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Click here for digital edition  The Friends of the Pickford Library seek Pickford students interested in becoming part of a Library Youth Board. Students must be in grades six through 12. Students will gain learning opportunities as well as leadership skills, organizers say, work in a group environment, and have the chance to voice ideas to improve the library. More ... A deadly fish virus has been found for the first time in fish from Lake Superior, meaning all Great Lakes are now known to be infected, Cornell University researchers said Wednesday, January 27. Viral hemorrhagic septicemia More ... American Red Cross blood drives will be held at the following locations in February: St. Ignace: Tuesday, February 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. at LaSalle High School. Sault Ste. Marie: Wednesday, February 3, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at Lake Superior State University Cisler Center. More ... Dean O'Brien of St. Ignace and his teammates will get together in two weeks, skate out onto the ice of Moran Bay, and take on all challengers in the U.P. Pond Hockey Tournament. The difference in their appearance this year is that they will be wearing bright pink jerseys. More ... Hockey players and fans will gather in St. Ignace Friday, February 19, through Sunday, February 21, for the U.P. Pond Hockey Championship. Admission is free to the tournament games for spectators and to the heated beer and concessions tent. More ... The Rick Reichlin family's "Old Reliable" Kitty Cat snowmobile will return to race at Les Cheneaux Snowsfest in Hessel this month, the same race where it finished first last year. The race will take place in Hessel Saturday, February 13, at 10:30 a.m. More ... The three Mackinac Island ferry companies will meet with the Mackinac Island City Council at 4 p.m. Wednesday, February 10, to iron out a one-year franchise and set in motion tighter city regulation over the way ferry service to the Island is operated. The current franchise expires March 31. More ... The Delta County Commerce Center and Delta County "Michigan Job Works" will meet with the St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce and the Mackinac County Planning Commission to share the current platform for growth in the Delta County region Thursday, February 11, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Village Inn in St. Ignace. The public may attend. More ... The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace January 22, with Judge Clayton Graham presiding, and January 27, with Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. The court does not distinguish between jail time to be served immediately and jail sentences that are suspended. More ... Capital News Service Michigan State University School of Journalism The tourism industry in the Upper Peninsula is staying afloat, despite funding cuts in the Pure Michigan campaign. Pure Michigan is the marketing initiative of Travel Michigan aimed at drawing tourists to the state and encouraging travel in the state. More ... Clark Township's Board of Trustees recommended that the township's planning commission consider re-zoning on a case-bycase basis until current zoning maps are better defined during a special meeting Monday, February 1. More ... As water has rained down on a tower-shaped framework in front of the Mackinaw City Village Hall, inch by inch the liquid has frozen over a mechanical timer inside. The device, embedded near the base of the tower and laid flat on the ice, will record the exact time it is released from its icy prison by the sun's warmth. More ... Paul Rossi, a naturalist and bird photographer, will speak about seasonal bird migration in the Eastern Upper Peninsula Thursday, February 11, at 7 p.m. at the Rudyard Historical Society meeting at the community center in Rudyard. Mr. Rossi lives on the northern shore of Lake Huron near Cedarville and has captured photographs of birds passing through the area. More ... The Mackinac Straits Hospital Auxiliary will host a book fair Thursday, February 4, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, February 5, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the board room at the hospital’s Long Term Care unit in St. Ignace. The new books for sale are provided by Books Are Fun and sales will benefit the hospital auxiliary. More ... The Mackinac Island Planning Commission February 9 meeting was canceled owing to a lack of construction projects and proposed building activity. This is the second month planners have not met, having no business to discuss. The Planning Commission's next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 9. More ... Tracey Laitinen is the new executive director for the United Way of the Eastern Upper Peninsula. Her selection for the post was announced January 15. She succeeds Molly Paquin, who has accepted a position with VitalCare in Cheboygan. Ms. Laitinen was graduated from Lake Superior State University in 2002 with a Bachelor’s degree in biology. More ... Patrick Kline, state field service officer of the American Legion, will be in Kinross to meet with veterans and families during office hours Friday, February 5, at 9:30 a.m. at the Kinross Outpatient Center. For more information, call (989) 280-3009. More ... During Snowsfest, the Les Cheneaux Community Library will offer a book sale Friday, February 12, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday, February 13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the library in Cedarville. More ... Applications are now available through Cloverland Electric Cooperative for its annual Power Excellence Scholarship. The application deadline is March 5. The cooperative will award one graduating high school senior with $1,500 scholarship for use at a post-secondary institution. More ... Two caregiver support groups will meet in February. The Les Cheneaux Caregivers Support Group will meet at the Les Cheneaux Community Library in Cedarville Thursday, February 11, at 4:30 p.m. In Sault Ste. Marie, the Caregiver Support Group will meet in the second floor conference room at the Avery Square Center Wednesday, February 24, at 2 p.m. More ... A new fire protection agreement proposed among St. Ignace city and Moran and St. Ignace townships would put a slightly higher burden of the shared cost on the city and St. Ignace Township, while likely cutting Moran Township's current costs. The city and townships, which have not had a formal fire protection contract for more than 20 years, met to consider one Tuesday, January 19. More ... Regina Kemp, currently a library clerk at Bayliss Public Library in Sault Ste. Marie, will start work as the head librarian in St. Ignace in February. She was hired by the city's library board Tuesday, January 26. Cindy Patten, who has been the librarian in St. Ignace for 20 years, will help train Mrs. Kemp when she arrives before leaving the position Friday, February 26. More ... Girl Scouts from troops 5340 and 5072 visit the St. Ignace City Council meeting Monday, February 1, to kick off their annual cookie sale. Pictured are (front, from left) Annemarie Horn, Alicia LaLonde, and Andrea Perry with Mayor Paul Grondin. Cookie orders should be placed by March 20. More ... Hiawatha Shore to Shore Chapter of the North Country Trail Association will offer three snowshoe hikes Saturday, February 13. Snowshoe enthusiasts can hike the North Country Trail, meeting at a.m. on Brevort Lake Road. More ... The youth from St. Ignatius Loyola and Immaculate Conception parishes will have a food and soda pop can drive Wednesday, February 3, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in selected areas. All donations will benefit the St. Ignace Food Pantry. Call the Catholic Center at 643- 8887 to donate cans for pick-up or delivery. More ... Friends of the St. Ignace Public Library will offer a book sale Friday, February 12, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, February 13, from 11 m. to 2 p.m. at the library. Donations are welcome. More ... Hundreds of spectators huddled as closely to the track as possible as racers in the Cedarville Blizzard 2010 Vintage 1-Lunger race sped around the track in Taylor's Pit in Cedarville. Saturday, January 30, marked the qualifying rounds for the main event Sunday, January 31, while smaller races kept everyone entertained. More ... For the 42nd year in a row, the area just southwest of the campus of Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie will be busy this weekend with the roar of snowmobiles and the cheers of spectators during the I-500 snowmobile race. More ... All are welcome to join a tailgate party, new this year at the U.P. Snow Softball Tournament, and compete for the "Golden Spatula" award for best menu Saturday, February 13, and Sunday, February 14, at the Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry parking lot in St. Ignace. More ... Recent changes in animal control staff made by the county board may push Mackinac Animal Aid Association out of operating the shelter, Jo Ford of the association told county commissioners Thursday, January 28. Board actions, the new hours at the animal shelter, and the hiring of Lorie Thompson as the animal control officer were a few of the concerns addressed by Mrs. Ford. More ... The LaSalle High School Dance Troupe made its season debut during halftime of the St. Ignace/Pickford boys varsity basketball game Wednesday, January 27, and performed during courtwarming Friday, January 29. Coach Rachel Byma, in her second year with the troupe, has a strong group of 16 dancers who have worked hard in preparation for the season. More ... LaSalle High School courtwarming members include (front, from left) queen candidates Chelsea Swope, Mallory LaLonde, Katie Garries, and Dana Schieding, junior Nicole Elmblad, sophomore Lauren Goldthorpe, freshman Haillee Brown; (back) senior king candidates Mike Barthelemy, Kevin Guillard, Eric Lenoir, Dan St. More ... The Mackinaw City community pulled together Saturday, January 30, to raise money for disaster relief for the people of Haiti. Audie's Restaurant hosted a spaghetti dinner organized by several community members. People arrived at the restaurant at 5 p.m., paying $6 for the meal. Local support was strong enough to fill half the seats in about 10 minutes. More ... Auditions for the “Northern Michigan Has Talent” Show will be conducted Saturday, February 6, beginning at 10 a.m. on stage at the Opera House in Cheboygan. Auditions are open for all. Contestants must provide their own music, accompanist, and any equipment and instrumentation necessary for their act. More ... Nearly 500 adults and children gathered their fishing equipment and headed to Munuscong Bay to participate in the Soo Area Sports men's Club Walleye Jam boree from Wednesday, January 27, to Sunday, January 31. The fishing this year was among the best the competition had seen, said organizer Tom Ball. More ... |
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