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Click here for digital edition  The seventh annual Guns-n-Hoses charity softball game, pitting Mackinac Island's fire department against the police department at Great Turtle Park Sunday, August 17, gave its spectators a thrilling seven innings, with the Hoses earning their sixth consecutive victory, 14-13. Players for the Hoses (not in order) are Robert Chambers, Josh Carley, Craig Bunker, Larry Rickley, Bobby Roach, James "Bam" Bazineau, Jason St. Onge, Chris Szabo, Gina Calcaterra, and Ryan Schlehuber. For the Guns, players included Micky Brazaski, Andy and Lisa Dziobak, Ken Hardy, Dominic Redman, Ryan Patterson, Jon Haglee, Jennifer and Chuck Collier, Matt Waters, Josh Meeker, Bryan Gipson, and Kim Raymond. Officiating the game were John Hulett and Paul Price. Players are pictured with family members and friends. (Photograph by Mamie Winkelman) See story, pages 12, 13. More ... Seventy-five students will start school on Mackinac Island at 8:20 a.m. Tuesday, September 2. At noon, the annual Back-toschool Picnic will be held on the playground. The community is welcome to join in celebrating the new school year by having lunch with the students. More ... In the last two weeks of July and the first two weeks of August, Mackinac Island's fly population increases dramatically, and on an island where horses are a primary source of transportation, flies can quickly become a problem. The City of Mackinac Island is hoping a new fly predator program this year will improve the Island's overall fly control program. More ... Grand Hotel's annual Labor Day Weekend Jazz Concert will begin Friday, August 29, and continue through Monday, September 1. The weekend will feature headliners Branford Marsalis and Dave Brubeck. Mr. More ... Winners of the Golden Ticket sweepstakes were selected during the Mackinac Island Fudge Festival, held August 21 through 23. Billed officially as "Daddy I Want the Golden Ticket and I Want it Now!," the contest is modeled after the one in the film, "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. More ... Reports from the Mackinac Island Police Department, between August 20 and August 26: An employee of a food cafe reported a $10 counterfeit bill to police Thursday, August 21. The woman gave the bill to Island police, who then sent it to the U.S. Secret Service in Grand Rapids. More ... This year marks the 50th time walkers will cross the Mackinac Bridge on Labor Day, and although the Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) is expecting fewer walkers Monday, September 1, than the 57,000 who made the five-mile journey over the Straits last year, it is preparing for similar crowds. More ... Visitors to Mackinac Island see Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts every day, checking tickets in front of the downtown historic buildings and raising and lowering the flags. The program that brings them here has a long history. More ... Mackinac Island's ban on electric Segway transporters was enforced Thursday, August 21, when two guests at Grand Hotel brought one of the devices with them for their stay from August 19 to 22. Police spotted the woman riding the device downtown and warned her that Segways are not allowed on Mackinac Island. More ... Grand Hotel Daily entertainment at the following venues: Lunch buffet - piano, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Afternoon tea - classical harp, 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Cupola bar - piano, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Jockey Club - piano bar, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. More ... The inaugural Jamie Bynoe Summer Street Hockey Tournament will be Sunday, September 7, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Market Street near the Stuart House museum. Anyone can play and there is no admission fee, said tournament coordinator Chris West. More ... The Secretary of State office in St. Ignace will close for renovations from Tuesday, September 2, through Friday, September 5. The office will reopen Monday, September 8, at 9 a.m. Office hours will remain unchanged. More ... School administrators Seth Hoopingarner and Penny Barney have been battling to keep the doors open at Burt Township School in Grand Marais for two years, and now, owing to a reallocation in the state aid Section 22d funding, known as the Saving Paradise fund, the 63 students enrolled there this year can be assured of a place to learn. More ... A total of $700 was raised to support the Stella King Scholarship Fund for qualified graduates of Mackinac Island Public School during this year's Daisy Days fundraiser at the Post Office Wednesday, August 20. The late Stella King was Mackinac's lay health nurse years ago, providing prenatal, child, and general wellness programs to an isolated winter community. More ... Coming off a 14-0 regular season last year, Mackinac Island Lakers soccer team will look to new Head Coach Mary Patay to continue the team's dominance in the Northern Lights League, beginning with a pair of home games against Whittemore-Prescott Friday, September 5, and Saturday, September 6. More ... August 29-September 1 •Grand Hotel's Labor Day Jazz Weekend August 30 •Annual Labor Day Formal Ride, 9 a.m. August 31 •Labor Day Regatta •Summer Concert Series: Heather May, 2 p.m., Ste. More ... Zuhdi Jasser, the head of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, will speak on Mackinac Island Friday, August 29, at the Trinity Church rectory on Fort Street at 8:15 p.m. More ... The Mackinac Island Community Foundation's summer concert series will conclude Sunday, August 31, with flutist Heather May and pianist Angela Beidenbender. The concert begins at 2 p.m. at Ste. Anne's Church and is free to the public. More ... In Mackinac Island Yacht Club Bridge League games for the week ending Wednesday, August 27, Audrey Gallery placed first, Annette Gillespie placed second, and Lois Largo placed third. More ... The 38th Annual Mackinac Island Music Festival lineup surpassed the previous four in grandeur and length, say organizers, and holds promise for continued growth and exciting music in the years ahead. More ... More than 700 antique tractors, nearly 100 customized semis and panel trucks, and restored kids pedal cars will be center stage the weekend of September 12 to September 14 during the fall truck show in St. Ignace. Activities include two parades across the Mackinac Bridge and through Mackinaw City and St. Ignace, truck, tractor, and car displays, and a static light show. More ... David and Grace Armour hosted 22 Smithsonian Associates on Mackinac Island August 21 to 24, giving them a behind-the-scenes look at Mackinac State Historic Parks operations and samples of Mackinac Island life with a cottage tour and viewing of a More ... Enjoying a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama Monday, August 25, at The Gate House are (from left) Susan Lenfestey, Jim Williams, Amelia Musser, and Marlee Brown Musser. Father Williams, now retired, was the featured speaker at the party, which raised about $9,000. Mr. Obama will face Republican candidate John McCain in the November 4 presidential election. More ... |
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