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Retired School Personnel To Meet Oct. 22

The Chippewa-Mackinac Chapter of the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel will meet Thursday, October 22, at noon at the Presbyterian Church in Pickford. Lunch will be served. More...

St. Ignace Woman Charged Following Thursday Crash

Diane (nee Rickley) Grant, 44, of St. Ignace, has been charged with drunk driving following an early morning car crash that damaged the Bay Pharmacy building downtown Thursday, October 8. More...

Mackinaw City Planning Commission Seeks To Be Bicycle Friendly

Becoming a bicycle friendly site is a popular topic among many towns in Michigan. The Mackinaw City Village Planning Commission is discussing ideas around that topic that would make the village's main thoroughfare more friendly to cyclists. More...

Court Reports

The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace October 5 and October 6, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...

Rollover Accident Claims Life of Indiana Man

One man was killed and two people were injured in a rollover traffic accident on H-33 north of Curtis in Portage Township Sunday, October 11, at 1:43 a.m. More...

For the Record

In a story entitled "St. Ignace Begins Budget Process" in the October 8 issue of The St. Ignace News, it was reported that a fouryear plan being done alongside the 2010 city budget was required by the state. More...

Mystery Play Aids EUP Center Nov. 7

The murder mystery “Murder Before Midnight” will be Saturday, November 7, with cocktails at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. at the DreamMakers Theater at Kewadin Casino in Sault Ste. Marie. More...

Musicians Don Ross, Brooke Miller Perform at Soo Theatre

Canadian solo guitarist Don Ross and singer/songwriter Brooke Miller will perform together at the Soo Theatre stage Friday, October 16, at 7:30 p.m. Well known to Canadian audiences, Mr. More...

Swimming Lessions To Begin At Rudyard Pool October 20

Consolidated Community School Services will offer swim lessons at the Rudyard Pool beginning Tuesday, October 20, meeting from 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday evenings through November 19. More...

Island Council Now To Discuss Historic District Wednesday

The Mackinac Island City Council postponed adoption of a Historic District ordinance at its meeting Wednesday, October 7, but will continue discussion of it during a special council meeting Wednesday, October 14, at 5 p.m., Mayor Margaret Doud annou More...

Flu Shots Offered Fri. in Cedarville

Seasonal flu vaccinations will be available Friday, October 16, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Community Center in Cedarville. The cost of the vaccination is $25 per person. More...

Naubinway Museum Seeking Sled

The Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum in Naubinway is seeking a vintage Timberwolf snowmobile, which was made in Sault Ste. Marie by Northsport Industries. The machine is a rear engine, two track snowmobile with two seats. More...

Big Buck Contest Benefits March of Dimes

Deer hunters can enter a big buck contest and benefit the March of Dimes at the same time by registering with Bob Holmes at Farmers Insurance in St. Ignace, Randy Anderson with Farmers Insurance in Sault Ste. More...

Painting of Ojibwe Musuem Nears Completion

Prison workers from Kinross continue work on the siding of the Museum of Ojibwe Culture in St. Ignace Wednesday, September 30, under the supervision of crew leader Ron Suchey. More...

Friends of Bayliss Library Will Host Silent Auction

The Friends of Bayliss Library are hosting a silent auction Saturday, October 17, through Saturday, October 31. Items will be on display in the showcase in the lobby at the Sault Ste. Marie library. More...

Mackinac County Commission Considers Broadband Initiative

A proposal to develop a broadband network in the Eastern Upper Peninsula found approval from Mackinac County commissioners Thursday, October 9. More...

Library Installs New Display Case

The Les Cheneaux Community Library installed a new art display case and frame hanging system July 27. More...

Great Waters Campaign Earns Award

Great Waters, a program developed in the Eastern Upper Peninsula to promote regional cooperation for economic development and a tourism campaign, has earned the 2009 Lake Superior Magazine Achievement Award, the magazine announced September 23. More...

Stonecross Will Perform at Erickson Center

Stonecross, featuring Siusan O'Rourke and Zig Zeitler, will perform original Irish, Celtic, and Americana music Saturday, October 17, at 7 p.m. at the Erickson Center in Curtis. Ticket donations are $10 and will be available at the door. More...

Dietrich To Study Straits Area Stone Structures

If you see a geologist in your backyard, don’t be alarmed...

Richard "Dick" Dietrich of Mount Pleasant is a rock hound. The 85-year-old former Central Michigan University geology professor and dean has been studying all types of rocks, gems, and boulders for 75 years. More...

Cain Is Hired as Les Cheneaux Library Manager

Nadine Cain was recently hired by the Bayliss library system, based in Sault Ste. Marie, as the new parttime branch manager of the Les Cheneaux Community Library in Cedarville. Ms. More...

Rutledge Is Alternate for Brevort Twp. Board

Brevort Township board members appointed Joan Rutledge as an alternate on the Board of Review during the Tuesday, October 6, board meeting. More...

Gas Shut-off Due To Severed Main

Natural gas service to 10 homes and businesses near the Lemotte and Reagon streets intersection in St. Ignace were temporarily shut off Tuesday, October 13, owing to a main severed by contracted SEMCO Energy workers. More...

319 Runners Join Mackinac Bridge Race

Runners from across Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Ohio stretched and warmed up at Bridge View Park in St. Ignace as the sun slowly rose over the Mackinac Bridge Saturday, October 10. More...

Ostomy Group To Meet October 18

The Straits Area Ostomy Association will meet Sunday, October 18, at 2 p.m. in the cafeteria at Cheboygan Memorial Hospital in Cheboygan. For more information, call 643-8265. More...

Local Program Uses Bowling Event To Bring Domestic Violence Message to Youth

Everyone can become a victim of domestic violence regardless of ethnicity, sex, background, education, income level, or even age. Teenagers are just as susceptible to causing or being the victim of domestic abuse as adults. More...

Local Students Named to Dean’s List

Several local students were named to the dean’s list for the semester ending May 2009 at Ferris State University and Kendall College of Art and Design. Earning academic honors were Nathan Everson, Kristina LeCount, and Steven Chan of St. More...

‘Spooky Science’ Hosted at Schools

Mackinac County 4-H is hosting Spooky Science Family Night in St. Ignace, Cedarville, and Engadine. The science nights are scheduled at area schools from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., on the following schedule: Thursday, October 15, at St. More...

Two People Arrested on Drug Charges

Straits Area Narcotics Enforcement Team reported the following arrests: • Tammy Sanchez, 36, of Kinross, was arrested Wednesday, September 23, for one count manufacturing prescription forms, and was arraigned Thursday, September 24, in 91st D More...

Cedarville High 2009 Homecoming Court

Nominees for the 2009 Cedarville High School homecoming king and queen are (front, from left) Brittany Lee, Hope Witmus, Jillian Collins; (back) Zach McFarlane, Andrew Jaroche, Jeremy Sherlund, and Ta More...

Pickford Fall Festival Raises Money for Library

Spirits and attendance were high during the second annual Pickford Fall Festival at Pickford Township Park Saturday, October 10. More...

Salmonella Infections Linked To Raw Alfalfa Sprouts

People are adbised to avoid eating raw alfalfa sprouts, especially young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems, until health officials have further information about an outbreak of salmonella infections among peop More...

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