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Participate in Walk for Warmth on Feb. 11

The annual Chippewa County Walk for Warmth is 9 a.m. until noon, Feb. 11 starting and finishing at the Sewell-Avery center downtown, featuring a one-mile route up and down Ashmun Street.

The walk raises funds to assist needy seniors and citizens in Chippewa County when home-heating bills cannot be met.

Most funds are raised via pledges by walkers, and forms are available at the community action agency offices in the Sewell-Avery center and at the United Way offices downtown. Corporate and major donors are pivotal to the success of the walk, too.

Walk for Warmth sign contests and pledge contests are another way to raise funds. Douglas Lundstrom of First United Presbyterian church was the top individual fundraiser in 2011.

Walk for Warmth helps families in need as identified by social services organizations in the county. thousands of dollars are provided annually, especially in March and April when other heating assistance programs have been exhausted and the need is still great.

Generate pledges via the forms from Community Action Agency if you can, and get involved in the 2012 walk for warmth on Feb. 11. Prizes are always awarded after the walk, and a chili/hot chocolate meal is provided to all participants.

General donations from local organizations are always accepted.
Contact UW at 906-632-3700 for more info.

Benefit planned for Feb. 10

A benefit spaghetti & meatball dinner will be held for Brimley resident Gwen Holdsworth on Friday, Feb. 10, the in Brimley High School gymnasium, 4 to 7 p.m.

All proceeds from this event will go towards her expenses for her medical care.  Cost is $6 per person, includes salad, garlic bread, dessert and drink.

T-shirts can also be purchased online at www.picturethispictures.com to support Gwen for $10.

A bake sale and silent auction will also be held at the dinner. Donations are being sought for the bake sale and silent auction. For more information call 906-248-5888 or 906-248-2900.

 

Free legal advice to be offered to qualified Bay Mills tribal members on Feb. 2

     An attorney from the Michigan Indian Legal Services, Inc. will be coming to Bay Mills Indian Community to provide free legal consultants to eligible tribal members on civil matters. Read More


St. Mary's River channel closures announced

Jan. 10, 2012

SAULT STE. MARIE —  In accordance with 33 CFR 162.117, Vessel Traffic Service St. Marys River will close Pipe Island Passage (East of Pipe Island Shoal and North of Pipe Island Twins from Watson Reef Light to Sweets Point). 

The channel will close effective 0800 Local time on 13 January 2012.

The Pipe Island Course will become a two-way route.

The Coast Guard would like to remind all recreational ice users to plan their activity carefully, use caution on the ice, and stay away from shipping channels.

Further inquiries can be made by phone to Sault Vessel Traffic Service at (906) 635-3232 or via e-mail.

Volleyball tourney planned
Jan. 6, 2012

            BRIMLEY — The Fourth Annual Jackie Leapley Memorial Volleyball Tournament will be held Saturday, Feb. 18 at Brimley High School. The co-ed tournament allows no more than three men on the court.

Registration costs $120 per team and can be completed by calling Beth Hill at 906-440-1053 or Candice Leapley at 906-322-7004 prior to the registration deadline of Saturday, Feb. 11.

Volunteers are welcome. All proceeds will go toward the Jackie Leapley Scholarship Fund.

 

Tribe continues work on gaming issues

Nov. 16, 2011    

     BAY MILLS — Bay Mills Indian Community elected new tribal leaders on Nov. 2, but the commitment to the current litigation regarding the Vanderbilt Casino remains the same. 

     “Our first day in office, Nov. 7, we formally agreed as a council to continue working together on our gaming issues, including our properties in Vanderbilt, Flint, and Port Huron,” said newly elected Tribal Chairman Kurt Perron. He is joined by another new face on the council, Joe LeBlanc, serving as vice-chairman. The rest of the council remains the same, as incumbents John Paul Lufkins, Richard LeBlanc and Bucko Teeple held on to their seats in the election.

     The council’s actions come on the heels of an Oct. 19 General Tribal Council meeting of the Bay Mills Indian Community membership. At that meeting Perron made a motion before the prior council to continue moving forward with the litigation. The tribal membership unanimously approved Perron’s motion.

      "I am committed to working aggressively and diligently with the entire council to advance this litigation and related pursuits,” said Perron.

      The tribe has a Oct. 23, 2012 court date scheduled.

 

Lighthouse open, has new caretakers

     Point Iroquois lighthouse will remain open weekends for the winter and early spring, Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The tower will be closed during inclement weather.

     New caretakers are on site — Hal Prentice and Barbara Kautzman — so drop by to say hello. Look for them in the bookshop or out around the grounds.