Communication contest

• Students in grades 6-12 who are deaf or experiencing hearing loss who reside and attend school in Macomb County can enter the Communication Contest presented by Optimist International and the Mount Clemens Optimist Club. Students must have an uncorrected hearing loss of 40 decibels or more and the results of an audiogram, conducted by a qualified audiologist no more than 24 months prior to the contest must be submitted with the application. Students will prepare a 4-5 minute presentation on the topic “Discovering the Optimism Within Me”. to present orally, using sign language or a combination of both that will be presented at the event from 9-1 p.m. April 22 at the Macomb Intermediate School District, 44001 Garfield Road, Clinton Township. To request an application, contact Joyce Sheehy by calling 586-463-1730 or by emailing joycesheehy@ comcast.net. Application requests must be made by March 31.

Food distribution event

• Hope for the Hungry Food Pantry through St. Peter Lutheran Church of Macomb will distribute food from 1-2 p.m. Feb. 16 at 24125 26 Mile Road, Ray Township. This will be a drive-thru event and those getting food are asked to show their driver’s license or state ID card. You should park in a parking spot in the west parking lot and wait to be checked in. Those attending may not pick up for a family other than their own, unless arrangements have been made ahead of time. For more information, visit hopeforthehungrypantry.org.

Historical Museum event

• St. Clair Shores Cultural Committee hosting tour to The Zekelman Holocaust Center in Farmington Hills on March 9. The tour will include a 90-minute guided tour through the main exhibits led by an experienced docent. After the guided tour, we will hear a 30-minute Next Generation Speaker presentation. Next Generation Speakers are children of Holocaust survivors who share their parents’ stories. Cost is $15 and includes bus transportation from the St. Clair Shores Library and museum admission. Bus will depart the library at 12 p.m. to arrive at the museum at 1 p.m. and depart the museum at 3:30 p.m. to arrive back at the library approximately 4:30 p.m. Masks are required on the bus. Tickets are on sale through March 1 and can be purchased at the library’s circulation desk, 22500 E. Eleven Mile Road, St. Clair Shores. Tickets are non refundable. For more information, call 586-7719020.

Widowed friends events

• Dancing every Tuesday at Polish Century Club, 33204 Maple Lane, Sterling Heights. Doors open at 6 p.m.; music from 7-10:30 p.m. Cost is $8 per person with a cash bar. A table will be reserved for Widowed Friends. Contact Victoria at 586-566-7936.

• Widowed Friends hosting breakfast at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 13 at Big Boy’s, 16880 Hall Road, Clinton Township. For more information, contact Gerry at 586556-9471.

• Men only breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 16 at Lukich Family Restaurant, 3900 Rochester Road, Troy. Meet with other widowed men for breakfast. For more information, call Ed at 586-731-8246.

• Widowed Friends hosting lunch at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at Antonio’s Italian Cuisine, 2505 East 14 Mile Road, Sterling Heights. For more information, contact Joyce at 586-323-6007.

• Widowed Friends hosting breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Feb 17 at Dimitri’s Restaurant, 50875 Gratiot Ave., Chesterfield Township. For more information, contact Loree at 586-3352096.

• Widowed Friends hosting breakfast at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 21 at Pancake Factory, 13693 23 Mile Road, Shelby Township. For more information, contact Ellen 586781-5781 or call or text 586489-2569.

Widowed Friends, hosting cards, games and friendship 1-3:45 p.m. Feb. 24 at St. Therese, 48115 Schoenherr Road, Shelby Township. Bring a snack to share and your own beverage. Dinner afterwards (optional). For more info, contact Victoria at 586566-7936.

• Widowed Friends hosting breakfast at 10 a.m. Feb. 27 at Amore’s Grill, 53100 Gratiot Ave., Chesterfield Township. For more information, contact Loree at 810-335-2096.

Wild game dinner

• 83rd annual Muskrat and Wild Game Dinner 6 p.m. Feb. 25 at Southeastern Michigan Conservation Club, 2402 North Belle River Road, East China. All You Can Eat. Cost is $20 per person. Tickets available at the door. Door prizes, Raffles, cash bar and extra seating available. For more information, call 586-212-8266 or 740-2139471.

Women and woods event

• First Annual Women of the Woods and Water Class & Perch Derby 6:30 a.m. Feb. 18 at “On the Rocks Smokehouse and Tiki Bar/Bouvier Bay Lake St. Clair, 7479 Dyke Rd, Fair Haven. Registration is limited to 30 women and must be done online at fb.me/e/3ncBmUv7z? mibextid=N4tvPT then you will receive a link to pay via email.

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