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Click here for digital edition  More cuts are in the works at the city marina this summer as the 136-slip facility tries to dig its way out of a $56,000 debt. The city will cut one full-time dock attendant, which is the second staff cut since last summer. Overtime pay, which amounted to $6,000 last year, has been eliminated. More ... Waving their pinwheels over their heads, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Head Start students get ready to make a garden of the wind toys, in recognition of child abuse prevention month. The garden will be on display through April at American Legion Park on State Street in St. Ignace. Mary Swiderski, coordinator for the Child Protection Round Table, planned the project. The organization oversees the Children's Trust Fund for Mackinac County, which receives about $10,000 a year. The funds are used for child abuse and neglect prevention. This month, children around the state are making similar gardens, said Mrs. Swiderski. Children pictured are (from left) Alexia Pemble, Brianna Paquin, Liberty Cullen, Carter Boucha, Helena St. Onge Kissinger, Lesley Tremble, and Elizabeth Colegrove. More ... A story in The St. Ignace News' ongoing series bringing our readers fresh perspectives on the top issues facing the Straits area and the Eastern Upper Peninsula. Continuing its successful radio advertising campaign to attract visitors from neighboring states, plus emphasizing the city as a convention destination, are part of the approach Sault Ste. More ... Accusing Mackinaw City Village Council trustees of political pandering and shirking their duties by not protecting the public's interest in a decision to approve a hot dog restaurant, Village President Ron Wallin faced those he accused during a tense council meeting Thursday, April 2. More ... Fewer than 5% of the boys who join the Boy Scouts of America earn the rank of Eagle Scout, scouting's highest award. That's not many, considering more than 34 million boys have joined scouting since its beginning in 1912. The late President Gerald R. Ford, astronaut Neil Armstrong, and filmmaker Steven Spielberg all earned Eagle Scout status. More ... A baby stroller spills over with items collected at St. Ignatius Loyola Church in St. Ignace. Parishioners and Right to Life members Emma Brown (from left), MariAn Huhn, and Evelyn Corp gather the items Thursday, April 2, and will deliver the donated diapers, clothing, blankets, and baby products to the Care Net Pregnancy Center of the Eastern Upper Peninsula in Sault Ste. Marie. The agency counsels women with unplanned pregnancies and offers educational programs to new mothers. "I'm just overwhelmed," said Mrs. Huhn of the number of donated items received. Mrs. Huhn is president of St. Ignace Right to Life. More ... Armed with books, papers, and computers, five students open the wood-framed door at the Fort de Buade Museum in St. Ignace to begin their after-school project. Every Tuesday evening since January, the students have been tracing their family roots in a quest to learn about their ancestors and discover their family's unique story. More ... One leg of an international youth fishing tournament will be held on Burt and Mullett lakes in June and will net the winner a new boat, two motors, and the opportunity to compete in Kanora, Ontario, for the championship spot. The event also will be filmed for the cable channel, the Outdoor Network. More ... |
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