Tulips are used to make a bouquet. A Build-A-Bouquet Event will be held May 13 at the APlex.

Build-A-Bouquet Mother’s Day event

ALPENA — A Build-A-Bouquet Mother’s Day event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 13 at the APlex in the downstairs conference room.

Local flower farm 59 Acre Family Farm will have daffodils and tulips available for purchase by the stem to build a fresh bouquet for your mom just in time for Mother’s Day. Other vendors will also be selling their wares, including; Scentsy, bedding plants and seeds, Usborne Books, Tupperware, jewelry, paintings, sewed items, goat soap and products, maple syrup, and engraved and painted gifts, and more. All items would make perfect gifts for the mom and women in your life. If you have questions, please contact Nicole Acha at 989-590-7939.

4-H Horse Tack Swap and bottle drive Sunday

ALPENA — A 4-H Horse Tack Swap and bottle drive will be held from noon to 4 p.m. at the Alpena County Fairgrounds Merchant Building. There will be used and new horse tack and supplies for sale. All proceeds go the the horse barn improvements at the Alpena County Fairgrounds.

For more information, call Cindy at 989-255-4801.

Tea Party Saturday at Greely Baptist Church

LACHINE — Greely Baptist Church will host a Spring Tea Party on Saturday, April 22. The theme is “Fill my cup, Lord.” There will be a craft, games, a luncheon, and tea party. For reservations, call Alice today at 989-727-2447. Greely Baptist Church was established in 1892. The pastor is Bruce Rubin. It’s a beautiful old church with a white steeple, located just west of the junction of M-32 West and M-65 South. There is a nice ramp going into the church auditorium and lift chairs down to each level for convenience for those of us who have a hard time with stairs.

Posen VFW to host breakfast Sunday

POSEN — A breakfast will be held at the Posen VFW Hall from 8 a.m. to noon on Sunday. The menu includes pancakes, eggs to order, ham, sausage, biscuits and gravy, and desserts. The cost is $10 per adult, $5 per child, and free for children under age 5.

Brush Creek Mill Yard Sale May 27

HILLMAN — Brush Creek Mill will hold its annual yard sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 27. A lunch tent will be up starting at 11 a.m. Yard sale donations may be dropped off starting May 1.

LWV to host Lunch Bunch at noon Friday

ALPENA — The Northeast Michigan League of Women Voters will hold this month’s Lunch Bunch from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Friday at the 19th Hole, US-23 North, Alpena.

In honor of Earth Day month, an informal discussion of the documentary “A Plastic Ocean” will follow lunch.

“A Plastic Ocean” documents research into the life cycle of plastics. In the center of the Pacific Ocean researchers found more plastic than plankton. This film shows how plastics, once they enter the oceans, break up into small particulates that enter the food chain where they attract toxins like a magnet. These toxins are stored in seafood’s fatty tissues and eventually consumed by us.

The film is available on Netflix or free of charge on Kanopy, which is provided through the Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library. See the library website for how to access Kanopy at alpenalibrary.org. View the film prior to Friday or simply come to lunch and enjoy the discussion.

MCL meeting at JJ’s

ALPENA — The location of the Marine Corps League Detachment 1327 meeting is being changed due to limited space. The Wednesday, April 26, meeting at 7 p.m. will be held in the back room at JJ’s Steak and Pizza House. All Marines are welcome.

Book sale April 28

ALPENA — MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena Volunteers will host a used book sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, April 28 in the hospital lobby.

Euchre tourney Saturday

HILLMAN — Hillman Senior Center will host a euchre tournament on Saturday. A meal will be served at 5 p.m., and play will start at 6 p.m. The entry fee is $20 and includes dinner. Prizes will be awarded. Call 989-742-2013 or 989-742-4080.

TBA sets new hours

ALPENA — Thunder Bay Arts Gallery has resumed summer hours of 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday at 127 W. Chisholm St., downtown Alpena.