Local Events
Check here for local happenings, or if you have a Civic non-profit event coming up, let us know and we'll get the word out. Just send us an e-mail: wupy@jamadots.com
Don't forget to drop off your Michigan returnable can's and bottles to the OCAP dumpster (located between The Ontonagon Herald office and Peninsula Graphics on River Street in Ontonagon) money raised goes to help build an animal shelter in Ontonagon County.
Pork Pies will be on sale on Tuesdays, through October 17th from 9:00 am through 11:30 am. They can be picked up at the church hall at Sacred Heart Church in L’Anse. The same price as last year, $9. or a 9 inch pie. Order Early by calling Doreen at 524-7564 or Bev at 524-4082.
Raffle tickets for the Hand-made Log Cabin Quilt, created and donated by Diane Yanasak, to benefit the Ontonagon Theater of Performing Arts, are now on sale at the Ontonagon Herald, Ontonagon County Telephone Company, Ontonagon County Historical Museum, Miners State Bank, WUPY Studio. Tickets will also be on sale at all Ontonagon Theatr events and from Diane Yanasak and theater board members Carol Reid, Dana Brookins, Dave Biship, Jim Jessup, Sylvia Lehto, Renee Picotte, Steve Sundberg and Janet Wolf. Tickets are $1.00 each or 7 for $5.00. The quilt is 70" x 96" and is on display in the Citizens State Bank Lobby. Drawing will be held on September 24th.
The Rockland American Legion Auxiliary post 92 is sponsoring a coupon program for our Military families. The overseas commissaries will honor manufacturers coupons for up to 6 months after their expiration date. Please bring your unused or expired coupons and place them in boxes located at Pat's Foods, U-Save and Pamida in Ontonagon. The Rockland Auxiliary will clip, sort and mail to the participating commissaries overseas. If you would like to help with a monetary donation to help with shipping costs, donations can be made to the Rockland Auxiliary, P. O. Box 1, Rockland, MI 49960. Please help us to say ‚"Thank You" to our Military.
Returnable cans for kids, sponsored by the Ewen Fire Department. Proceeds to build a playground for kids at a park north of Ewen. Cans may be deposited in a trailer across from Ewen Building Supply.
Ontonagon Superior Farm Market, Saturdays from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm next to Harbor View Business Center under the Awning.
Gogebic Ontonagon Community Action Agency senior meal vouchers are available for purchase at Strong's in Watersmeet. Seniors 60 years of age and older can purchase meal vouchers from 10:30 am to 7:00 pm central time 7 days a week for $3.50 per voucher. GOCAA senior meal vouchers maybe used for RDA portioned meals at Strong's in Watersmeet, Wild River in Marinesco, Lapanetteria in Bessemer, Big Mama's in Watersmeet, and Syl's in Ontonagon. GOCAA senior meal vouchers are available for purchase at Strong's Big Honkin' Sandwiches in Watersmeet.
Steam train rides every Sunday through September, noon until 4PM, ask how you can have an opportunity to drive a steam locomotive at the Houghton County Historical Museum on M26 in Lake Linden, MI.
Do your children have health insurance? …If they don’t there’s a good chance they can get it! MIChild and Healthy Kids are Michigan’s low-cost and free health insurance programs for kids. These programs cover urgent health needs and much more including regular checkups, dental care, prescriptions and hospital care. If you have been turned down in the past, you may be eligible now… And signing up is easy, it takes less than 30 minutes! Visit www.mpca.net today or call 2-1-1 to gain peace of mind and security by knowing your kids are covered!
The Ontonagon Theater of Performing Arts presents Superior Pipes & Drums with dancers, the U.P.’s first bagpipe band, promoting Celtic Arts & Traditions, on Friday, September 10th at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door and $5 for students at the door only. Advance tickets are available at the Ontonagon Herald, Citizens State Bank in Ontonagon and Ontonagon County Historical Museum.
Saint Judes Church on 8 Cedar Street in White Pine is have a rummage sale on September 10th and 11th from 8 AM to 3PM. Something for everyone. We will have cookies and coffee so stop on in. Also ask about the St. Judes cookbook.
The Lake Superior Sportsman’s Club Youth Benefit Banquet will be held on Saturday, September 11th starting at 5:00 pm at the Foothills Restaurant in Silver City. Tickets are $25.00 (18 and older) prizes you could win are 1st – Remingotn 770 SS Camo Series 270 W/3-9 scope, factory mounted and bore-sighted. 2nd – Charles Daly Shotgun, 12ga Semi-Automatic. Youth (ages 10-17) tickets are $10 and prizes you could win 1st – Garmin E-Trex GPS, 2nd – 2-way Radio Pair. Child (9 and under) free. There will also be basket raffles, silent auctions, 50/50 drawings. Tickets are on sale now (Need not be present to win). For a list of locations and more info, call 885-5345 or on face book, search Lake Superior Sportsman’s Club. All proceeds to fund youth programming and Hunter Safety Courses of the Lake Superior Sportsman’s Club in Silver City.
The Ontonagon Valley Sportsmen’s Club Annual Turkey Shoot is scheduled (rain or shine) for the Saturday, September 11th at Sucker Creek Range. The range is located west of Paulding on Sleepy Hollow Road, one mile west of the Choate Road intersection. Events will include both rifle & archery competitions for Youth and Adults. Rifle competitions will be held at 50, 100, & 200 yards. Flights will be organized as scoped and non-scoped .22cal rifle/ hunting rifle/ and competition rifle classes. Archery competition will be divided into instinct shooting or sighted bows. If there is interest, flights will be added to include ironsight-military rifle and /or slug gun events. Youth (age 14 & under) events are 10:00am- noon (Eastern),Entry fee- $2.00 per event. Adult events Noon - ?, Entry fee- $4.00 per event. Winners will be awarded frozen turkeys or $10 gift certificates. In addition to prizes for competition, there will chances to win firearms, firewood, and other prizes, as well as the drawing for this year’s Summer Quilt Raffle. Tickets are still available for this year’s quilt, entitled “Early Frost”, pieced by Cathy Sanborn, and quilted by Brambleberry. A trapping demonstration by area trapper, Gary Peacock, will be presented at noon. OVSC’s Turkey Shoot emphasizes friendly competition and family fun, come join us either as a competitor or spectator and enjoy the day. For more information call OVSC at 906-827-3424
The Calumet Players present “Once upon a Mattress” by Mary Rogers and Marshall Barer. A musical version of the princess and pea. The performances will take place on Friday and Saturday September 10th & 11th and Thursday, Friday and Saturday September 16th, 17th, and 18th. All performances are at 7:30 pm at the Calumet Theatre. Call the Theatre box office at 337-2610 for reservations.
The next Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency Senior Meals nutrition Council Meeting will be held at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Trout Creek on Monday, September 13th. The meeting will be held at 1:00 pm. Anyone interested in the Senior Meals Program is encouraged to attend.
The Houghton-Keweenaw County Genealogical Society will meet Tuesday, September 14th at 7:00 at the Merchant & Miners Building, located at 200 Fifth St. in Calumet. Members and guests are invited to come and share their stories. The meeting will be preceded by a business meeting for Society members at 6:30 PM. Anyone who would like to become a member or is interested in learning more about genealogy is encouraged to attend. For further information, call 482-4021 or email HKCGSociety@gmail.com.
Superior Home Nursing & Hospice will have Blood Pressure Clinics on: Tuesday, September 21st from 11:30 to 12:00 pm at Mass City Community Center; Tuesday, September 28th from 11 to 11:30 am at the Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency’s Nutrition Site in Ontonagon
The Western U.P. Health department, Ontonagon office will have a WIC clinic on Wednesday, September 22nd from 8am to 4pm. Call the Health Department office at 884-4485 for more information or to make an appointment.
Concerned Citizens of the Upper Peninsula is hosting "the Great UP Debates". They will be covering the 110th State Representative seat, The 38th District State Senate seat, and the 1st District Congressional seat. The event will be held at The Little Gem Theater in Lake Linden, Saturday, October 16th from 2:00 PM-5:00PM. The debate is free but, seating is limited. Please call ahead for reservations: Mary Sears 906-231-7205. There will be a private meet and greet with the candidate of your choice. Cost is $25 Seating is extremely limited, reservations are a must.
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