ALPENA — MyMichigan Medical Center is now accepting gently used hard and soft-covered novels, kid books, and cookbooks. Textbooks and magazines are not accepted. Books can be dropped off in the lobby behind the registration desk at the hospital in Alpena.

ALPENA — The Gone to Pieces Quilt Guild will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday at 5:30 p.m., when social time begins, and the meeting itself begins at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Alpena.

The VFW Posen Post 7804 chicken dinner will be held on Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. The menu will include baked chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, coleslaw, homemade bread, and desserts. Adults: $15.00 Children five to 12 years old: $5.00 Free for children under five years ...

The Gone to Pieces Quilt Guild will host its monthly meeting on Thursday at the First United Methodist Church in Alpena. Social time will be held at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 6 p.m.