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Click here for digital edition  John "Rex" Hooper of St. Ignace (right) receives a certificate of continuous membership for his 60 years of service with the American Legion from Mike Lehto, commander of American Legion Post 62 of St. Ignace. Mr. Hooper served in the United States Army Air Corps in World War II. Mr. Lehto called Mr. Hooper "one of the key players in the past, present, and hopefully, well into the future." Mr. Hooper has previously served Post 62 as commander, second vice president, and in his current position as sergeant at arms, and has helped keep the post active in the community, Mr. Lehto added. More ... Volunteer workers (from left) Barb Smith and Kerri Smith clean inside and around one of the many antique boats on display at the Les Cheneaux Maritime Museum in Cedarville Saturday, May 10. They are part of a group of 16 volunteers who lent a hand in a volunteer work bee hosted by the Les Cheneaux Historical Association to prepare the museum for its Memorial Day weekend opening. More ... The First District Democrats of Michigan, meeting at St. Ignace April 19, selected delegates to represent them at the Democratic National Convention in August in Denver, Colorado. More than 140 were in attendance at the event, including Congressman Bart Stupak and State Representative Gary McDowell, who briefed the group on federal and state issues. More ... Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Chairman Aaron Payment of Sault Ste. Marie has been unanimously elected to chair the Inland Lands and Waters Resources Committee of the Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority (CORA). More ... An overview of construction, maintenance, and transportation enhancement projects planned for Chippewa, Luce, and Mackinac counties during the next five years will be presented to the public Thursday, May 15, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Transportation Service Center on M-28 in Newberry. More ... A three-year contract with Maximus of Bay City was approved by Mackinac County commissioners Thursday, April 24. The company recoups indirect costs incurred by the county in the offices of Friend of the Court and the prosecuting attorney, such as some payroll preparation expenses. More ... The Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce has taken over financial responsibility for four billboards that have advertised the city for more than 20 years on I-75 and US-31, reported Dawn Edwards, executive director of the chamber. More ... The DeTour "X" Atlantic Salmon Derby will be Saturday, June 7, in DeTour with the shotgun start at 6 a.m. The entry fee is $50 per boat. The public weigh-in ceremony is at 5 p.m. at the River Bend Resort. A Tackle Sale and Swap Meet will take place at the DeTour Marina Sunday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More ... During this winter, under the command of Commander John Little, the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw assisted 200 ships in ice and last summer, the ship and crew saved two lives during a rescue mission in the Straits. This Friday, May 16, Captain Little will say "goodbye" the boat he has called home for the last two years. More ... The Mackinaw finished breaking Ice April 14, and began making preparations for her next mission of buoy tending. Twice yearly, the ship is responsible for 42 buoys in lakes Huron and Michigan. While in St. More ... As a young girl growing up on the McAdams farm near DeTour, Martha Tassier made maple syrup with her family. More ... Fred Paquin of St. Ignace has been suspended from his post as the tribe's chief of police for a second time in eight months. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Chairman Aaron Payment, with tribal board member Todd Gravelle, has called in federal investigators in response to an anonymous e-mail Mr. More ... Litigation is expected to begin soon between Mackinaw Township and Jim Wehr's Mackinaw Crossings in Mackinaw City, which appealed its property value assessment to the Michigan Tax Tribunal about one year ago and seeks to reduce its property taxes by about 50%. More ... The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace May 6 and 7, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. The court does not distinguish between jail time to be served immediately and jail sentences that are suspended. More ... An article entitled "Bay City Couple Wins Mackinaw Ice Tower Contest," published May 1, inaccurately reports that John and Karen Lawler, who won the Mackinaw Area Historical Society's contest, are from Bay City. Mr. and Mrs. Lawler are from Troy. More ... Emily Pieri, of Cedarville, scored a 93 in Proficiency III on oboe at the Michigan School Band and Orchstra Association (MSBOA) State Solo and Ensemble Festival in Escanaba March 15. This was the highest oboe score in the Upper Peninsula. The Cedarville Woodwind Quintet received a division 1 rating and was nominated to audition for the Michigan Youth Arts Festival. More ... Pickford High School hosted its annual Scholarship Banquet Thursday, April 24. This ceremony honors students who have been on the Honor Roll for three consecutive marking periods, and includes the annual National Honor Society Induction ceremony. More ... The E.U.P. Fine Arts Council will present a series of art classes for both adults and children throughout the summer at the E.U.P. Fine Arts Council Center in DeTour. Adult classes begin Wednesday, May 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with "Easy Oil Landscapes" instructed by Dorothy Wojnaroski. Lunch and supplies will be provided. Cost of the class is $15. More ... Nathan Wade Klamerus is the class of 2008 valedictorian at DeTour High School. Mr. Klamerus is the son of Paul and Janis Gratowski and the late V. Wade Klamerus. He has maintained a 4.0 grade point average throughout his high school career. More ... A watercolor and pastel paintings display by Sault Ste. Marie artists Ken Hatfield, Tom Marshall, David Bigelow, and Carl Forslund will be shown at Alberta House in Sault Ste. Marie through May 31. The artists showcase work produced in field trips taken together over the past three years. More ... The Straits Area Ostomy Association will meet Sunday, May 18, at 2 p.m. in the private dining room at Mercy Hospital in Grayling. For more information, call 643-8536. More ... For performing work that will have lasting impacts on their community, Karen Landerville, Emily Pieri, and Carissa and MacKenzie Sudol each received Girl Scout Gold Awards during an April 20 ceremony in Cedarville. Gold Awards are the greatest distinction a Girl Scout can earn, and reflect four years of community service in a chosen field. More ... At left: Gros Cap students perform the "chicken dance" as part of a nationwide school project called All Children Exercising Simultaneously Wednesday, May 7. To highlight the importance of exercise, about 1,000 schools, including 450,000 students, exercised for 45 minutes. Pictured (from left) are Zach Phillips, Kristin Lenoir, Savannah Seccia, Rachel Hetherington, Clayton Knutsen, Tabitha Blair, Louis Radecki, and Caleb McFarlane. More ... Brian Meehan of Rudyard was among outstanding graduating seniors honored at an honors reception by Northern Michigan University. Mr. Meehan received a bachelor's degree in economics. Commencement was Saturday, May 3. More ... Brimley Middle and High School Third Quarter 7th Grade: Jayson Aikens*, Krystal Barrette, Ben Bowen, Sarah Bryer*, Amanda Carrick, Anna Carrick, Brandon Carrick, Sean Daniels, Sarah Donnelly, Kyle Friez, Sierra Hascall, Tyler Lounds, Taylor Mills*, Alyssa Recla, Kyle Root, Dorianne Shaffer, Jeremy Teeple*, Jessica Waite, Lauren Wilcox. More ... The Mackinaw Area Public Library in Mackinaw City will have a book sale Saturday, May 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The library will have new and used books for sale for 10¢ per paperback and 25¢ per hardcover book. The library is at 528 West Central Avenue in Mackinaw City. More ... The application deadline for the 2008 Sault Summer Arts Festival is June 1. The festival is a juried show and sale of original fine arts and crafts in Sault Ste. Marie, planned this year for Tuesday, August 5, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the grounds of the Old Federal Building. More ... The Upper Peninsula of Michigan Writers Association is hosting a writing contest open to Upper Peninsula adults and children in grades four through 12 (or age 10 and older if home schooled). Entry forms are available at community libraries. All entries must be postmarked by June 1. More ... Music, laughter, and jumping filled the school gymnasium in St. Ignace Friday, May 9, as part of a fundraising event. Students in kindergarten through seventh grade took turns for six hours jumping rope alone and in groups. More ... Registration is underway for the second annual Brevort Lake Walleye Derby Saturday, May 31, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. The contest will include cash prizes for winning teams and a fishing boat for the team that catches a newly tagged fish. Anglers catching the two previously tagged fish will win cash prizes of $500. More ... The Bayside Farmers Market, formerly the St. Ignace Farmers Market, will begin Saturday, May 17, at 10 a.m. at the marina in St. Ignace. The market will be held every Saturday through September, except for June 28. More ... Bringing a bowling alley to Cedarville will take a lot of hard work, Cedarville students are learning this quarter. They are finding that starting a business is a leap into the unknown, and convincing yourself the business could be a success is sometimes the first step to attracting investment. More ... DeTour Area Schools announced academic awards for 2008. New members of the National Honor Society are Jeffery Aldridge, Jessica Bouwma, Laura Fussman, Phillip Hartman, Victoria Mills, Brian Pardee, and Thomas Worden. Honor Society members receiving gold cords include Derrick Bouwma, Morgan Fierek, Korin Goetz, Nathan Klamerus, Maxwell Peterson, Chris Spohn, Kyle Tominac. More ... If a group of people are sitting at a table in a restaurant or bar and one person walks over to the bar to buy a pitcher of beer, asks Melanie MacDowell, what should the server do to be sure no underage customers in the group are drinking? More ... Mackinac Island earned top finishes in three categories in Oakland Press' "Best of the Best" reader survey, conducted from mid-February to April 1. Mackinac Island was named best historic site, finishing ahead of the Motown Museum and Henry Ford and Greenfield Village. More ... 2007 Lilac Queen Kristi Kamphuis and Mackinac State Historic Parks Director Phil Porter ceremoniously open the tall wooden doors of Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island Tuesday morning, May 6, symbolizing the beginning of the parks' summer tourism season. Fort soldier interpreters Joe Frost (right) and Craig Wilson stand ready to greet visitors atop the stairs. More ... Samuel Otten, a graduate of Rudyard High School and a locally known composer, has written a choral piece entitled, "And Nero Played," which will be premiered at Rudyard High School's Evening of the Arts Thursday, May 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the school's multipurpose facility. More ... Islands Wildlife will give pike and musky anglers a chance to compete for cash prizes in a weeklong tournament in the Les Cheneaux Islands area that starts at daylight Memorial Day, Monday, May 26. Registration for the contest will take place between Monday, May 19, and Sunday, May 25. More ... The Rudyard Historical Society is collecting information for an addendum to the 1983 brown history book. The society is currently looking for information from churches, businesses, families, organizations, schools, and individuals with updated information or corrections, and information on the Rudyard 1983 Centennial. More ... |
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