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School Board, Teachers Reach Contract Agreement By Karen Gould With the new school year less than two weeks away, a contract agreement was reached between Mackinac Island school teachers and the school board that calls for a 4% retroactive pay increase for last year and a 2.7% salary hike for the 2007-2008 school year. More ...
By Karen Gould Officer Jim Marks grew up knowing he wanted to be a police officer, and shortly after completing high school in Northville, he entered law enforcement. Now, after a 36- year career and the experience of winter living on Mackinac Island, he has agreed to take command of the Mackinac Island Police D... More ... Grand Weekend of Jazz Begins Friday on Mackinac Headliners John Pizzarelli and T.S. Monk will take the main stage for the 20th Annual Grand Hotel Labor Day Weekend Jazz Festival. Events begin Friday evening, August 31, and run through Sunday, September 2. Mr. Pizzarelli will be featured at the Saturday cookout and concert in the Tea Garden. Pe... More ... Search Continues at Straits for Missing Plane Left Mackinac Island Airport August 24 Debris suspected to be from a missing plane was found washed ashore just east of Cheboygan Monday, August 27. The small, singleengine plane with two people on board left Mackinac Island Airport Friday afternoon, August 24, enroute to Bad Axe, although the plane never reached its destination. More ... Island Run, Walk Will Be Sept. 8 The 37th Annual Mackinac Island Eight Mile Road Race is set for Saturday, September 8, at Mission Point Resort. The run begins at 9:30 a.m. and walkers will follow. Late registration will be held at Mission Point Resort Friday, September 7, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on race day from 7:30 a.m. to ... More ...
Five Golden Tickets were found by fudge purchasers during the Mackinac Island Fudge Festival August 24 through August 26, each good for a 2008 two-night stay for four, ferry tickets, carriage tours, and other gifts. More ...
The rain did not stop Doyle Disbrow of Kalkaska and his two grandsons from enjoying their three-day Mackinac Island vacation Tuesday, August 28. Jaxon, 6, (left) and Jakob, 7, spent Monday riding bicycles with their grandfather and planned to ride around the Island when the rain stopped. In the mean... More ... Island Marina To Close Tuesday To Begin Renovation The Mackinac Island Marina will close Tuesday, September 4, as a $5 million renovation project gets underway. A portion of the facility will remain open about a week longer to honor a few reservations made earlier this year, said Thomas Paquin, park and recreation manager from the Michigan Departm... More ... Gallagher Golf Open Raises $4,784 The fifth annual Mark Gallagher Golf Open raised $4,784 for the Mark Gallagher Scholarship Fund endowed by the Mackinac Island Community Foundation. Sixty-four golfers participated in the Saturday, August 25, event at Wawashkamo Golf Club. Top golfers were Fritz George, Rusty Preston, Mark "Lou" ... More ... Community School Picnic Is Tuesday The community is invited to the Mackinac Island Public School's traditional back-to-school picnic Tuesday, September 4. The event begins at noon in the schoolyard and welcomes students as they begin the new school year. More ... Mackinac Island Yacht Club Bridge Results In Mackinac Island Yacht Club Bridge League games for the week ending Wednesday, August 29, Ann Timmons placed first, Nancy Keogh placed second, Howard Burdett placed third, and Nicki Krzykowski placed fourth. More ... Bullying To Be Topic of Island School Program September 4 Motivational speaker Gabrielle Ford of Fenton will present a program on bullying to Island students Tuesday, September 4. The one-time dancer was diagnosed with Friedreich's ataxia, a neuromuscular disease, when she was 12. She was bullied, teased, and taunted by her classmates, who did not under... More ... Bill Liebold Announces Retirement Bill Liebold, frequent Island visitor and former staffer for Governor James Blanchard, will retire at the end of the year from his post as president of the Michigan Colleges Foundation and will pursue other interests, he has announced. More ... Island Council Learns About Movie Filming, OK's Motor Vehicle Permits By Karen Gould During the brief meeting Wednesday, August 29, the Mackinac Island City Council learned that Bronson Pinchot will star in a movie to be shot on the Island in mid-September, recognized former Island police lieutenant Pete Komblevitz and outgoing Police Chief Bill Lenaghan, and approved three tempor... More ... Rally for Cure Golf Raises $2,182 for Cancer Research Fifty-eight men and women participated in the "Rally for the Cure" Golf Outing Tuesday, August 14, at Grand Hotel's Jewel Course and raised $2,182 for breast cancer research. More ...
The Mackinac Island Lakers volleyball team includes (front, from left) Shelbie Mosley, Morgan Brodeur-Bunker, Karlena Mosley, Jane Finkel, Arial Leeper; (back) Marie Bunker, Maggie Chambers, Danielle Wightman, Coach Terrie Armstrong, Michi Mullings, Katie Dupre, More ...
Paul Wandrie was recognized by the Mackinac Island school board August 23 for his eight years of service to the school, six as vice president. He did not seek re-election in May. More ...
Less than a week before 75 Mackinac Island students open textbooks, teachers are moving about the school preparing classrooms and hall bulletin boards. More ... Governor Leads 50th Bridge Walk Monday On Labor Day, Monday, September 3, Governor Jennifer Granholm will lead the 50th Annual Mackinac Bridge Walk from St. Ignace to Mackinaw City. Walkers can begin their journey anytime between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. The two eastern lanes of the bridge will be closed to traffic. As crowds diminish, a th... More ... |
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