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Coon and Lucchesi Receive Jail Time for Wetland Violation Driving off-road vehicles through Great Lakes coastal wetlands on Drummond Island, disturbing osprey nesting habitat, has resulted in fines for Michael Edward Coon of Hancock and Michael Donald Lucchesi of Houghton. Chippewa County District Court Judge Michael W. MacDonald accepted a guilty plea ... More ... Legislative Luncheon To Be Feb. 22 A Legislative Luncheon is planned for Friday, February 22, at 11:30 a.m. at the Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall in Cheboygan. Speakers will include State Senator Jason Allen, State Representative Kevin Elsenheimer, and other local officials. More ... Sault Police Investigate Vehicle Larceny The Sault Ste. Marie police are investigating a larceny from a motor vehicle in the 100 block of West Spruce Street. The theft occurred January 22 at 12:45 p.m. near the hospital. Stolen was a black zippered wallet from a purse containing $68, a driver's license, and credit cards. More ...
Winter Events Are Focus of Les Cheneaux Festival Hundreds of spectators and participants who came to Eastern Upper Peninsula events like Snowsfest in Hessel last weekend experienced a mixed bag of winter weather conditions, including sub-zero temperatures, snow, sun, and even rain that soaked Sunday's activities. More ... Millecoquins Lake To Be Site of Winter Carnival Saturday The east side of Millecoquins Lake near Engadine will be the site of a Winter Carnival Saturday, February 23, from 8 a.m. to about 5 p.m. Activities will include fishing contests for youth and open classes, a chili cook-off, dog-sled rides, concessions, games on the ice, snowmobile radar runs, a p... More ... Neighborhood Watch Calls for More Volunteers Clark Township By Amy Polk A new sign along the highway to Hessel designates Clark Township a Neighborhood Watch zone, but the community's participation in the national Neighborhood Watch program needs more local volunteers trained to spot suspicious activity and keep an eye on neighboring homes and businesses. More ... Virus Curbs Long Term Care Visiting An upper respiratory infection has closed Mackinac Straits Hospital Long Term Care to visitors and the public, reported Barb Davis, director of nursing for the unit, Monday, February 18. Eleven of the 75 residents there are ill with a sore throat, cough, and fever that is probably viral in nature,... More ... Grant Workshop To Aid Fire Departments Is Wednesday Aworkshop about the process of applying for firefighting grants will be offered Wednesday, February 20, at 7 p.m. at the Little Bear East Arena and Conference Center in St. Ignace. The topic will be 2008 grants through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. More ... Fund Established for Lee Family An emergency assistance fund has been established at First National Bank, Les Cheneaux Branch in Cedarville for Jimmy and Shari Lee of Hessel, whose home was destroyed by a fire Friday, February 15. Donations can be made at the bank, and checks should be earmarked for the "Jerome Lee family. More ... Wilfred Libby Benefit Is Planned The Pickford Lions Club is sponsoring a spaghetti benefit dinner for Wilfred Libby of Pickford Monday, February 25, from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Pickford Township Hall. The dinner will help defray medical expenses arising from a recent hospitalization. Admission is by donation. More ... 56 Teams Are Ready for Pond Hockey Action at St. Ignace The second annual Upper Peninsula Pond Hockey Championships on the ice of Moran Bay will feature a 56-team field and will begin Saturday morning, February 23, and continue Sunday, February 24. The weekend will feature ice bowling for adults, and live music. All events will take place at Shepler's... More ... City: Leave Faucets on Slow Trickle Some To Be Notified of Water Precaution Some residents in the city of St. Ignace are being notified by telephone by the city's Department of Public Works (DPW) to begin running water continuously in their faucets, to prevent pipes from freezing. The frost line in the ground has reached 50 inches deep in some parts of the city, as of Tu... More ... For the Record... In the article, "Man Faces One Charge in Animal Neglect," on page one in the February 7 issue, Larry Rooney's name was misspelled. The Brevort Township Community Foundation is the sponsor for the Brevort Lake Ice Fishing Jamboree, not the Straits Area Sportsmen's Club, as stated in a page 3, Feb... More ...
By Ryan Schlehuber Keeping alive the memory of an almost-forgotten event in history inspired Ben Strout's documentary film of the 1939 war between Finland and Russia, which was viewed by about 60 people at Little Bear East Community Center in St. Ignace Sunday, February 10. More ...
The Frozen Yooper Softball Challenge featured two groups of teams this year, held at the Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry dock in St. Ignace Saturday, February 16, and Sunday February 17, with nine teams competing in the men's tournament and three teams competing in the men's and women's tournament... More ... Local Students Named to Dean's Lists Amy Winberg of Hessel and Leah Holler of Mackinaw City were named to the 2007 fall semester dean's list at Adrian College. Students must maintain a 3.5 grade point average or higher to qualify. Andrea Spring of Moran made the dean's list for the 2007 fall quarter at Baker College of Owosso. She e... More ... Swim and Kayak Classes To Be Offered at Rudyard High Pool Rudyard High School Pool will be closed Wednesday, February 27, owing to a district basketball tournament. Consolidated Community School Services offers swim lessons and kayak lessons at the pool. American Red Cross Swimming lessons levels one and two and Aqua Tots will be Tuesdays and Thursdays... More ...
At left: Volunteer Kirt Stage-Harvey readies students for a broom ball game Friday, February 15, during Snow Daze, an annual winter celebration at St. Ignace Area Schools. Pictured in foreground (from left) are Austin Barkley, Toby Ferguson, Mr. Stage-Harvey, and Jared Mountain. More ...
The Cedarville Trojans played the Big Bay De Noc Black Bears in the second round of High School Bowl, winning by a score of 210-110. Cedarville students will advance to the third round when they play Kingsford in Game 40, scheduled to air February 23. High School Bowl can be seen on Public TV 13 Sat... More ... Cedarville Students To Compete at District Band Fest This Week Cedarville Middle School and High School band students earned 19 first (I) division ratings and four second (II) division ratings at the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association District 13 Solo and Ensemble Festival Saturday, January 19, in Pickford. More ... Great Start, Sault Tribe Head Start To Host Family Fun Night Feb. 21 The Eastern Upper Peninsula Great Start Collaborative and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Head Start will host a family Fun Night for parents and children Thursday, February 21, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Sault Tribe Head Start office in St. Ignace. Participants should make reservati... More ... Applications for Festival of Arts at Wooden Boat Show Due by April 1 The Les Cheneaux Historical Association is now accepting applications for its annual Festival of Arts, held in conjunction with the 31st Annual Les Cheneaux Antique Wooden Boat Show. This year's show will be Saturday, August 9, and the 33rd Annual Festival of Arts will be offered from 10 a.m. to ... More ... Auditions for 'Hello Dolly'To Be Feb. 24; Play To Mark 20th Anniversary Auditions for the Les Cheneaux Education Foundation's 2008 summer production of "Hello Dolly" will be Sunday, February 24, at Les Cheneaux Community Schools in Cedarville. Anyone who wants to audition should be at the school music room from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., and those wishing to be in a leading ro... More ... U.P Club of Florida To Hold Annual Picnic at Wickham Park March 2 The Michigan Upper Peninsula Club of Florida will have its annual picnic Sunday, March 2, from noon until dark, at Wickham Park in Melbourne, Florida. The park is on Parkway Drive between US-1 and Wickham Road. Registration is at noon and costs $4 per person. More ...
For the past 10 years, high winds and sub-zero temperatures cooled the sledding hill at Les Cheneaux Community Schools during the Snowsfest Cardboard Box Sled Races. Sledders at this year's event, however, were challenged by a different problem: rain and sleet that left some of the cardboard crea... More ...
Pickford Elementary hosted the top spellers from four middle schools for the Consolidated Community School Services (CCSS) district spelling bee Friday, February 1. The top two winners from each grade will compete in a regional spelling bee February 21. More ... Trail Group's Meeting Canceled Feb. 21 The Hiawatha Shore-to-Shore monthly meeting at Rudyard Thursday, February 21, has been canceled. More ... |
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