By Amy Polk
During "Brain Day" at Les Cheneaux Community Schools in January, Jamie Johansen discussed brain health and gave most students their first handson encounter with brains.
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By Paul Gingras
Two years after adding representatives from outside the hotel, retail, and attractions field to its board of directors, the Mackinaw Area Visitors Bureau voted March 3 to eliminate representatives from the village council, Mackinac State Historic P More...
Fred Paquin of St. Ignace was reinsated as chief of police for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Thursday, March 13, after the dismissal of simple assault charges against him February 25. More...
Having only lived in St. Ignace since January, Mark Jersin has already accomplished something that many residents have never done, or might not care to. He has run across the ice from St. Ignace to Mackinac Island. More...
A Neighborhood Watch meeting is planned for Tuesday, April 1, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Clark Township Hall in Cedarville. More...
By Amy Polk
Planned unit developments, "granny flats," and open space preservation guidelines are being considered by Clark Township as it updates its zoning ordinance. More...
Local students earning degrees from Ferris State University in December 2007 included Sarah Pickett and Casey McKinnon, both of St. Ignace, who earned bachelor's degrees. Ms. McKinnon was graduated with Cum Laude honors. More...
The Eastern Upper Peninsula Great Start Parent Coalition meeting will be Friday, March 28, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Central United Methodist Church in Sault Ste. Marie. Parents can bring their children for a pizza party. More...
Workers Cautioned To Avoid Mistakes That Will Worsen Cormorant Problem
By Paul Gingras
New concerns have emerged in managing cormorant control programs, including the need to protect minnows seeded in certain areas to help fisheries recover, to shield vegetation on islands from the impact of nesting cormorants, and to protect beaches More...
Orville Kabat will talk about buffalo farming at the Rudyard Historical Society meeting Thursday, April 10, at 7 p.m. at the Rudyard Community Center. The meeting is free of charge and open to the public. More...
Anthony Socolovitch, 29, of Mackinaw City, was arrested Wednesday, March 5, by Straits Area Narcotics Enforcement for one count possession of cocaine and one count maintaining a drug house. More...
The Les Cheneaux Advisory Committee is selling geraniums to help raise money for its projects this year. The committee is selling red, salmon, and pink Rocky Mountain zonal geraniums in 4.5-inch pots for $3.50 each. More...
By Amy Polk
The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing inspires March reading activities at Les Cheneaux Elementary School, and students are encouraged to "Go for the Gold" by completing 22 activities and reaching reading goals. More...
A new Kinross Early Childhood Development Team has started meeting, and has teamed up with other groups to raise money for gymnasium equipment through a flower bulb sale. Bulb orders will be taken through Monday, March 31. More...
Les Cheneaux Community Schools will host kindergarten round-up Thursday, April 17, starting at 4 p.m. Parents are asked to make appointments between 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., and from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Appointments will be 30 minutes each. More...
A banner printed with "Tahquamenon Falls Brewery and Pub at Camp 33" was stolen from the Tahquamenon Falls Brewery and Pub Saturday, March 8, in McMillan Township. The banner was valued at $300. More...
Traffic crossing the Mackinac Bridge decreased 4.7% for the month of February, compared to February 2007, according to the Mackinac Bridge Authority. This February, 194,395 vehicles crossed the bridge, while 204,068 crossed during February 2007. More...
The St. Ignace Area Community Foundation is accepting spring grant applications. The Foundation will give $23,000 in scholarships and grants this spring. Grants are awarded semi-annually. More...
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