March 12, 2009 RSS feed / Social

Births

Annie Benson Tyler and Kristy Benson of St. Ignace announce the birth of their daughter, Annie Elizabeth Benson, born Monday, March 2, 2009, at Cheboygan Memorial Hospital. She weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces at birth and measured 20 inches in length. More...

Steiner Becomes Member of National Alpha Lambda Delta

Brendon Steiner of St. Ignace was inducted into National Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society for First Year Students Sunday, February 15, at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. More...

Engaged

Robinson, Amacher

The engagement of Paul "Ray" Amacher and Beth Ann Robinson is announced by their families, including their children, Shawn and Paige Amacher. Miss Robinson is the daughter of John "Bucky" and Theresa Robinson of St. Ignace. More...

Counselors Available To Help Families With Long Term Care

Counselors are available across the Upper Peninsula to help families understand long term care options. The new service is provided by Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress, or UPCAP. More...

North Country Trail Hike Set for Saturday Near Curley Lewis Hwy.

Hiawatha Shore-to-Shore Chapter is sponsoring a hike on the North Country Trail Saturday, March 14, at 10 a.m. The hike is open to all ages and is free of charge. More...

DeTour School's Kids Cafe Will Present Seussical the Musical Jr.

DeTour School's Kids Cafe after school program and Dave Rhinard will present "Seussical the Musical Jr.," Friday, March 20, through Sunday, March 22, at the DeTour Performance Center. Performance times are 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. More...

Sparrow Project Will Be March 12

The Sparrow Project, a support group for parents of children with special needs, will meet Thursday, March 12, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Glen Memorial Baptist Church in St. Ignace. More...

Ostomy Group To Meet March 15

The Straits Area Ostomy Association will meet Sunday, March 15, at 2 p.m. in the back doctors' dining room at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey. More...

School Campaign Raffles 4-wheelers

Raffle tickets for two Arctic Cat all terrain vehicles (ATVs) are on sale at many Les Cheneaux area businesses for $25 each. The ATV raffle is to help raise funds for the Fund the Future campaign for Les Cheneaux Community Schools in Cedarville. More...

Students Named to Ferris Dean's List

Local students named to the dean's list for the semester ending in December 2008 at Ferris State University, Kendall College of Art and Design, are: Kristina LeCount and Nathan Everson, both of St. More...

Engadine Play Group Meets Saturday

Infant and toddler play group and story time will meet Saturday, March 14, at 11 a.m. at the Engadine Library. Each child will receive a free book. More...

Legacy House Offers Classes for Women

Classes for women are being offered by Legacy House in St. Ignace. The education series begins Thursday, March 12, and is open to all women of the community. Extraordinary Women Classes will take place each Thursday evening through April 16. More...

Trent Salo Earns Academic Honors

Trent Salo of Rudyard was named to the dean's list at Calvin College for the winter 2008 semester. Mr. Salo is the son of Wendy Peterson and is a graduate of Rudyard High School. More...

Farm Bureau Members Meet With State Representatives

State Senator Jason Allen and Representative Gary McDowell met with Chippewa and Mackinac County Farm Bureau members who visited Lansing Wednesday, March 18. More...

20 New Cribs Now on Lake

Brevort Lake

Twenty-four members of the Straits Area Sportsmen's Club, Brevort Lake Association, and other volunteers worked in freezing temperatures on Brevort Lake Saturday, February 28, to assemble 20 fish cribs that will sink to the bottom of the lake in th More...

Coast Guard Urges Caution on Ice

The Coast Guard has advised all recreational ice users that commercial shipping continues to navigate throughout the Straits of Mackinac. Coast Guard icebreakers will transit in and out of St. Ignace to assist these vessels. More...

Thurston, Wilk Are Named February Students of the Month

Ivy Thurston and Michael Wilk have been named Students of the Month for February at LaSalle High School. Ivy Thurston Senior Ivy Thurston is the daughter of David and Marilyn Thurston of St. Ignace. More...

Gala Raises Nearly $11,000 for Fund the Future Campaign

Les Cheneaux area residents raised about $11,000 for the Fund the Future campaign Saturday, February 28, at the Les Cheneaux Gala at the Clark Township Community Center on M-134. More...

Knipp, Carty

Nyla Pitsch of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, announces the engagement of her son, Tim Carty, to Heather Knipp. Miss Knipp is the daughter Lori and Greg Knipp of Manitowoc. More...

St. Ignace School Bands To Offer Evening Performance Monday

The LaSalle High School and Middle School bands will perform a post-festival concert Monday, March 16, at 6:30 p.m. at LaSalle High School. The concert will feature selections the bands prepared for District Band Festival. More...

Wawatam Area Seniors Host Potluck

The Wawatam Area Senior Citizens will host a potluck dinner Sunday, March 15, at 1 p.m. at the Lion Dan Russell Building in Mackinaw City. Participants are asked to bring a dish to pass and tableware. For more information, call (231) 436-5626. More...

Habitat for Humanity To Build in St. Ignace; Will Host Gala

A St. Ignace family will be one of two area families who will gain a new home through NorthStar Habitat for Humanity this year. As a fundraiser for its upcoming building projects, NorthStar Habitat for Humanity in Sault Ste. More...

'Yooper Home Companion' Will Be Saturday at Erickson Center

The Erickson Center for the Arts presents "Yooper Home Companion" Saturday, March 14, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the center in Curtis. Featured performers include the Portage Players, Dan Flesher, Jeff Guenther, and Robin Lee Berry. More...

Dykstra Named to President's List

Brittany Dykstra of St. Ignace was named to the president's list at Central Michigan University for outs tanding academic perform- ance during the fall 2008 semester. Miss Dykstra earned a 4.0 grade point average. More...

Winners Announced for All Districts in Regional Spelling Bee

"Megatonnage," "Gloucester," and "transmogrify" were a few of the words that students were asked to spell at the EUP Regional Spelling Bee Tuesday, February 24, at Rudyard Area Schools, with 16 schools from the Eastern Upper Peninsula participating More...

Local Students Earn Degrees at Northern

Several local students were graduated from Northern Michigan University in December. Earning associate degrees were Kristin Ekdahl of Kincheloe, Jacob Watson of Rudyard, and William Shaw of Mackinaw City. More...

Moose Women Donate for Heating Help

Donna Robach (second from left), of the Women of the Moose Chapter 1484 in St. Ignace, hands a $500 check to Ronda Engle (left) and Sheri Gould (right), of Mackinac County Community Action Agency, for the Walk for Warmth fundraiser. More...

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