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Icebreaker Museum Program Planned at Mackinaw City Library January 30

"The Mackinaw Area and the Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum: The next 62 years" is the title of the Mackinaw Area Public Library's evening program Wednesday, January 30, at 7 p.m. at the library in Mackinaw City. More...

Chippewa Democrats Will Meet Jan. 26

The next meeting of the Chippewa County Democratic Party will be Saturday, January 26, at 10 a.m. at the Country Kitchen Restaurant in Sault Ste. Marie. For more information, contact Paul Warrick at (906) 495-7343. More...

Les Cheneaux Library Program Draws 'Teens Only'

A group of young people (clockwise, from left) Karen Landreville, Daniel Landreville, Danny Hitchens, and Ian McGreevy play a game of Blokus at Les Cheneaux Community Library in Cedarville Saturday night, January 12, at one of the library's Teens Onl More...

Brevort Township Sets Road Work Priorities

Revises Project List Through Year 2011

To ensure that the Mackinac County Road Commission acknowledges Brevort Township's road work priorities for the next five years, the Brevort Township Board of Trustees met with Road Commission Manager Karrie Abbitt, members of the township's road c More...

St. Ignace Students Enjoy Fresh Snowfall Monday

Students at St. Ignace Elementary School enjoy the snow Monday, January 14. Heavy snowfall caused a two-hour delay Monday and caused school to be cancelled all day Friday, January 11. Pictured (from left) are Peyton Belonga, Sierra Metz, Taylor St. More...

City Council Will Meet at Library Jan. 21

The St. Ignace City Council will hold its next meeting at the St. Ignace Public Library at 8 p.m. Monday, January 21. More...

Court Reports

The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace Tuesday, January 8, and Wednesday, January 9, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...

Jeff Davis Will Chair Clark Township Planning Commission

Lincoln Boathouse Approved by Planners

Jeff Davis was elected to chair the Clark Township Planning Commission Tuesday, January 8, replacing Steve Honnila, who is now vice-chairman. John Grenier remains secretary and Joe Eger is liaison to the Zoning Board of Appeals. More...

Students Complete DARE Classes at Les Cheneaux

Les Cheneaux Elementary School's fifth grade students participated in Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) culmination exercises in December. More...

Moehl Recognized by DRLPS

Richard "Dick" Moehl was unanimously named Founding Director Emeritus of the DeTour Reef Light Preservation Society (DRLPS) at the December 20 meeting of the board of directors. Officers for 2008 were also elected for the preservation society. More...

Reading Event Planned at Sault Saturday

Bayliss Public Library in Sault Ste. Marie will host a "Nick Adams Stories" read-a-thon Saturday, January 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More...

Wendy Colegrove Recognized for Toy Drive Efforts

Wendy Colegrove of St. Ignace was named United Way's Volunteer of the Month January 10 for her work each year to raise money to purchase Christmas gifts for families in need. An organizer for the Toys for Tots campaign in Mackinac County, Mrs. More...

75 People Enjoy 'Great Start' Sleigh Ride at Pickford's Northwoods Christian Camp

Seventy-five people were carried across the snowy landscape on century-old wooden sleighs Saturday, January 5, in Northwoods Christian Camp's final sleigh ride of the season. More...

St. Ignace Restaurants Offer Pizza Samples January 31

People can sample pizzas from St. Ignace restaurants Thursday, January 31, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the LaSalle High School cafeteria, before the boys high school basketball game between St. Ignace and Newberry. More...

Christian Schools, Homeschool Parents In-service To Be Jan. 21

An educator's workshop for Christian school teachers and homeschool parents called Winter Warm-up is planned Monday, January 21, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fundamental Baptist Church in Kinross. More...

Ten Gardening Grants Available

Community schools, organizations, gardening clubs, senior centers, or other groups interested in fostering gardening within their community may apply for Fiskars' 2008 Project Orange Thumb Grant. More...

Digital T.V. To Fully Replace Analog by February 2009

All television broadcast stations will switch to digital, rather than analog, broadcast signals next year, February 17, 2009, under federal law. More...

State Police Investigate Stolen Heater

The theft of a propane heater from a deer blind in Soo Township has led Michigan State Police to seek information through the Crime Stoppers program. More...

Child Care Training Available

Child care education training for those thinking of starting in the child care business, or already providing care to children, is offered by Michigan State University Extension. More...

Police Investigate Home Invasion in Soo Township

Michigan State Police are investigating a home invasion on Maleport Drive in Soo Township. A set of Kicker L-7, 12-inch speakers and an Orion amplifier, both enclosed in a small wood cabinet, were stolen on the morning of Sunday, November 11. More...

Luepnitz Is Re-elected County Road Commission Chair

Amacher Says He Will Not Run for 3rd Term

After 12 years and two terms as a Mackinac County road commissioner, Paul Amacher of Moran Township announced last week, that he will not run again when his term expires at the end of this year. Mr. More...

Mackinac County Commissioners' 2007 Earnings for Salary, Meetings

Mackinac County Commissioners make $4,222 a year in base salary and the commission chair earns $5,049 annually. The five board members also are paid $60 per day for meetings. More...

Kiwanis Club To Host Tailgate Dinner

The St. Ignace Kiwanis Club is planning a Tailgate Dinner to raise money for the band program at St. Ignace schools Friday, February 8, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the LaSalle High School cafeteria. More...

Hagan To Lead EUP Regional Planning Board

Jeff Hagan has been named the new executive director of the Eastern U.P. Regional Planning and Development Commission, where he has been employed since May 2000 as an economic development planner. Mr. More...

All LaSalle Graduates Will Gather for Reunion July 25

The second all-class reunion for LaSalle High school graduates will take place Friday, July 25. More than 750 people attended the first reunion in 2003. Cost of the reunion is $25 per person before July 1; after that date, it will be $30. More...

Chimney Fire Damages St. Ignace Home

Build-up of creosote in the wood stove chimney of Donald Paquin's home on 319 South Marley Street in St. Ignace is the likely cause of a fire that caused extensive damage to his home around 3 p.m. Wednesday, January 9. No one was injured. More...

For the Record...

Although it was announced by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians January 7 that Dan Grondin of St. Ignace had been appointed the interim chief of tribal police, Mr. More...

Proposals for Equestrian Center, Driving Range on State Land Will Be Reconsidered

Proposals for an equestrian center and a golf driving range on state land north of the old burn pile off British Landing Road will be considered by the Mackinac Island State Park Commission in March. More...

McPhee Hired by Flint Generals

Steve McPhee, formerly of St. Ignace, has been hired as the general manager of business development for the Flint Generals of the International Hockey League. Mr. More...

Brooke Garries, Desiree Nordstrand To Receive Scholarships

LaSalle High School seniors Brooke Garries (left) and Desiree Nordstrand each received a $10,000 gift for their first year of college from St. Ignace resident Becky Calcaterra (center) December 14. More...

Conservation District Dinner Will Be Jan. 31

Chippewa/East Mackinac Conservation District's annual meeting and potluck dinner will be Thursday, January 31, at Bruce Township Hall on 12-Mile Road in Bruce Township. More...

Pickford Area To Host Walleye Jamboree

If weather continues to cooperate, there should be plenty of ice for the annual Walleye Jamboree on Munuscong Bay January 24 through January 27. More...

DeTour School Offers Dance Class

Dance classes will be offered at DeTour Area Schools beginning Tuesday, January 22. Sherry Bailey will teach jazz, tap, and ballet to students ages four to 13. More...

Scholarships Available for Health Care

Cheboygan Memorial Hospital offers scholarships for persons entering the health care field. An applicant must be a high school senior, and apply to, and be accepted by, an accredited institution. More...

Portage Twp. Revisits Authorization of Condo Project

A difference in a master deed recorded at the county courthouse for Cedar Ridge Properties, a large condominium project in Portage Township, and a master deed approved by the Portage Township Board of Trustees, has led the township to revisit the s More...

Local Artists'Work To Be Featured at Island Library

Paintings by local artists (from left) Tim Leeper, Pam Finkel, Marta Olson, and Tom Boburka are on display at the Mackinac Island Public Library through mid-February. More...

Mackinaw City Fish Fry Jan. 18

Afish fry to raise money for the Mackinaw City Memorial Day Parade will be Friday, January 18, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Pancake Chef Restaurant on Central Avenue in Mackinaw City. More...

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