The red sun slowly setting in the sky makes a perfect backdrop to a great Upper Peninsula picture of bales of hay, perfectly round, standing silently in the freshly mowed field, leaves turning orange around the edges, the sounds of Friday night football games, and the last of the farmers harvest displayed at the Saturday market -- almost like a brochure featuring all the U.P. is about. For the last few weeks we have had warm temperatures and sunny days to enjoy these sights. We are blessed to call this home.

Over the Labor Day holiday, many of the local cabins, cottages, and tents were filled to capacity as folks enjoyed a stroll over the Mackinac Bridge or found pleasures in our two-track trails.

Hello to the folks at the Jackson compound on the corner of Borgstrom Road and Hiawatha Trail, and to the large contingent of folks at Hubie’s place.

Cheryl Hart was here from lower Michigan to spruce up the mobile home on US-2.

Deb DeWyse was guest speaker at the Northern Michigan Women’s Retreat at Pickford this past weekend, where women from the U.P. as well as northern lower Michigan gathered to renew their spirits in a beautiful setting.

Baseball at Comerica Park was the order of the day for Denny Vowell and his sons, Brian and Denny, and Ron Pongracz and his son, Ronnie, cheering on the Detroit Tigers. I understand the Tigers lost, but the day and the game were great.

Continued get well wishes to Mary Hart and Ann Cross, both of whom have had hospital stays recently.

Congratulations to Jaci Reynolds Livermore on passing her state boards in nursing.

Prayers are needed for the infant daughter of Junior and Cindy Stephenson, who arrived much too early and is currently at Marquette General Hospital. Baby Sophie will have an extended stay there as she continues to grow.

Here over the holiday were Mike and Cathy Kolomitz and MaryJane Cook, who enjoyed spending time with the girls’ mother, Mary Ellen Stephenson.

The Teen Challenge group will present a program Sunday, October 4, at 6 p.m. at Rexton Mennonite Church. All area folks, young and old, are invited to attend.

Birthday wishes, a few belated, to Shauni Rutledge September 1, Shirley Konle September 3, Sandy Livermore September 4, David Derusha September 5, Lacey Bigelow September 7, Shelby Flatt and Angel Dishaw September 8, Deb DeWyse September 10, our son-in-law, Charlie Fosdick, September 11, my brother, Dave Beaudoin, September 12, Kevin Gouza and brother-in-law, Shep Sheppard, September 14, Bud Hart September 16, Debbie Formolo September 17, Roger Shoemaker September 18, and Brent Gouza, Brian Gouza, and Charles Cobe September 19.