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Click here for digital edition  Discussions to reduce snow plowing and overtime and possibly raise city taxes began at the St. Ignace City Council meeting Monday, December 1, the same day the federal government finally announced the country is officially in economic recession, More ... Santa and Mrs. Claus will make an early stop in St. Ignace Friday, December 5, at 6 p.m., taking part in the "Home for the Holidays" Christmas parade and community tree lighting ceremony. Children also can get their pictures taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus. More ... The Clark Township Planning Commission approved revisions to the township master plan following a public hearing Tuesday, November 25, where members of the community made comments concerning the remaining chapters of the master plan and zoning ordinances under revision. More ... The newly elected Clark Township board held its first meeting Monday, December 1, at the township offices on Blindline Road, and one of new Supervisor Gerald Hill's first acts was to appoint replacements to the Clark Township Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals. More ... Wendy McCluskey of St. Ignace was named the first Mackinac County Parent Coalition Advocate of the year by the United Way of the Eastern Upper Peninsula Volunteer Center November 8. More ... Clark Township residents are invited to get into the holiday spirit early this year by attending a community Christmas party Sunday, December 7, at 3 p.m. The First Union Church is sponsoring a Christmas party, open to all Cedarville and Hessel residents, to be held at the Clark Township Community Center on M-134. More ... An order to remove a house foundation in Hubbard's Annex on Mackinac Island has been extended to May 31, 2009, by 11th Circuit Court Judge William Carmody. He made the decision Wednesday, November 12, to allow the property owners time to arrange financing and to hire a contractor. More ... St. Ignace resident and Vacationland Motel and cabins owner Tom Briggs plows through a fresh batch of fallen snow with his snowblower Monday afternoon, December 1, a chore he calls "a never-ending battle from here on out." St. Ignace schools were closed Monday owing to the snow. St. Ignace and Sault Ste. Marie saw only a fraction of what the western side of the EUP received Sunday night, November 30. The National Weather Service in Gaylord reported snowfall of up to 13.5 inches in Rexton and as much as 15 inches in Paradise. More lake-effect snow is expected at the end of this week. More ... For Jackie Kelly-Smith, the General Motors pensions that support her and her husband, and pay for their healthcare, are on the line. Dan Dostine, a furnace repairman at Chrysler, is worried he may lose his $33-an-hour job, with few prospects for other decent-paying work in the area. More ... Moran Township School District taxpayers could get a slight break in 2009 in what they pay for Gros Cap School, Superintendent William Peltier suggested Monday, November 17, at the district's monthly meeting. More ... Blight in and near downtown Mackinaw City will be the subject of a special Village Council meeting immediately after the council's next scheduled session Thursday, December 4. The issue is of concern to Village President Ron Wallin, who said November 20 that "it just seems that now is the time to step up to the plate and do something about this. More ... |
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