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Click here for digital edition  By Ellen Paquin While Straits area residents are keeping an eye on their pocketbooks in view of recent fare increases at the Mackinac Bridge, the biggest concern for the Mackinac Bridge Authority is long term forecasts that predict traffic levels spiraling More ... "It must be Christmas because I didn't think I would ever report this. There is work being done at the bus station site," announced City Manager Eric Dodson at the St. Ignace City Council meeting Monday, November 17. The bus station is being built on the corner of US-2 and Church Street. The Michigan Department of Transportation has released $1. More ... A special land use permit for parking in Hessel failed to pass the Clark Township Planning Commission Tuesday, November 11, which couldn't reach a consensus, voting 4-4 on the matter. Hessel resident Brad Koster requested a special land use for residential lot 22 on Hill Crest Lane, which he owns, to be used for commercial parking by the Hessel Harbor Association (HHA). More ... Bob Gloden of Lake Isabella was the first hunter to cross the Mackinac Bridge with a buck on opening day of the 2008 firearm hunting season, driving home with a six-point buck at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday, November 15. As of 7 a.m. Monday, November 17, 207 harvested deer had been counted crossing the bridge over the weekend, a 48% increase from last year, when only 140 were counted over the opening weekend, according to the Mackinac Bridge Authority. (Mackinac Bridge Authority photograph) More ... Braving near freezing Michigan temperatures at the start of his journey, Ralph Keller of Sault Ste. Marie is riding in a wheelchair pulled by trained dogs to Florida. His two dogs, Tashba and Canuck, will take turns pulling him from Sault Ste. Marie to Orlando in a wheelchair outfitted with mountain bike tires. More ... Township and school leaders attending a standing-room-only Road Commission meeting Tuesday evening, November 11, wanted to know what they can expect in winter road maintenance. Participants wanted to know how shrinking state road funds will impact township roads, emergency services, and school bus travel. More ... The Mackinaw City Planning Commission ran squarely into a request that would be in conflict with downtown greenspace requirements at its meeting Thursday, November 13, backed off after about an hour's debate, but agreed to tackle it another time. More ... Schools in the Eastern Upper Peninsula are bringing more technology into the classrooms as new tools make lessons more understandable and give teachers a better idea of how well their students are learning. More ... Project Manager Luke Gerhart (from left) and Superintendent Mike Grittenden of DeVere Construction Company of Alpena stand on the edge of pond four at the St. Ignace wastewater treatment facility Wednesday, November 12, as crew members work below, contouring the bottom of the pond. The approximately six-foot-deep pond holds 750,000 gallons of wastewater and is getting a new liner. Also, a manhole is being added that will serve as a drain and aid in future cleaning. The work, which is wrapping up for the season as winter weather approaches, is part of the city's $3.8 million sewer improvement project. Kamphuis Pipeline Company of Grand Rapids also is finishing work on the North State Street lift station. Overseeing the entire project is the engineering firm Wilcox Professional Services of Escanaba. Work is expected to resume in April 2009, depending on the weather. More ... Sixth grade social studies students at Cedarville Middle School will get new textbooks soon. The Les Cheneaux Community Schools Board of Education unanimously approved the purchase of the books Monday, November 17, to meet state standards. More ... Clark Township residents will get a one-time extension to pay their next quarterly sewer bill. The Clark Township board unanimously approved a 30-day extension for the first increased sewer bill at its meeting Thursday, November 13. Quarterly sewer bills will be increased from $46 to $72 starting next month owing to an amortization error discovered this summer. More ... More than $2,000 in new revenue is expected for the St. Ignace Recreation Department this coming year, under two new agreements about concession operations at Little Bear East Arena. More ... With 14 classmates, Gros Cap Elementary School kindergarten students (from left) Morgan Marshall and Jacob Dorenbecker, and their teacher, Mary Cullen, spent Thursday morning, November 13, frolicking on Little Bear East's rink. More ... |
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