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Court Reports

The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace February 9 and February 10, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...

For the Record

• In the article titled "Researcher Details 1800s Odawa Life in Mackinaw City Area" in the January 28 issue of The St. Ignace News, it should be clarified that researcher Eric Hemenway is from Cross Village. More...

College Students Share Experiences With Cedarville Youth

A panel of eight Cedarville High School alumni returned to the school December 18 to share their experiences with more than 50 junior and senior students. More...

Great Start Offers Free Advocacy Training Friday With Matt Gillard

The Great Start Parent Coalition and Great Start Collaborative are providing free advocacy training Friday, February 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sault Tribe Head Start in the Elders Building in Sault Ste. Marie. More...

Evashevski Brothers Find Careers as Art Directors in New York City

Forest Matthew Evashevski has been hired as an art director on the Wall Street Journal in New York, where he develops visual elements that enhance and communicate story. More...

St. Ignace Library Hosts Movie Night

The St. Ignace Public Library will host a movie night for adults Thursday, February 25, at 6 p.m. at the library featuring “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.” The movie is free and open to the public. More...

Townships, City Asked To Pay for Ambulance Remount

A remounted ambulance would be as good as a brand new one, says Mark Wilk of Allied EMS, and he is asking townships and the City of St. Ignace to support the remounting of an ambulance that would cost $72,483. More...

AARP Offers Senior Driver Safety Class March 24 in Brimley

An AARP Driver Safety Program for senior citizens will be Wednesday, March 24, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Superior Township Hall in Brimley. Participants will receive a certificate, which may allow for a discount with some insurance companies. More...

City Eyes Chief Contract, OKs Ambulance Work

St. Ignace City Council approved an expense of $38,952.24 to remount one of its emergency service provider's ambulance boxes on a new chassis at its Monday, February 15, meeting at Little Bear East conference center. More...

USCG Helicopter Crew Inspects Local Lighthouses

Eight area lighthouses were inspected from the air Friday, February 12, by crew aboard a Traverse City-based U.S. Coast Guard helicopter. More...

Public To Comment on Draft Deer Management Plan

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE) is inviting the public to participate in the deer management planning process Tuesday March 9, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Comfort Inn in Newberry. More...

Mackinac Bands Board Says Constitution Is a Milestone

In an attempt to gain federal recognition as a tribe separate from the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Mackinac Bands board members present their newly drafted constitution to a representative from U.S. More...

2010 U.P. Pond Hockey Schedule

Friday, February 19 10 a.m. - Games begin on outdoor rinks on Moran Bay. Noon - 2:30 a.m. - Bus pub crawl (included in hockey team registration) runs through St. Ignace. 5 p.m. - Games on outdoor rinks conclude. 7:30 p.m. More...

More Than 300 Mackinac County Census Jobs Are Available

More than 300 U.S. Census field jobs are available to Mackinac County residents, said census office manager Vicki Bruff. With the first round of training sessions planned Sunday, February 21, Ms. More...

Funding Is Available for Arts and Humanities Programs

The Michigan Humanities Council is now accepting applications for grants to support arts and humanities programs between April 1 and September 30, 2010. More...

Soon To Retire, Cindy Patten Reflects on 21 Years at St. Ignace Public Library

A lot has changed at the St. Ignace Public Library since Cindy Patten became the librarian July 11, 1989, from getting the library's first computer in 1993 to the dedication of its beautiful new building in 2005. More...

U.P. Christians Will Sponsor Constitutional Seminars

Informational seminars about the U.S. Constitution will be held Saturday, February 20, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Walker Cisler Student Center at Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie. More...

LaPonsie, Manitowabi Are Well After Kidney Transplant

Amber LaPonsie and Kati Manitowabi are in good condition after a kidney transplant at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids Tuesday, February 9. Ms. More...

Petty Officer Smith Deploys to Afghanistan for Five Months

Petty Officer Third Class Nathan Smith of the United States Navy recently began an almost five-month deployment to Afghanistan while assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, homeported at Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulf More...

Huhn Family Gathers at During District Wrestling Finals

At left: MariAn Huhn of St. More...

Free Community Meal Is February 24

The Engadine United Methodist Church will host a free family community meal Wednesday, February 24, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the church. The meal is open to the public. More...

North Country Trail Chapter To Meet This Thursday in Rudyard

The Hiawatha Shore-to-shore Chapter of the North Country Trail will have its monthly meeting Thursday, February 18, at 6:30 p.m. at Pure Country Restaurant in Rudyard. On the adjenda will be the Castle Rock restoration project. More...

Sale Aids St. Ignace Library

Connor LaJoice picks out books Friday, February 12, at the St. Ignace Public Library used book sale. Proceeds from the sale Friday and Saturday at the library will benefit the St. More...

‘A Milestone for Our People’ –

Mackinac Bands of Ottawa and Chippewa Submit Tribal Constitution

To gain federal recognition as tribe separate from the Sault Ste. More...

Orange Chain Proposal Aims for Trail Safety

Lawmakers Take Out Farm Land Provision To Get Progress on Bill

A new bill aims to make snowmobiling, all-terrain vehicle use, and other trail hobbies safer by requiring that chains, ropes, and wires that block entry to any property be hunter orange in color and no more than 30 inches high. More...

Bowl-a-thon Will Benefit LHS Band

A bowl-a-thon fundraiser will benefit the LaSalle High School band Saturday, February 20, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Gateway Lanes in St. Ignace. The benefit will include a silent auction, 50/50 raffle, bake sale, and fish baskets. More...

Foot Care Clinic Offered at Cedar Cove

A foot care clinic will be available Wednesday, February 24, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Cedar Cove Assisted Living in Cedarville. Appointments are necessary and may be made by calling (888) 387-1568. More...

Sale Benefits Mackinaw Library

Librarian Susan Godzik stands behind colorfully decorated cupcakes, breads, cakes, and cookies that fill tables in the community room of Mackinaw City's Public Library Thursday, February 11, for the library's book and bake sale. More...

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