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Moran Twp. Will Install Streetlight at Spring and Fourth St.

The location of seven commercial gravel pits was pinpointed in a survey and submitted to the Moran Township Board of Trustees Wednesday, December 2. More...

Snowmobile Safety Class Offered in Cedarville

Deadline December 15

The Les Cheneaux Snowmobile Club is offering a free Snowmobile Safety Course Saturday, December 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the clubhouse. The course is for youth between the ages of 12 and 17. More...

Court Reports

The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace December 1, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...

Mackinaw City Enjoys Carols, Parade

Above: Mackinaw City residents sing Christmas carols by the community Christmas tree on the corner of Central Avenue Friday, December 4. More...

Hospital Book Fair Begins Dec. 16

A book fair will be held at Mackinac Straits Hospital in St. Ignace Wednesday, December 16, through Friday, December 18. The fair will be open Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Friday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. More...

Baptist Church Presents Christmas Cantata in Hessel and Rudyard

The Fundamental Baptist Church is presenting the Christmas cantata “Christmas at Home” Tuesday, December 15, at 7 p.m. at Lighthouse Baptist Church in Hessel, and again Sunday, December 20, at 6 p.m. More...

Chippewa Theater Guild Presents ‘Snow Child’ December 18, 19, 20

The Chippewa Theater Guild, formerly known as the Sault Community Theater, will present the Holiday play “Snow Child” Friday, December 18, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, December 19, and Sunday, December 20, at 2 p.m. More...

Powell Will Visit St. Ignace Library

Jennifer Powell of St. Ignace, author of "What I Saw on Mackinac," a book for toddlers, will visit St. Ignace Public Library from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, December 10, for a book release open house and signing. Mrs. More...

Island State Park Commission Will Meet December 16

The Mackinac Island State Park Commission will meet Wednesday, December 16, at 1:30 p.m. in room 103 in the Kellogg Center on the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing. More...

Les Cheneaux Community Celebrates Christmas

Children sing Christmas carols at the Les Cheneaux community christmas party in Cedarville Sunday, December 6. More...

Michigan’s Winter Ad Campaign Canceled

$24.6 Million Cut From Pure Michigan

Advertising for tourism in Michigan took a blow late this year when Travel Michigan's popular Pure Michigan advertising campaign budget was cut from $30 million to $5.4 million for 2010. More...

City’s Projected Budget Shows $53K Surplus

St. Ignace City Council pored through more than 100 pages of documents outlining the city's budget for 2010 at a special workshop Monday, November 30. More...

Les Cheneaux Decorating Contest Underway

Les Cheneaux Chamber of Commerce will sponsor its annual holiday decorating contest, and is seeking residential entries from the Cedarville and Hessel area for this year's contest. More...

Rudyard’s Local Community Foundation Joins Consortium

The Rudyard Area Community Foundation has joined the Community Foundation of the Upper Peninsula, Chair Margaret LaPonsie announced Tuesday, December 1. More...

For the Record

• In the December 3 issue of The St. Ignace News, a name was left off the Honor Roll. Eric Sweeney, a fourth grade student at Gros Cap School, received all A’s. More...

Youngsters Win Les Cheneaux Contest

Above: Audrey Pearson and Ross Pearson pose in front of their gingerbread houses in the Les Cheneaux Community Library Saturday, December 5. More...

Centers for Disease Control Warns of H1N1 E-mail Scam

The Centers for Disease Control has reported fraudulent emails referencing a State Vaccination Program for H1N1 flu. The messages request that users create a personal swine flu vaccination profile on the CDC.gov Web site. More...

Pincombe Family Opens Store in Downtown St. Ignace

The Pincombe family, hailing from Lenox Township in northern Macomb County, decided earlier this year to make a major life change when they opened a convenience store on State Street in St. Ignace. More...

Rep. McDowell Holds Office Hours

State Representative Gary McDowell will have office hours Monday, December 14, in Sault Ste. Marie, St. Ignace, and Petoskey. More...

Weekend Events Begin Christmas Season at St. Ignace

The St. Ignace Children's Chorus sings "Kris Kringle" and a different version of a holiday favorite, titled "Hark! More...

DNR Citizen Advisory Council Set To Meet December 10

The Eastern Upper Peninsula Citizen Advisory Council for the Department of Natural Resources will meet Thursday, December 10, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. More...

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