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AARP Tax-Aide Program Offered in Local Communities Free tax counseling and tax preparation assistance for people of middle and low incomes, with special attention given to those age 60 and older is being offered in St. Ignace, Mackinaw City, Cedarville, Kinross, and Sault Ste. Marie. The community service AARP Tax-Aide program will run through A... More ... Veterans May Qualify for Travel Pay Veterans who use the Veterans Administration (VA) health care system and qualify for travel pay will receive 28.5¢ per mile as of Friday, February 1, instead of 11¢. More ... St. Ignace Schools Plan Conferences Parent and teacher conferences at St. Ignace Area Schools will be Tuesday, March 4, and Thursday, March 6, during the evenings. Students in kindergarten through fifth grades will receive a scheduled appointment time for their student led conferences. More ... Neighborhood Watch Meeting March 4 The next Clark Township Neighborhood Watch meeting will be Tuesday, March 4, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Clark Township Hall in Cedarville. The public is welcome to attend, and volunteers are needed. More ... Local American Legion Posts Honored Six American Legion posts, including West Mackinac, Manistique, Mackinac Island, St. Ignace, Carney-Nadeau, and Munising, were honored at the 11th District meeting at American Legion Post 131 as part of the Mid-winter Conference of the Upper Peninsula Association of American Legion Posts in Munisi... More ... Job Fair Will Be April 25 at St. Ignace There will be a Job Fair/Career Day at Little Bear East Arena in St. Ignace April 25, from 9 a.m. to noon, sponsored by the St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce and Michigan Works! It will focus on employment and career opportunities in the area. More ... MICF Grant Applications Accepted The Mackinac Island Community Foundation is accepting spring grant applications. The deadline to file a request is April 15. Grant recipients are announced in May. The foundation awards grants twice a year, in the spring and winter. The amount of money awarded is determined by income from endowme... More ... Kyle Hauswirth Completes MTU Degree Kyle Hauswirth of Kincheloe was graduated cum laude with a Bachelor's of Science degree in mechanical engineering during commencement ceremonies December 15, 2007, at Michigan Technological University in Houghton. More ... CHURCH NOTES • The Engadine United Methodist Church hosts a free community meal every fourth Wednesday of the month, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the church, the Reverend Saundra Clark announced. The next dinner will be Wednesday, February 27. Everyone is welcome to attend. More ... Les Cheneaux School District Wants To Replace Computers, Create New Tech Lab Will Ask Voters for 0.5 Mills in May Election By Amy Polk It became obvious to the school board during discussion about a proposed school bond issue that updating Les Cheneaux Community Schools' aging computers is the most pressing issue facing the district. So the board elected at a meeting Monday, February 18, to ask voters for 0.5 mills to replace mor... More ... Charges Are Dropped in Paquin Case Simple assault charges against Fred Paquin of St. Ignace were dismissed by the Chippewa County 91st District Court Monday, February 25, under a six-month deferred prosecution agreement. The court order stipulates that Mr. Paquin, a board member and suspended chief of police for the Sault Ste. More ... Golfers To Take To Ice Saturday On Moran Bay in St. Ignace The 14th Annual Ice Chip Golf Scramble will take place at Moran Bay in St. Ignace Saturday, March 1. Two-person teams will assemble at Mackinac Grille Restaurant on State Street to begin the competition. Participants will play 18 holes of golf on the ice, from 9 a.m. until about 7 p.m. More ... City Police Issue Warning About Pair Making Door-to-door Calls Reports of two men going door to door in St. Ignace claiming to sell cleaning products have prompted city police to advise residents to dial 911 if approached by the pair. Police are seeking more information about the men. More ...
Ice falling from the cables closed the Mackinac Bridge for more than two hours Friday, February 22. No injuries or damage to vehicles were reported as the ice sheets hit the road deck. During the closure, traffic was backed up for a quarter-mile along US-2 in St. Ignace, and many motorists waited ... More ... County Seeks Interim Treasurer Mackinac County is seeking an interim treasurer following the announcement last month that Jane Hampton will retire May 1 from the post she has held since January 1, 1987. An appointment committee meeting February 14 agreed to seek applications for the position through Friday, March 7, at 4 p.m. ... More ... Mackinaw Delays Development Director Hire By Paul Gingras Mackinaw City's community development director position will not be filled this year, village employees will receive 3% raises, and the village has allocated funds for sidewalks, electrical system upgrades, and street pavement projects. More ... Clark Twp. Represented on Harbor Coalition Water Levels By Amy Polk Ice now chokes vast areas of the Great Lakes, but low water levels remain on the minds of lake shore residents and municipalities as they look toward the upcoming boating season. More ... Bridge Fare Increase Is Saturday Mackinac Bridge tolls rise to $3 for automobiles Saturday, March 1, a 50¢ increase. Motor home tolls will jump from $2 per axle to $3.50 and truck tolls will rise from $3 to $3.50 per axle. The toll for a vehicle pulling a trailer will be $1.50 per axle, up 25¢. More ... St. Ignace DDA Will Apply Again for Grant To Develop Railroad Dock The St. Ignace Downtown Development Authority (DDA) will apply again for a $134,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Trust Fund to develop the former railroad dock into a public park. The City Council approved the application at its meeting February 18 at the Little Bear Eas... More ...
Ginger Valentine (right) director of the Mackinac County Animal Shelter in St. Ignace, poses with Jo Ford of the Mackinac County Animal Aid Association Thursday, February 14, at Glen's Market in St. Ignace. The two are conducting a bake sale to help pay expenses at the animal shelter. Animal Aid hol... More ... Court Reports The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace Tuesday, February 19, and Wednesday, February 20, 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 suspende... More ... For the Record... In the February 14 issue, a page 14 story about Cedarville High School alumni returning to school to speak to the junior and senior classes incorrectly stated Pat Feldhake "thinks it was reassuring for the high school students to hear that each of the 10 alumni on the panel say that they did not f... More ... Area Schools Announce Honor Roll Students St. Ignace Middle School Second Nine Weeks 3rd Grade: Kurtis Belonga, Peyton Belonga*, Kate Bentgen*, Sheridan Bigger, Lydia Brown, Jenny Campbell*, James Cardin, Hannah Eby, Jade Edelman, Toby Ferguson, Alex France*, Sam Fullerton, Eileen Getzen, Troy Hansen, Garrett Horn, Michael Lennington... More ... Fish Crib Building Will Soon Take Place on Brevort Lake Snowmobile riders at Brevort Lake are asked to be alert to a building project on the west end of the lake that will begin Saturday, March 1, or Saturday, March 8, reported the Brevort Lake Association and the Straits Area Sportsmen's Club. More ...
Wind-whipped snow transformed the frozen course of the first Les Cheneaux Ice Hole on Hessel Bay into a scene like one from the Arctic Circle Sunday, February 17. In spite of the challenging weather, seven two-person teams took to the ice, with one shooting five below par. More ... Society Meets February 29 To Plan Quilt Show The Pickford Area Historical Society will meet Friday, February 29, to plan a 2008 quilt show. Members welcome the public to meet with them at 1 p.m. at Pickford Township Hall, downstairs. This year's quilt show will be June 13 and June 14, at Pickford Public Schools. More ... St. Ignace Quiz Bowl Team Will Air Wednesday The St. Ignace Saints quiz bowl team takes on the St. Louis Sharks on "Quiz Central" in the Blue Division Semifinals to be broadcast Wednesday, February 27, at 7:30 p.m. The program airs on CMU Public Television. The St. Ignace team includes LaSalle High students Angela Cena, Michael Wilk, Brendo... More ... Mackinaw Public Library Will Host Gardening Program "Gardening on the Green Side" is the title of the Mackinaw Area Public Library's next program, to be offered Wednesday, February 27, at 7 p.m. There is no charge. Ben Bartlett, the Michigan State University Extension educator from Cheboygan County, will be talking about the principles of organic ... More ...
Brent Snyder Wins It With 7.5-lb. Walleye By Ryan Schlehuber Several fishing shanties, and 185 anglers, were sprinkled across Brevort Lake for the inaugural Brevort Lake Ice Fishing Jamboree Saturday, February 16, and Sunday, February 17. The event coincided with the state's free fishing day, which encouraged many people to venture out on frozen lakes to p... More ... Hiawatha Hiking Chapter Inducts Officers New officers have been elected for the Hiawatha Shore-to-Shore Chapter of the North Country Trail Association. Outgoing president Roger Morrison of Pickford introduced the 2008 officers at a buffet dinner Saturday, February 9. Officers are president Kirt Stage-Harvey of St. Ignace, vice president ... More ... Local Students Named to NMU Dean's List Alicia Valot of Mackinaw City and Briana Kangas of Rudyard earned 4.0 grade point averages and were named to Northern Michigan University dean's list for the fall 2007 semester. Other local students named to the dean's list for earning 3.25 grade point averages or higher are Sydney Schroeder of St... More ...
The St. Ignace "Saints" played the Negaunee "Miners" in a contest that aired February 2, in the second round of High School Bowl, and were defeated by a score of 180-140. Representing St. Ignace (from left) are players Shane Spring, team captain Brendon Steiner, Michael Wilk, Kaiden Shiemke; (standi... More ...
The LaSalle High School band received $575 from the St. Ignace Kiwanis Club. The proceeds were raised from the club's Tailgate Dinner at the high school cafeteria February 8, and will go toward purchasing new uniforms for the jazz band. Uniforms will include black dress shirts, gold ties, pocket squ... More ... Church Taking Applications for Repair Projects The Pickford Methodist Church is taking applications now for free home repair projects to be done by Teen Serve this summer. Application coupons are available at the church. For more information, contact Margaret LaPonsie at (906) 478- 5591. More ...
Cousins Dane Goldthorpe of McMillan (left) and Brenin Rourke of Newberry pose with rainbow trout caught at the Curtis Fish Coop, a feature of the Curtis Carnival Saturday, February 16. (Photograph by Heather Goldthorpe) More ... Reception Planned for Bennin Friday A reception for Pickford Post Office worker John Bennin, who is retiring after 30 years, will be Friday, February 29, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Coffee and cake will be served at the Pickford Post Office. Everyone is invited. More ...
The eighth annual Mark Gallagher Scholarship Dinner, followed by a bingo game, raised $1,500 Thursday, February 21, at Community Hall on Mackinac Island. It was ponsored by the Mackinac Island Community Foundation. With more than 140 people attending, the dinner sold out of food, said Jennifer B... More ...
By Karen Gould This year, 13 chefs entered their chili dishes, seeking bragging rights for the best chili on Mackinac Island. Taking the top prize with 396 votes was "The Big L," a chili concoction offered by Evelyn Williams of Pellston. The third-time participant said the name "Big L" stood for Big Loser, since... More ... Play Auditions To Be Held March 4-5 Director David Rhinard will hold auditions for the E.U.P. Fine Arts Council production of "On Golden Pond" Tuesday, March 4, and Wednesday, March 5, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Kids Cafe room of the DeTour Elementary School. Persons interested in auditioning may call (906) 297-5608 for more in... More ... 2nd Annual BroomBowl To Be Held March 8 By Paul Gingras A revived winter tradition continues in St. Ignace this year in the form of the second annual BroomBowl Tournament, which is expected to run more quickly, more safely, and to be even more fun than last year. For the second year, it will be in the parking lot of Driftwood Sports Bar and Restaurant ... More ... Winter Film Festival To Be Shown at Seney National Wildlife Refuge Seney National Wildlife Refuge is hosting a Winter Film Festival on Tuesdays, February 19 through March 11, at 7 p.m. at the Refuge near Germfask. The program is sponsored in cooperation with Seney Natural History Association. All shows are free of charge. More ...
Loreena Huffman, 5, grins with glee as she sleds down a snowbank near her Hessel home on M-134 Monday, February 4. Ample snowfall over the past two months has provided local children opportunities like this for sledding in the Eastern Upper Peninsula, where at least two feet of snow is on the ground... More ... Davis Scholarship Applications Are Due by April 1 The Lock City Chapter of Active and Retired Federal Employees is seeking scholarship applicants for its Paul Davis Scholarship. Children and grandchildren of Lock City Chapter members can apply for the $1,000 scholarship. Scholarship applications are due April 1. More ... Book Sales, Movie Night Planned at St. Ignace Library The St. Ignace Public Library will have book sale Saturday, March 1, from 10 a.m. to noon at the library. Movie night featuring "Snow Buddies" (rated G) is planned for Thursday, March 13, at 6:15 p.m. at the library. The movie and refreshments are provided free of charge by the Friends of the Lib... More ... |
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