Good morning, Marquette.

The 21st annual Strut Your Mutt charity walk will take place Saturday, Oct.

3 at 9 a.m. in Mattson Lower Harbor Park, where dogs and families will enjoy a mile-and-a-half walk to Mccarty’s Cove + return for raffle drawings and competitions in support of the shelter.

Fox Marquette Subaru is sponsoring adoption fees for cats and dogs aged six months and older during October at UPAWS in SANDS TOWNSHIP, where walk-in adoptions run Tuesday through Sunday (noon to 4 p.m.) to help maintain stable numbers at the no-kill shelter.

Tickets are on sale for the U.P.

Hospice Foundation's fundraiser, A Night Under the Big Top, at Kaufman Auditorium on Thursday, Oct. 8. The event will feature a circus-inspired show with local celebrity teams and dance professionals, and tickets include entry to a wrap party at Ore Dock Brewing Company.

Marquette will host the 33rd Annual Fire Prevention Week Kickoff and Static Display Saturday at 11:00 a.m. on Bluff Street behind Harlow Park — fire trucks, rescue vehicles and Sparky the Fire Dog will be featured before a parade departs at 12:30.

Island Resort & Casino will host REZ-CON at its convention center on Oct.

23 and 24, featuring a cosplay contest, board and video game tournaments, special guests, and over 40 vendors. Guests can win door prizes and reserve rooms by calling ahead.

On Sept. 30, hundreds gathered in front of the former Holy Family Orphanage for the Marquette Orange Shirt Walk, honoring Native American boarding school survivors.

The event ended at the Seven Grandfather Teachings sculpture near the Ore Dock while traditional drums were played.

Marquette Maritime Museum closes Oct.

7 but will host its Ghosts of Lighthouse Point fundraiser starting Oct. 8 at Lighthouse Park. The tour charges $15+a canned good for adults, $10+a canned good for NMU students and $8+a canned good for children, with proceeds benefiting museum operations and NMU Food Bank.

Gogebic Community College was awarded $476,496 to expand advanced manufacturing training for the western UP.

The college will create a training laboratory at Trident Maritime Systems in Iron River and continue using its Skilled Trades Center in Ironwood through June 30, 2029.

Marquette Public Works officials are updating safeguards to protect drinking water amid recent cyberattacks on systems elsewhere.

They use non-internet-connected SCADA systems + 24-7 monitoring to ensure water remains safe today.

Body Therapy Center celebrated eight years last Wednesday morning with the Lake Superior Community Partnership.

Licensed Therapist Rod Gates showcased RAPID Neurofascial Reset Therapy that offers 30-minute sessions for chronic pain at his UP Health Center (suite 221).