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Tickets issued by Sault Tribe Law Enforcement were the outcome when members of the Mackinac Tribe tested the waters on the issue of treaty commercial fishing rights near St. Ignace late last week. More ... Friends Sean Kutzler and Dana Skytta set out on a 1,000-mile kayak journey around Lake Michigan Friday morning, May 8, from the Fort Michilimackinac Welcome Center in Mackinaw City. The two friends plan to paddle 15 to 35 miles each day over the next three months to complete their ambitious adventure on the lake. More ... St. Ignace Area Schools anticipate a revenue decrease of either $580,000 or $803,000 next year, depending on whether a three-year or five-year student enrollment blend is used, said Superintendent Mike Springsteen during his report to the school board Monday, May 11. More ... Eastern U.P. Michigan Works! has received more than $1.3 million in federal funding to bolster job training and youth employment programs in the area. The agency, which covers Chippewa, Luce, and Mackinac counties, will use the money for employment training for unemployed, underemployed, and dislocated workers, as well as for the Summer Youth Work Experience program. More ... Ken Drenth of Cedarville was selected to be inducted into the Upper Peninsula Region I Hall of Fame for the Michigan Association of School Administrators (MASA). Mr. More ... Mackinaw City will be part of a $900,000 bicycle trail improvement project that is aimed to start next spring. More ... Now that the population of double crested cormorants has been reduced in the Les Cheneaux Islands and perch numbers have begun to rebound, wildlife managers will focus on maintaining, rather than further reducing, the population of the predatory birds, now at about 500 nesting pairs. More ... Gray wolves were removed from the federal endangered species list Monday, May 4, a move that officially transfers wolf management authority to the state level. More ... Clark Township voted 266-60 in the Tuesday, May 5, election to approve a five-year, 0.75 millage proposal to fund hiring full-time emergency service workers in the Clark Township Volunteer Ambulance Corps. More ... Some of the boys from St. Ignace Elementary School race at the "sprints" station set up in the parking lot during a fitness day at the school Wednesday, May 6. All students who participated received a sticker and a newsletter on being active. More ... Members of the St. Ignace Downtown Development Authority (DDA) received an update on the progress of the Museum of Ojibwa Culture restoration project by museum manager Shirley Sorrels Friday, May 8. More ... For the first time in its history, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has a permanent physical presence in the Upper Peninsula. An agent has been assigned to Marquette to follow up on all drug-related issues, including those in the Eastern Upper Peninsula. Agent Ryan White will work closely with local police and drug enforcement units here. More ... |
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