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Wildcats are positive presence in community

Kudos to the Alpena Wildcat Hockey team and Coach Ben Henry. Saturday and Wednesday evenings’ games turned into a phenomenal community event. The stands were packed and every inch of available space was filled with an excited hockey fan, eager to support our hometown team, regardless of the outcome. As I held my young son up to the glass as he watched in awe, I reflected on the impact that this team has had on the Alpena community this season. I couldn’t have handpicked better young leaders for my aspiring hockey player to look up to. The positive presence that has come from ...

Could vets combine efforts to help animals?

My name is Tovi. Until recently I was an 8-year-old, healthy, happy and, if I say so myself, wonderful golden retriever. About three weeks ago during the night, my stomach twisted, taking my spleen and causing bloat. My people knew something was very wrong with me. I was retching and miserable. They frantically called every veterinary clinic in Tawas, Oscoda, Lincoln and Alpena. Not one clinic was available to help. They ended up taking me to Traverse City in the middle of the night. I was in pain and it was a horrible trip for me and them. The veterinarians there tried everything ...

Ice Festival was a total community effort

What a beautiful day two Saturdays ago for the second annual Alpena Ice Festival! A festival of this scope could not have happened without the commitment and resources from a number of organizations and individuals. A huge thanks to the City of Alpena, especially Rachel Smolinski, Andy Marceau, the Fire Department, and the Department of Public Works. The major sponsors who provided funds and volunteers: Alpena Alcona Area Credit Union (LeAnn Schultz and Alison Jakubcin), Nicolet National Bank, Wolverine State Credit Union, First Congregational UCC Comstock Fund, SOME CPA’s (Julia ...

An exciting, positive use for the Plaza Pool

After reading The Alpena News about the possibility of building a new pool at the APlex is very exciting and long overdue.This is much needed for the community who enjoy swimming and using a pool for a workout.Also the possibility of bringing swimming as a varsity sport back to the high school is very encouraging. I agree with the editorial that a concrete plan needs to be in place before moving forward.When I first came to Alpena in 1999, I was astonished that the high school didn’t have a weight room for the PE classes or athletic teams. The coaches and Booster Club got together ...

Medvedev’s betrayal of Putin is imminent

Dmitry Medvedev is probably the only human being on this planet that Vladimir Putin trusts and Putin has stated this in public numerous times. Undoubtedly, Medvedev is one of the very few in the Kremlin that Putin allows to get physically near him within his extensive protective bubble. Putin’s trust in Medvedev will become his undoing as President of Russia. I believe Medvedev is on a mission to oust Putin from power and is seeking support from those within the Kremlin inner circle. Medvedev, like Putin, has allowed his Napoleon Complex disorder to fully consume him and he has ...

A realistic idea on stopping mass shootings

Two recent articles by far-left columnist Jamie Stiehm in the Alpena News stated that the Jan. 6, 2020 incident at the Capitol was perpetrated by ‘armed mobs’. In her most recent column (2/20/23) she states ‘Thousands came armed in force to the Capitol the day democracy almost died’. Only one person was killed that day. A petite White woman who was killed by a black trigger-happy Capitol cop. News Editor, Justin Hinkley, refuses to correct Stiehm’s untrue claims. Jeffrey Brasie in his Feb. 20 column threw in his support toward 2nd Amendment restrictions. As all Fudds, he ...