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By Amy Polk Fifth grade students at Les Cheneaux Elementary School combined exercise with a charitable activity when they walked about two miles to visit residents of Les Cheneaux Village Apartments in December. More ...
By Ellen Paquin A strong sense of communal life marks each day in the island village of Zanzibar in Tanzania, Africa, where St. Ignace resident Sarah Springsteen is a teacher with the Peace Corps. Miss Springsteen, a 2001 graduate of LaSalle High School and the daughter of Mike and Betty Springsteen of St. More ... Scientist With Sault Ties Challenges GlobalWarming Theory Roy Spencer is skeptical of the view that Earth's rising temperature is primarily the result of industrial pollution. By Paul Gingras Fascination with lake-effect snowfall in the Upper Peninsula sparked Roy Spencer's interest in weather and a career in climate studies. The 1973 Sault Area High School graduate has applied his research of tropical weather to postulate a theory that Earth's weather systems act as a "natural thermos... More ... Study Reveals New Details of Planned Huron Scenic Pathway By Karen Gould Stretching from St. Ignace to Drummond Island, traversing water, highways, forests, and swamps, the North Huron Scenic Pathway will require about 30 bridges and include a combination of pavement, crushed stone, and wood surfaces. The 10-foot-wide trail will cross two counties and eight municipalit... More ...
Students in grades five through seven at St. Ignace Area Schools learn about the criminal justice system by witnessing the proceedings of the 92nd District Court in the elementary school cafeteria Wednesday, January 23. Seated on stage (from left) are Mackinac County Prosecutor Fred Feleppa, Judge B... More ... Court Reports The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace Tuesday, January 22, and Wednesday, January 23, 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 ... For the Record... Statistics in a story entitled "U.P. Parolees Get Help in Rejoining Society," on page one of the January 24 issue of The St. Ignace News, were wrong. The article states, "It costs about $30,000 to $35,000 a year to house a prisoner . . . and with associated expenses for police, lawyers, and co... More ... Pond Hockey Tourney Expands Into Two-weekend Ice Festival The second annual Upper Peninsula Pond Hockey Championships on the ice of Moran Bay will now be part of a twoweekend Bayside Ice Festival in St. Ignace, with more activities than hockey to entertain visitors and residents. More ... Finnish War Documentary, Artifacts To Be Shown at St. Ignace Feb. 10 "Fire and Ice: The Winter War" is a documentary film that will be hosted in St. Ignace Sunday, February 10, at 2 p.m. at Little Bear East Arena. It documents Finland's military history, showing how Finland fought Russia to achieve independence. The program is free of charge. More ... Engadine Library Offers Preschool Story Time Sat. Friends of the Engadine Library are sponsoring preschool story time at the library beginning Saturday, February 2, from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. The program will include stories, games, and crafts for children ages three to five. Preschool story time will continue each Saturday for the next six weeks... More ... Neighborhood Watch To Meet A Neighborhood Watch meeting is planned Tuesday, February 5, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Clark Township Hall in Cedarville. More ... State Retirees Meet Monday The Upper Peninsula Chapter 16 of the State Employee Retirees Association will meet Monday, February 4, at 1:30 p.m. in the conference room of the State Office Building in Escanaba. All members and guests may attend. More ... St. Ignace Pair Arrested on Drug Charges A St. Ignace mother and son were arrested on drug charges by Straits Area Narcotics Enforcement January 11. Jeannine Paquin, 79, and Robert Paquin, 43, were arraigned in 92nd District Court the same day. Mrs. More ... Coping With Grief Classes Will Start Wed., February 20 A series of classes focused on coping with grief and loss will begin Wednesday, February 20, and continue through Wednesday, March 19, at the St. Ignace Public Library. These classes are free and open to the public, hosted by VitalCare Home Health and Hospice. More ... St. Ignace Public Library Receives Donations, Hosts Events Two computers will be donated to the St. Ignace Public Library this month from the Bill Gates Foundation, making a total of five computers the library has received from the foundation. The library now has eight computers for public use. More ... New Era Recalls Green Beans Green beans, garbanzo beans, Mexican-style chili beans, and dark red kidney beans distributed by New Era Canning Company of New Era are being recalled owing to possible botulism contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced January 22. The beans were distributed across the c... More ... American Red Cross Announces February Blood Drive Schedule The American Red Cross has announced blood drives are planned on the following dates: St. Ignace: Tuesday, February 12, from 9 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. at LaSalle High School. Sault Ste. Marie: Thursday, February 7, from 10:30 a.m. More ... Bridge Traffic Down 6.5% in December Traffic crossing the Mackinac Bridge decreased 6.5% for the month of December, compared to December 2006, according to the Mackinac Bridge Authority. This December, 209,525 vehicles crossed the bridge, while 224,114 crossed during December 2006. More ... County Treasurer Hampton To Retire Mackinac County Treasurer Jane Hampton will retire May 1, six months shy of the end of her term. She made the announcement in a letter to County Clerk Mary Kay Tamlyn, who announced it at the board of commissioners meeting Thursday, January 24. More ... City Hall Office Rented to Security Firm Senture Solutions, a contracted security company that will be issuing identification cards for local maritime companies under a U.S. Homeland Security grant, is renting a second floor office at the St. Ignace City Hall. The company, which moved in Thursday, January 24, is renting the office space ... More ... Driftwood Bar Remodeled in St. Ignace The bar at the Driftwood Sports Bar in St. Ignace is being expanded into a rectangle for extra seating, and walls are being removed to allow patrons an open view of the back area of the establishment. Remodeling is expected to be finished by Saturday, February 23, said Tom Sposito, one of the owne... More ...
Jim Hatfield of Pickford won the Walleye Jamboree on Munuscong Bay near Pickford with a 6- pound walleye he caught the first day of the tournament Thursday, January 24. Mr. Hatfield also won the Thursday "Hawg of the Day" award for catching the largest fish that day. Four, $25 Hawg prizes are awa... More ...
Mackinac Island resident Alex Graham, music director for Grand Hotel, is releasing a new jazz CD, "Brand New." Selections from the CD will be performed Friday, February 1, with sets at 8 p.m., 10 p.m., and midnight at The Jazz Cafe at Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts in Detroit. More ... Driver's Licenses Change for First- Time Applicants To heighten security against identity theft and terrorism, the requirements for first-time applicants seeking a Michigan driver's license have changed, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land announced January 21. More ... Board Considers Bond Issue for Upgrades, Improvements Les Cheneaux Community Schools By Amy Polk The Les Cheneaux Community School district is considering a $470,000 bond issue, which would purchase computers, upgrade technology, and improve facilities. The five-year, 0.5-mill levy could be presented to voters in the May school election. If passed, it would replace a similar millage for schoo... More ... Wireless Internet May Be Added to Naubinway Area Garfield Township The Garfield Township Board of Trustees considered a project to bring Internet service to the Naubinway area at its Monday, January 21, meeting. Daniel Edwards, owner of Garden-based Big Bay Broadband, attended the meeting and discussed setting up temporary and permanent towers to broadcast Intern... More ... |
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