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

I hope everyone enjoyed the Memorial Day weekend, and the many graduation parties that were held, and will be ongoing for the next few weekends around the area. Please be sure to drive safely, and while traveling, turn your headlights on.

The Upper Peninsula Single District 10 Lions Club is collecting used computer ink cartridges, with the exception of 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 School, 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 Newberry branch office. For more information, call Rich Owen at (906) 586-6194.

The Newberry United Methodist Church will have a fish fry Friday, June 1, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the church at 110 West Harrie Street. Takeouts will be available. The suggested donation is $7.

The U.P. Regional Blood Center, a service of Marquette General Hospital, will hold a blood drive Wednesday, June 6, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. at Helen Newberry Joy Hospital. For an appointment, call Ruth Dake at (906) 293-5062.

The 58th Annual Mackinac Island Lilac Festival, celebrating Mackinac's lilac collection, will take place Friday, June 8, through Sunday, June 17.

Engadine Historical Society's annual meeting will be Thursday, June 14, at 7 p.m. at the Freeman- Hasting House Museum. Election of three trustees for three-year terms will be decided.

The annual Engadine Heritage Day will be held at Garfield Township Hall and the Mill Pond Park and Pavilion in Engadine Sunday, July 22.

The annual Curtis Community Arts Council wine and cheese tasting and auction fundraiser will be Saturday, July 28, at Chamberlin's Ole Forest Inn in Curtis. For more information, contact Kelly Chamberlin at (906) 586-6000.

The Freeman-Hastings House and Fenskey Log House Museums are now open every Tuesday and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome to visit. The museums are located on West Melville Street in Engadine.

Happy birthday to Hal Funke May 31, Tom Frazier, Justin Germain, Amber Feneley, Steve Sullivan, and Andrew Reed June 1, Jeremiah Clark June 2, Derrek Clark June 3, Nicole Benoit, Stephanie Kerbersky, Paul Kleeman Sr., and Vu Stefanich June 5, Gary Moore June 6, and Mary Beth Dennis, Randy Baker, and Lauren King June 7.

Happy anniversary to Bob and Candy Aldrich June 5.

If you have news or event information, please e-mail me at: engadinenews@sbcglobal.net, call (906) 477-6959, or send regular mail to me at: Julie Freeman, P.O. Box 45, Engadine, MI 49827. All information in my column is from local people. If you know someone who is the head of a local event, please pass the word on that news can be shared in this space. .