Engadine
By Julie Freeman 477-6959 engadinenews@sbcglobal.net

Hello, everyone. Can you believe it's May already? Schools will soon be out for summer vacation. It's hard to believe another school year has come and gone.

The Curtis Area Chamber of Commerce will meet Wednesday, May 9, at 7 p.m. at the Chamber office. This will be a spring mixer, hot dog roast, and potluck meal. Everyone is invited.

Cleanup Day for Garfield Township residents will be Saturday, May 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., or until the dumpsters are full. One pickup load per household will be allowed. Contact the hall at (906) 477-6481 for items that are, or are not accepted. Location drop-off will be at the Naubinway ball field parking lot in Naubinway. Engadine residents will also have to use this drop-off location. No disposal will be allowed unless a township official is at location.

Cleanup Day for Hudson Township residents will be Saturday, May 12, from 9 a.m. to noon, or until the truck is full, at the Hudson Township Hall located on Church Street in Rexton. Limit one mattress per family. No wood, tires, paint, batteries, roofing, building materials, or household garbage is allowed. Refrigerators and freezers must have Freon removed. There will be an area designated for metal. For more information, call (906) 595-7276.

Auditions for "You Can't Get There From Here," a play in two acts by Pat Cook, produced by the Curtis Community Arts Council, will be Monday, May 21, and Tuesday, May 22, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Curtis Park Center. Scripts are available for preview at the Newberry Library, Curtis Library, Curtis Service, and the Engadine Library. You don't have to preview the script in order to audition. Performance dates will be Thursday, July 19, Friday, July 20, and Saturday, July 21. For more information, call (906) 586-9974 and leave a message, or call (906) 586-6384.

The Portage Anglers Walleye Jamboree 2007 in Curtis is planned for Memorial Day weekend, Friday, May 25, through Sunday, May 27. There will be prizes for the largest walleye caught over the three-day weekend, and the grand prize will be a wonderful boat package. Entry fee is $50 per person (adult). Amateurs only. The fee includes a steak dinner at Interlaken Lodge. Kids division is age 12 and younger, with a $10 entry fee. Proceeds will go toward lake improvements.

"Musical Chairs" is the theme of this year's Art on the Lake art project in Curtis. Paint and decorate any chair or stool, and turn it in to Lynda at Curtis Service by Monday, June 25. The finished chairs or stools will be displayed throughout the Curtis area and then auctioned off at Art on the Lake. Proceeds go to Art on the Lake/Curtis Community Arts Council. Pick up complete rules at Curtis Service. For more information, call Lynda at (906) 586-3667.

Upper Peninsula Single District 10 Lions Club is collecting used computer ink cartridges (except Epson) to help raise money for the 2007 Curtis Independence Day parade. Cartridges may be placed in designated boxes at the Fish and Hunt Shop, Curtis Elementary, Manistique Lakes Clinic, State Savings Bank in Curtis, Naubinway, and Manistique, Jack's Supervalue in Manistique, Newberry High School, and First National Bank of St. Ignace in Newberry. For more information, call Rich Owen at (906) 586-6194.

Happy birthday to Linda Pershinske and Deb Bullock May 3, Joel Everhart May 4, Tim Wyse and Terry Sadler May 5, John Ketcher II and Kristopher Kerbersky May 6, Karen Hins, Mary Livermore, and Pat Plue May 7, Rose Butkovich May 8, Melvin Frazier May 9, and Nathan Butkovich and our son-inlaw, Ray Morrison, May 10.

Happy anniversary to Sean and Deb Bennett May 9.

The Newberry Garden Club will meet Monday, May 7, at 7 p.m. at the home of Ruthanne Dean. Seney Research Biologist Damon McCormick will present the program on loons and swans, and plans for "Project Petunia" will be finalized.

Boucha-Draves-Raski VFW will have a meeting for election of officers Wednesday, May 9, at 7 p.m. at the post home in Engadine. A Mother's Day breakfast buffet is slated for Sunday, May 13, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., open to the public. An auxiliary meeting will be Wednesday, May 16, at 7 p.m. Members should wear their uniforms. The first fish fry of the season will be Friday, May 18, from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., open to the public. Memorial services will be held Sunday, May 27, at 1:30 p.m. at the Mill Pond Park in Engadine. Snacks will be served at the post home following the services.

Until next time, take care.