On a recent field trip, Sault Tribe Head Start youngsters learn to make their own
At left: Head Start youngsters preparing homemade personal pizzas are Emily Tracy, 4, and Jayce Causley, 3.
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Consolidated Community Schools Services will offer a full schedule of athletic activities for young people this summer, including baseball, softball, T-ball, and swimming. Participants must register for summer sports by Friday, May 14. More...
By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo
Christian Science Monitor
CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS -- Name-calling may not cause the same kind of hurt as sticks and stones - but the common taunts of “freak,” “retard,” or “sissy” can cut deep. More...
By Karen Gould
Jeannette Doud of Mackinac Island will be 90 years old Sunday, May 16, and the community will celebrate her birthday in the Grand Pavilion at Grand Hotel that day from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Everyone is invited. More...
• In a May 6 article titled “Survivor Recalls 1965 Sinking of the Cedarville,” it was stated the S.S. Cedarville was carrying 14,400 pounds of limestone. The Cedarville carried 14,400 tons of limestone. More...
The Chippewa County chapter of the American Red Cross is offering free Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid classes during the month of May to family members of deployed soldiers, including spouse or significant other, children, parents More...
A free child safety seat check will be offered Saturday, May 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Little Bear East Arena in St. Ignace. Certified safety seat technicians will conduct the checks. More...
The 2010 Upper Peninsula Peace Officer Memorial Ceremony will be Thursday, May 13, at 11 a.m. in the Manistique High School gymnasium in Manistique. More...
The Straits Area Ostomy Association will meet Sunday, May 16, at 2 p.m. in the private dining room of Grayling Mercy Hospital in Grayling. For more information about the group, call 643-8265. More...
Al Feliksa Honored for His Service to Township
By Michael Ayala
Fees will now be charged to bury cremated remains in Gros Cap and Western cemeteries in Moran Township, the township board of trustees decided Wednesday, May 5. More...
The Pickford Middle School and High School bands performed in the Michigan State Band and Orchestra State Band Festival at Cedarville High School Friday, April 23. More...
By Michael Ayala
“He tied his life jacket on so tight that when he got on the German vessel, they had to cut it off,” said Jean Brewster, wife of the late Ed Brewster, who survived the 1965 sinking of the S.S. Cedarville near Mackinaw City. More...
By Josh Perttunen
Predator fish are eating more invertebrates and consuming the stocked fish released into Lake Huron, according to preliminary research findings by biologists who want to understand how the collapse of alewife populations and other prey fish continue More...
Sue Chambers, Mackinac Island's first lilac queen, holds her ear and ducks as she pulls the cord firing the cannon at Fort Mackinac Tuesday, May 4. More...
By Dave Latva
Sheryl (nee Thomas) Baiers, a 1986 graduate of Engadine High School (EHS), received the prestigious Golden Eagle Award during athletic ceremonies at the Hiawatha Sportsman’s Club Thursday, April 8, at which the Engadine Eagles girls and boys b More...
Charlie Fowler of St. Ignace serves as auctioneer at the Lion’s Roar charity auction Saturday, May 8, at Kewadin Shores Casino. The annual fundraiser benefits local Lions Club programs. More...
A departure rally to send off those participating in the Star Power rally in Lansing will take place Tuesday, May 18, at 11 a.m., at the Mackinac Bridge View Park pavilion in St. Ignace. It is open to all. More...
Faith Baptist Church in St. Ignace will show the inspirational mov ie “Life Without Limbs” Sunday, May 16, at 6 p.m. at the church. The movie and popcorn are free. Children’s nursery care will be provided. More...
The Cedarville High School and Middle School bands recently participated in the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association State Band Festival Friday, April 23. More...
Hulbert residents will celebrate the beauty of wildflowers with Wildflower Day, Saturday, May 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with registration at the Hulbert American Legion. Participants will visit five wildflower sites. More...
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