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November 13, 2008 / News

Gros Cap Students Enjoy Wildlife Presentation

Jeff Dykehouse, curator of natural history for Mackinac State Historic Parks, shows Gros Cap School students in kindergarten through fourth grade what a porcupine is and how it lives and eats. More...

Shoebox Gift Drive Underway

Local volunteers are collecting simple shoe box gifts including toiletries, toothbrushes, school supplies, and candy. More...

Poll Workers Get Raise; Board Acts To Rid US-2 Site of Trash

Moran Township

By John S. DeMott

Moran Township's four election workers received a pay raise of $2, to $10 an hour, retroactive to the November 4 general election day, the township board decided Wednesday, November 5. More...

Mackinac Island Police To Charge for Breath Tests

By Ryan Schlehuber

Individuals who are ordered by a court to take a preliminary breath test (PBT) at Mackinac Island Police Department will now be charged $5. More...

For the Record

• Pat Carr and Hank Lotoszinski gave a presentation to the Clark Township Planning Commission about adopting a floodplain management ordinance at its October 29 meeting. The St. More...

Taylor Lumber of Cedarville Earns 2008 Business of the Year Award

By Jonathan Eppley

Taylor Lumber Company was named the 2008 Business of the Year at the Les Cheneaux Chamber of Commerce's annual banquet Wednesday, November 5. "I was surprised," manager Mike Patrick said. More...

Park-greenways Plan Adopted, Blight Discussed by Mackinaw City Village Council

By John S. DeMott

Eighteen months in the making, Mackinaw City's park and greenways plan was explained to the Village Council Thursday, November 6, then adopted unanimously and made a part of the community's land use master plan now under development. More...

Girl Scouts To Host Food Drive Nov. 21

The Girl Scouts will be hosting a food drive Friday, November 21, from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Glen's Market in St. Ignace. Five troops will be participating, with girls from kindergarten through 12th grades. More...

St. Ignace Students Practice Drill

St. Ignace students participate in a mock bus evacuation exercise Tuesday, October 28. Jumping out of the back of the bus is Anthony Rickley (center), while Madison Barkley waits her turn. More...

Local Schools Honor Veterans

Charlie Fowler, U.S. Army veteran and former St. Ignace Elementary School principal and teacher, addresses students during Veterans Day ceremonies at LaSalle High School. More...

Victims Services Program Is Proposed by Sheriff's Office

Volunteers are sought to help put in place a Victims Services program through the Mackinac County Sheriff's Office. More...

Brevort Twp. Hires Assessors

Brevort Township has named Richard and Cynthia Oliver of St. Ignace as assessors, following interviews with five candidates over the past month. More...

Great Lakes Restoration Efforts Will Find Support in Obama Administration, Alliance Says

Discusses Election's Impact on Top Regional Issue

By Ellen Paquin

People working for Great Lakes restoration with the Alliance for the Great Lakes say the election of Barack Obama as president will usher in a favorable era for protecting the lakes from toxic pollution, invasive species, and water diversion. More...

Outlook Is Positive for Snowmobiling

Snowfall, Cheaper Gas Expected To Boost Sport

By John S. DeMott

Although the season's peak is a couple of months off, Upper Peninsula snowmobilers already are checking out gear and planning where to go in a winter wonderland of 6,000 miles of trails in Michigan. More...

Roy Roach Released on Bond

Roy Roach of St. Ignace was released from Mackinac County Jail on a tether bond Wednesday, November 5, after Judge Beth Gibson reduced his bond from $1 million to $100,000 real property. Mr. More...

Salmon Gets a Helping Hand

This stuck salmon gets a helping human hand to make it upstream Thursday afternoon, November 5. More...

St. Ignace DDA Reschedules Meeting

St. Ignace Downtown Development Authority has changed the date of its next meeting from Friday, November 14, to Friday, November 21, at 8 a.m. at City Hall. More...

Unemployment Seminar Will Be Friday

A seminar will take place for employers Friday, November 14, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the St. Ignace Public Library to answer questions about the state's unemployment program. Presenters will be from the unemployment agency. More...

St. Ignace Will Host Home for the Holidays Parade

St. Ignace Home for the Holidays Christmas Parade will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, December 5, across from City Hall on South State Street, ending at the marina. The parade will include Santa and Mrs. Claus, who will arrive on a firetruck. More...

Archaeologist May Help Determine if Dive Team Discovery Is Significant

By Ryan Schlehuber

A marine archaeologist has been called in to help identify what may be a canoe submerged in sand and covered with zebra mussels under the waters of the Straits of Mackinac. More...

Fielder Earns Award for Fisheries Study

Dave Fielder, a Michigan Department of Natural Resources biologist at the Alpena Great Lakes Fisheries Research Station, has received the annual Pistis Award from the Michigan Charter Boat Association for his accomplishments for the Great Lakes fis More...

Auction at Little Bear East Will Benefit HOME

A "Home for the Holidays" auction will be Friday, November 21, at Little Bear East Conference Center in St. Ignace to benefit Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) of Mackinac County. Doors will open at 7 p.m. More...