November 27, 2008 RSS feed / Social

Tree Lighting Planned at Cedarville

Cedar Cove Assisted Living Community in Cedarville will host a holiday tree lighting ceremony Sunday, December 7, at 7 p.m. at its Mary L. Street facility. Participants can donate $5 to dedicate a light in memory or in honor of friends and family. More...

Birth

Gabrielle Adams

Nicholas Adams and Jessica Jarrin of St. Ignace announce the birth of their daughter, Gabrielle Aiyana Adams, born Sunday, September 28, 2008, at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie. More...

King Celebrates 90th Birthday

Evelyn "Jill" King of Owosso and Brevort Lake celebrated her 90th birthday October 18, 2008, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Owosso. More...

Legacy House Offers Classes for Women, Begins December 4

Legacy House in St. Ignace will host a series of educational programs for women in the coming weeks, at the women's shelter house on Marley Street. More...

Cedarville School To Host Book Sale

There will be a used book sale Saturday, November 29, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cedarville school library. More...

Moose Lodge Seeking Donations for Christmas Baskets for Needy Families

Roger Childers and Ken Hardy of St. Ignace Moose Lodge 999 are heading up an effort to give needy local families a Christmas basket filled with enough food for a Christmas dinner. More...

Singers Warming Up for Christmas Musicale Dec. 7

Singers from around the community practice songs of the season Sunday evening, November 23, at the St. Ignace United Methodist Church as they prepare for the 47th Annual Christmas Musicale. More...

Cheboygan Christmas Events Announced

Community caroling and Christmas tree lighting will take place Friday, December 5, at 6 p.m. in Washington Park in Cheboygan. The Parade of Lights will take place Saturday, December 6, at 6 p.m. on Main Street. More...

Island's Christmas Bazaar To Be Held December 6-8

Mackinac Island's annual Christmas Bazaar fundraiser will be held at the Community Hall on Market Street Saturday, December 6, through Monday, December 8. More...

Shoberg Entertains Friends on 90th Birthday

Helen Shoberg (front right, with corsage) of Cedarville entertained friends and family for her 90th birthday at Cedarville Inn Saturday, November 22, with a luncheon buffet and birthday cake. More...

Holiday Decoration Contest Planned by Les Cheneaux Chamber of Commerce

The Les Cheneaux Chamber of Commerce is encouraging Clark Township residents to put up their holiday decorations on their homes, businesses, docks, and boathouses to be entered into its holiday decoration contest. More...

Thanksgiving Brings Memories of 'Mom's Kind' of Pumpkin Pie

A New Recipe Is No Match for a Family Favorite

While trying out a new pumpkin pie recipe for a cookbook I was writing, I was suddenly struck by a feeling of betrayal. For the recipe I was using was not my mother's masterfully prepared pie that I always loved and anticipated at Thanksgiving. More...

Santa's Letters Accepted at City Hall

A special mailbox will be placed on the first floor in St. Ignace City Hall from Monday, December 1, to Thursday, December 11, for children to write to Santa Claus to tell him what they would like for Christmas. More...

Les Cheneaux Chamber Plans Three Weekends of Events

Weekends this holiday season in Cedarville and Hessel will be filled with contests, events, extended business hours, sales, and Santa Claus sightings. More...

Hansens Are Married 50 Years

Ray and Joan Hansen of Hessel were married 50 years ago November 27, 1958. Mr. Hansen was a mechanic at Michigan Limestone Operations and also drilled wells, while Mrs. Hansen looked after the household. More...

Annual Preschool Christmas Bazaar Is Saturday in Cedarville

Les Cheneaux Preschool will host its annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Bazaar Saturday, November 29, at Les Cheneaux Community Schools in Cedarville from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. More...

St. Ignace Library Hosts Book Sale

The St. Ignace Public Library will host a book sale Saturday, December 6, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale is sponsored by the Friends of the St. Ignace Public Library. For more information, call 643-8318. More...

Rudyard Historical Group To Host Party

The Rudyard Historical Society will have a Christmas party Thursday, December 4, at the Rudyard Community Center. The potluck ham dinner will begin at 6 p.m., followed by a Christmas music program at 7 p.m. More...

Sale Benefits Altar Society

Kathy Lawnichak (left) of Legacy House shows a gift item to Catherine Coburn of St. Ignace at the Gathering of Gifts Friday, November 21. Legacy House was one of the exhibitors at the St. Anne's Altar Society fundraiser at St. More...

Boy Scout Troop 140 Collects Canned Goods for Pantry

Boy Scout Troop 140 collected more than 300 pounds of canned goods Saturday, November 22, at their annual canned food drive in Cedarville. Scouts were located in the Cedarville Foods parking lot from 9 a.m. More...

Snowmobile Club Plans Party Dec. 6

The Les Cheneaux Snowmobile Club will hold its annual Christmas party Saturday, December 6, at 6 p.m. at Ang- Gio's Restaurant in Cedarville. The meal, a family-style chicken dinner, costs $14. More...

St. Ignace Teens Enjoy Successful Hunts

At right: Nich Gould of St. Ignace shot this 10-point buck Saturday, November 15, while hunting north of Moran with his father, Mike, and brother, Zach. He is a senior at LaSalle High School. (Gould family photograph) More...

U.P. State Retirees To Meet Dec. 1

Upper Peninsula Chapter 16 of the State Employee Retirees Association will host its Christmas luncheon Monday, December 1, at noon at the Elks Club in Escanaba. All members and their guests may attend. More...

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