Hello, everyone. It’s hard to believe September is right around the corner and the school bells will be ringing soon.

Laney Pucket, our granddaughter, did something amazing last week. She just turned nine years old, and while swimming with her father in a local pool, she was playing with a bouncy ball with a small toddler at the pool. The little girl threw Laney's ball into the shallow end and it sank to the bottom. When Laney, who swims very well, went in to get it, the little girl decided to jump in after the ball herself. The water was over her head, and she couldn’t swim. Laney went down after this small child immediately, pulling her up from the bottom, and she may have literally saved this child's life. We are so proud of her.

The Feneley, McNeil, Nesbit American Legion Post 290 will have a two-person golf scramble Sunday, August 29, at the Hiawatha Sportsman's Club in Naubinway. Sign-in is at noon, with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Cost is $25 per person, which includes a picnic dinner and awards. Carts will be available. Call (906) 477-6683 to register your team.

There will be a benefit for Jerry Swierz, to help defray medical expenses, Saturday, August 28, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Michihistrigan in Gould City. The all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner will cost $5 for adults, and children age 10 and younger can eat for free. There will be 50/50 drawings all day, an auction at 4 p.m., and music by the Mudhole Band. Donations of auction items can be dropped off at Michihistrigan or the Hugh McNeil residence. For more information, call (906) 477-6792.

Feneley, McNeil, Nesbit American Legion Post 290 will have a fish fry Friday, August 27, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Veteran's Hall in Engadine. Cost is $9.50 for persons age 12 and older, $5 for children age six to 11, and free for children age five and younger. There will be a 50/50 raffle. Everyone is welcome.

The Luce-West-Mackinac County Fair will be Wednesday, August 25, through Sunday, August 29, at the Luce County Fairgrounds on M- 28, east of Newberry.

Comedian Jerry Jacoby will give a free concert for children Friday, August 27, at 7 p.m. at the Luce County Fairgrounds. The concert is sponsored by the Sault Tribe Alive Youth Projects.

There will be a lumberjack breakfast and music festival Saturday, August 28, and Sunday, August 29, at the Tahquamenon Logging Museum, north of Newberry on M-123. The breakfast will be served from 7 a.m. to noon both days. Cost is $7.50 per person. Danny Johnston and Cedar Swamp Boys and Jeff Guenther will perform along with many volunteer musicians Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the music pavilion. There will be free blood pressure checks and H1N1 flu vaccine shots, provided by LMAS Health Department Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Gospel music starts at noon Sunday in the music pavilion, followed by more folk music in the afternoon until 6 p.m. Bring any non-electric instrument and play along.

Happy birthday to Greg Livermore and Mindy Franklin August 26, Mike Kerbersky, Orrin Shoemaker, and Joseph Vincent August 28, Ethan Leveille August 29, Ed Bryant and our son, Travis Freeman, who will celebrate his 30th birthday August 30, Tim Vallier and Jarret Dailey August 31, Shauni Rutledge and Natasha King September 1, and Lindsey Bell, Abigail Miller, and Daniel Shoemaker September 2.

Happy anniversary to Gary and Lynn Moore August 28 and Andrew and Mary Ocko September 2.

Until next time, take care.