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Health Insurance Restrictions Are Cause of Concern in Potential School Layoffs

Les Cheneaux District Checking Into Other Options To Solve Problem

Of the several factors contributing to the revenue deficit at Les Cheneaux Community Schools, employee health insurance is causing headaches for the Board of Education. More...

West Michigan Television Station Will Feature St. Ignace Sites

The St. Ignace boardwalk, the Fort de Buade Museum, and the Museum of Ojibwa Culture will be featured sometime in the next six months on public television station WCET-TV in Hudsonville ,near Grand Rapids. More...

Pair Fall Through Ice Near Cedarville

Wayne and Claudia Brood, caretakers of the Les Cheneaux Club, fell through the ice between Marquette Island and the mainland while on a snowmobile on their way to the mainland Saturday morning, December 6. More...

Charge Added in Shooting Fatality Case

Roy Roach, 21, of St. Ignace, who is facing charges for fatally shooting 20-year-old Seth Tamlyn, also of St. Ignace, will also face a charge of being under the influence of alcohol while handling a weapon and causing death. More...

Museum Hosts Auction, Open House Through Weekend at Cedarville

Les Cheneaux Historical Association

The Les Cheneaux Historical Association is hosting its annual Christmas Open House and Christmas Tree Auction at the Historical Museum in Cedarville on weekends through Sunday, December 14. Museum times for the open house and auction are 10 a.m. More...

New Board Elected, Volunteers Recognized at Project Hope

During the annual meeting of St. Ignace Area Hope Tuesday, No - vember 4, volunteers were recognized and a new board was elected for the coming year. More...

Rudyard Swimming Pool Reopened Following Maintenance

The Rudyard swimming pool reopened to the public Sunday, December 7, after being closed for maintenance. Public swimming is held each Sunday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. More...

'Unified Ask' Campaign Begins

The Les Cheneaux Community Foundation mailed out letters asking for donations for nine area nonprofits, as well as for the foundation itself, in its third annual Unified Ask campaign. More...

Holiday Giving Opportunities in Our Community

Several opportunities are available for donating to needy families in the community during the holiday season, including the following: • Mackinac County Children's Toy Drive: Cash canisters are available in St. More...

Northern Michigan News Roundup

The news in brief from communities around the U.P. and northern Michigan

Kiwanis Club Gets Physical To Boost Scholarship Fund To raise funds for local youth scholarships, Kiwanis Club of Petoskey members are taking pledges from people as they pursue individual goals in the physical activity of their choice, such as ru More...

Grassroots Effort Succeeds in Securing Veterans Medical Clinic in Cheboygan

Community health clinics will be established for military veterans in Cheboygan and Grayling, to improve access to care for veterans in northern Michigan. U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak announced the U.S. More...

Court Reports

The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace December 2 and December 3, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...

Four More Wind Turbines To Go Up in Mackinaw City

Four more small wind turbines will be erected on the Mackinaw State Harbor site within the next one or two weeks, joining the four that are already there, Department of Natural Resources Park and Recreation Manager Tom Paquin said. More...

St. Ignace PTL Body Shop Will Not Close, Owner Says

The PTL Body Shop on Portage Road near St. More...

St. Ignace Council To Meet at Various Locations in 2009

St. Ignace City Council will meet in various locations in St. Ignace in 2009, in addition to its regular meetings at City Hall. Alternate locations for council meetings are: at the St. More...

Old Fashioned Christmas Gets Grant

The Les Cheneaux Community Foundation granted $1,852 to the committee in charge of organizing the Les Cheneaux Old Fashioned Christmas to help pay for advertising, promotional materials, and decorations. More...

Faced With Tight Gift Budgets This Year, Americans Value Family Time

For Kay Meyers, and evidently for millions of others, new and creative ways of holiday gifting will be used this year, as Americans come to terms with today's tough economic times. Take Ms. More...

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