Wawatam Park Project Passed Over for State Grant
Proposal Scores High Marks, but No Funds
By Karen Gould
      Families and visitors will have to wait a little longer to enjoy the community park planned for the Railroad Dock in St. Ignace. In a surprising move, the city's grant application was turned down by the state, even though 14 projects with lowerrating scores were approved in other communities.
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Students Share Gift of Music With Elders
By Amy Polk
      On a cold December morning, not long after breakfast at Cedar Cove Assisted Living center in Cedarville, a big yellow school bus pulled up to the entrance. Led by Music Director Alan Jacobus and a small group of parents who came to watch their children perform, 26 sixth grade students poured out, ...
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Upgrade Plant in 5 Years, Island BPW Recommends
By Karen Gould
      At a cost of $9.8 million, the Mackinac Island Board of Public Works (BPW) is recommending renovation and upgrades to begin in three years at the wastewater treatment facility. The plan includes increasing the plant's operating capacity and making the 30-year-old facility mechanically reliable.
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U.P. Sulfide Mine Will Be Allowed
      The Department of Environmental Quality has approved a series of permits for the Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company to open Michigan's first sulfide mine near Marquette, the agency announced Friday, December 14.
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Children Craft 300 Christmas Cards for Hospital Residents
By Paul Gingras
      Using construction paper, crayons, and handmade paper snowflakes, elementary school children in St. Ignace put their best efforts into making more than 300 Christmas cards for residents at the Long Term Care Facility at Mackinac Straits Hospital this week. Each of the 75 residents received a bundl...
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Electricity Customers To See 9% Price Hike
      Turning on a light will get a more expensive in just a few days for Edison Sault Electric customers. A 9% rate hike will be reflected in January bills. Residential customers who use 750 kilowatt hours a month will pay $68.64 in January, while this month they paid $63.06 for the same amount of powe...
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