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Web Site Shows How To Build Your Vocabulary - and Feed the World Charity Donates Rice to the UN Every Time You Choose the Correct Definition of a Word By Caitlin Carpenter Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor It began as a way for John Breen to help his son prepare for the SAT. Today, some 500,000 people daily visit the vocabularyquiz Web site the Indiana-based computer programmer set up. And while word-game fun is part of the draw, players get an extra jolt of "feel good" joy: Every time they get an a... More ...
By Karen Gould A new home on Cadotte Avenue and an apartment on Mission Street received variances from the Mackinac Island Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) Wednesday, December 5. The proposed home lacked the needed rear setback and the apartment lot did not meet size requirements. More ... Cartoons To Be Lilac Festival Theme "Saturday Morning Cartoons" is the theme for the 2008 Mackinac Island Lilac Festival, from June 6 through June 15. Floats and shop window displays will feature American animated television programming at this year's festival. More ...
By Ryan Schlehuber The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and volunteer snowmobile trail grooming groups have reached an agreement that will allow grooming and funding to be resumed for at least this year, but some of the groups say they are still working to change state funding guidelines that were issued two ye... More ... Underground Power Lines Need Repair Mackinaw City By Paul Gingras Mackinaw City residents accustomed to bright and elaborate Christmas lights in the village have complained about the lack of holiday lighting this year, a problem addressed by Village Manager Jeff Lawson at the Thursday, January 3, village council meeting. He said the dwindling number of lights on... More ...
Students in Kathy Everson's first grade class at St. Ignace Elementary School pose for a picture celebrating their contribution of $172.90 to St. Ignace Area Project Hope. The money was generated this fall through a pumpkin decorating contest at Autumn Apple Days in St. Ignace, in which the public d... More ... Show Will Draw Top Skaters to Little Bear East Next Week Ice Follies To Raise Funds for Abuse Prevention Top-level figure skaters will give audiences at Little Bear East Arena in St. Ignace an outstanding Ice Follies show, said organizer Mary Pemble Swiderski. "We are really excited about the skaters who are coming this year," she said. "This is going to be a fabulous year for the show. More ... City of St. Ignace Begins Review of Charter Bus Station Funding Becomes Available By Karen Gould The 38-year-old St. Ignace city charter will be reviewed over the next three months to find out-ofdate material and identify changes that will make the document more useful to government. The city council, meeting Monday, January 7, said it will also ask for suggestions from the city staff. More ... Grondin of St. Ignace Named Interim Tribal Police Chief Sergeant Dan Grondin of St. Ignace will be the interim chief of police for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, the tribe announced Monday, January 7, during the absence of Fred Paquin, who has been suspended since August. More ... Ferry Service Schedule Reported Arnold Transit's ferry Huron will continue to provide transportation between Mackinac Island and St. Ignace until further notice. A reduced schedule was issued Friday, December 27. Three boat trips between the two cities will be offered six days a week. More ... Court Reports The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace Friday, December 28, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. The court does not distinguish between jail time to be served immediately and jail sentences that are suspended. More ... Engadine Church To Offer Classes Our Lady of Lourdes parish in Engadine will be hosting "Catholics Returning Home" sessions Tuesday evenings, January 15 through February 12 at 7 p.m. These sessions are for those who have been away from the Catholic Church and are interested in returning to the church. More ... For the Record... In an article on page 3 January 3 reporting two grants for outdoor recreation projects in DeTour and Sault Ste. Marie, it should be clarified that these were acquisition grants, not development grants, from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund. More ...
By Amy Polk "A museum is not a curiosity shop. It should be an educational effort to help us, young and old, to understand our lives today, and the lives of yesterday." These words are the opening lines of a statement taped to the wall of the Les Cheneaux Historical Museum office. They hang above An... More ...
By Karen Gould Jim Marks was named the Mackinac Island Chief of Police by city leaders Wednesday, January 2. He has been serving as the interim chief on a probationary basis since September, following the departure of Bill Lenaghan, who moved down state. More ... Cleanup Grants Available for Rivers, Streams, and Creeks Grant applications are available for local units of government for cleaning up rivers, streams, and creeks, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) have announced. More ... Road Commission To Review Project List at Public Meeting January 15 Mackinac County Road Commission will review its five-year proposed project list for federal and state funding at a Tuesday, January 15, special meeting at 7 p.m. Public input is welcome at the meeting. More ... Group Forms for Children, Grandparents A new playgroup especially for grandparents who care for younger children will meet Saturday, January 12, in Sault Ste Marie, at McDonald's restaurant on the I-75 Business Spur, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free kids meals will be provided by the Eastern Upper Peninsula Great Start Collaborative. For m... More ... Library To Host Book Discussion Jan. 21 Engadine Library Book Discussion Group will meet Monday, January 21, at 7 p.m. in the library. This month's book is "Catering to Nobody" by Diane Mott Davidson. More ... Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot Is Saturday Local musicians Mike Fornes, Dale Rieger, George Krawczyk, John Riemer, and Joe Kwiatkowski will salute Canadian balladeer Gordon Lightfoot Saturday, January 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Opera House in Cheboygan with "Songs for a Winter's Night, A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot. More ... All Skill Levels Welcome for North Country Trail Hike Sat. The Hiawatha Shore-to-Shore Chapter of the North Country Trail Association will offer a National Winter Trails Day hiking outing Saturday, January 12, at 10 a.m. Participants will meet at the Rock Bottom Grill parking lot in Moran. Participants will hike between Worth Road and M-123. Hikers of all... More ... Gamblers Anonymous Meets Tuesdays Gamblers Anonymous meetings have resumed on Tuesdays in St. Ignace, following a hiatus during the holiday season. The support group meets at 7 p.m. in the Catholic Center on Spring Street. More ... Snowsfest Meeting To Be Thursday The Les Cheneaux Chamber of Commerce Annual Snowsfest celebration and winter carnival will be Friday, February 15, through Sunday, February 17. The next Snowsfest Committee meeting to plan the event will be Thursday, January 10, at 7 p.m. at the Islander Bar in Hessel. More ... Mackinac County Commission Plans for 2008; Liaison Assignments Made Setting committee appointments, making department liaison assignments, and changing the time of their bi-monthly meetings were decisions made by Mackinac County commissioners during their annual organizational meeting Wednesday, January 2. The board re-elected Dawn Nelson as its chair and Carl Fra... More ... $5.7M Budgeted for Mackinac County 2008 Mackinac County's 2008 budget of $5.7 million is about 3% more than last year. Adopted by commissioners Thursday, December 27, the slight change is attributed to wage increases and a 5% rise in health insurance costs. While last year commissioners replaced windows in the Courthouse, no major proje... More ... St. Ignace's Litzner Reappointed to DHS Board Louis Litzner of St. Ignace has been reappointed to the board of the Department of Human Services (DHS). The board is a subcommittee of the Mackinac County Board of Commissioners and represents oversight for the poor within the county. More ... Mackinaw City Winterfest To Be Held January 17-19 There will be no shortage of activities at the 15th annual Mackinaw City Winterfest, which will proceed with or without snow, from noon Thursday, January 17, through Saturday, January 19. More ... MSHP Announces 2008 Programs Event dates have been announced for the upcoming year at Mackinac State Historic Parks at sites on Mackinac Island and in Mackinaw City. The Michilimackinac Pageant will be May 24 through May 26 at Colonial Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City. The pageant is a reenactment of the 1763 Native American... More ...
By the final weekend of the Les Cheneaux Association's annual Christmas open house and tree auction, more than $2,000 had been raised through the auction sale of hand-decorated trees at Les Cheneaux Historical Museum in Cedarville. More ... No Shoveling Snow on Highways Residents and business owners living along state highways are reminded to avoid shoveling or plowing snow from their driveways onto shoulders and roadways, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. These actions are prohibited by the Michigan Motor Vehicle Code. More ...
By Kerry Fountain 495-5533 I would like to introduce myself to the readers of The St. Ignace News. My name is Kerry Fountain, and I will be writing a weekly article about social news in the Rudyard area. I would like to let everyone know if they have something they would like me to write about, please give me a call. I ... More ... Les Cheneaux By Helen Shoberg 484-2626 mink1@cedarville.net The holidays are over. Students have gone back to school, and we can all settle down to a normal existence again. Dieting is once more the plan of many, but that always takes a lot of willpower. Stopping smoking is the other big resolution, and that is not easy. We hope all who made these resoluti... More ... St. Ignace By Miriam Blair 643-7994 Happy New Year to all readers of The St. Ignace News. Lumber and materials have been shipped to Mackinac Island from St. Ignace by Arnold Line freight handlers, as new construction of the Mustang Bar continues. The Arnold Line passenger boat also runs three daily trips from St. Ignace. Last win... More ... |
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