From 9:00AM to 3:00PM

The Big Rapids Historic Preservation Commission will host its 16th annual Memorial Day weekend fundraiser yard sale at the Old Jail on Saturday, May 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Everyone is invited to come and shop the sale!rnrnBRHPC volunteers also will pick up community members’ donations of clean, gently-used household goods at no charge between Monday, May 12 and Friday, May 23. rnrnFor more information, please call the Old Jail at (231) 796-9507. The Old Jail is located at 220 S. Stewart Ave. in Big Rapids.rn

Manna Pantry 25th Anniversary This year the Manna Pantry is celebrating its 25th anniversary of providing emergency food for the hungry in Mecosta and Osceola Counties. So that everyone can join in the celebration, The Downtown Business Association and the Pantry are having a food drive from May 2 through May 16. Boxes will be placed in the cooperating businesses to receive food that is needed for our summer supplemental program. This program provides extra lunch and breakfast food to families with school age children. It helps to replace the meals that the children would receive in school during the school year. We are looking for: Peanut butter and jelly, cereal, soup, granola bars, individual cups of pudding or fruit. Boxes can be found at: Preferred Office Machines, Lake and Lodges Realty, Fifth Third Bank, Lake Osceola Bank, Big Rapids Furniture, Chemical Bank, and Good Dog Bakery. Join us for the May 9 concert at the Pocket Park and help us celebrate, bring donations! For more information, please contact Isabel Kempton at 598-1441