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Court Reports

The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace July 6, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...

Birchwood Motel in St. Ignace Reopens With New Owners

With a strong motivation to return to St. Ignace, Wina and Jeff Taylor sold their home in Battle Creek this spring and purchased the 11-room Birchwood Motel on North State Street in Evergreen Shores. Mrs. Taylor lived in St. More...

New Flagpole Now in Place at Cedarville

Bernie Schramm of Cheboygan lifts a flagpole into place on the northwest corner of the M-134 and Meridian Street intersection in Cedarville Thursday, July 2, with the help of his wife, Karen, and their grandson, Andy Martin. More...

Della-Moretta Earns Degree

Joseph Della-Moretta of St. Ignace was graduated Summa Cum Laude May 2 from Lake Superior State University with a Bachelor's of Science degree in criminal justice. Mr. More...

Tina Peresinki Wins Tribal Elders Raffle

Tina Peresinki of Sault Ste. Marie was the winner of $62.50 in a 50/50 raffle offered by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians elders during the St. Ignace Car Show June 25 through June 27. More...

Candidate To Visit St. Ignace July 24

Richard Snyder, a Republican canditate for governor in 2010, will visit St. Ignace Friday, July 24, at 2:30 p.m., and will be available to meet voters at the Holiday Inn in St. Ignace, reported Rob Winkelman of St. Ignace. Mr. More...

Archaeology Dig Began 50 Years Ago at Straits

The archaeological dig at Colonial Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City has been underway for 50 years and information learned at the site has aided historians at other contemporary forts constructed about 300 years ago in Michigan, Canada, along the M More...

Brevort Township Board Okays Fairgrounds for Camping Use

The Brevort Township board formally approved Marv DeWitt's request to use the Mackinac County Fairgrounds in Moran as a campsite during Labor Day weekend. Mr. More...

MSU Extension Offers Training

A 4-H babysitting basics training course is offered Thursday, July 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Community Action Head Start Center in St. Ignace. The training is open to all youth entering fifth grade and older, and is limited to 20 students. More...

Mackinac Island Businesses Foster Growing Internet Presence To Boost Travel

Mackinac Island is not as isolated from the world as its location in northern Lake Huron might suggest. It has a large presence online that is growing. More...

Vietnam Veterans May File Claims

Vietnam in-country veterans are now eligible to claim AL Amyloidosis as service connected due to exposure to Agent Orange. More...

State Police Offer Safe Internet Use Information

Guidelines for safe Internet use have been issued by Michigan State Police. Parents can encourage safe Internet use by placing the home computer in a common area that allows for observation of the child's Internet activity. More...

Les Cheneaux Kayak Races To Benefit School

A series of kayak races Saturday, July 18, will benefit Les Cheneaux Community Schools. Races will range in length from 23 to 1.8 miles, and a close-to-shore race will be held for youth ages seven to 12. More...

Mackinac Straits Offers Expanded Cancer Care at St. Ignace

The Oncology Department at Mackinac Straits Hospital expanded its program from two days a week to three days beginning Wednesday, July 1. More...

Games, Contests Planned at Relay for Life Friday

The American Cancer Society Relay for Life will come to the St. Ignace Middle School Friday, July 17, at noon. The relay is free, but donations are accepted to American Cancer Society, said Sherrill Soblaskey of St. More...

Guardrail To Be Replaced W. Lant Rd.

The St. Ignace Township Board of Trustees approved a contract with the Mackinac County Road Commission to remove and upgrade the guardrail along West Lant Road at its Thursday, July 9, meeting. More...

For the Record

A news brief in the July 9 edition of The St. Ignace News incorrectly stated that tickets for a truck raffle to benefit Les Cheneaux Community Schools are offered "buy two, get one free." Tickets for the 2009 Dodge Ram truck are $25 each. More...

Hospital Offers Weekend of Free Mackinac Bridge Crossings

Motorists crossing the Mackinac Bridge over the weekend of August 28 through August 30 may be treated to free fares, courtesy of the Straits Healthcare Foundation, which supports Mackinac Straits Hospital in St. Ignace. More...

County Planning Commission Reviews EDC Survey Questions

Townships To Be Polled

The Mackinac County Planning Commission, meeting Wednesday, July 1, reviewed a rough draft of questions it plans to ask the townships concerning the formation of a county-wide economic development corporation (EDC). More...

Weekend Festival Will Feature Orchestra Ship

Mackinaw City Harbor and Marina

The Festival of the Americas, three days of music, will begin Friday, July 17, and coincide with the opening of the new marina at Mackinaw City. More...

St. Ignace Marina Concert Performers Announced

Bayside Live! and Locals on the Bay

Jim Bishop will perform for Locals on the Bay Wednesday, July 15, and Blue Water Ramblers will perform for Bayside Live! Thursday, July 16. Both concerts are at 7 p.m. at the St. Ignace Marina. More...

Rebecca Weiss Named to Dean's List

Rebecca Weiss of St. Ignace was named to the dean's list for the spring 2009 semester at Black Hills State University in South Dakota. Miss Weiss is studying elementary education. She is the daughter of Jake and Mary Weiss. More...

Volunteers Are Sought To Clear Weeds

The Straits Area Watershed Council is sponsoring a weed pulling field day with U.S. Forest Service Botanist Sara Huebner Friday, July 17, at 9 a.m., along the Lake Michigan lakeshore. More...

Water Warriors To Begin Journey in Mackinaw City

The Water Warriors will launch personal watercrafts Sunday, July 19, in Mackinaw City for their 19th Annual Endurance Ride to raise funds awareness for Special Olympics Michigan. Each year the riders travel 350 miles in five days. More...

Regional Planning To Give Recycling Presentation in Curtis

The Eastern Upper Peninsula Regional Planning and Development Commission is hosting a presentation on the feasibility and environmental benefits of recycling in the EUP at the Erickson Center for the Arts in Curtis Tuesday, July 21, at 3 p.m. More...

Public Input Sought for Dog Park

A public informational meeting about a proposed new park in St. Ignace, which would include a section devoted as a dog park, will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, in the St. Ignace Public Library. More...

SANE Team Makes Arrest at Hessel

William Nye, 27, of Hessel, was arrested June 17 for one count delivery of methadone, and was arraigned June 19 in 91st District Court in Chippewa County, reported Straits Area Narcotics Enforcement Team. More...

The Internet Concepts

Mackinac Island is using social networking to promote itself to the online world. Here is a sampling of the programs being used. More...

Mackinac Island Gift Shops Report Trend Changes in This Year's Customers

With the economy in the dumps across the country, gift and souvenir shop owners on Mackinac Island are seeing changes in their businesses, although perhaps not in the ways people might expect. More...

History Tours Offered Along Huron Boardwalk in St. Ignace

A group of about 20 people followed Jim and Mary Couling on a journey through time Tuesday, July 7, during the first of weekly Tuesday evening history walking tours along the Huron Boardwalk in St. Ignace. More...

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