Wolf stories abound in this area. As Tracy and I were turning into our driveway one evening last week, a lone wolf darted out from between the house and garage, crossed Fisherman’s Drive, then US-2, and went on up Schoolhouse Road. It was a large animal and as he ran by the picket fence we could compare his size. The tracks were deep and large.

Mary Carney reports large tracks around her compost pile in back of her garden.

Larry First and his grandson, Levi Rogers, were hunting rabbits this past weekend north of Brevort. Larry has those wonderful hare hunting hounds and wouldn’t like to lose one. They noticed wolf tracks following the dog tracks. Larry was on snowshoes and couldn’t make much headway, but Levi took off on a run through the snow and literally tacked the hound while the wolf was 10 yards off at the edge of the woods watching. Levi was the hero of the day.

Tom and Taffy Coffey have arrived at their home in Brevort and plan to spend the remainder of the winter here.

Dan Lasley and his family of Sault Ste. Marie were guests of Mike and Lara Gustafson at the family Christmas dinner.

The church councils of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Ignace and Trinity Lutheran Church of Brevort will meet with Bishop Tom Skrenes at Trinity Tuesday, January 19, at 6 p.m. for a potluck dinner and meeting. The bishop will have a dossier on a pastoral candidate for the two churches. Retired pastor George Kaiser has been interim pastor for more than a year, and his presence has been appreciated.

Mary Carney has improved greatly. She is gaining strength and feeling much better.

Jim and Ann Dyer have returned from a five-day visit with Ann Wright in Greenville.

Theresa and Derreck Jewell with their daughters, Rachel and Jenna, Ann and Jim Dyer, and Alfie Dyer enjoyed Christmas dinner at the home of Dottie Glashaw.

Greg and Dawn Mitchinson and family and Shirley Mitchinson spent part of their holiday at the family cottage on Worth Road. Lots of cross-country skiing and sledding were on the agenda.

Pastor George Kaiser was a dinner guest at the home of Dave and Lois Movalson Tuesday evening, January 5. Bill Movalson, who was traveling to Detroit, stopped by and joined the group for dinner.

We’re not seeing many flocks of small birds at the feeders this winter. There are gray and black squirrels helping themselves to the sunflower seeds.

Joyce Gustafson had a close call with a red squirrel trying to get into her house.

Our condolences to the families of Corey Gustafson of Mackinaw City, formerly of St. Ignace, who passed away Monday, January 4.

Pega Kennedy, Nancy Smith, and Beatrice Zak drove Megan Gustafson to Michigan State University in East Lansing, where she is a student. Megan was home to attend the memorial service for her brother, Corey Gustafson, in St. Ignace.

Brian Rose said he has heard the coyotes howling out on the ice most evenings.

At Mark and Brenda Spencer’s Gypsy Rose Farm, it’s fur tagging season.

The Rippets’ New Year’s Eve party was well attended by friends and neighbors. We all donned our coats and boots promptly at 12:06 a.m. and went home.

Bob Berry serves on the grand jury held in Marquette. It’s a year and a half obligation, with actual duty one or two days a month. Bob and Ellen traveled to Marquette Monday, January 11, for jury duty and shopping.

Happy belated birthday wishes to Jackie Rogers and Tammy Shepard January 1, Horst Daemmrich January 5, Joe van Troostenburghe January 9, Thora Shepard January 10, and Eric Barthelemy January 12. Hope you all had a wonderful day.