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Click here for digital edition  American Red Cross blood drives will be held at the following locations in December: Sault Ste. Marie: Thursday, December 4, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. More ... An infestation of the ash-treekilling beetle Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) was found in Schoolcraft County in the Upper Peninsula October 30, the first time the insect had been found there. The infestation was discovered by Michigan Department of Agriculture staff while inspecting ash trees adjacent to the most recent EAB find in Delta County. More ... A free program that begins this month invites residents to trace their family lineage with the eventual goal of revealing the history of St. Ignace. Through that history, Judi Engle hopes to document the area's national significance, linking people and events to artifacts that are part of the collection at the Fort de Buade Museum. More ... Luce County Loses Animal Control Department After voters in Luce County turned down a request for animal control millage November 4, Luce County will no longer operate an animal control department. It will have no shelter, no animal control officer, and no assistant as of November 29. More ... Kindness coupons are circulating around the community as part of a project underway by students at St. Ignace Elementary School. Children in kindergarten through sixth grade are performing random acts of kindness while distributing coupons that encourage others to take up the practice. More ... Bob Benser, owner of Mission Street Condominiums, received a one-year extension to his zoning permit from the Mackinac Island Planning Commission Thursday, October 16, to complete the third of three homes in his site condominium project. More ... The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace November 5 and 12, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. The court does not distinguish between jail time to be served immediately and jail sentences that are suspended. More ... St. Anne's Altar Society will host a "Gathering of Gifts" sale Friday, November 21, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday, November 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the basement of the St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church in St. Ignace. More ... At midnight Friday, November 28, Mackinac County will make the official switch of its 9-1-1 emergency dispatch operation from the Michigan State Police Negaunee Regional Dispatch to Chippewa County. More ... Prices are going up to cross the International Bridge that connects Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, with Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Public hearings are scheduled for a proposed toll increase there, which includes passenger vehicles rising to $2.50 per trip from $2. More ... Cedarville High School Student Council members are selling cookie dough through Tuesday, November 25. Each box of dough costs $15 and proceeds will help the Student Council sponsor student activities. More ... Above: Students at Les Cheneaux Community Schools participated in Trick or Treat for Charity Tuesday, October 28. Elementary students who brought in food items were allowed to wear a hat to school Wednesday, October 29. Students from Carrie Carr's third grade class are (front, from left) Trevor Kohlmann, Eli Miller; (back) Hannah Perkins, Julia Smith, Michael Haske, John Horn, Claire Werner, Nadijah Nye, Mary Smith, and Kevin Reichlin. (Photographs courtesy of Joanne Baker) More ... Youth from Chippewa and Mackinac counties attended the U.P. Youth Conference at Northern Michigan University in Marquette October 28, with Melanie MacDowell and Heidi Gibbons, both of LMAS District Health Department. Youth attended workshops entitled "Getting parents more involved," "What is a natural high," "Underage drinking," and "Self Defense and violence prevention for women." Students are working on a plan to use some of the ideas and activities from this conference in their own community. Students attending the conference are (front, from left) Taylor MacDowell of Rudyard, Brooklyn Chambers of St. Ignace, Gracie Schopp of Sault Ste. Marie, Tiffany MacDowell of Rudyard; (back) Shelby Litzner, Molly Sweeney, both of St. Ignace, Ms. Gibbons, Ms. MacDowell, and Abby Chambers of St. Ignace. (Photograph courtesy of Melanie MacDowell) More ... Lori Pieri, executive director of Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Mackinac County, puts the finishing touches on one of five tabletop Christmas trees Monday, November 17. The trees, along with holiday wreaths, gift baskets, and other items will be part of the "Home for the Holidays" auction Friday, November 21, at Little Bear East Conference Center in St. Ignace. The event begins at 7 p.m., with the auction starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the door for $10 and include an auction number, punch, wine, and hors d'oeuvres. Proceeds from the event help support projects to establish adequate, affordable housing within the county. More ... Engadine Library will host a National Gaming Day celebration Saturday, November 22, at 10 a.m., at the library. Participants may bring their favorite board game or play the library's games. A limited number of video games will also be available. More ... The Sault Ste. Marie Downtown Business Association will host the annual Parade of Lights Friday, November 28, at 7 p.m. More ... Mackinac Island's annual Christmas Bazaar and Christmas tree lighting ceremony will be part of a television special on the cable television HGTV show called "Top 10 Christmas Towns" this December. The episode featuring Mackinac Island is expected to air at 8 p.m. December 7, and will be repeated on December 8 at midnight, December 19 at 9 p.m., December 20 at 1 a.m. More ... First National Bank in Cedarville is collecting canned goods through Monday, December 1, to benefit the Cedar Post food pantry. Donations may be dropped off at the bank. For more information, call 484- 2262. More ... Scholarships and grants totaling $10,710 will be awarded by the St. Ignace Area Community Foundation Wednesday, November 19, at 5 p.m. in the Community Room of the St. Ignace Public Library. The public is welcome to attend. Grants are awarded in the spring and fall each year and benefit local groups and students. More ... Sheila Scholfield, 43, of Engadine, was arrested for one count delivery of marijuana, one count delivery of Xanax, and one count maintaining a drug house by Straits Area Narcotics Enforcement team, and was arraigned Tuesday, October 21, in 92nd District Court. More ... Commercial trucks and motor homes - put together in the same classification this year by the Mackinac Bridge Authority - have similar impacts on the structure because of their 7,200-pound to 30,000-pound weight, Mr. Sweeney said. More ... Michigan is in a transportation funding crisis, and drivers and other users are going to have to pay more to push it out, a new report says. Last week, a special task force recommended several possible solutions to help Michigan find its way out of the crisis. More ... Up to $5,000 worth of animal supplies will be at the disposal of the Mackinac County Animal Shelter, owing to a raffle won by St. Ignace's Jo Ford at an animal shelter conference in Grand Rapids October 22 through October 24. More ... Customers of Cloverland Electric Cooperative who purchased electricity in 1988,1989, and 2007 will share in the distribution of a $650,000 capital credit retirement to co-op members. If a member's share in this retirement is less than $50, the capital credit refund appears as a credit on the current billing statement. More ... |
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