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By Amy Polk More than 100 people are represented by twinkling lights on a massive spruce tree at Cedar Cove Assisted Living Community in Cedarville. The festive lights sparkled against fluffy flakes of snow falling on the heads of carolers Sunday night, December 2, at the tree lighting. More ... Hockey Players Seeking More Locker Space at Little Bear East By Ryan Schlehuber A subcommittee of five members from the St. Ignace Recreation Advisory Committee will seek to resolve a lack of locker room space for hockey teams using Little Bear East Arena. Operation of the rink's skate sharpening machine is also being reviewed. More ...
A new boat schedule has been set for travel between St. Ignace and Mackinac Island and is in effect from December 3 through January 2. Arnold Transit Company offers four round-trips each day, except Sunday. More ... Presidential Primary Will Be Jan. 15 Michigan's presidential primary will be Tuesday, January 15. Polls will be open Tuesday, January 15, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Absentee ballots are due by Saturday, January 12, and applicants must ask for a Republican or Democratic ballot. More ... Santa To Receive Letters at City Hall A special mailbox will be placed on the first floor in St. Ignace City Hall from Monday, December 3, to Wednesday, December 19, for children to write to Santa Claus to tell him what they would like for Christmas. City employees are doing their part to help Santa through the busy holiday by collec... More ... Court Reports The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace Wednesday, November 21, Tuesday, November 27, and Wednesday, November 28, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. The court does not distinguish between jail time to be served immediately and jail sen... More ... For the Record In the article titled "City Now Working To Balance Eight Depleted Budget Funds," on page 6 in the November 29 issue, it was incorrectly stated that the City of St. Ignace receives 90¢ for each gallon of fuel sold in St. Ignace for its major and local streets funding. The correct amount is 9&c... More ... Red Letter Days Major Community Events in the Coming Year February 2008 •Snows Fest, February 16 - 17, Hessel •St. Ignace Pond Hockey, February 23 - 24, St. Ignace April 2008 •H.O.M.E. and Garden Show, April 18 - 19, St. More ... Honor Roll Students Named for Area School Districts Mackinaw City Public Schools 4th Grade: Lily Alexander, Chelsey Closs*, Emily Dullack, Hannah Flemming, Olivia Flemming, Jaime Holsinger, Kendra LaHaie*, Perri Jo LaLonde, Sabrina Lieghio, Amber Tillman, Zachary Valot, Amber Zimmerman. More ... Kids' Christmas Party Set at Pickford Pickford Lions Club will host its annual Children's Christmas Party Saturday, December 8, at Pickford Township Hall. Activities will start at 2 p.m., and all area children are invited to attend. Lions Club members will offer visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus, snacks, and activities in the basemen... More ... Auction Will Benefit Rudyard Library The Rudyard Friends of the Library will host an annual quiet auction at the Rudyard Public Library through Friday, December 14. Anyone wishing to donate goods, services, or crafts may bring them to the library as soon as possible. The items will be placed in showcases. More ...
Seven teams of students from throughout the Eastern Upper Peninsula gathered Wednesday, November 7, at Brimley High School for the district play-offs of the Junior High Quiz Bowl. This activity features a round robin match-up calling for academic skills and quick responses. More ...
Richard Carr of Cedarville shot this unusual, seven-point buck with a two-inch mane on its neck Sunday evening, November 18, near Rockview Road in the Pickford area. Mr. More ... Three Planning Commission Seats Available Three seats will be opening on the Clark Township Planning Commission at the end of the year, when the terms of Dave Dunning, Joe Eger, and Mike Miller expire. Mr. Dunning has served a full, three-year term. Mr. Miller completed the two years remaining in Kelly Rudd's term, and Mr. More ... Les Cheneaux Living Nativity Will Be Dec. 18 The spiritual meaning of Christmas will be explained at the annual Living Nativity in Cedarville, starting Tuesday, December 11, and continuing daily through Friday, December 14. Live performances of the Biblical story of Jesus Christ's birth in Bethlehem will start at 5 p.m. and will be presented... More ...
Island Inn owners Margaret and Loren Dingman (front, from left) accept the Les Cheneaux Advisory Committee Business Beautification award from Les Cheneaux Advisory Committee members (back row, from left) Jane Kologe, Barbara Smith, Margie Denoyer, Chuck Denoyer, Sharon Smith, and Robert W. Smith. Th... More ... Free Training Offered for Those Who Work With Volunteers Free training for volunteers will be offered Monday, December 10, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the St. Ignace Public Library on Spruce Street, across from the United Methodist Church in St. Ignace. The program is designed to help organizations that rely on volunteers to ge... More ...
Students at Gros Cap School built a "Wall Against Drugs" to recognize drug abuse prevention efforts during Red Ribbon Week in October. Each block shows activities that can serve as alternatives to drug use. Students representing their classes are (in no order) Lawrence O'Boyle and Louis Radecki, eig... More ... Pickford Seniors To Host Party Dec. 13 The Pickford Senior Club will have its Christmas party Thursday, December 13, at noon at the Pickford Township Hall. Club dues must be paid by the day of the party. Reservations are needed by Wednesday, December 5. For more information, call (906) 647- 7491. More ...
Clark Township residents who braved deep snow Sunday afternoon, December 2, were treated to piles of cookies and Christmas cheer at the 18th Annual Community Christmas Party. A snowstorm dumped at least a foot of snow on Clark Township and surrounding areas Saturday night. More ...
Above: Members of the St. Ignace Community Children's Choir, directed by Stephanie Terpening, sing Christmas songs on the indoor steps of the Pavillion Mall. Afterward, the hallway was filled with parents and children waiting to get their photographs taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus. More ... Church Notes • Gros Cap Church in Moran Township will host a community Christmas sing along Thursday, December 6, at 7 p.m. at the church. Refreshments will follow at Doc Holle's Silver Mountain Ski Area. More ... Bridge Traffic Up 0.5% in October Traffic crossing the Mackinac Bridge increased 0.5% for the month of October, compared to October 2006, reported Robert Sweeney, executive secretary of the Mackinac Bridge Authority. This October, 360,835 vehicles crossed the bridge, while 359,080 crossed during October 2006. More ... Moran Township Man Dies in Crash Tuesday Robert Louis Flora, 92, of Moran Township, passed away as a result of an automobile collision on US-2 Tuesday morning, December 4. The accident was near Point LaBarbe Road at about 8:30 a.m. An AT&T work truck, driven by a 50- year-old St. Ignace man, struck Mr. Flora's westbound vehicle as Mr. F... More ... Tahquamenon Scenic Heritage Route Expanded The Tahquamenon Scenic Heritage Route has been expanded to include the entire northern loop of M-123, owing to the natural beauty of the area, the Michigan Department of Transportation has announced. More ... Noteables Perform Christmas Special The Northland Noteables and their Noteable Christmas program, "Their Own Thing," will be presented Sunday, December 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Cheboygan Opera House. The program features local performers and the best-loved music of the season. More ... Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Charges ACheboygan County man pleaded guilty November 28 to charges stemming from his role in a scheme to transport crack cocaine from the Detroit area to Cheboygan County. More ... Stupak Calls on President To Stop Reneging on Troop Bonuses After learning from constituents that injured Iraq war veterans have been denied military bonuses, a bipartisan coalition of Members of Congress urged President George Bush to change the administration's policy of denying severely injured troops their full enlistment bonuses. The effort was led by... More ... Local Couples Not Seriously Injured in Amtrak Crash Rod and Nancy Nelson of St. Ignace and Dr. Donald and Karen Weersing of Mackinac Island were aboard the Grand Rapids-to-Chicago Amtrak train Friday, November 30, when it ran into the back of a Norfolk Southern freight train in a south Chicago rail yard. More ...
Work continues at the 76-slip Mackinac Island Marina Tuesday, November 20. The $5 million project taking place at the marina, which is operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, More ...
Students at St. Ignace middle and elementary school participated in a drug prevention education program and built a "Wall Against Drugs" to recognize Red Ribbon Week in October. Each block shows activities that can serve as alternatives to drug use. Students representing their class are (in no order... More ... Community Forum for Low Income Services December 7 To reduce poverty and address the concerns of low-income people, a community forum will gather people's opinions about needs and services in the area Friday, December 7, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Avery Square Atrium in Sault Ste. Marie. Everyone may participate in the forum, one of five planned ar... More ... Cedarville Schools Concert Is Dec. 10 The Cedarville Middle and High School Winter Concert scheduled for Monday evening, December 3, was canceled, owing to the cancellation of school earlier that day. The concert has been rescheduled for Monday, December 10, at 7 p.m. It will feature the Sixth Grade, Seventh and Eighth Grades, and Hi... More ... |
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