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By Karen Gould An aviation pioneer, Jane "Janey" Briggs Hart of Mackinac Island helped to pave the way for women astronauts in the United States space program, and now she will be recognized for her work there and in other leadership roles she has played in Michigan and in American history. Mrs. More ... Island Seeks Volunteer of Year It's time to submit nominations for Mackinac Island's Recreation Volunteer of the Year. Applications can be turned in at Community Hall until November 25. Past recipients include Dennis Bradley, the first winner of the award in 2002, and Dan Wightman (2003), Candy Smith (2004), Brenda Bunker (200... More ... Winter Staffing of Island Police Reduced by One During the Public Safety meeting Friday, September 7, the committee voted to reduce the winter staffing levels at the Mackinac Island Police Department by one. This year, the department will operate with five officers, rather than six. Interim Police Chief Jim Marks will patrol part-time. More ... Committee Faces Challenges of Wastewater Capacity By Karen Gould Mackinac Island's zoning ordinance allows the population to more than double, but its wastewater treatment facility is at 85% capacity, with little room available for expansion unless the city is able to lease additional state park land or buys private land. For now, growth is controlled by the li... More ...
A Bat Mitzvah celebration marking Rachel Spitzer's coming of age will be held October 20, at the Mackinac Island Community Hall. Miss Spitzer is a sixth grade student at Akiva Hebrew Day School in Southfield and is the daughter of Robert Spitzer and Ann Silverman, who have a home at Woodbluff. More ...
By Karen Gould Mackinac Island voters will participate in five elections over the next year, and a potential sixth election could to be added to the schedule. This fall there will be a millage election to support special education in the Eastern Upper Peninsula, scheduled for November 6. More ... Island City Council Says 'No' to State Cable Television Agreement By Karen Gould Refusal to sign a state-mandated cable television franchise with Charter Communications will keep the door open to future legal options for the City of Mackinac Island, say city council members. More ...
Scott Rausch greets presidential candidate Mitt Romney at a fundraiser he hosted for Mr. Romney at Anne Cottage September 22. Mr. Rausch is wearing a 1968 lapel pin from the campaign of Mr. Romney's father, George, when he ran for governor of Michigan. He gave a second one to the younger Romney for ... More ...
Patti Ann Moskwa, coowner of Horn's Gaslight Bar and the Yankee Rebel Tavern on Mackinac Island, was awarded the Grassroots Champion Award by the National Restaurant Association (NRA) in Washington, D.C. Wednesday, September 26. More ... Three Projects Declared Hardship Cases, Exempt From Moratorium By Karen Gould Three Mackinac Island building projects were declared hardship cases by Mackinac Island City Council and granted a total of 7.5 Residential Equivalent Units (REUs). The decision was reached by council at its September 26 meeting and came at the recommendation of the Moratorium Committee that met t... More ... Library Building Will Be Cleaned The city maintenance staff will clean spiderwebs from the outside of the Mackinac Island Public Library and will clean bugs from the lights, at the request of the Building and Grounds Committee, which met September 19. The work will get added to the schedule, said City Foreman Cub Horn, although h... More ... Breast-Feeding Lessons Offered Jackie Bolander offers information, support, and help with breast-feeding to new mothers and expectant mothers. A year-around resident, Mrs. Bolander has been certified since 1971 as a La Leche League leader. The nonprofit, non-sectarian organization is a recognized worldwide authority on breast... More ...
Connie and Jim Williams of Mitchell, Indiana, have been visiting Mackinac Island since 1994. As the pace slows on the Island and fewer visitors make the trek north, that's when the Williams' prefer to be here. More ... MICF Fall Grant Applications Deadline To Be November 1 The fall grant program is underway and the Mackinac Island Community Foundation is accepting applications until 4 p.m. Thursday, November 1. Any nonprofit organization can apply for a grant from the foundation. Grants will be awarded Saturday, December 1, at the Mackinac Island Christmas Bazaar. More ... Rearick, Orr Take Match Play Championship Doug Rearick and Debra Orr won their respective divisions in the 2007 Match Play at Wawashkamo Golf Club. In the 16-player Men's Match Play, Mr. Rearick, who received a trophy and a $70 club gift certificate, took the season of play with a 3-2 lead over Bob Andress, who was awarded a $55 certific... More ... Award Will Buy More Breathing Units for Island Fire Department The Mackinac Island Volunteer fire Department was awarded $25,000 from the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company for six self-contained breathing units. A check was presented to the department Sunday, September 30. "We're pretty excited," said Fire Chief Dennis Bradley. "This is certainly a step in th... More ... Christmas Bazaar To Be Dec. 1 - 3 This year's Christmas Bazaar will be Saturday, December 1, to Monday, December 3, at Community Hall, and organizers are looking for donations for the live and silent auctions. Money raised at the annual event benefits the Mackinac Island Medical Center, Little Stone Church, Ste. Anne's Church, Tri... More ... Barr Part of Effort To Bring Poetry to High Schools An effort to build on the resurgence of poetry as an oral art form is underway by the "Poetry Out Loud" program, which is extending its poetry recitation competition to all Michigan high school students. Awards will be presented to the students who best recite previously published poetry. The winn... More ... Island Races Set for October 27 The Great Turtle Half Marathon and the 5.7 Mile Walk and Run will be Saturday, October 27, on Mackinac Island. Both events begin at 11:30 a.m. and wind through the Island's interior on bicycle trails and roads. The half marathon begins in front of Mission Point Resort and the 5.7 mile run and wal... More ...
At right: Island Girl Scouts in Troop 127 earned their jewelry making badge Tuesday, September 25, making earrings and a Petoskey stone necklace. They were taught by Frank and Jennifer Bloswick, owners of Mackinac Lapidary on Market Street. Scouts include (front, from left) Adrienne Rilenge, Hailey ... More ... Geocaching Adventure Will Take Place Oct. 20 on Island A fall geocaching adventure is planned for Saturday, October 20, on Mackinac Island, with more than 60 people expected to register for the free event. The group will meet at 10:30 a.m. in the Great Room at Stonecliffe mansion before exploring the perimeter and interior of the island in search of ... More ... Island Veterans Attend Service for Fallen Soldier Paul Wandrie, Louis Bunker, Rod Horn, Donald Andress, and Pete Komblevitz of Mackinac Island's American Legion Post 299 attended a military funeral Thursday, October 4, in Cheboygan for an active duty soldier who was killed September 23 in Afghanistan. More ... Mackinac Island School Hosts Dinner for Senior Class Trip A spaghetti dinner to raise funds for the senior trip of the 2008 Mackinac Island Public School graduating class will be Wednesday, October 10. Titled the "Poor Man's Ball," although no dancing is planned, the dinner will begin at the school at 5:30 p.m. More ... Marlee Brown Exhibits in Lansing Mackinac Island artist Marlee Brown will have a showing of her work from November 17 through January 7 at the Belen Art Gallery in Lansing. An opening reception is Saturday, November 17. Ms. Brown, who works in oils, has studied in the Scottsdale Artist School in Arizona and the En Plein Air Scho... More ... Island Wedding on Style Network Filmed in July, the Mackinac Island wedding of Meghan Hesse and Darren Buford of Colorado will be on the Style Network's series, "Married Away" Tuesday, October 23, at 9 p.m. Mackinac Island wedding planner Carole Erbel, who operates "For the Love of Mackinac!," helped the couple arrange their el... More ... |
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