School resumed from the Christmas break Monday, January 4.

Attorney Tom Evashevski has gone into private practice and opened an office at 838 North State Street in Ignace. He is a general practice attorney and will continue as attorney for the City of Mackinac Island and Village of Mackinaw City. He has been with the St. Ignace law firm Brown and Brown for 30 years.

Sharing the building, but in independent practice, will be his cousin, Prentiss "Giz" Brown III of St. Ignace. Also a general practice attorney, Mr. Brown is relocating his office from Ferry Lane.

The two attorneys will maintain separate practices with no organizational affiliation.

Jason Huyck, a 2001 graduate of LaSalle High School and a resident of Grand Rapids, enjoyed spending a few days in St. Ignace. While here he visited friends and his parents, Jim and Lois Huyck.

Sandy Litzner of Moran said she recalls when her grandfather, Ray Walker, was a conservation officer for this area. He served from 1929 to 1963.

Participating in their store’s “Adopt a Family” Christmas collection drive are (from left) Jim Rountree, Terri Hoath, and Dale Hess. Staff of the Glen’s Markets store in St. Ignace donated about $170 to supply gifts to a local family. Not pictured is co-organizer Kate Farner. A financial aid night for collegebound students will be Monday, January 25, at 6:30 p.m. at LaSalle High School.

Bill Demmon of Gwinn spent time in St. Ignace with his mother, Theresa Downey, over the holidays.

Belated wedding anniversary wishes to Doug and Brenda St. Andrew. The couple celebrated 45 years together Saturday, January 2.

Justin Gallagher of Tempe, Arizona, enjoys reading The St. Ignace News. He recently enjoyed a visit from his sister, Roxanne Pettit, of Mackinac Island in Arizona.

St. Ignace Cooperative Preschool students sing carols for residents at Mackinac Straits Hospital's Long Term Care unit Wednesday, December 16. Students pictured (in no particular order) are Haley Allers, Layla Aukeman, Wisteria Brady, M.J. Gaulbault, Bayden Goleman, Christopher Grove, Kaiden Grove, Haleigh Mattson, Allisson Milligan, Tabitha Shepard, Oakley Smith, Dakota Taylor, Jenna Tracy, Kaia Wiseman, and teacher Donna Bassett (right). Not pictured but present at the event was Alexah L'Allier. Happy birthday to Bev Fraser and Thelma Campagmola January 7, Hollee Massey January 9, Angel Wilson January 11, and Joan Therrian and “Quatro” Musser January 13.

I had the pleasure of meeting Mickey and Tracy Campbell, who reside in Mackinaw City. Mickey remembers growing up in St. Ignace very well, and recalls when Sunset Ridge Trailer Park, owned by Jim and Hazel Campbell, was located where Glen’s Markets is now. In the 1970s the trailer park was sold to Warren and Eleanor Christianson. In the store that’s now Weber’s Floral was a busy grocery store owned by Claude and Emma Brown, known as Brown’s Grocery. Many in town will recall those days.

Best wishes to Ray and Marvel Walker, who will celebrate their wedding anniversary January 7.

Best wishes also to Ernest and Peg Jarman, who will celebrate their wedding anniversary January 11.

Monday morning, January 4, Jim Bentgen reported the Arnold Line Huron will run until ice conditions no longer allow ferry operations to continue between Mackinac Island and St. Ignace. Monday through Saturday trips to Mackinac Island are at 8 a.m., 11 a.m., and 3:45 p.m. Trips from the Island are at 8:45 a.m., noon, and 4:30 p.m. There is no Sunday ferry service.

Moose Lodge 999 offers bingo every Tuesday. Early bird begins at 5:45 p.m., with regular bingo at 6:30 p.m. Food is available.

VFW 5114 in St. Ignace has bingo every Wednesday at 6 p.m.