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Ben Mosley Re-Elected School Board President By Leslie Rott Ben Mosley was re-elected president of the Mackinac Island Board of Education at the board’s annual organizational meeting Thursday, July 7. The meeting also sets the regular meeting schedule and selects the board’s attorney and school bank. More ... Chief Advocates Partnership Between Police, Community Explains Changes Made in Police Dept. Following Recent Citizen Concerns By Leslie Rott After a heated July 6 City Council meeting at which several citizens charged the police department with harassment, the Police Committee met Wednesday, July 20, to review the changes made by Police Chief William Lenaghan and also to receive input from the community. More ... Teams Prepare for 2nd Island Trivia Contest The Great Turtle Trivia Bowl returns to Mackinac again this year. The event, sponsored by Mackinac Associates, is a Jeopardy-style contest which pits eight, three-person teams against each other in the ultimate battle of Mackinac knowledge. The event will be held Thursday, July 28, at 7:30 p.m. at M More ... Astor St. Traffic Congestion Becomes Focus of City Council Meeting By Karen Gould Though not on the agenda, the Mackinac Island City Council spent most of its time in a traffic congestion discussion Wednesday, July 20, with Council ultimately deciding to have Police Chief Bill Lenaghan and Dr. Bill Chambers of Carriage Tours work together to eliminate Astor Street congestion. Tha More ... Internet Scam Surfaces on Island Michigan State Police from the St. Ignace Post warn Mackinac Island residents about an Internet scam that has resurfaced on the Island. More ... Trio Draws Ovation at July 17 Concert As part of the summer Classical Concert Series, an audience of more than 40 people listened to the trio of (from left ) Sylvia Norris on harp, Dr. Tess Miller on flute, and Dr. Melissa Straus on bass Sunday, July 17, at Ste. Anne’s Church. They played French music and received a standing ovation. Th More ...
Fundraiser Benefits Island Cheerleaders From left, Kyra Kolatski, Amelia Roe, and Hailey Armstrong wash bikes outside the fire hall Monday, July 18, at the second annual Cheerleading Bike Wash. The cheerleaders made $336 this year. Another bike wash is scheduled for Monday, July 25, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., outside Harrisonville General Sto More ... Receptive Services Seeks To Boost Mackinac Island Tourism By Jessica Delaney Why start up just one new business when it’s possible to begin three? That was the ideology Lake View Hotel operator Ira Green took up six months ago when he began Mackinaw City Receptive Services, Mackinac Island Meeting Planners, and Mackinac Island Wedding Planners. All three, he said, are intrin More ... City Quickly Remedies New Snag in Addressing Project Discrepancy Discovered in State, County Map Overlay Compilations By Jessica Delaney A new snag was discovered and quickly remedied during a meeting of City Council’s 911 committee Wednesday, July 6. The committee has been working on completing a final map of Mackinac Island, which will include addresses for each of the buildings on the Island. More ... Mackinac Island State Park Commission To Meet The Mackinac Island State Park Commission will meet on Friday, July 22 at 1:30 p.m. on Mackinac Island. The meeting will take place in the boardroom of the 1860 Post Hospital building located just east of Fort Mackinac. More ...
By Leslie Rott An eager CBS affiliate from Chicago, WBBM Channel 2, brought in a boat crew, a plane crew, and a technical crew on the Island to cover the 97th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac last weekend. More ...
Mackinac Island Yacht Club Commodore Bart Huthwaite and his wife, Nina, hosted a commodore’s dinner Friday, July 15, at which they were toasted by the membership. The club, through the Mackinac Boating Heritage Foundation, is sponsoring the restoration of More ...
Following a concert in Boyne City, music superstar Kid Rock visited Mackinac Island Monday, July 17, where he said he enjoyed several childhood vacations. More ... New Homes, Revisions OK’d by Planning Commission The Mackinac Island Planning Commission approved three site plan revisions and two new single family homes at its Tuesday, July 12 meeting. More ... Community Foundation To Set Up Ambulance Fund The Mackinac Island Community Foundation has established a holding fund to collect money for a new city ambulance. Those wishing to donated should make checks to the Community Foundation Ambulance Fund. More ...
A free concert featuring the Sidewalk Prophets will be held at the Mission Point Resort Theatre Saturday, July 23, at 9 p.m. Dave Frey and Ben McDonald, who started the group, met in college four years ago and created a sound, they say, that favors the acoustic flavor of Counting Crows with the voca More ... Clinic Planned To Educate Horse, Rider Three Carol C. Ley lectures and riding clinics will be held this coming week, arranged by the Mackinac Horsemen’s Association . More ... |
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