Subscribe Get News Updates RSS RSS Feed
News
Top News
News
Opinions
Columnists
Looking Back
Calendar
Archive
Services
Advertisers Index
Contact Us
Subscribe
Advertising
Classifieds
Shopping Page
Classified Order
E-mail Us
Copyright©
2005-2008
The Mackinac Island Town Crier
All Rights Reserved
News July 29, 2006
Search Archives

Blacksmiths To Make Fence for Vet Memorial
     This year's project for the 22nd annual Benjamin Blacksmith Convention Saturday, August 5, on Mackinac Island is to begin making a wrought iron fence for the city's war veterans memorial in the city park.
More ...

Father Jim Williams Appointed to Park Commission
By Karen Gould
     Father Jim Williams, parish priest in St. Ignace and Moran, has been appointed to a seat on the Mackinac Island State Park Commission. No stranger to Mackinac Island, the former Island priest of Ste. Anne's Parish says he has projects he would like to work on that will keep him busy for the next six
More ...

Little Traverse Conservancy Guides Mackinac Preservation Efforts
By Bernie Nguyen
     "We're here to help you become more aware of your rights as private property owners," said Thomas Bailey to an attentive audience at the Mackinac Island Yacht Club Friday, June 30. Mr. Bailey, who is the executive director of the Little Traverse Conservancy, spoke to members of the community on the
More ...

Three Islanders Recognized by City for Community Contributions
     Nona Tacey, George Wellington, Sr., and Clark Bloswick have been recognized by the City of Mackinac Island for their contributions to the community, each receiving a standing ovation, a resolution, and a plaque during the Mackinac Island City Council meeting Wednesday, July 19. More than 50 people w
More ...

15 Yachts Participate in Manitoulin Race
By Bernie Nguyen
     Stardust, a 54-foot Willington skippered by Jeff Van Alstine of Ann Arbor, and
More ...

For the Record...
     The photograph of the three men in the article on the retirement of Paul Allers mistakenly identifies Mr. Allers as being on the far left, but he is standing at far right. The man on the far left is Pat Woods.
More ...

Golf 'Battle' Day August 5
     Wawashkamo Golf Club will host its Battle Day Tournament Saturday, August 5. The event is open to club members and their guests and to Island residents and employees. The format for the event is a two-person scramble.
More ...

Tristan Berke
June 27, 2006
     Jeffrey and Christine Berke of Kalispell, Montana, announce the birth of their son, Tristan Edward Berke, born June 27, 2006, at Kalispell Regional Hospital. He weighed seven pounds, eight ounces and was 20.25 inches in length at birth.
More ...

C-SPAN2 Book TV Bus To Tour Downtown St. Ignace July 31
     The C-SPAN2 Book TV bus will be at Book World in St. Ignace Monday, July 31, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., as part of its first nationwide tour to promote Book TV's non-fiction book programming. The bus is a 45foot-long mobile television production studio and its crew will be compiling interviews with auth
More ...

Sherman Fuses Yoga, Pilates in Exercise Classes
By Leslie Rott
     Nancy Sherman is teaching a class this summer that mixes the relaxation of yoga with the strong sense of balance and control of Pilates.
More ...

Wawashkamo Mixed Scramble Scores
     1st Place ( Score 31): 1. Cub Horn     2. Billy Borst
More ...

Never A Dull Moment
Fort Team Loses 25-14
     Phil Porter leaps into home base for one of Fort Mackinac's
More ...

Civilian Soldiers To Occupy Fort Michilimackinac
     Historical reenactors from throughout Michigan will join the 18th century British troop of interpreters already stationed at Colonial Michilimackinac for the annual Campeau's Company Encampment in Mackinaw City Saturday, July 29, through Sunday, July 30.
More ...

Art Exhibit on Display Thru August
     The Mackinac Seven artist group will host a reception for their summer art show Friday, August 4, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Mackinac Island Public Library.
More ...

Dinner, Auction To Help Kiracofe
     A spaghetti dinner, silent auction, and a raffle to raise funds for Adam Kiracofe, who is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor, will be held Monday, August 7, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Community Hall. Adult dinner tickets are $10, and children can eat at a discounted rate. Children four and under w
More ...

Mackinac Island Yacht Club Bridge Results .
     In Mackinac Island Yacht Club Bridge League games for the week ending Wednesday, July 26, Jane Burdett placed first, Howard Burdett placed second, and Marcia Dunnigan placed third.
More ...