MARQUETTE — Marquette Elks Lodge 405 Fish Fry is from 4:30-7 p.m. Friday. The public is welcome. Chef Jeff will make to order whitefish, baked or fried with a choice of lemon pepper, cajun, ragin cajun spices or plain. Shrimp and beer battered cod round out the seafood choices. Burgers ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Information for the Community Calendar should be submitted in writing, including the phone number of a contact person, no later than one week before the event. Mail to The Mining Journal, Attention: Newsroom/Community Calendar, Box 430, Marquette, MI 49855; fax to 906-228-2617; ...

Dear Annie: My husband and I are planning a big party to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. Sadly, two sisters are all but ruining the event. They are both close friends of mine, but they are feuding with each other. I did not send out online invites but rather traditional paper ...

ISHPEMING — The Feeding America Mobile Food Truck will be distributing food at the NorthIron Church parking lot from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday. This will be a drive-through pick up. Enter at the west entrance and exit onto Malton Road to allow the distribution to go smoothly. Registration ...

MARQUETTE —The public is welcome to join Jeremy Morelock for a weekly meditation class emphasizing mindfulness, loving-kindness and compassion. The class meets at 5:30 p.m. Thursdays in December in the Heritage Room at the Peter White Public Library. There is no admission charge to ...

MARQUETTE — At this year’s Marquette Dome Christmas Show, author Robert D. Dobson will have available, a free 12-page booklet containing a sample page from each of his 11 non-fiction local history books. All who have never seen or read any of Dobson’s books are welcome to ask for a copy ...

MARQUETTE — American Legion Post 44’s Fish Fry is at the post, 700 W. Bluff St., Marquette, from 5-7 p.m. Friday. Available are whitefish, shrimp or chicken strips with a choice of baked potato or french fries. Salad bar included with all meals. This meal is open to the public. The ...

LITTLE LAKE — American Legion Post 349 in Little Lake will have a fish fry from 4-7 p.m. Friday. The choices on the menu are walleye, whitefish (baked or fried), perch, cod (baked or fried), 21-piece shrimp, fantail shrimp or a combo fish platter. All these dinners include french fries or ...

MARQUETTE — St. Peter Cathedral Women Caring and Serving/Altar Society will present local renowned watercolor artist Maggie Linn who will have her artwork available for purchase at the TV-6 Christmas Craft Show at the NMU Superior Dome from 5-9 p.m. Friday; from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; ...

MARQUETTE — Redeemer Lutheran’s Christmas Bazaar will be Saturday. Doors open at 11 a.m. and close at 1:30 p.m. The bazaar is open to the community and everyone is welcome. Redeemer Lutheran Church is at 1700 W. Fair Ave., Marquette. For more information call 228-9883.

ISHPEMING — Everyone is invited to join the Friends of the Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library between 1-3 p.m. Saturday for the second annual Holly Jolly Jubilee. Children are invited to visit with Santa while their parents take photos in the Leverton Room on the lower level. Also on the ...

MARQUETTE — The Marquette Regional History Center presents a Scherenschnitte: Paper Cutting Workshop from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the center. The art of cutting images out of paper has been around as long as paper itself. Many cultures of the world have adopted their own style of ...

MARQUETTE — The annual Peace Crane Holiday Open House Art Sale will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The sale is located at 925 County Road 492. All are welcome to attend this seasonal art sale featuring local pottery, stained glass, BarkArt, peace crane and fish mobiles, words ...

MARQUETTE — Snowbound Books is hosting its annual “Author Extravaganza” starting at 11 a.m. Saturday. Everyone is welcome to visit, chat and have books signed by regional authors Rachel May “American Quilt”; BG Bradley “Fallback”; James McCommon “Camera Hunter: George ...

Dear Annie: One of my cousins lives about two hours away. Her parents are deceased, and she is estranged from her siblings. She has been in the hospital several times for mental health care. I believe she is bipolar but don’t know that for sure. Because she lives alone now, we invite her to ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Information for the Community Calendar should be submitted in writing, including the phone number of a contact person, no later than one week before the event. Mail to The Mining Journal, Attention: Newsroom/Community Calendar, Box 430, Marquette, MI 49855; fax to 906-228-2617; ...

GWINN — Grace Lutheran Church in Gwinn will be serving its free monthly community meal from 5:30-6:15 p.m. Wednesday. Everyone is invited to this Table of Grace at which a beef dinner will be served. The handicapped accessible church is located at 558 W. M-35 in Gwinn. Takeouts will be ...

REPUBLIC — The Republic Area Historical Society invites the public to a Fun Time from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday. The Fun Time will feature a coffee social, sweet treat sale, Chinese raffle and live music. The event will be at the Township Hall in downtown North Republic. All proceeds ...

MARQUETTE — Upper Peninsula Home, Health and Hospice has announced its upcoming clinic schedule: ≤ Wednesday – 10 a.m. – Negaunee Senior Center ≤ Friday – 11 a.m. – Forsyth Township ≤ Dec. 13 – 9 a.m. Pioneer Bluff and 11 a.m. Marquette Senior Center ≤ Dec. 17 – ...

MARQUETTE — Messiah Lutheran Church in Marquette will host its monthly community meal at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. All are welcome. For more information about this or other programs at Messiah, go to messiahlutheranmqt.org or call 225-1119. The church is located at 305 W. Magnetic St.