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Click here for digital edition  The trend of falling property values in the Lower Peninsula is beginning to creep across the Mackinac Bridge this year as Mackinac County saw a slowing of the increase in the state equalized value (SEV) for property. County taxpayers are noticing a 4.48% increase in taxable values, but a smaller increase in the equalized values of their homes. More ... A group of local children rode their bicycles May 3 to raise $467 for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The money is enough to buy a wig for a child and to supply oxygen to one child for a day, reported organizer Cathy Nordquist. Children who participated in the ride include (from left) Mindy Nordquist, Trevor Kohlmann, Kevin Reichlin, Keely Gough, McKenzie Barr, Bradley Haske, and Madison Schram. The ride was based at Mrs. Nordquist's Cedarville home, were children rode laps back and forth on a closed street. A cook-out for the children followed at the Nordquist home. (Photograph courtesy of Cathy Nordquist) More ... The Michilimackinac Historical Society will meet Thursday, June 12, at 5 p.m. at the Marina Pub in St. Ignace to elect board members and officers. The public is welcome to attend the annual election meeting. For more information, contact Judi Engle at 643-6627. More ... "Never settle for less than you deserve, or sell yourself short. Always remember who you truly are and where you came from," said salutatorian Jamie Maison of Engadine High School, looking over a crowd of family, friends, and community members who assembled at the school auditorium Friday, June 6, to see off the 19- member Class of 2008. More ... New St. Ignace City police officer Richard Cullen can be found most mornings working out in the fitness center at Little Bear East Arena. Hired last month to replace Ryan Diehl, who resigned from the force to work in the Middle East, Mr. Cullen, who works from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., says fitness is his hobby. More ... By the end of the month, St. Ignace visitors and residents will be able to check out a bicycle free of charge to ride around town. Already in use in Marquette, Menominee, and other cities across the county, the yellow bicycle program will begin in St. Ignace by the end of the month with 13 donated bicycles. More ... Convertibles will be featured at the 12th annual Antiques on the Bay car show Friday, June 20, and Saturday, June 21, in St. Ignace. The show is for all-original vehicles 1983 and older. Admission is free. The Antiques on the Bay weekend begins with a Mackinac Bridge rally Friday at 4:30 p.m. More ... The St. Ignace Car Show was featured on the television program "My Classic Car" Sunday, June 8, on the Speed Channel. The program was filmed last year. St. Ignace will be featured in the August issue of Lakeland Boating magazine. The article is called "Ports O' Call" and will be on newsstands in mid-July. More ... An aerial photograph of the Straits of Mackinac showing ferries from each of the three Mackinac Island boat lines crossing Moran Bay together toward the Island will be made into a poster promoting the area in all Michigan Welcome Centers, said Lynne Piippo, executive director of the St. Ignace Visitors Bureau. More ... A book sale will benefit the Mackinac Straits Hospital auxiliary Thursday, June 12, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, June 13, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Education Room. The sale will include new books and gift items. More ... The 16th annual Big Mac Shoreline Spring Scenic Bike Tour will draw cyclists to Mackinaw City Saturday, June 14, and Sunday, June 15. Cyclists may choose 25-, 50-, 75-, or 100-mile bike tours along the shores of Lake Michigan. More ... The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace May 30 and June 4, 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 ... It's hard enough for most people to walk a mile in another man's shoes, but Neil Sauter is walking 830 miles across Michigan on his own stilts. Mr. Sauter, who is walking to raise money and awareness for cerebral palsy, walked on Grand Hotel's porch and in the Lilac Festival 10K Saturday, June 7, on Mackinac Island. More ... The Upper Peninsula Association of American Legion Posts Summer Convention will be Friday, June 13, and Saturday, June 14, at Newberry American Legion Post 74. For more information, contact Bill Hafeman at (906) 639-2254. More ... During the Cedarville High School commencement ceremonies Sunday, May 25, Principal Randy Schaedig announced scholarship recipients. Twenty-two of the 29 graduates are sharing $33,000 in scholarships this year. Some of the recipients are chosen by the donors, and the rest are selected by the scholarship committee. More ... Jim Wehr's Mackinaw Outfitters and Mackinaw Crossings Mall received a Chamber of Commerce special recognition award for outstanding promotion of Mackinaw City at the chamber's well-attended annual breakfast at St. Anthony's Reception Center Thursday, May 1. Jim Robbins, general manager of the Outfitters store, accepted a plaque for the company's efforts. More ... Nearly 30 garage and yard sales will be taking place at the same time Saturday, June 14, during the annual Pickford Community Garage Sale. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at various locations around Pickford. Some sales may have longer or shorter hours. Maps will be available at Pickford businesses the day of the event. More ... Engadine Library will host a Father's Day craft workshop Saturday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to noon. Cost is $1 per craft. More ... Brevort Township approved spending up to $15,000 for a fire hall design at a special meeting Saturday, May 17, however, the township has not decided whether to place its new hall on M-123 or on Church Street. Both sites are in Moran. More ... Above: At the Tuesday, May 27, Les Cheneaux Elementary Spring Music Concert, students in kindergarten through third grade sing "The Hokey Pokey" as they acted out the parts of the song. The fourth grade students played songs on their recorders, and the fifth grade band performed during the concert. More ... The deadline for entering the July 4 Miss St. Ignace Contest, Junior Miss St. Ignace Contest, and Prince/Princess Contest is Friday, June 20. Applications are available at the city clerk's office in City Hall. Winners will be announced Thursday, July 3, at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers. More ... Kewadin Casinos posted increases in gaming revenue during the month of May, despite increases in transportation costs for consumers, a struggling Michigan economy, and reports of casinos in other market segments of Michigan struggling, More ... State Representative Gary McDowell's next office hours will be Monday, June 16, not Monday, June 9, as originally scheduled. The schedule for the office hours follows: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Chippewa County Courthouse Annex Meeting Room in Sault Ste. Marie; noon to 1 p.m. at the Mackinac County Courthouse Annex in St. Ignace; 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. More ... Touch of Craft Gift Shop opened Monday, June 9, at the Arnold Line Dock in St. Ignace. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The gift shop is operated by volunteers and features handmade crafts, local photography, baby clothes and blankets, greeting cards, towels, sweatshirts, clothes, handbags, holiday decorations, doll clothes, quilts, and woodwork. More ... The Friends of the Les Cheneaux Community will accept donations of used books for an upcoming book sale through Wednesday, June 25, and they can be dropped off at the Les Cheneaux Community Library during open hours Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. More ... Citing safety issues, aesthetics, and the need to prevent damage to roads, the Moran Township Board of Trustees voted in protest Wednesday, June 4, to pay the Mackinac County Road Commission $6,000 to have all county roadsides in the township mowed once this summer. More ... Aspaghetti dinner and silent auction will be Saturday, June 14, at the Rock Bottom Tavern in Moran, to help pay the medical expenses of infant Louis Matthew St. Andrew of St. Ignace. He has been receiving treatment at DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids since his birth in December. More ... Michigan State Police in Cheboygan are still investigating human remains found on the Lake Huron shoreline in Cheboygan County Monday, May 26. An autopsy has been completed in Grand Rapids, but police have not yet identified the remains. More ... The U.S. Forest Service in St. Ignace is seeking volunteers to help protect a federally endangered bird species, piping plovers, which migrate exclusively to the Great Lakes shoreline to reproduce. More ... The Small Business and Technology Development Center, formerly the First Step program, will hold office hours in St. Ignace once a month beginning Tuesday, June 17. More ... St. Helena Island on the Straits of Mackinac will not be the site of a movie called "Lighthouse," as anticipated by Los Angeles-based film company Duly Noted. More ... |
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