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Click here for digital edition  The double-crested cormorant population in the Les Cheneaux Islands will be reduced this year from 1,000 nesting pairs to 500 and harassment efforts will be expanded to deter cormorant feeding. Volunteers are being sought for the project. More ... Learning multiplication tables can be a daunting task for third grade students. Teacher Pat Shiemke at St. Ignace Elementary School hopes to make the lesson easier and fun by having students make a quilt of numbers to represent the multiplication table. Once the sewing is complete, the quilt will hang on the classroom wall as a reference for the young mathematicians. More ... The Mackinac County Board of Commissioners has directed its attorneys to help them clear up ownership of Mackinac Straits Hospital property, negotiate a guarantee from the Mackinac Straits Hospital Authority that a $1.3 million hospital debt will be paid in full, and help it in the disposition of its Burdette Street hospital property. More ... Anew antique tractor parade and show is scheduled at the Straits of Mackinac September 12 through September 14, announced Ed Reavie of St. Ignace at the Mackinaw City Village Council meeting Thursday, March 20. Mr. Reavie received the village council's approval to stage vehicles in Mackinaw City before a parade across the Mackinac Bridge. More ... Aging wood siding on the Museum of Ojibwa Culture may not need to be replaced after all, members of the St. Ignace Downtown Development Authority learned March 14 after consulting Frank Pompa, a historic preservationist and Mackinac Island summer resident, who examined the siding and has volunteered to help the city restore the building. Mr. More ... After months of deliberation, the Mackinaw City Planning Commission is poised to suggest amending a village ordinance to keep some waterfront visible in the B2 district along South Huron Avenue. The amount of space to remain open between buildings, and how to calculate it as developments are proposed, was debated at the Thursday, March 13, planning commission meeting. More ... "The public has a right to hear your comments or your deliberations toward a decision that's ultimately made. That's it in a nutshell," Attorney John Gillooly told about 30 public officials Wednesday, February 27. The public's right to know was explained at an Open Meetings Act review in St. Ignace, where Mr. More ... There are only a few circumstances in which public meetings can be closed, and they are strictly defined. The Open Meetings Act allows these few exceptions by law to protect the interests of the public. The reason for closing the meeting must be stated before a board goes into closed session. All decisions by the public body, however, must be made in open session. More ... The second annual Spring Fling geocaching hunt will take place on Mackinac Island Saturday, April 26, and Sunday, April 27. The outdoor, family hiking adventure of finding caches with Global Positioning Systems (GPS) devices is open to the public, free of charge. More ... |
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