Snow Machine Helpful In Logging, Fishing During the 40 years he has been collecting snowmobiles, Charlie Vallier at Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum heard over and over about a long-ago snowmobile manufacturer in St. Ignace. “Now I’m finally finding out,” he said. This summer, two paintings of Wing air sleds by Blaine Wing were donated to the museum in […]
New Year’s Resolution: Seek The Other Side In Political Commentary
If you’re still looking for a New Year’s resolution at the start of what promises to be a very partisan 2012, here’s a suggestion: Once a week – or once a day, if you can – consult a political commentator with whom you might disagree. I got in this habit 30 years ago, and while only others can say if […]
Rudyard Seeks Votes For Reader’s Digest Funds
The Rudyard community is competing in the Reader’s Digest “We Hear You America” campaign, in which towns across the U.S. can compete to win funds and promotional support, including a grant of up to $50,000 for community projects. Rudyard residents have already started logging on to vote for their town. Any town is eligible to win, regardless of population. Last […]
St. Ignace Library Board Will Hire New Director
St. Ignace Public Library Director Gina Kemp submitted her resignation to the library board Friday, December 16, having accepted a full-time position as a librarian at Kinross Correctional Facility. The job is closer to her home and will allow her to work additional hours, she wrote in the letter. “It was a very difficult decision to make,” Mrs. Kemp told […]
St. Ignace Council Pay Reported For December
In December, St. Ignace City Council members received a total of $1,480 in compensation for meetings attended during the month. For regular Council meetings, Council members receive $70 and the mayor receives $80; for committee meetings and representing the city at events and gatherings, Council members receive $60 and the mayor receives $70. The pay for each person and the […]
Corporations And Politicians Are Selling Out The American Worker
To the Editor: Thank you for the article on “Made in China” from the Christian Science Monitor in the December 29 issue. Americans are finally starting to figure out that we can’t have stores full of foreign- made goods while Americans stand in unemployment lines. This situation may work out for the corporations and the “1%,” but it certainly isn’t […]