It might be close to summer's end, but the "beat" goes on. The second annual Summer's End Concert, to be held at the DeTour Union Presbyterian Church, will feature The Collecting Consort of Lakeview. The husband and wife musical team is Anne and Gary Wakenhut. Their daughter, Jennifer Hetzman-Holmes, will join the team as the narrator. Mrs. Wakenhut plays the Celtic harp and Mr. Wakenhut plays the hammered dulcimer, whistles, wood, silver, and pan flutes as well as the clarinet.

The Wakenhuts will be performing one of their most popular shows called "Michigan Heritage." The show is about 90 minutes long. Admission is free, but a donation basket will be set up to benefit the Fine Arts Council. This concert will be Sunday, September 3, at 3 p.m. at the Union Church on Ontario Street in DeTour.

Coming up Saturday, September 2, is the Sixth Annual Bob-O-Classic on Drummond Island at "The Rock." The fee is $65 per person for a two-man scramble of 18 holes. There will be prizes and other specials. If you're not a golfer, you may sponsor a hole for $50. All proceeds go to the Bobby Glasser Memorial Scholarship Fund at DeTour High School.

In May, 2006, three scholarships were presented to graduating seniors in the amount of $4,500. For more information, call Linda or Alex Fisher at (906) 297-2101.

Nancy Mordecai, who planned and chaired the first DeTour Village Fine Art Festival, is still receiving kudos and praise for the event, which took place in the Village Saturday, August 19. Nancy was more than pleased with the turnout of the fine artists, with

a total of 35 participating. The artists were pleased with the sale of their artworks.

Winners of award ribbons are as follows:

Best of Show: David Bigelow, Sault Ste. Marie, pen and ink pastel drawing entitled "Beynae."

First Place: Rene Norton, DeTour, watercolor painting of freighter at DeTour Marina titled "Foggy Morning."

Second Place: Bob Zahara, DeTour, photograph of cedar shake barn off Route 2.

Third Place: Lori Wallis Feldpausch, Marshall and DeTour, watercolor "Orange Poppies."

Honorable Mention: Debbie Stiller, Rogers City, watercolor of tugboats in a bay near Rogers City.

Other talented artists are as follows: Penny Barrett, DeTour Village; Lindsey Bergsma, Sault Ste. Marie; Creekside Herbs & Art, Cedarville; DeTour Reef Light Preservation Society, DeTour; Janell Dudeck, DeTour Village; Jerry and Rosie Felster, DeTour Village; Verna Fountain, DeTour; Barb Gruenewald, Sault Ste. Marie; Shirley Harrer, Sault Ste. Marie; Jim and Paula Harshman, Drummond Island; Casey Kelleghan, DeTour; Rex Marsh, Sault Ste. Marie; Jane Moyer, DeTour; Rene Norton, DeTour; Michelle Ranta, Sault Ste. Marie; Kate Rudolph, Hessel; Norine Rudd, Cedarville; Alice Schyders, DeTour; Rick Shapero, Cedarville, Mike and Sue Steel, DeTour; Debbie Stiller, Rogers City; Yoshi VanVoorhies, DeTour; Pat "Moira" Wilson, Hessel; Sandy Wytiaz, DeTour; Bob Zahara, DeTour, Lori Feldpausch, Marshall; Karen Platts, Eaton Rapids; Mike Crawford, Goetzville, and Karen White, DeTour.

Michelle Ranta was appreciated for her "on the scene" portraits.

We can be proud of our area musicians who performed throughout the day: Gary Van Alstine with Chad Norton, Barbara Taylor, joined by Dr. Richard Morrison, Ashely Stefanski Nettleton, Elizabeth Lehman with Jean Bloom, Mike Young with Zach Brown, all first class entertainment.

This Fine Art Festival is sponsored by the EUP Fine Arts Council and the Village of DeTour. We're looking forward to next year and, hopefully, a sunny day.

The first home game for girls basketball is Thursday, August 31, at 6 p.m. See you there.

School will be in session next week, and, adults, remember: The best way to serve treats is with a smile.