Ruby Ruona



Ruby Bonita (nee Steele) Ruona, 87, formerly of Sault Ste. Marie, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2008, at Sanders Nursing Center at Masonic Pathways in Alma. She was born May 4, 1920, in Pickford to James S. Steele and Janet (nee Stewart) Steele. She spent her younger years in the Pickford area and was graduated from Pickford High School in […]

Helen Stevens



Helen Stevens, 85, was a university professor who spent summers near Epoufette throughout her lifetime. Ms. Stevens died Saturday, January 26, 2008, at the Ohio State University Medical Center. She was born January 25, 1923, in Trenton to Linda Kinyon Stevens and Clayton Stevens. The Stevens family moved to Ann Arbor, where she grew up. The family spent summers in […]

Anna ‘Ann’Wallace



Anna E. “Ann” Wallace of St. Ignace was a proofreader for the Sault Evening News in Sault Ste. Marie for many years, and was later a teacher’s aide in the Sault Ste. Marie Area Public Schools system. In 1985, she and her husband, Rod, moved to the cottage at Gros Cap that they had owned since 1967. Mrs. Wallace passed […]

Jack Leggett



Jack W. Leggett of Trout Lake was a former marketing executive for Maritz Incorporated of St. Louis, Missouri. Following his retirement, he was a marketing professor at Southern Illinois University in Illinois, and at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa, until he retired from teaching. Mr. Leggett passed away Thursday, February 7, 2008, at Hospice House in Cheboygan, the […]

Mary ‘Jeanne’ Grant



Mary “Jeanne” Grant of Hillside, New York, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2008, at her home with her family. She was born in Cross Village December 10, 1924, to Dorman and Melvina (nee Marshall) Wilson. She served her country during World War II as a Women’s Army Corps corporal. It was there that she met her husband, William Grant. Mrs. […]

Duncan Parrish



Duncan Irwin Parrish was a lifelong resident of Drummond Island who worked on various residential maintenance jobs. He died Sunday, February 3, 2008, on Drummond Island, at age 39. Mr. Parrish was born October 1, 1968, in Sault Ste. Marie to Howard and Kathleen (nee Crawford) Parrish. He enjoyed playing cribbage, boating, and spending time with his friends. Mr. Parrish […]

Clark Township Board Meeting Minutes



Clark Township Board of Trustees January 17, 2008 7:00 p.m. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance: 7:05 p.m. Trustees Present: Nord- quist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach Hudson amended the agenda to add 1 b. Recreation Plan Work Group, New Business #8:Harbor andMarina Coalition, New Business #9: Hessel Lights, NewBusiness #10: Jim’s Tires and also to remove the Crane Engineering […]

Clark Township Board Special Meeting Minutes



Clark Township Board of Trustees Special Meeting January 28, 2008 3:45 p.m. Call to Order: 3:50 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance Trustees Present: Nordquist, Lofdahl, Hudson, Carpenter, Leach Carpenter moved to approve the agenda as presented. Leach supported. All Ayes. Motion Carried. Hudson moved that the Township Board work with the Cedarville Bay Group and try to get an appropriations and […]

City Department Heads Should Be Held To Using Vacation Time



To the Editor: I would go one step further than Councilman Willie LaLonde, who has suggested that certain salary and benefit policies for department heads “should be more scrutinized by Council” (The St. Ignace News, February 7, page 1). The policy of allowing “department heads to sell unused vacation days back to the city in exchange for cash” is inappropriate […]

It Is Our Responsibility To Question Elected Officials



To the Editor: Last week, I wrote a letter to the editor with my concerns for the irresponsible spending of our tax dollars by City Hall. Another major concern I have with City Hall is the blatant disregard of the city charter. Aletter was written several weeks ago by Mary Nichols, listing the abuses. The city charter is the constitution […]