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Click here for digital edition  The Mackinac Bridge Authority did not define who will qualify for the commuter discount on the bridge at last week's meeting in St. Ignace - a decision awaited by the traveling public - but it did offer a rollback on the amount of money that has to be deposited on commuter cards. More ... Santa Claus visits Classic and Antique Boats of Hessel Saturday, December 6, where he shows off his wooden boat to (from left) Trevor Kohlmann, Hayley Kohlmann, Lili Cason, Maddie Kohlmann, Caleb Kohlmann, and Isabella Cason. Santa spent two hours visiting with children of all ages. (Photograph courtesy of Georgie Haupt) More ... A Quick Card program will be put in place at the Mackinac Bridge this spring, allowing drivers to buy a full fare card to "swipe" at the toll booth to speed them through the toll plaza. More ... Development of a waterfront community park on the Railroad Dock in St. Ignace could begin as early as next fall, now that the city is slated to receive a $134,000 Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grant, plus an additional $38,000 from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation for the park's accessibility to handicapped visitors. More ... The Les Cheneaux Community Schools Board of Education officially rescinded the layoff notices issued to 13 employees last month at its Monday, December 15 meeting. The board, however, did not need to make the motion to rescind the layoff notices because they were issued by Superintendent Rod Goehmann, not the board. Mr. More ... A $7.3 million balanced budget for the coming year was adopted by the St. Ignace City Council Monday, December 15, keeping the millage rate of 16.26 mills at the same level as last year. The major streets fund, which had a $30,000 deficit, will be infused from the general fund. More ... Moran Township resident Jill Bentgen is trying to save the environment while saving a little green in her pocketbook. But as the saying goes, "You've got to spend money to make money." Ms. Bentgen spent almost $10,000 to install a vertical-axis wind turbine at her home on Pte. La Barbe Road last week. More ... Two college credit courses and a non-credit beginning computer class are being offered in January at LaSalle High School in St. Ignace, the first classes to be offered by the newly formed Great Waters Center for Lifelong Learning school. More ... Bill Rushford, 38, a counselor at Newberry Correctional Facility, couldn't believe what he had in the sights of his Remington 7mm magnum just 18 yards away. More ... Mackinaw Outfitters' "Battle of the Bridge" buck pole contest in Mackinaw City during firearms deer season picked five winners from the Upper Peninsula and five from Lower Michigan. Cumulatively, the Lower Michigan hunters out-measured the Yoopers in antler measurements, 708 to 700-3/4 inches, measured on the green Boone and Crockett scale. More ... While real estate sales and property values are plummeting in other parts of the country, activity in St. Ignace and the Straits area is about equal to last year, and, in a few places, slightly ahead. More ... Treasurer Nora Massey has received approval from the Mackinac County Board of Commissioners to hire a deputy and she hopes to do so by the first of the year. The position has been vacant since May, when she was appointed interim treasurer until the November election. More ... Carrying handmade construction paper and cotton ball snowmen, Avery Fitzgerald (from left), Hallie Marshall, and Ty Paquin help decorate Christmas trees at Little Bear East Arena Wednesday, December 10. The classmates, who are in Nicki Lee's kindergarten class at St. Ignace Elementary School, were joined by students from Laura Janeczek's and Lil McDonald's classrooms. More ... |
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