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March 4, 2010 / Front Page

Game Raises $10,500+ for Hospital

By David Latva

A sports rivalry dating to the 1960s produced a winning result for two local hospitals last week as the basketball match-up between the Saints and the Chiefs in the "Hooping for a Cure" game benefited the oncology departments at Mackinac Straits Hea More...

Rate Hike Would Fund Sewer Repairs

By Mark Tower

St. Ignace residents may soon get an increase in sewer service rates so the city can upgrade problems in ithe system, Department of Public Works Director Les Therrian told the Utilities Committee Wednesday, February 10. More...

News

Overflow Boat Parking Amendments Finalized in Mackinaw City

By Michael Ayala

Following months of deliberations, the Mackinac City Planning Commission has finalized the boat line summer parking language, deciding that boat lines serving Mackinac Island may use their offsite lots for overflow parking during the peak tourism se More...

Racing To Catch Up: Michigan High Schoolers Test Below National Average

Administrators Say Their Students Are Well Prepared for College, but Colleges Disagree

By Laura Fosmire

High schoolers in the Upper Peninsula, following a trend seen throughout the state, have been slipping behind the rest of the nation when it comes to preparing for college, earning lower than average ACT scores. More...

Rezoning Denied for Event Hall Near Cedarville, Hessel

By Mark Tower

After the planning commission turned down a developer's request to build an event hall between Cedarville and Hessel, he approached the Clark Township Board of Trustees to advise them that miscommunication can frustrate the process of launching a ve More...

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Sports

20 Teams Compete in Youth Pond Hockey at St. Ignace

By Mark Tower

Twenty teams of young hockey players, along with friends and family, gathered on the ice of Moran Bay Saturday, February 27, for the second U.P. Youth Pond Hockey Tournament in St. Ignace. More...

Youth Pond Hockey Results

Mite Division (7-8 years old) Teams competing: Petoskey St. Ignace Super 8 St.Ignace B & B Plowing Cheboygan Championship Game- First Place Petoskey, Second Place St. Ignace Super 8 Squirt House Division More...

Girls Basketball

By David Latva

Elmblad Records Triple Double Junior Nicole Elmblad recorded a triple double with 25 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists and added six steals to help lift the St. More...

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Opinion

City of Petoskey, Cheboygan Could Be Distinguished by Smokestacks

To the Editor: In regard to the photograph of the City of Petoskey in the February 25 issue, I never paid attention to the three windows in the pilothouse. More...

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Cable To Aid EUP

Internet Technology Projects in Works

By Karen Gould

Like much of rural America, most of the Eastern Upper Peninsula lacks the high technology services that are dominating the way people conduct business in the larger cities. More...

Leadership Skills Key to Delta’s Success

Neighbors Visit Mackinac County To Share Advice for Growth

Leadership training, pooling resources, and "buying" economic development are the ingredients for success in Delta County, tourism and business leaders told Mackinac County citizens Thursday, February 11. Their emphasis was on leadership training. More...

Decision on Wind Farm Plan Weighs Heavily in Rudyard

Rudyard Township

By Josh Perttunen

The prospect of placing wind turbines in Rudyard Township continues to whirl through standing-room-only crowds each time the Rudyard Township Planning Commission takes up the issue. More...

Island, Ferry Lines Near Agreement

Ticket Prices Same as Last Year; Off-season Service Promised

By Karen Gould

This year, Star Line and Shepler's ferry companies will pay an additional 0.5% of gross ticket sales for a franchise to provide passenger service to Mackinac Island. Their total payment of 2.5% is part of a one-year agreement. More...