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Click here for digital edition  The days of charging a lavish lifestyle are giving way to a time when people charge essentials like bread, milk, and doctor bills to credit cards. More ... A proposed Transportation Museum and funding to renovate the Museum of Ojibwa Culture on State Street received unanimous support of the St. Ignace City Council to move forward following public hearings Monday, April 7. The Museum of Ojibwa Culture sought public comment as the city pursues a $225,000 U.S. More ... Kayla Nixon, assistant prosecuting attorney, will receive a 3% increase in her salary following her first year of service. This was one of several financial decisions Mackinac County commissioners made at their Thursday, March 27, meeting. They also granted $10,000 to the Ports of Mackinac Web site project and $10,000 to Project Hope. More ... Moran Bay is finally opening, shedding much of its winter ice Sunday, March 30. The ice bridge between St. Ignace, pictured here, and Mackinac Island lasted more than a month, with the first snowmobile riders crossing February 21 and the last seen crossing as late as March 29. More ... "We are going to promote the heck out of this area and try to pull off another increase," said William Bertchinger, president of the Mackinaw Area Visitors Bureau board of directors, who noted that his member hotels saw a 6% increase in room rentals in 2007, despite the struggling state economy. More ... Jarmco Construction of Saginaw will build the new Mackinac County Road Commission salt and sand shed at the East District garage in Marquette Township this summer at a cost of $497,300, pending state approval. Commissioners accepted bids for the project from nine contractors during a Tuesday, April 1, meeting and selected Jarmco as the low bidder. More ... Unlike area drivers who practice the art of dodging potholes, Brian Peterson (pictured) and Dennis Brown hunt them down. With a hotpatch machine hooked to the back of a truck, the St. Ignace Department of Public Works (DPW) employees fill potholes to smooth the ride for those traveling on city streets. Early Thursday morning, April 3, the men worked along Bertrand and Hombach streets. Mr. Peterson, with 17 years of experience, says the number of potholes this year is similar to 2007, although now that the freeze, thaw, and refreeze season is upon us, new potholes appear daily. "It's job security for us," said Mr. Peterson. "There'll always be holes to patch." When seeing crews out working, motorists should slow down, said Les Therrian, DPW director, and drive with caution. To increase their visibility, the men wear reflective orange safety vests. More ... Access to the beach and water at the end of Headlands Road near Mackinaw City is being contested in a law suit that could have precedent setting ramifications for public access throughout Michigan. More ... A $600,000 rehabilitation project at the old medical clinic building on Market Street, which is being converted into housing for seasonal police officers, and a 13% increase in electricity rates this year are two reasons the Mackinac Island city budget for the 2008-09 fiscal year has increased $144,546. A 2. More ... Ryba Marine Company's tug Kathy Lynn plows through ice in the St. Ignace Public Marina Thursday, April 3, as a seagull calmly stands by. The tug broke up ice in and around Moran Bay, providing an open pathway for Arnold Transit Company's passenger ferry Huron to Mackinac Island. The ferry company began service for the season Friday, April 4. More ... The Cedarville High School humanities class will travel to Chicago this spring, following Les Cheneaux Community Schools Board of Education approval March 17. Teacher Alan Jacobus said the 12 students will see a musical and Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert, have a private tour of Orchestra Hall, and visit museums during the long weekend. More ... A public meeting to provide information about the state's firewood quarantine in Mackinac County, designed to prevent the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), will be Wednesday, April 9, at 7 p.m. at Little Bear East Conference Center in St. Ignace. More ... U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak of Menominee will face three challengers in his re-election bid for a ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives this fall. Tom Casperson, a Republican state representative form Escanaba, Don Hooper, a Republican and retired businessman from Iron River, and attorney Linda Goldthorpe of Helmer, also a Republican, have filed for the office. More ... |
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