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Click here for digital edition  Street signs may be replaced throughout Engadine, Naubinway, and Garfield Township, and commercial vinyl tile may be installed at the Naubinway Pavilion this spring. More ... An "Ice Tower Classic" contest in Mackinaw City will award a prize to the person who most accurately gauges the spring ice melt in the village this year, and will raise funds for the Historic Village project. More ... The Straits Area Snowmobile Club's poker run, which starts in St. Ignace Saturday, February 16, will have a new and more active format for participants. Those who participate will no longer just collect playing cards for the best poker hand, they will be required to perform certain tasks to earn multiple playing cards at each stop they make. More ... One tagged walleye has been eluding fishermen since last summer's Walleye Derby in Brevort Lake. Fishermen participating in the inaugural Brevort Lake Ice Fishing Jamboree Saturday, February 16, and Sunday, February 17, will get another chance at bagging the elusive prize, along with another tagged walleye, to win a new snowmobile or a $2,500 lumber package. More ... Top: The four front porch columns on the Colonial House Inn in St. Ignace are being replaced by Marshall Builders, owing to wood rot. The inn, built in the mid- 1800s, is expected to be open by March, said owner Chris Green. She is also redecorating the inn's former gift shop, on the north side of the building, as a gathering room for groups. Ms. Green said the room should be ready by summer. The threestory building includes seven Victorian rooms. A 10-room motel is connected on the south side. More ... The Kewadin Shores Casinos and St. Ignace Snow X Race will be Saturday, February 16, and Sunday, February 17. The races are a part of the 2008 Michigan Snow X Series. Spectator tickets are $10 per day or $15 for a weekend pass. There is no admission fee for children ages six and younger. More ... The DeTour Hunt and Fish Club will host a fishing contest on Caribou Lake Saturday, February 16, and Sunday, February 17. The registration fee is $10. Fishing will take place from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. to noon Sunday. More ... A news article on page 12 of the February 7 issue reported that a local petition drive is underway to establish a veterans medical clinic in Cheboygan. The article incorrectly suggested that if it's established, veterans may be able to seek surgery in Cheboygan, while in fact, veterans could seek initial treatment in Cheboygan, but they would go to Ann Arbor for surgery. More ... Following is a schedule of open public meetings. This listing is for governmental and similar entities. Meetings of social and civic groups that are open to the public are listed in the Community Calendar. More ... February 2008 •Snows Fest, February 16 - 17, Hessel •Bayside Ice Festival, February 16 - 24, St. Ignace April 2008 •H.O.M.E. and Garden Show, April 18 - 19, St. More ... The Hope Chest resale store in St. Ignace will reopen Friday, February 15, at 10 a.m., said volunteer Connie Litzner. The store has been closed during renovation work for the past several weeks. A volunteer training session will be offered at the store on Ferry Lane Thursday, February 14, at 10 a.m. More ... Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) of Mackinac County is having an open house Friday, February 15, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the newly built homes on West Spring Street in St. Ignace. These homes are available to buy, based on income. More ... The Les Cheneaux Community Schools Music Boosters will host a spaghetti dinner Thursday, February 14, at the school cafeteria in Cedarville. The meal will be served from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., before the boys varsity basketball game against DeTour. More ... The public is invited to the Eastern Upper Peninsula High School Quiz Bowl competition at LaSalle High School Thursday, February 14. It is free of charge. Matches will take place from 12:30 p.m. to about 2:30 p.m. Teams from St. Ignace, Cedarville, DeTour, Pickford, and Rudyard, will compete. More ... The Jewels of the Straits Red Hat Society will meet Saturday, February 16, at 1 p.m. in the basement of the United Methodist Church at St. Ignace. Participants are asked to bring a snack to share and a favorite board game. Call Rosalie Robinson at 643-9676 for more information. More ... The Mackinac Animal Aid Association is sponsoring a bake sale Thursday, February 14, at 10 a.m. at Glen's Market in St. Ignace. More ... The 15th annual Mackinac Island Chili Cook-off and Memento Postcard Poker Rally will be Friday, February 15, through Sunday, February 17. The weekend event also includes a winter stone skipping contest Saturday. More ... The St. Ignace City Council will hold its next meeting at the city's Little Bear East Arena and Community Center at 8 p.m. Monday, February 18. Council meetings are usually held in the council chambers on the top floor of City Hall, however, the idea to promote local government at different venues was adopted last year. Council met at the St. More ... Traffic crossing the Mackinac Bridge in January decreased 9% when compared to January 2007, the Mackinac Bridge Authority reported February 8. Last month, 180,895 vehicles crossed the bridge, compared to 198,878 in January 2007. More ... Top spellers from four middle schools gathered for a district spelling bee at the St. Ignace Middle School Thursday, February 7, and two students from each grade emerged the victors, winning the right to compete in a regional bee February 21. Students participating were from grades five through eight at St. More ... Jill Bentgen, founder of Mackinac Straits Fish Company of St. Ignace, will speak on the success of her business at Lake Superior State University Wednesday, February 13. Her company specializes in smoked Great Lakes fish, fresh whitefish and lake trout fillets, a whitefish sausage called Lake Links, and whitefish and lake trout spreads. More ... A "Saturday Morning Pajama Party" will be offered for parents and children Saturday, February 16, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., downstairs of the Pickford Town Hall. There is no charge for this event, sponsored by the Eastern Upper Peninsula Great Start Collaborative and Parent Coalition. More ... During their January 24 meeting, Mackinac County commissioners reappointed Mackinac County Housing Commission members to terms that will expire October 31. More ... "Were you well prepared for college?" "What's is it like to leave everyone you know and go someplace new?" "What advice do you have for getting along with your roommate?" "What is the food like?" "Is the workload overwhelming at first? More ... Area schools will host the 42nd annual Winter Games in the Eastern Upper Peninsula Saturday, February 23. The Winter Games are social, recreational, and competitive events that will bring together approximately 500 fifth through 12th grade students to participate in various sports. More ... Participation in sports at the high school level is strong this winter, which has positive implications for student achievement, said LaSalle High School Principal Don Gustafson at the Monday, January 14, school board meeting in St. Ignace. More ... The Great Lakes Boat Building School in Cedarville is featured in the January and February edition of Michigan Blue, a Grand Rapids-based magazine about living on and around the Great Lakes. The article features photographs and a story about the school's progress to date. More ... The Rudyard Friends of the Library will hold a book fair and sale of homemade treats at the Rudyard Public Library from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, February 13, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, February 14. More ... The Les Cheneaux Historical Association is now accepting applications for its annual Festival of Arts, held in conjunction with the 31st Annual Les Cheneaux Antique Wooden Boat Show. This year's show will be Saturday, August 9, and the 33rd Annual Festival of Arts will be offered from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., overlooking Hessel Marina. More ... The 29th annual Upper Peninsula Legislative Dinner of the Upper Peninsula Association of American Legion Posts will be Saturday, March 15, at American Legion Post 144 in L'Anse. Social hour starts at 5:30 p.m., with dinner at 7 p.m. The cost is $18 per person. More ... Twenty-five people hiked the North Country Trail between M- 123 and Worth Road Saturday, January 12, to celebrate the 13th annual National Winter Trails Day. Two families skied in to the Carp River Bridge, said event coordinator Kay Kujawa, while a group of five on snowshoes made their way from Worth Road into the new Silver Creek Bridge. More ... The Mackinaw Area Public Library will offer its annual Book and Bake Sale Thursday, February 14, and Friday, February 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hundreds of new and used books can be purchased for 10¢ per paperback book and 25¢ per hardcover book. More ... United Way of Chippewa County has added board members from Mackinac and Luce counties and changed its name to United Way of the Eastern Upper Peninsula to more accurately reflect its service area. The change took place at its annual membership meeting January 17. More ... The Chippewa County Sheriff's Department is investigating a breaking and entering at the Varsity Grill on West Main Street in Rudyard. During the early morning hours of Thursday, January 24, the restaurant was broken into and an undisclosed amount of cash and a Toshiba laptop computer valued at more than $600 were stolen. More ... A voting precinct may be closed in the village of Brevort owing to the difficulty of finding election inspectors and rising election costs, the Moran Township Board of Trustees reported at its meeting Wednesday, February 6. If the precinct is closed, Brevort residents will have to travel more than 20 miles to Moran Township Hall to vote, or vote by absentee ballot. More ... At left: The Garfield Township Fire Department poses at a fire and ambulance department appreciation dinner Saturday, January 26, at the Garfield Township Hall. Pictured (front, from left) are Jim Papineau, Steve Lane, John Matchinski, Chuck Dementer, Kenney Dailey, Charlie Vallier, Mark Sternberg; (back) Sean Feneley, Jeff Slack, Chad Germain, Lance Kerridge, Aaron Oberle, Jamie King, and Cory Luoto. Not pictured are Dave Frazier Sr., Dave Frazier Jr., Brian Krause, Frank Dailey, Louie Oberle, Dustin Stempki, Rob Osterhout, Tim Nelson, Steve Pinter, and the Reverend Tim Miller. More ... The St. Ignace community is invited to Lenten worship at various churches throughout February and March. Every Wednesday gathering begins with a potluck meal at 6:30 p.m. and worship at 7:15 p.m. Offerings will go toward health kits to help refugees around the world. More ... Ken Mills will be the featured speaker at the Rudyard Historical Society meeting Thursday, February 14, at 7 p.m. at the Rudyard Community Center. He will tell about trapping as it relates to wildlife management and the fur market. Mr. Mills will display furs of animals trapped in this area. More ... Clark Township's new recreation plan will be presented to the public in March, and if adopted, will be in place through 2012. It is the first new recreation plan in five years. Five-year recreation plans are required by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources from communities applying for Trust Fund grants. More ... Gros Cap School will have to repay $88,000 to Enbridge Energy to settle a claim that the company was overtaxed on its property in the township, and the school will also have to pay about $7,000 to Edison Sault Electric Company for the same reason, members of the Moran Township Board of Education learned Monday, January 21. More ... The Clark Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved a calendar project to raise money for its recreation department and park development. At a Monday, January 28, special meeting, trustees allocated $5,700 from the township's recreation fund for printing and promotion and the Clark Township Recreation Committee will raise additional money for the project. More ... The next Organ Transplant Support Group meeting will be Thursday, February 14, at 6 p.m. in the conference room in the Professional Medical Building behind Otsego Memorial Hospital at 825 North Center in Gaylord. This meeting is open to all interested parties. If Gaylord schools are closed because of bad weather, the meeting will be automatically canceled. More ... Les Cheneaux Elementary Student Council members (back row, from left) Gordie Burger, Elijah Miller, Kayla Merchberger, Colton Bucht, Evan Rye; (front) Emma Harman, Caroline Freel, Jacob Goodell, Karlee Rye, Silas Dunn, Hilan Lysinger, Isabel Brumleve, and Joshua Lee unload items brought to school by students during a food drive for the holidays in December 2007. (Les Cheneaux Community Schools photographs) More ... St. Ignace native Shawna Shimkovitz, a Central Michigan University senior, was among nearly 200 students who recently unveiled their research or creative projects to the public at the Student Research and Creative Endeavors exhibition sponsored by the College of Education and Human Services. More ... A fundraising dinner for the Mackinaw City Memorial Day Parade will be Friday, February 15, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Pancake Chef Restaurant on Central Avenue in Mackinaw City. The all-you-caneat buffet costs $8 for adults and $5 for children younger than 12. More ... |
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