The St. Ignace Saints Peewee B hockey team won the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) state championship in its age group Sunday, March 15, by defeating Fraser Summit Plastics 10-2 in the finals. The St. Ignace team won five games in a row at the state finals to claim the title. The championship is the first for a St. Ignace […]
Michigan Citizens Need Access to Information To Be Able To Evaluate Government
If someone told you they were going to spend your money and make rules about how you live your life, you would have lots of questions and ask for all kinds of information. Who made the decisions? Are they requiring something because it’s best for you, or it’s best for them or their friends, or just because it’s easier? Or […]
New Law Lowers Blood Alcohol Limits for Snowmobile Riders
A new law lowering the maximum blood alcohol content allowed for snowmobile drivers is a step in the right direction for the Michigan Snowmobile Association. The association has discouraged snowmobilers from consuming alcohol since 1999, and by reducing the legal limit from 0.1% to 0.08% — the same as the motor vehicle limit — beginning March 1, legislators have brought […]
Bill Aims To Fight Asian Carp, Other Species
A bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate to prevent Asian carp and other invasive species from damaging the Great Lakes economy and ecosystem. The legislation authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to focus on preventing the spread of Asian carp at Brandon Road Lock and Dam, south of the Chicago Area Waterway System. It also directs the […]
Snyder Stresses Increase in Renewable Energy
Michigan Politics“Michiganders need to know that when they flick on the switch, they can depend on the power and heat being there for the homes and businesses.” In his special message on energy last week, Governor Rick Snyder received qualified positive reaction for his call for “a cost-based goal, with a target of 30% to 40% of renewable energy plus waste […]
Plan for Building, Military Equipment Near Bridge Raises Questions
To the Editor: I’m writing in regard to your article, “New Building Planned Near Mackinac Bridge,” which was published in the March 5 issue of The St. Ignace News. The article says that the Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) will use “savings” to pay for a new building to pay for a six-bay, 100-footlong by-50-foot-wide new building to be built by […]