Bay de Noc Stamp and Coin Club meets Monday

ESCANABA — The next meeting of the Bay de Noc Stamp and Coin Club will be Monday, Oct. 14 at 6:30 p.m. in Room 961 in the Joseph Heirman University Center building at Bay College in Escanaba.  The public is always welcome and is encouraged to bring stamps, coins, and stories.

For further information, call Richard Reiffers at 906-233-9261.

MEA-R meeting

ESCANABA — U.P. Tri-County MEA-R Chapter will hold a meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. (EST) at Bay College, Conference Room SC525, located behind Cafe Bay in the Student Services Building, parking lot D.  Light refreshments will be served.

MEA-R Secretary/Treasurer Jeanne Hansen will be the guest speaker, discussing the upcoming election and Project 2025.

If able, members are asked to bring an unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots.

Any interested retired or current MEA member may attend. Members are encouraged to invite a friend.

Chili cook off Oct. 29

ESCANABA — St. Joseph & St. Patrick Parish will be hosting its second annual Chili Challenge on Tuesday, Oct. 29 and is looking for contestants. Anyone with a chili recipe they would like to enter into the challenge is asked to contact the parish office at 906-789-6244.

Space is limited. The deadline to register is Monday, Oct. 14.

Karaoke contest Oct. 19

NAHMA — The UP Sing Off Karaoke Contest will be held at Nahma Hotel on Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. For more information, call Mary 906-420-0616 or 906-474-6109.

Craft and bake sale

GLADSTONE — The Gladstone Senior Citizens NP Corp. will hold its second annual Craft & Bake Sale on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Gladstone Senior Center, 303 N. 8th St. in Gladstone.

Admission is $2, with ages 12 and under admitted free. Door prize drawings will be held at 3 p.m. — need not be present to win.

Crafters can secure space and reserve tables on a first-come-first serve basis by calling Pat at 906-825-8006 or by picking up a form at the Gladstone Senior Center, 303 N. 8th St. in Gladstone.

Donations of baked goods are also being sought for the bake sale.

All proceeds from this event are to benefit the Gladstone Senior Center building.