Mackinaw Newsby Sandy Planisek Cabin Fever Dinner, curbside Audie’s, 4 - 6 pm, $10 Historical Society talk on geology of Headlands, Zoom, 7pm March 15, Monday Ice shanty removal deadline Blood drive, St. Anthony’s, noon - 5 pm Reservations 231-445-0151 or versiti.org/miblood with zip 49701 Band concert on Facebook - details to follow St. Anthony’s 10 am St. Anthony’s 7 pm Good Friday church service for Church of Straits and St. Anthony’s at St. Anthony’s, 1 pmMASKS REQUIRED Church of the Straits 10:30 am St. Anthony’s 10 am Job Fair 11 am - 1 pm Jeep the Mac, 3 - 6 pm March 7, 2021 page 1 Mackinaw News by Sandy Planisek EASTER is coming Church of the Straits Easter Plans -MASKS REQUIRED • Ecumenical Good Friday service, April 2, 1 pm at St. Anthony’s • Easter Service, April 4, 10:30 am St. Anthony’s Easter Plans -MASKS REQUIRED. • Palm Sunday Mass with blessing of palms, March 28, at 10 am • Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper, April 1, 7 pm, followed by Adoration in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel until 11 pm • Ecumenical Good Friday service, April 2, 1 pm at St. Anthony’s • Easter Sunday Mass,April 4, 10 am • Bible Church Plans are still being developed, check in later March 7, 2021 page 2 Mackinaw News by Sandy Planisek Layers - what does it mean? Monday, March 8, Zoom Come to the Historical Society’s Zoom to learn what glacial history of our area created these different layers. Libby Ives will explain how glaciers formed the layers under our feet. Her local research was inspired by this slumping of land at Headlands caused by high water levels. It is rare to get this clean of a view of the soil levels, so it is rare to be able to develop such a new explanation of our area. Come and hear a local expert. Zoom meeting ID: 551 997 0204 Password: history Or paste this in your browserhttps:// us02web.zoom.us/j/5519970204 The School Band Concert will go on. The 6th through 12th grade band concert will be Tuesday, March16 at 7 pm. Family members will be allowed to attend in person. The rest of us will be able to live stream it on Facebook. The details will follow. Interested in hummingbirds - go to Zoom Wednesday, March 10 An on-line Zoom talk about “Great Lakes Hummingbirds” is offered free to the public on Wednesday, March 10, 7 p.m. Allen Chartier has birded in all 50 U.S. states with his wife Nancy. They have been on birding trips to 28 countries. He writes a popular blog at http:// mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com. Allen was co-editor of "A Birder's Guide to Michigan" and a contributing author for various projects with National Geographic. These include "Complete Birds of North America", "Complete Birds of the World", and "Handheld Birds." Allen was lead editor of the "Second Michigan Breeding Bird Atlas" and "Michigan Breeding Bird Atlas II". In 2018, he authored a "Field Guide to Birds of Michigan" published by the American Birding Association. Allen’s interests also include Reptiles and Amphibians (especially salamanders), Butterflies and Moths, Beetles, Dragonflies, Spiders, and Wildflowers (especially Orchids). More information and the link to the program can be found at www.straitsareaaudubon.com. March 7, 2021 page 3 Mackinaw News by Sandy Planisek Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch is gearing up for new season Spring Hawk Watch Started Friday Calvin Brennan from Grayling, the fall 2020 MSRW hawk counter, returns to count for his first spring season with us. He will be on duty in Mackinaw City near the Recreation Center from March 5 to June 10. Please respect the contractor, volunteers, and other guests by wearing your mask and staying at least six feet apart. Even though we are outdoors, exercise utmost caution because not everyone will have had vaccines. Please help keep yourself and everyone there healthy. Executive Director needed for MSRW Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch is currently seeking to hire an Executive Director to guide and help implement their mission and strategic plan, coordinating with dozens of volunteers. The position will remain open until it is filled. Please check out the the job description by visiting https://www.mackinacraptorwatch.org/job- opportunities/, and alert every potential candidate and place you know of our opening. Hawk backpacks You can still donate to support the work of Nick Alioto to unravel the mysteries of migration, receiving different benefits at the $1,359, $500 and other giving levels. Along with fitting the birds with these transmitters, Nick will continue to band other hawks and eagles that he catches in Mackinaw City this spring. As a bonus, Nick may bring hawks to the hawk watch for guests to see first-hand! Donate online using a credit card or PayPal through the MSRW web page by Sunday the 7th using the Donate button, or send a check to MSRW, P.O. Box 465, Petoskey, MI 49770. Mark Your Calendars for Speaker Series “Raptors Revealed” You are welcome to attend, for free, any or all of the following programs via Zoom. All talks will be at 4 pm EDT. Programs are limited to the first 100 attendees. In the same time period, you may enjoy an on-line auction to benefit MSRW. Stay tuned as we will send out invitations to register soon! • April 15 – Joys of Hawk Watching: Basics to Beyond BYJohn Richardson, Hawk Count Director and Naturalist, Hawk Ridge, Duluth Minnesota • April 22 – Hawks on the Wing: Identifying Raptors in Flight BY Josh Haas, Vice Chair, Hawk Migration Association of North America • April 29 – Chasing Broad-wings from Pennsylvania to Peru! BY Dr. Laurie Goodrich, Director of Conservation, Sarkis Acopian Center for Conservation Learning, Hawk Mountain Bird Sanctuary, Pennsylvania March 7, 2021 page 4 Mackinaw News by Sandy Planisek Village Hall News A complaint was filed against Winterfest’s violation of Covid-19 rules. The Visitor’s Bureau signed a document with the village that said that attendees would use on-line and mail in registration so that contract tracing could be achieved, the visitors to the event space would be spaced 6-feet apart or wear masks. Below is one photo of the event. The complaint was, in part, that people did not space 6 feet apart and when closer did not wear masks. Enzo Lieghio, who worked the event, noted that the master of ceremonies repeatedly asked people to spread apart and that most visitors did wear masks. The complaint was taken to the Health Department which will rule on the consequences of the complaint. The problem drew the attention of 9&10 News and M-Live, both of which joined the Zoom council meeting. As a result, when the Visitor’s Bureau applied for a revised Special Event application to change the venue of the upcoming Motorcycle Rally in June, the council felt it could not approve the request until it heard from the Health Dept. and what the consequences might be for the village or the Visitor’s Bureau. As a result, the council voted to postpone consideration of the change of venue for the Motorcycle Rally until the next council meeting. All council members voted to postpone consideration except Lieghio. The council approved the following special events for the upcoming season: • Antique Tractor Bridge Crossing Saturday with a maximum of 1,500 tractors, September 11, 2021 • Mackinaw Area Historical Society’s 16th Annual Historic Festival, Saturday, July 31, 2021 • Mackinaw Woman’s Club Annual Flower Sale, May 21, 2021 • Mackinaw Woman’s Club Strawberry Social, July 4, 2021 • Installation of Shepler’s green and white Grand Hotel Tent, their blue and white tent, and car care tent from April 14 to November 15 Lots to be surveyed March 7, 2021 page 5 Mackinaw News by Sandy Planisek Village Hall News cont. The council approved the hiring of attorney Matthew Cross of Plunkett Cooney to handle the cemetery land ownership confusion. The council agreed to have lots 9, 10, 11, and 12 on Nokomis Street appraised for possible sale. The council also agreed not to pursue changes to our current food truck regulations at this time. The site plan for Superior Bar & Grill was approved if they provide a survey of the property and meet the other requirements identified by the village engineer, most of which had been already corrected. The building will not overhang the sidewalk but the blue awnings and the hanging plants will. The owners of this project are Bob Maczka, Mary Darrow, and Matthew Terrian. (cont.) Shepler tent placement. Formerly the luggage tents were placed to minimally block the view, but high water has required moving the blue tent. Lots possibly for sale March 7, 2021 page 6 Mackinaw News by Sandy Planisek Work on the building is moving along and the owners hope to be open by Memorial Day, but did ask for the entire summer to finish the job. This week an earlier facade was revealed before being demolished. The Moccasin Shop was owned by the Desy family and the signs were painted by Lloyd Desy. Since they were painted directly on cement block they could not be saved. Finally, all of the Momentum store was removed. The roof on Cunningham’s had been rebuilt earlier in thewinter. Paul Desy gave me this history of the stores: Pete and Ethelwyn Alexander owned the building with both businesses. Pete used the store where the Moccasin Shop was as the warehouse for his plumbing supplies. Dad talked him into renting the building and that is when the Moccasin Shop got started.