Summer weather has arrived, better late than never.

At the Habitat for Humanity house under construction on Keightley Street, owner Patti O’Brien said volunteers will be needed to help install siding by the end of the week. Those who want to help may show up at the construction site, or call Ms. O’Brien for more information at (906) 298- 2249.

Attending the ZZ Top concert last week at Dream Makers Theatre in Sault Ste. Marie were St. Ignace residents Tim and Diana Lee, Jim and Sheryl DeKeyser, Rachael Coveyou, and Jim and Judy Orriss.

Larry and Tracy McQuiston celebrated their wedding anniversary September 15.

Classmates from the Farmington High School Class of 1946 are in town this week. They’ve returned to St. Ignace, as they have for many years, for an annual reunion, and gathered here September 15. Classmate Art Orofino, an organizer of the gathering, said it’s not many classes who can claim a 63-year reunion, and that his high school class is an especially close-knit group. They find St. Ignace their favorite reunion site, he said, and have made some friends in town and will continue to gather here each year. Attending this year are Mr. Orofino, Margaret Brown, June Grace, Ethel Mae and Sam Bragalone, Bob and Ann Miller, Sally and Bill Dix, Martha Eschenweck, Concetta and Stan Pirozek, Ed and Mary Sapienz, John Brennan, Ted and Marge Kohlman, Norm Potts and Joan Jamieson, Jean and Sandy Branzei, Katherine and Howard Miller, Steve and Charlotte Bruce, Pat Dix, and Jack and Jean Brown.

Jack Becker (from left), Maddie Winberg, and Libby Becker donated their lemonade stand earnings of $24.14 to the Mackinac County Animal Shelter. They hosted a lemonade stand during a garage sale in St. Ignace Saturday, September 12. They are pictured with shelter manager Ginger Valentine, holding Sunny. Meeting with Joan (nee Tarnutzer) McClelland and Tom Cardiff of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Joan and I laughed a lot of times we spent growing up at Gros Cap School. We especially remember Mr. Robert Buchholz standing on his head drinking a soda pop, just to amaze the children. He taught seventh and eighth grades and also was our principal.

Last week I received by mail a couple of books from a kindhearted classmate, Patricia Brooks of Scottsdale, Arizona. After a phone conversation, she decided that “Gifts of Sisterhood,” published by Patty, would be appropriate reading material for me. Ms. Brooks donates a portion of proceeds from this book to Vital Care Hospice of the Straits serving Mackinac County in memory of her youngest sister, Roberta (nee Cronan) Lilliquist, of St. Ignace, who passed away 10 years ago.

Lauren Cook, now a resident of Sault Ste. Marie, sends a hello to Mackinac Island friends. She was employed at Mission Point Resort for many years.

United Methodist Church members are taking orders for pizza as a fundraiser. Delivery will be Friday, October 9. For more information, call Sharron Lasley at 643-8187.

Les Nyland and Donna Pope kept busy this past week mowing the lawn at the United Methodist Church.

Happy campers at Brevort Lake included John and Nicole Goldwater of Germany, who were on their honeymoon. John, who grew up in Lower Michigan, has visited this area since he was a young child.

Northern Michigan Christian Academy of Burt Lake took first place in a girls volleyball tournament. Miranda Litzner is on the varsity team and Bekka Litzner is on the junior varsity team. Both girls are from St. Ignace.

Clara and Ervin Prevost of East Jordan spent a day in St. Ignace last week and visited with David Blair.

Jim and Cynthia (nee Knutsen) Nelson of Arizona enjoyed residing in their hometown of St. Ignace this summer. They will be traveling home soon and will be missed by many here.

My niece, Marietta, and her husband, Joe Kline, of Yuba, California, and nephew, Wesley Therrian, of Whitewater, Wisconsin, were visitors for a week in St. Ignace.

Happy anniversary to Jim and Marcy Bentgen September 18 and Mike and Linda Wilkins September 21.

Happy birthday to Kim Ogle, Terry Smith, and Hannah Eby September 17, and Mark Eby September 20. Happy 60th birthday to Paula McCrory September 21. Happy birthday to my youngest child, Diane Blair, September 18. Happy fifth birthday to Joshua Feleppa September 21.

The second annual Antique Tractor Show and 18th annual Richard Crane Memorial Big Rig Truck Show will be Friday, September 18, through Sunday, September 20, in St. Ignace. The 18th annual On the Waterfront swap meet, toy, and car show will also take place this weekend. All events are free of charge. (See related story in this issue.)