ALPENA — Friends Together will host a one-day Downtown Popcorn Factory sale from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13. All proceeds will benefit Friends Together, a local cancer support organization. The sale will feature popcorn from Kettle Nation, LLC, a veteran-owned company. Kettle ...

Ella White Christmas Bazaar Dec. 7 at Thunder Bay Jr. High ALPENA — The Ella White Parent Teacher Organization and Ella White Elementary School invite the community to their annual Christmas Bazaar, to be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 at Thunder Bay Junior High School. The ...

ALPENA — The United Way of Northeast Michigan is seeking donors for the Christmas Wish List. There are still 80 children who need to be matched to donors to receive gifts for Christmas. Through the Christmas Wish List, United Way of Northeast Michigan matches generous donors with the ...

ALPENA — Fourth-grade students have been learning their way around the kitchen, and participating in art projects at Art in the Loft as part of the Ready, Set, Create! program. On Wednesday, instructor Jess Krawczak taught fourth-grade students from Hinks Elementary School how to make a ...

Holiday parade entry deadline Monday; parade is Nov. 29 ALPENA — If you are planning to have a float or entry in this year’s Bolenz Jewelry Holiday Parade, make sure to get your forms into the Alpena Area Chamber of Commerce office before 5 p.m. on Monday. The parade will be held at 5:30 ...