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Click here for digital edition  Negotiations are underway to decide whether Negaunee Regional Dispatch or Chippewa County Central Dispatch will provide 911 dispatch service to Mackinac County, with an April 1 deadline to reach a decision. More ... A break in a water main on McCann Street in St. Ignace had crews working for more than 10 hours Saturday, March 8, as they dug through about four feet of ground frost seeking the source of the rupture. Fifteen homes lost water service for about five hours. Digging through frost is almost worse than digging through solid bedrock, said Les Therrian, Department of Public Works (DPW) director. Working in 10-degree temperatures, he said, crews made the discovery about 7 p.m. that the water line had broken somewhere between the old McCann School and Chambers Street. The problem, said Mr. Therrian, could even be the result of an underground spring. "We won't really know," he said, "until spring when the frost lets up. It's one of those baffling things." A 20-foot by 25-foot hole was dug. The rushing water found its way into an abandoned sewer line that runs from the old McCann School, traveling down the street under the frost line, before surfacing at the corner of McCann and Chambers. A temporary repair was made by Brian Peterson (pictured) of the DPW, along with Gary Bigelow, Andy Johnson, Dennis Sorenson, and Mr. Therrian. The men ran a pipe from the old sewer line to the storm drain to divert the water until crews can find the exact location of the underground spring or water main break and make the necessary repairs. More ... Educator Bonnie Ledy is retiring in June after 32 years, her resignation tendered at the St. Ignace school board meeting Monday, March 10. "Bonnie has just done a fantastic job and I have tried to talk her out of this for quite some time," said Superintendent Mike Springsteen. More ... To discuss possible changes to rules for hunters and trappers seeking fur pelts, representatives of hunting and trapping organizations from Ann Arbor to the Keweenaw Peninsula converged with representatives of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) at Little Bear East Community Center in St. Ignace Saturday, March 1. More ... Concerns about whether the Village of Mackinaw City can legally go into business with a private company to sell and install street pavers commemorating ironworkers will send the Ironworkers Walk of Fame proposal to the city attorney for review. More ... The Moran Township Board of Trustees approved a $296,986.54 balanced budget for the fiscal year beginning April 1, $25,556.54 higher than last year. The board also approved meeting pay increases for its trustees from $85 to $150. More ... At 9:03 a.m. Friday, March 7, the first group of 18 LaSalle High School teachers opened their booklets, raised their pencils, and began taking a 35-minute timed ACT reading test. "I'd like you to think," said High School Principal Don Gustafson prior to testing, "this is what our juniors are facing." St. Ignace students had the day off, and the exercise was part of the teachers' Professional Development Day program. High school teachers pictured (from left) are Jon Olsen, Andrew Long, Connie Olsen, Kip Wiersma, and Nichole Martin. All LaSalle teachers are taking a sample test in reading, said Mr. Gustafson, since it covers all disciplines. The ACT is divided into five sections, including English, science, mathematics, writing, and reading. At one time, the ACT was taken by students planning to attend college, and now it is a portion of the Michigan Merit Examination. School juniors are taking that examination this week. The teachers scored their own tests and reviewed all sections of the test later in the day, he said, to give them a chance to reflect on what is being taught in the classroom to prepare students. More ... A meeting is planned Monday, March 17, to update the public on ongoing efforts to limit the population of double-crested cormorants at Brevort Lake. The 7 p.m. meeting, hosted by the Straits Area Sportsmen's Club, will be at St. Ignace Middle School. More ... Following a successful summer with more than 12,000 visitors to the Stuart House Museum, volunteers there have asked the Mackinac Island City Council to consider a plan hire a second employee, paint the lower level of the building, improve air flow on the main floor, and obtain more displays from wood carver Dale Gensman this year. More ... The Cedarville Trojans boys basketball team held off the Superior Central Cougars to capture its third consecutive regional championship and earn its 50th consecutive win over two seasons with a 92-76 victory at LaSalle High School in St. Ignace Wednesday, March 5. More ... The Brevort Township Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting to decide what to do with two township-owned parcels, one on M-123, and a second on Church Street in Moran, after it receives information from builders and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), reported Brevort Township Supervisor Ed Serwach at the Tuesday, March 4, More ... A hearing on the new Clark Township civil infraction ordinance will be Tuesday, March 18, at 6 p.m. before the Clark Township Planning Commission's master plan and zoning ordinance workshop. This ordinance will replace Article V in the township's zoning ordinance. More ... St. Ignace Area Schools will send two teachers next year for extra university training in mathematics and science teaching techniques. More ... An informational meeting about the Les Cheneaux Islands fishery and cormorant control in the area will be presented Wednesday, March 12, at 7 p.m. at the Les Cheneaux Sportman's Club on M-134, just east of Cedarville. The public may attend. More ... |
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