City’s Search for New Manager Down to 8 Candidates



The St. Ignace City Council has scheduled interviews with six candidates for the city manager position and is trying to arrange interviews for two others. A new city manager could be selected as early as Council’s November 21 meeting and begin work by the first of the year, when the current manager, Gary Heckman, retires after 20 years on the […]

300 Attend Retirement Service for ‘Father Mike’

Father C. Michael Rhoades Serves Catholic Church, Diocese for 35 Years

Father C. Michael Rhoades was ordained as a priest at St. Ignatius Loyola Church in St. Ignace in 1970. He delivered his first homily 35 years ago in Moran, and on Sunday, November 6, with more than 300 worshipers in attendance, he gave yet one more at St. Ignace before embarking on retirement, forced by a diagnosis last February that […]

EUP Veterans To Be Recognized Friday



Veterans Day will be celebrated across the country this Friday, November 11, marking the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 when World War I ended. The holiday was formerly known as Armistice Day, and was established in 1926 to celebrate the end of the first modern global conflict, or “the war to end all […]

INSIDE This Issue



The 2005 Michigan firearm deer season begins at sunrise Tuesday, November 15, and the annual migration of hunters to the woods and fields of the Eastern Upper Peninsula is well under way in preparation for opening day. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources anticipates, weather allowing, that approximately 450,000 white-tailed deer will be harvested statewide during firearm season. To celebrate […]

16% Increase Coming for Sault Electric Customers



Area residents who get their power from Edison Sault Electric Company will see a 16 percent rate increase on bills issued in January. Residential customers using 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) a month will be charged $71.85, up from $61.31. The jump reflects rising energy costs to Edison Sault Electric Company and, according to the company, is a dollar-for-dollar pass-through that still […]

Water Main Project Crew Working on Mackinac Trail



About a third of the pipe for the installation of St. Ignace Township’s new water main is in the ground, according to City of St. Ignace Public Works Department. If the weather cooperates, the project will be completed by January. The $2 million water main is being laid from North Airport Road to Kewadin Casino and is being funded by […]

2005 Deer Harvest May Be Slightly Down Compared to 2004



Deer hunters may experience good hunting this season throughout the Upper Peninsula, according to state biologists, even though they may see fewer deer than in previous years. Biologists estimate the fall whitetail population in the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula is lower than in recent years, but is close to the the state’s established deer population goal. As a […]

Hunting Guide Mortensen Remembered at Les Cheneaux



The allure of living off the land inspires the hunters and gatherers in us, even in a time when dinner is as convenient as delivery to our doorsteps. There is something about hunting the meat for our table and coaxing vegetables from the ground and the assurance that we can still get by on our skills and what the land […]

Three Local Schools Closed for Opening Day of Hunting



For some communities, Opening Day of rifle season is treated like a holiday, and school closes for the day to allow staff and students the opportunity to hunt. The following schools will be closed Tuesday, November 15: Les Cheneaux Community Schools in Cedarville, DeTour Area Schools, and Engadine Consolidated Schools. Remaining open will be Rudyard Area Schools, R.J. Wallis in […]

Mackinac Island Awarded Grants for New Radios, Print System



Mackinac Island has been awarded two grants that total $10,500 to help improve city operations, City Council members were told during their Wednesday, October 26 meeting. The Island has been awarded a $7,500 Magic Fingers grant from the state that will cover most of the cost of a digital fingerprinting system, which the federal government is requiring all police departments […]