Events and Opportunities
July 3
• Calumet Players auditions for the fall musical “Oliver.” 6:30 – 9 p.m at the Calumet Players building, diagonally across Sixth Street from the Calumet Theatre. Bring something to sing – they will have an accompanist. Auditions are open to anyone 10 years or older. Show dates are September 25 – 27 and October 3 – 5.
July 5
Houghton High School class of 1980 will celebrate its 45th reunion July 5-6. For more information visit hpts.us/alumni-reunion.php or contact Sue Nara Lutz, suelutz0235@gmail.com | (906) 370-4546.
July 6
• Range Lions Blueberry & Buttermilk Pancake Breakfast with Vollwerth Sausage. 8 a.m. to noon at the Range Lounge in South Range. $8 donation, preschool children are free. There will be a bake sale by the Jeffers High School Travel Club.
• Twin Lake Fire Departments’ 29th Annual Pancake, French Toast and Sausage Breakfast and Bake Sale. 7:30 – 11:30 A.M at the Twin Lakes Fire Hall. Adults — $10, children under 10 — $5.
• Polka dancing. South Range Eagles Club, 8 Baltic Ave, 6 – 8 p.m. The South Range Eagles Club hosts polka dances with live music each Sunday. All are welcome.
July 9
• ‘How Sundials Helped Settle the American Frontier,’ by Mark Montgomery, 7 p.m. Eagle Harbor Community Center. Learn how William Burt came to invent the sun compass, used to further westward expansion in the U.S., as well as how this surveying instrument relates directly to U. P. history. Suggested donation: $5/person, part of Keweenaw County Historical Society’s “Adventures in History.”
• Copper Range Historical Society is having its 36th Annual Member Dinner & Meeting. at Grace Lutheran, Hwy M-26, South Range. Program by Jim Kurtti titled “Sauna: Everything Old is New Again.” Meal features Krupps pasties, coleslaw, and dessert. Tickets $10.00. Available at the museum during open hours or from Janet Kokko at 906-482-2368. Doors open at 5:30 pm. Members and public invited.
July 16
• Copper Country Mental Health offices in Baraga, Ontonagon, & Calumet will close at 10 a.m. and the main office in Houghton will close at 11 a.m. Regular business hours will resume on July 17. The crisis line, 1-800-526-5059, will remain open & access calls will be returned the next day.
July 17
Houghton High School class of 1965 celebrate its 60th reunion July 17-18. All members of the class and their guests are welcome to attend. For more information and specific details on how to register, visit the districts website at: hpts.us/alumni-reunion.php