ALPENA — The Alpena Association of Lifelong Learners (ALL) has several educational events scheduled for next week. On Tuesday from noon until 1 p.m. at the Alpena Community College’s Madeline Briggs Center 140. The event is called “What is Wellsport?” and will help people find ...

At its annual meeting, the Thunder Bay Island Preservation Society elected the following officers. Janet Spencer was elected president- and the Vice-President is Dave Skibbe. Steve Dean will serve as treasurer, and the Secretary will be Sue Skibbe. The Society established an operating budget ...

True story. When a relative of my husband, Sherry, was cleaning out her parent’s home after they passed away, there was a lamp that two of the three sisters wanted desperately. They decided to draw numbers with the number one getting first choice to keep it. Well, Sherry drew the number ...

A commitment to easing the anxiety that often accompanies dementia encourages Diane Johnson to sew fidget blankets for Hospice of Michigan. Johnson started volunteering for Hospice, with offices in Alpena, about six years ago; four years ago, Kathy Leitaert, volunteer coordinator at the time, ...