March 6, 2008 RSS feed / Columns

Rexton-Garnet

Just as the warm, sunny weather draws visitors to the southern states, our state caters to folks looking to enjoy the clear, crisp, and often sunny days of winter. More...

Hutchison Reconnects With Pickford Community After 30 Years Away

This is part of a series of articles to introduce readers to correspondents covering their communities in the St. Ignace News readership area. More...

Office Hours for State Representative McDowell Announced for March 10

State Representative Gary McDowell will hold office hours Monday, March 10, in St. Ignace, Sault Ste. Marie, and Petoskey. Rep. McDowell will be in the Chippewa County Courthouse Annex meeting room, third floor, 300 Court Street, in Sault Ste. More...

Mackinac Island

Early in the morning of Monday, March 3, many Islanders were awakened by flashes of lightning, along with the rumbling of loud thunder. It seemed unusual at this time of the year. More...

Engadine

Condolences to the family of Elder Perry R. Rosebush of Gulliver, who passed away Friday, February 22, at the age of 83. Perry was a graduate of the Engadine High School, and during World War II, he served in the U.S. More...

Looking Back

115 Years Ago The St. Ignace News Saturday, March 4, 1893 A. McKay, who employed a large gang of men all winter getting our cedar, is now a man of leisure, having completed his contract. More...

Autos Across Mackinac: Former Vacationland Is Resold to BC Ferries

PART 60: From A Priest to A Queen

For the past year, The St. Ignace News has been serializing Les Bagley's history of Michigan State Ferries, "Autos Across Mackinac. More...

St. Ignace

St. Ignace students in grades kindergarten through seven are producing a calendar in which the theme will be Road Trips, as "March Into Reading" goes into effect. Students will be split up in three teams, red, white, and blue. More...

DeTour Area

Saturday, March 1, was a perfect day for the ELF Festival activities in DeTour Village. The turnout of the children and adults far outnumbered attendance in the past. This event replaces the former Winterfest in the Village. More...

Pickford

Gary Klop, a corrections officer, of Pickford, retired Friday, February 29, from the Hiawatha Facility in Kinross. He was presented a certificate of service award form the Director of the Department of Corrections, Patricia L. Caruso. More...

Rudyard

Payton Mastaw was crowned queen and Nataly Obermiller was princess in the Kinross winter carnival queen and princess contest was held last week. Payton is 14 years old and was sponsored by H&H Construction. Her parents are Dawn and David Mastaw. More...

DEAL ME IN

Command Performance By The (Trumpets, Please) Royal Match

Dear Mark: Once again, I lead off by writing that I closely follow your column in the Gazette Journal in Reno since moving here nearly 4 years ago. More...

Engadine Consolidated Schools

HOME OF THE EAGLES • KNOWLEDGE LETS YOU SOAR

Engadine Consolidated Schools will be out of session from March 3 to March 7 for spring break. This break is not in sequence with other E.U.P. school districts that are off school from March 31 though April 4. More...

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