April 30, 2009 RSS feed / Social

Les Cheneaux Students Make Clay Creations

Students in Cristi Smith's fourth grade class at Cedarville Elementary hold up clay creations they made during the Artist in Residence Program Thursday, April 16. More...

St. Ignace Students Prepare for Concert May 4

Members of the MAC Percussion 1 group practice Thursday, April 23, at LaSalle High School, led by teacher Jason Byma. About 175 St. Ignace students will take part in a spring concert Monday, May 4, at 6 p.m. in the LaSalle High School gymnasium. More...

Community Theater Group Will Present the Comedy 'Harvey'

The Chippewa Theater Guild will present the comedy "Harvey," written by Mary Chase and directed by Pirie Kaufman, at the Guild Theater in Sault Ste. Marie. More...

Mackinaw Chamber To Host Fundraiser

The Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce will host a fundraising dinner Saturday, May 9, beginning at 5 p.m. at the Depot Restaurant in Mackinaw City. The dinner will include music and a silent auction. More...

Business Owners and Public Gather at Expo

Offering a donation to send a handknitted wool cap to a wounded solider are Chloe Martynuck (left) and her mother, Stephanie, of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. More...

Community Baby Shower Will Be May 6 at Sault Ste. Marie

The 12th annual Community Baby Shower sponsored by War Memorial Hospital will be Wednesday, May 6, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Sault Ste. Marie High School. More...

St. Ignace Preschool Plans Open House

The St. Ignace Cooperative Preschool will host its annual open house for parents of three-year-old and four-year-old children Wednesday, May 6, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in room 244 at St. Ignace Elementary School. More...

Social Security To Be Program Focus

Dawn Terrell of the Sault Ste. Marie Social Security office will speak about the new online services available for the Social Security program Thursday, May 7, at 6 p.m. at Bayliss Public Library in Sault Ste. Marie. More...

Smith Will Present Book at Bayliss

Jamie Smith, a Library of Michigan 2009 Notable Author, will speak about his book "Roadie: The Misunderstood World of a Bike Racer," Friday, May 8, at 7 p.m. at Bayliss Public Library in Sault Ste. Marie. More...

Senior Golf League Begins May 5

A senior citizens golf league will begin Tuesday, May 5, at 8 a.m. at St. Ignace Golf Club on US-2. The league will meet every Tuesday. Call Russ Caskey for more information at 643-8550. More...

Jeff Therrian, John Pierce Named Corrections Officers of the Year

Jeff Therrian of St. Ignace, a corrections officer at Chippewa Correctional Facility, and John Pierce of Kinross, a corrections officer at Straits Correctional Facility, have been named the facilities' 2009 Officers of the Year. More...

Rudyard Church Spring Fling Is May 9

St. James Lutheran Church in Rudyard, next to Rudyard High School, will hold a Spring Fling Bazaar Saturday, May 9, from 10 a.m. to noon. More...

MSU Extension Offers Home Buyers Workshop at Library

A Home Buyer Pre-purchase Workshop will be offered Thursday, May 7, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the St. Ignace Public Library by Michigan State University Extension. More...

Les Cheneaux Library Offers Beginners Computer Classes

The Les Cheneaux Community Library is offering computer classes for beginners Tuesday nights from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the library. The next class will be May 5, and will cover beginning Internet use. More...

Straits Shooters Association To Meet

The Mackinac Straits Shooters Association will meet Saturday, May 16, at 1 p.m. at the clubhouse on Castle Rock Road in Moran. The meeting is open to the public. More...

Chamber Dinner Will Be May 13

The St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce dinner will be Wednesday, May 13, beginning at 6 p.m. at Little Bear East Conference Center. More...

Lions Club To Host Breakfast Sunday

St. Ignace Lions Club will host a pancake breakfast Sunday, May 3, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mackinac Grille. The event is one of the club's fundraisers and the meal includes pancakes, sausage, and coffee. More...

Peterson Is Graduated From Border Patrol Academy

Travis Peterson was graduated from the Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol Academy in Artesia, New Mexico, April 8. Agent Peterson will be assigned to the Tucson sector. More...

Golf Lessons To Begin May 17 for Adults

Adult golf lessons for beginners will be offered by Consolidated Community School Services (CCSS) at Rudyard beginning Monday, May 18. The class will meet Mondays from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Munoscong Golf Club, with Roy Hamilton as instructor. More...

Ideas Sought for July 4 Activities

Les Cheneaux

The Les Cheneaux Chamber of Commerce is making plans for the annual Independence Day parade, fireworks, and other activities for the July 4 weekend. The Chamber is also seeking ideas for this year's parade theme. More...

Horses Return to Mackinac Island for Summer

Travis Vartanian of Arnold Transit leads a horse off the Huron ferry boat after docking on Mackinac Island at noon Wednesday, April 22. The seasonal horses will gradually return to the Island in preparation for the tourist season. More...

Cooking for Cancer Program Will Be May 6

Deanna House, a comedienne and cookbook author, will return to Cheboygan for a Cooking for Cancer Prevention program Wednesday, May 6, at 7 p.m. in the commons at Cheboygan Middle School. The public is welcome to attend. More...

United Methodist Church Open for Prayers May 7 in St. Ignace

The St. Ignace United Methodist Church will be open for those who want to participate in the National Day of Prayer Thursday, May 7. The church invites people in the community to stop in anytime between 8 a.m. More...

U.P. State Retirees To Meet May 4

Upper Peninsula Chapter 16 of the State Employee Retirees Association will meet Monday, May 4, at noon at the Highland Golf Club near Escanaba. More...

Cedarville Bike-a-thon Is May 3

A bike-a-thon to benefit St. Jude's Children's Hospital will be Sunday, May 3, in Cedarville. The two-hour event will start at 2 p.m. at 1777 South Forest Lane, with a cook-out to follow afterward. More...

Area Schools Name Honor Roll Students

Cedarville Middle School Third Quarter 6th Grade: Cynthia Barowski, Theodore Bowlby, Isabel Brumleve*, Alexandra Cabello, Bradley Causley, Serena Currie, Joseph Duncan, Molly Fagan, Paige Kanitz, Maddison Kohlmann, Monica Krackowski, Joshua L More...

Worley Shares Lessons Learned From National School Board Gathering

Gwen Worley of the Eastern U.P. Intermediate School District attended when more than 7,000 school board members and administrators from the U.S. More...

Mackinac Island Elementary Teachers Enjoy Spring Break in Egypt

Liz Burt and Karen Allen, elementary teachers at Mackinac Island Public School, shed their winter boots and gloves for sandals and sun over spring break, enjoying their break in Egypt, visiting Mrs. Burt's mother, a teacher in Cairo. More...

Kayakers To Speak About Trip

Lake Superior State University students Sean Kutzler and Dana Skytta will be speaking and giving a kayak demonstration Friday, May 1, at Market Corner in Sault Ste. Marie about their upcoming kayak trip around Lake Michigan, "Paddle for a Purpose. More...

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