There will be no public Open Skate on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 due to a Marquette Junior Hockey tournament. Open skate will be held Sunday, Oct. 13, as usual.

The intersection of Ridge Street and Meeske Avenue will be closed to through traffic Monday, Oct. 7 at 7 a.m. for a water valve replacement. The estimated time of closure is unknown.

Effective immediately, Lakeshore Boulevard, from Hawley Street to Wright Street, is open to through traffic.

The Marquette Board of Light and Power offices, located at 2200 Wright Street, will be closed to foot traffic on Oct. 4, to accommodate the front office remodeling project.

Customers can call the BLP billing department at 228-0311 for billing inquiries.

The office will re-open Monday, Oct. 7 and customer service representatives will be relocated to the Board Room during the project, which is expected to be complete by early December.

Due to this relocation, the Oct. 22 and Nov. 12 regular meetings of the BLP Board will be held in the Community Room of Lakeview Arena.

The Noquemanon Trail Network will be hosting biking events on Saturday Oct. 5 on trails crossing the Mount Marquette roadway. The roadway will be closed from Friday, Oct. 4 at 10 p.m. until Sunday Oct. 6 at 8 a.m. to vehicular traffic for these events.

Effective immediately, Lakeshore Blvd., from Hawley St. to Wright St,, will be closed to through traffic due to high wave activity causing flooding. An announcement will be released when the closure is lifted.

Marquette City Manager Mike Angeli will hold his next community office hours on Wednesday, Oct. 9, from 10 a.m. to noon in the main floor conference room of the Peter White Public Library. The meeting is intended to provide an informal opportunity to discuss issues within the community, and to give citizens the opportunity for direct dialogue with City staff about interests and concerns.

On Friday, Oct. 4, beginning at 5:30 p.m. and continuing through approximately 6:30 p.m., the Marquette Senior High School will be holding their annual homecoming parade.

The parade will begin at the Graveraet School, exit west east on Hewitt Avenue to Third Street, proceed north on Third Street to Magnetic Street, then west on Magnetic Street to Lincoln Avenue, then north on Lincoln Avenue to College Avenue, and then west to the MSHS High School parking lot.

Beginning at 7 a.m. and continuing through 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, Baraga Avenue will be closed to motor vehicles between Front Street and Third Street for the Baraga Harvest Festival.

The City of Marquette Household Rubbish drop-off site, located at 1415 Pioneer Road, will be closed Wednesday, Oct. 2 for necessary site maintenance.

The site will reopen Monday, October 7 with its normal scheduled hours.