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Lifestyles

Thunder Bay Island Preservation Society elects officers for 2026

At its annual meeting, the Thunder Bay Island Preservation Society elected the following officers. Janet Spencer was elected president- and the Vice-President is Dave Skibbe. Steve Dean will serve as treasurer, and the Secretary will be Sue Skibbe. The Society established an operating budget ...

Do something special

True story. When a relative of my husband, Sherry, was cleaning out her parent’s home after they passed away, there was a lamp that two of the three sisters wanted desperately. They decided to draw numbers with the number one getting first choice to keep it. Well, Sherry drew the number ...

Fidget blankets for Hospice

A commitment to easing the anxiety that often accompanies dementia encourages Diane Johnson to sew fidget blankets for Hospice of Michigan. Johnson started volunteering for Hospice, with offices in Alpena, about six years ago; four years ago, Kathy Leitaert, volunteer coordinator at the time, ...

A little love can save a life

Troopers from the Michigan State Police Post Alpena are hosting a Community Blood Drive today at the Alpena City Fire Department located at 501 W Chisholm Street in Alpena from 1 p.m. until - 5:30 p.m. Appointments for the blood donation are preferable and can be made by calling ...

Brush Creek Mill ready to open

The Brush Creek Mill in Hillman is gearing up and ready to re-open on March 6th. The mill will be open in March on Fridays and Saturdays, noon until 4 p.m. The mill said in a press release on Wednesday, it hopes to be open more hours in the near future, but that will depend on the ...