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Overwhelming Response Puts Wood Stove Program on Hold An overwhelming response to a wood stove update program announced by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) February 22 has temporarily put the program on hold until further funding can be secured, More ... Stupak Investigates Suppression of Health Report An investigation into the withholding of a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that demonstrates a possible correlation between pollution in the Great Lakes and health issues such as cancer and infant mortality rates was launched last week. More ... St. Ignace City Council Payments Reported for Two Months February Total pay to members of the St. Ignace City Council for attending meetings and events during February was $1,490. Council members are paid $70 for regular meetings and $60 for committee meetings or gathering at which the person is representing the city. More ... Clark Twp. Board of Review Is Next Week The Clark Township Board of Review will be Monday, March 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesday, March 11, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Clark Township Hall in Cedarville. Appointments are required, and can be made by calling Clark Township Hall at 484-2672. More ...
By Karen Gould The tin ceiling is peeling and the cracked walls have undergone years of repair, yet Rich Reichlin, who is painting the interior of the 171-yearold building that houses the Museum of Ojibwa Culture in St. Ignace, calls the demanding work "fun." The six-week, $17,990 project already has uncovered a... More ... Status of Les Cheneaux Fishery To Be Topic Wednesday An informational meeting about the Les Cheneaux Islands fishery and cormorant control in the area will be presented Wednesday, March 12, at 7 p.m. at the Les Cheneaux Sportman's Club on M-134, just east of Cedarville. It is open to the public. More ...
By Ryan Schlehuber Eighteen computers were donated to four elementary schools in the Eastern Upper Peninsula by Mackinac Straits Hospital last month and are now being added to existing or new educational programs for students. Elementary schools in Engadine, Cedarville, St. Ignace, and Curtis received computers ran... More ... First Client Graduated From Sobriety Court Program While 10 people are working to complete a program of comprehensive drug treatment with close supervision through the 92nd District Sobriety Court, one person has now successfully completed the program, the court announced in February. More ... Public and Businesses Are Invited to Underage Drinking Seminar To address underage drinking and the sale of alcohol to minors in Mackinac County, the general public and business owners are invited to a seminar and questionand answer period in St. Ignace Thursday, March 13, at 6:30 p.m. at Econo Lodge, on the US-2 business spur. More ...
Edison Sault Electric crew member Josh Curtis, working on the pole, attaches one of the four new streetlights in Hessel at the corner of Nye Road and M-134. Mr. More ... Shortage of Workers Closes Voting Precinct at Brevort Moran Township's long-standing second voting precinct in Brevort Village was closed at a sparsely attended public meeting at Trinity Lutheran Church in Brevort Tuesday, February 19. All township residents can vote at the township hall on US-2. Residents living 20 miles or more from the hall can a... More ... Snowmobile Poker Run Is Saturday Using snowmobile trails throughout the Eastern Upper Peninsula, beginning and ending in St. Ignace at the Driftwood Restaurant, snowmobile riders can participate in a Snowmobile Poker Run planned for Saturday, March 8. A $10 entry fee is charged to participants and registration takes place at the ... More ... Students May Enter Congressional Art Competition High school students across northern Michigan may submit their artwork in the annual Congressional High School Arts Competition. The winner's entry is displayed for a full year in the U.S. Capitol complex, reported Congressman Bart Stupak. More ... Contest Will Create Mackinac Island Coloring Book The Mackinac Island Arts Council is holding a contest for artists and aspiring artists to help create pages for a new Islandthemed coloring book. Artists whose work is chosen for the book will receive a complimentary copy of the completed book. Entries must be postmarked by March 30. More ... Court Reports The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace Tuesday, February 26, 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 ... Two Complete NMU Degrees Nathan Tiefenbach of Drummond Island and Alexa King of Naubinway earned degrees from Northern Michigan University in December 2007. Mr. Tiefenbach received an associate's degree in automotive service technology. Ms. King received a Bachelor's of Science degree in sociology and liberal arts. More ... St. Ignace City Employees, Elected Officials To Have Debit Card for Travel Expenses By Ryan Schlehuber St. Ignace city employees and elected officials will now have access to a debit card on a sixmonth trial. The card will be used for travel expenses. The program was approved, 6-1, by Council at its Monday, March 3, meeting. Councilman Don Gustafson voted against the measure, saying he believes th... More ...
Members of the St. Ignace Brownies Troop 125 presented cookies to St. Ignace Mayor Paul Grondin (right) and City Manager Eric Dodson at a council meeting Monday, March 3. The annual Girl Scouts cookie sale begins Saturday, March 8. Pictured in front are (from left) Angel Hutchins, Sarah Doran, and M... More ...
Pickford Public Schools hosted the District 13 Solo and Ensemble Festival Saturday, January 19. All Pickford band members who participated earned medals for their performances. Pictured are students and their rankings, (from left) Amanda Brancecum, division two rating for her flute solo; Teresa Kamp... More ...
James Eberts of Hessel was graduated from basic military training Friday, February 15, at the Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. He was one of 60 honor graduates from among 730 servicemen. Mr. Eberts has been in the United States Air Force since January. More ...
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 January 19 in Pickford. More ... Clark Township Recreation Seeks Calendar Pictures Photographs of the Les Cheneaux Islands area are sought for a calendar to raise money for The Snows Heritage Park behind Clark Township Hall. The calendar date is 2009, and calendars will be sold for $12. The Clark Township Recreation Committee is sponsoring a photograph contest to fill the 2009 ... More ... Historical Society To Meet March 13 Rudyard Historical Society's Thursday, March 13, meeting will feature lifelong Rudyard resident Sally White Wiles, who will speak about growing up in Rudyard and Rudyard history. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. and will be at the Rudyard Community Center at 18725 South Mackinac Trail in Rudyard. More ...
By Amy Polk Denny Rye of Pickford won the Last Chance Walleye Derby on Munuscong Bay, hauling an 8.6- pound fish out of the bay and collecting the tournament's $400 grand prize. He was congratulated by hearty applause at the awards ceremony at Dan's Cabins on the shores of the bay Sunday, February 24. More ... Gros Cap Adjusts Budget for Property Tax Losses By Paul Gingras The Moran Township school board made budget adjustments to compensate for revenue lost to the new Michigan Business Tax, approved three-year contracts for part-time Superintendent Bill Peltier and part-time business manager Lillian Clark, and discussed other financial matters affecting the kinderg... More ... Ostomy Group Announces Meeting The Straits Area Ostomy Association will meet Sunday, March 16, at 2 p.m. at the back doctors' dining room at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey. For more information, call 643- 8536. More ... Weather Spotter Classes Being Offered The National Weather Service in Gaylord will offer Severe Weather Spotter Safety Courses across Northern and Eastern Upper Michigan beginning in March. The presentations are free, open to the public, and usually last about two hours. The program provides details about how to become a weather spott... More ...
Bill Carmody of Shelter Bay in Alger County has announced that he is seeking election to the 11th Circuit Court bench for Alger, Schoolcraft, Mackinac, and Luce counties November 4. Mr. Carmody is the probate and circuit court family division judge for Schoolcraft and Alger counties. More ... Island Recreation Plan Adopted By Karen Gould An update of short- and longrange goals are the only changes made to Mackinac Island's five year Recreation Master Plan, which was adopted by the city council Wednesday, February 27, following a hearing. Topping the short-range goal list is the need to build a recreational facility. More ... One Arraigned on Drug Charges Erin Bagbey, 24, of Mackinac Island, was arrested by Straits Area Narcotics Enforcement Friday, February 15, on one count delivery of marijuana, and one count of maintaining a drug house. She was arraigned in 92nd District Court in St. Ignace the same day. More ...
During DeTour's E.L.F. festival, children and adults enjoyed the "Snow Mountain" sledding hill built by George Newell on behalf of DeTour Village and Jason Fountain of Fountain Excavating. (Photographs by Claire Schultz, Dianne Karsch) More ... LIFT Will Meet Monday at Library There will be a Lucas Izzard Foundation for Teens (LIFT) meeting Monday, March 10, at 7 p.m. in the Les Cheneaux Community Library in Cedarville. The public is welcome. The Youth Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the same location. More ...
The course for the 14th annual Ice Chip Golf Scramble on Moran Bay in St. Ignace Saturday, March 1, was perhaps the most challenging yet, say event coordinators, owing to the many slabs of ice pushed up along the bay. More ...
Jarron Masuga of Les Cheneaux Community Schools, Hanna Royan of Turner-Howson Elementary in Rudyard, and Morgan Hilgendorf of Soo Township School received plaques for their first place winning posters at the Chippewa/East Mackinac Conservation District dinner and annual meeting January 31. More ... 'Cruising Europe's Great River' Film Featured at Opera House March 16 "Cruising Europe's Great Rivers," a travel adventure film, will be shown Sunday, March 16, at 2 p.m. at the Opera House in Cheboygan. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for students. Tickets are available at the box office by calling (231) 627-5841. More ...
By Karen Gould Walking the plank and climbing the crow's nest are part of the March reading month activities planned for Mackinac Island students in kindergarten through seventh grade. The event draws excitement from students the first day, said Vicki Urman, kindergarten and first grade instructor. Last year's ... More ... |
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