By Paul Gingras
Reflecting on this year's Michigan Regional World Power- Sports Association snowmobiling season, James Hicks said, "I wanted to really win. I don't like to lose." Mr. Hicks achieved his goal.
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Mackinaw City
By Paul Gingras
Differences over promotion of this year's 50th Labor Day Bridge Walk Saturday, August 30, have been settled by the Mackinaw Area Visitors Bureau and the village council, which approved the bureau's marketing campaign Thursday, April 17. More...
The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace April 8, 9,15, and 16, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...
Clarification is needed regarding the first Labor Day walk across the Mackinac Bridge, which was mentioned in a story about the Mackinaw Area Visitors Bureau in The St. Ignace News Thursday, April 10. More...
Mike and Leslie Freel of Cedarville, parents of future kindergarten student Jay Freel (snacking on fruit), talk with Michigan State University Extension workers Mary Pemble (left) and Joyce Belonga about the benefits of a healthy diet during kinderga More...
By Paul Gingras
One Garfield Township resident is running uncontested to complete the remainder of a school board term, and three are competing for two open seats and full terms on the Engadine Consolidated Schools Board of Education. More...
By Karin Erskine
Voters in the DeTour Area Schools district will vote Tuesday, May 6, for two school board members and the renewal of an 18-mill levy for school operations. More...
New state requirements for elevators in municipal facilities are forcing Mackinac Island's three municipal buildings with elevators to make adjustments that may cost up to $3,000. More...
The Earth Keepers environmental group is asking Upper Peninsula residents to conserve energy and water in their homes during April in observance of Earth Day April 22. More...
By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
American students have fallen below top-performing nations in mathematics because their courses skim the surface of too many topics, critics say. More...
A weekend retreat for dog owners and their pets Friday, May 9, through Sunday, May 11, in Hessel, will raise money for the Friends of the Animals' reduced cost spay and neuter program. A Saturday evening barbecue and bonfire, from 5 p.m. More...
Quilts are now being accepted for a quilt contest to promote the statewide literacy program, the Great Michigan Read: Earnest Hemingway's Nick Adams Stories. More...
Seaman Apprentice E-2 Nathan M. Smith of Cedarville, a member of the Seabees 20th Readiness Group at Gulfport, Mississippi, was promoted to Petty Officer Third Class E-4 in March. He entered the U.S. More...
A St. Jude's Bike-A-Thon will be Saturday, May 3, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Forest Lane on Island Eight in Cedarville. More...
Two opportunities for restaurant managers to attend a 16-hour ServSafe Manager Certificate Course will be offered Tuesdays, May 20 and May 27, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Little Bear East Conference Center in St. Ignace. More...
Rudyard High School students will present "The Crucible" Thursday, April 24, Friday, April 25, Saturday, April 26, and Sunday, April 27, at the Rudyard Area Schools Multi-Use Facility. The play is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. More...
Thirteen new members were inducted into the Prentiss M. Brown chapter of the LaSalle High School National Honor Society Wednesday, April 9. More...
American Red Cross blood drives will be held at the following locations in May: Kinross: Friday, May 9, from 11 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. at the Kinross Recreation Center. Sault Ste. Marie: Wednesday, May 21, from noon to 5:45 p.m. More...
The Stepping Stones Garden Club of Onaway is hosting its second Great Gardener Getaway Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at St. Anthony's Hall in Mackinaw City. More...
Mackinac County commissioners will give $8,000 to the Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum on US-2 in Naubinway as part of their economic development strategy. The decision was made during the commission's Thursday, April 10, meeting. More...
Mackinac County's new Web site began operating Tuesday, April 15. The updated Web page includes one-click links to county departments, information on local governments, more photographs, and a community calendar. More...
The Rudyard school health clinic will offer sports physicals for the upcoming school year for $10 until Friday, April 25. Forms must be picked up at the school office in Rudyard. More...
