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Incumbents Retain Seats on St. Ignace Council By Karen Gould Two school millages on the ballot for a second time produced mixed results, with a special education levy failing to capture areawide support and a two-mill school building repair request in Engadine passing by 22 votes. Election results Tuesday, November 6, brought no surprises in the makeup of t... More ... Commissioners, Officials, Road Board Get Pay Hike Mackinac County Commission By Karen Gould A 3% increase in salaries for the coming year for some elected Mackinac County officials was approved by commissioners October 25. Non-union employees are soliciting a 70¢ per hour increase in pay. For now, commissioners have tabled any decision on that until they can review county policy, al... More ...
School Children Lead the Celebration in St. Ignace By Paul Gingras In a break from tradition, it was students speaking to veterans, rather than the reverse, which carried the St. Ignace Area Schools Veterans Day assembly Monday, November 12. Heeding a suggestion from the St. Ignace American Legion Post, the assembly featured student voices, notably seventh-grade... More ...
By Amy Polk A small table covered with a white tablecloth and a table setting set for one greeted students and staff as they entered the Pickford Public Schools gymnasium Friday, November 9. The table is empty, Pickford veteran John Hillock told the crowd, to symbolize the military service men and women who ... More ... Crime Watch Is Underway Clark Township By Amy Polk When Elizabeth Fels discovered an attempted break-in at her home, she ordered a security system. While away for scarcely four hours Saturday, November 3, two of her screens were slashed, but no entry was made. It was the second attempted break-in at her Hessel residence and Village Idiom Book Sto... More ...
Mackinac Island residents Cedar and his owner, Hugh Ravitz, make a stop at the post office Wednesday, November 7, before heading east on Market Street to work at Mackinac Marine Supply. More ... Program Will Teach People How To Help Prevent Suicide By Paul Gingras An expert in suicide prevention will give a free program for the public at the St. Ignace Middle School cafeteria Tuesday, November 20, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The program by Michael Powers will teach people how to recognize and help loved ones or friends who may be suicidal. More ... Safety Team's Efforts May Lead to Expanded Water Current Mapping New Weather Tower Transmitter To Provide Straits Area With Vital Safety Information By Paul Gingras Boating and swimming are now safer on the Straits of Mackinac owing to a recently completed National Weather Service (NWS) transmitter on a tower in Emmet County. More ...
Sworn in to their re-elected positions on City Council at a special meeting Monday, November 12, were (from left) Councilmen Willie LaLonde, Paul Fullerton, Mayor Paul Grondin, and Councilman Merv Wyse. The election was held Tuesday, November 6, and included six candidates for three, four-year seats... More ... ISD Develops Educational Plan for Classroom Success By Paul Gingras Anew education plan for the 15 school districts in the E.U.P. is designed to help students succeed in today's public school system, which is driven by more rigid academic standards and reliance on standardized tests. More ... Non-conforming Building Ordinance May See Changes Clark Township By Amy Polk Under current zoning, property owners in Clark Township can rebuild a non-conforming structure that is destroyed by natural causes, "acts of God," or "the public enemy. More ...
Tom Colegrove (left) of St. Ignace enjoyed a week-long elk hunting trip in Cortez, Colorado, with former St. Ignace resident George Henderson, who now lives in Empire. Mr. Colegrove bagged an elk Saturday, October 13, his first, while Mr. Henderson shot his Tuesday, October 16. (Photographs courtesy... More ... |
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