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This Year's Season Is Up Overall, But Some EUP Marinas Struggle By Ryan Schlehuber While the high cost of fuel has forced many non-luxury boaters to plan fewer and shorter trips this summer, the high traffic of bigger boats has kept reservations on the upswing this year for many area marinas. A group of about 20 boaters in the St. Ignace area is among those that have felt the pi... More ... Nepotism Charged in City Hiring Council Deals With Manager Evaluations By Ryan Schlehuber The city attorney was directed to look into a charge of nepotism at the Recreation Department during a long meeting of the St. More ...
It is said that every dog has its day, and that day was Saturday, August 18, as 33 dogs and their owners enjoyed a day of demonstrations and contests during Mackinac Animal Aid Association's Bark in the Park. The dogs and their owners gathered at the shoreline in front of the St. Ignace Public Ma... More ... Mackinac Bridge Token System May See Changes MBA: Too Many Are Abusing Discount Plan By Karen Gould The Mackinac Bridge Authority is expected to change its commuter discount program this fall to curtail abuses estimated to cost up to $500,000 in revenue. The expected plan, which was discussed by the board in July, will move the discounted commuter rates to a digitized debit card and eliminate to... More ... Shorter Classes Planned at LaSalle High This Year Schedule, Busing Changes Announced Paul Gingras Achange to shorter classes with fewer seminar periods will highlight the upcoming school year for LaSalle High School students, and the school district will change bus routes and make the Spring Street parking lot exit available to buses and parents this year. More ... Hospital, County Must Pay Company Refunds Tax Tribunal Rules in Enbridge Case That Will Impact Some Schools, Twps. By Paul Gingras Mackinac County, Mackinac Straits Hospital, and some county schools and townships will be required to refund some taxes paid by Enbridge Energy between 2003 through 2007, the Michigan Tax Tribunal has ruled. More ... St. Ignace Salmon Derby Begins Saturday Morning Anglers are invited to participate in the fifth annual St. Ignace Salmon Derby, which will begin at the St. Ignace Boat Launch on Hazelton Street Saturday, August 25. There will be a cash prize awarded to the angler who catches the heaviest salmon during the day's event, which begins at 6 a.m. Th... More ...
By Amy Polk Eight tons of hazardous waste were removed from the Les Cheneaux Watershed July 14, exceeding expectations and the three-year budget, in the first year of collection. "It's beyond a success," said Les Cheneaux Watershed Project Coordinator Pat Carr. More ... Charter School Status Discussed for Curtis Elementary PORTAGE TOWNSHIP By Paul Gingras Agroup of concerned citizens in Portage Township has organized an effort to keep the Curtis Elementary School open if budget problems force the Tahquamenon Area Schools district to close the building and redirect its students to other schools. One possible option for the 50-year-old institution wo... More ...
CLARK TOWNSHIP By Amy Polk The Clark Township Planning Commission, August 14, tabled Cedarville developer Bob Vanderboegh's petition to sell lots in the manufactured housing development he established seven years ago. His special land use permit only allows him to rent or lease the lots for modular homes. There are no homes... More ... |
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