April 12
Chili Cook off & Silent Auction fund raiser at Comins Eagles Aerie #3544, 3510 N. Abbe Rd.(M-33), between Comins and Fairview. Tickets for chili tasting and judging are six tickets for $5 per person. Doors open at 1 p.m. The event closes at 5 p.m.
Lights, Camera, Auction! Eagle Spirit/Eagle Pride presents its annual auction fundraiser to benefit extracurricular activities for the students of Fairview Area Schools, 1879 E. Miller Road (M-33), Fairview. Doors open at 4:30 p.m.
Jamboree at Open Mike Productions, Seymore Avenue at First Street, in Comins: Poor Boys of Gaylord, 6 p.m. $10 admission includes meal.
April 13
Second and fourth Sundays: Live Music at Open Mike Productions, Seymore Avenue at First Street, Comins, 2 to 4 p.m. For more information, call 989-390-6977.
April 23
Blood drive, 2 to 6:30 p.m. at Mio High School, 1110 W 8th St, Mio.
To include an upcoming community event in this list, email information to ahensel@cherryroad.com or call 989-345-0044, extension 2467.
Senior menu
Monday, April 14 — Friday, April 18
Monday
Chili or potato soup in a bread boule
Tuesday
Club wrap, chips, pasta salad
Wednesday
Homemade pizza
Thursday
Fried chicken, roasted potatoes, corn on the cob, cornbread
Friday
Philly cheese steak, tator tots
Menu subject to change
Lunch starts at 11:45 a.m. at the Oscoda County Council on Aging Senior Center in Mio. All meals are served with milk. A $3 donation is suggested for seniors 60 and over. The cost is $6.50 for those under 60.
Soup and Bread, a fundraiser for the Senior Center, is available most days as a to-go option. Soup is $6 for 32 oz. There are usually two choices, but sometimes only one, especially on Fridays. A small round loaf of bread is $1.50.
OCCOA also has a Homemade Pie fundraiser. Crème pies are $11. Choose chocolate, banana, lemon, peanut butter or coconut. Pumpkin or Dutch apple pies are $12 each. Order by Wednesday to be picked up on Friday by 1 p.m. Place your order on the Oscoda County Council on Aging Facebook page or call 989-826-3025.
The Senior Center is located at 429 N. Mt. Tom Road (M-33) in Mio. For more information, call 989-826-3025.
