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Meet Up and Eat Up program in Escanaba

ESCANABA — The Escanaba Area Public School District has announced the Meet Up and Eat Up summer food service program. Free meals will be made available to children 18 years of age and under or those up to age 26 that are enrolled in an educational program for the mentally or physically disabled that is recognized by the state or local public educational agency.

The meals will be provided without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals will be provided at the sites listed below:

Escanaba Upper Elementary

1500 Ludington St.

Escanaba, Mich. 49829

11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Webster Kindergarten Center

1209 North 19th Street

Escanaba, Mich. 49829

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

YMCA

2001 N Lincoln Road

Escanaba, Mich. 49829

12 to 12:30 p.m.

Camp Harstad

E4655 Highway M-35

Escanaba Mich. 49829

12 to 12:30 p.m.

The program will start June 14. It will tentatively end Aug. 16. Due to July 4th holiday, lunch will not be served Monday, July 1 through Friday, July 5.

Eskymo Fan Club hosts golf outing June 27

ESCANABA — The Eskymo Fan Club will hold its annual golf outing Thursday, June 27 at the Escanaba Country Club. Start will be at noon.

This year, the event is sponsored by local community banks. There will be a cash raffle with the top prize of $5,000. Raffle tickets are on sale from any committee member, Upper Peninsula State Bank, First Bank, Baybank, Wickert’s Floral, Escanaba Country Club and the main office at Escanaba High School.

To register a team, call the Escanaba Country Club at 906-786-4430.

Class of 1949 reunion

ESCANABA — Escanaba’s graduating class of 1949 is having a casual reunion get-together at the Stonehouse Friday, June 28 at noon.

Call Agnes at 428-3458 if you wish to attend.

Wednesday activities for Bark River seniors

BARK RIVER — The Bark River Seniors meet each Wednesday at the Senior Center on D Road in Bark River, with a variety of activities to share. The coffee pot is always on, starting at 9 a.m. (EST), with treats donated by local stores. If you enjoy cards or cribbage, join a game and enjoy some friendly competition. There are Tai Chi and Sit-and-Fit exercise opportunities from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Dinner is served at 11:30 a.m. and comes from the Meals-on-Wheels Senior Program. There is a cost for the meal. A calendar lets you decide if you want to order the meal each week, which can be called in by noon on Tuesday.

Bingo is played after dinner.

Contact Chris at 241-7158 for more information.

MADD seeks volunteers

ESCANABA — Volunteers are needed for MADD. Opportunities are available for those interested in volunteering a couple of times a year or a couple of times a week. There are a wide variety of opportunities to match interests and expertise. Some options include speaking, answering the help-line calls, organizing victim impact panels, mailing information or just displaying MADD red ribbons.

To get started, email betsy.harris@madd.org or call 906-474-9346.

Taco Tuesday at American Legion

GLADSTONE — The American Legion Post 71, located at 802 Delta Avenue in Gladstone, will be having Taco Tuesday from 4:30 until 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday.

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