Downtown flower planting Saturday Join the Alpena Downtown Development Authority and the Friends of Alpena Area Gardens from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday to plant flowers around treeboxes and get downtown ready for summer. Volunteers should meet in Culligan Plaza with garden gloves and small ...

On April 8 and May 13, the Auxiliary to VFW Post 2496 held monthly meetings. In April, new officers were elected: President Patrick Niedzwiecki, Senior Vice Cheryl Ludwiczak, Junior Vice Heidi King, Treasurer Barb Stevens, Chaplain Darryl McQuarrie, Conductor Nancy Montie, Guard Winona ...

Recently, I watched a repeat of an episode of “The Orville.” The episode, in particular, has pretty much haunted me since it first came out. The scariest, most treacherous “alien” of all was revealed. The crew visits a planet where every person wears a badge showing their public ...

ALPENA — An artists’ reception for the Northeast Michigan Artists’ Guild's "Anything Goes" exhibit will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday at Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan. Artists will be in attendance, and the reception is open to the public. The NEMAG exhibit will be on ...

ALPENA — The Alpena High School 5505 Robotics Team has concluded another successful season, and invites the community to an open house from 3 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday in the robotics lab, D102, at AHS. The free event will include tours of the lab, live demonstrations, opportunities to talk ...

Poetics Lab event Saturday at PIF Cider The Poetics Lab presents an open mic night at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday at PIF Cider, 205 W. Chisholm St. in downtown Alpena. Attendees should park in the rear lot or utilize street parking. The front entrance is accessible. The Poetics Lab facilitates ...