March 25, 2010 RSS feed / News

Les Cheneaux Schools’ Deficit Plan Approved

After its budget deficit plan was denied last month, Les Cheneaux Community Schools has reworked it into terms it hopes the Michigan Department of Education will accept, the school board learned Tuesday, March 16. More...

Red Cross Offers Support Group for Soldiers’ Parents

Meeting To Be Wed. at Sault Ste. Marie Armory

The first support group meeting for parents of soon to be deployed or already deployed soldiers from the Eastern Upper Peninsula will be Wednesday, March 24, at 7 p.m. at the Sault Ste. Marie National Guard Armory. Grandparents are welcome, also. More...

X-Ray Technician Retires After 29 Years at Hospital

Eldon Patten Reflects on Many Changes at St. Ignace Facility

Eldon Patten looks forward to travel, reading, and horse racing now that he has retired from Mackinac Straits Hospital. Of the racing, he said, “I love horses, and it's such a cool sport. I love the genetics of it, I love the history of it. More...

Court Reports

The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace March 9, March 10, and March 17, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...

Either Fares or Traffic Must Rise on Bridge, MBA Predicts

$292.5 Million Re-Decking Project Could Push Authority Funds Below Zero

Either traffic volume needs to go up or fares will need to be raised on the Mackinac Bridge to pay for a planned deck replacement, if current financial models are accurate, Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) members acknowledged at their meeting in Lan More...

Family Fun Day Is This Saturday

Family Fun Day will offer children’s games, rollerblading, prizes, and information for families Saturday, March 27, at Little Bear East Arena in St. Ignace. Activities are open to all families and will take place from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. More...

Mackinaw City Chamber, Village To Improve Web Sites

The Village of Mackinaw City and Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce will have redesigned Web sites in the spring. They will include more information and new features. More...

Technology Upgrade Is Top Educational Need at St. Ignace

Digital technology is an increasingly vital tool for surviving in today's workforce and on college campuses, and St. Ignace educators say the computer is becoming as valuable as any resource a student can possess. More...

St. Ignace Public Library Movie Night Is Thursday, March 25

“Where the Wild Things Are” (rated PG) will be the next movie to be shown for Movie Night Thursday, March 25, at 6:15 p.m. at the St. Ignace Public Library. More...

Relay for Life Committee To Meet April 12

A St. Ignace Relay for Life committee will meet Monday, April 12, at 6 p.m. at Timmy Lee’s Pub. The meeting is open to the public. More...

Fourth Grade Class Has Fun With Inflatables

A fourth grade class enjoys a day of fun with inflatables at the school gymnasium in St. Ignace Wednesday, March 17, provided by a PTO fundraiser. More...

Survivors of Suicide Support Group Will Meet in Sault Ste. Marie April 8

Hiawatha Behavioral Health is offering Survivors of Suicide, a free support group for individuals who have lost someone to suicide. The group will meet Thursday, April 8, at 6 p.m. at Hiawatha Behavioral Health in Sault Ste. Marie. More...

Corral Finds Approval; Lot Split Request Sent to ZBA

Mackinac Island Planning Commission Hears Requests

Mackinac Island planning commissioners approved a commercial corral, sent a lot split request to the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA), and approved a zoning permit for a fence for a horse paddock, and scheduled a public hearing for the proposed lewd bu More...

Driver Sentenced in Hit/Run

The hit-and-run driver who struck a group of people, killing three of them, in Newton Township last summer was sentenced to at least 15 years in prison Friday, March 19, by Judge William Carmody in 11th Circuit Court in St. Ignace. More...

Chuck Miller Is Car Show Guest of Honor

Legendary car builder Chuck Miller, who says his career started as a 10-year-old building model cars, has been named this year's guest of honor at the 35th St. Ignace Car Show Friday, June 25, and Saturday, June 26. More...

Mackinaw City Wants To Add Park Restroom

A new public restroom at Conkling Heritage Park may be installed as soon as the summer of 2011, if Mackinaw City receives a $74,800 grant application owing to a decision by Village Council Thursday, March 18, to apply for $74,880 in grant funding to More...

For the Record

In the article “Signs, Commercial Property Keys to Attracting Businesses” published in the March 25 issue of The St. More...

Commodities Surplus Food Distribution Is March 24-25

Commodities surplus food distribution through the Emergency Food Assistance Program will take place in the Eastern Upper Peninsula Wednesday, March 24, and Thursday, March 25. Food will be given out on a first come, first served basis. More...

LaSalle’s National Honor Society Donates to Haiti

After hosting a bake sale February 21 to raise funds for Haiti relief efforts, LaSalle High School National Honor Society members made two $200 donations to Detroit Province of Jesuits and Association More...

Mackinaw City School To Perform Play

Students from Mackinaw City Schools will perform “Robin Hood” Friday, March 26, and Saturday, March 27, at 7 p.m. at the school. Tickets cost $2 for students and $3 for adults. More...

New Program To Improve Roads in St. Ignace

Goal for Streets: No More ‘Worst First’ Reactionary Repairs

Roads in the U.P. always deteriorate during the winter as water seeps into the pavement and shifts road surfaces, creating cracks and potholes that become worse over time. More...

Brevort’s Swedish-American Community Celebration Earns State Heritage Award

When the towering, 30-foot Midsummer pole is raised outside Trinity Lutheran Church in the lakeside village of Brevort every June to celebrate the summer solstice, it's far more than a simple ritual. More...

Pickford Farmers Market Meeting Is April 10

An organization meeting for the Pickford Farmers Market is Saturday, April 10, at 10 a.m. at Pickford Township Hall. More...

No Immediate Rate Hikes, Cloverland Says; Regulators Weigh Sale

In July, about 22,000 Edison Sault Electric Company customers will begin receiving power from Cloverland Electric Cooperative. Cloverland's $61.5 million purchase of the Sault Ste. More...

Insurance Office Hit by Armed Robber

An armed robbery took place at the Bob Berglin State Farm insurance office in Sault Ste. Marie Friday, March 5. A man brandishing a knife robbed the business of an undisclosed amount of cash. More...

Brooks, Kamper, McBain Submit Top Essays at Pickford

Pickford students Noah Brooks, Jonathan McBain, and Jonathan McBain won the top three places, respectively, in the “America and Me” essay contest. All three received award certificates for their achievement. More...

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