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Teen and tween laser tag

ALPENA — Teens and tweens ages 9-17 are invited to join the Alpena County Library on June 18th for laser tag. In this 60-minute program, each attendee will have the opportunity to play multiple short team games. All games will be played in the Stillion Conference Room, unless otherwise specified. Registration is required to attend! Space is limited to 16 players per session. Reach out to James for any questions at jdevault@alpenalibrary.org or Ext 23.

Alcona County library announces events

HARRISVILLE — The Harrisville branch of the Alcona County Library, 312 W Main St, will host local author Nathaniel Borenstein on June 17 at 5:30 p.m. Borenstein is an American computer scientist, author, and one of the original designers of the MIME protocol, which helped make email ...

Catholic Central High 1964 reunion

The Catholic Central High School class of 1964 is invited to celebrate a special reunion on Aug. 15 at the 19th Hole after mass at All Saints Catholic Parish-St. Anne’s at 4 p.m. Orders at the restaurant will be taken off the menu after 5:30 p.m. To R.S.V.P for the event, please email marypatsabourin@icloud.com or call 989-354-3825. Event organizers ask attendees to specify how many will attend per party.

Friends Together expands free wig program for cancer patients

ALPENA – Friends Together announced on Wednesday its new national partnership with EBeauty Community for Cancer Support, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free wigs to people undergoing treatment for cancer and other medically related hair loss. According to the release, ...

Hinks graduate makes a big impact

ALPENA — On Tuesday, Hinks Elementary hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil a new sensory space created by Hinks graduate, and current middle school student, Autumn Batory, according to an Alpena Public Schools (APS) press release on Wednesday. Batory spearheaded this project after ...