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Click here for digital edition  Dancing at the Gathering of the Eagles Powwow in Hessel Saturday, August 16, are (from left) Hunter Captain of Kincheloe, George Belleau of Bay Mills, and Chase Horsefield of Bay City. Story and photographs, page 3. More ... Cool and wet weather and high gasoline prices have caused Michigan boaters to curtail excursions and even leave their boats tied up at home, St. Ignace marina director Gene Elmer told the city council Monday night, August 18. More ... New principal Amy Scott has named science teacher Kevin St. Onge to be lead teacher for kindergarten through-grade12 at Les Cheneaux Community Schools. It is a leadership and administrative role he will serve in addition to teaching classes, and Mrs. Scott announced her decision at the Monday, August 18, school board meeting. More ... Signs designed to help visitors make their way around the St. Ignace shopping area with a map that points out areas of interest, lists businesses and locations, and includes several photographs depicting year-around community activities were installed in 16 locations over the last few days. More ... The Rendezvous at the Straits French Voyageur Encampment and Powwow is set for Saturday, August 23, and Sunday, August 24, at the Father Marquette Memorial in St. Ignace. The event is open to the public and begins at 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. More ... The Chippewa County fair in Kinross begins Sunday, August 24, and continues through Monday, September 1. Advance admission for various events, including demolition derbies and other grandstand activities, costs $10 for adults, and $5 for children. At the gate, the cost is $12 for adults and $8 for children ages four to 12. Admission is free for children younger than three. More ... Freshman level college classes could be offered in St. Ignace as early as January. A local committee working to establish a regional campus for higher education at all ages has an informal agreement with North Central Michigan College of Petoskey for the classes, if the committee can guarantee at least 10 students. More ... Seeking to raise awareness about the potential dangers of sulfide and uranium mining on communities and watersheds in the Upper Peninsula, a group began to walk across the U.P. Monday, August 18, holding rallies along the way. One hundred walkers are expected to arrive in St. Ignace on the last leg of their march, hold a rally in St. More ... "It's kind of hard to find someone who doesn't have a love affair with a Corvette," said Patrick Dolan of Laingsburg, whose attention was caught by the sleek vehicles early in the mid-'60s. He got his hands on his first Corvette in 1967. More ... Coast Guard Operations Petty Officer Matt Reisinger has returned to Station St. Ignace following a year of volunteer service in the Middle East, and the local station also has three new crew members who will serve in search and rescue missions and aids to navigation. More ... The Mackinac Island Public School board of education voted unanimously at a special meeting Thursday, July 31, to hire Richard Waite of Cheboygan as the new high school science teacher. Mr. More ... |
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