MBA Worries About Project Costs, Even as Tolls Rise
By Karen Gould
      Since its November 2 announcement that it would raise Mackinac Bridge tolls significantly in just 60 days, the Mackinac Bridge Authority received opinions from 271 people. Some convinced the board that commuters would be directly hurt by a proposed 50¢ hike, others demonstrated that tourism and co...
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Moose Lodge, Coast Guard Make Christmas Deliveries to Families in Need
By Amy Polk
      Before the sun rose, while many were still in bed Saturday morning, December 22, members of Moose Lodge 999 arrived at Glen's Market in St. Ignace to prepare food for distribution to area families.
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Portage Twp. Gets Truck; Will Seek 1 Mill Jan. 15
By Paul Gingras
      Portage Township has secured emergency service equipment and announced it will seek a tax renewal of one mill for the replacement of ambulance and fire equipment at its Tuesday, December 11, board meeting. The township has been turned down for a loan to install a sewer system at Curtis, the board ...
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DEQ Sued Over Sulfide Mine Permit
      Sulfide mining opponents, concerned about environmental threats and spurred by an announcement that up to seven mines will be considered in the Upper Peninsula, are suing the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality for approving one sulfide mine, charging that the permits granted are illegal.
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Getting By, With Help From a Friend
     The strap on Mackinac Island kindergarten student Hannah Styburski's left skate came loose shortly after students came on the ice at Little Bear East Arena in St. Ignace Thursday, December 20. Skating by, junior Fuller Cowell helped the youngster make the needed repair. For a change of pace this yea...
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A Christmas Story
Two Red Pillows May Be 'Gift from an Angel'
By Ryan Schlehuber
      Mary Swiderski was looking for red pillows to accent her St. Ignace home for Christmas. What she found was a "gift from an angel," she said. Red pillows would be the perfect complement to the Christmas blanket and three white pillows she had on her sofa, but Mrs. Swiderski said she looked for the...
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Mackinaw City Will Again Permit Summer Triathlon
By Paul Gingras
      Following debate at its Thursday, December 20 meeting, the Mackinaw City Village Council voted to allow the Mackinaw Multi Sport Mix, a midsummer triathlon, to be staged at Chief Wawatam Park in 2008, despite problems associated with the race the past three years.
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