June 18, 2009 RSS feed / Social

Public May Tour Biscayne Bay

The St. Ignace-based U.S. Coast Guard vessel Biscayne Bay will be open to the public for tours during car show weekend Friday, June 26, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, June 27, from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. More...

Poet To Speak at Les Cheneaux Community Library June 25

Michigan poet and artist Mark Ake Larson, author of "Uncle Ake's Field Guide to Frequently Found Animals on the Shore of Lake Superior," will give a poetry presentation at the Les Cheneaux Community Library in Cedarville Thursday, June 25, at 7 p.m More...

Blessing of the Fleet Is Saturday

The annual Blessing of the Fleet will take place at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at the city marina in St. Ignace. Father Norbert Landreville will offer a prayer and walk the marina docks, blessing vessels for any boat owner who is there. More...

Hiawatha Shore-to-Shore Chapter Will Meet Thursday in Rudyard

The Hiawatha Shore-to-Shore Chapter of the North Country Trail Association will host a pizza buffet and meeting Thursday, June 18, at 6:30 p.m. at Pure Country restaurant in Rudyard. More...

Summer Concert Series To Begin in Cheboygan

Summer Concert Series 2009 will begin Thursday, June 25, at 7 p.m., at Washington Park in downtown Cheboygan. The outdoor concerts are free of charge. The first concert will feature Billy Jewel. More...

St. Ignace Middle School Students Receive Awards

The following students earned academic awards at St. Ignace Middle School: 7A Social Studies: Classroom Award: Josh Lennington; Work Ethic: Kelsey Glashaw-Will; Most Improved: Bradley Gustafson. More...

LIFT Hosts Soup Luncheon Saturday

Lucas Izzard Foundation for Teens is sponsoring a stone soup luncheon Saturday, June 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Clark Township Community Center in Cedarville. Donations will be accepted at the door. More...

LaSalle Class of 1979 Planning July 10, 11 Reunion at St. Ignace

The LaSalle High School Class of 1979 will hold its 30th class reunion Friday, July 10, and Saturday, July 11, and the responses have been slow coming in, reported Laurie Steiner of St. Ignace. More...

Free Marketing Session Planned for Businesses

Business owners and managers may benefit from a free marketing seminar that will address overcoming business challenges in the recession Wednesday, June 24, at the St. Ignace Middle School. More...

Break-in Reported at Hope Chest

A break-in at the Hope Chest, the charitable retail shop on Ferry Lane run by St. Ignace Area Hope, was reported the morning of Tuesday, June 9. St. More...

Summer Reading Program Planned

The Les Cheneaux Community Library in Cedarville will host its summer reading program Wednesdays between June 24 and July 29, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. More...

Quilt Raffle To Benefit Rudyard Pool

A raffle will benefit fundraising efforts for the ongoing renovations to the swimming pool in Rudyard. First prize is a quilt entitled "Grand and Glorious Upper Peninsula," donated by Deborah Davis. More...

Grants, Scholarships Given by Community Foundation

Wendy Colegrove (from left), Sally Hazen, Cindy Patten, and Mary Swiderski accept grants for the Christmas toy drive, St. Ignace library programs, and MSU Extension's breast-feeding resource library. The St. More...

LaSalle Students Receive Scholarships

Hollee Massey (from left), Nickole Lanczak, Arielle Kammers, Alyssa Rickley, Ivy Thurston, Lewis Steiner, and Angela Cena pose after being presented with scholarships from the Fred Stearns, Buchholz, and Alumni and Education funds of the St. More...

Lasleys Celebrate Golden Anniversary

Lawrence and Sharron (nee Snyder) Lasley celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary June 13, 2009, with a family dinner. They were married June 13, 1959, at the United Methodist Church in St. Ignace. More...

Wedding

Ryerse, Fender

Paul and Barbara Ryerse of St. Ignace and Jean Klotz of Lansing announce the marriage of their daughter, Lindsey Ryerse, to Chad Fender. Mr. Fender is the son of Lou Ann Fender and the late Richard Johnson of Surfield. More...

'Bark in the Park' To Determine Top Dogs Saturday in St. Ignace

Best trick, best costume, friendliest dog, and best in show will be contests featured at Bark in the Park Saturday, June 20, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at American Legion Park on the waterfront in St. Ignace. More...

Case Siblings Earn Academic Honors

Anna and William Case of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, were named to the dean's list at Pensacola Christian College in Pensacola, Florida. More...

Chan, Martin Are Named to Dean's List at Kirtland

Colin Chan of St. Ignace and Austin Martin of Mackinaw City were named to the dean's list for the 2009 winter sememster at Kirtland Community College in Roscommon. More...

Kendra Kleber Is Named to Federal Post

Kendra S. Kleber, daughter of Chuck and Marsha Kleber of Mackinac Island, has been named a federal administrative law judge in Cleveland, Ohio. She begins her new position in five weeks. More...

Wes Pechta Recuperating After Fall

Wes Pechta is out of the hospital and recuperating at his home on Brevort Lake Road. In early May, after wintering in California, he fell while at his daughter's home near Grand Rapids, and broke his arm. More...

Red Hat Groups Will Gather in Mackinaw City Friday

About 100 women in red, pink, and purple will arrive in Mackinaw City from across the country Friday for the Red Hat Society "Extravaganza," in it's third year in the area. More...

Students Named to LSSU Dean's List

Local students named to the Lake Superior State University dean's list for the spring 2009 semester are Melissa Borboa, James Clement, Joseph Della- Moretta, Patrick Fenlon, and Stevie Gould, all of St. More...

60 Compete in Musky Fishing Contest

More than 60 anglers participated when the Les Cheneaux Islands Wildlife group held its second annual Pike and Musky Fishing Contest between Friday, May 15, and Monday, May 25, in Cedarville and Hessel. More...

Cedarville To Host June 29 Blood Drive

An American Red Cross blood drive will be Monday, June 29, from noon to 5:45 p.m. at Cedarbrook Village at 450 South Nicolet Street in Mackinaw City. Walk-in donors are welcome, or call to make an appointment at (231) 537-4818. More...

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