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Kiwanis Club to meet
GLADSTONE -- The Gladstone-Rapid River Kiwanis Club holds it’s weekly meetings each Wednesday at 7 a.m at First Lutheran Church, located at 1212 Minneapolis Ave. in Gladstone. Please plan to attend a meeting and hear about our on going activities in support of community kids.
The Kiwanis Club welcomes new members who desire to support our kids. If you are interested in helping fill weekend food backpacks for 150 school children who would have little or no food to eat on weekends without these backpacks, the club welcomes your assistance. Each Wednesday, at 3 p.m., members meet at Gladstone High School to fill weekend food backpacks for the Rapid River School and the four Gladstone Schools and deliver the food to the five schools.
Kiwanis Clubs around the globe serve the needs of their community’s kids with all kinds of support including playground equipment, food, clothing, leadership and educational opportunities. For more information about Kiwanis, "Serving The Children Of The World," visit www.kiwanis.org. For more information about the Gladstone-Rapid River Kiwanis Club, check its website at www.gladstonekiwanis.weebly.com, call Ken at 906-428-2261, or write the club at P.O. Box 22, Gladstone, MI 49837.
Veteran council meeting cancelled for Nov. 14
ESCANABA --The Nov. 14 Delta County Veteran Council meeting is cancelled. The next scheduled meeting will be on Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Purple Heart Building located at 1202 Sheridan Rd.
First 'Power Prayer Tea'
ESCANABA -- First Power Prayer Tea will be on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. at Escanaba Free Luthuran Church, lcoated at 502 S. 12th St. in Escanaba. All are welcomed.
Benefit for Abbie Silverstone Dec. 9
ESCANABA -- Abbie Silverstone was recently diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma and has started chemotherapy treatments in Green Bay, Wis. She is the daughter of Escanaba Public Safety Lieutenant Jamie Silverstone and OSF Nurse Nichole Silverstone and the younger sister of Ethan and Erika.
Abbie's Army Benefit Breakfast will be held on Dec. 9, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Escanaba High School. There will be a donation at the door, with kids under 5 admitted for free.
The event will include raffles, 50/50s, a bake sale, and shirt and bracelet sales.
Any donations for raffles prizes can be dropped off at Escanaba Public Safety Department, and an account has been set up in Abbie's name at Delta County Credit Union for any financial donations.
MARSP to meet Nov. 8
MENOMINEE -- The Menominee County Chapter of the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel (MARSP) will meet on Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Little Nugget Clubhouse on East County Road 338 in Carbondale. Registration begins at 11 a.m., Central time.
The luncheon will be served at noon, followed by the program and a short business meeting. There is a cost for the lunch.
The program will feature speakers on two different topics. Tonia Kotecki and Debbie Raygo from Nicolet Bank will give information about how to prevent identity theft. Dennis Morton will inform members about the Project Lifesaver program.
For late reservations or cancellations, members should contact Linda Linczeski at 906-863-8892 or llinczeski@hotmail.com.
Sit-n-fit exercise class
ESCANABA -- Fitness chair exercises to improve strength, stretching, balance, flexibility and muscle will be held every Monday and Friday at 11 a.m. at the Escanaba Senior Center. Sign in at the office. The event is free.