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September 25, 2008 / News

Model Maker Completes Dock To Go With Sainte Marie

By Ryan Schlehuber

Charles Purin has completed his latest scale model, the St. Ignace railroad dock, which compliments the model of the railway ferry Sainte Marie he finished last October. Mr. Purin is a 69-year-old U.S. More...

Bayside Fall Fest Expanded With More Games, Activities

By Karen Gould

St. Ignace Bayside Fall Fest will offer old-fashioned family fun highlighted by the favorite pumpkin roll down Goudreau Street hill. The annual celebration of autumn begins Saturday morning, October 4, in downtown St. Ignace. More...

Grant Applications Accepted by Les Cheneaux Foundation

The Les Cheneaux Community Foundation is accepting grant applications for the Fall 2008 Grant Round. The deadline is Thursday, October 9, at 4 p.m. More...

Court Reports

The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace September 9, 12, 16, and 19, Judge Beth Gibson presiding; and September 15 and 19, Judge Clayton Graham presiding. More...

GED Programs Made Available Through CCSS

General Educational Development (GED) programs are now offered in Sault Ste. Marie, St. Ignace, Strongs/Eckerman, Newberry, Kinross, Brimley, DeTour, and Engadine through Consolidated Community School Services (CCSS). More...

EUP Students Gather To Address Self-Improvement

Student leaders from Chippewa, Mackinac, and Luce counties in grades nine through 11 will gather in Sault Ste. Marie Wednesday, September 24, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. More...

New Fly Control Measures Tried on Island This Summer

By Diane Ivey Mackinac Island Town Crier

In the last two weeks of July and the first two weeks of August, Mackinac Island's fly population increases dramatically, and on an island where horses are a primary source of transportation, flies can quickly become a problem. More...

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in St. Ignace Receives New Steeple

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in St. Ignace received the gift of a new steeple. The congregation dedicated the steeple Sunday, August 31, following worship. More...

Deadline Is October 1 for Recycler of the Year Nominations

The Upper Peninsula Recycling Coalition is looking for nominations for the annual Recycler of the Year Award. Nominations for individual and organization categories are being accepted. The deadline is October 1. More...

U.S. Forest Service Hosts Clean-up October 4

The U.S. Forest Service is hosting a volunteer forest clean-up day Saturday, October 4, at 9 a.m. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Castle Rock parking lot near St. Ignace. More...

The St. Ignace News Recognized for Veterans Coverage

Michigan's 11th District of the American Legion recognized The St. Ignace News with a plaque noting the newspaper's ongoing coverage of American Legion activities in the Eastern Upper Peninsula. More...

Gros Cap Students Raise Money for New School Sign

The Gros Cap Student Council poses next to the school's new sign Thursday, September 18. The council paid for the sign through fundraisers conducted over the past two years. More...

DNR Releases Small Game Forecast: Plenty of Rabbits, Squirrels, Ruffed Grouse for Hunters

Most fall hunting seasons are right around the corner and Department of Natural Resources biologists say hunters will find plenty of opportunity this year with populations of most small game species stable in Michigan's woods and wetlands. More...

Richard Crane Memorial Big Rig Truck Show Results

The following is a list of award winners from the 13th Annual Richard Crane Memorial Big Rig Truck Show in St. More...

Planning Commission Loses One Member

Reaffirms Decision at Mackinaw City

By Paul Gingras

The Mackinaw City Planning Commission voted 7-1 to place two un-zoned, village-owned waterfront parcels in the marina commercial district, and took no action on a suggestion to add allowed uses to the district at its Thursday, September 11 meeting. More...

City Takes Businessman to Court Over Sign

A hearing that may settle a dispute between Village Inn Restaurant owner Ron Dufina and the City of Mackinac Island over the use of a tricycle delivery cart to promote his restaurant will be held in 92nd District Court in St. Ignace at 3:30 p.m. More...

Generator, Bike, Copper Wire Stolen From Home

A generator, a green Thomas folding bicycle, and 100 feet of braided copper grounding wire were stolen in a breaking and entering incident at a residence on East M-48, two miles south of Goetzville, in July, Michigan State Police reported. More...

Work Continues at Fitness Center

Residents taking advantage of the new cardiovascular exercise room at Little Bear East Arena when it opens this fall will be able to enjoy cable television while using treadmills and other equipment. More...

Cut River Bridge Reopens in Oct.; Work Resumes in Spring

The Cut River Bridge on US-2 will be reopened this fall, before the opening day of deer hunting season November 15, and US-2 will remain open to traffic until renovation work resumes on the bridge next spring, said Pete Paramski, a construction eng More...