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Truck Show To Display Custom Rigs This Weekend Parade of Lights Is Saturday at St. Ignace By Ryan Schlehuber Reversing a vehicle straight into a tight space is a skill that Ed Reavie says he has yet to master, and when it comes time to position the large semis in downtown St. More ...
Joe Harrison Upholds Family Tradition, Hopes Son Will Follow By Amy Polk Sunday after the Stalwart Fair, Joe Harrison removes the heavy iron shoes from the hooves of his draft horses, which had pulled in their last contest of the season the day before. The air is crisp, with the scent of campfires from the Stalwart Fairgrounds still lingering in the forest and fields n... More ... Citizens Urge City: Find Way To Buy Waterfront By Ryan Schlehuber The St. Ignace City Council is being asked by some residents, and at least one council member, to be creative in finding ways to purchase 1.2 acres of Star Line's waterfront property by its railroad dock, which the ferry company is offering for $680,000. More ... City Addresses Charges of Charter, Law Violations By Ryan Schlehuber Charges that Council violated the Open Meetings Act in a secret meeting with its building inspector and that the city violated the city charter's nepotism clause when it hired the daughter of a councilman this summer were among many agenda items discussed during St. Ignace City Council's meeting T... More ... Griffin May Relocate to Moran Twp. By Paul Gingras Fire protection issues, residential development projects, and a proposed industrial development by Griffin Beverage Company occupied a well attended Moran Township Board of Trustees meeting at the Brevort Village Community Center Wednesday, September 5, where the township board agreed to study a t... More ... Engineers To Study Aging Wastewater Plant Mackinac Island Near Capacity for Water Use By Karen Gould As Mackinac Island's aging wastewater treatment plant nears capacity and demands improvements, the newly appointed Moratorium Committee has hired an engineering firm at a cost of $35,435 to evaluate the plant and provide a plan of needed improvements and scenarios for future growth of the plant. More ... This Week: • Richard Crane Memorial Truck Show and On the Waterfront Car, Toy, Truck Show and Swapmeet at St. Ignace Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. • Crop Walk at St. Ignace Sunday. • Snowmobile and ATV swap meet at Naubinway Saturday benefits the new snowmobile museum. More ... Moran Township Board Considers 13-unit Waterfront Condominium Project By Paul Gingras The Moran Township Planning Commission is considering a proposal by Mike McNamara to build a 13-unit, site-condominium complex in view of Lake Michigan, on an undeveloped parcel between Mackinac Heights Road and Densmore Drive. The value of individual units is estimated to range from $400,000 to $... More ...
Amy Dodds (left), Mackinac Straits Hospital's co-manager of the radiology department and head of the tobacco-free awareness program for hospital employees, More ...
The 2007 Chippewa County Fair ended Monday, September 3. Results of the various judging events that were available at press time Tuesday, September 4, are listed here. This year's Miss Chippewa County Fair is Ashley Traynor, 19, of Kinross. First Runner-up is Pickford's Alicia Priehs, 17. Second ... More ... Mackinac Island To Be Setting for Comedy Film Mackinac Island will be the setting for the comedy movie, "Mr. Art Critic," with filming in the downtown area set to begin Wednesday, September 19. Independent filmmaker Rich Brauer of Traverse City wrote the screenplay and is the film's producer and director. More ... |
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