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Click here for digital edition  Conflicting reports on this summer's tourism outlook by two travel experts indicate a 6% gap in predictions of how the industry will fare across the state. More ... The property McGulpin Point Lighthouse sits on may prove to have more historical significance than a lighthouse restoration group ever imagined. More ... Faced with declining enrollments and rising costs, and struggling to maintain quality programs for students, school leaders in the Eastern Upper Peninsula are breaking down the invisible walls that separate their districts to share ideas and talk about combining some resources. More ... Displays are planned inside and outside Little Bear East Arena for the St. Ignace Home Show and Spring Expo set for this weekend. This is the seventh year for the two-day event. The expo begins Friday, April 17, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. The doors open Saturday, April 18, at 10 a.m. with the show ending at 6 p.m. More ... Kelly Simmons of St. Ignace was recognized by the Michigan Governor's Tourism Conference as the 2009 Sales and Marketing Employee of the Year. Thirteen hotel industry employees from across the state received awards for excellence in their particular field Tuesday, March 24, at a twoday conference at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center. Mrs. More ... Job seekers of all ages may attend a Job Fair Friday, April 17, from 9 a.m. to noon at Little Bear East Arena in St. Ignace. Approximately 20 businesses will be available to speak with individuals seeking work. Opportunities exist for part-time, full-time, year around, and seasonal employment. More ... When the Wawatam Area Senior Citizens signed a five-year lease with the Mackinaw City Lions Club in January to use the Lion Dan Russell Building on Cedar Street at a cost of $1 per year, it opened the door to hold dinners, clinics, entertainment, and educational programs for seniors in the building, which it had previously used for the better part of 30 years. More ... Public concerns about an ongoing pattern of conflict between teachers and administration were aired at a Mackinac Island school board meeting Thursday, March 19. At the meeting, the board approved a buy-out for kindergarten teacher Vicki Urman and approved board evaluations of Superintendent Roger Schrock. More ... The Mackinaw City Village Planning Commission is recommending the Village Council rezone four acres on the south side from municipal to manufacturing research. The half-lot parcel on Trailsend Road, next to the Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry storage facility, is being recommended for rezoning for possible sale, Village Manager Jeff Lawson said. More ... |
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