Our summer folks, Horst and Ingrid Daemmrich of Flourtown, Pennsylvania, reported they had more than two feet of snow over the weekend.

Lee Dyer, of Mesa, Arizona, underwent cancer surgery Monday, February 8. We pray for a successful operation and wishes for a quick recovery. Lee is the son of Jim and Ann Dyer of Cut River Road.

Dot Glashaw drove to Sault Ste. Marie with Pega and John Kennedy Wednesday, February 3. Other fun activities for Dot have been ice skating on Epoufette Bay. She dons knee and elbow pads as she is a bit unsteady on her skates.

The Red Hat Society ladies will meet Thursday, February 18, at 6 p.m. at the home of Brenda Frey.

The lunch at Trinity Lutheran Church will be Saturday, February 13. A pastoral candidate, Jeremy Winter, will be our guest. Jeremy is in the St. Ignace and Brevort area this week for interviews. Everyone is invited to the lunch.

Susie and Russ Nesberg have observed a lot of wolf tracks around their home on Cut River Road. The coyotes have been howling during the evening.

Kathy Reid says the birds are not eating as much as usual, probably because they can find food owing to the scarce snow cover.

Gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder and a group of supporters stopped for lunch at Jeannie’s Reach Café this week while on their way to Marquette. Some of the group, with Mr. Snyder, will snowmobile to Escanaba.

Thora and Jack Shepard drove to Mackinaw City Saturday, February 6, Thora’s first outing since her hip surgery. There was a coyote sitting in their yard this past weekend.

Betty Giordani is confident spring is around the corner, and therefore it’s tree tapping time. Pastor Kaiser would rather have more winter as he is planning an ice fishing trip.

Mark Spencer is busy skinning coyote pelts. There have been more pelts this year than most.

Congratulations to the St. Ignace PeeWee hockey league on winning the district tournament. Lara Gustafson’s nephew, Zak Lasley of Sault Ste. Marie, is a member of the team.

I had a nice chat Monday morning, February 8, with Rosie Masson, one of our newer neighbors. Rosie and Tony Masson of Adrian built the two-story home east of Brevort. Rosie spends most of her time here and Tony comes for long weekends. They entertain many family members and friends during the winter.

Sandy and Fred Feleppa with their children, Emma and Josh, spent Saturday, February 6, tubing at the home of a friend in Rudyard. Everyone had a great time.

Belated birthday greetings to Rick Weber, who celebrated his 70th birthday February 4. Happy birthday to Jerri Rose February 10, Lucy Evashevski February 11, Pastor Tari-Stage Harvey of Juneau, Alaska, February 13, and Pega Kennedy February 19.