ALPENA — The 21st Alpena Blues Festival is set for 2 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 21, with no admission price at a popular outdoor venue. Ed Hickok, president of the Alpena Blues Coalition, said the organizing group wanted to offer the community a free concert this year in a new location ...

ALPENA — The Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan and its Youth Advisory Councils, or YACs, extends its gratitude to everyone who donated on Youth Advisory Council Day last month to support your local young grantmakers. A total of $5,630 was raised on May 6 to support YACs across the ...

ALPENA — It was a pleasure for the Kiwanis Club of Alpena to present two scholarships to two deserving students from Alpena High School, who will be attending Alpena Community College (ACC). At Kiwanis, the mission is simple, but powerful: to serve the children of the world and support the ...

ALPENA — Three spooky fun events are planned tonight, Friday the 13th, in Alpena. Join the Alpena County Library from 5 to 6:30 p.m. for a Murder Mystery Party. All "detectives" are welcome. Come in a group or fly solo, but be aware that individuals will be put with random groups. Use the ...

In college I had a poster, “Not to decide is to decide." I thought of all the decisions I put off, the things I didn’t do. If I knew I should make a decision and didn’t, I already was making a decision. That same saying can be applied to decluttering and organizing. If we haven’t done a ...

HILLMAN — The Hillman Area Historical and Genealogical Society will host the “Rea Play” from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 21, at Brush Creek Mill in Hillman. Austin Rea (1882-1959) was a Hillman businessman and civic leader. A special display in the Mill’s River Room features ...