April 16, 2009 RSS feed / Social

Farm Market Organizers Plan Gardening Classes at Pickford

Organizers of the Pickford Farmers Market will offer two gardening class to be taught by horticulturist Neil Moran. The first of the two classes, Gardening 101, will be Tuesday, April 21, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Pickford Township Hall. More...

Visitors From the Wild West Stop in During Reading Month

Turner-Howson Elementary School in Rudyard celebrated March Reading Month with many guests pertaining to a Wild West theme. More...

Hiawatha Shore-to-Shore Group Hosts Annual Hike and Dinner

The public is invited to join Hiawatha Shore-to-Shore Chapter of the North Country Trail Association Saturday, April 18, for its annual hike and dinner. The hike on the North Country Trail will be at 2:30 p.m. More...

Cedarville Red Hats Will Meet Tuesday

The Cedarville Red Hats (Les Rouge Chapeaux) will meet for lunch at Ang-Gio's Restaurant in Cedarville Tuesday, April 21, at noon. More...

Sportsmen Will Meet Monday

Straits Area Sportsmen's Club will meet Monday, April 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge in St. Ignace. Members are asked to use the back entrance. More...

Engadine To Host Round-up April 20

Engadine Consolidated Schools will host kindergarten round-up Monday, April 20, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the elementary school. More...

Paquin Named to Native Arts' Cultural Capital Fellows

Ron Paquin, of Sault Ste. Marie and originally of St. Ignace, was named to the 2009 Cultural Capital and Artist in Business Leadership Fellows by First Peoples Fund, a native arts fund supporting the work of indigenous artists nationwide. Mr. More...

Rudyard, Pickford/Cedarville Baseball Coaches Coordinate Youth Clinic

A youth baseball clinic was held at Little Bear East Arena in St. Ignace Saturday, April 11. More...

Red Cross First Aid, CPR Class April 22

Consolidated Community School Services will offer a Red Cross first aid and infant, child, and adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) course Wednesday, April 22, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. More...

Weekly Bowling Results

Bluewater League News Crew 65, Northern Bells 62, Mackinaw Trolley 52, Apollo Home Mortgage 48, U.P. State Credit Union 47, Gerry's Beauty Shop 44, Quality Inn 43, Gateway Lanes 31. HTG: U.P. More...

13 New Members Join St. Ignace National Honor Society

Parents and relatives of 13 LaSalle High School students watched with pride as the young scholars were inducted into the National Honor Society Wednesday, April 8. One of those taking a seat in the school cafeteria was Dave Walker of St. Ignace. More...

New Cruise Ships To Ply Great Lakes

Two new cruise ships will ply the Great Lakes this summer. More...

Trojans Celebration Will Be Sunday

A community celebration will be Sunday, April 19, at 7 p.m. in the Cedarville High School commons to honor the Cedarville High School boys basketball team and its recent trip to the Class D state finals. More...

Students Enjoy Capitol Meeting

Four Engadine High School students met with local legislators in Lansing Tuesday, March 24. As part of the 4-H Capitol Experience program, they also attended Senate and House sessions that day. More...

Births

Blayne Wilson Samuel and Angellee (nee Shoff) Wilson of St. Ignace announce the birth of their son, Blayne David Wilson, born Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at Cheboygan Memorial Hospital. More...

Cast, Volunteers Are Needed for 'Oliver' Production April 19-20

Soo Theatre Project will host auditions for "Oliver" Sunday, April 19, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and Monday, April 20, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Soo Theatre in Sault Ste. Marie. More...

Cheboygan Presentation Will Mark Earth Day This Saturday

The Cheboygan Area Public Library is offering a free, familyfriendly Earth Day presentation, "The Green Generation," Saturday, April 18, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the library. More...

Engadine School Plans Spring Fling

The second annual Engadine Consolidated Schools Spring Fling and Green and Gold Revue will be Saturday, May 9, starting at 3 p.m. at Engadine Schools. The grand finale will be the Green and Gold Revue, a variety show, at 7 p.m. More...

Ostomy Group Gathers Sunday

The Straits Area Ostomy Association will meet Sunday, April 19, at 2 p.m. in the cafeteria of Cheboygan Memorial Hospital in Cheboygan. More...

Girardot To Mark 104th Birthday

Bertram Girardot of Naubinway will turn 104 years old Monday, April 27. Mr. Girardot may receive cards and letters from his friends at the following address: Schoolcraft Medical Care Facility, 520 Main Street, Manistique Michigan 49854. More...

490-mile 'Super Mac' Race Rekindled

A 490-nautical mile sailing race called the "Super Mac" is scheduled for July. The start of the race will coincide with the sailing of the 101st Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac Island July 18. More...

LaSalle 'Hotshots' To Battle Police Officers in Benefit Hoops Game

LaSalle High School's All Night Graduation Party fundraising basketball game will be at 7 p.m. Friday, April 24, in the St. Ignace Middle School gymnasium. More...

Tickets Available for UP Sports Hall of Fame Banquet

The 38th Annual Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame banquet will be at 6 p.m. at The Danforth Place in Escanaba Saturday, April 25. Tickets are $20 each and are available from Hall of Fame council members David Latva in St. More...

Forest Clean-up Project Needs Helpers May 2

The U.S. Forest Service is hosting a volunteer forest clean-up day Saturday, May 2. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Castle Rock parking lot near St. Ignace at 9 a.m. More...

Student Council Plans Fundraiser

The Les Cheneaux High School Student Council will host a truckload food sale fundraiser Friday, April 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the high school parking lot in Cedarville. More...

Rudyard To Hold Round-up April 24

Kindergarten round-up will be Friday, April 24, at Rudyard's Turner- Howson Elementary School. Children who will be five years old on or before December 1 are eligible to register. More...

Sportsman's Club To Host April 23 Cedarville Bingo

Les Cheneaux Sportsman's Club will host Bingo Night Tuesday, April 21, and Thursday, April 23, at 6 p.m. at the clubhouse in Cedarville. Proceeds will benefit Fund the Future campaign. More...

Park Commission Will Meet May 22

The Mackinac Island State Park Commission will meet in Mackinaw City at 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 22. The meeting is tentatively scheduled to be at Audie's Restaurant at 314 North Nicolet Street. More...

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