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Clark Township Officials Get Raises; Next Year's Budget Adopted at Annual Meeting By Amy Polk Clark Township voters adopted a tight 2008-2009 budget at the township's annual meeting Saturday, June 28. Next year's total budget, including the budgets for the gener- al fund and 11 other funds, is $1,865,018 in revenues and $1,857,445 in expenditures. The township's fiscal year began July 1... More ...
By Amy Polk People attending an annual Clark Township meeting heard an update on work at Snows Heritage Recreation Park in Cedarville, a report on the local portion of a proposed bicycle path through the E.U.P. and upcoming bicycle group visits, and toured the township's newest ambulance June 28. A fundraisin... More ...
Schedule Announced for Upcoming Events By Karen Gould At 6 a.m. on many days, Scott Marshall can be found cleaning filters, adding chemicals, and checking the water temperature as he prepares the community swimming pool for the day's activities. Fourteen hours later at 8 p.m., as the new coordinator and facilities manager for the St. Ignace Recreatio... More ...
Sprucing up Nancy's Place is the youth group from Faith Lutheran Church of Grand Blanc. The St. Ignace State Street apartment building is owned by the Diane Peppler Resource Center. The teenagers did yard work and painted the walkway. The group came over from Mackinac Island Tuesday, July 1, after s... More ...
MUD RUN RESULTS Saturday, July 5, Little Bear East Arena in St. Ignace Class 1 - Open 1.Matt Barber of Cheboygan 2. Jim West of St. Ignace 3. Jim Nord of Gulliver Class 2 - Women's Open 1. More ... Mackinaw City Hotel Gets Site Plan Amendment Fine Proposed for Owner Who Moved Building By Karen Gould Mackinaw City hotel owner William Mellish should be penalized for deviating from his original site plan, say Mackinaw City Planning Commission members, and at their Thursday, June 26, meeting, they sent their suggestion to the Village Council. The original site plan was approved by the commission ... More ... Local Students Named to MSU Dean's List Local students named to the dean's list for the 2008 spring semester at Michigan State Uni - versity are Aaron Tarnutzer and Jessica McGinnis, both of St. Ignace, Chad Schlosser of Ced - arville, Matthew Ocko of Naub - inway, Jonathan Norton of Kin - cheloe, and Karl Nelson of Pick - ford. More ... Court Reports The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace July 2, 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 ... Stephenson To Speak at Rudyard Historical Society This Thursday Carl Stephenson, former Chippewa County Michigan State University Extension agent, will be the speaker at the Rudyard Historical Society meeting Thursday, July 10, at 7 p.m. at the Rudyard Community Center. Mr. More ...
The new Les Cheneaux Rehabilitation Service in Cedarville opened May 1. Mackinac Straits Hospital in St. Ignace and War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie are partnering to make the service available. Based at Dr. More ... Annual Music and Art Dockside Set For July 20 in Hessel The Fifth Annual Music and Art Dockside in Hessel will be Sunday, July 20, from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The waterfront art show, musical performances, and children's craft area will be offered at the Hessel Marina at the end of Pickford Avenue, and all activities are free and open to the public. More ...
Mardi Gras Is Theme The Mardi Gras atmosphere inspired by this year's Les Cheneaux parade theme filled Hodeck Street in Cedarville with a flurry of color, sights, and sounds Friday, July 4. Billowing American flags, balloons, lots of smiling children, and even two carts of puppies added to the festive mood. More ...
Mackinaw City Harbormaster Dave Paquet stands at the center of an egg toss competition, an egg soaring directly over his head, as he officiates games on the village marina lawn Friday, July 4. The wellattended game preceded a large fireworks display at dusk. More ... Free Dinosaur Program Will Be Thursday Curtis Library A dinosaur and fossil program will take place at Curtis Library Thursday, July 10, at 1 p.m. Joseph "Paleo Joe" Kchodl will share his stories about digging for dinosaurs and will have on hand a T-rex tooth, a velociraptor skull, and other fossils. He also writes children's books about dinosaurs. More ... Great Start Will Meet at St. Ignace The Great Start Mackinac County Steering Committee will meet Friday, July 11, from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Java Joe's restaurant in St. Ignace. Anyone with suggestions is welcome to attend. The program is offered by the intermediate school district. More ... Nature Association Plans Field Trip Near Moran Saturday Michigan Nature Association steward George Ford will lead a tour of the Fred Dye Nature Sanctuary Saturday, July 12, at 4 p.m. The sanctuary is in Mackinac County, among the remnants of Kenneth, a former lumber town. More ... Ice Cream Social Offered in Rudyard The Great Start collaborative of the intermediate school district is hosting an ice cream social Thursday, July 10, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Rudyard Township Park. This event is for children birth to age 5 and their families. More ... Historical Association Seeks Four Board Members Les Cheneaux Historical Association is seeking four board members to replace retiring members whose terms are ending this year. Terms are three years, and a board member can serve a maximum of two consecutive terms, or six years. More ... GeoBash at Straits State Park July 13 A geocaching class and event will take place Sunday, July 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Straits State Park in St. Ignace. The Straits of Mackinac GeoBash is free to the public and includes a class designed to teach geocaching basics to those interested in the hobby. The event requires the use of ... More ... Council Paid for Meetings In June, payment to members of the St. Ignace City Council for attending meeting and events totaled $2,880. Meeting salaries are set, while no rules constitute what events are eligible for payment. Council members are paid $70 for regular meetings, which are held on the first and third Monday of ... More ... St. Ignace Community Walks Scheduled for July 15 and 22 To promote the healthy effects of walking, two, free, one-mile community walks are scheduled Tuesday, July 15, and Tuesday, July 22, in St. Ignace. The 6 p.m. events are part of the Walk Michigan initiative. They will start at the St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce building on State Street, across fro... More ... Brimley High School Announces Graduation Awards for Class of 2008 Brimley Area Schools hosted high school commencement Sunday, May 25, at the Karl Parker Memorial Gymnasium. Thirty seniors were graduated in the Class of 2008. More ... Les Cheneaux Elementary School Awards Given Out June 2 Principal's Award - Alexis Barr, sixth grade Student Activities Advisory Council Award - Susie Rutledge, retiring elementary secretary. Perfect Attendance: Second Grade - Emma Harman, Third Grade - John Harman, Fourth Grade - Chase Werner; Fifth Grade - Maddison Kohlmann, Sixth Grade - A... More ... St. Ignace All-Class Reunion Scheduled for Friday, July 25 The second St. Ignace reunion, sponsored by the St. Ignace Community Foundation, is scheduled for Friday, July 25, with main events to be at Little Bear East Conference Center. The reunion is for all graduating classes of LaSalle High School and all present and past community members. More ... 'Music in Mackinaw' Concert Series Performers for July 12 Ray Kamalay and the String Doctors will play for the "Music in Mackinaw" concert series Saturday, July 12, at 8 p.m. at Conkling Heritage Park in Mackinaw City. Mr. Kamalay, a Detroit native, is the singer, guitarist, and leader of the jazz and folk group. The outdoor concerts are free of charge. More ...
A float cruises through Curtis Sunday, July 6, for The Biggest Little Town Parade in Michigan, part of the Independence Day Celebration in the village. On the float is a representation of the Erickson Cultural Center, a new building in Curtis that hosts community-enhancement and artistic activities.... More ... Little Traverse Conservancy Buys Local Land Little Traverse Conservancy has purchased a 20-acre piece of land on Marquette Island in the Les Cheneaux Islands, and the land is hoped to eventually create better access to the Aldo Leopold Preserve, and a public trail through the island. More ... Free Boat Workshop To Be Offered in Cedarville Boat building workshops will be offered free of charge this summer at Great Lakes Boat Building School in Cedarville. More ... Electrical Pole Fire Causes Power Outage An electrical pole fire caused a brief power outage that affected about half of St. Ignace Wednesday afternoon, July 2. Power was restored to most of the city within 45 minutes, said Craig Davidson, St. Ignace division manager for Edison Sault Electric. Restoring power to Graham Avenue customers ... More ... Bayliss Library Hosts Superior Poetry Cafe Bayliss Public Library's Superior Poetry Café will be Thursday, July 10, at 7 p.m. at the library in Sault Ste. Marie. The featured poet will be Sara Quinn Rivara, from Kalamazoo. After her reading, the public is invited to read their poetry. Superior Poetry Café is free to the public. More ... Vacation Bible School Begins July 14 in Moran Vacation Bible School will be Monday, July 14, through Friday, July 18, from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church of Allenville. For more information, contact Kristi Hart at 643-8956 or the church at 643-7959. More ... |
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