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Coast Guard Auxiliary Will Host Boating Safety Course A boating safety course called "American Boating Course/About Boating Safety," will be offered Tuesday, July 29, and Wednesday, July 30, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the Great Lakes Boat Building School in Cedarville. The cost is $30 and includes course and book. The cost is $5 for each additional f... More ... Sponsors Sought for Project Backpack The Mackinac County Child Protection Roundtable is seeking sponsors for Project Backpack. The project helps families needing extra assistance in getting their children ready for the new school year by providing students with a new backpack filled with school More ... Exclamation To Play at Mackinaw City Exclamation! will play for the "Music in Mackinaw" concert series Saturday, July 19, at 8 p.m. at Conkling Heritage Park in Mackinaw City. The outdoor concerts are free of charge. More ... Area Ostomy Association Meets July 20 The Straits Area Ostomy Association will meet Sunday, July 20, at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in St. Ignace. For more information, call 643- 8536. More ... Downing Family Benefit Is Saturday A benefit for the family of the late Derek Downing will be at the Historic Depot Restaurant in Mackinaw City Saturday, July 19. A spaghetti dinner will be from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The cost is $8 per plate. The event includes 50/50 raffles, drawings, and prizes. Charlie Reager will perform live from... More ... Great Start Hosts Playgroup in Kincheloe Great Start will host an infant and toddler play group Monday, July 21, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Recreation Center in Kincheloe. Finger painting will be available for children. A car seat safety inspector will be available to inspect car seats and explain the new car seat laws. More ... Polk is New Tourist Association and Chamber Coordinator for Les Cheneaux Amy Polk has been hired as the Les Cheneaux Chamber of Commerce and Tourist Association coordinator, beginning work at the Welcome Center Tuesday, July 8. The position was previously held by Bud Lowers. More ...
By David Latva NASCAR racer Kyle Petty, along with about 120 riders participating in the 14th annual Kyle Petty Charity Motorcycle Ride, made a pit stop at the Holiday Station Store in St. Ignace Sunday, July 13, on a more than 3,000-mile trip that began in Traverse City Sunday morning and will finish in Savanna... More ... Sobriety Court Helped Woman Face Challenges Graduate of Substance Abuse Program Shares Experiences By Karen Gould Rita Burgess of Levering is the first person to be graduated from the 92nd District Sobriety Court program for Mackinac County. Last spring, Ms. Burgess was driving along US-2, returning from visiting family in Wisconsin, when she was pulled over by an officer from the Mackinac County Sheriff's D... More ...
Les Cheneaux Antique Wooden Boat Show Is August 9 Winner of Best of Show and People's Choice last year, the Lady A, a coupe yacht tender, returns as a featured vessel to be admired at the 2008 Les Cheneaux Antique Wooden Boat Show Saturday, August 9, at Hessel. More ...
Locals on the Bay and Bayside Live! Bill Isles will be featured in a Locals on the Bay concert Wednesday, July 23, at 7 p.m. at the St. Ignace Marina. Mr. Isles is a Minnesota folk singer and song writer and his songs are reflections of life experiences. Also at the marina, Common Cent$ will perform for Bayside Live! Thursday, July... More ... Court Reports The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace July 7 and July 8, 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 ... Les Cheneaux Education Foundation Presents 'Hello Dolly' July 25 - 27 The Les Cheneaux Education Foundation's production of the enduring Broadway hit "Hello Dolly" will begin Friday, July 25, at 7:30 p.m., in the Cedarville High School Old Gymnasium. Performances will also be Saturday, July 26, and Monday, July 28, at 7:30 p.m. A matinee performance will be offered ... More ... Mackinaw Area Library To Host Silent Auction The Mackinaw Area Public Library is seeking local businesses, organizations, and residents to donate items for the library's second annual silent auction fundraiser Monday, August 4, through Wednesday, August 13. More ... Clark Twp. Hazardous Waste Collection Is July 26 The second annual household hazardous waste collection day is set for Saturday, July 26, and is open to residents of the Les Cheneaux Islands watershed, which includes Cedarville and Hessel. The collection will take place in the parking lot of the Clark Township Building on Blindline Road beginnin... More ... Pickford, Rudyard Presbyterian Church Hosts Evening of Music The Pickford and Rudyard Presbyterian churches are presenting an evening of music Wednesday, July 23, at 7 p.m. at the Pickford Presbyterian Church. A free-will offering will be taken to help the Presbyterian church in Gambell, Alaska, replace its building. More ... Brimley Middle, High School Announce Honor Roll Brimley Middle and High School Fourth Quarter 7th Grade: Jayson Aikens*, Krystal Barrette, Benjamin Bowen, Sarah Bryer*, Brandon Carrick, Sean Daniels, Sarah Donnelly, Kyle Friez, Sierra Hascall, Kayla Lipponen, Tyler Lounds, Taylor Mills*, Brittany Owens, Alyssa Recla, Kyle Root, Dorianne S... More ... War Memorial Hospital Sponsors Pajama Party Thursday in Pickford A pajama party, sponsored by War Memorial Hospital, will be Thursday, July 17, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Pickford Park. The party will include a handwashing demonstration, a radiologic technologist explaining how X-rays work, and a therapist speaking about fun ways to get exercise. More ... Open Narcotics Meetings To Be Friday, Sunday Open Narcotics Anonymous meetings will be 7:30 p.m. at 399 McCann Street in St. Ignace Friday, July 18, and Sunday, July 20. For more information, call (906) 430-7923. More ... Cedarville Bay Update, Watershed Council Meeting Set for July 16 An update on weed control efforts in Cedarville Bay will be presented before the Les Cheneaux Watershed Council's annual meeting Wednesday, July 16, at 7 p.m. at the Clark Township Community Center in Cedarville. The annual meeting will include an update on the Les Cheneaux Watershed Project, a r... More ... Straits Sportsmen's Club Meets July 21 The Straits Area Sportsmen's Club will meet Monday, July 21, at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge in St. Ignace. Those attending are asked to use the back entrance. More ... Fiddlers Restrung To Perform July 26 Fiddlers Restrung will perform Saturday, July 26, at 7:30 p.m. at the Opera House in Cheboygan. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students, and are available at the box office. More ... Fifth Annual Music and Art Dockside Is Sunday in Hessel The talent of musicians and artists will be celebrated at the fifth annual Music and Art Dockside in Hessel Sunday, July 20, from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Residents and visitors will be able to wander along the waterfront at the Hessel Marina enjoying performances from local musicians and viewing the... More ... Mackinaw City Village Council Considers Farmers Market The Mackinaw City Village Council directed Village Manager Jeff Lawson to investigate any necessary requirements by the county health department regarding a proposal by Upper Peninsula and Cheboygan-area farmers to hold a farmers market in Mackinaw City this summer. More ... St. Ignace Family Fun Night July 17 Great Start will host a family fun night Thursday, July 17, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the St. Ignace Elementary School playground. Sheryl Hammock, Head Start coordinator, will talk to parents about sun safety. This event is for families with children up to five years old. More ... Bible School To Start July 21 in Engadine The Engadine United Methodist Church and the Newberry United Methodist Church are hosting a summer Vacation Bible School, called "Beach Party: Surfin' Through the Scriptures," from Monday, July 21, to Friday, July 25, from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., at the Engadine United Methodist Church. Children sh... More ... Mackintosh To Speak at DeTour Library Graham Mackintosh, whose fourth Baja book, "Marooned With Very Little Beer," was released this spring, will speak Wednesday, July 23, at 6:30 p.m. at the DeTour Library. He will share with the audience slides and commentary on his two months on a desert island in the Sea of Cortez. More ...
By Amy Polk Six grants awarded by young people will provide activities and teaching materials for Les Cheneaux elementary students. MacKenzie Sudol, a 2008 Cedarville High School graduate, hopes the exercise of selecting worthy projects for the grants will also inspire future philanthropists to be involved w... More ... Grant Amounts and Projects Grants from the Cedarville Middle School Junior Youth Advisory Committee were awarded to the following Les Cheneaux Community Schools staff for the projects described here: Joanne Baker, Les Cheneaux Community Schools - $98. More ... Fire Tactics Course Is Available in the Fall Firefighters from the Straits area and Eastern Upper Peninsula region are being offered a fire ground tactic course at Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island Sunday, October 5, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The course will instruct firefighters in techniques used in residential and commercial building fires. More ... Several Area Businesses Recognized as 'Michigan's Best' Several Straits of Mackinac area businesses were recognized among Michigan's Best in The Detroit News annual survey. More than 40,000 people submitted ballots and voted online during the 2008 survey, which was conducted over one week in March. The top two businesses throughout the state were... More ... Adopt-A-Highway Volunteers Keep U.P. Highways Clean The second of three annual roadside clean-up efforts in the state is taking place through Sunday, July 20. Volunteers will be picking up trash along roadsides each day. Several new groups have volunteered to help keep Upper Peninsula highway roadsides clean as part of the Michigan Department of... More ... How many will compete, and how will local harbors fit them all in? The Race to Mackinac began in 1898 with five yachts competing. It was not held again until 1904 and was put on hold again from 1917 to 1920, owing to World War I. It has been ongoing for 87 consecutive years now, since 1921, and annually sees about 300 boats competing. More ... Commercial Fishing Gear Sought The St. Ignace Special Events Committee is looking for commercial fishing memorabilia for an exhibit during the Fish Feast and Bridge Celebration Saturday, July 26. Pictures, artifacts, and any items to do with fishing in the area, said Lynne Piippo of the committee, are appreciated, and would be... More ... Local Crews Fight California Fires The Hiawatha National Forest sent a 20-person crew to California Friday, July 11, to fight the raging wildfires. Crew members are from the St. Ignace district and other areas, although names of the firefighters are not being released by the Forest Service. More ... Play Group Is Tuesday at St. Ignace Park Great Start will host an infant and toddler play group Tuesday, July 22, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at American Legion Park in St. Ignace. Snacks will be provided. For more information, contact Lauri at psiebig@yahoo.com. Great Start is a program of the intermediate school district. More ... Never Sweats To Face Mackinaw City Boys in Old-time Base Ball Game Saturday Neighboring Mackinac Island, Mackinaw City Teams Last Competed 122 Years Ago By Allison Levy Mackinac Island Town Crier On July 26, 1886, the Mackinac Island Never Sweats faced off against the neighboring Mackinaw City Boys in a gentlemanly game of base ball. The Never Sweats came away the victors, scoring 23 aces (the old name for runs) to trump Mackinaw City's 14. More ...
Jeri Griffin of Cedarville observed this scene of a toy bus and full-sized school bus in the Les Cheneaux Community Schools parking lot as she was driving by the school buildings Thursday morning, June 12, and snapped a photo. When she stopped to take the picture, she did not see who was responsible... More ...
Derrick Bouwma of Drummond Island, a 2008 graduate of DeTour Area High School, has been selected as the 2008 recipient of the George and Anne MacDonald Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship has been established within the Chippewa County Community Foundation by the family of George and Anne MacDo... More ... 'Bubble Time' at Moran Playground Great Start will host Bubble Time for children Wednesday, July 23, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Moran playground. Children can make bubbles and enjoy refreshments. For information, contact Heather Bird at 643-0096. More ... Track, Field Clinic Planned at Cedarville Sienna Heights University in Adrian will hold track and field events and a hurdle clinic at the Robert W. Smith Track in Cedarville Saturday, July 26. Session I is from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and includes shot put, long jump, and pole vault. Session II will be from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. More ... Chippewa County Democratic Party Will Meet July 26 The Chippewa County Democratic Party will meet Saturday, July 26, at 10 a.m. at the Country Kitchen Restaurant in Sault Ste. Marie. For more information, contact Paul Warrick at (906) 495-7343. More ... Newton Twp. Candidates To Meet Public A "Meet the Candidates" program has been scheduled for Tuesday, July 22, at 6:30 p.m. at Newton Township Hall, in which the public will have an opportunity to meet and ask questions of township candidates running for office in the August 5 primary election. More ... Seagull Knocks Out Power in St. Ignace A seagull made a phase-to-phase contact at the Waste Management Plant on Cheeseman Road, interrupting power in St. Ignace Thursday, July 10. The power was restored in about 45 minutes, said Craig Davidson, St. Ignace division manager for Edison Sault Electric. More ... |
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