Girl Scouts To Hold Cookie Sales Girl Scout Troop 340 of St. Ignace will sell cookies at Holiday gas station on US-2, Friday, April 27, from 5:30 p.m. until dark. If cookies remain, they will set up booths again Sunday, April 29, from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. The sale will benefit the Girl Scouts troop as well as the Gift of Caring pr... More ... U.P. State Retirees Will Meet May 7 The Upper Peninsula Chapter 16 of the State Employee Retirees Association will host a spring luncheon Monday, May 7, at noon at the Highland Golf Club seven miles west of Escanaba. Members and their guests may attend and should make reservations by calling George Rusch at (906) 233-9726. More ... Lions Roar Auction Set for May 12 The St. Ignace Lions Club has announced Saturday, May 12, as the date for its annual Lions Roar Auction. This year the event will be at a new location, Kewadin Shores Casino, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will feature approximately 75 donated items to be auctioned, including hotel packages and ferry t... More ... L.C. Elementary Concert May 22 The Les Cheneaux Elementary School spring music concert will be Tuesday, May 22, at 7 p.m., at the school gymnasium in Cedarville. Students in kindergarten through fifth grades will perform at the concert. Fourth grade students will play recorders, and the Fifth Grade Band will play. More ... Mackinac Island Zoning Board Denies Bunker Property Split By Karen Gould The Zoning Board of Appeals denied a lot split request for Harrisonville property owners Josephine "Elaine" and Isaac Bunker Wednesday, April 11. Granting the split would have placed 10 variances on the property and, say board members, would compromise to the city's zoning ordinances. More ... Turner-Howson School To Host Round-up Families with children who will be five years old by December 1 are invited to register for school at the Turner-Howson Elementary School Kindergarten Round-up Friday, April 27. Children with names beginning with letters A-L will be registered at 9 a.m. Children with names beginning in M-Z will be... More ... Lanning To Speak at DeTour Library Drummond Island author Cheryl Lanning will speak at the DeTour Library Wednesday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m. Her first novel, a mystery thriller and romance entitled "Rapunzel's Window," was released April 1. A lifelong journalist and writer, Ms. Lanning taught writing, journalism, and public speaking... More ... Engadine Consolidated Schools Seeks One Mill for Sinking Fund Engadine Consolidated Schools will seek one mill for two years in the Tuesday, May 8, election. The mill, which will collect $134,921 in 2007 if approved, will create a sinking fund for the construction or repair of school buildings and site. More ... Grant Application Deadline Is April 30 Nonprofit Upper Peninsula organizations can get money for activities that maintain and promote healthy and long-lasting communities, and must apply for the grants by Monday, April 30. More ... St. Ignace Library To Offer Book Sale St. Ignace Public Library will host a used book sale Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to noon. The library is on Spruce Street. More ... Stupak To Host St. Ignace Meeting Sat. U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak invites discussion with his constituents on any topic at a town hall meeting in St. Ignace Saturday, April 28, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Community Action Agency on Reagon Street. On Friday, April 27, a town hall meeting in Sault Ste. Marie will be at the 50th... More ...
By David Latva Fourteen new members were inducted into the Prentiss M. Brown Chapter of the LaSalle High School National Honor Society (NHS) Tuesday, April 10. More ... State Police Seek Identification to Human Remains Human remains found Saturday, April 21, near Seven Mile and Ridge roads in Chippewa County's Bruce Township have not been identified. Michigan State Police continue to investigate. More ... |
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