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Click here for digital edition  A children's carnival will take place Thursday, August 7, from 5: 50 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Sault Tribe Head Start Building in Sault Ste. Marie. This event is free and open to the public. Dinner and free books for children will be provided. More ... The Northland Players will have auditions for the November production of "Moon Over Buffalo" Monday, August 11, and Tuesday, August 12, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Northland Players Theater Center at 229 Backus Street in Cheboygan. More ... Great Start will host "Back to School" activities Tuesday, August 26, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the St. Ignace Elementary School playground. This event is designed to help children prepare for kindergarten. For more information, contact Laurie at (906) 298-2223. More ... Oleksandr "Sasha" Obydyennov and Jessica VanLandshoot of Munising were united in marriage July 12, 2008, at Fayette State Park at the residence where her grandfather, Harvey St. Ours, lived when he was a child. Justice Bill Carmody, a friend of the family, officiated. More ... Philip Hinkson and Jennifer Foster announce their engagement. Mr. Hinkson, formerly of St. Ignace, is the son of Frederick and Barbara Hinkson of Manistique. He is employed by Standish- Sterling Schools. Miss Foster is the daughter of Deborah Andress of St. Ignace and the late William Foster Sr. She is employed by Bay Valley Internal Medicine in Standish. More ... Reeve Oberman Mark and Taylor (nee Campbell) Oberman of Cheboygan announce the birth of their son, Reeve Conrad, born Sunday, July 6, 2008, at Cheboygan Memorial Hospital in Cheboygan. He weighed 7 pounds, 12.75 ounces at birth and measured 20.5 inches in length. More ... United Way of the Eastern Upper Peninsula will hold its seventh annual Local Heroes Chili Cook Off Tuesday, August 12, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Pullar Stadium in Sault Ste. Marie. Admission is $5 per adult; $3 for children 5 to 12; and free for children younger than 5. More ... Evangelist Charles Kempf will be conducting special services at the Faith Baptist Church in St. Ignace Sunday, August 10, through Wednesday, August 13. The service times will be 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, and 7 p.m. throughout the week. More ... John Rogers of Rudyard has been graduated from the Border Patrol Academy in Artesia, New Mexico, where he earned a sharpshooters certificate, and received credentials, firearm, and badge. In August, he will be stationed in Laredo, Texas. More ... Command Sergeant Major Thomas Paquin of St. Ignace was recently awarded the Army Commendation Medal. Command Sergeant Major Paquin is assigned as the Post Command Sergeant Major with Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan Army National Guard, Camp Grayling. He was awarded the medal for consistently demonstrating keen organizational skills and motivational leadership. More ... Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming DeTour Fine Arts Council production of "Kitchen Witches," a comedy. Performances are Friday, August 15, and Saturday, August 16, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, August 17, at 2:30 p.m. at the Cultural Center in DeTour Village. Tickets are available at the Timberdoodle and the Coffee Garage in DeTour Village or by phone at (906) 297-2787. More ... There will be a Back to School Fashion Show Sunday, August 10, at 3 p.m. at Wildwood Mennonite Church on Sandtown Road in Engadine. Teens will model new back to school fashions. Hors d'oeuvres and punch will be available during the show. More ... Sault Ste. Marie's downtown Summer Beach Party will be Saturday, August 9, from noon to midnight on Portage Avenue. There will be live music, a street party, and teams can register for the charity volleyball tournament. For more information, call (906) 635-6973. More ... Participants in the Pajama Party in Pickford will present a skit based on the children's book "If You Give a Moose a Muffin" Thursday, August 28, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Pickford Town Hall. Parents are asked to bring a dish to pass, along with the recipe. Votes will be cast for the best dish. Donations of quarters will be used to vote for a favorite dish. More ... The Moran play group, sponsored by Great Start of the intermediate school district, will meet Tuesday, August 19, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the playground in Moran. Children will make and fly a kite. For more information, call Heather Bird at 643-0096. More ... The newest members of St. Ignace Masonic Lodge 369, Dave Martin (left) and David Thurston, pose Saturday, July 19, at the lodge. Both are St. Ignace residents. Mr. Martin, 30, is originally from Homestead, Florida. Dr. Thurston, 47, is from St. Ignace. (Photograph courtesy of Masonic Lodge 369) More ... "Bark in the Park" will take place Saturday, August 16, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the marina grounds in St. Ignace. More ... Evangelists Randy and Marli Brown will perform a concert Sunday, August 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the First Union Church in Cedarville. Their mission is to encourage fellow believers to make a deeper commitment to God. Refreshments and cookies will be provided. A free-will offering will be collected. More ... A 4-H Summer Camp took place Tuesday, June 24, through Thursday, June 26, at Cedar Campus near Cedarville, drawing 64 youth, teens, and adults from Mackinac and Luce counties. Activities included swimming, kayaking, archery, puppetry, skits, games, cooking, campfires, and a beach party. (Photograph by Joyce Belonga, Mackinac County 4-H) More ... Boys and girls interested in learning the fundamentals of football can register to participate in flag football at St. Ignace. Offered by the St. More ... In his attempt to learn more about his family history in the Les Cheneaux Islands, David Brobst of Hessel and Pickerington, Ohio, along with his daughter, has been sorting many old postcards that his great grandparents collected during their travels throughout mostly the mid-western states. He stores the postcards in a plastic container, organized by state. More ... |
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