GLADWIN St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, located at 211 East Cedar Ave., Gladwin, will be holding an Open House on Sunday, May 19 at 10 a.m.

GLADWIN The Brook of Gladwin and the Gladwin County Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Senior Scammers event for information about spam phone calls. The featured speaker at the event is Gladwin County Sheriff Mike Shea.

SAGINAW Get ready for an unforgettable artistic journey at the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, located on the campus of Saginaw Valley State University.

On May 27, 1831, trapper-explorer Jedediah Smith, who established the South Pass across the Rocky Mountains in modern western Wyoming as a well-known and heavily traveled route for fur trappers, was riding alone when he was attacked and killed by a hunting party of Comanche Native Americans on the Santa Fe Trail. ■ On May 28, 1983, Irene Cara’s song “Flashdance (What a Feeling),” from the “Flashdance” movie soundtrack, reached the top of the U.S.

BEAVERTON Plans are now in place for the 2024 Memorial Day commemoration on Monday, May 27. As usual, there will be a parade in Beaverton.

LANSING Representative Bill G. Schuette has set upcoming “Ask Bill G.” Office Hours events for May in Midland and Beaverton.

BEAVERTON Beaverton Mayor Ray Nau has invited the community to join him and the Beaverton City Manager, Shannon Sirpilla, in the city’s annual flower planting. Flowers will be planted around the city in large flowerpots and in the ground in some areas.