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Youth Boating Safety Classes Offered in Cedarville Boating safety classes for all ages will be offered in Cedarville Thursday, July 5, and Friday, July 6, and people who plan to take the class must register early, because space is limited. Classes will meet from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Clark Township Fire and Ambulance Hall on Meridian Street. More ... Library Plans Summer Programs Asummer reading program will take place at the St. Ignace Public Library Wednesday, July 11, through August 15, meeting every Wednesday at 3 p.m. The reading program for older students, "Connect with Nature," is for grades third through fifth. It will be July 3 through July 31, meeting every Tues... More ...
By Karen Gould With the official celebration weekend marking the 50th anniversary of the Mackinac Bridge just one month away, souvenirs that chronicle bridge construction, history, and the Straits can be found at many area retail shops. More ... State Law of Advanced Notice Denies Officials' Salary Raises Clark Township By Amy Polk Clark Township electors will not be able to vote on trustee salaries at the Saturday, June 30, annual meeting, and officials will not get raises this year. Trustees overlooked a deadline and did not adopt salary resolutions in time for the annual meeting. More ... Proposed Salary Raise To Be Decided by Township Voters Newton Township By Ryan Schlehuber Newton Township's annual meeting to set salaries, meeting times, and town hall policies will be at 9 a.m. at the township hall Saturday, June 30. Abudget hearing will be held and a proposal for a 3% salary raise for township officials will be discussed and voted on by residents attending. More ... Hospital Employees Express Concern to Board Outsourcing Services, Budget Cuts Have Some Employees Concerned By Ryan Schlehuber Ongoing changes and budget cuts at Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center have some employees concerned, and they attended the hospital board's meeting Monday, June 18, to complain that laundry services have been farmed out to an area prison. More ... Hessel's Beach Clean-up Will Start June 29 A Hessel Beach clean-up bee will start at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 29, at the municipal beach parking area on Lake Street in Hessel. The clean up is the first of more work bees hoped to improve the beach area, said Bud Mathews, a Hessel excavator who is organizing the clean up. More ... Free Concerts at St. Ignace Marina To Begin July 4 Free weekly outdoor concerts will be offered at the St. Ignace Marina on Wednesdays and Thursdays, beginning July 5. Locals on the Bay will take place Wednesdays at 7 p.m., and Bayside Live! concerts will be Thursdays at 7 p.m. More ... Court Reports The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace, June 19 and June 20, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. + William Samual Fitzpatrick, 18, of St. Ignace, pleaded guilty to operating while visibly impaired, and was assessed a fine of $1,169, ... More ...
By Karen Gould People can apply now to enter a lottery for tickets to the Mackinac Bridge 50th Anniversary Celebration banquet at Kewadin Shores Casino in St. Ignace Friday, July 27, at 6 p.m. Those whose names are drawn will be offered the opportunity to purchase a maximum of two $20 tickets to the dinner. More ... State Police Investigate Crime in Kinross Township The Michigan State Police are investigating malicious destruction of property that occurred at the gravel pit west of Wilson Road and south of M-80 in Kinross Township in Kinross Township Tuesday, June 12, or Wednesday, June 13. Windows and engine intake of a Caterpillar excavator were damaged. T... More ...
+ Kewadin Cruise Night: Thursday, June 28, at 7 p.m., registered vehicles will leave Kewadin Casino's parking lot on Mackinac Trail, just north of St. Ignace, roll down Mackinac Trail, cruise through downtown St. Ignace, head west on US-2, and return to the casino via I-75. More ... Purchased Community Event Tents To Be Available Soon Tents for community and private events will soon be available to the St. Ignace community as the St. Ignace Visitors Bureau has purchased six 20-foot by 30-foot tents, for an estimated $17,000. The tents will be available to anyone holding an event within St. Ignace, for a nominal rental fee. The... More ... Live Historical Tour in the Works at St. Ignace Volunteers Needed for Boardwalk Strolls By Ryan Schlehuber The St. Ignace Visitors Bureau's special events committee is hoping to use two of the community's best qualities - its shoreline boardwalk and its history - to entice tourists to spend more time in St. Ignace this summer by creating an interactive walking tour. More ... 'Movies Under the Stars' To Be July 2 and 3 in St. Ignace Family Films Set for Little Bear East Arena Two family movies will be shown on an outdoor screen on the north side of the Little Bear East Conference Center and Arena at 9:30 p.m. Monday, July 2, and 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 3. More ... Local Performers To Present 'The Magic Flute' Several From Area Featured in Sault Production "The Magic Flute," Mozart's musical fairy tale of good versus evil, will be presented at the Sault Theater Arts Resource Studios (STARS) in Sault Ste. Marie at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 28, Friday, June 29, and Saturday, June 30. More ...
Students at Engadine Consolidated Schools pose before being graduated from the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program Tuesday, May 15. More ... Honor Roll Students Announced for St. Ignace, Cedarville, Turner-Howson, Rudyard High Turner-Howson Elementary School Fourth Marking Period 4th Grade: Tanner Bradley, Jared Coffey, Gabrielle Croad, Michael Davis, Cory Gillett, Caitlyn Hancock, Jacob Kaminski, Cali Rose McCollum, Andrew Meehan, Trista Miller, Michael Musielak, Connor Myers, Travis Myers, Jayci Perkins, Kasey ... More ... Garfield Township To Augment Ambulance Department Ranks; Marina Open By Paul Gingras Garfield Township has agreed to increase the ranks of its ambulance department by paying tuition for residents to take medical first responder classes this fall at Helen Newberry Joy Hospital. The decision was made at the township board meeting Monday, June 18. More ... Budget Cut Will Not Reduce Services at Historic Sites By Karen Gould Public programs and services will not be cut at local historical sites, even though the Mackinac Island State Park Commission will lose $14,000 in state funding in a new budget agreed to by Governor Jennifer Granholm and the Michigan Legislature and signed by the governor Wednesday, June 6. More ... St. Ignace Sixth, Seventh Grade Students Earn Awards St. Ignace Area Schools distributed academic awards to sixth and seventh grade students Monday, June 4, and Tuesday, June 5. The awards and their recipients follow: Classroom Excellence Awards for Sixth Grade Mathematics: Molly Sweeney, Sarah Cullip, and Joe Ostman. More ...
By Paul Gingras People seeking a long-lasting way to honor a special person's memory, or to celebrate a birth, graduation, retirement, or other event can do so through the local school district, which is accepting contributions to fund the St. Ignace Area Schools Garden Project. More ... Pickford High School Students Recognized With Academic Awards Pickford High School distributed academic, social, and attendance awards during the school's awards ceremony May 8. The awards and their recipients follow: Citizenship The Citizenship Award was given to Krista Harlan and Joey Morrow. More ... High Price of Gasoline Prompts Flurry of Ideas To Make Gas Last Longer By Ron Scherer The Christian Science Monitor With the price of gasoline hovering at record levels, ideas are proliferating about how to maximize miles per gallon. The Internet is full of unproven ideas such as adding a few ounces of acetone - yes, nail polish remover - to the fuel tank. Depending on whom you believe, it will either make t... More ... Free Camping for Children Camp New Day U.P. of Marquette offers an ecumenical camping experience for children who have a parent or close relative incarcerated in the Michigan or federal prison system. Children from throughout the Upper Peninsula and Northern Lower Peninsula are invited to a week of camping, free of charge... More ... Home Invasion in Sault Ste. Marie Being Investigated Police are investigating a home invasion that occurred on Barbeau Street in Sault Ste. Marie between May 20 and May 23. Sound equipment was stolen, including a Behringer condenser microphone, an SHS instrument pickup microphone, a Fender eight-channel mixer board, and two Sound Tech speakers. The... More ... Rudyard Citizen of the Year Nominations Sought by Board The Rudyard Township Park Board is seeking names of community members who, over the years, have given their time to serve the community. More ... Naubinway Snowmobile Museum To Open July 4 With Free Entrance Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum and Welcome Center will mark its opening Wednesday, July 4, in Naubinway. The museum, featuring old snowmobiles, is located two blocks south of US-2. It will be open from 10 a.m. until the fireworks start at dusk. More ... Engadine Library Announces Book Sale Used book donations are being accepted by Friends of the Engadine Library for the annual Fourth of July book sale. Books can be dropped off at the library during the following open hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from noon to 4:30 p.m.; Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., an... More ... Heritage Day Set for July 22 at Engadine; Museum Open Tuesdays and Saturdays Engadine Heritage Day will be Sunday, July 22, at the Mill Pond Park and Pavilion in Engadine from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Freeman Hastings House Museum and Fenske Log House Museum are open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Tuesday and Saturday on Melville Street in Engadine, through September. More ... Steel Drum Band To Be Featured at Music Concert Music in Mackinaw will feature the Petoskey Steel Drum Band Saturday, June 30, at 8 p.m. at Conkling Heritage Park on South Huron Avenue in Mackinaw City. The weekly summer outdoor concert series is free of charge. More ... State Employee Retirees Meeting in Escanaba The Upper Peninsula Chapter 16 of the State Employee Retirees Association will meet Monday, July 2, at 1:30 p.m. in the Conference Room of the State Office Building in Escanaba. All members and their guests may attend. More ... Walk, Evashevski Take Part in Exchange director for Michigan State University (MSU) Extension, and Deb Evashevski, St. Ignace Downtown Development director, are among nine people from across the state who are participating in a rural development program in County Mayo in Ireland from June 22 to July 3. More ... Sault Tribe Announces Powwow Schedule The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has announced this year's slate of powwows scheduled throughout the tribe's seven-county service area. The following events are scheduled: The 26th Annual Summer Gathering and Powwow in Sault Ste. Marie will be Thursday, July 5, through Sunday, July ... More ... Friends of Les Cheneaux Library Host Book Sale Friends of Les Cheneaux Community Library will host a book sale Thursday, July 5, to Saturday, July 7, at the library in Cedarville. There will be a presale from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, July 5, in which participants can enter to preview books for a $2 fee. The regular sale will follow from 1 p... More ... 'From Sea to Shining Sea' Exhibit Ongoing at Mackinaw City Museum An exhibit, "From Sea to Shining Sea: 200 Years of Charting America's Coasts," opened Thursday, June 21, at the Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum (IMMM) in Mackinaw City. More ... Pickford Hay Days Volunteers To Meet Pickford Hay Days will be Wednesday, August 15, with a theme of "Pickin' and Grinnin' in Pickford." All those who play guitars, fiddles, banjos, mandolins, accordions, harmonicas, and similar instruments are invited to spend a weekend jamming in Pickford. More ... Les Cheneaux Boat Show Shirts Available Now The Les Cheneaux Antique Wooden Boat Show is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and commemorative T-shirts are available through the Les Cheneaux Historical Association for a limited time. The commemorative T-shirts must be ordered by Tuesday, July 10, and will be available for pickup Au... More ... Students Earn Top MEAP Scores The following students earned test scores in the top 10 positions for their grade levels on the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) in The St. Ignace News coverage area: English Language Arts: St. Ignace: Cierra Barker, Corey Moses, Alexa Thibault, Molly Paquin, Sarah Smith, Michae... More ...
The Mackinac Island Lilac Festival 10K Walk took place on the Island Saturday, June 9. Local residents placing in their respective age groups included Susan Horn of St. Ignace, who was the Female Masters Division winner with a time of 1:08:44, just nine seconds behind the female overall winner. More ... Cheboygan Art Festival Planned The Cheboygan Area Arts Council will host its 39th annual Arts Festival Saturday, July 14, from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. at the Cheboygan Ice Pavilion. There will be a $2 admission fee at the door. More ... 'Grief and the Healing Process' Series Will Be Offered Hospice of the Straits presents "Grief and the Healing Process: Understanding Your Loss." This series of five meetings is designed to provide a deeper understanding of any loss and the means of reconciling the loss into everyday activities. Sessions will start in Cheboygan Tuesday, July 10, and c... More ... Students Earn NCMC Degrees Paul Krause, Julie Lipnitz, and Elizabeth St. Onge, all of St. Ignace, and Crystal Giordani of Brevort were among 271 students graduated from North Central Michigan College in Petoskey, the college announced June 7. Mackinaw City students earning degrees were Roger Fleury, Meaghan Hoffmann, and ... More ... Peterson Named to Dean's List Kathleen Peterson of St. Ignace was named to the dean's list at Cornerstone University for the spring 2007 semester. She is the daughter of Steve and Janet Peterson of St. Ignace. Students must earn a minimum 3.5 grade point average to be included on the list. More ... Edison Sault Will Offer Tours Friday Edison Sault Electric Company in Sault Ste. Marie will host selfguided tours at its hydroelectric plant Friday, June 29, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The tours are in conjunction with Engineers Day at the Soo Locks. More ... Troyer, Breen, Bennett Win Contest Heather Troyer, Danielle Breen, and Tyler Bennett from Engadine Consolidated Schools in Engadine have been named local winners in the 38th annual America and Me Essay Contest. All three students received award certificates for their achievement. More ... Free Business Counseling Available 1st Step offers free business counseling and will hold office hours at the MSU Extension Office in St. Ignace Wednesday, July 18. Call MSU Extension at 643-7307 to schedule an appointment. More ... |
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