The City of St. Ignace is operating at a nearly “bare bones” level, and faces the challenge of maintaining or replacing a fleet of police, fire department, and snow removal equipment that is almost worn out. City Council has been listening to its department heads about the needs of various city departments at recent budget workshop meetings. These have taken […]
New Tobacco Products Are Hard To Distinguish From Mints But Carry Risks
Some look like breath mints, others like chocolate-covered toothpicks. Some look like dissolvable breath strips, while others look a lot like gum. They are actually new tobacco products, which give off no smoke. It is difficult to tell when someone is using these products. While that means less secondhand smoke, anti-tobacco activists are worried that these new tobacco products are […]
Bridge May Be Lit Blue In April
The Mackinac Bridge may be lit in blue in April 2012 for Autism Awareness Month. The Mackinac Bridge Authority will hear the proposal and make a decision at its meeting Friday, December 9, in St. Ignace, said executive secretary Bob Sweeney. The proposal will be made by Corner Pieces, an organization focused on improving the lives of children and families […]
Christmas Collection Underway
Donations will be accepted for Operation Christmas Child at several locations between Monday, November 14, and Monday, November 21. Local volunteers will fill and drop off shoeboxes containing school supplies, toys, hygiene items, and notes of encouragement for needy youth overseas. Operation Christmas Child, a project of international Christian relief and evangelism organization Samaritan’s Purse, uses whatever means necessary to […]
City Council Pay for October
St. IgnaceFor October, payments to members of St. Ignace City Council for attendance of meetings and events totaled $1,250. Council members are paid $70 for regular meetings, which are on the first and third Mondays of each month. They also receive $60 for committee meetings and gatherings when representing the city. The mayor receives $80 per council meetings and $70 when […]