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Click here for digital edition  More than $66,000 in grants, scholarships, and endowments to benefit the Les Cheneaux community was awarded by the Les Cheneaux Community Foundation in its spring grant program. Also, the second annual "unified request" campaign raised more than $50,000 in unendowed funds to support eight community projects and organizations. A total of $4,550 was given in scholarships. More ... A two-vehicle traffic crash took the life of a Rudyard man Tuesday, July 29, at 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of M-48 and Centerline in Rudyard. Witnesses reported that a vehicle driven by Thomas Jarvie of Rudyard, traveling southbound on Centerline Road, failed to stop for a stop sign and collided with a westbound semi-truck on M-48 near Rudyard. More ... A vote on whether to re-zone Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry property in Mackinaw City, planned for the Thursday, August 7, meeting of the Mackinaw City Village Council, will not take place August 7. The issue will be placed on a future council agenda, reported Village Manager Jeff Lawson. More ... The St. Ignace Recreation Department is seeking volunteers to help during the 5k race Saturday, August 9. The race is a St. Ignace Summer Daze event. To volunteer to help, call the Recreation Department at 643-8676. More ... Anyone 15 years and older interested in becoming a certified lifeguard is asked to call the St. Ignace Recreation Department at 643-8676. If there is sufficient interest, lifeguard classes will be offered. More ... The Pickford Township Planning Commission will seek public input for the master plan at an open meeting Tuesday, August 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Pickford Town Hall basement. The meeting is one step in the process of updating the master plan for the township. More ... Now that the archaeology teams have outlined the basic shape of daily life at Fort Michilimackinac for soldiers and traders hundreds of years ago, researchers are taking an even closer look at details of how the British occupation of the site differed from the French occupation, and how the two cultures may have interacted. More ... David and Margaret Folkersma and Ken and Fayda Mills, all of Rudyard, were named Citizens of the Year as part of the Rudyard Summerfest activities July 24 through July 27. The awards were given to recognize their efforts as contributors to any community need, or individual need, in the area. More ... Northern Michigan liquor license holders voiced their concerns about the reliability and accuracy of their state-regulated alcohol distribution agents at a Liquor Control Commission hearing on Mackinac Island Wednesday, July 30. Problems with ordering and with deliveries were the main complaints. More ... Two Great Lakes icebreakers tower over the St. Ignace-based Biscayne Bay Thursday, July 31, as the three cutters are moored in Grand Haven for the Coast Guard Festival. Sandwiched between the 240-foot Mackinaw (right) and the 228-foot Canadian cutter Samuel Risley, the 140-foot Biscayne Bay is making her first appearance at the festival in five years. (Photograph by Shannon Witvoet) More ... Brian McCuskey will be featured in a Locals on the Bay concert Wednesday, August 13, at 7 p.m. at the St. Ignace Marina. Mr. McCuskey plays acoustic rock. Also at the marina, Rick Kelley will perform for Bayside Live! Thursday, August 14, at 7 p.m. More ... The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace July 22 and July 23, 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 ... In a birth announcement published July 31 for Leah St. Andrew, her siblings should have been listed as Jesse, 6, and Tommy, 3. The baby was born to Cassie Mastow and David St. Andrew of Kinross June 20, 2008. In an obituary for Debra Ackley of Comstock Park, published July 31, it should have been noted that the memorial service was Friday, August 1, in Cedarville. More ... The Hope Chest Resale Store in St. Ignace is no longer accepting donations of building supplies such as doors, windows, and toilets. The Hope Chest will take like-new mattresses. Owing to the volume of items donated, only items in good condition will be accepted. Building supplies can be brought to any Habitat for Humanity Resale Store. More ... Nine townships and two cities in Mackinac County received bad ballots, and although the problem was discovered in time to order replacement ballots from the state, on election night Tuesday, August 5, poll results are expected to be stalled by more than an hour, a result of the error. Voters will not be affected by the problem. More ... The Mackinaw City Summer Celebration at Mackinaw City's Historical Village was a success, organizers reported. Highlighting the Saturday, August 2 event, which included history-themed activities, was a vintage base ball game. This year, the Mackinaw Boys played the Ludington Mariners. More ... During the summer swimming season, it's important to be aware of rip currents in the Great Lakes. The Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) encourages swimmers to learn to identify rip currents and how to escape them. More ... The infant and toddler play group in Kincheloe will meet Monday, August 18, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Kinross Recreation Center. The theme is soap bubbles, with children experimenting with bubbles, creating shapes, using different kinds of bubbles, and finding creative instruments as bubble wands. More ... The Kinross Early Child Development Team will meet Thursday, August 21, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Kinross Recreation Center. Food and refreshments will be provided. For reservations, call Tonya Adair at (906) 495-1274. More ... Chains rattling and horses whinnying, the sound of 7,500 pounds of dragging weight came to a sudden halt, producing a cloud of dust from which Goetzville's Jim Cripe and his two enormous horses emerged as winners in the horse-pull competition at Hay Days Saturday, August 2, in Pickford. More ... State Representative Gary McDowell will hold office hours Monday, August 11, in Sault Ste. Marie, St. Ignace, and Petoskey. The schedule for the office hours is: 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 Annex in St. Ignace; 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Petoskey City Hall Community Room. More ... To quote from "Alice in Wonderland" - "Twinkle, twinkle little bat. How I wonder where you're at. Up above the world so high, like a tea tray in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle little bat, how I wonder where you're at." I've been worried about our little furry, flying "mice. More ... A check totaling about $52,000 was given to St. Ignace librarian Cindy Patten Wednesday, July 30, by Mackinac County Treasurer Nora Massey. The money represents about 70% of the library's annual operating funds and comes from penal fines issued by the county's District and Circuit courts. More ... Lawrence "Yogi" Gugin, of Jack's Livery and Cindy's Riding Stables on Mackinac Island, escorts a new horse recently purchased by the Gough family for the businesses. Mr. Gugin takes the horse to the company's barn in Harrisonville, home to about 100 horses, Tuesday, July 22. More ... "It's just a wonderful thing," said Donald Lawrence about the fifth annual Veterans Motorcycle Rally in Sault Ste. Marie, which drew more than 1,000 participants Thursday, July 17, through Saturday, July 19. Mr. Lawrence had reason to be excited. More ... Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of adult disability. Diabetics are twice as likely than other people to suffer a stroke, reports the Upper Peninsula Diabetes Outreach Network. A stroke, or "brain attack," occurs when a blood clot blocks a blood vessel in the brain, causing brain cells to die. More ... |
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