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June 19, 2008 / Social

Births

Grace Mattson Jim and Stefanie (nee Hodgins) Mattson of St. Ignace announce the birth of their daughter, Grace Elizabeth, born Thursday, June 5, 2008, at Cheboygan Memorial Hospital. More...

Students Earn Acedemic Awards at Cedarville High School Assembly

At the Cedarville High School Academic Awards Assembly May 14, the following awards were issued: Art Awards: Advanced Art/Top Honors - Eric Kozma; Advanced Art/Achievement Award - Hope Deeren; Art II/Top Honors - Brittney Kelley; More...

Corwin Completes Tour in Bagram, Afghanistan

Ron Corwin, 25, of St. Ignace, returned home May 8 after completing a six-month deployment to Bagram, Afghanistan, as a surgical technician with the U.S. Air Force. Mr. More...

Emily Pieri Receives Souza Award at Cedarville High

Emily Pieri received the John Philip Souza award for an outstanding band student at the Cedarville High School and Middle School Spring Music Concert Tuesday, May 20. More...

Molli Stiebe Earns Three Scholarships

Molli Stiebe of Maple City is a recent graduate of Glen Lake High School in Maple City. More...

Armentrout Completes Recruit Training

Coast Guard Reserve Seaman Recruit Lyndsae Armentrout, daughter of Jackie Perry and Rick Armentrout, both of Rudyard, recently was graduated from the United States Coast Guard Recruit Training Center in Cape May, New Jersey. More...

St. Ignace Middle, Elementary Students Earn Awards

The following students earned academic awards at St. Ignace Middle School and Elementary School in the second semester: Earning recognition for high Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) test scores: 3rd Grade Mathematics: More...

Lorente Takes 9-lb., 4-oz. Walleye

Russell Lorente of St. Ignace caught this 9-pound, 4-ounce walleye in Brevort Lake Saturday, May 24. (Photograph courtesy of Russell Lorente) More...

Local Volunteers Honored by E.U.P. United Way

The United Way of the Eastern Upper Peninsula Volunteer Center celebrated National Service Week with the Sault Ste. More...

Avery Takes 1st With 11.29-lb. Fish; Drenth's 10.61-lb Salmon Is 2nd at DeTour Derby

Twenty-six teams participated in the third annual DeTour "X" Atlantic Salmon Derby Saturday, June 7. The first place fish was caught by Ron Avery of Munising and Team Bugeye, and he received a prize of $387 for the 11.29-pound fish. More...

Rudyard Students of Month Named for April

Turner-Howson Elementary School Students of the Month for April are (front, from left) Joey Hershman, Karen Brown, Jimmy Cowles, Caitlin Durrance, Hunter Peterman, Dakota MacDowell; (back) Sierra Dugan, Crystyn Cornwell, Sierra McClellan, Ethan Roche More...

Huskey Earns Master's Degree

Krista Huskey, daughter of Margaret and the late Chipper Huskey of St. Ignace, earned a master's degree from Michigan State University in clinical social work. She celebrated the occasion with her family in attendance. More...

Jim and Ann Dyer Celebrate Golden Anniversary with Family

Jim and Ann Dyer of Epoufette celebrated their 50th anniversary June 7, 2008, with their children, Lee Dyer, Norm Dyer, both from Mesa, Arizona, and Carole Orlando and family of Dayton, Ohio. They celebrated at a dinner theater in Dayton. More...

Warren Earns Master's of Art Degree

Sara Jo Warren of St. Ignace received a Master's of Art degree in family and consumer sciences with an emphasis in family life education April 26 from Western Michigan University. Miss Warren was graduated with a 3.9 grade point average. More...

Cedarville Women Participate in Cancer Walk

A group of four friends with ties to Cedarville, including Emily Cochran, Kristi Steffen, Kathy Trevarrow, and her sister, Ann (nee Trevarrow) McConnell, walked 39.3 miles and raised approximately $10,000 for breast cancer treatment and prevention. More...

Top PTO Fundraisers Earn Field Trip at St. Ignace School

Kindergarten through seventh grade students raised money for new playground equipment through a program organized by the St. Ignace Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). More...

Three Join St. Ignace Masonic Lodge

New members joining St. Ignace Masonic Lodge 369 are (from left) Justin Cooney, Tim Stevens, both of St. Ignace, and Randall Phillips of Trout Lake. Their induction ceremony took place Saturday, May 17, at the Masonic Lodge. More...

Cedarville Seniors Recognized for Honor Roll Consistency

Cedarville High School students were recognized for good grades at the annual Spring Honors Banquet April 24. More...

Bird Watching Group Notes 48 Species in One-day Outing at Birge Preserve Near Hessel

A group of 15 bird watchers saw 48 species of waterfowl, songbirds, raptors, and shorebirds on an early morning birding excursion through the Birge Preserve near Hessel Saturday, May 31. The trip was coordinated by Little Traverse Conservancy. More...