Working With Santa
Photos by Cheryl Holladay
     LITTLE BUILDER Ashley Anderson, 3, works on a picture frame with the help of her grandpa, Mitchell Anderson, in The Home Depot corner at Santa’s Workshop Sunday.
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Meads ‘go west’ on Route 66 in ’53 GMC
      By Carolyn Mead It was a dream Steve and I had for over 20 years: Someday we would retire and take our 1953 GMC pick up and trailer to go to California, bringing Route 66 back. The years flew by, the kids grew up and we were ready to go!
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DOES seeking to increase membership numbers
      Houghton Higgins Lake Drove 149, Benevolent Patriotic Order of DOES, is encouraging women to join as new members.
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PEACE POSTER WINNERS
     Two Roscommon Area Public School students were honored by the Roscommon-Higgins Lake Lions Club for their success in the club’s annual Peace Poster contest.
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WIGS 4 KIDS DONATION
     Dennae Peterson, 9, Roscommon (left), donated 15 inches of her hair to the Wigs 4 Kids program, based in St. Clair Shores. Her hair had been trimmed, but never cut.
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December to be busy at Grayling Senior Center
      The Grayling Senior Center, 308 Lawndale St., is planning a variety of events in December. Call Carie at (989) 348-7123 for information on any of the following: • A Sunday brunch is planned for the first and third Sunday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon. The next dates are Dec. 6 and 20.
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Breakfast with Santa tix available
     Meads ‘g o Ti ck ets a re o n sale for Breakfast with Santa, which will be part of Roscommon’s Dec. 5 Christmas in the Village celebration.
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Thanksgiving dinner at St. Helen American Legion
      American Legion Post 416 and the Sons of the American Legion, St. Helen, will host a free Thanksgiving Day dinner from 1 to 6 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 1162 Ford Dr. The dinner is all-you-can-eat. Delivery for shut-ins is available. To order delivery, call 389-4630.
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Mead sees ‘Route 66’ potential in Old 27
      Carolyn Mead told the Resorter she and her husband, Steve, have wanted to travel Route 66 ever since they were married, almost 43 years ago. “So, we waited a long time,” she said.
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2010 TUT QUEEN CANDIDATES
     Tip-up Town Queen candidates met at L.J.’s Kilkare Inn, Houghton Lake, Nov. 17 for a dinner with the TUT queen’s judges.
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Antique sleds sought for TUT display
      Tip-up Town’s antique snowmobile display organizer Bernie Reid is looking for more entries in the antique and vintage snowmobile display for TUT’s 60th anniversary.
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PUMPKIN RUN PROCEEDS
     The Houghton Lake Chamber of Commerce donated $1,000 to the American Cancer Society from money raised during the Pumpkin Run Cruise and Car Show in September.
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‘Pick and choose’ cookie sale Dec. 4
      Ladies of Hope Lutheran Church will sponsor a “Pick and Choose Christmas Cookie Sale” at the Richfield Township Hall, 1410 N. St. Helen, St. Helen, Dec. 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Grayling community Thanksgiving dinner location changed
      The 16th annual Crawford AuSable Community Thanksgiving Dinner scheduled for today (Thursday) will now be held at the Grayling Armory Airfield. The airfield is located on Old 27 across from Ferrell Gas. Hosted by St. John Lutheran Church, the dinner will run from noon to 2 p.m. The meal is provided free of charge by the generosity of businesses, organizations and individuals.
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