Summer learning
LAPEER COUNTY — A summer learning program from the MSU Extension for children in K- second grade, takes place this summer in spots around the county.
The program helps young children maintain reading and math skills during the vacation. Each two-hour session includes an hour of one-on-one tutoring and an hour of 4-H Club Read Summer Fun activities. The cost is $8 per student for the entire program.
Adults and volunteers in grades 6 through 12 are invited to help for a few hours each week.
The following sessions take place soon:
• Lapeer East High School, Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 8-24, 9:30-11:30 a.m. or 12:30-2:30 p.m.
• North Branch Township Library: Fridays, July 11-Aug. 15, 9:30-11:30 a.m. or from 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Registration deadline is June 13. Space is limited. Training is mandatory for volunteers and includes a free meal. Details: Annette Gunderson at gunder22@msu.edu or 667-0341. — J.B.

ARP driver safety
LAPEER — Don Morris will teach a two-day driver safety course on Monday, July 21, and Tuesday, July 22, noon-4 p.m. each day at the Lapeer Senior Center (Annex). Cost: $10, check payable to AARP. Ask your insurance company if a rate discount can be earned for successful completion of this class.
Reservations: 810-245-6896. — J.E.B.

Library fun
METAMORA — The Metamora branch of the Lapeer District Library will host a free PACT (Parents and Children Together) part 1 for first and second graders and a parent/caregiver on Wednesday, July 9, from 2-3:30 p.m.
Children and caregiver play reading games together, enjoy a story and snack, and get to take home a free book. Siblings are welcome. Metamora’s library is at 4018 Oak St.
Details: Family Literacy Center, 810-664-2737 or ican@readlapeer.org. — R.A.

Golf scrambles for PAR
LAPEER — A scrambles golf outing Friday, July 18, at the Lapeer Country Club will benefit Paradise Animal Rescue. Shotgun start, 10 a.m. Entry fee: $80 a person, or $300 for a four-member team. This includes golf, a cart, a hot dog at the turn and a steak dinner afterward. Contest prizes, raffles and 50/50 drawings. Sponsor a golf hole for $50 or a cart for $15. Entry forms due July 10. Call Clyde Allen, 810-793-8766. — J.E.B.

Win a million
METAMORA — Get a chance to win $1 million, a two-carat diamond, a truck lease and much more at the 7th annual Kiwanis golf outing at the Metamora Golf and Country Club on Wednesday, July 14, at 10 a.m.
Sponsorships are still available for the special contests, open contests, and the executive lunch. Details: kiwanisgolf @yahoo.com, Craig Watson at 810-664-3937, Jim McComb at 810-667-4156, or Jim McQueen at 810-664-7343. — J.F.

USS McKinley
LAPEER— The USS Mount McKinley Association will be host a reunion in Reno, Nev., Sept. 7-11. The reunion is for veterans of all branches of the military that served on the amphibious force flagship USS Mount McKinley AGC/LCC-7 anytime during her 26 years of commissioned service. For details, contact Lee Temanson at lateman@comcast.net. — J.F.

Railroad spikes
LAPEER — Got any railroad spikes lying around your property? Consider giving them to the Lapeer County Historical Society. Cal Provins, a board trustee, and his wife Ardy convert them to gift items for the museum to sell. The museum is open Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It’s on West Nepessing Street, across from the post office. — J.E.B.

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