4 From St. Ignace, 1 From DeTour Advance to U.P. Finals
By Ryan Schlehuber
Spelling bees can be a pressure cooker for some students, but, going into the Upper Peninsula Spelling Bee Finals at Iron Mountain and Kingsford high schools Wednesday, March 18, five area youths have developed certain strategies to help them cope More...
Free tax preparation assistance will be available Saturday, March 21, from noon to 3 p.m. at the St. Ignace Public Library. The session is part of the nationwide "Super Saturday" program, which provides free tax preparation assistance. More...
• In an obituary for Lawrence Waldecker published March 12, the last name of his grandchildren, Kimberly and Daniel, should be listed as Claydon, not Clayton. The name of his great-grandson is Hunter Sheldon. • The article "St. More...
By Jonathan Eppley
The Mackinaw City Planning Commission is reviewing an abbreviated six-page version of its bylaws, adapted from a 23- page version produced through Michigan State University Extension by the Michigan Society of Planning. More...
The evening book club will meet Wednesday, March 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the St. Ignace Public Library. The club is reading "Is Paris Burning" by Larry Collins. The morning book club will meet Thursday, March 19, at 9 a.m. at the St. More...
By Bill Cook Upper Peninsula Extension Forester
Wood has long been used as an energy source, especially for heating, as evidenced by the proliferation of outdoor wood furnaces and indoor wood stoves. Forest-based industries have been largely fossilfuel free for many years. More...