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March is National Social Work Month

As a celebration of National Social Work Month this month, Hospice of Michigan in a statement explained the benefits hospice social workers bring to families and patients. Some of the benefits listed in the statement include helping families with medical paperwork, listening to patients’ ...

COMMUNITY CALENDAR OF EVENTS

∫ Art in the Loft, on the third floor of the Center Building at 109 N. 2nd Ave. in Alpena, is normally open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, but the gallery is currently closed in preparation for the 2024 Young Artist Exhibit, opening with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on ...

Pied Piper starts esports

ALPENA — Pied Piper Schools esports team is looking to provide students with new opportunities and experiences that they wouldn’t have had access to otherwise. “Sixty-five percent of the students who participate in esports, have not participated in other extracurricular activities in ...

Bars across Alpena celebrate the holiday with green beer, corned beef, music

ALPENA — Residents across Northeast Michigan celebrated St. Patrick’s Day like most people would: at the bar with a green beer in their hand. Most bars in the Northeast Michigan region also celebrated with customers by putting food coloring in beers and holding special evenings filled ...

Elowski appeals contempt ruling

ALPENA — Alpena attorney Michelle Elowski appealed the contempt of court ruling she received on Monday that gave her 45 days in jail for abruptly leaving a civil court proceeding in November. Elowski filed with the Michigan Court of Appeals on Friday, receiving three granted motions for ...

Mrs. Roper Roundup to benefit Friends Together at Player’s

ALPENA ­— Don your muumuu and curly wig and head on down to Player’s Pub and Grub on Thursday, March 28 for a hilariously fun fundraiser for Friends Together. Mrs. Roper Roundup is a gathering of all the Mrs. Ropers around. The more the merrier. Helen Roper was a character in the sitcom ...