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Ford Garage Work Is Nearly Complete Following Fire Damage

Reconstruction of the Mackinac Ford Sales garage at St. Ignace is nearing completion, owner Paul Krause told The St. Ignace News Monday, September 28. More...

Chamber Banquet Will Be November 4

The Les Cheneaux Chamber of Commerce will host its annual meeting and dinner Wednesday, November 4, at Ang-Gio's with a social hour at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. More...

Businesses Look Positively at St. Ignace Summer Fireworks Campaign

Fundraising Begins for Next Year

Looking back a summer of weekly fireworks in St. More...

Meet the Cedarville Kindergarten Class

Julie Davis' 2009 kindergarten class at Cedarville Elementary School includes (front, from left) Connor McCord, Keihanna Arrell-Sherrill, Kayla Bullman, Zoe Autore, Meredith Emigh; (middle row) Haleig More...

Mackinac Trail Projects Moving Ahead

The Mackinac County Road Commission approved a $12,000 structural analysis of the arch of the Carp River Bridge Tuesday, September 29, to determine if the arch can support an expanded bridge deck. More...

Meister, Hogan Are Named Employees of the Month

United States Coast Guard

Seaman Elizabeth Meister and Seaman Patrick Hogan were named Employees of the Month for July and August respectively, for United States Coast Guard Station St. Ignace. More...

For the Record

• An obituary for Hazel Decker printed in the October 1 issue of The St. Ignace News should have noted that Mrs. More...

Women of the Moose Celebrate 50 Years Serving Community

The Women of the Moose Chapter 1484 in St. Ignace celebrated 50 years of serving the community Saturday, September 26, at the Moose Lodge on Mackinac Trail. More...

Drug Arrest Reported at Curtis

A Curtis man was arrested on drug charges in Mackinac County, the Straits Area Narcotics Enforcement team reported. Jack Howard, Jr., 45, was arrested September 19 on one count of manufacturing marijuana. Mr. More...

Local Youth Participate in Grouse Hunt

The Eastern U.P. Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society had its third annual Youth Hunt and Sporting Clay Shoot Saturday, September 12, at the Wycamp Lake Shooting Preserve in Cross Village. More...

Bayside Fall Fest Moves to Oct. 24

St. Ignace’s Bayside Fall Fest, including the Great Pumpkin Roll, has been rescheduled from Saturday, October 3, to Saturday, October 24, owing to weather. It will be from 11 a.m. More...

North Country Trail Hike To Begin at Soldier Lake Campground Oct. 10

The Hiawatha Shore-to-Shore Chapter of the North Country Trail will host a hike Saturday, October 10, at 10 a.m. at Soldier Lake Campground in Raco. The hike is open to everyone. Participants should bring water, a snack, and a light lunch. More...

First National Bank Honored by United Way

Representatives from the Community Health Access Coalition of St. More...

O’Brien and Dumas Win Bicycles

Nick O’Brien and Skylar Dumas were the winners of bicycles donated by St. Ignace Masonic Lodge 369 at Super Saturday in St. Ignace September 26. More...

Rep. McDowell Holds Office Hours

State Representative Gary Mc- Dowell will have office hours Monday, October 12, in Sault Ste. Marie, St. Ignace, and Petoskey. More...

Waybrant Receives State Certification

Ken Waybrant of Cedarville was recently certified by the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor, and Economic Growth as Clark Township's building inspector and plan reviewer, replacing long-time inspector Frank Sims, who left the position in May. Mr. More...

Car Collectors’ Club Joins in Native Ceremony

A traditional Ojibwa pipe ceremony was conducted for the health of Brady Ferguson, the grandson of Frank and Shirley Sorrels of St. Ignace, at the Museum of Ojibwa Culture Sunday, September 27. Mrs. Sorrels is the museum curator. More...

Wilson Leads Wildflower Walk

Pat Wilson of Hessel loves nature. When she was a child, she would spend hours walking in the woods with her mother, learning about the different wildflowers and plants they passed. More...

Organ Support Group Meets Oct. 8

The next meeting for the Organ Transplant Support Group of Northern Michigan will be Thursday, October 8, at 6 p.m. in the Professional Building Conference Room in the rear of Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord. More...

Former Players Invited To Cedarville Homecoming

Former Cedarville High School varsity football players are invited to cheer on the school's varsity team before its homecoming game against the Pickford Panthers Friday, October 16, in Cedarville. More...

Work To Begin on Mackinaw City Hot Dog Restaurant

Construction of a Mackinaw City restaurant designed to look like a hot dog in a bun will begin this fall, businessman Enzo Lieghio said. More...

Park Commission Sets Future Meetings

The Mackinac Island State Park Commission set its next five meetings and has moved its annual January session up one month to December. All meetings are scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. Commissioners will meet in Lansing December 16 and March 24. More...

Allied EMS Offers Flu Vaccinations

Allied EMS Systems will offer flu vaccinations Saturday, October 17, from 9 a.m. to noon at the St. Ignace Ambulance Station. The vaccinations are $15 and open to the public. The vaccinations are for seasonal flu, not for swine flu. More...

GED Program Now Offered in Cedarville

decade, general educational development (GED) courses are being offered in Cedarville. In the past 10 years, Les Cheneaux residents who wanted to enroll in adult education courses and earn a GED were directed to courses offered in Pickford. More...

Volunteers To Clean Up Forest Saturday

Volunteers will join U.S. Forest Service employees Saturday, October 10, to pick up trash in the Hiawatha National Forest. More...

Gros Cap School Scores an ‘A’ on Tests

Gros Cap School Lead Teacher Monica Silet presented her 2008- 2009 annual education report Monday, September 21, reporting that students from grade three to eight scored a combined "A" on their State of Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) More...

Court Reports

The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace September 24, September 29, and September 30, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...

Hand Guns Are Stolen From Sporting Goods Store

Leitz Sports Center in Sault Ste. Marie was broken into Saturday, September 26. A large number of Sig Sauer, Springfield, Kimber, and Desert Eagle hand guns, ammunition magazines, and laser sights valued at almost $8,000 were stolen. More...

Family Participation Is Key for Repeat Visits at Mackinac State Historic Parks

Building on their appeal to children and young families, planners at historic sites in the Straits area have learned, is an important tool to generate repeat business. More...

Waterford Student Becca Neal Helps Les Cheneaux School

When eighth grade student Becca Neal was inducted into the Junior National Honor Society at Pierce Middle School in Waterford, she took her newfound membership seriously. The 12- year-old from Pontiac decided that she wanted to help other students. More...

Ride Benefits Camp for Children With Cancer

Above: Albany Trail riders start out on the trail from The Albany Restaurant in DeTour and return to the Albany Restaurant for a total of 20 miles Saturday, September 19. More...

Brandt To Perform at Rudyard Historical Society Thursday

Folk singer Gary Brandt will perform at the Rudyard Historical Society meeting Thursday, October 8, at 7 p.m. at the Rudyard Community Center. Mr. More...

American Legion Fall Conference Meets Saturday in Stambaugh

The Upper Peninsula Association of American Legion Posts, which comprise the 11th and 12th districts in the Upper Peninsula, will meet for a fall conference at Reino American Legion Post 21 in Stambaugh Saturday, October 10. More...

Steinert Reports to Petoskey as Army Recruiter

Army Sergeant Kenneth Steinert has arrived for duty at the U.S. Army Recruiting Station in Petoskey. Sgt. Steinert, a recruiter prospector, is assigned to the U. S. Army Great Lakes Recruiting Battalion, Lansing. More...

Parent Appreciation Event Is Sat.

The Great Start Parent Coalition is hosting its annual Parent Appreciation Day Saturday, October 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Brimley Middle School. More...

Allenville Church To Host Dinner

The annual Harvest Dinner will take place Sunday, October 18, from noon to 4 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church of Allenville, on Brevort Lake Road in Moran. The cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children. Carry-outs are available for $9. More...

Mike Lofdahl Retires After 35 Years of Teaching in Cedarville Schools

Last week marked a milestone for Mike Lofdahl. It was the first year since he was a toddler that he did not return to a classroom after the Labor Day holiday, either as a student or a teacher. Mr. More...

Chef John Trefry Enjoys Preparing EUP and Alaskan Wild Game

John Trefry, 26, of Marquette Island of the Les Cheneaux Islands, has found his life’s work is to be a chef, and he enjoys fishing and hunting for his own wild game to prepare. More...

ZBA Approves Cedarville Deck

The Clark Township Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) approved a variance for Ralph and Patricia Russell to build a larger deck on their Tassier Avenue home. The Russells want to build a 10-foot by 30-foot open cement deck with a wooden roof. More...

St. Ignace Recreation Department Explores Travel Soccer Idea

Youth from St. Ignace played for the first time as a traveling soccer team Saturday, August 22, against Gladstone and Marquette in Escanaba. The game was a first try to form or join a traveling league, Recreation Director Scott Marshall said. More...

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