By Karen Gould
More than 50 people attended the dedication of the Marley Brown Musser Resource Center on Ferry Lane Saturday, May 3. The building houses the Hope Chest Resale Shop and the faith-based St.
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During the Women's Expo Saturday, May 3, Sandy Snyder (right) of St. Ignace registered for the 75-mile, three-day fundraising walk sponsored by Gracie's Heart. The exhibit was one of 27 booths at the expo at the St. Ignace Middle School. More...
Soblaskey Granted Garage Variance on Medora
Jamin Soblaskey has been granted a variance for a garage on his corner lot on Medora and Hamlin streets by the St. Ignace Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA). The board granted the variance based on the large 100-foot rightof way. More...
U.S. Post Office letter carriers will gather food donations for the needy Saturday, May 10, in "Stamp Out Hunger," a program of the National Association of Letter Carriers. More...
The St. Ignace Marina already is booked almost every night in July, Marina Director Gene Elmer told the city council Monday, April 21. "This will be the busiest July we've had since we've opened the new marina," he said. More...
"I wanted the simplest, easiest way to get power," Mark Howland says.
By Paul Gingras
The wind is almost always blowing in Rudyard, and there is no excuse not to make use of it, says science buff and businessman Mark Howland, who began filling the rooftop of his business with windmills in February. More...
Pickford High School's Class of 1958 and Class of 2008 will be the featured classes at the Pickford Alumni Banquet Saturday, May 17. The evening will begin with a social gathering at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. More...
Artists will decorate pine benches to raise funds in the Les Cheneaux Education Foundation's third annual silent auction in July. More...
Julie Reed and Shelby Thomas, DeTour Area Schools students, have been awarded scholarships to fine arts camps for this summer, announced Jean Bloom of the scholarship committee for the Eastern Upper Peninsula Fine Arts Council, and director of the More...
AFour-man Golf Scramble will take place Friday, May 9, at 5:30 p.m. at Munoscong Golf Club in Pickford. Teams will golf nine holes to raise money for the Pickford Community Wellspring. More...
The Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the third annual City Wide Yard sale Saturday, May 17, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. More...
A support group for family members and friends of alcoholics, Al-Anon, will meet every Thursday at 7 p.m. at the St. Ignatius Parish Center on Spring Street in St. Ignace. More...
Cedarville High School senior Karissa Schlosser earned a $1,000 college scholarship from the American Red Cross Great Lakes Regional office by exceeding a collection goal for the year. More...
Representative Gary McDowell will hold office hours Monday, May 12, in Sault Ste. Marie, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Chippewa County Annex Meeting Room; in St. Ignace, from noon to 1 p.m. More...
A motor vehicle accident on Drummond Island claimed the life of Donovan Hillard Rhead, a 79- year-old Island resident, Wednesday, April 23, shortly before 11 a.m. More...
Les Cheneaux Community Schools staff will examine student Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP) scores to determine how they should adjust the curriculum to improve student success. More...
The number of fatal traffic crashes in Michigan declined from 1,002 to 987 from 2006 to 2007. More...
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church's senior high school youth group in St. Ignace, called NOIZ, is raising money to fund a mission trip to Seattle, Washington, and Alaska June 2 through June 13. More...
Star Line is offering free ferry rides to Mackinac Island from St. Ignace to all Mackinac County residents Saturday, May 10. Cost to transport bicycles on the ferry that day is $7.50 each. More...
Cedarville High School teacher Gretchen Storey will take a group of students to the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., in January 2009. Students have started fundraising for the trip, which will be four days and three nights. More...
Lake Sweet of Mackinac Island demonstrated academic work at Albion College's recent Elkin R. Isaac Research Symposium. Miss Sweet presented original research titled "Behavioral Manifestations of Social Competence in Juvenile Homo Sapiens. More...
Area students are filming a television series on preparing healthy foods. St. Ignace Girl Scout Troop 125 and Brownie Troop 72 made party snacks Tuesday, April 29, at LaSalle High School's home economics room. More...
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