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Click here for digital edition  More than 650 antique tractors will head north across the Mackinac Bridge Friday afternoon, September 12, before spending the weekend in St. Ignace. The traveling exhibition of old farm equipment, say organizers, likely will be the largest tractor parade in the country, competing with a 275-unit tractor parade in California. More ... Shelves of completed truck models line two connecting hobby rooms at Tim Ahlborn's St. Ignace home. Posters and photographs fill spaces, and model boxes are neatly stacked and waiting assembly. A computer, rulers, glue bottles, and supplies sit ready atop a work desk. More ... Before an audience of more than 50 area residents, business owners, and ferry line employees, two waterfront parcels owned by Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry in Mackinaw City were rezoned for general business (B2) by the village council Thursday, September 4. The least restrictive zoning designation in the village, B2 allows hotels, motels, and retail operations. More ... Reviewing the 2009 budget will begin one month earlier than in previous years to meet St. Ignace City Charter requirements. During its review of the document this summer, Council discovered the city, for many years, has been violating charter requirements that call for the October review. More ... Low water levels and copious weed growth in the Les Cheneaux Islands have become a serious concern for the local economy and, if not addressed, may become a safety problem, said Gary Reid, chairman of the Les Cheneaux Islands Waterways Restoration committee. To address these issues, the group will hold a meeting for invited participants at 1:30 p.m. More ... As big rigs and tankers arrive in St. Ignace this weekend, 28 judges will scrutinize the vehicles, inspecting paint, lights, examining engines, and exploring their unique interior designs and amenities. Judging begins for the 13th annual Richard Crane Big Rig Truck Show about 6 p.m. Friday, September 12, and concludes Saturday, usually by 4 p.m. More ... The "St. Ignace Saints" team placed first in the co-ed division of the city recreation department's dodgeball tournament Sunday, September 7, at Little Bear East Arena. Fifteen teams participated, with 140 players in all. Pictured are (front) Coach Lisa Winkelman; (middle, from left) Richie Frazier, Regina Frazier, Sheri Oja, Jen Marshall, Misty Frazier; and (back) Eric Danielson, Chris "Iffer" Marshall, Deanna Kreski, Paul Kreski, Jason Frazier, and Jen Tallaire. (Photograph courtesy of Jenny Marshall) More Dodgeball Tournament Results Will Be Published in an Upcoming Issue of The St. Ignace News More ... Three charter members of St. Ignace Moose Lodge 999 still belong to the local club, Howard Everson, Donald Lavake, and David Craig. In October, the local organization will turn 50 years old. When the group was chartered in St. More ... Three long and two short whistles echoed across Moran Bay in tribute to Jim Brown, 87, who died Monday, September 1. The farewell salute was signaled by the Huron ferry as family and friends filled the United Methodist Church of St. Ignace Thursday, September 4, to remember a man who loved St. More ... A tentative contract with St. Ignace teachers has been agreed to by bargaining parties for the Northern Michigan Education Association and St. Ignace Area Schools board of education and will now go to the teachers for ratification. If approved by the teachers, the contract will come back to the school board for approval. More ... This photograph of a waterspout near St. Helena Island was taken Saturday, September 6, about 2:20 p.m. by Ed Kaiser of St. Ignace. More ... |
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