As I take box after box to St. Vincent’s to donate my stuff and that of those I work with as a professional organizer, I wonder who buys it all! The store is filled with donated items and the inventory is constantly changing, so someone is buying it. I have had conversations with people ...

Courtesy Photo First Federal of Northern Michigan Legacy Foundation presented a $1,500 grant to the Alpena County Sheriff’s office as one of their fourth quarter grant recipients. The $1,500 will be used toward the purchase of ice rescue equipment to assist with emergency rescue operations. ...

First Federal of Northern Michigan Legacy Foundation recently presented a $1,500 grant to Hope Shores Alliance. The $1,500 will be used to provide current and relevant training to the more than 70 volunteers that give of their time and talents to the organization. Hope Shores Alliance is the ...

ALPENA — Neither of these two artists would say they are talented, but their work suggests otherwise. First-time exhibitors Bob Cordes and Esther Ableidinger will be among the many artists whose work is featured in the “Winter Blues” non-juried art exhibit at Besser Museum for Northeast ...

Courtesy Photo The 1980s are back at Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan! Three collections that were last on display in the 80s are being exhibited again — Shirley Ritzler’s “Kaleidoscopes” cut-paper design series, Dale Chihuly’s “Seaforms” glass pieces, and Charles W. ...

ALPENA — Grab a bowl, fill it with homemade soup, fill your belly and take that one-of-a-kind bowl home to remind you of those whose bowls are empty year-round. The Third Annual Empty Bowls Alpena is Sunday at Alpena Senior Citizens Center, 501 River St. For a minimum donation of $5 per ...

ALPENA — Chocolate is the answer. What was the question? Let your troubles melt away with every mouth-watering bite Saturday at the 20th Annual Chocolate Extravaganza. More than 50 sweet treats, from trifles to truffles to mousse to Charlotte Russe, will be spread out on the table in the ...

Messy Hands for tots at Art in the Loft Tuesday Art in the Loft is hosting a new class for kids, Messy Hands open studio for ages 18 months to 4 years, starting Tuesday. Join in every other Tuesday (opposite of Art POP) anytime between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. This free experience is self-guided ...

ALPENA — Around 1 p.m. on weekdays, the volunteers and director of the Friendship Room gather behind St. Bernard’s Catholic Church to start the process of preparing meals for the hungry. It takes hours of work that involves sifting through food donations, getting pots and pans out, ...

HUBBARD LAKE — Huron Pines invites the snowshoeing public on a guided hike of Hubbard Lake Nature Preserve on Saturday, Feb. 29 to experience how the property and its trails can be enjoyed year-round. This preserve encompasses 80 wooded acres on Hubbard Lake’s Churchill Point and boasts a ...

ALPENA — First Federal of Northern Michigan (FFNM) Legacy Foundation recently presented a $1,500 grant to Huron Humane Society, Inc. as one of fourth quarter grant recipients. The $1,500 will be used to provide spay/neuter procedures and rabies vaccinations to kittens. The Huron Humane ...

New Life Christian Fellowship warmly invites women and young women, junior high age and up, to the WOVEN (Women of Victory Experiencing Newness) meeting from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at 317 S. Ripley Blvd., Alpena. Guest speaker Patty Spaeth will share about “The Heart of Hospitality” ...

Church makes LSSU dean’s list Courtney Church of Spruce has been included on the Fall 2019 Lake Superior State University Dean’s List. To make the dean’s list, students much achieve a minimum 3.5 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale. Church is majoring in nursing at LSSU. She is ...

The Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library presents “An Evening with David Sedaris” at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 18 at the Alpena High School Auditorium. Tickets are available for $25 for orchestra level and $15 for balcony level seating and may be purchased from Eventbrite or ...

ALPENA — Keith and Ginny Titus have done a lot for this community, and they continue to do more, despite major health setbacks. The pair will host a live performance at 2 p.m. Sunday of “Spoon River Anthology,” written by Edgar Lee Masters in 1915. The collection of short free-form ...

ALPENA — Through the generosity of its membership and its employees, Alpena Alcona Area Credit Union (AAACU) donated $22,299.14 throughout 2019 to various local organizations. Each year, each of AAACU’s seven office locations vote on organizations their office would like to fundraise for ...

Hillman VFW Auxiliary planning April banquet The VFW Auxiliary 2356 meeting was held at the post on Feb. 4 in Hillman. President Thomas Brown called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. Many things were discussed including the backing of the Quilt of Valor Program. A brief discussion was held ...

“Things aren’t different, things are things.” — William Gibson, author. Using the words “when I was your age,” by one generation to the next, is what psychologists call the “reminiscence bump,” remembering the positive with more clarity than the negative, mostly associated ...

ALPENA — First Federal of Northern Michigan (FFNM) Legacy Foundation recently presented a $1,500 grant to the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 583 as one of their fourth quarter grant recipients. The $1,500 will be used to purchase food and toys for their Operation Holidays program. ...

Election of officers, plans for Festivus and the Reel Fun Ice Fishing Tournament, and donations received were among many items of business at the December and January meetings of the Alpena Wildlife Sanctuary Board. Elected unanimously to continue were Terry Gougeon as board chairman and ...