Events and opportunities
May 19
• The regular monthly meeting of the Western U.P. Board of Health is 6 p.m. at the Western U.P. Health Department, 408 Copper Street, Ontonagon. The meeting will also be available to attend via Google Meet. Information on connecting to this meeting can be found on the health department’s website, www.wuphd.org.
May 20
• Blood Drive 2 – 5 p.m. Eagles Club, 314 Quartz St, Ontonagon. The U.P. Regional Blood Center will hold a blood drive at the Ontonagon Eagles Hall. To learn more or to make an appointment, contact the UPRBC at 906-449-1450.
May 23
• Aspirus Auxiliary Used Book Sale, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital. The Aspirus Keweenaw Auxiliary will host a used book sale. Along with books, the selections will include – DVDs, CDs, puzzles, board games and other gently used items.
May 24
• Keweenaw Support 4 Healthy Minds monthly meeting, 6:30 p.m at Portage Lake District Library Meeting Room, Houghton.
May 27
• Keweenaw Support 4 Healthy Minds monthly meeting, 6:30 p.m. Portage Lake District Library. Keweenaw Support 4 Healthy MInds is a public group, and we welcome anyone interested in our mission: “to support healthy minds through connection and community.” Our goals are to talk more openly about mental health to reduce stigma, to build a resilient community by educating the public, and to support those at risk for mental health and substance use crises. We are on Facebook and our email address is ksup4healthyminds@gmail.com.
May 28
• Copper Country Community Mental Health Services’ Board meeting will be held at 5:00 p.m. in the Boardroom at Copper Country Mental Health’s Rice Memorial Center in Houghton.