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Crystal Falls Musicale planning Christmas Tea Scholarship Fundraiser

CRYSTAL FALLS — The Crystal Falls Musicale will have its annual Christmas Tea Scholarship Fundraiser at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at Christ United Methodist Church. The program will include choral selections by the Musicale Chorus and will feature select students from both the middle and senior high Forest Park Schools bands. New this year will be a performance by Nordic Brass, a local group comprised of retired musicians and band directors. A bake sale will take place both before and after the music program and all attendees are invited to refreshments and cookies after the ...

Lunch planned

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Fox Loxy Red Hat ladies will meet for a Christmas luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, at Holiday Kitchen in Iron Mountain.

Winter clothing donations

The Clothing for Warmth project is a tradition of the Iron Mountain/Kingsford General Federation of Women’s Clubs. The members donate handmade and purchased hats and mittens to Woodland Elementary in Kingsford and North Elementary School in Iron Mountain. They collected more than 100 items. This year’s project chairman is Angie DuBose.

Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest planned

NIAGARA, Wis. — In an era of segregation and deep racial division, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s challenged America to live up to its ideals of “liberty and justice for all.” They sought to overcome hatred with love, injustice with sacrifice and violence with nonviolence. In the process, they changed America and even the world. “However,” says Niagara resident Ed Laarman, “Dr. King’s message and methods are still very relevant to our own time, with its polarization, racial tension, and fear of the foreigner.” Laarman ...

Dickinson MARSP’s Christmas Party Dec. 12

IRON MOUNTAIN —The Dickinson Chapter of the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel will meet Thursday, Dec. 12, at Pine Grove Country Club for its Christmas party. Reservations are required. Iron Mountain High School music students will perform. A social hour with mimosas, nonalcoholic punch and coffee will begin at 11 a.m., followed by a noon luncheon. A cash bar will also be available. The noon luncheon will feature a ham dinner with roasted potatoes and a vegetable for $20. A chef salad for $18 is available upon request when making reservations, either online or ...

Basanese discusses scammers to Golden K club

By JOAN JOUPPI For The Daily News KINGSFORD — Flashing lights Monday morning meant city plows were out and about clearing roads. There was much excitement all around as many welcomed a long awaited Yooper winter. Snowmobilers, ski hills, and hunters might have been thrilled more than ...