The weather continues to be warm and sunny and Labor Day is again over for another year. Our summer friends are leaving and school has begun for students and teachers. Football is on the agenda for many young players, and life will once again take on its normal pace.

We hope everyone had a good time at "Art in the Park." It is always a pleasant time, watching the artists, visiting with friends, and listening to music.

My summertime neighbor, Terry O'Brien of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, sent a photo of her nephew, Jack O'Brien, 8, showing the great fish he caught off the Snows dock during the first week of August. One can see how happy he is!

There is a bit of history attached to this family, as Terry O'Brien's mother, Ruth Vollmer O'Brien, has been coming to the Snows for all of her 82 years. Her grandparents were the owners of the old Snows Hotel and Ruth still has a cottage on the channel right across the street from the Snows Bar and Restaurant, adjacent to Les Cheneaux Landing. According to Terry, young fisherman Jack is the fourth generation of this family to enjoy the Snows.

The Les Cheneaux Maritime Museum honored men who volunteer there with a dinner. Seated at the table are (from left) Brad Smith, Jim Mertaugh, Leroy Pieri, Paul Wilson, Joe Forrester, Mike Miller, Bill Kish, Ernie Hagen, R. B. Smith, and Kent Hamel. (Photograph by Douglas Wells) Another photo, this one taken by Douglas Wells, is of the dinner that was given for the men who volunteer at the Maritime Museum. This is the second annual volunteers' dinner and it honors the men, as the tea at the Historical Museum honored the women who volunteer. The dinner was cooked and served by Rose Miller, Janet Hagen, and Betty Smith. Volunteers honored were Brad Smith, Jim Mertaugh, Leroy Pieri, Paul Wilson, Joe Forrester, Mike Miller, Bill Kish, Ernie Hagen, R. B. Smith, and Kent Hamel.

A nice affair took place at Lydia and Douglas Yoder's home on Islington Road last week, honoring Lydia's mother's 82nd birthday. Willann Powers is visiting here from Rome, Georgia, and enjoying our wonderful summer weather.

The pottery class sponsored by the Les Cheneaux Arts Council and taught by Gerry Reid was well attended, with many beautiful and unusual creations developed by the students. This is always a very interesting class, especially when the "pots" come out of the kiln after glazing. One never knows if his work will be awful, or a masterpiece.

Jack O'Brien, 8, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, caught a 32-inch pike off of the Snows dock Friday, August 1. His great-great-grandparents were owners of the old Snows Hotel. (Photograph courtesy of Terry O'Brien) A note from Bruce and Susie Taylor of Arizona came this week. Bruce is the son of the late Jean and Aldren Taylor of Cedarville, and the brother of Dick Taylor of Pickford. Bruce tells of a trip they took to Hong Kong to visit their daughter, Laura Jean. While there, they attended the 2008 Beijing Olympic Equestrian Venue in Hong Kong. Laura Jean has been riding since age 6, when the Taylors were stationed in Germany. She has ridden in dressage

competitions herself and recently invested in a new riding facility, which they saw being built near her home in Hong Kong. A highlight of the games for them was attending the Team Jumping competition, where Canada and the U.S. tied for the top spot and had a jumpoff; U.S. taking the gold, and Canada the silver. The Taylors' return to Arizona was delayed one day by Typhoon Nuri, which came through Hong Kong the day before their departure.

Dan Fields (far left) is making a leaf pottery piece at the Les Cheneaux Arts Council class. Looking on are (from left) instructor Gerry Reid and students Nancy Burke and Barbara Augenblick. (Photograph by Linda Henderson) We all have Sharon Smith on our minds and now that her surgery is over, hope and pray that all will turn out well for her.

An exciting time was had at the Cheever Cottage on Coryell Island on Boat Show weekend. Jim and Susan Cheever hosted a small engagement party for some of their island friends in honor of their son, Nick, and his fiancée, Michelle Woods, both of Tucson, Arizona. At the end of the party, their son, Nathan, started what was thought to be a speech about his brother, but soon produced an engagement ring, went down on one knee, and proposed to his girlfriend, Anne Benderson. Nick and Michelle will be married in January in Tucson; Nathan and Anne plan to be married in the Les Cheneaux Islands next August. Jim and Susan will be busy planning for two weddings six months apart, but are very happy to have their family expand.