Boys & Girls Club online auction starts today

Bids to Benefit Kids Virtual Auction and Raffle for the Boys & Girls Club of Alpena starts online today through Oct. 28. To bid, visit biddingowl.com/boysandgirlsclubofalpena. Raffle tickets are $50 each, from a board member or at the Boys & Girls Club at 601 River Street. Raffle tickets cannot be purchased online. First place is $2,000, second is $1,000, and third is $500.

An auction wrap-up party will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 28 at The Nucleus Lounge in the Center Building, where there will be a silent auction and raffle drawings.

For more information, contact the Boys & Girls Club at 989-356-0214 or bgcalpena.org. All proceeds from this event will support the club’s operating expenses.

Holiday parade entries being accepted now

Planning has begun for this year’s Bolenz Jewelry Holiday Parade and registration forms are now being accepted. The parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 26. Starting at the Annex building parking lot at the corner of Chisholm Street and 9th Avenue, the parade will travel down Chisholm, turn left onto 2nd Avenue, right onto Water Street, and will end in the parking lot behind City Hall.

Entries should reflect Christmas/holiday ideas, but from there, let your imagination take over. Entries will be judged on originality, overall appearance, and lighting effort extended. Holiday music is highly encouraged.

Registration forms are available at the chamber office at 235 W. Chisholm St. or at www.alpenachamber.com. Completed forms must be turned in by 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 22. Late registrations will not be accepted. Entries without registration will not be allowed in the parade.

Winners will be announced via social media that evening and in the press on Saturday, Nov. 27. Entrants will compete for trophies and cash prizes in both categories, Commercial and Non-Commercial (1st — $200; 2nd — $150; 3rd — $100). Contact the chamber at 989-354-4181.

Bridge results announced

Alpena Duplicate Bridge Club winners this week were Jackie Kennedy and Loretta Reynolds in first place, Marge French and Gordon Bennett in second, and a tie for third between the teams of Deanna Brege and Gayle Nowak and Audrey Stevens and Linda Clegg.

The group meets at 12:30 p.m. on Mondays. All bridge players are welcome. For more information, interested bridge players are encouraged to call 989-354-2306 or 989-595-5119.

Posen VFW pancake breakfast on Sunday

The Posen VFW 7804 will host a pancake breakfast, open to the public, from 8 a.m. to noon on Sunday.

The menu includes pancakes, sausage, ham, biscuits and gravy, hash browns, eggs to order, and desserts.

The cost is $8 per adult, $5 per child ages 5 to 12, and free for children under age 5.

FAN forum on Thursday

Alpena, Montmorency and Presque Isle (AMP) Families Against Narcotics (FAN) will host a forum at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Shoreline Church, 135 River St. in Alpena.

The topic will be Trauma and Substance Use Disorder, with presenter Rachel Berzack of Hope Shores Alliance. This meeting will be held in person and via Zoom: Meeting ID: 6812161289 and Passcode: 905440.

For more information, visit familiesagainstnarcotics.org/amp, facebook.com/fanamp, or email amp@familiesagainstnarcotics.org.

Thunder Bay River costume run Oct. 30

The Thunder Bay River Costume Fun Run/Walk will be back on Oct. 30 at the Alpena County Fairgrounds to benefit the Northeast Michigan Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative. Registration for the 1-mile and 5k events starts at 8 a.m. in the Merchant’s Building. The 1-mile Run/Walk will start at 9:30 a.m. and the 5k will start at 10 a.m. There will be prizes for best kid and best adult costumes, along with a prize for best Great Lakes-themed costume. Candy stations will be set up along both the 1-mile and 5k courses for kids to get candy. Costumes are not required to participate, but are highly encouraged.

For more information, please contact Bradley Przeslawski at brad_przeslawski@yahoo.com.

Sponsors include Young’s Appliance and HPC Credit Union.

Spaghetti benefit Sunday

A spaghetti dinner benefit for Amelia “Mia” Burwell will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Hillman High School. This is a fundraiser for the Burwell family. Mia Burwell was in a serious car crash the morning of Oct. 9 in Montmorency County. She was taken to the ICU at U of M Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor. All proceeds will be used to help the family with medical, travel, and other expenses.

The cost for the spaghetti dinner is $5 per person. The event will also have a multi-item raffle, a 50/50 drawing, and a bake sale.

Contact Jessica Barbeau at 989-884-3993 or Mandy Klein at 989-464-0181.