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"We have a responsibility as parents and community leaders to help." - Lana Causley, LIFT chairperson By Paul Gingras Spurred by the suicides of at least six young people from the Eastern Upper Peninsula in the past year, including the June 23 death of Lucas Izzard of Cedarville, 22 citizens have formed the Lucas Izzard Foundation for Teens (LIFT). More ...
By Paul Gingras When Kirsten Haglund, Miss Michigan 2007, stood atop a Mackinac Bridge tower Saturday, July 28, she found herself immersed in history, in awe of the landscape, and honored to share the 50th anniversary of Mighty Mac with Miss Michigan 1957, Valerie Strong Agresta, whom she had met the night before... More ... Request Denied To Expand Murray Street Boardinghouse By Ryan Schlehuber St. Ignace property owner Mike Compton's request to change the zoning of his six lots on Murray Street from two-family (R-2) to a mixed residential (R-3) to expand his employee housing was denied by the St. Ignace Planning Commission Wednesday, August 22, in response to concerns voiced by neighbor... More ... Plane Missing After Leaving Island Airport Debris suspected to be from a missing plane was found washed ashore just east of Cheboygan Monday, August 27. The small, single-engine plane with two people on board left Mackinac Island Airport Friday afternoon, August 24, enroute to Bad Axe, although the plane never reached its destination. More ... Island Marina To Close Sept. 4 for Renovations The Mackinac Island Marina will close Tuesday, September 4, as a $5 million renovation project gets underway. A portion of the facility will remain open about a week longer to honor a few reservations made earlier this year, said Thomas Paquin, park and recreation manager from the Michigan Departm... More ...
Great Lakes Boat School Projects Taking Shape At left: Julie Whiting of Zionsville, Indiana, shows the metal centaur sculpture she cast Wednesday, August 22, during the class at the Great Lakes Boat Building School. More ...
Book Contains 247 pages, 83 Stories, Historic Photographs of Community By Paul Gingras A local group has assembled a diverse batch of Portage Township-based stories and created "Curtis Remembered," a not-for-profit, 247-page book bursting with pictures. It is written by lifelong residents, seasonal residents, and people who have recently become permanent community members. More ... Injunction Opens Main Casino Gaming Floor Kewadin Shores in St. Ignace Gets Green Light Tuesday, Prepares for Room Opening Kewadin Shores Casino in St. Ignace can now offer gambling on the main floor of its new gaming casino building, finished in the summer of 2006. The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians received a preliminary injunction from the U.S District Court Tuesday, August 28, to allow immediate gaming... More ...
The St. Ignace City Police Department celebrated the retirement of officer Bruce Bigger Saturday, August 25. Mr. Bigger officially retired Saturday, August 4, after 28 years of service. He was given a new fishing shanty purchased as a gift by his fellow officers. More ... 88-year-old To Make 22-day Walk From Paradise to Hell Clayton Klein, 88, will be among those walking the Mackinac Bridge during the Labor Day bridge walk. Mr. Klein, of Fowlerville, has set a goal of walking from Paradise, on the west shore of Lake Superior's Whitefish Bay, to Hell, a small town near Pinckney. Then Mr. Clayton will walk from Hell to ... More ... Wed. Concert To Feature Catholic Girls Catholic Girls Gone Bad will be featured in a Locals on the Bay concert Wednesday, August 29, at 7 p.m. at the St. Ignace Marina. This is the last concert of the summer. It is free of charge. More ... For the Record In the Fall Sports Preview published August 23, the name of volleyball player Justine Hatfield was misspelled, and the name of Jeannie Gagnon, who was included in a team photograph, was omitted. The girls play for the Pickford volleyball team. More ... COURT REPORTS The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace Tuesday, August 14, Wednesday, August 15, and Tuesday, August 21, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. The court does not distinguish between jail time to be served immediately and jail sentences t... More ... Brown Bag Campaign Gives Foster Care Children Spotlight The Brown Bag Campaign is a reminder of the plight of children entering the foster care system, and their need for stable, affectionate, and disciplined parenting, for clothing, school supplies, transportation, and for the extras of childhood such as music or dance lessons. More ... Retired School Personnel To Hold Membership Meeting Sept. 14 The Chippewa-Mackinac Chapter of the Michigan Association of Retired School personnel (CMARSP) will hold a membership meeting Friday, September 14, at noon at the St. James Lutheran Church in Rudyard. Lunch will be served, followed by a Blue Cross-Blue Shield presentation. More ... Sheriff Shares Bus Safety Rules for Students Every day, more than 20 million students use school buses as transportation to and from school. School begins in the area Tuesday, September 4. Although school buses represent the safest form of highway transportation, there are a number of safety factors both students and drivers should know. More ... Stalwart Fair Entries Can Be Made Sept. 6 Entries in the 102nd Annual Stalwart Fair should be made Thursday, September 6, from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Judging of hall exhibits, livestock, shows, antique equipment demonstrations, horse and tractor pulls, and all other events will be offered Friday, September 7, and Saturday, September 8. More ...
Sisters Mandi Johnson (from left), Lani Fettig, and Randi Johnson pose Tuesday, August 7, with locks of hair they will donate to children who have lost their hair to medical problems. All three are from St. More ... Local Students Earn Degrees Melissa Patten of St. Ignace received a bachelor's degree in social work and Claudine Kuehnl of Gould City earned an associates degree in industrial chemistry technology at Ferris State University during the 2007 spring semester. More ... EUP Blood Drives Are Announced The American Red Cross will hold blood drives in September in the Eastern Upper Peninsula on the following schedule: Tuesday, September 4, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the Tendercare Health Center in Cheboygan; Wednesday, September 12, from noon to 5:45 p.m. at Cedarbrook Village in Mackinaw Ci... More ... Labranche Completes Basic Training Army Private Jordan M. Labranche was graduated from U.S. Army basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina. More ... Camp Quality Offers Children Camping Experiences Camp Quality offers a program at Walloon Lake in the Upper Lower Peninsula for children who have cancer, and is accepting children and volunteers for the program. The camp's goal and motto is "letting kids with cancer be kids again. More ... State Employee Retirees Assoc. Luncheon Sept. 10 The Upper Peninsula Chapter 16 of the State Employees Retirees Association will meet for a fall luncheon Monday, September 10, at noon at the Highland Golf Club near Escanaba. All members and their guests are invited to attend. Make reservations by phoning Arlene Paulson at (906) 786-7199. More ... Marijuana Found Across the U.P. Detectives completed a weeklong operation with National Guard helicopters searching for marijuana across the Upper Peninsula, and found marijuana plants in seven of the 12 counties it serves, the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) announced August 22. More ... Lions Club To Host Barbecue The St. Ignace Lions Club will host its traditional Labor Day weekend chicken barbecue Sunday, September 2, at the corner of South State Street and McCann Street. The cost of the meal is $8 per person. Proceeds benefit Lions Club programs, including local scholarships. More ... Glen Memorial Baptist Church Sponsors Concert Glen Memorial Baptist Church will sponsor a praise concert Sunday, September 2, at 7 p.m. at St. Ignace Public Marina. The public is welcome. More ... July Bridge Traffic Decreases Slightly Traffic crossing the Mackinac Bridge dipped 0.2% for the month of July, with 577,884 vehicles crossing, while 579,192 crossed during July 2006, reported Robert Sweeney, executive secretary of the Mackinac Bridge Authority. Traffic for 2007 is 3.5% behind last year's pace, with 2,183,356 vehicles ... More ... Trout Lake Pie Social Sept. 2 The Trout Lake Women's Club will host a pie social Sunday, September 2, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Trout Lake Town Hall. A quilt drawing will take place at 4 p.m. More ... State Launches Highway Bridge Safety Web Site Information about the safety of 4,402 state highway bridges has been posted on the state highway department Web site. Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has posted the information at www.michigan.gov/highwaybridgereport, State Transportation Director Kirk T. Steudle announced Friday, Aug... More ...
At left, the foursome of (from left) Jake Stephenson of Elkhart, Indiana and Jason Beck, Nathan Beck, and Barry Beck of St. Johns won the combined three heaviest salmon contest, with a weight of 37.14 pounds, during the St. More ... Annual Old Timers Game in Hessel Sept. 2 Game Is Last Summer Event for Cottagers In 1936, Les Cheneaux Islands cottagers prevailed in a battle against longtime local residents. The occasion was the first Old Timers' Baseball Game, described in the 1937 edition of the Les Cheneaux Breezes magazine as a "do-or-die affair, lasting a full seven innings. More ... Pizzarelli, Monk Headline Jazz Fest at Grand Hotel John Pizzarelli and T. S. Monk headline Grand Hotel's Labor Day Weekend Jazz Festival this year, with events beginning Friday, August 31, and running through Sunday, September 2. Mr. Pizzarelli, with special guest jazz singer Jessica Molaskey will be featured at the Saturday cookout and concert i... More ... |
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