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City Approves Fort de Buade Purchase Agreement Terms Are Five Years, $50,000 for Building By Ryan Schlehuber The collection of more than 2,000 historic and local artifacts in Fort de Buade Museum is much closer to becoming a permanent display in St. Ignace with the St. More ... Straits Area Will Mark Bridge 50th Events Planned Next Week Events planned to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Mackinac Bridge will take place Thursday, July 26, through Saturday, July 28, at St. Ignace. A new bridge token honoring bridge designer Dr. David B. Steinman will be dedicated Thursday, July 26, at 10 a.m. at Bridge View Park. Dr. More ...
Memorial Will Be Dedicated July 28 By Ryan Schlehuber The St. Ignace Fish Feast, to be highlighted by a dedication of the new Fishermen's Memorial, will offer two days of activities to entertain families Friday, July 27, and Saturday, July 28, at the St. Ignace Marina. While the first Fish Feast is part of this year's 50th Mackinac Bridge anniversary... More ... Kelso Resigns Post as County Road Engineer By Amy Polk Engineer Manager Craig Kelso resigned from his position with the Mackinac County Road Commission Tuesday, July 10. Ten days before officially resigning from the road commission, he was offered the same position with the Schoolcraft County Road Commission. At its June 27 meeting, Schoolcraft County... More ...
By Eric Fish The Budweiser Clydesdales, which have represented the Anheuser-Busch company since 1933, will visit the Mackinac Straits area to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Mackinac Bridge beginning Monday, July 23. They will be featured in the Mackinac Bridge anniversary parade Saturday, July 28. More ... School Board OKs Roof Work, New Carpet Teacher Silet Retires By Paul Gingras Richard Silet has chosen to retire from St. Ignace Area Schools. His resignation was accepted by the school board Monday, July 9. Mr. Silet has been at LaSalle High School since 1969, where he taught metal shop, history, and civics. More ... Suicide Prevention Group Forms in Mackinac County By Paul Gingras A group called "A Sense of Life" has formed to help prevent suicides. The group is seeking to increase its membership by inviting people interested in working on this complex and preventable problem to join them at a 7 p.m. meeting Thursday, August 16, at the St. Ignace Public Library. More ... Coming Next Week... Mackinac Bridge Anniversary Issue The St. Ignace News will publish a special issue commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Mackinac Bridge. The tabloid-size newspaper will be inserted in all copies of The St. Ignace News Thursday, July 26, to coincide with celebrations in St. Ignace and Mackinaw City. More ...
Fundraiser Benefits County's Relay for Life Cancer Program If you find a group of plastic pink flamingos in your yard one day, you have been "flocked." Do not fret, they are harmless and they are there for a good cause, as they are the newest fundraising idea by Mackinac County's Relay for Life program. More ...
Les Cheneaux Dockside Event Showcases Local Talent Fiber artist Roxanne Eberts of Hessel demonstrates spinning at the Les Cheneaux Artisan Cooperative's Music and Art Dockside Sunday, July 15. More ... Brevort Township's Sewer Threat Averted By Paul Gingras A threat to Brevort Lake and the Brevort Township sewer system has been averted, and sewer odor problems that have plagued the area around the sewer's lift station for years are unlikely to return, reported Rob Frazier of Maverick Construction at a meeting of the Brevort Township Board of Trustees... More ... |
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